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 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      22, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         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.