| A perfect bunt by pinch-hitter Bill Buckner scored Steve Garvey with the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 3-1, for their ninth straight victory. Garvey singled, stole second and stopped at third on a bloop single by John Hale before Buckner caught the Cards off guard with his bunt. Garvey iced the victory with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Sunday, May 2, 1976 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 x - 3 10 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .254 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 McBride cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Burke lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Simmons c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .289 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 Anderson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Baker cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 Crawford rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .385 Garvey 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .295 Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Cey 3b 4 0 1 1 0 3 .303 Richard ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .095 Hale rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .163 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Yeager c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .260 McGlothen p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Auerbach ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buckner ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Smith ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Rau p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Totals 34 1 9 1 2 7 Totals 30 3 10 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 33,235 Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Dodgers 5 DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Sizemore Doubles: Cey (2) Home Runs: Garvey (1) Stolen Bases: Brock (2), Garvey (4) Caught Stealing: McBride (4), Brock (2), Auerbach (1), Baker (1) Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen L(2-3) 6.2 8 2 2 2 5 0 27 3.03 Hrabosky 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 Frisella 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 1.04 Totals 8 10 3 3 2 6 1 32 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(4-0) 9 9 1 1 2 7 0 37 2.02 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 7 0 37 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Harris struck out; McBride flied to left in foul territory; Simmons singled to center [Brock scored]; Anderson singled to left [Simmons to second]; Crawford struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore singled to center; Baker flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard singled to right; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Richard to second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Hale grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Harris grounded out (third to first); McBride popped to second; Simmons singled to left; Anderson forced Simmons (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Auerbach grounded out (second to first); Rau was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford walked; Cruz forced Crawford (third to second); Richard flied out to right; McGlothen singled to right [Cruz to second]; Brock reached on an error by Sizemore [Cruz to third, McGlothen to second]; Harris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Sizemore singled to left; Baker singled to left [Sizemore out at third (left to third), Baker to second (on throw to 3b)]; Garvey grounded out (second to first) [Baker to third]; Cey doubled to right [Baker scored]; Hale struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1. CARDINALS 5TH: On a bunt McBride singled to third; McBride was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Simmons struck out; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to left [Yeager out at second (left to shortstop)]; Auerbach walked; Auerbach was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rau flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Crawford flied out to center; Cruz flied out to center; Richard popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Cruz flied out to right; Sizemore flied out to left; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1. CARDINALS 7TH: McGlothen grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to left; Garvey stole second; Cey was called out on strikes; Hale singled to right [Garvey to third]; Yeager struck out; BUCKNER BATTED FOR AUERBACH; On a bunt Buckner singled to third [Garvey scored, Hale to second]; RUSSELL RAN FOR BUCKNER; Rau walked [Hale to third, Russell to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR CRUZ; Mota grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 2. CARDINALS 8TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BURKE REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); McBride flied out to right; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Sizemore popped to third in foul territory; Baker singled to center; Baker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Garvey homered; Cey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Crawford singled to left; Cruz struck out; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR RICHARD; Melendez struck out; SMITH BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Smith walked [Crawford to second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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