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. Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3Game Played on Sunday, July 4, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IIExpos 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. |
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