Shut out in the opener, 4-0, the Cardinals came slugging back to win the nightcap, 12-9, for a split of the four-game series with the Reds. Fred Norman and Will McEnaney combined to pitch the Reds' shutout, while Bob Bailey hit a two-run homer and a single. In the second contest, Don Kessinger and Lou Brock each hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals and Mike Tyson rapped two triples and a double, batting in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      13, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Reds         1  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .347      Armbrister lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .348
Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .267        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Smith 1b              4   0   2   0     0   2   .212      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .340
Anderson lf           2   0   2   0     2   0   .308      Foster cf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .330
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .329      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Cruz 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .206      Bench c               3   2   2   0     1   0   .244
Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Bailey 3b             3   1   2   2     1   0   .311
  Simmons ph,c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .261        Rose 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .336
Richard ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .061      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flynn 2b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .297
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morgan ph,2b        0   0   0   1     1   0   .348
  Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Curtis p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .167        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kessinger ss        2   0   0   0     0   1   .240

Totals               33   0   8   0     5   7             Totals               29   4   8   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Reds 6
DP: Cardinals 3, Reds 1
Doubles: Foster (9), Perez (11), Concepcion (9)
Home Runs: Bailey (3)
GIDP: Rudolph (1), Flynn (2), Youngblood (1), Bailey (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(4-6)           5.1   6   4   4   3   3   1  24   4.13
Solomon                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Wallace                 1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.72
Hrabosky                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.63
Totals                  8     8   4   4   5   4   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(4-1)           6     5   0   0   5   5   0  26   4.07
McEnaney SV(3)          3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   3.45
Totals                  9     8   0   0   5   7   0  38

Wild Pitches: Solomon (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Tyson
grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to left; Anderson
walked [Smith to second]; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Armbrister flied out to center; Griffey lined to
third; Foster doubled to left; Perez doubled to center [Foster
scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Cruz was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to second); Rudolph grounded out
(third to first); Richard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Bailey walked; Concepcion flied out to center; Flynn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bailey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Curtis struck out; McBride grounded out (second
to first); Tyson singled to center; Smith was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Norman struck out; Armbrister flied out to right;
Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Anderson walked; Crawford singled to center
[Anderson to third]; Cruz walked [Crawford to second]; Rudolph
grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first)
[Crawford to third, Cruz to second, Anderson out at home];
Richard was walked intentionally; Curtis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to center; Bench walked; Bailey homered [Bench scored];
Concepcion doubled; Flynn was walked intentionally; Norman
forced Concepcion (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson
walked; Smith struck out; Anderson singled to center [Tyson to
third]; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Armbrister popped to second; Griffey struck out;
Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudolph
flied out to right; Richard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to
left; Bailey singled to left [Bench to second]; SOLOMON REPLACED
RICHARD (PITCHING); KESSINGER REPLACED CURTIS (PLAYING SS);
Solomon threw a wild pitch [Bench to third, Bailey to second];
Concepcion was walked intentionally; MORGAN BATTED FOR FLYNN;
WALLACE REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Morgan walked [Bench
scored, Bailey to third, Concepcion to second]; YOUNGBLOOD
BATTED FOR NORMAN; Youngblood grounded into a double play (third
to catcher) [Bailey out at home, Concepcion out at third]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCENANEY
REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Kessinger was called out on
strikes; McBride struck out; Tyson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Armbrister grounded out (third to first); Griffey
flied out to center; Foster singled to left; Perez flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); FOSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Smith singled to pitcher;
Anderson singled to left [Smith to second]; Crawford flied out
to left; Cruz flied out to left; SIMMONS BATTED FOR RUDOLPH;
Simmons singled to left [Smith to third, Anderson to second];
MUMPHREY BATTED FOR WALLACE; Mumphrey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HRABOSKY REPLACED
MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Bench singled to left; Bailey grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at
second]; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: ROSE REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); McBride popped to shortstop;
Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 4.