| A crowd of only 2,107, smallest turnout for a game in Montreal, saw the Expos lose to the Cardinals, 7-4. The Expos folded after taking a 4-0 lead. The Cards erupted to tie the score in the sixth, counting runs on singles by Keith Hernandez and hector Cruz and two more on a single by Ron Fairly. With two out in the seventh, the Cards broke the tie when Lou Brock doubled and Hernandez singled. [The Sporting News] |
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 - 7 11 2 Expos 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mumphrey cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Unser cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .232 Templeton ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .306 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .264 Brock lf 4 3 3 0 1 0 .299 Parrish 3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .233 Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Garrett 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Simmons c 2 1 1 1 3 0 .295 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Hernandez 1b 3 1 3 2 1 0 .283 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Crawford rf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .303 Carter c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .220 Ferguson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Jorgensen 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Cruz 3b 4 0 1 2 1 3 .219 Rivera lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Alvarado 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Cromartie rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Fairly ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .269 Stanhouse p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 Kessinger pr,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .129 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kirby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Greif p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Lang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 7 11 7 9 8 Totals 35 4 7 4 4 7 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 2,107 Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Expos 8 DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 2 Errors: Hernandez 2, Rivera Doubles: Brock (22), Unser (18), Parrish (23) Stolen Bases: Brock (49), Unser (6) Caught Stealing: Brock (17) Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (1) GIDP: Crawford (10), Kessinger (12), Parrish (13) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen 5 5 4 4 2 4 0 24 3.43 Wallace W(3-2) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 4.01 Greif SV(5) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.68 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 7 0 39 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanhouse 5.2 7 4 4 4 6 0 26 3.64 Taylor L(2-3) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 5.02 Kerrigan 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.82 Kirby 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 5.87 Lang 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4.40 Totals 9 11 7 7 9 8 0 44 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton struck out; Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Unser reached on an error by Hernandez; Foli flied out to right; Parrish walked [Unser to second]; Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher) [Unser to third, Parrish to second]; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to third; Hernandez walked; Crawford forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen singled to center; Rivera was called out on strikes; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jorgensen to second]; Stanhouse walked; Unser doubled to right [Jorgensen scored, Stanhouse scored]; Foli struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Alvarado singled to left; On a bunt Rasmussen struck out; Mumphrey forced Alvarado (shortstop unassisted); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Garrett flied out to center; Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons walked; Hernandez singled to right [Simmons to second]; Crawford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen popped to second; Rivera grounded out (third to first); Cromartie reached on an error by Hernandez [Cromartie to second]; Stanhouse grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz struck out; Alvarado grounded out (first to pitcher); Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Unser singled to center; Unser stole second; Foli popped to second; Parrish doubled to left [Unser scored]; Garrett struck out; Carter singled to left [Parrish scored]; Jorgensen flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton lined to pitcher; Brock singled to first; Brock stole second; Simmons walked; Hernandez singled to left [Brock scored, Simmons to third, Hernandez to second (error by Rivera)]; Crawford walked; Cruz singled to center [Simmons scored, Hernandez to third, Crawford to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Fairly singled to right [Hernandez scored, Crawford scored, Cruz to third]; KESSINGER RAN FOR FAIRLY; TAMARGO BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; TAYLOR REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Tamargo flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 6TH: KESSINGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WALLACE REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Rivera popped to second; Cromartie struck out; Taylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey struck out; Templeton flied out to right; Brock doubled to right; Simmons walked; Hernandez singled to right [Brock scored, Simmons to third]; KERRIGAN REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Crawford lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Foli walked; Parrish walked [Foli to second]; GREIF REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR GARRETT; Williams popped to shortstop; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 4. CARDINALS 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 2B); Cruz struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Greif walked; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; Rivera was called out on strikes; Cromartie singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 4. CARDINALS 9TH: KIRBY REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Templeton singled to right; Brock walked [Templeton to second]; Simmons singled to left [Templeton scored, Brock to second]; LANG REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brock to third, Simmons to second]; Crawford was walked intentionally; Cruz walked [Brock scored, Simmons to third, Crawford to second]; Kessinger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 4. EXPOS 9TH: HARRIS REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); FERGUSON REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli singled to left; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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