Playing third base for the first time in his major league career, Ted Simmons committed an error in the 10th inning that enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Cardinals, 7-6. Simmons fielded a grounder by Bill Russell and threw wildly to first, allowing the batter to take an extra base. After Dusty Baker, trying to bunt, popped up, the Cards walked pinch-hitter Manny Mota intentionally, but another pinch-hitter, Ted Sizemore, singled to drive in the winning run. Reggie Smith hit two homers for the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1976 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0    0  -   6  7  1
Dodgers      3  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0    1  -   7 13  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .325      Lopes 2b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .255
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   2     2   0   .241      Buckner lf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .292
Brock lf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .280      Smith rf              5   3   4   2     0   0   .241
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cey 3b                5   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Simmons 3b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .284      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .313
Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Russell ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .209      Baker cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Ferguson c            3   1   1   1     2   0   .228      Yeager c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .213
Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .236        Mota ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Sutton p              0   0   0   0     2   0   .049
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Lacy ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .282
  Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Fairly ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .264        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .081        Sizemore ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .283
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson ph,lf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .317

Totals               34   6   7   5     8   4             Totals               39   7  13   6     6   2

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 26,693
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Dodgers 10
DP: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0
Errors: Simmons, Lopes
Doubles: Hernandez (6), Lacy (7)
Triples: McBride (3), Kessinger (4), Ferguson (2)
Home Runs: Lopes (2), Smith 2 (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Harris (5), McBride (1), Crawford (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (4)
GIDP: Russell 2 (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   3.2   5   4   4   4   0   2  19   3.31
Curtis                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.47
Solomon                 1     1   1   1   1   0   1   4   3.86
Wallace                 1.2   4   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.36
Greif                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.19
Hrabosky L(5-6)         2.1   3   1   0   1   1   0  11   3.03
Totals                  9.1  13   7   6   6   2   3  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  6     4   5   3   7   4   0  30   4.50
Wall                    2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   4.21
Hough W(8-4)            2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.30
Totals                 10     7   6   4   8   4   0  46

Passed Balls: Ferguson (6)
Balks: Wallace (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride tripled to left; Kessinger tripled to
left [McBride scored]; Brock hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Kessinger scored]; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted);
Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Buckner walked; Smith singled to
right [Buckner to third, Smith to second (on throw to 3b)];
Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Buckner scored, Smith to third];
Cey popped to first; Garvey singled to left [Smith scored];
Russell grounded into a double play (second to first) [Garvey
out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez popped to third; Ferguson walked;
Harris struck out; Denny struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Yeager grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sutton walked; Lopes grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride grounded out (first unassisted);
Kessinger walked; Brock singled to right [Kessinger to second];
Simmons flied out to left; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Smith
homered; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 4.

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

DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to right; Baker grounded out
(second to first); Yeager walked; Sutton walked [Yeager to
second]; Lopes singled to third [Yeager to third, Sutton to
second]; CURTIS REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Buckner flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR CURTIS; Mumphrey flied to
left in foul territory; McBride grounded out (second to first);
Kessinger walked; Brock walked [Kessinger to second]; Simmons
walked [Kessinger to third, Brock to second]; Crawford popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: SOLOMON REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Smith
homered; Cey flied out to center; Garvey walked; Russell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Garvey out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Ferguson walked;
Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to
third, Ferguson to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Fairly
walked; RICHARD RAN FOR FAIRLY; McBride reached on an error by
Lopes [Hernandez scored, Ferguson scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Richard to third, McBride to second]; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first) [Richard scored (unearned)]; Brock struck out
(catcher to first); 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: WALLACE REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Baker struck
out; Yeager singled to left; LACY BATTED FOR SUTTON; Wallace
balked [Yeager to second]; Lacy doubled to left [Yeager scored];
Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: WALL REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Simmons walked;
Crawford popped to first in foul territory; Hernandez flied out
to left; Ferguson tripled to center [Simmons scored]; Harris
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith popped to first; Cey flied out to center;
Garvey singled to left; Russell singled to right [Garvey to
second]; GREIF REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); Baker grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers
6.

CARDINALS 8TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR GREIF; Anderson singled to
right; McBride out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Anderson to second]; Kessinger flied out to right; Brock lined
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HRABOSKY
REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Yeager flied out to right; WALTON
BATTED FOR WALL; Walton flied out to center; Lopes struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: HOUGH REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Simmons singled
to right; Crawford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Simmons to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first)
[Simmons to third]; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner singled to right; Smith singled to left
[Buckner to second]; On a bunt Cey hit into a double play
(catcher to shortstop) [Buckner out at third]; Garvey flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 6.

CARDINALS 10TH: Harris flied out to center; Anderson flied out
to center; McBride flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 10TH: Russell reached on an error by Simmons [Russell to
second]; On a bunt Baker made an out to third; MOTA BATTED FOR
YEAGER; Mota was walked intentionally; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR
HOUGH; Sizemore singled to left [Russell scored (unearned), Mota
to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Dodgers 7.