Getting his fifth straight victory, Tom Seaver hurled the Reds past the Cardinals, 2-1. The score was 1-1 in the eighth when Joe Morgan drew a leadoff walk, stole second, was safe at third when Garry Templeton's throw was too late trying to cut down the lead runner and came home on a single by Dan Driessen.

The first Red tally came in the fourth when Don Werner drew a bases-loaded walk. The Cards' only score resulted from an error by Driessen, who let a throw from Seaver bounce off his mitt. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Monday, June 5, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Templeton ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .223 Griffey rf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .326 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .224 Morgan 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .235 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .335 Foster lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .318 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Driessen 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .310 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Lum cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .275 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Geronimo pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Phillips 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Werner c 3 0 0 1 1 2 .204 Forsch p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Seaver p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .160 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Totals 33 2 7 2 5 8 Totals 32 1 6 0 3 8 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 32,057 Left on Base: Reds 9, Cardinals 8 DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: Driessen Doubles: Forsch (5) Stolen Bases: Griffey (9), Driessen (11), Morgan (10) Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (3) GIDP: Rose (3), Concepcion (4) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(6-4) 9 6 1 0 3 8 0 36 3.48 Totals 9 6 1 0 3 8 0 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(7-4) 7 7 2 2 4 5 0 32 2.52 Littell 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 2.93 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 8 0 38 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey singled to center; Griffey stole second; Morgan walked; Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to left; Templeton struck out; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion popped to first; Lum grounded out (second to first); Werner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez singled to left; Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. REDS 3RD: Seaver singled to left; Rose grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Seaver out at second]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips singled to right; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Phillips to second]; Brock struck out; Templeton singled to pitcher [Phillips scored (error by Driessen) (unearned) (no RBI), Templeton to third]; Hendrick lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1. REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster singled to left; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Driessen stole second; Concepcion struck out; Lum was walked intentionally; Werner walked [Foster scored, Driessen to third, Lum to second]; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez lined to first; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Griffey singled to left; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to second]; Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Phillips singled to center [Reitz to second]; On a bunt Forsch forced Reitz (catcher to shortstop) [Phillips to second]; Brock lined to left; Templeton walked [Phillips to third, Forsch to second]; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); Werner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons walked; Hernandez popped to shortstop; Morales forced Simmons (pitcher to second); Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. REDS 7TH: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Forsch doubled to left; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Forsch to third]; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. REDS 8TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan to third]; Driessen singled to right [Morgan scored, Foster to second]; LITTELL REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foster to third, Driessen out at second]; Lum was walked intentionally; GERONIMO RAN FOR LUM; Werner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hendrick struck out; Simmons struck out; Hernandez walked; Morales popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1. REDS 9TH: Seaver struck out; Rose flied out to right; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); DWYER BATTED FOR REITZ; Dwyer struck out; Phillips was called out on strikes; FREED BATTED FOR LITTELL; Freed was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

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