Pete Falcone allowed four hits and had nine strikeouts in pitching the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Pirates. The Cardinals scored three runs in the seventh, bunching a double by Bake McBride and singles by Keith Hernandez, Hector Cruz, Lee Richard and Falcone. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Monday, August    2, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 10  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Stennett 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .264
McBride cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .336      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .336
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   1     0   0   .241      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Mumphrey rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Cruz 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .204      Robertson 1b          3   0   1   0     0   2   .210
Richard 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .141      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Falcone p             4   0   2   1     0   1   .154      Medich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .056
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     0   1             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   9

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  7,553
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: McBride (13)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Medich (6)
GIDP: Brock (12), Zisk (15)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(7-11)         9     4   0   0   2   9   0  32   3.69
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   9   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(5-10)          6.2   8   4   4   0   0   0  27   3.97
Hernandez               1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.03
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.85
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   1   0  36

Wild Pitches: Falcone (7), Hernandez (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
flied out to left; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out (catcher to first); Stennett
flied out to right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
singled to center; Hernandez stole second; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first) [Hernandez to third]; Cruz singled to right
[Hernandez scored]; Richard lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Parker singled to second;
Robinson flied out to center [Parker to second]; Robertson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Falcone flied out to center; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted); Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen flied out to center; Medich struck out;
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride flied out to right; Simmons grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett walked; Oliver flied out to left; Zisk
walked [Stennett to second]; Parker popped to shortstop;
Robinson forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Richard grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson singled to left; Falcone threw a wild
pitch [Robertson to second]; Sanguillen reached on a fielder's
choice [Robertson out at third (shortstop to third)]; Medich out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sanguillen to second];
Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Falcone singled to left; Brock grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Falcone out at second];
Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to right; Oliver struck out; Zisk
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: McBride doubled to center; Simmons grounded out
(second to first) [McBride to third]; Hernandez singled to
center [McBride scored]; Mumphrey flied out to center; Cruz
singled to shortstop [Hernandez to second]; Richard singled to
right [Hernandez scored, Cruz to third]; Falcone singled to
center [Cruz scored, Richard to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); Brock lined to second; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied out to left; Robinson struck out;
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kessinger singled to left; McBride forced
Kessinger (pitcher to shortstop); Hernandez threw a wild pitch
[McBride to second]; Simmons popped to third in foul territory;
Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); HELMS
BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Helms grounded out (third to first);
Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates
0.

CARDINALS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Mumphrey
singled to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Mumphrey
to second]; Richard popped to shortstop; Falcone struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to left; Oliver struck out; Zisk
popped to second; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.