For the second straight night, stand-in Bill Robinson powered the Pirates to victory, smashing a homer with two men on base in the ninth inning to beat the Cardinals, 4-1. Richie Hebner walked and Al Oliver singled, but Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk struck out before Robinson connected off Al Hrabosky. Robinson was playing in place of injured Dave Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       18, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .224      Harris cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Oliver cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .333      Smith 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Anderson rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .279
Zisk lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .304      Cruz 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .178
Robinson rf           4   1   1   3     0   0   .388      Rudolph c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Forsch p              2   0   1   1     0   1   .100
                                                            Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Simmons ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .274
                                                            Mumphrey pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   5   4     1   4             Totals               30   1   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 10,288
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Cardinals 5
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Rudolph, Kessinger
Doubles: Oliver (4), Forsch (1)
Home Runs: Robinson (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (3)
GIDP: Smith (3)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1,by Rooker)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(5-1)           9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33   2.22
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6.2   3   1   1   0   1   0  24   5.21
Rasmussen               1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.67
Hrabosky L(0-3)         1     2   3   3   1   2   1   6   3.29
Totals                  9     5   4   4   1   4   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Harris popped to first in foul territory; Smith flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (third to first); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson lined to center; Cruz was hit by a
pitch; Rudolph flied out to center; Kessinger forced Cruz
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Stennett
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rooker grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); Forsch
struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras struck out; Hebner singled to right; Oliver
flied out to left; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Harris singled to right; Smith grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harris out at
second]; Anderson walked; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Robinson
popped to second; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Rudolph singled to left; Kessinger singled to
right [Rudolph to second]; Tyson lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Rudolph out at second]; Forsch doubled to
right [Kessinger scored]; Brock struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett reached on an error by Kessinger; Rooker
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second];
Taveras grounded out (second to first); Hebner popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Harris grounded out (third to first); Smith flied
out to left; Anderson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver doubled to right; Stargell flied out to
right; Zisk singled to left [Oliver scored]; Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Zisk to second]; RASMUSSEN REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); Sanguillen lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz struck out; Rudolph flied out to left;
Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Rudolph
dropped a foul fly hit by Rooker for an error; Rooker struck
out; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); SIMMONS
BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Simmons singled to center; MUMPHREY RAN
FOR SIMMONS; Brock forced Mumphrey (third to second); Harris
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Hebner
walked; Oliver singled to right [Hebner to second]; Stargell
struck out; Zisk struck out; Robinson homered [Hebner scored,
Oliver scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
walked; Cruz popped to shortstop; Rudolph flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.