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Lynn McGlothen set down the Cubs on six hits as the Cardinals opened the season with a 5-0 shutout of the Cubs. All the runs that were necessary came in the fifth inning on Mike Tyson's leadoff triple, Lou Brock's RBI infield single and singles by Lee Richard and Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 0Game Played on Friday, April 9, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IICubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 x - 5 13 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Brock lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Melendez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Morales rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Kessinger ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McBride cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Thornton 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .500 Simmons c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Smith rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Swisher c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Rosello ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tyson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Burris p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 McGlothen p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 6 0 2 2 Totals 38 5 13 4 0 1 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 30,761 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Cardinals 9 DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Thornton, Richard, Hernandez Doubles: Smith (1) Triples: Hernandez (1), Tyson (1) Stolen Bases: Thornton (1) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(0-1) 6 10 2 2 0 1 0 28 3.00 Schultz 0.2 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 P. Reuschel 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 13 5 2 0 1 0 38 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen W(1-0) 9 6 0 0 2 2 0 35 0.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 2 0 35 Wild Pitches: P. Reuschel (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Madlock reached on an error by Richard; Morales singled to third [Madlock to second]; Thornton walked [Madlock to third, Morales to second]; Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Richard popped to first in foul territory; McBride singled to second; Simmons singled to center [McBride to third]; Smith popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 2ND: Swisher grounded out (second to first); Rosello lined to center; Burris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez tripled to center; Cruz singled to third [Hernandez stayed at third]; Tyson flied out to right [Cruz to second]; McGlothen struck out; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal singled to pitcher; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Richard popped to second; McBride flied out to center; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 4TH: Morales lined to right; Thornton walked; Thornton stole second; Trillo popped to second; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Smith lined to first; Hernandez flied out to left; Cruz lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CUBS 5TH: Rosello flied out to right; Burris singled to center; Monday was called out on strikes; Cardenal forced Burris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson tripled to left; McGlothen grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to pitcher [Tyson scored]; Richard singled to right [Brock to second]; McBride popped to center; Simmons singled to left [Brock scored, Richard to second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2. CUBS 6TH: Madlock flied out to center; Morales lined to left; Thornton singled to left [Thornton out at first (left to shortstop to first)]; Lou Brock trapped the batted ball but Andre Thornton thought he was out and left the bag Jerry Morales left with leg cramps; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: WALLIS REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING RF); Hernandez lined to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson singled to right; McGlothen singled to right [Tyson to second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2. CUBS 7TH: Trillo flied out to right; Swisher singled to right; Rosello lined to center; LACOCK BATTED FOR BURRIS; LaCock popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Richard grounded out (third to first); Andre Thornton collided with Lee Richard; McBride singled to shortstop; Simmons reached on an error by Thornton [McBride to third]; Smith doubled to left [McBride scored (unearned), Simmons to third]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); P. REUSCHEL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); P. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Simmons scored (unearned), Smith to third]; Cruz singled to center [Smith scored (unearned)]; Tyson forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5. CUBS 8TH: Monday flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: McGlothen grounded out (first unassisted); Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); KESSINGER BATTED FOR RICHARD; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5. CUBS 9TH: KESSINGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Wallis grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton reached on an error by Hernandez; Trillo singled to left [Thornton to second]; Swisher grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thornton to third, Trillo to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Summers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5. |
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