St. Louis Cardinals 21 – 3 Chicago Cubs
27 April 1977 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | final score 21–3 | 1 in 22,567 games | |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Garry Templeton | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Hector Cruz | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Garry Templeton | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Bake McBride | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tony Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hector Cruz | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ted Simmons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Rader | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Keith Hernandez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Freed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Reitz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Mike Tyson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Denny | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joel Youngblood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 48 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 7 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Denny | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Clay Carroll | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Rosello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jose Cardenal | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Gene Clines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Swisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Murcer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Morales | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Trillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mick Kelleher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Ontiveros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Mitterwald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greg Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Wallis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Biittner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Krukow | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Guillermo Hernandez | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Reuschel | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Todd | 2.0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Renko | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |