Ted Simmons hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and none out in the 10th inning to bring the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Expos. With Fred Scherman on the mound for the Expos, Lou Brock singled, Don Kessinger walked and Bake McBride was hit by a pitch. Manager Karl Kuehl of the Expos then called on Dale Murray in relief and set up a five-man infield defense, but Simmons hit a long fly to right field. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  4  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0    1  -   4 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Biittner rf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .125      Brock lf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .294
White cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Kessinger ss          2   2   1   0     2   0   .111
  Valentine lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      McBride cf            4   0   3   1     0   0   .400
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Simmons c             3   0   2   3     0   0   .318
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Dwyer lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .111      Cruz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Foli ss               4   1   1   2     0   0   .227      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Mackanin 2b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .136        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renko p             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frias cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   4   3     0   2             Totals               34   4  10   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,568
Left on Base: Expos 2, Cardinals 8
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Hernandez (1)
Triples: Dwyer (1)
Home Runs: Foli (1)
Stolen Bases: White 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kirby (1), Kessinger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons 2 (3)
GIDP: Biittner (1)
Hit by Pitch: White (1,by Forsch), McBride (1,by Scherman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   5     3   1   1   0   3   0  18   1.80
Renko                   2.1   5   2   2   1   1   0  12   7.71
Scherman L(1-1)         1.2   2   1   1   1   2   0   9   2.57
Murray                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Totals                  9.1  10   4   4   2   6   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7     3   3   2   0   2   1  26   3.00
Hrabosky                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.06
Rasmussen W(1-1)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.79
Totals                 10     4   3   2   0   2   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Scherman (1), Forsch (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


EXPOS 1ST: Biittner flied out to center; White was hit by a
pitch; White stole second; Jorgensen popped to third; Carter
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
grounded out (first to pitcher); McBride flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish popped to second; Dwyer flied out to right;
Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Smith
flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin reached on an error by Cruz [Mackanin to
second]; Kirby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Mackanin to third]; Biittner grounded out (second to first)
[Mackanin scored (unearned)]; White flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Harris
grounded out (second to first); Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
singled to left; McBride singled to center [Kessinger to third];
Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kessinger scored]; Smith
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Dwyer tripled to right; Foli homered [Dwyer scored];
Mackanin flied out to left; Kirby grounded out (pitcher to
first); Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez doubled to right; Cruz grounded out
(third to first); Harris flied out to left [Hernandez to third];
Forsch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 6TH: White singled to center; White stole second;
Jorgensen was called out on strikes; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: RENKO REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Brock singled to
left; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Kessinger walked; McBride singled to second [Kessinger to
second]; Simmons singled to left [Kessinger scored, McBride to
second]; Smith grounded out (second to first) [McBride to third,
Simmons to second]; Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Dwyer flied out to right; Foli flied out to center;
Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Harris flied
out to center; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Crawford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals
2.

EXPOS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Renko singled
to right; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Renko out at second]; White flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to right; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brock to second]; McBride
singled to right [Brock scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Simmons singled to left [McBride to third]; Smith
reached on a fielder's choice [McBride out at home (shortstop to
catcher), Simmons to second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Jorgensen popped to second; Carter flied out to
center; Parrish lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Harris was called
out on strikes; ANDERSON BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Anderson lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 10TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Dwyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Foli grounded out (pitcher to
first); Mackanin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: Brock singled to left; Kessinger walked [Brock
to second]; McBride was hit by a pitch [Brock to third,
Kessinger to second]; MURRAY REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); FRIAS
REPLACED SCHERMAN (PLAYING CF); VALENTINE REPLACED WHITE
(PLAYING LF); Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brock
scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 4.