With two out in the 10th inning, the Cardinals scored on a walk and singles by Ted Simmons and Joe Ferguson to gain a 5-4 victory for a split of a doubleheader with the Giants, who won the opener by the same 5-4 score. In the lidlifter, Mike Tyson homered for the Cardinals and Bpbby Murcer for the Giants to help effect a 4-4 tie before the Giants scored the deciding run in the sixth inning on a double by Darrell Evans, bunt by Mike Sadek and sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Chris Arnold. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      18, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  2
Giants       2  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   5  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .332      Herndon cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .302
xKessinger ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Perez 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Matthews lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Simmons c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .283      Murcer rf             3   1   2   3     1   0   .260
Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .342      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .292
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   2     0   0   .210      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Evans 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .209
Tyson 2b              1   1   1   1     0   0   .305      Hill c                0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Harris 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Sadek c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Cruz 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .190      Barr p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .111
Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Arnold ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .239
  Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .317        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   9   4     2   3             Totals               28   5   8   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Giants 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 3
Errors: Tyson, Cruz, Hill
Doubles: Harris (9), Evans (5)
Home Runs: Tyson (2), Murcer (13)
Stolen Bases: Crawford (2), Barr (1), Matthews (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (7), Barr (6), Sadek (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (4), Arnold (1)
GIDP: Simmons (7), Hernandez (6), Reitz (16)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(6-9)          6     7   5   4   2   2   1  28   4.06
Greif                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.48
Totals                  8     8   5   4   3   2   1  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(7-6)             6     8   4   4   1   0   1  24   3.39
Lavelle SV(9)           3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   2.32
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   3   1  35

Wild Pitches: Falcone (5)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride singled to left; Kessinger reached on
catcher's interference by Hill [McBride to second]; Marc Hill
left with injured left hand; SADEK REPLACED HILL (PLAYING C
); Brock forced Kessinger (pitcher to shortstop) [McBride to
third]; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: On a bunt Herndon singled; Perez flied out to right;
Falcone threw a wild pitch [Herndon to second]; Matthews reached
on an error by Cruz [Herndon to third]; Murcer singled to right
[Herndon scored, Matthews to third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Matthews scored (unearned), Murcer to second]; Speier
flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Crawford singled to center; Hernandez grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Crawford out
at second]; Tyson homered; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to left; Sadek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Barr singled to left; Barr stole second
[Barr to third (error by Tyson)]; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first);
McBride grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants
2.

GIANTS 3RD: HARRIS REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 2B); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled to center; Murcer
popped to third; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock popped to third; Simmons flied out to left;
Crawford walked; Crawford stole second; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier popped to second; Evans walked; Sadek walked
[Evans to second]; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Evans to third, Sadek to second]; Herndon popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Harris doubled to right; Cruz singled to right
[Harris scored]; Falcone out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Cruz to second]; McBride lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Cruz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Perez singled to left; Matthews flied out to center;
Murcer homered [Perez scored]; Reitz flied out to center; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
singled to pitcher; Simmons singled to right [Brock to second];
Crawford grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third, Simmons
to second]; Hernandez singled to center [Brock scored, Simmons
scored, Hernandez out at second (center to first to shortstop)];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans doubled to left; Sadek out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Evans to third]; ARNOLD BATTED FOR BARR;
Arnold hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored]; Herndon
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Harris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (third to
first); ANDERSON BATTED FOR FALCONE; Anderson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Perez flied out
to center; Matthews singled to left; Matthews stole second;
Murcer walked; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Matthews out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride struck out; Kessinger walked; Brock
struck out; Simmons singled to right [Kessinger to second];
Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants
5.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier flied out to left; Evans flied out to center;
Sadek popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Giants 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: FERGUSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Ferguson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harris grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Giants 5.