Mike Anderson and Ted Simmons drove in two runs apiece as the Cardinals turned back Randy Jones' bid for his 20th victory by defeating the Padres, 5-4. The Cards' triumph was their third over the ace southpaw this season. The Cards jumped on Jones for three runs in the first inning, with Simmons accounting for one with a single and Anderson for another with a double.

After the Padres counted a pair in the second, the Cardinals picked up a run in the third on a pass to Lou Brock, a stolen base and double by Simmons. Then in the seventh, Simmons hit his second double of the game and scored what proved to be the winning run on a two-out single by Anderson. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 18, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  8  1
Cardinals    3  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Mumphrey cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .258
  Melendez pr,lf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Templeton ss          4   1   0   0     1   0   .205
Hernandez ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Brock lf              2   2   0   0     2   0   .288
Winfield rf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .283      Simmons 1b            4   1   3   2     0   0   .285
Ivie 1b               4   1   3   1     1   1   .299      Ferguson c            3   1   0   1     1   1   .229
W. Davis cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Anderson rf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .313
Kendall c             3   0   1   3     0   0   .253      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .207
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Kessinger 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Torres 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Falcone p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .146
Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .048        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .202        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     5   5             Totals               31   5  10   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 15,002
Left on Base: Padres 9, Cardinals 9
DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Kendall (13), Anderson (7), Simmons 2 (27)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (22), Brock (42), Templeton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (9), Hrabosky (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kendall (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(19-8)           8    10   5   5   5   2   0  38   2.82
Totals                  8    10   5   5   5   2   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(10-11)        7     6   4   4   4   3   0  31   3.42
Hrabosky                1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.90
Greif SV(3)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.91
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   5   0  40

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


PADRES 1ST: Grubb popped to catcher in foul territory; Hernandez
flied out to left; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to second; Templeton forced
Mumphrey (shortstop unassisted) [Templeton to second (error by
Hernandez)]; Brock walked; Simmons singled to left [Templeton
scored, Brock to third]; Ferguson forced Simmons (pitcher to
shortstop to second) [Brock scored]; Anderson doubled to left
[Ferguson scored]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie singled to left; W. Davis walked [Ivie to
second]; Kendall doubled to left [Ivie scored, W. Davis scored];
Kubiak grounded out (second to first) [Kendall to third]; Torres
popped to shortstop; Jones flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Kessinger lined to pitcher; Falcone singled to
left; Mumphrey forced Falcone (shortstop to second); Templeton
forced Mumphrey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
popped to first; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Simmons doubled
to left [Brock scored]; Ferguson struck out; Anderson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Simmons to third]; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals
4.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie singled to pitcher; W. Davis flied out to left;
Kendall flied out to center; Kubiak forced Ivie (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger singled to right; Falcone out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kessinger to second];
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Kessinger to third];
Templeton walked; Templeton stole second; Brock grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 5TH: Torres flied out to center; Jones flied out to
right; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ferguson walked; Anderson flied out to center; Cruz singled to
center [Ferguson out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez singled to right; Winfield singled to
center [Hernandez to second]; Ivie singled to left [Hernandez
scored, Winfield to second]; W. Davis flied out to center;
Kendall flied out to left [Winfield to third]; Kubiak forced
Ivie (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Falcone
grounded out (first to pitcher); Mumphrey singled to left;
Templeton lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Cardinals 4.

PADRES 7TH: Torres flied out to center; Jones struck out; Grubb
walked; MELENDEZ RAN FOR GRUBB; Hernandez popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brock
grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons doubled to left;
Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Simmons to third];
Anderson singled to left [Simmons scored]; Cruz struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield walked; Ivie walked [Winfield to second];
HRABOSKY REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); W. Davis grounded out
(second to first) [Winfield to third, Ivie to second]; Kendall
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Winfield scored]; Kubiak walked;
Torres flied out to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kessinger walked; Hrabosky out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kessinger to second]; Mumphrey grounded
out (third to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 9TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR JONES; Rettenmund struck out;
Melendez singled to center; Hernandez singled to left [Melendez
to second]; GREIF REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Winfield forced
Hernandez (shortstop to second) [Melendez to third]; Winfield
stole second; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 5.

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