Bob Forsch yielded only two singles and pitched the Cardinals to a 2-0 victory over the Mets. The Cards counted their runs off Jerry Koosman in the sixth inning. Keith Hernandez walked and Ted Simmons and Jose Cruz singled for the first tally. After a sacrifice by Ken Reitz and intentional pass to Jerry Mumphrey, the second run scored as Mike Tyson forced Mumphrey. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    17, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .304      Bosetti lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .319
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .291
Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Simmons c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .331
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Cruz rf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .255
Milner 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Hodges c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Mumphrey cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .231
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Forsch p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .155
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .129
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               27   0   2   0     2   5             Totals               28   2   6   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 16,727
Left on Base: Mets 3, Cardinals 8
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1
Stolen Bases: Randle (23), Bosetti (1)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (6), Reitz (3)
GIDP: Henderson (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-15)         7     6   2   2   4   3   0  30   3.26
Apodaca                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.08
Totals                  8     6   2   2   5   4   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(15-5)          9     2   0   0   2   5   0  30   3.30
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  30

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: Randle walked; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Randle to second]; Boisclair singled to left
[Randle to third]; Henderson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Boisclair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bosetti singled to center; Bosetti stole second;
Templeton struck out; Hernandez grounded out (third to first);
Simmons was walked intentionally; Cruz walked [Bosetti to third,
Simmons to second]; Reitz forced Simmons (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Hodges lined to
center; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson
grounded out (third to first); Forsch singled to right; Bosetti
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman
grounded out (third to first); Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to left; Templeton was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson struck out; Boisclair struck out; Henderson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz popped to first; Reitz flied out to right;
Mumphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Hodges grounded out
(first to pitcher); Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson popped to first in foul territory; Forsch
struck out; Bosetti singled to center; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman was
called out on strikes; Randle singled to left; Randle stole
second; Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez walked; Simmons singled to right
[Hernandez to third]; Cruz singled to shortstop [Hernandez
scored, Simmons to second]; Reitz out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Simmons to third, Cruz to second]; Mumphrey
was walked intentionally; Tyson forced Mumphrey (second to
shortstop) [Simmons scored, Cruz to third]; Forsch struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 7TH: Boisclair grounded out (second to pitcher); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner walked; Hodges flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Bosetti flied out to center; Templeton flied out
to right; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli lined to shortstop; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); VAIL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Simmons struck
out; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Reitz walked; Mumphrey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 2.

METS 9TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Kranepool flied out to left; Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 2.