When the Dodgers failed to complete an attempted double play in the ninth inning, the Cardinals scored a run for a 4-3 victory. Jerry Mumphrey singled to set up the tie-breaking tally, but was forced at second on a bunt by Don Kessinger.

Following a wild pitch and passed ball that moved pinch-runner Lee Richard to third, the Dodgers walked Lou Brock and Ted Simmons intentionally. Willie Crawford then hit a chopper to shortstop Bill Russell for a forceout of Simmons, but Crawford beat Davey Lopes' throw to first as Richard scored the winning run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Mumphrey cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .303
  Mota ph             0   0   0   1     1   0   .273      Kessinger ss          3   1   0   0     2   0   .249
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .059
Buckner lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .283
Garvey 1b             3   0   2   0     2   0   .303      Simmons c             2   0   1   1     3   0   .278
Cey 3b                5   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Crawford rf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .338
Smith rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .218      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .189
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .307      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .197
Baker cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .254      Tyson 2b              3   0   3   1     0   0   .292
Yeager c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .228      Denny p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Rhoden p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .342        Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Sizemore ph,2b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .271

Totals               34   3  10   2     5   3             Totals               34   4  10   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 21,242
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Cardinals 11
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Rhoden
Doubles: Simmons (20), Hernandez (4), Tyson (9)
Triples: Crawford (5)
Home Runs: Smith (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Tyson (3)
GIDP: Russell (8), Cey (3), Buckner (5), Crawford (6)
Hit by Pitch: Yeager (6,by Denny)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  4     6   3   3   1   1   0  19   2.91
Wall                    2     1   0   0   2   2   0   8   4.19
Hough                   2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.13
Sosa L(4-5)             0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   4.75
Totals                  8.2  10   4   4   6   3   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   6.1   7   1   1   1   0   1  26   3.28
Hrabosky                1.2   3   2   2   3   2   0  11   3.28
Wallace                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Greif W(2-5)            0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.36
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   3   1  40

Passed Balls: Yeager (4)
Hit by Pitch: Denny (4)
Wild Pitches: Sosa (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey singled to left; Cey
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kessinger walked; Brock flied out to left; Simmons doubled to
right [Kessinger scored]; Crawford grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Smith singled to right; Russell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at
second]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Cruz flied
out to center; Tyson singled to left; Denny singled to second
[Tyson to second]; Mumphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Rhoden
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock lined to left; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Garvey
grounded out (second to first); Cey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford tripled to right; Hernandez doubled to
right [Crawford scored]; On a bunt Cruz singled [Hernandez to
third]; Tyson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hernandez scored];
Denny popped to pitcher [Cruz to second (error by Rhoden)];
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Russell walked; Baker
singled to left [Russell to second]; Yeager flied out to center;
GOODSON BATTED FOR RHODEN; Goodson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: WALL REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Kessinger
walked; Brock struck out; Simmons walked [Kessinger to second];
Crawford grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to right; Buckner flied out to right;
Garvey singled to left [Lopes to second]; Cey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garvey out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Cruz struck out;
Tyson singled to right; On a bunt Denny grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith homered; Russell singled to pitcher; Baker
flied out to center; Yeager was hit by a pitch [Russell to
second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR WALL; HRABOSKY REPLACED DENNY
(PITCHING); LACY BATTED FOR CRUZ; Lacy was called out on
strikes; Lopes struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded
out (second to first); Kessinger flied out to center; Brock
singled to second; Simmons walked [Brock to second]; Crawford
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner singled to right; Garvey walked [Buckner to
second]; Cey flied out to left; Smith popped to first in foul
territory; Russell forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(third to first); Tyson doubled to left; Hrabosky flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker singled to left; Yeager walked [Baker to
second]; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR HOUGH; Sizemore singled to center
[Baker to third, Yeager to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR LOPES; Mota
walked [Baker scored, Yeager to third, Sizemore to second];
WALLACE REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Buckner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore to third,
Yeager scored (no RBI), Mota out at second]; GREIF REPLACED
WALLACE (PITCHING); Garvey was walked intentionally; Cey struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); SIZEMORE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mumphrey singled to center; Kessinger forced
Mumphrey (pitcher to shortstop); Sosa threw a wild pitch
[Kessinger to second]; RICHARD RAN FOR KESSINGER; Yeager allowed
a passed ball [Richard to third]; Brock was walked
intentionally; Simmons was walked intentionally [Brock to
second]; Crawford forced Simmons (shortstop unassisted) [Richard
scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 4.