Making his first start since August 5, Pete Falcone was a winner for the first time since June 27 when the Cardinals ganged up on the Reds, 10-2. Wayne Garrett, Jerry Mumphrey and George Hendrick drove in seven runs among them. Vic Correll's first homer of the season accounted for the Reds' pair. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 10 0 Cardinals 2 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 x - 10 13 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 Templeton ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .291 Morgan 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .245 Mumphrey lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .251 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Hendrick cf 3 2 1 3 1 0 .276 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288 Simmons c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Lum rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Hernandez 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .256 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .283 Garrett 3b 4 1 2 2 0 2 .261 Collins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Morales rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .240 Concepcion ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .296 Phillips 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .284 Knight 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Falcone p 3 2 2 0 0 0 .263 Henderson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .197 Lentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Correll c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .239 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Driessen 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 LaCoss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Auerbach ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Totals 33 2 10 2 2 6 Totals 32 10 13 10 5 3 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 22,051 Left on Base: Reds 6, Cardinals 5 DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 3 Errors: Morales Doubles: Rose (46), Phillips (6), Falcone (1), Hendrick (25), Simmons (35), Morales (17) Triples: Morales (7) Home Runs: Correll (1) Caught Stealing: Driessen (8), Hernandez (5) Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (7), Hendrick (4) GIDP: Henderson (7), Foster (16), Knight (4) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss L(3-6) 3.1 7 7 7 4 0 0 19 4.93 Borbon 2.2 5 3 3 1 3 0 14 4.71 Tomlin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.55 Totals 8 13 10 10 5 3 0 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone W(2-6) 7 9 2 2 1 4 1 28 5.56 Bruno 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 1.65 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 6 1 35 Passed Balls: Correll (4) Wild Pitches: Falcone (5) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Morgan singled to center; Griffey was called out on strikes; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick walked; Simmons walked [Hendrick to second]; Hernandez walked [Hendrick to third, Simmons to second]; Garrett singled to center [Hendrick scored, Simmons scored, Hernandez to third]; Morales forced Garrett (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2. REDS 2ND: Concepcion walked; Henderson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; Correll flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Phillips doubled to left; Falcone popped to first in foul territory; Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher) [Phillips to third]; Mumphrey singled to center [Phillips scored]; Mumphrey was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3. REDS 3RD: Driessen singled to right; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); LaCoss struck out; Rose doubled to left; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez walked; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3. REDS 4TH: Griffey struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion singled to center; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Garrett singled to left; Morales tripled to right [Garrett scored]; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morales scored]; Falcone singled to left; Templeton singled to center [Falcone to second]; BORBON REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Mumphrey singled to right [Falcone scored, Templeton to third]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Templeton scored]; Simmons flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 7. REDS 5TH: Correll flied out to center; Driessen popped to shortstop; Borbon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett was called out on strikes; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 7. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan singled to right [Rose to third (error by Morales)]; Griffey flied out to center; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 6TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Falcone doubled to right; Templeton struck out; Mumphrey walked; Hendrick doubled to left [Falcone scored, Mumphrey scored]; Simmons doubled to right [Hendrick scored]; Hernandez singled to second [Simmons to third]; Garrett struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 10. REDS 7TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Henderson singled to center; Correll homered [Henderson scored]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); AUERBACH BATTED FOR BORBON; Auerbach singled to left; Falcone threw a wild pitch [Auerbach to second]; Rose lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 10. CARDINALS 7TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KNIGHT REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING 1B); TOMLIN REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Morales doubled to left; Correll allowed a passed ball [Morales out at home (catcher to pitcher)]; Phillips flied out to left; LENTINE BATTED FOR FALCONE; Lentine grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Jim Lentine; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 10. REDS 8TH: BRUNO REPLACED LENTINE (PITCHING); Morgan singled to right; Griffey flied out to left; Foster walked [Morgan to second]; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 10. CARDINALS 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); LUM REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); COLLINS REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 10. REDS 9TH: Henderson struck out; Correll struck out; GERONIMO BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 10.

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