The Expos and Cardinals split a doubleheader, the Expos winning the second game, 3-2, on a pinch-single by Earl Williams, after Pete Falcone pitched the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory in the opener. Williams' single scored Mike Jorgensen, who opened the ninth inning with a walk and moved up on Bombo Rivera's sacrifice.

The Cardinals scored three runs in the seventh to back a four-hit effort by Falcone, who had eight strikeouts. Garry Templeton, Lou Brock and Luis Alvarado singled and Willie Crawford delivered a sacrifice fly in a three-run seventh when the Cardinals bunched three of their five hits off Steve Rogers. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  5  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Rivera lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .284
Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .314      Unser cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .296        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .295        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Crawford rf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .306      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Chant rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Cruz 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Alvarado 2b           3   0   2   1     0   1   .667      Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .148      Jorgensen rf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .255
                                                            Valentine ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
                                                            White pr,cf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                          Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .127
                                                            Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .195
                                                            Cromartie rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               29   3   5   3     2   7             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Expos 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 0
Errors: Templeton
Triples: Rivera (3)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (2), Simmons (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Crawford (6)
GIDP: Foli (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(12-12)        9     4   1   1   1   8   0  32   3.26
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   8   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(6-14)          8     4   3   3   2   7   0  30   3.25
Murray                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.18
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: Falcone (8)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton struck out; Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Rivera struck out; Unser grounded out (first
unassisted); Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
singled to third; Carter struck out; Mackanin popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Alvarado
singled to left; Falcone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Alvarado to second]; Mumphrey was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen flied out to right; Rogers grounded out
(third to first); Rivera was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
struck out; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser singled to shortstop; Foli popped to second;
Parrish popped to catcher; Williams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez walked; Hernandez was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Crawford flied out to left; Cruz
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter reached on an error by Templeton; Mackanin
struck out; Jorgensen struck out; Rogers was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alvarado struck out; Falcone struck out; Mumphrey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Rivera flied out to right; Unser singled to left;
Foli grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Unser out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton singled to first; Brock singled to
center [Templeton to third]; Simmons reached on a fielder's
choice [Templeton scored, Brock to second]; Hernandez forced
Simmons (second to shortstop) [Brock to third]; Crawford hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Brock scored, Hernandez to second]; Cruz
walked; Alvarado singled to right [Hernandez scored, Cruz to
third]; Falcone struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish popped to second; Williams struck out; Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Templeton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Mackanin flied out to center; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
JORGENSEN; Valentine walked; WHITE RAN FOR VALENTINE; THORNTON
BATTED FOR ROGERS; Falcone threw a wild pitch [White to second];
Thornton was called out on strikes; Rivera tripled to left
[White scored]; MORALES BATTED FOR UNSER; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos
1.

CARDINALS 9TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CROMARTIE
REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING RF); MURRAY REPLACED MORALES
(PITCHING); Simmons singled to center; Simmons was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop to
first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Crawford
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: CHANT REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); Foli grounded
out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (third to first);
Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Expos 1.