Johnny Grubb, making only his second start in the Padres' outfield after being sidelined by an injury for nearly one month, knocked in three runs, capping his big day with a double in the ninth inning that defeated the Cardinals, 5-4. The Padres had a homer by Willie McCovey and two-run single by Grubb, while the Cardinals countered with a homer by Hector Cruz and two-run single by Lou Brock. Brock's hit tied the score at 4-4 in the eighth, but pinch-hitter Gene Locklear singled for the Padres in the ninth and scored the winning run on Grubb's double. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      20, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 10  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb lf              5   0   2   3     0   0   .263      McBride cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .349
  Melendez pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Kessinger ss          3   2   1   0     1   0   .247
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Brock lf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .279
W. Davis cf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Simmons 1b,c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .217      Crawford rf           2   0   1   1     2   0   .322
  Ivie 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .276        Fairly ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Cruz 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .196
Kendall c             3   2   2   0     1   0   .217      Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Foster p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Forsch p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .160
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Locklear ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .246        Anderson 1b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .061

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   5             Totals               32   4   7   4     5   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 15,537
Left on Base: Padres 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Padres 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Kendall (5), Winfield (12), Grubb (1), Kessinger (11)
Home Runs: McCovey (3), Cruz (7)
Stolen Bases: Torres (2), Brock (17)
Caught Stealing: Torres (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Foster (2)
GIDP: Rader (6), Ferguson (6), Fairly (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster                  5     3   2   2   4   0   1  21   2.21
Metzger                 2.1   3   2   2   1   1   0  11   1.52
Spillner W(2-6)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.62
Reynolds SV(1)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   1   1  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7     8   4   2   2   3   1  31   3.52
Greif L(1-4)            1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   6   5.30
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.42
Totals                  9    10   5   3   3   5   1  39

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


PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Fuentes
grounded out (first to pitcher); W. Davis singled to right;
McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Kessinger walked;
Brock grounded out (first unassisted) [Kessinger to second];
Simmons walked; Crawford singled to right [Kessinger scored,
Simmons to third]; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Winfield out at second]; Torres
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
popped to shortstop; Forsch singled to left; McBride grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall doubled to right; On a bunt Foster struck
out; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kendall to third];
Fuentes singled to third [Kendall scored]; W. Davis grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger flied out to center; Brock popped to
second; Simmons lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 1.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey homered; Winfield flied out to left; Rader
popped to first in foul territory; Torres singled to right;
Torres stole second; Kendall walked; Foster reached on an error
by Cruz [Torres to third, Kendall to second]; Grubb singled to
center [Torres scored (unearned), Kendall scored (unearned),
Foster to second]; Fuentes forced Grubb (second to shortstop); 3
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford walked; Ferguson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Crawford out at second];
Cruz homered; Tyson popped to shortstop in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 5TH: W. Davis struck out; McCovey was called out on
strikes; Winfield doubled to left; Rader flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (third to first); McBride
flied out to right; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 6TH: Torres grounded out (third to first); Kendall
singled to left; Foster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Kendall to second]; Grubb grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock walked; METZGER REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING);
Brock stole second; Simmons was called out on strikes; Crawford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 7TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); W. Davis
grounded out (second to first); McCovey flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Tyson flied out to
center; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR FORSCH; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 8TH: GREIF REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Winfield was
called out on strikes; Rader walked; Torres forced Rader (third
to second); Torres was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride singled to center; Kessinger doubled to
right [McBride to third]; Brock singled to left [McBride scored,
Kessinger scored]; On a bunt Simmons forced Brock (pitcher to
shortstop); Crawford walked [Simmons to second]; SPILLNER
REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR FERGUSON; Fairly
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Crawford out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 4.

PADRES 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SIMMONS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Kendall lined to second; LOCKLEAR BATTED
FOR SPILLNER; Locklear singled to left; Grubb doubled to left
[Locklear scored]; MELENDEZ RAN FOR GRUBB; HRABOSKY REPLACED
FAIRLY (PITCHING); ANDERSON REPLACED GREIF (PLAYING 1B); Fuentes
flied out to left; W. Davis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); REYNOLDS
REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); IVIE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING
1B); Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Tyson flied out
to right; Anderson singled to left; RICHARD RAN FOR ANDERSON;
McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Cardinals 4.