Andy Messersmith drove in two runs and worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning while leading the Braves to a 5-2 decision over the Cardinals. The Cardinals ended Messersmith's string of 22 scoreless innings when they scored in the fifth when hot-hitting Mike Tyson doubled and came home on Jerry Mumphrey's single. This was third straight triumph for Messersmith, who had shut out the Expos and Cubs in his last two starts. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, June      14, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  2  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Mumphrey lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Lacy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
May lf                5   1   1   0     0   1   .154      McBride cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .344
Paciorek 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Simmons c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .267
Henderson rf          3   2   2   1     1   0   .282      Smith 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .213
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Chaney ss             4   2   3   1     0   0   .255      Cruz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Tyson 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .284
Messersmith p         4   0   2   2     0   0   .118      McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                            Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .169
                                                            Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                            Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .061

Totals               37   5  11   5     2   3             Totals               34   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 13,084
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: May (2), Henderson (7), Chaney (4), Tyson (5)
Triples: McBride (2)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (2)
GIDP: May (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(5-5)      9     7   2   2   3   4   0  37   2.60
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(5-6)        8    10   5   5   2   3   0  36   3.78
Solomon                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   3   0  39

Wild Pitches: Messersmith (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Lacy reached
on an error by Cruz [Lacy to second]; May popped to catcher;
Paciorek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey flied out to center; Kessinger singled
to right; McBride flied out to center; Simmons walked [Kessinger
to second]; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Henderson walked; Williams was called out on
strikes; Chaney singled to left [Henderson to second]; Royster
flied out to right [Henderson to third]; On a bunt Messersmith
singled to third [Henderson scored, Chaney to second]; Office
singled to center [Chaney scored, Messersmith to second]; Lacy
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Crawford struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop
to first); Tyson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: May doubled to right; Paciorek flied out to center
[May to third]; Henderson singled to right [May scored];
Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Williams flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Kessinger was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney flied out to right; Royster flied out to
center; Messersmith popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons
walked; Smith forced Simmons (first to shortstop); Crawford
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Lacy flied
out to center; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
doubled to left; McGlothen grounded out (first unassisted)
[Tyson to third]; Mumphrey singled to left [Tyson scored];
Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 3, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson doubled to right; Williams grounded out (third to
first); Chaney doubled to right [Henderson scored]; Royster was
walked intentionally; Messersmith singled to left [Chaney
scored, Royster to third]; Office flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: McBride flied out to left; Simmons popped to
shortstop; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lacy flied out to left; May struck out; Paciorek
singled to left; Henderson forced Paciorek (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Cruz
flied out to left; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Williams flied out to left; Chaney singled to right;
Royster popped to shortstop; Messersmith forced Chaney
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Hernandez struck
out; On a bunt Mumphrey singled to first; Messersmith threw a
wild pitch [Mumphrey to second]; Kessinger popped to third in
foul territory; McBride tripled to left [Mumphrey scored];
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 9TH: SOLOMON REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Office
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lacy singled to left; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lacy
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith singled to center; Crawford singled to
center [Smith to second]; Cruz lined to left; Tyson walked
[Smith to third, Crawford to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR SOLOMON;
Fairly forced Smith (pitcher to catcher) [Crawford to third,
Tyson to second]; RICHARD RAN FOR FAIRLY; Mumphrey flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 2.