Enjoying a perfect day at bat, Jose Cardenal rapped two doubles and two singles to lead the Cubs' attack in a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. Cardenal's first double, a triple by Joe Wallis and wild throw by Don Kessinger on the relay from the outfield netted two runs in the fourth inning.

Cardenal doubled again in the sixth and took third after Wallis flied out. Following an intentional pass to Jerry Morales, Cardenal scored on a sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo. Cardenal, Wallis, Morales and Trillo hit consecutive singles for the Cubs' final pair in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 11  2
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  1    0  2  x  -   5 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Monday 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .323      Cardenal lf           4   3   4   0     0   0   .302
Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .297      Wallis cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .241
Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   2   .294      Morales rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .282
Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .273      Trillo 2b             3   0   3   2     0   0   .241
Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .308        Rosello pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Sperring 3b,2b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Chant rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .206
Kessinger 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Kelleher ss,3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Cruz 3b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .216      Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .089
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1  11   1     2   8             Totals               32   5  11   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 18,563
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Brock, Kessinger
Doubles: Cardenal 2 (24)
Triples: Hernandez (4), Wallis (4)
Stolen Bases: Brock (48), Mumphrey (16)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (5), Mitterwald (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(11-13)      6     6   3   3   1   3   0  24   3.81
Wallace                 1.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   6   4.11
Walker                  0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    11   5   5   1   5   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(7-7)            7     9   0   0   1   6   0  28   4.17
Sutter SV(9)            2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   2.19
Totals                  9    11   1   1   2   8   0  37

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock singled to
center; Brock stole second; Simmons singled to left [Brock out
at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Cardenal singled to center; Wallis
hit into a double play (center to shortstop) [Cardenal out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Crawford singled to right; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Crawford to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
singled to left [Trillo to second (error by Brock)]; Sperring
grounded out (third to first) [Trillo to third]; Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McGlothen flied out to center; Mumphrey walked;
Mumphrey stole second; Templeton struck out; Brock singled to
shortstop [Mumphrey out at home (shortstop to second to
catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher flied out to right; Renko lined to pitcher;
Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez singled to
left [Simmons to second]; Crawford flied out to right [Simmons
to third]; Kessinger flied out to left; Cruz flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal doubled to left; Wallis tripled to right
[Cardenal scored, Wallis scored (error by Kessinger) (no RBI)];
Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo singled to left;
Sperring flied out to right; Mitterwald forced Trillo (third to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey struck out; Templeton singled to right; Templeton was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); Renko flied
out to right; Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock struck out (catcher to first); Simmons was
called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal doubled to left; Wallis flied out to right
[Cardenal to third]; Morales was walked intentionally; Trillo
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal scored]; Sperring
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Crawford popped to second; Kessinger singled to
right; Cruz singled to left [Kessinger to second]; FAIRLY BATTED
FOR MCGLOTHEN; Fairly struck out; Mumphrey popped to shortstop;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: WALLACE REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Mitterwald singled
to center; Mitterwald was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop to second); Kelleher flied out to center; TYRONE
BATTED FOR RENKO; Tyrone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Templeton
singled to left; Brock popped to shortstop; Simmons struck out;
Hernandez tripled to right [Templeton scored]; Crawford walked;
RICHARD RAN FOR CRAWFORD; Kessinger flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: CHANT REPLACED RICHARD (PLAYING RF); Monday flied out
to right; Cardenal singled to center; Wallis singled to third
[Cardenal to second]; WALKER REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING);
Morales singled to left [Cardenal scored, Wallis to second];
Trillo singled to left [Wallis scored, Morales to second];
ROSELLO RAN FOR TRILLO; Sperring flied out to center; Mitterwald
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KELLEHER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); SPERRING CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Cruz struck out; TAMARGO BATTED FOR WALKER;
Tamargo grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 5.