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John Denny, who never has lost to the Mets in four decisions, allowed only three hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 3-0 victory. The Cards settled the issue quickly, scoring twice in the first inning on a single by Bake McBride, double by Lou Brock and single by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 0Game Played on Tuesday, June 22, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIMets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillips ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 McBride cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .350 Millan 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Milner lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Brock lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .283 Kingman rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Simmons c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .270 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Crawford rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .324 Unser cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Hernandez 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .189 Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Cruz 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .203 Staiger 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Tyson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276 Garrett ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Denny p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .167 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Torre ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 4 Totals 31 3 9 3 4 6 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 12,936 Left on Base: Mets 4, Cardinals 9 DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Brock (9), Simmons (13) Stolen Bases: McBride 2 (8), Brock (18) Sacrifice Hits: Crawford (1) GIDP: Hernandez (4) Hit by Pitch: Millan (4,by Denny) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan L(3-7) 7 8 2 2 2 5 0 30 3.52 Myrick 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 3.38 Sanders 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.96 Totals 8 9 3 3 4 6 0 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(3-4) 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 31 3.54 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Denny (3) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli METS 1ST: Phillips flied out to center; Millan lined to shortstop; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: McBride singled to right; McBride stole second; Kessinger flied out to left; Brock doubled to left [McBride scored]; Simmons singled to left [Brock scored]; Crawford singled to right [Simmons to third]; Hernandez walked [Crawford to second]; Cruz struck out; Tyson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Kranepool flied out to center; Unser flied out to center; Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Denny struck out; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 3RD: Staiger grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to center; Simmons doubled to left; Crawford was walked intentionally; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 4TH: Millan was hit by a pitch; Milner struck out; Kingman struck out; Kranepool forced Millan (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Tyson singled to left; Denny forced Tyson (first to catcher to shortstop); McBride popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 5TH: Unser grounded out (third to first); Grote grounded out (second to first); Staiger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Simmons flied to left in foul territory; Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 6TH: Swan grounded out (second to first); Phillips popped to shortstop; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 7TH: Milner singled to right; Kingman flied out to center; Kranepool forced Milner (second to shortstop); Unser struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Denny was called out on strikes; McBride singled to right; McBride stole second; Kessinger flied out to center [McBride to third]; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. METS 8TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); GARRETT BATTED FOR STAIGER; Garrett flied out to left; TORRE BATTED FOR SWAN; Torre was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MYRICK REPLACED TORRE (PITCHING); Simmons walked; Crawford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Simmons to second]; Hernandez walked; SANDERS REPLACED MYRICK (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left [Simmons scored, Hernandez to third, Cruz to second (on throw)]; Tyson reached on a fielder's choice [Hernandez out at home (third unassisted)]; Denny struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3. METS 9TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Millan singled to left; Milner forced Millan (first to shortstop); Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3. |
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