Lou Brock delivered a two-run single in a three-run, second-inning uprising that sent the Cardinals on their way to a 7-2 triumph over the Mets and made a winner of Lynn McGlothen for the first time since May 25. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, June      21, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0
Cardinals    0  3  0    2  1  0    1  0  x  -   7 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      McBride cf            4   2   1   0     1   1   .347
  Phillips ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Kessinger ss          5   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Brock lf              4   1   1   2     1   1   .279
Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Simmons 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .265
Kingman rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .236        Hernandez 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Kranepool 1b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .287      Ferguson c            3   1   2   1     1   0   .224
  Torre ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Anderson rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .301
Unser cf              2   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Cruz 3b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .202
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Tyson 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .277
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219      McGlothen p           2   1   1   1     0   1   .161
  Staiger ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .343
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Vail ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .667
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .208

Totals               33   2   8   1     1   3             Totals               34   7  12   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 14,100
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cardinals 8
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Kranepool (9), Torre (5), Ferguson (9), McBride (7)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (3)
GIDP: Milner (7), Grote (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(6-6)          4     9   5   5   3   2   0  23   4.36
Apodaca                 3     3   2   2   1   2   0  13   1.91
Lolich                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.28
Totals                  8    12   7   7   4   5   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(6-6)        6     6   1   1   1   1   0  24   3.62
Hrabosky SV(7)          3     2   1   0   0   2   0  11   3.22
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Millan
singled to center; Milner flied out to center; Kingman singled
to right [Millan to second]; Kranepool flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Kessinger singled to
left; Brock flied out to left; Simmons walked [Kessinger to
second]; Ferguson forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Unser grounded out (second to first); Garrett flied
out to left; Grote flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson singled to center; Cruz was called out
on strikes; Tyson forced Anderson (shortstop to second);
McGlothen singled to left [Tyson to third]; McBride walked
[McGlothen to second]; Kessinger singled to center [Tyson
scored, McGlothen to third, McBride to second]; Brock singled to
center [McGlothen scored, McBride scored, Kessinger to second];
Simmons forced Brock (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

METS 3RD: Koosman flied out to center; Harrelson struck out;
Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Ferguson doubled to left; Anderson lined to
shortstop; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Tyson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 3.

METS 4TH: Milner flied out to right; Kingman singled to right;
Kranepool doubled to right [Kingman to third]; Unser hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Kingman scored, Kranepool to third];
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: McGlothen struck out; McBride doubled to right;
Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Brock walked; Simmons
singled to right [McBride scored, Brock to second]; Ferguson
singled to right [Brock scored, Simmons out at third (right to
third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

METS 5TH: Grote flied out to center; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Boisclair flied out to right; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: APODACA REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Anderson
singled to third; Cruz singled to shortstop [Anderson to
second]; Tyson forced Cruz (pitcher to shortstop) [Anderson to
third]; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Anderson scored, Tyson to second]; McBride was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

METS 6TH: Millan singled to left; Milner grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Millan out at second];
Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS);
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Brock grounded out
(second to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

METS 7TH: Kranepool walked; Unser singled to right [Kranepool to
third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Garrett popped
to shortstop; Grote grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Ferguson walked; Anderson grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Ferguson to second]; Cruz singled to left [Ferguson
scored, Cruz to second (on throw to home)]; Tyson flied out to
right; Hrabosky was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

METS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING 1B); VAIL BATTED
FOR APODACA; Vail singled to right; Phillips was called out on
strikes; Millan flied out to right; Milner flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: LOLICH REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); McBride popped
to shortstop; Kessinger flied out to center; Brock struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

METS 9TH: Kingman flied out to center; TORRE BATTED FOR
KRANEPOOL; Torre doubled to right; BROWN BATTED FOR UNSER; Brown
struck out; STAIGER BATTED FOR GARRETT; Staiger reached on an
error by Cruz [Torre scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Grote lined to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 7.