| The Pirates piled up five runs in the first inning and then exploded for four more on two homers in the seventh to defeat the Cardinals, 9-3. With two men on base in the seventh, Al Hrabosky took the mound for the Cards and was tagged for consecutive circuit clouts by Al Oliver and Willie Stargell. [The Sporting News] |
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Thursday, April 15, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Pirates 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x - 9 10 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Stennett 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .444 Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Hebner 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Anderson lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .444 Oliver cf 4 2 3 3 0 0 .529 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Stargell 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .400 Smith rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .167 Parker rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .267 Cruz 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .316 Zisk lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Hernandez 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .235 Sanguillen c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .412 Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .357 Taveras ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .200 McGlothen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Totals 34 3 6 3 4 3 Totals 33 9 10 9 2 1 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 9,490 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Pirates 2 DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Anderson, Taveras Doubles: Stennett (1) Home Runs: Smith (1), Oliver (1), Stargell (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen L(1-1) 5 7 5 4 1 1 0 22 2.57 Wallace 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 7 4.91 Hrabosky 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 6 8.10 Totals 8 10 9 8 2 1 2 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(1-0) 6 5 3 3 3 1 1 27 4.50 Hernandez SV(1) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 11 0.00 Totals 9 6 3 3 4 3 1 38 Balks: Hernandez (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague CARDINALS 1ST: McBride singled to center; Kessinger flied out to left; Anderson walked [McBride to second]; Simmons flied out to right; Smith walked [McBride to third, Anderson to second]; Cruz singled to center [McBride scored, Anderson scored, Smith to second]; Hernandez walked [Smith to third, Cruz to second]; Harris forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to second; Hebner flied out to right; Oliver singled to shortstop [Stennett to second]; Stargell walked [Stennett to third, Oliver to second]; Parker singled to left [Stennett scored, Oliver scored, Stargell to second]; Zisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Sanguillen singled to left [Stargell scored, Parker to third, Sanguillen to second (error by Anderson)]; Taveras singled to center [Parker scored, Sanguillen scored (unearned), Taveras to second (on throw to home)]; Rooker struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 2ND: McGlothen flied out to center; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger reached on an error by Taveras; Anderson singled to right [Kessinger to second]; Simmons forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner flied out to center; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 3RD: Stargell lined to right; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 4TH: Harris popped to shortstop; McGlothen grounded out (third to first); McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Taveras flied out to center; Rooker popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson grounded out (third to first); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett doubled to left [Stennett out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Oliver singled to center; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Smith homered; Cruz struck out; Hernandez singled to center; Harris popped to shortstop; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Melendez forced Hernandez (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: WALLACE REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Parker flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); McBride walked; Hernandez balked [McBride to second]; Kessinger flied out to left; Anderson flied out to center; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to left; Stennett singled to right; Hebner walked [Stennett to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); Oliver homered [Stennett scored, Hebner scored]; Stargell homered; Parker grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 9. CARDINALS 8TH: Smith flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to shortstop; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 9. PIRATES 8TH: Zisk flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 9. CARDINALS 9TH: RICHARD BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Richard struck out; McBride grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 9.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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