The Cardinals broke away with four runs off Doc Medich in the first inning and made those tallies stand up for a 4-1 victory over the Pirates behind the pitching of John Denny, who turned in his first complete game of the season. Lou Brock walked and stole second, but the Cards' scoring did not come until after two out on a single by Ted Simmons, walk to Ron Fairly, single by Jerry Mumphrey, intentional pass to Don Kessinger and single by Mike Tyson. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       20, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 11  0
Cardinals    4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Harris cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Smith 3b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .165
Oliver cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .327      Simmons c             4   1   4   0     0   0   .303
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Fairly 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .341
Zisk lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .314      Mumphrey rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .067
Robinson rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .362      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Tyson 2b              3   0   2   2     0   0   .300
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Denny p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Medich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .071
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ott ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Helms ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .214

Totals               36   1  11   1     1   1             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 11,315
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 5
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Robinson (4), Helms (2), Simmons (8)
Triples: Tyson (2)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (4), Brock (5)
Caught Stealing: Brock (7), Simmons (3)
GIDP: Stargell (2), Hebner (1), Robinson (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(3-4)           4     6   4   4   2   3   0  19   3.93
Giusti                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   6.57
Hernandez               2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.11
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   5   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(2-2)            9    11   1   0   1   1   0  37   3.65
Totals                  9    11   1   0   1   1   0  37

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled to right; Oliver popped to third; Stargell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Harris grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; Smith
grounded out (second to first) [Brock scored]; Simmons singled
to center; Fairly walked [Simmons to second]; Mumphrey singled
to right [Simmons scored, Fairly to third, Mumphrey to second
(on throw)]; Kessinger was walked intentionally; Tyson singled
to center [Fairly scored, Mumphrey scored, Kessinger to third,
Tyson to second (on throw)]; Denny struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Brock grounded out (second to first); Harris
popped to third in foul territory; Smith popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to left; Medich was called out on
strikes; Taveras forced Stennett (third to second); Hebner flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons doubled to left; Fairly grounded out
(first unassisted) [Simmons to third]; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to center; Stargell grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
second]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Denny was
called out on strikes; Brock singled to left; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Robinson doubled to left; Sanguillen lined to
second; Stennett grounded out (third to first); KIRKPATRICK
BATTED FOR MEDICH; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: GIUSTI REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Harris
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith popped to third; Simmons
singled to right; Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second;
Hebner flied out to right; Oliver lined to shortstop; Stargell
reached on an error by Tyson [Taveras to third]; Zisk singled to
left [Taveras scored (unearned), Stargell to second]; Robinson
singled to left [Stargell to third, Zisk to second]; Sanguillen
forced Robinson (second unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); Tyson tripled to left; Denny grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals
4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to right; OTT BATTED FOR GIUSTI;
Ott singled to shortstop; Taveras walked [Ott to second]; Hebner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Brock grounded
out (first unassisted); Harris popped to shortstop; Smith struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver singled to center; Stargell singled to
center [Oliver to third]; Zisk popped to second; Robinson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons singled to third; Simmons was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Fairly struck out;
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stennett flied out to center; HELMS BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Helms
doubled to left; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 4.