The Cardinals, who scored five runs in one inning in the previous night's game and yet lost to the Reds, 7-6, scored five runs again in one frame and this time made them stand up for a 5-4 victory. However, three of their five runs were unearned as the result of an error by left fielder Bob Bailey, who dropped a fly ball by Bake McBride to open the third inning.

Don Kessinger and Lou Brock followed with singles for one run and another scored when Tony Perez threw home late after fielding a grounder by Reggie Smith. Willie Crawford singled to drive in the third tally and Mike Tyson then put a capper on the outburst with a triple good for two runs. Perez and Pete Rose homered for the Reds. Brock tried batting righthanded for the first time in his 15-year career, with lefthander Will McEnaney on the mound for the Reds in the seventh inning, and struck out. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      12, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  0  -   4 11  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .360      Rose 3b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .336
Kessinger ss          5   1   1   0     0   2   .242      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   1     0   2   .271
Brock lf              4   1   2   1     1   2   .270      Foster rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .327
Simmons c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Perez 1b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .291
Smith 1b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .205      Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   2   .236
  Hernandez 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Bailey lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Crawford rf           4   1   3   1     0   1   .331        Griffey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .347
Cruz 3b               4   1   0   0     0   3   .203      Flynn 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .301
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   2     1   1   .268      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .276
Falcone p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .059      Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darcy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Greif p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .421
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Driessen ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .229
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  10   5     2  12             Totals               36   4  11   4     6   7

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 51,227
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Reds 12
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 1
Errors: Bailey
Doubles: Bench (12), Geronimo (10)
Triples: Crawford (2), Tyson (5)
Home Runs: Perez (9), Rose (5)
Stolen Bases: McBride (3)
Caught Stealing: Rose (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (3)
GIDP: Simmons (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(4-5)          7.1  10   4   4   4   5   2  35   4.11
Hrabosky                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.71
Greif SV(1)             1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   5.19
Totals                  9    11   4   4   6   7   2  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(5-4)       2.2   6   5   2   2   2   0  17   4.66
Darcy                   1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.40
Borbon                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.34
McEnaney                2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   3.86
Eastwick                1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.05
Totals                  9    10   5   2   2  12   0  40

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


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride singled to center; McBride stole second;
On a bunt Kessinger made an out to pitcher; Brock walked;
Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Concepcion struck out; Foster
walked; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
tripled to center; Cruz was called out on strikes; Tyson was
walked intentionally; Falcone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench doubled; Bailey walked; Flynn out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Bench to third, Bailey to second];
Geronimo struck out; Billingham popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride reached on an error by Bailey [McBride to
second]; Kessinger singled to left [McBride to third]; Brock
singled to center [McBride scored (unearned), Kessinger to
second]; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Kessinger to
third, Brock to second]; Smith reached on a fielder's choice
[Kessinger scored, Brock to third]; Crawford singled to right
[Brock scored, Smith to third]; Cruz reached on a fielder's
choice [Smith out at home (shortstop to catcher), Crawford to
second]; Tyson tripled to center [Crawford scored (unearned),
Cruz scored (unearned)]; DARCY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
Falcone popped to second; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to
right; Foster popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride flied out to center; Kessinger struck
out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: Perez homered; Bench flied out to right; Bailey
singled to left; Flynn singled to center [Bailey to second];
Geronimo popped to second; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR DARCY;
Youngblood popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Reds 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: BORBON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith flied out to left;
Crawford singled to pitcher; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose homered; Concepcion was called out on strikes;
Foster flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson struck out; Falcone grounded out (shortstop
to first); McBride singled to right; Kessinger popped to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench was called out on strikes; Bailey flied out to
left; Flynn singled to right; Geronimo walked [Flynn to second];
ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Brock
struck out; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Smith struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 1B); Rose walked;
Concepcion flied out to right; Foster singled to center [Rose to
second]; Perez flied out to center; Bench flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Crawford was called out on strikes; Cruz was
called out on strikes; Tyson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to
center; Geronimo doubled [Flynn scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED
FALCONE (PITCHING); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Driessen
walked; Rose forced Driessen (first to shortstop) [Geronimo to
third, Rose to first]; Concepcion singled to center [Geronimo
scored, Rose to third]; GREIF REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING);
Foster grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Greif
struck out; McBride singled to center; Kessinger struck out;
Brock singled to left [McBride to second]; Simmons forced Brock
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds
4.

REDS 9TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Bench struck out;
GRIFFEY BATTED FOR BAILEY; Griffey walked; Flynn grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 4.