Although batting only .207, Hector Cruz raised his season's RBI total to 53, high among N. L. rookies, by driving in four of the Cardinals' runs in a 9-4 victory over the Padres. Keith Hernandez batted in their first two tallies with a single in the first inning. Cruz picked up an RBI with a grounder in the third and then doubled with the bases loaded to plate three runs in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    17, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4  6  3
Cardinals    3  0  2    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   9  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb lf,rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Mumphrey cf,lf        4   2   2   0     1   1   .254
Hernandez ss          1   2   0   0     4   0   .257      Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Winfield rf,cf        4   1   2   0     1   1   .283      Brock lf              2   3   1   1     2   0   .289
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   2     1   1   .205        Chant ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
W. Davis cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Ferguson c            3   1   0   0     2   1   .231
  Turner lf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .233      Anderson rf           3   2   1   0     2   2   .308
Kubiak 2b             5   0   0   1     0   0   .254      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   4     1   0   .207
Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Hernandez 1b          5   0   1   2     0   1   .254
  Torres 3b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .204      Kessinger 2b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .246
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .252      Denny p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Strom p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .078        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   4   6   4    10   6             Totals               33   9   8   8     9   5

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 10,868
Left on Base: Padres 12, Cardinals 10
DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hernandez, Rader, Tomlin
Doubles: Turner (9), Mumphrey (7), Brock (17), Kessinger (20), Cruz (15)
Stolen Bases: Brock 3 (41), Mumphrey 2 (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (4)
GIDP: Kendall (15)
Hit by Pitch: Grubb (4,by Denny)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(10-13)          2.2   4   5   4   4   2   0  17   3.37
Johnson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.58
Folkers                 2     2   3   3   2   2   0  10   5.56
Tomlin                  2     1   1   0   3   1   0  11   3.48
Freisleben              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.78
Totals                  8     8   9   7   9   5   0  43

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(7-6)            6     4   2   2   7   3   0  29   3.10
Curtis SV(1)            3     2   2   2   3   3   0  14   4.57
Totals                  9     6   4   4  10   6   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Denny (6)
Wild Pitches: Strom (8), Curtis (6)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler


PADRES 1ST: Grubb singled to center; Hernandez flied out to
left; Winfield singled to center [Grubb to third, Winfield to
second (on throw to 3b)]; McCovey struck out; W. Davis grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey doubled to left; Templeton flied out to
left; Brock doubled to left [Mumphrey scored]; Ferguson flied
out to right [Brock to third]; Anderson walked; Strom threw a
wild pitch [Anderson to second]; Cruz walked; Hernandez singled
to right [Brock scored, Anderson scored, Hernandez out at third
(right to third)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 2ND: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Rader flied
out to right; Kendall walked; Strom was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Denny reached on an error by Hernandez; Mumphrey popped to first
in foul territory; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb was hit by a pitch; Hernandez walked [Grubb to
second]; Winfield struck out; McCovey grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Grubb to third, Hernandez to second]; W. Davis flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Brock stole
third; Ferguson walked; Anderson struck out; Cruz reached on an
error by Rader [Brock scored, Ferguson to second]; Hernandez was
called out on strikes; Kessinger doubled to left [Ferguson
scored (unearned), Cruz to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED STROM
(PITCHING); Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 4TH: Kubiak flied out to left; Rader grounded out (third
to first); Kendall walked; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: FOLKERS REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Mumphrey
singled to center; Mumphrey stole second; Templeton popped to
shortstop; Brock walked; Ferguson struck out; Mumphrey stole
third and Brock stole second; Anderson was walked intentionally;
Cruz doubled to left [Mumphrey scored, Brock scored, Anderson
scored]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 8.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez
walked; Winfield singled to left [Hernandez to second]; McCovey
flied out to left; W. Davis walked [Hernandez to third, Winfield
to second]; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Denny popped to
catcher in foul territory; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 8.

PADRES 6TH: Rader walked; Kendall grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Rader out at second]; GRIFFIN BATTED FOR
FOLKERS; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: TURNER REPLACED W. DAVIS (PLAYING LF); GRUBB
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); TORRES REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); TOMLIN
REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Templeton singled to center; Brock
grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to second]; Ferguson
walked; Anderson struck out; Cruz forced Ferguson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 8.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb singled to right; Hernandez walked [Grubb to
second]; CURTIS REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Winfield walked
[Grubb to third, Hernandez to second]; McCovey walked [Grubb
scored, Hernandez to third, Winfield to second]; Turner forced
McCovey (second to shortstop) [Hernandez scored, Winfield to
third]; Kubiak forced Turner (shortstop to second) [Winfield
scored]; Torres struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez lined to third; Kessinger walked;
Curtis reached on an error by Tomlin on a sacrifice bunt
[Kessinger scored (unearned), Curtis to third]; Mumphrey walked;
Templeton grounded out (third to first) [Mumphrey to second];
CHANT BATTED FOR BROCK; Chant flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 9.

PADRES 8TH: CHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kendall grounded out (third to first);
MELENDEZ BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Melendez struck out; Grubb flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); Anderson singled to center; Cruz
flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 9.

PADRES 9TH: Hernandez walked; Curtis threw a wild pitch
[Hernandez to second]; Winfield flied out to right [Hernandez to
third]; McCovey singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Turner
doubled to right [McCovey to third]; Kubiak flied out to right;
Torres struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 9.