The Cardinals exploded for 14 hits, nailing Jack Billingham for eight blows and four runs in four innings, en route to a 9-5 triumph over the Reds, despite Joe Morgan's 24th and 25th home runs. Rookie Garry Templeton had a single and triple, drove in two runs, scored four runs and stole one base for the Redbirds. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  1    2  0  0    2  3  0  -   9 14  1
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  1    2  0  1  -   5 10  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf,rf        4   1   1   1     1   0   .264      Rose 3b               4   0   2   1     1   0   .323
Templeton ss          3   4   2   2     2   0   .291      Griffey rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .329
Brock lf              4   0   3   2     0   0   .294      Morgan 2b             5   2   3   3     0   1   .331
Simmons c             5   2   3   2     0   0   .290      Foster lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .322
Crawford rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .321      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .254
  Anderson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .315      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .247
  Harris cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .301
Hernandez 1b          5   0   3   2     0   0   .267      Concepcion ss         4   2   1   0     0   0   .285
Kessinger 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Billingham p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Cruz 3b               3   2   2   0     1   0   .213        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .184        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Greif p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .345
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .234

Totals               35   9  14   9     6   3             Totals               35   5  10   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 30,029
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Reds 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 3
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Simmons 2 (29), Hernandez (13)
Triples: Mumphrey (3), Templeton (1), Griffey (7), Concepcion (6)
Home Runs: Morgan 2 (25)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (5), Brock (44)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Denny (4), Brock (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffey (3)
GIDP: Crawford (9), Kessinger (10), Simmons (9)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(8-6)            5.2   6   2   1   3   3   1  25   3.04
Greif                   2.2   3   3   3   1   4   1  12   4.87
Hrabosky                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.88
Totals                  9    10   5   4   4   8   2  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(11-9)      4     8   4   4   3   1   0  22   4.38
Sarmiento               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.04
McEnaney                2     2   2   2   2   0   0   9   3.59
Borbon                  2     4   3   3   0   2   0   9   3.24
Totals                  9    14   9   9   6   3   0  43

Wild Pitches: Billingham (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton walked;
Brock singled to center [Templeton to third]; Simmons singled to
center [Templeton scored, Brock to second]; Crawford grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled
to right; Griffey was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez singled; Billingham threw a wild pitch
[Hernandez to second]; Kessinger flied out to left; Cruz walked;
Denny was called out on strikes; Mumphrey walked [Hernandez to
third, Cruz to second]; Templeton forced Hernandez (pitcher to
catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (second to first); Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Simmons
doubled to left; Crawford popped to first in foul territory;
Hernandez singled to right [Simmons scored]; Kessinger flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo walked; Concepcion reached on an error by
Cruz [Geronimo to second, Concepcion to first]; Geronimo was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Concepcion to second];
Billingham singled to second [Concepcion to third]; Rose singled
to center [Concepcion scored (unearned), Billingham to third];
Griffey struck out; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz singled to center; Denny out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Mumphrey flied out to
center; Templeton singled to right [Cruz scored]; Templeton
stole second; Brock singled [Templeton scored, Brock to second
(on throw to home)]; Brock stole third; Simmons grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first
to pitcher); Bench walked; Geronimo lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
Crawford walked; Hernandez flied out to left; Kessinger grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Crawford out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); YOUNGBLOOD
BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Youngblood flied out to left; Rose singled
to center; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: MCENANEY REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Cruz
flied out to right; Denny flied out to center; Mumphrey flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan homered; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Driessen walked; Bench forced Driessen (third to second)
[Bench to first]; Geronimo singled to left [Bench to second];
GREIF REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton walked; Brock out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Templeton to second]; Simmons doubled to
right [Templeton scored]; ANDERSON BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Anderson
was walked intentionally; Hernandez doubled to right [Simmons
scored, Anderson out at home (right to catcher)]; Mike
Anderson injured; Kessinger popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HARRIS
REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING CF); ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR MCENANEY;
Armbrister struck out; Rose flied out to left; Griffey tripled
to center; Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Foster flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Cruz
singled to left; Greif struck out; Mumphrey tripled [Cruz
scored]; Templeton tripled [Mumphrey scored]; Brock singled to
center [Templeton scored]; Simmons grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Driessen struck out; Bench struck out; Geronimo popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Harris lined to second; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion tripled; LUM BATTED FOR BORBON; Lum was
called out on strikes; Rose walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED GREIF
(PITCHING); Griffey out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul
territory [Concepcion scored]; Morgan singled to right [Rose to
second]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Reds 5.