Dave Kingman hit his 27th homer of the season, connecting with a man on base in the first inning, for the blow that gave the Mets a 2-0 victory over the Cardinals behind the three-hit pitching of Mickey Lolich. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      29, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   1   .246      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .275      Torre 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .312
Simmons 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Kingman lf            3   1   1   2     1   0   .243
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .290        Brown rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Cruz 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .204      Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Staiger 3b            1   0   1   0     2   0   .193
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .040      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Lolich p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .192
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     3   9             Totals               27   2   5   2     4   3

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 16,232
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Mets 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Kessinger (13), Torre (6), Staiger (3)
Home Runs: Kingman (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (5)
GIDP: Simmons (6), Grote (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(5-7)          6     5   2   2   4   2   1  26   4.02
Rasmussen               2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.47
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   3   1  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(4-9)           9     3   0   0   3   9   0  33   2.96
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   9   0  33

Wild Pitches: Lolich 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger doubled to left; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Kessinger
to third]; Brock struck out; Simmons walked; Ferguson forced
Simmons (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson popped to second; Millan grounded out (third
to first); Torre doubled to left; Kingman homered [Torre
scored]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
walked; Tyson singled to center [Cruz to second]; Falcone struck
out; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Grote walked; Staiger walked [Grote to second]; Unser
was called out on strikes; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Grote to third, Staiger to second];
Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger singled to center; Brock was called out
on strikes; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Millan flied out to left; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman walked; Vail grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Ferguson flied out to left; Anderson grounded out
(third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Staiger doubled
to left; Unser flied out to right; Lolich was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson reached on an error by Harrelson; Lolich
threw a wild pitch [Tyson to second]; Falcone struck out;
Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Kessinger grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(second to first); Torre singled to center; Kingman popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Ferguson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Vail singled to center; Grote grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Vail out at second]; Staiger walked;
Unser forced Staiger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Anderson walked; Cruz flied out to right; Tyson
popped to shortstop; HARRIS BATTED FOR FALCONE; Harris struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Lolich struck
out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Torre flied out to right; Kingman flied out to left;
Vail flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Mets 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); Simmons struck
out; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Anderson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 2.