Becoming the first six-game winner in the majors this season, Bob Forsch hurled a three-hitter as the Cardinals blanked the Dodgers, 2-0. Ted Simmons broke the scoreless tie with a homer off Burt Hooton in the seventh inning.

The Redbirds added their second run in the eighth on consecutive singles by Ken Reitz, Tony Scott and Mike Tyson. It was Forsch's third shutout of the season, a major league high. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 5 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Davalillo rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Simmons c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .314 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Garvey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Monday cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .367 Scott rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Lacy lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .350 Tyson 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .276 Yeager c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Hooton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 5 2 2 4 Totals 27 0 3 0 3 4 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 30,007 Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Dodgers 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1 Errors: Garvey Doubles: Monday (8) Home Runs: Simmons (2) Caught Stealing: Hernandez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2), Hooton (6), Garvey (1) GIDP: Reitz (4), Cey (4) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(6-2) 9 3 0 0 3 4 0 32 2.59 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 4 0 32 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(2-4) 7 5 2 2 0 3 1 26 2.88 Castillo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.00 Garman 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3.00 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 4 1 33 Wild Pitches: Forsch (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell was called out on strikes; Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to center; Reitz popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey flied out to center; Monday doubled to left; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Scott lined to center; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Yeager to third]; Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (third to first) [Templeton to third]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Cey popped to shortstop; Garvey singled to left; Monday lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Yeager grounded out (third to first); Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez reached on an error by Garvey [Hernandez to first]; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Simmons homered; Morales flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Garvey out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cey to second]; Monday walked; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cey to third, Monday to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 8TH: GROTE REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING C ); Reitz singled to center; Scott singled to right [Reitz to third]; Tyson singled to left [Reitz scored, Scott to second]; CASTILLO REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Scott to third, Tyson to second]; Brock was walked intentionally; Templeton forced Scott (second to catcher) [Tyson to third, Brock to second]; Hernandez lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: OATES BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Oates grounded out (first unassisted); Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Simmons walked; On a bunt Morales struck out; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 9TH: Davalillo singled to center; Cey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Davalillo out at second]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

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