With Pete Falcone pitching, the Cardinals handed Randy Jones his third defeat of the season against 12 victories by beating the Padres' ace, 7-4. The loss snapped Jones' personal seven-game winning streak. The Padres took a 3-0 lead on homers by Dave Winfield and Mike Ivie before the Cardinals went to work with four runs in the fourth on three singles and an inside-the-park homer by Hector Cruz.

Then in the fifth, Lou Brock, who was celebrating his 37th birthday and return to the lineup after a three-game absence with an injured right hand, also hit an inside-the-park homer with Don Kessinger on base to seal Jones' defeat. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Friday, June      18, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  1  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    4  2  1    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      McBride cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Kessinger ss          4   2   2   0     0   0   .241
W. Davis cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Brock lf              4   2   2   2     0   2   .279
Winfield rf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .274      Simmons 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .262
Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .278        Mumphrey pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Ivie 1b               4   1   3   2     0   0   .266        Hernandez 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Rettenmund lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Ferguson c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Anderson rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Cruz 3b               3   1   1   2     0   0   .198
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .048      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Kubiak ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Falcone p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .050
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               34   4   8   3     2   7             Totals               33   7  10   7     0   3

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 14,501
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cardinals 2
DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Winfield, Ferguson
Doubles: Ivie (8), Tyson (6), Ferguson (8)
Home Runs: Winfield (11), Ivie (4), Cruz (6), Brock (2)
Stolen Bases: Ivie (1), Rettenmund (4), Brock (16)
GIDP: Rader (5), Ferguson (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(12-3)           6     9   7   7   0   2   2  27   2.49
Tomlin                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.40
Totals                  8    10   7   7   0   3   2  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(5-5)          9     8   4   4   2   7   2  36   4.09
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   7   2  36

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Fuentes struck
out; W. Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to right; Kessinger grounded
out (third to first); Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield homered; Rader struck out; Ivie singled to
left; Ivie stole second [Ivie to third (error by Ferguson)];
Rettenmund struck out; Kendall struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Anderson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez
grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Tyson doubled
to left; Falcone grounded out (second to first) [Tyson to
third]; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 4TH: W. Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield
grounded out (second to first); Rader walked; Ivie homered
[Rader scored]; Rettenmund singled to left; Rettenmund stole
second; Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger singled to left; Brock singled to
center [Kessinger to third]; Brock stole second; Simmons singled
to center [Kessinger scored, Brock scored, Simmons to second (on
throw to home)]; Ferguson flied out to left; Anderson flied out
to left; Cruz hit an inside the park homer to left [Simmons
scored]; Tyson flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 5TH: Jones struck out; Hernandez grounded out (third to
first); Fuentes lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Falcone grounded out (first unassisted); McBride
flied out to right; Kessinger singled to left; Brock hit an
inside the park homer to right [Kessinger scored]; Simmons
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
3, Cardinals 6.

PADRES 6TH: W. Davis singled to right; Winfield singled to right
[W. Davis to third]; Rader grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [W. Davis scored, Winfield out at
second]; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Ferguson doubled to right [Ferguson to third
(error by Winfield)]; Anderson singled to left [Ferguson
scored]; Cruz forced Anderson (pitcher to shortstop); Tyson
forced Cruz (shortstop to second); Falcone struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 7TH: Rettenmund popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kendall popped to first in foul territory; KUBIAK BATTED FOR
JONES; Kubiak singled to left; Hernandez forced Kubiak (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); McBride flied
out to center; Kessinger flied out to right; Brock struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); W. Davis
flied out to left; Winfield walked; Rader flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons singled to third; MUMPHREY RAN FOR
SIMMONS; Ferguson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals
7.

PADRES 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING 1B); Ivie
doubled to right; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
MELENDEZ BATTED FOR KENDALL; Melendez was called out on strikes;
GRUBB BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 7.