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Sunday August 22, 1976
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Lynn McGlothen not only pitched a five-hitter but drove in three runs with a double as the Cardinals shut out the Braves, 8-0. Keith Hernandez accounted for three runs with a homer in the fourth inning. The Cards added a pair in the seventh before McGlothen iced his victory with a bases-loaded double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 22, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    3  0  0    2  3  x  -   8 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .214      Mumphrey cf,lf        5   0   2   1     0   1   .264
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   2   .269
Paciorek lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Crawford rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .323
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .307        Anderson ph,rf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Henderson rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Simmons lf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .287
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .260        Harris cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Belloir 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Hernandez 1b          3   2   2   3     1   1   .259
  Moore ph,3b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Ferguson c            3   1   1   0     1   2   .230
Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Kessinger 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
LaCorte p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Cruz 3b               2   2   0   0     2   0   .209
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .285      McGlothen p           3   0   1   3     0   0   .175
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     1  10             Totals               33   8  11   7     5   8

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 22,109
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Mumphrey (10), McGlothen (2)
Home Runs: Hernandez (2)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(1-7)          5     4   3   3   2   5   1  20   5.91
Dal Canton              1.1   2   2   2   2   1   0   8   3.38
Beard                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.74
Leon                    0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   3.28
Torrealba               0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   5.86
Totals                  8    11   8   8   5   8   1  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(11-11)      9     5   0   0   1  10   0  33   3.63
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1  10   0  33

Wild Pitches: Beard (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Wynn struck out; Chaney was called out on strikes;
Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to
first); Templeton struck out; Crawford popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez popped to shortstop; On a bunt Henderson
made an out to first; Gilbreath singled to right; Belloir flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to shortstop; Hernandez struck
out; Ferguson walked; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Correll grounded out (third to first); LaCorte
struck out; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); McGlothen
flied out to center; Mumphrey doubled to right; Templeton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney flied out to right; Paciorek was called out
on strikes; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford singled to right; Simmons walked
[Crawford to second]; Hernandez homered [Crawford scored,
Simmons scored]; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Kessinger
flied out to left; Cruz flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gilbreath flied out to right; Belloir singled to right; Correll
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: McGlothen grounded out (first to pitcher);
Mumphrey flied out to left; Templeton singled to second;
Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 6TH: OFFICE BATTED FOR LACORTE; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; Chaney
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Simmons singled to center;
Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Ferguson was called out on
strikes; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
struck out; Henderson singled to center; Gilbreath popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz walked; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Cruz to second]; Mumphrey singled to center
[Cruz scored]; BEARD REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Templeton
forced Mumphrey (second to shortstop); ANDERSON BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; Anderson singled to center [Templeton to second];
Beard threw a wild pitch [Templeton scored, Anderson to third];
Simmons was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); MOORE BATTED FOR BELLOIR; Moore walked; Correll was called
out on strikes; MAY BATTED FOR BEARD; May forced Moore (second
to shortstop) [May to second (error by Templeton)]; Wynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: LEON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); MOORE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez singled to center; Ferguson singled
to left [Hernandez to second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first) [Hernandez to third, Ferguson to second]; TORREALBA
REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Cruz was walked intentionally;
McGlothen doubled to right [Hernandez scored, Ferguson scored,
Cruz scored]; Mumphrey struck out; Templeton singled to left
[McGlothen to third]; Anderson forced Templeton (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney flied out to center; Paciorek flied out to
right; Montanez singled to right; Henderson singled to right
[Montanez to third]; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 8.



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