Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray combined to pitch Expos to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals in the rain-delayed opener of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was postponed. Eric Rasmussen was the Cardinals' hard-luck loser.

With one out in the seventh, Barry Foote singled for the Expos. Rain then stopped play for the second time. When action resumed, Bill Greif took the mound for the Cards and the Expos proceeded to break the scoreless tie with a run on a double by Jose Morales, sending Foote to third, and a sacrifice fly by Ellis Valentine. The Expos iced the decision with RBI singles by Larry Parrish and Tim Foli in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      28, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine cf          3   1   1   1     1   1   .260      Mumphrey lf,rf        4   0   1   0     1   1   .278
Garrett 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .220        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Parrish 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .214        Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Unser rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .226      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     2   0   .238
Foli ss               5   0   3   1     0   0   .266      Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .252        Brock ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Simmons 1b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .285
Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .218      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .234
Fryman p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .103      Cruz 3b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .201
  Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .337        McBride ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .329
  Mackanin pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Harris cf,3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .227
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Richard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .135
                                                            Fairly ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Forsch pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
                                                            Clarey 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Rasmussen p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford ph,rf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .327

Totals               36   3  10   3     4   5             Totals               34   0  10   0     5   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 16,139
Left on Base: Expos 11, Cardinals 13
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Jorgensen, Richard, Rasmussen
Doubles: Valentine (5), Morales (7), Foli (22), Cruz (12)
Caught Stealing: Harris (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rasmussen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (2)
GIDP: Foote (6), Ferguson (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(9-8)           6     8   0   0   5   3   0  29   3.84
Murray SV(11)           3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.75
Totals                  9    10   0   0   5   5   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(3-9)        6.1   5   1   1   1   4   0  26   4.15
Greif                   1.2   2   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.63
Wallace                 0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   2.81
Solomon                 0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.65
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   5   0  41

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


EXPOS 1ST: Valentine struck out; Garrett flied out to center;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey flied out to center; Kessinger singled
to left [Kessinger to second (error by Jorgensen)]; Anderson
popped to third in foul territory; Simmons popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Unser lined to third; Foli singled to center;
Jorgensen singled to right [Foli to third]; White walked
[Jorgensen to second]; Foote grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Ferguson singled to right; Cruz doubled to left
[Ferguson to third]; Harris was called out on strikes; Richard
grounded out (second to first); Rasmussen flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: On a bunt Fryman grounded out (catcher to first);
Valentine doubled to left; Garrett grounded out (second to
first) [Valentine to third]; Parrish grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger walked; Anderson popped to shortstop; Simmons singled
to third [Kessinger to second]; Ferguson walked [Kessinger to
third, Simmons to second]; Cruz forced Ferguson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser reached on an error by Rasmussen; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Unser to second]; Jorgensen flied out
to right; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Harris walked; Harris was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Richard flied out to right; Rasmussen
singled to left; Mumphrey singled to third [Rasmussen to
second]; Kessinger walked [Rasmussen to third, Mumphrey to
second]; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Foote lined to shortstop; Fryman singled to center;
Valentine flied out to center; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to right; Ferguson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish reached on an error by Richard; Unser struck
out; Foli flied out to center; Jorgensen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
singled to center; Rasmussen out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Richard to second]; Mumphrey walked; Kessinger popped
to first in foul territory; 35 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 7TH: White was called out on strikes; Foote singled to
center; 22 minute rain delay; GREIF REPLACED RASMUSSEN
(PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Morales doubled to left
[Foote to third]; MACKANIN RAN FOR MORALES; Valentine hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Foote scored, Mackanin to third]; Garrett
was walked intentionally; Parrish popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); BROCK BATTED
FOR ANDERSON; Brock grounded out (second to first); Simmons
struck out; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 8TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Unser flied out to center; Foli doubled
to left; Jorgensen was walked intentionally; White flied out to
right [Foli to third]; Foote grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCBRIDE BATTED FOR CRUZ; McBride flied out to
left; Harris flied out to center; FAIRLY BATTED FOR RICHARD;
Fairly singled to right; FORSCH RAN FOR FAIRLY; CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR GREIF; Crawford singled to center [Forsch to second];
Mumphrey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 9TH: CLAREY REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING 2B); CRAWFORD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLACE REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING);
MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Murray flied out to center; Valentine walked;
Garrett singled to right [Valentine to second]; SOLOMON REPLACED
WALLACE (PITCHING); Parrish singled to center [Valentine scored,
Garrett to second]; Unser struck out; Foli singled to left
[Garrett scored, Parrish out at third (left to catcher to
shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted); Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 0.