The Cardinals, after losing the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-5, failed to hold a 7-1 lead in the second game and lost again to the Expos, 8-7. In the opener, Lou Brock hit an inside-the-park homer in the fifth inning to give the Cards a 5-4 lead, but the Expos won with a three-run rally in the ninth. Pete Mackanin and Gary Carter led off with singles. Bombo Rivera bunted and forced Mackanin at third. Jose Morales grounded out, but Barry Foote singled, driving in two runs to put the Expos ahead, 6-4. Following an intentional pass to Tim Foli and another walk to Mike Jorgensen, an insurance run scored on a wild pitch by Al Hrabosky.

In the nightcap, the Cardinals built up their 7-1 lead at the expense of Gerry Hannahs, who was making his major league debut after coming up from Quebec City (Eastern). But the Cards' defense fell apart in the sixth when the Expos scored five runs on four hits, two walks and three errors. Foli singled in the eighth and scored the tying run on a double by Jorgensen. Morales then doubled for his 22nd pinch-hit of the season to drive in Jorgensen with the deciding run. Joe Kerrigan, who relieved in both games, received credit for his first and second major league victories. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  1    1  2  0    0  0  3  -   7 12  1
Cardinals    0  4  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .234      Mumphrey cf           3   0   0   1     1   1   .253
  Foote ph,c          1   1   1   2     0   0   .215      Templeton ss          5   0   2   1     0   0   .310
Foli ss               4   0   1   2     1   0   .264      Brock lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .298
Jorgensen rf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Williams 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .223      Hernandez 1b          3   1   2   0     1   1   .287
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Crawford rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .306
Mackanin 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .225        Ferguson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Kessinger 2b          4   1   0   1     0   0   .233
Carter c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .224      Cruz 3b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .222
  White pr,cf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .243      Forsch p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .151
Rivera lf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .270        Curtis p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Blair p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lang p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Thornton ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .198
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .322
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   5     2   3             Totals               33   5  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Mackanin, Cruz
Doubles: Mackanin (14), Williams (11), Unser (19), Crawford (15)
Triples: Unser (4)
Home Runs: Brock (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (6), Curtis (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mumphrey (3)
GIDP: Mackanin (10), Williams (14), Brock (17)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair                   1.1   4   4   3   2   0   0  11   5.40
Lang                    2.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.15
Taylor                  2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   4.99
Kerrigan W(1-4)         2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.60
Murray SV(12)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.18
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   4   1  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  5     7   4   3   0   3   0  22   3.99
Curtis L(5-9)           3     4   2   2   0   0   0  12   4.58
Hrabosky                1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   2.91
Totals                  9    12   7   6   2   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Simmons (8)
Wild Pitches: Blair (1), Hrabosky (4)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey walked; Templeton grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mumphrey to second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Mumphrey to third]; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Williams flied out to right; Parrish struck out;
Mackanin doubled to left; Carter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez singled to right; Crawford doubled to
right [Hernandez to third]; Kessinger reached on an error by
Mackanin [Hernandez scored, Crawford to third]; Blair threw a
wild pitch [Crawford scored, Kessinger to second]; Cruz walked;
Forsch singled to first [Kessinger to third, Cruz to second];
Mumphrey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kessinger scored
(unearned), Cruz to third]; Templeton singled to center [Cruz
scored, Forsch to second]; LANG REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Brock
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Templeton out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Rivera popped to third in foul territory; Lang struck
out; Unser tripled to center; Foli singled to shortstop [Unser
scored]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez walked; Crawford singled to left [Hernandez out at
third (left to second)]; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Williams doubled to right; Parrish reached on an
error by Cruz; Mackanin grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Williams to third, Parrish out at second]; Carter
singled to left [Williams scored]; Rivera struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz singled to center; Forsch out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first) [Cruz to third]; Templeton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 5TH: THORNTON BATTED FOR LANG; Thornton singled to left;
Unser doubled to left [Thornton to third]; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Thornton scored]; Jorgensen flied out to
center [Unser to third]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Unser
scored (unearned)]; Williams popped to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: TAYLOR REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Brock hit an
inside the park homer to left; Simmons flied out to right;
Hernandez was called out on strikes; Crawford struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Parrish flied out
to center; Bob Forsch left with strained back; Mackanin
singled to right; Carter flied out to center; Rivera forced
Mackanin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Cruz
singled to center; Curtis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Cruz to second]; Mumphrey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 7TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (pitcher to first);
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Templeton
singled to right; Brock was called out on strikes; Simmons flied
out to left; Hernandez singled to left [Templeton to second];
Crawford popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Williams grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Jorgensen out at
second]; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Curtis grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 9TH: FERGUSON REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); Mackanin
singled to shortstop; Carter singled to left [Mackanin to
second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Rivera forced
Mackanin (pitcher to shortstop) [Carter to second]; WHITE RAN
FOR CARTER; MORALES BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first) [White to third, Rivera to second]; FOOTE
BATTED FOR UNSER; Foote singled to center [White scored, Rivera
scored, Foote to second (on throw to home)]; Foli was walked
intentionally; Jorgensen walked [Foote to third, Foli to
second]; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Foote scored, Foli to
third, Jorgensen to second]; Williams flied out to left; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FRIAS REPLACED
MACKANIN (PLAYING 2B); WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MURRAY
REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Mumphrey struck out; Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Brock grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7, Cardinals 5.