The Cardinals, who had lost to Steve Renko seven straight times over a three-season stretch, caught up with their nemesis and scored four early runs to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. With two out in the first inning, Keith Hernandez doubled, Ted Simmons and Hector Cruz walked and Tony Scott singled, driving in two runs. Scott then stole second and when catcher Steve Swisher made a wild throw, Simmons scored from third base.

The Cards' deciding run followed in the third. Hernandez singled and Cruz walked, leading to the removal of Renko in favor of Donnie Moore. After an infield out and intentional pass to Scott, Ken Reitz singled to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      9, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
  Mumphrey lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Biittner 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
Hernandez 1b          4   2   3   0     0   1   .311      Murcer rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .272
Cruz rf               1   1   0   0     3   0   .263      Morales cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .328
Simmons c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .339      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .299
Scott cf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .317      Kelleher 2b           2   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Reitz 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .290        Gross ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .282
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           2   0   0   0     1   2   .000        Rosello ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .173
                                                            Buckner ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .277
                                                            R. Reuschel pr      0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
                                                          Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Wallis ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .245
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Trillo 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .317

Totals               30   4   6   3     6   7             Totals               32   3   9   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 33,424
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Cubs 6
DP: Cardinals 3, Cubs 3
Errors: Swisher
Doubles: Hernandez (18), Biittner (13)
Stolen Bases: Scott (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross (5)
GIDP: Tyson (4), Simmons 2 (13), Ontiveros (10), Trillo (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(5-4)        5.1   6   3   3   3   2   0  24   5.24
Carroll SV(3)           3.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  12   2.23
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   3   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(0-1)            2     3   4   3   4   2   0  13   3.74
Moore                   3     2   0   0   1   2   0  10   3.94
P. Reuschel             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.84
G. Hernandez            3     0   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.87
Totals                  9     6   4   3   6   7   0  36

Wild Pitches: Renko (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Templeton grounded out (second
to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Renko threw a wild pitch
[Hernandez to third]; Cruz walked; Simmons walked [Cruz to
second]; Scott singled to right [Hernandez scored, Cruz scored,
Simmons to third]; Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by
Swisher), Simmons scored (unearned)]; Reitz struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
flied out to left; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Underwood walked; Brock flied out to center; Templeton grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs
0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to right; Morales grounded out
(second to first); Ontiveros walked; Kelleher forced Ontiveros
(second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez singled to center; Cruz walked
[Hernandez to second]; MOORE REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (second to first) [Hernandez to third, Cruz to
second]; Scott was walked intentionally; Reitz singled to left
[Hernandez scored, Cruz to third, Scott to second]; Tyson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Reitz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs
0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher flied out to right; Moore struck out; De Jesus
singled to center; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Underwood struck out; Brock grounded out (second
to first); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner singled to center; Murcer walked [Biittner to
second]; Morales singled to shortstop [Biittner to third, Murcer
to second]; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Biittner scored (no RBI), Murcer to third,
Morales out at second]; Kelleher singled to second [Murcer
scored]; Swisher forced Kelleher (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to right; Cruz lined to left;
Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: WALLIS BATTED FOR MOORE; Wallis walked; De Jesus was
called out on strikes; Cardenal popped to second; Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Reitz singled to shortstop;
Tyson forced Reitz (shortstop to second); Underwood was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Morales singled
to center; Ontiveros singled to left [Morales to third]; CARROLL
REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Gross
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morales scored]; Swisher grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); TRILLO
REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PLAYING 2B); Brock struck out; Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz walked; Simmons grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner doubled to left; Murcer lined into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Biittner out at second]; Morales
singled to center; Ontiveros lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson grounded out
(third to first); Carroll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); ROSELLO BATTED
FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Rosello flied out to center; BUCKNER BATTED
FOR SWISHER; Buckner singled to left; R. REUSCHEL RAN FOR
BUCKNER; Trillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [R. Reuschel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.