A two-run single by Ron Fairly with the bases loaded in the sixth inning proved the difference when the Cardinals defeated the Giants, 3-1. Lou Brock singled, Willie Crawford hit a bloop double and Ted Simmons was handed an intentional pass before Fairly stroked his single off John Montefusco. Lynn McGlothen started for the Cardinals but was removed after a 37-minute delay because of rain in the eighth inning. Al Hrabosky finished. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Friday, May       14, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   3  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harris cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Crawford rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .354
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .286
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Smith 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .162
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .322      Fairly 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .333
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Reitz 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Rader c               2   0   1   0     0   1   .234      McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Herndon ph,cf       1   1   1   0     0   0   .231        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montefusco p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .176
  Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Robinson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .242

Totals               33   1  10   1     0   6             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 13,083
Left on Base: Giants 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Giants 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Rader (5), Crawford (3), Simmons (6)
Caught Stealing: Speier (1), Joshua (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Harris (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(4-2)       7     5   2   2   2   2   0  28   2.80
Williams                1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   1.69
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   3   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(4-3)        7     6   0   0   0   5   0  24   2.22
Hrabosky SV(5)          2     4   1   1   0   1   0   9   1.80
Totals                  9    10   1   1   0   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


GIANTS 1ST: 37 minute rain delay sometime in game; Joshua
singled to right; Thomas popped to third; Murcer flied out to
right; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to third; Harris grounded out
(second to first); Crawford singled to center; Simmons flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier
singled to center; Speier was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith flied out to right; Fairly flied out to
left; Kessinger walked; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader struck out (catcher to first); Montefusco
singled to third; Joshua forced Montefusco (second to
shortstop); Joshua was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McGlothen flied out to center; Brock flied out to
right; Harris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas flied out to center; Murcer flied out to
left; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford popped to first; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); Smith lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Montanez struck out; Speier popped to third in foul
territory; Reitz singled to center; Rader doubled to right
[Rader out at home (right to first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Fairly flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tyson singled to left; McGlothen struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Montefusco struck out; Joshua grounded out (second
to first); Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to right; Harris out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Brock to second]; Crawford doubled to
right [Brock to third]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Smith
struck out; Fairly singled to left [Brock scored, Crawford
scored, Simmons to second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Murcer singled to first; Matthews forced Murcer
(third to second); Montanez flied out to center; Speier was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); McGlothen
popped to third; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Reitz
singled to center; HERNDON BATTED FOR RADER; Herndon singled to
left [Reitz to second]; ARNOLD BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Arnold
forced Reitz (shortstop to third) [Herndon to second]; ROBINSON
RAN FOR ARNOLD; Joshua grounded out (second to first) [Herndon
to third, Robinson to second]; Thomas singled to second [Herndon
scored, Robinson out at home (second to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HILL
REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS REPLACED JOSHUA
(PITCHING); Harris singled to right; Crawford struck out;
Simmons doubled to left [Harris scored]; Smith flied out to
center; Fairly was walked intentionally; Kessinger flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Matthews singled
to right; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted) [Matthews to
second]; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.