Two-run homers by Joe Ferguson and Ron Cey powered the Dodgers past the Cardinals, 4-3. Cey's sixth homer of the season, coming with one out in the ninth, gave the Dodgers their 13th victory in 15 games. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Monday, May       10, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  2  -   4  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Brock lf              5   1   1   2     0   2   .280
Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Harris 2b             4   0   1   1     1   2   .307
Baker cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .329
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Cey 3b                4   2   1   2     0   1   .317      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .185
Ferguson rf,c         4   1   1   2     0   1   .174      Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Cruz 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .172
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger ss          4   1   3   0     0   0   .286
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .368      Falcone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hooton p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .273        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Cruz rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .324

Totals               31   4   5   4     2   6             Totals               34   3   9   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 11,330
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Kessinger (7), Brock (4), Cruz (3)
Home Runs: Ferguson (2), Cey (6)
Stolen Bases: Russell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Garvey (1), Falcone 2 (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  6.2   8   3   3   1   5   0  29   4.97
Marshall W(2-1)         2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.97
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   6   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 7     2   2   2   2   6   1  25   3.66
Rasmussen L(3-3)        2     3   2   2   0   0   1   9   3.20
Totals                  9     5   4   4   2   6   2  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Buckner grounded out (second to
first) [Lopes to second]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Lopes to third]; Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Harris was
called out on strikes; Crawford singled to left; Simmons struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to first; Ferguson lined to second;
Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell was called out on strikes; Hooton struck
out; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger singled to left; Falcone out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kessinger to second]; Brock
was called out on strikes; Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Baker flied
out to right; Garvey popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford flied out to left; Simmons lined to
first; Hernandez singled to first; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey struck out; Ferguson was called out on strikes;
Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz singled to center; Kessinger singled to
right [Cruz to third]; Falcone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Kessinger to second]; Brock grounded out (second to
first) [Cruz scored, Kessinger to third]; Harris walked;
Crawford forced Harris (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell flied out to right; Hooton singled to left;
Lopes flied out to center; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals
1.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker walked; Garvey struck out; Cey forced Baker
(third to second); Ferguson homered [Cey scored]; Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
doubled to left; FAIRLY BATTED FOR FALCONE; Fairly grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock doubled to left [Kessinger scored];
Harris singled to right [Brock scored, Harris to second (on
throw to home)]; MARSHALL REPLACED YEAGER (PITCHING); CRUZ
REPLACED HOOTON (PLAYING RF); FERGUSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); Crawford grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 8TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Russell
singled to left; On a bunt Cruz made an out to pitcher; Russell
stole second; Lopes popped to shortstop; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
walked; Mumphrey flied to left in foul territory; Cruz doubled
to right [Hernandez to third]; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker singled to right; Garvey out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Baker to second]; Cey homered [Baker
scored]; Ferguson popped to second; Marshall flied out to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Anderson grounded
out (second to first); Brock lined to left; Harris was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3.