Breaking a tie in the ninth inning, the Cubs scored three runs and defeated the Cardinals, 8-5. A pass to Rick Monday and singles by Jose Cardenal and Bill Madlock produced the tie-breaking tally with other runs following on an error, sacrifice fly by Andre Thornton, single by Manny Trillo and sacrifice fly by Steve Swisher. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  2  3  -   8 15  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  1  0    2  0  0  -   5 12  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .308      McBride cf            5   1   3   0     0   1   .462
Cardenal lf           5   2   2   0     0   1   .385      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .125
  Wallis lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson lf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .600
Madlock 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Simmons c             3   0   2   2     0   0   .364
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .182
Morales rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .308      Cruz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Thornton 1b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .500      Hernandez 1b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Trillo 2b             5   1   3   3     0   0   .385      Harris 2b             4   0   3   2     0   0   .571
Swisher c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Rosello ss            4   0   1   0     1   1   .200        Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  15   7     3   3             Totals               35   5  12   5     0   6

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 14,936
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: McBride, Kessinger, Anderson
Doubles: Cardenal (2), Trillo (1), Kessinger (1)
Triples: Anderson (1)
Caught Stealing: Monday (1), Morales (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (1), Swisher (1), Simmons (1)
GIDP: Kessinger (1), Fairly (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hernandez 2 (2,by Zahn,by Knowles)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    5     8   3   3   0   3   0  23   5.40
Garman                  2     3   2   2   0   2   0   9   9.00
Knowles W(1-0)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.25
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   6   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   4     9   3   2   0   2   0  19   4.50
Wallace                 2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   0.00
Hrabosky                2     2   2   1   0   1   0   9   4.50
Curtis L(0-1)           0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   4.50
Proly                   1     3   2   1   0   0   0   7   6.75
Totals                  9    15   8   5   3   3   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Zahn (1), Knowles (1)
Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (1)
Balks: Zahn (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to right; Cardenal popped to second;
Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Monday to second];
Morales lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride singled to first; Kessinger grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McBride out at
second]; Anderson singled to left; Simmons grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Trillo flied out to right;
Swisher singled to right [Thornton out at third (right to
third)]; Rosello singled to left [Swisher to second]; Zahn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Hernandez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday was called out on strikes; Cardenal doubled to
left; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled
to shortstop [Cardenal to third]; Thornton singled to left
[Cardenal scored, Morales to third, Thornton to second (error by
Anderson)]; Trillo singled to right [Morales scored, Thornton
scored (unearned), Trillo to second (on throw to home)]; Swisher
flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Denny
was called out on strikes; McBride singled to right; Zahn balked
[McBride to second]; Kessinger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Rosello was called out on strikes; Zahn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday singled to center; Monday was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Anderson singled to left; Simmons singled to
center [Anderson to second]; Smith forced Simmons (pitcher to
second) [Anderson to third]; Cruz struck out; Hernandez was hit
by a pitch [Smith to second]; Harris singled to left [Anderson
scored, Smith scored, Hernandez to third, Harris to second (on
throw)]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR DENNY; Melendez grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 5TH: WALLACE REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to left;
Morales forced Madlock (shortstop to second); Morales was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: McBride flied out to right; Kessinger doubled to
left; Anderson grounded out (third to first); Simmons singled to
center [Kessinger scored]; Smith forced Simmons (second
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton walked; Trillo lined to left; Swisher flied
out to left; Rosello walked [Thornton to second]; ADAMS BATTED
FOR ZAHN; Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: GARMAN REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Cruz struck
out; Hernandez lined to second; Harris singled to right;
CRAWFORD BATTED FOR WALLACE; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Monday flied
out to left; Cardenal struck out; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: McBride singled to center; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McBride to second]; Anderson
tripled to right [McBride scored]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Anderson scored]; Smith was called out on strikes;
Reggie Smith argued with HP umpire Jim Quick about the called
third strike and had to be restrained by Keith Hernandez; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 8TH: Morales singled to left; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch
[Morales to second]; Thornton flied out to right [Morales to
third]; Trillo doubled to left [Morales scored]; Swisher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello reached on an error
by McBride [Trillo scored (unearned), Rosello to second];
MITTERWALD BATTED FOR GARMAN; Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Cruz
flied out to center; Hernandez was hit by a pitch; Harris
singled to left [Hernandez to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR
HRABOSKY; Fairly grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Harris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 9TH: CURTIS REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Monday walked;
PROLY REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Cardenal singled to right
[Monday to third]; Madlock singled to left [Monday scored,
Cardenal to second]; Morales reached on an error by Kessinger
[Cardenal to third, Madlock to second]; Thornton hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Cardenal scored]; Trillo singled to pitcher
[Madlock to third, Morales to second]; Swisher hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Madlock scored (unearned), Morales to third];
Rosello grounded out (third to first); Reggie Smith ejected
by HP umpire Jim Quick for continuing his argument from the
seventh inning; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: WALLIS REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); KELLEHER
REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); McBride struck out; Kessinger
popped to second; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 5.