After scoring twice in the first inning on a single by Bill Buckner, a walk, single by Ron Cey and sacrifice fly by Bill Russell, the Dodgers got a run on Davey Lopes' first homer of the season in the second and defeated the Cardinals, 3-2. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      20, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Dodgers      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            2   1   0   0     0   0   .328      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Buckner lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .293
Anderson lf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .315      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .230
Simmons 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .308
Ferguson c            4   1   0   0     0   1   .227      Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .311
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .339      Russell ss            3   0   0   1     0   1   .306
Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Baker cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .257
Cruz 3b               3   0   2   1     0   0   .194      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Rau p                 3   0   2   0     0   1   .216
  Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .293
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     1   2             Totals               30   3   8   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 20,629
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Dodgers 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 2
Errors: Russell, Yeager
Doubles: Cruz (11)
Home Runs: Lopes (1)
Caught Stealing: Garvey (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Anderson (1), Russell (4)
GIDP: Harris (3)
Hit by Pitch: McBride 2 (5,by Rau 2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(8-9)        6     5   3   3   3   5   1  26   3.83
Greif                   2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   5.22
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   7   1  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(9-6)              9     5   2   1   1   2   0  34   2.96
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Rau 2 (5)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Anderson singled to
right; Simmons forced Anderson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to third in foul territory; Buckner
singled to center; Smith walked [Buckner to second]; Cey singled
to left [Buckner scored, Smith to third, Cey to second (on
throw)]; Garvey was walked intentionally; Russell hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored]; Baker walked [Cey to
third, Garvey to second]; Yeager struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Ferguson reached on an error by Russell [Ferguson
to second]; Crawford popped to shortstop; Harris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz singled to center [Ferguson scored
(unearned)]; McGlothen grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Rau was called out on strikes; Lopes homered;
Buckner flied out to center; Smith was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride was hit by a pitch; Kessinger singled to
right [McBride to third]; Anderson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[McBride scored]; Simmons lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Kessinger out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (second to first); Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Ferguson flied out to right; Crawford grounded
out (second to first); Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Yeager popped to second;
Rau singled to left; Lopes forced Rau (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz doubled to left; McGlothen reached on a
fielder's choice [Cruz out at third (catcher to third),
McGlothen to second (error by Yeager)]; McBride was hit by a
pitch; Kessinger popped to catcher in foul territory; Anderson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson
struck out; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
flied out to left; Baker singled to left; Yeager grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers
3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Harris popped to third; Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Mumphrey
walked; McBride popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Rau singled to
right; Lopes flied out to center; Buckner singled to left [Rau
to second]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rau to third,
Buckner to second]; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Anderson flied out
to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey singled to second; Russell struck out; Baker
struck out while Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Crawford
singled to left; Harris grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.