Playing in the outfield for the first time this season, Roger Freed dropped a fly by Ted Sizemore to right with two out in the ninth inning, handing the Phillies a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. Before his error, Freed had batted in the Cards' first two runs with a sacrifice fly and single.

Mike Schmidt hit his 26th homer of the season with a man on base for the Phillies, who held a 4-2 lead until Ken Reitz singled and Mike Tyson homered for the Cards in the ninth. In the Phillies' half, Richie Hebner walked and Bob Boone singled before Freed made a one-handed attempt on Sizemore's fly and let the ball bounce out of his glove. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      12, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  9  1
Phillies     0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   1   0     2   1   .280      McBride rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .279
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Templeton ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .315      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .292
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .322      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .336      Hebner 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .299
Freed rf              3   0   2   2     0   0   .364      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Boone c               4   1   3   0     0   1   .268
Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .296      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Tyson 2b              2   1   1   2     2   0   .248      Lerch p               3   0   1   1     0   2   .143
Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .122
  Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .260

Totals               31   4   9   4     6   4             Totals               32   5   9   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 32,618
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Phillies 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Freed
Doubles: Hernandez (19), McBride (9)
Triples: Simmons (2)
Home Runs: Tyson (5), Schmidt (26)
Stolen Bases: Brock (15), Sizemore (3), McBride (17)
Caught Stealing: Brock 2 (13), Boone (1), McBride (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Freed (1)
GIDP: Templeton (7), Anderson (3), Maddox (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen               6     7   4   4   1   4   1  24   3.69
Metzger                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.06
Eastwick L(3-5)         0.2   1   1   0   1   1   0   5   3.05
Totals                  8.2   9   5   4   2   7   1  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(6-2)            9     9   4   4   6   4   1  38   4.77
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   4   1  38

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Templeton flied
out to left; Brock was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride doubled to left; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [McBride to third]; Schmidt struck out;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Freed
singled to center; Mumphrey flied out to right; Reitz walked
[Freed to second]; Tyson forced Reitz (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner walked; Maddox grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; Boone singled
to left; Boone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Rasmussen struck out; Brock walked; Brock was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Templeton singled
to center; Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Lerch
struck out; McBride popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons tripled to right; Freed hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Simmons scored]; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop
to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to center; Schmidt homered [Bowa
scored]; Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Maddox struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson walked; Rasmussen forced Tyson (catcher to
shortstop); Brock singled to center [Rasmussen to second];
Templeton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone singled to center; Sizemore singled to
center [Boone to third]; Sizemore stole second; Lerch singled to
center [Boone scored, Sizemore to third]; McBride forced Lerch
(second to shortstop) [Sizemore scored]; Bowa grounded out
(second to first) [McBride to second]; McBride stole third;
Schmidt popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Simmons flied out to
right [Hernandez to third]; Freed singled to center [Hernandez
scored]; Mumphrey popped to shortstop; Reitz grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies
4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 87
minute rain delay; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted);
Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson walked; ANDERSON BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN;
Anderson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Tyson out at second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: METZGER REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Boone was
called out on strikes; Sizemore flied out to center; Lerch was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton singled to center; Hernandez walked
[Templeton to second]; Simmons struck out; Freed grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Templeton to third, Hernandez to second];
Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: McBride singled to left; McBride was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz singled to left; Tyson homered [Reitz
scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR METZGER; Cruz grounded out (second to
first); Brock struck out; Templeton grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); CRUZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Luzinski struck out; Hebner walked; Maddox
flied out to center; Boone singled to left [Hebner to third,
Boone to second (on throw to 3b)]; Sizemore reached on an error
by Freed [Hebner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Boone to third,
Sizemore to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Phillies 5.