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Thursday July 22, 1976
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The Cubs took advantage of five errors and scored five unearned runs to defeat the Cardinals, 8-4. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game Played on Thursday, July 22, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         1  1  0    0  0  3    1  2  0  -   8 13  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  8  5


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             1   2   1   0     3   0   .278      McBride cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .326
  LaCock ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .239
Kelleher ss           5   0   2   1     1   0   .254      Brock lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Madlock 3b            5   1   1   1     1   1   .307      Simmons 3b            4   0   1   2     0   1   .283
Cardenal lf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .305      Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .328
  Summers lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Hernandez 1b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .219
Trillo 2b             6   1   2   1     0   1   .249        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Tyrone 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .100        Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .291
  Biittner ph,1b      2   1   1   1     0   0   .231      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Swisher c             5   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Wallis rf,cf          3   1   1   1     2   1   .236      Falcone p             2   1   1   0     0   0   .094
Stone p               4   1   0   0     0   1   .111        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairly 1b           1   1   0   0     1   1   .261
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               42   8  13   6     7   8             Totals               33   4   8   4     4   6

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 17,822
Left on Base: Cubs 15, Cardinals 6
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Simmons 2, Ferguson, Harris 2
Doubles: Cardenal (19), Falcone (1), McBride (9), Hernandez (7), Brock (12)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (9), Madlock (8), Ferguson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone (1)
GIDP: Brock (10), Harris (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(2-2)            7.2   6   4   4   3   3   0  30   3.14
Garman                  0.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.43
Coleman SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   4.86
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   6   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(6-10)         5.1   8   4   2   5   4   0  30   4.03
Greif                   1.2   1   2   0   1   0   0   9   5.02
Wallace                 2     4   2   1   1   4   0  11   2.45
Totals                  9    13   8   3   7   8   0  50

Passed Balls: Ferguson (7)
Wild Pitches: Garman (3), Greif (4), Wallace (5)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Kelleher flied out to right; Madlock
struck out; Cardenal singled to center [Monday to third]; Trillo
singled to second [Monday scored, Cardenal to second]; Tyrone
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Kessinger walked;
Brock grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop
to second to shortstop) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher flied out to left; Wallis lined to third;
Stone reached on an error by Harris; Monday walked [Stone to
second]; Kelleher singled to left [Stone scored (unearned),
Monday to second]; Madlock popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Crawford
flied out to right; Hernandez singled to right; Ferguson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal doubled to left; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cardenal stole third; Tyrone struck out;
Swisher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Harris flied out to right; Falcone doubled to
left; McBride doubled to left [Falcone scored]; Kessinger
grounded out (second to first) [McBride to third]; Brock flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Wallis struck out; Stone grounded out (second to
first); Monday walked; Kelleher singled to right [Monday to
third, Kelleher to second (on throw to 3b)]; Madlock walked;
Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Simmons grounded out (third to first);
Crawford flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo flied out to center; Tyrone singled to center;
Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Tyrone to second]; Swisher
popped to second; Wallis walked; Stone grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Ferguson walked; Harris grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at second];
Falcone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Monday singled to left; Kelleher grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Monday to second]; Madlock singled to left
[Monday scored]; GREIF REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Madlock
stole second [Madlock to third (error by Ferguson)]; Cardenal
reached on a fielder's choice [Madlock scored (unearned),
Cardenal to second (error by Harris)]; Trillo flied out to left;
BIITTNER BATTED FOR TYRONE; Biittner singled to center [Cardenal
scored (unearned)]; Swisher forced Biittner (shortstop to
second); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); McBride
popped to third in foul territory; Kessinger struck out; Brock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Wallis walked; Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Wallis to second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR MONDAY; LaCock
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wallis to third]; Kelleher
reached on an error by Simmons [Wallis scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Greif threw a wild pitch [Kelleher to second]; Madlock
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Simmons struck out; Crawford
struck out; Hernandez doubled to right; Ferguson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: WALLACE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); FAIRLY REPLACED
GREIF (PLAYING 1B); Cardenal singled to center; Trillo singled
to left [Cardenal to second]; Biittner forced Cardenal (pitcher
to third) [Trillo to second]; Wallace threw a wild pitch [Trillo
to third, Biittner to second]; Swisher struck out; Wallis
singled to left [Trillo scored, Biittner scored (error by
Simmons) (unearned) (no RBI), Wallis to second]; Stone struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: SUMMERS REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); Harris
grounded out (second to first); Fairly walked; McBride singled
to right [Fairly to second]; Kessinger popped to catcher in foul
territory; Brock doubled to left [Fairly scored, McBride to
third]; GARMAN REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Simmons singled to
right [McBride scored, Brock scored]; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 9TH: LaCock struck out; Kelleher walked; Madlock forced
Kelleher (third to second); Summers singled to center [Madlock
to second]; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR WALLACE; Mumphrey walked;
Garman threw a wild pitch [Mumphrey to second]; Ferguson singled
to third [Mumphrey to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED GARMAN
(PITCHING); Ferguson stole second; Harris struck out; Fairly was
called out on strikes; McBride struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 8, Cardinals 4.



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