Capping three strong innings of relief, Gary Lavelle gave up a single by Don Kessinger in the ninth and then struck out Lou Brock, Ted Simmons and Willie Crawford in succession to emerge with credit for the Giants' 6-4 victory over the Cardinals. After Lavelle replaced Jim Barr, the Giants broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth. Bobby Murcer doubled, was safe at third on a late throw after Darrell Evans bunted and scored as Ken Reitz grounded into a double play. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Monday, July      5, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   6 12  0
Cardinals    3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .313      Mumphrey cf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Perez 2b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .273      Kessinger ss          3   1   2   0     2   0   .248
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Brock lf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .277
Murcer rf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .251      Simmons 1b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .277
Evans 1b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .210      Crawford rf           4   1   2   0     1   1   .338
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Ferguson c            3   0   0   1     1   1   .214
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Cruz 3b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .198
Rader c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .088      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
  Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Rasmussen p           3   0   1   1     0   0   .100
  Thomas pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Harris 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   6  12   5     0   1             Totals               36   4  11   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 11,033
Left on Base: Giants 5, Cardinals 10
DP: Giants 2, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Murcer (8), Simmons (18), Crawford (8), Tyson (8)
Triples: Herndon (3)
Home Runs: Evans (5)
Stolen Bases: Rader (1), Kessinger 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (1), Lavelle (2)
GIDP: Speier (7), Reitz (15), Tyson (2), Brock (9)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    6     9   4   4   5   1   0  30   2.76
Lavelle W(3-4)          3     2   0   0   0   4   0  11   2.59
Totals                  9    11   4   4   5   5   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(3-7)        7    11   5   5   0   1   1  31   4.69
Hrabosky                2     1   1   1   0   0   0   7   3.05
Totals                  9    12   6   6   0   1   1  38

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Perez
singled to center; Matthews singled to right [Perez to third];
Murcer singled to right [Perez scored, Matthews to second];
Evans flied out to right; Reitz grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to shortstop; Kessinger singled
to right [Mumphrey to third]; Brock singled to left [Mumphrey
scored, Kessinger to second]; Simmons doubled to left [Kessinger
scored, Brock to third]; Crawford was walked intentionally;
Ferguson forced Crawford (shortstop to second) [Brock scored,
Simmons to third]; Cruz walked [Ferguson to second]; Tyson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out
at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier grounded out (second to first); Rader popped
to third in foul territory; Barr grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger walked;
Kessinger stole second; Brock singled to shortstop [Kessinger to
third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon tripled to center; Perez singled to right
[Herndon scored]; Matthews flied out to center; Murcer forced
Perez (second to shortstop); Evans homered [Murcer scored];
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crawford doubled to left; Ferguson walked; Cruz
struck out; Tyson forced Ferguson (shortstop to second)
[Crawford to third]; Rasmussen singled to right [Crawford
scored, Tyson to second]; Mumphrey forced Rasmussen (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Barr flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Brock
flied out to right; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon struck out; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to right; Tyson
doubled to left [Cruz to third]; Rasmussen flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Murcer singled to right; Evans flied out to left;
Reitz singled to right [Murcer to second]; Speier grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Reitz out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
walked; Brock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Rader flied out to left; ADAMS BATTED FOR BARR;
Adams singled to center; THOMAS RAN FOR ADAMS; Herndon popped to
first in foul territory; Perez singled to right [Thomas to
third]; Matthews forced Perez (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Crawford singled to first;
Ferguson was called out on strikes; Cruz popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Murcer doubled to right; HRABOSKY REPLACED CRUZ
(PITCHING); HARRIS REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PLAYING 3B); Evans
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Murcer to
third]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Murcer scored, Evans out at second]; Speier flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson flied out to center; Harris grounded out
(second to first); Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Rader singled to second; Rader stole second; Lavelle
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rader to third];
Herndon grounded out (second to first) [Rader scored]; Perez
lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Kessinger singled to third; Kessinger stole
second; Brock was called out on strikes; Simmons was called out
on strikes; Crawford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 4.