Rick Reuschel won his sixth straight game and 12th of the season, pitching the Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Cubs counted an unearned run in the first inning and then put the game away when Larry Biittner homered in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Thursday, July 7, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 1 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 9 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 De Jesus ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Gross lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .296 Simmons c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .341 Biittner 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .292 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .302 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Morales cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .323 Scott cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .313 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Mumphrey rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .322 Kelleher 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Tyson 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .241 Swisher c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .173 Rader ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Phillips ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Totals 33 0 9 0 3 4 Totals 30 2 9 1 2 1 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 27,864 Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 7 DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 1 Errors: Tyson Doubles: Tyson (8), Morales (20) Home Runs: Biittner (6) Caught Stealing: Scott (10), Tyson (2), Gross (1), De Jesus (7) GIDP: Simmons (11), Ontiveros (9) Hit by Pitch: Swisher (2,by Dierker) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker L(2-5) 6 5 2 1 1 1 1 24 4.06 Eastwick 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.83 Totals 8 9 2 1 2 1 1 33 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(12-2) 9 9 0 0 3 4 0 36 2.08 Totals 9 9 0 0 3 4 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Dierker (2) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons singled to right; Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Gross singled to left [De Jesus to second]; Biittner flied out to center [De Jesus to third]; Murcer popped to second; Morales reached on an error by Tyson [De Jesus scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gross to second, Morales to first]; Ontiveros flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Scott singled to center; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mumphrey walked; Tyson doubled to right [Mumphrey to third]; Dierker struck out; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher was hit by a pitch; R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez singled to left; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Gross was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Biittner flied out to left; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Mumphrey singled to left [Scott to second]; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Scott to third, Mumphrey to second]; Dierker struck out; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Morales doubled to left; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first) [Morales to third]; Kelleher grounded out (second to first); Swisher lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Simmons singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (third to first) [Simmons to second]; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel popped to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt De Jesus singled to pitcher; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Scott lined to center; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson walked; Tyson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Biittner homered; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Morales flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 7TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR DIERKER; Phillips grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to left; Templeton singled to left [Brock to second]; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Kelleher singled to left; Swisher singled to center [Kelleher out at third (center to third), Swisher to second (on throw to 3b)]; R. Reuschel reached on a fielder's choice [Swisher out at third (shortstop to third to shortstop)]; De Jesus popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Gross singled to right; Biittner singled to left [Gross to third]; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Morales walked [Biittner to second]; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); RADER BATTED FOR TYSON; Rader popped to second; IORG BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Iorg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

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