After failing to drive in a run since May 19, Ted Simmons knocked three across the plate with a homer and single to help the Cardinals defeat the Expos, 6-2. Ken Rudolph also aided in the Cards' attack with a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      1, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    1  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6 10  0
Expos        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   0   0     0   1   .268      Mangual lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Kessinger ss          5   3   2   0     0   1   .231      White cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
McBride cf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .364      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Smith 1b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .201      Carter rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .241
  Rudolph ph,c        3   0   1   2     0   1   .238      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Fairly ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Mackanin 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .236
Simmons c,1b,c        4   1   2   3     1   0   .285      Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Anderson rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Frias ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .261
  Crawford ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .350      Warthen p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cruz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .195        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .203        Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Falcone p             4   0   1   0     0   0   .071        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  10   6     4   8             Totals               31   2   5   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 12,323
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Expos 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 0
Errors: Frias 3
Doubles: Rudolph (2), Mackanin (8)
Triples: Kessinger (2)
Home Runs: Simmons (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (11)
Caught Stealing: Smith (2)
GIDP: Parrish (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(3-4)          9     5   2   2   1   4   0  32   3.14
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   4   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen L(1-5)          6.1   8   5   2   4   6   1  32   3.86
Granger                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.51
Murray                  1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.82
Totals                  9    10   6   3   4   8   1  42

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock reached on an error by Frias; Brock stole
second; Brock stole third; Kessinger struck out; McBride singled
to left [Brock scored (unearned)]; Smith singled to left
[McBride to second]; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher
to second) [McBride to third]; Simmons flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual popped to catcher in foul territory; White
struck out; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson flied out to center; Cruz struck out;
Tyson walked; Falcone singled to pitcher [Tyson to second];
Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Parrish struck out; Mackanin doubled
to right [Carter to third]; Foote struck out; Frias singled to
second [Carter scored, Mackanin scored]; Warthen lined to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger reached on an error by Frias; McBride
struck out; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR SMITH; Rudolph grounded out
(third to first) [Kessinger to second]; Reggie Smith ejected
by HP umpire Dick Stello; Simmons homered (unearned)
[Kessinger scored (unearned)]; Anderson was called out on
strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RUDOLPH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Mangual struck out; White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thornton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Falcone grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter singled to center; Parrish grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter out at
second]; Mackanin singled to right; Foote flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied out to left; Kessinger flied out to
center; McBride walked; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Warthen
grounded out (second to first); Mangual grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Anderson
singled to third; Cruz lined to shortstop [Anderson to second
(error by Frias)]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Falcone flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: White flied out to right; Thornton flied out to
center; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger singled to center; McBride singled to right [Kessinger
to second]; Rudolph doubled to left [Kessinger scored, McBride
scored]; Simmons was walked intentionally; GRANGER REPLACED
WARTHEN (PITCHING); CRAWFORD BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Crawford flied
out to left; Cruz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin flied out to center;
Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Falcone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Frias flied out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR
GRANGER; Morales singled to left; Mangual forced Morales
(shortstop to second); White popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Kessinger
tripled to center; McBride grounded out (third to first); FAIRLY
BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Fairly grounded out (second to first);
Simmons singled to center [Kessinger scored]; Crawford was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos
2.

EXPOS 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SIMMONS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Thornton flied out to left; Carter flied
out to left; Parrish popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Expos 2.