After being shut out by the Cardinals twice in succession, the Expos came back to gain a 4-3 victory after escaping possible disaster in the ninth inning. The Expos picked up a run in the first and added three markers in the second on singles by Barry Foote, Gary Roenicke and Don Stanhouse, a double by Pepe Mangual and an error by Lou Brock.

After pulling within one run, the Cardinals staged their ninth-inning threat. Bake McBride delivered a pinch-single and was forced at second on a bunt by Vic Harris. Although Jerry Mumphrey, batting next, struck out, Stanhouse was pitched out and left the mound in favor of Dale Murray. The reliever then proceeded to walk both Ron Fairly and Brock before retiring Ted Simmons on a grounder to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        1  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  2
Cardinals    0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf,lf         5   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Mumphrey cf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .275
Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .243
Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .228        Fairly ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .195        Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
Foote c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Brock lf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .274
  Morales c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Simmons 1b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .279
Rivera lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .335
  White ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     2   0   .217
Roenicke rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .235      Cruz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   3   .197
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .209      Tyson 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Stanhouse p           4   1   2   1     0   0   .389        McBride ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .342
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Falcone p             1   2   1   1     1   0   .077
                                                            Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
                                                            Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253

Totals               36   4   8   3     2   4             Totals               33   3   7   2     7   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 13,789
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cardinals 10
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Foote, Roenicke, Kessinger, Brock
Doubles: Mangual (8), Simmons (17)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (15), Harris (1)
GIDP: Kessinger (9)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse W(6-3)        8.2   7   3   2   5   5   0  37   2.18
Murray SV(8)            0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   3.04
Totals                  9     7   3   2   7   5   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(5-8)          6     5   4   3   1   2   0  24   4.05
Greif                   3     3   0   0   1   2   0  14   5.40
Totals                  9     8   4   3   2   4   0  38

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual singled to center; Mangual stole second; Foli
flied out to right [Mangual to third]; Mackanin grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mangual scored]; Thornton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Kessinger flied to left in foul territory; Brock flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote singled to left; Rivera flied out to right;
Roenicke singled to left [Foote to second]; Parrish struck out;
Stanhouse singled to left [Foote scored, Roenicke to second];
Mangual doubled to left [Roenicke scored, Stanhouse scored
(error by Brock) (unearned) (no RBI), Mangual to third]; Foli
flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to left; Crawford reached on a
fielder's choice [Simmons out at third (shortstop to third)];
Ferguson walked [Crawford to second]; Cruz struck out; Tyson
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin flied out to center; Thornton flied out to
right; Foote popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Falcone walked; Mumphrey singled to center
[Falcone to second]; Kessinger grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Falcone to third, Mumphrey out at
second]; Brock walked; Simmons singled to center [Falcone
scored, Brock to second]; Crawford forced Simmons (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke
popped to third in foul territory; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Cruz
struck out; Tyson singled to second; Falcone singled to
shortstop [Tyson scored, Falcone to second (error by Foote)];
Mumphrey singled to second [Falcone scored (error by Roenicke)
(unearned) (no RBI), Mumphrey to second]; Kessinger flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Stanhouse flied out to left; Mangual grounded out
(third to first); Foli popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied out to left; Simmons grounded out
(first to pitcher); Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
walked; Foote grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thornton to
second]; Rivera flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Ferguson walked; Cruz was called out on strikes;
Tyson flied out to right; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR FALCONE;
Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Roenicke singled
to right; Parrish popped to third; On a bunt Stanhouse forced
Roenicke (first to shortstop); Mangual popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: MORALES REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING C ); Mumphrey
grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger walked; Brock struck
out; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli popped to second; Mackanin walked; Thornton
flied out to right; Morales singled to right [Mackanin to
third]; WHITE BATTED FOR RIVERA; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MANGUAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Crawford grounded out (first
unassisted); Ferguson flied out to right; Cruz popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
was called out on strikes; Stanhouse singled to shortstop;
Mangual reached on an error by Kessinger [Stanhouse to second];
Foli forced Stanhouse (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: MCBRIDE BATTED FOR TYSON; McBride singled to
center; HARRIS BATTED FOR GREIF; Harris forced McBride (pitcher
to shortstop); Harris stole second; Mumphrey struck out; MURRAY
REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR KESSINGER;
Fairly walked; RICHARD RAN FOR FAIRLY; Brock walked [Harris to
third, Richard to second]; Simmons grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 3.