An infield hit by Don Kessinger, sacrifice by Lou Brock and double by Joe Ferguson produced a run for the Cardinals in the ninth inning to defeat the Padres, 2-1. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      15, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .343      Grubb lf,1b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .284
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   2   .246      Fuentes 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .282
Brock lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      W. Davis cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .283
Simmons 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .204
  Richard pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .059        Turner pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .220      Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Anderson rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .304      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Kendall c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .236
  Fairly ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271        B. Davis pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Cruz 3b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .195      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .147      Strom p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .317

Totals               30   2   7   2     2   8             Totals               31   1   8   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 19,922
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Padres 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 1
Doubles: Ferguson (12), Grubb (7), Fuentes (12)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (1), Turner (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (11), Kendall (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (4), Brock (2), Strom (4), Hernandez (4)
Sacrifice Flies: W. Davis (4)
GIDP: Fairly (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(4-4)           8.1   8   1   1   3   2   0  35   3.70
Hrabosky SV(8)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.24
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   3   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(8-10)           8.1   7   2   2   1   8   0  32   3.17
Metzger                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.07
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   0  34

Balks: Strom (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to right; Kessinger struck out;
Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb doubled to right; On a bunt Fuentes singled
[Grubb to third]; W. Davis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Grubb
scored, Fuentes to second]; McCovey popped to shortstop;
Winfield was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was called out on strikes; Ferguson was
called out on strikes; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez popped to catcher;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Cruz to second]; McBride singled to right [Cruz
scored]; Kessinger forced McBride (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: On a bunt Strom grounded out (catcher to first);
Grubb walked; Fuentes singled to left [Grubb to third]; Fuentes
stole second; W. Davis popped to shortstop; McCovey struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall singled to center;
Kendall was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Anderson singled to left; Tyson singled to center
[Anderson to second]; Cruz popped to third; Forsch forced
Anderson (pitcher to third) [Tyson to second]; Strom balked
[Tyson to third, Forsch to second]; McBride struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Strom grounded out
(third to first); Grubb walked; Fuentes flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kessinger struck out; Brock singled to right;
Brock was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second);
Simmons lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: W. Davis flied out to center; McCovey grounded out
(first to second to pitcher); Winfield singled to third; Rader
forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Anderson flied out to center; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall singled to center; Hernandez forced Kendall
(first to shortstop); Strom out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Hernandez to second]; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Forsch struck
out; McBride flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes doubled to right; W. Davis flied out to
center [Fuentes to third]; McCovey was walked intentionally;
TURNER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Turner stole second; Winfield popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TURNER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kessinger singled to shortstop;
Brock out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Kessinger to
second]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Ferguson doubled to
right [Kessinger scored, Simmons to third]; RICHARD RAN FOR
SIMMONS; METZGER REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Anderson was walked
intentionally; FAIRLY BATTED FOR TYSON; Fairly grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Anderson out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); RICHARD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kendall singled to third; B. DAVIS RAN FOR
KENDALL; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [B.
Davis to second]; KUBIAK BATTED FOR METZGER; HRABOSKY REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); Kubiak struck out; Grubb grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 1.