A homer by Reggie Smith in the 10th inning gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Smith's homer came off Ken Sanders, who had just taken the mound in relief. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   3 11  0
Mets         0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tyson 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Phillips ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .178
McBride cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .358      Garrett 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Smith 1b,3b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .197      Milner lf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .347
Simmons c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Kingman 1b,rf         5   0   2   0     0   1   .251
Anderson lf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .313      Kranepool rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Mumphrey rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .217        Brown ph,cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .357
Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   3   .350      Unser cf              3   1   1   0     0   2   .234
  Rudolph ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Torre ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Fairly ph,1b        0   0   0   0     2   0   .346      Hodges c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Cruz 3b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .202        Grote ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .289
  Brock ph,lf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Staiger 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .194
Richard ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Lolich p              3   0   2   0     0   1   .235
  Kessinger ss        0   0   0   0     1   0   .224        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Forsch p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .143        Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3  11   3     3   7             Totals               38   2   9   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 20,630
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Phillips
Doubles: Cruz (5), Mumphrey (3), Unser (5)
Home Runs: Smith (8), Milner (5)
GIDP: Brock (6), Kranepool (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6     5   2   2   1   2   1  23   4.33
Wallace                 1.2   4   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.64
Hrabosky W(2-4)         2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.31
Totals                 10     9   2   2   2   7   1  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  7.2   8   2   1   0   5   0  32   3.03
Lockwood                1.1   1   0   0   2   2   0   6   1.78
Sanders L(1-1)          0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3   1.80
Myrick                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                 10    11   3   2   3   7   1  43

Balks: Lolich (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


CARDINALS 1ST: Tyson flied out to left; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Phillips flied out to center; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Anderson singled to
center [Simmons to third]; Crawford struck out; Cruz popped to
shortstop; Richard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch singled to pitcher; Tyson struck out;
McBride flied out to left; Smith forced Forsch (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges grounded out (second to first); Staiger
grounded out (third to first); Lolich singled to center;
Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons reached on an error by Phillips; Lolich
balked [Simmons to second]; Anderson flied out to center;
Crawford struck out; Cruz doubled to left [Simmons scored
(unearned)]; Richard flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Garrett flied out to left; Milner homered; Kingman
flied out to center; Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (third to first); Tyson
popped to first; McBride flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Unser doubled to right; Hodges grounded out (second to
first) [Unser to third]; Staiger singled to center [Unser
scored]; Lolich was called out on strikes; Phillips grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith singled to third; Simmons flied out to
right; Anderson singled to right [Smith to third]; Crawford
struck out; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Garrett walked; Milner forced Garrett (first to
shortstop); Kingman singled to left [Milner to second];
Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Richard flied out to right; HARRIS BATTED FOR
FORSCH; Harris lined to third; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: WALLACE REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Unser struck out;
Hodges grounded out (second to first); Staiger singled to
shortstop; Lolich singled to center [Staiger to second];
Phillips flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Mets 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride singled to center; Smith popped to first;
Simmons flied out to center; Anderson singled to left [McBride
to second]; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; LOCKWOOD REPLACED
LOLICH (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Fairly walked
[McBride to third, Anderson to second]; BROCK BATTED FOR CRUZ;
Brock singled to center [McBride scored, Fairly to second,
Anderson out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING RF); FAIRLY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KESSINGER REPLACED RICHARD
(PLAYING SS); Garrett flied out to center; Milner struck out;
Kingman singled to left; BROWN BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Brown
singled to center [Kingman to third, Brown to second (on throw
to 3b)]; HRABOSKY REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); TORRE BATTED FOR
UNSER; Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BROWN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Kessinger walked; Hrabosky forced Kessinger (first to
shortstop); Tyson struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: GROTE BATTED FOR HODGES; Grote struck out; Staiger
flied out to left; AYALA BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Ayala popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 10TH: SANDERS REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); GROTE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Smith homered; Simmons flied out to
center; Mumphrey doubled to left; MYRICK REPLACED SANDERS
(PITCHING); Fairly walked; Brock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Fairly out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 2.

METS 10TH: Phillips was called out on strikes; Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Milner walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 2.