The Cardinals took advantage of an error by Darrel Chaney in the ninth inning and scored three unearned runs to defeat the Braves, 6-4. After the Cards took a 3-0 lead, Jeff Burroughs homered for the Braves in the fourth and Rowland Office hit for the circuit after a double by Rod Gilbreath in the fifth to tie the score.

In the ninth, Ted Simmons led off by drawing a walk. Keith Hernandez bunted and when Chaney dropped the throw to second, both runners were safe. After a sacrifice by Ken Reitz, Tony Scott was passed intentionally to load the bases. Mike Tyson hit a sacrifice fly, driving in Simmons, and Dave Rader followed with a single, scoring Hernandez and Scott. The Braves' rally in their half of the ninth fell short with one run scoring. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    2, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  3  -   6  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Office cf             3   1   2   2     0   0   .249
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bonnell ph,cf       2   0   1   0     0   1   .304
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .250        Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Templeton pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Mumphrey cf,rf        3   1   0   0     1   0   .314      Burroughs rf          3   1   2   1     1   1   .278
Simmons c             3   2   1   1     1   1   .324      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .302      Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Anderson rf           2   0   0   1     0   0   .226        Moore ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .253
  Scott ph,cf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .302      Gilbreath 2b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .241
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   2     0   0   .226      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .149
Urrea p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .154        Gaston ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .275
  Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Asselstine pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rader ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .294
  Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265

Totals               31   6   7   6     4   5             Totals               34   4   9   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  6,378
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Braves 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 1
Errors: Chaney
Doubles: Kessinger (4), Matthews (13), Gilbreath (12)
Home Runs: Burroughs (27), Office (2)
Caught Stealing: Brock (15), Templeton (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (2), Royster (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Tyson (2)
GIDP: Hernandez (9), Matthews (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea                   6     6   3   3   1   3   2  24   2.95
Schultz                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.26
Metzger W(3-0)          0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.48
Hrabosky                0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   4.48
Carroll SV(4)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.30
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   5   2  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(10-13)         9     7   6   3   4   5   0  37   4.21
Totals                  9     7   6   3   4   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Correll (6)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Kessinger struck out; Mumphrey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Royster
struck out; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Matthews
doubled to center; Correll popped to shortstop; Chaney walked;
Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
flied out to left; Urrea singled to center; Brock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro popped to shortstop; Office singled to left;
Royster lined to center; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger doubled to right; Mumphrey walked;
Simmons singled to left [Kessinger scored, Mumphrey to third];
Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz struck out; Anderson
forced Hernandez (second to shortstop) [Mumphrey scored, Simmons
to third]; Tyson singled to center [Simmons scored, Anderson to
second]; Urrea struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs homered; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to
first); Correll struck out; Chaney grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath doubled to right; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office homered [Gilbreath scored]; Royster
flied out to left; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs singled to left; Matthews grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Tyson lined to center; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR
URREA; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SCHULTZ REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING);
Chaney popped to first; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to
first); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock struck out; Kessinger singled to left;
TEMPLETON RAN FOR KESSINGER; Templeton was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: TEMPLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BONNELL
BATTED FOR OFFICE; Bonnell singled to center; Royster out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bonnell to second]; Montanez
popped to shortstop; METZGER REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING);
Burroughs walked; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Simmons
walked; Hernandez reached on an error by Chaney (assist by
Montanez) [Simmons to second, Hernandez to first]; Reitz out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Simmons to third, Hernandez
to second]; Scott was walked intentionally; Tyson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Simmons scored (unearned), Hernandez to
third, Scott to second]; RADER BATTED FOR METZGER; Rader singled
to right [Hernandez scored (unearned), Scott scored (unearned)];
Brock flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED
RADER (PLAYING LF); Correll was called out on strikes; MOORE
BATTED FOR CHANEY; Moore walked; Gilbreath singled to left
[Moore to second]; GASTON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gaston singled to
center [Moore scored, Gilbreath to second]; ASSELSTINE RAN FOR
GASTON; CARROLL REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Bonnell struck
out; NOLAN BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.