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April 8, 1978

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Bottom 7	R	H	E
Cardinals	0	7	3
Phillies	6	11	0

Bottom 7	R	H	E
Cardinals	0	7	3
Phillies	7	11	0

Larry Christenson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.667
OBP	.667	.667
At Bats	3	3
Hits	2	2
• Singles	1	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	1	1
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	3	3

Mark Littell Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Veterans Stadium - April 8, 1978

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Walk

Mark Littell

Ted Simmons

Keith Hernandez

Mike Tyson

Ken Reitz

Garry Templeton

Lou Brock

Tony Scott

Jerry Morales

Larry Christenson

Garry Maddox

Richie Hebner

Jerry Martin

Count: - , 2 Outs

Christenson takes first base on ball four. Martin scores. Hebner moves to third. Maddox moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Mark Littell now pitching. Boone strikes out.

Bottom 7 Maddox takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. Hebner moves to second.

Bottom 7 Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski. Hebner bunts towards the mound. Falcone juggles the ball. That's an error on Falcone. Martin moves to second.

Bottom 7 Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores.

Bottom 7 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Brock fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brock. Bowa goes all the way around to score. Schmidt moves to third.

Bottom 7 Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple.

Top 7 Reitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Christenson covering, for the out.

Bottom 6 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out.

Bottom 6 Christenson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a fly ball towards left. Brock settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brock. Sizemore moves to second.

Bottom 6 Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Falcone covering. Safe. Luzinski moves to second.

Bottom 5 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Pete Falcone now pitching. Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Tyson moves to second.

Top 5 Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen. Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Christenson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 4 Sizemore strikes out.

Bottom 4 Boone takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Maddox strikes out.

Top 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to third.

Top 4 Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Templeton hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 There goes Hebner. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Brock is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Rasmussen hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christenson moves to second.

Bottom 2 Christenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore scores.

Bottom 2 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Sizemore reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Hebner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Scott is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Reitz strikes out.

Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.

Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Bowa moves to third.

Bottom 1 Bowa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Bowa reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 The ball gets by Boone for a passed ball. Brock moves to third.

Top 1 Morales hits a line drive towards short. Bowa catches it and throws to first to double up Templeton.

Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to second.

Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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Christenson takes first base on ball four. Martin scores. Hebner moves to third. Maddox moves to second. That run is unearned.

Cardinals @ Phillies
April 8, 1978