Bob Forsch captured his third straight victory of the season, hurling a no-hitter as the Cardinals topped the Phillies, 5-0. It was first the no-hitter by a Cardinal pitcher at home since 1924.

The Redbirds got a run in the fourth when Ken Reitz singled home Garry Templeton, who had doubled. Roger Freed's pinch-hit, bases-loaded double plated three more tallies, all unearned, in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 x - 5 6 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Morales rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 Luzinski lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Simmons c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 Hebner 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Hernandez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .438 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .370 Reitz 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .313 Boone c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Scott cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Freed ph 1 0 1 3 0 0 .100 Lerch p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Mumphrey pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .348 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Totals 27 0 0 0 2 3 Totals 31 5 6 5 4 5 Time of Game: 1:52 Attendance: 11,495 Left on Base: Phillies 2, Cardinals 7 DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Bowa, Lerch, Reitz Doubles: Simmons (5), Templeton (3), Freed (1) Stolen Bases: Hebner (1) GIDP: Boone (2) Hit by Pitch: Reitz (1,by Lerch) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch L(1-1) 7 6 5 2 2 4 0 31 3.00 Garber 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 3.00 Totals 8 6 5 2 4 5 0 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(3-0) 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 29 0.71 Totals 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 29 Hit by Pitch: Lerch (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Templeton flied out to center; Morales walked [Brock to second]; Simmons popped to shortstop; Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Hebner flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Brock lined to third; Templeton lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. PHILLIES 4TH: McBride flied out to center; Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Morales flied out to right; Simmons doubled to center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Simmons to third]; Reitz singled to right [Simmons scored]; Scott forced Reitz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner walked; Hebner stole second; Maddox struck out; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to center; Forsch struck out; Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Lerch struck out; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton doubled to center; Morales popped to shortstop; Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hernandez reached on an error by Lerch [Templeton to third]; Reitz was hit by a pitch [Hernandez to second]; FREED BATTED FOR SCOTT; Freed doubled to right [Templeton scored (unearned), Hernandez scored (unearned), Reitz scored (unearned)]; MUMPHREY RAN FOR FREED; Tyson struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4. PHILLIES 7TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski walked; Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4. PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox reached on an error by Reitz; Boone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; Sizemore lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Morales singled to left; Simmons singled to shortstop [Morales to third (error by Bowa), Simmons to second]; GARBER REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Hernandez was walked intentionally; Reitz struck out; Mumphrey lined to shortstop; IORG BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg walked [Morales scored, Simmons to third, Hernandez to second]; Forsch flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 5. PHILLIES 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GARBER; Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.

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