Three Cardinal pitchers combined on a one-hitter in a 10-1 victory over the Reds. Starter John D'Acquisto pitched four hitless innings. Buddy Schultz hurled the next four frames and gave up a double by Ken Griffey with two out in the eighth for the Reds' only hit. Al Hrabosky was on the mound in the last inning. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       12, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  1  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  6    0  2  x  -  10 13  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .327      Brock lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Flynn 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Cruz rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .317      Kessinger ss          4   2   2   2     1   0   .277
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Scott cf              5   1   3   2     0   1   .382
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Simmons c             4   3   2   1     1   0   .394
Driessen 1b           2   0   0   1     1   1   .239        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   2     2   1   .301
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Mumphrey rf,lf        3   2   2   1     1   0   .419
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .130      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .152
Zachry p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .214      D'Acquisto p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McBride ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .197
  Knight ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .400        Schultz p           1   1   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Rader c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   1   1     5  10             Totals               33  10  13  10     7   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 23,812
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Griffey (8), Kessinger 2 (2), Simmons 2 (8), Hernandez (7)
Stolen Bases: Scott (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (1), McBride (1)
GIDP: Simmons (6)
Hit by Pitch: Mumphrey (1,by Zachry)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(2-5)           5.2   9   7   7   5   4   0  30   4.84
Murray                  1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   8.10
Borbon                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   5   2.25
Totals                  8    13  10  10   7   4   0  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto              4     0   1   1   5   5   0  17   2.25
Schultz W(2-0)          4     1   0   0   0   4   0  13   1.23
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.20
Totals                  9     1   1   1   5  10   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Zachry (1)
Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Rose to
second]; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rose to
third]; Morgan walked; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to second; Kessinger doubled to
right; Scott singled to right [Kessinger to third]; Simmons
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals
0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez walked; Mumphrey was hit by a pitch
[Hernandez to second]; Reitz flied out to right [Hernandez to
third]; Tyson popped to second; D'Acquisto was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Zachry walked; Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey
walked [Zachry to second]; Morgan popped to third; Driessen
walked [Zachry to third, Griffey to second]; Foster popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Lou Brock ejected by 2B
umpire Nick Colosi; Kessinger popped to third in foul
territory; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); MUMPHREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion
was called out on strikes; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons walked; Hernandez lined to center;
Mumphrey singled to right [Simmons to second]; Reitz walked
[Simmons to third, Mumphrey to second]; Tyson singled to second
[Simmons scored, Mumphrey to third, Reitz to second]; MCBRIDE
BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; McBride hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Mumphrey scored, Reitz to third, Tyson to second]; Cruz flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 5TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Zachry struck
out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Scott singled to
right; Scott stole second; Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Driessen flied
out to right; Foster popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey walked; Reitz singled to right [Mumphrey
to third]; Tyson popped to third in foul territory; Schultz
walked [Reitz to second]; Cruz struck out; Kessinger doubled to
center [Mumphrey scored, Reitz scored, Schultz to third]; Scott
singled to center [Schultz scored, Kessinger scored]; MURRAY
REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Simmons doubled to right [Scott
scored]; Hernandez walked; Mumphrey singled to left [Simmons
scored, Hernandez to second]; Reitz popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 8.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
was called out on strikes; Plummer popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson grounded out (first unassisted); Schultz
grounded out (second to first); Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 8.

REDS 8TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR MURRAY; Knight struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey doubled to left;
Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FLYNN
REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B); BORBON REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING);
Kessinger walked; Scott flied out to left; Simmons doubled to
left [Kessinger to third]; Hernandez doubled to center
[Kessinger scored, Simmons scored, Hernandez out at second
(center to second)]; Mumphrey flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 10.

REDS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED
SCHULTZ (PLAYING C ); Driessen was called out on strikes; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 10.