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Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 23, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 23, 1977 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 26,491 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: John McSherry 3B: Art Williams |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Martinez | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Vic Davalillo | Left Fielder |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Mike Anderson | Right Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
Vern Rapp | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 23, 1977
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Forsch
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Forsch
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutton
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Sutton
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Sutton
Templeton hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Sutton
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. Templeton moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Sutton
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Sutton
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Forsch
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Forsch
Garvey hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Davalillo reaches second base with a double. Monday goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Forsch
Yeager strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sutton
Reitz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Sutton
Tyson hits a line drive into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Sutton
Forsch bunts in front of the plate. Yeager fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Sutton
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Sutton
There goes Brock. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Sutton
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Forsch
Sutton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Forsch
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Forsch
Russell hits a line drive into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Sutton
Templeton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sutton
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutton
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Forsch
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Forsch
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Sutton
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sutton
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Sutton
Tyson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Forsch
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Forsch
Sutton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Sutton
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutton
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Sutton
Mumphrey hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Forsch
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Forsch
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Forsch
Cey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Sutton
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sutton
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Sutton
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Forsch
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Forsch
Yeager strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Sutton
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Sutton
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Sutton
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Forsch
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Don Sutton.
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Forsch
Davey Lopes pinch runs for Ed Goodson. Manny Mota pinch hits for Ted Martinez.
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Forsch
There's a wild pitch. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Forsch
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Forsch
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Sosa
Davey Lopes now playing second base. Elias Sosa now pitching.
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sosa
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Sosa
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Forsch
Rick Bosetti now playing left field.
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1977 -- Los Angeles at St.Louis (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Martinez T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 1 2 1 Mota M, ph 1 0 0 0 Bosetti R, lf 0 0 0 0 Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, cf 4 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 1 0 Templeton G, ss 3 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 3 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 0 2 1 Cey R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Anderson M, rf 3 0 1 0 Monday R, cf 3 1 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 2 1 0 0 Davalillo V, lf 4 0 1 1 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 3 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 2 0 0 0 Sutton D, p 2 0 0 0 Goodson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopes D, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 3 1 27 2 5 2 Los Angeles 010 000 000 -- 1 St.Louis 110 000 00x -- 2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D (L) 7.0 5 2 1 0 3 Sosa E 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Forsch B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 8 E -- Martinez T, Templeton G, Hernandez K DP -- Los Angeles 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 6, St.Louis 3 2B -- Davalillo V SB -- Brock L SH -- Forsch B HBP -- by Sutton D (Reitz K) WP -- Forsch B T -- 2:03 A -- 26491
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