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Wednesday September 15, 1976
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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     1   2   .249      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .118
Templeton ss          5   1   3   0     0   1   .300      Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Hernandez 1b          5   2   2   1     0   0   .294      Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .223
Simmons c             3   1   2   1     2   0   .294      Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Harris rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Cruz 3b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .221      Mangual lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .232
Kessinger 2b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Staiger 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Potter lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Foster ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
  Chant lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Espinosa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Curtis p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Grote ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .271
                                                            Apodaca p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Brown ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .214
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     4   6             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  9,963
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Mets 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Simmons
Doubles: Templeton (7), Hernandez (17), Simmons (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Harris (6)
GIDP: Harris (6), Staiger (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(6-9)           9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35   4.29
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(3-4)         3     6   3   3   2   3   0  17   4.35
Apodaca                 4     3   1   1   1   3   0  15   3.10
Myrick                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.96
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   6   0  40

Wild Pitches: Curtis (7)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey walked; Templeton was called out on
strikes; Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons singled to
center [Mumphrey to third]; Harris grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
popped to second; Vail singled to center; Torre flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz singled to pitcher; Kessinger popped to
shortstop; Potter was called out on strikes; Curtis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns struck out; Mangual struck out; Staiger flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey struck out; Templeton doubled to right;
Hernandez doubled to left [Templeton scored]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Harris flied out to center; Cruz singled to
center [Hernandez scored, Simmons to third]; Kessinger singled
to right [Simmons scored, Cruz to second]; Potter flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Foster singled to center; GROTE BATTED FOR ESPINOSA;
Grote singled to center [Foster to second]; Curtis threw a wild
pitch [Foster to third, Grote to second]; Mazzilli grounded out
(third to first); Millan singled to left [Foster scored, Grote
to third]; Vail flied out to right; Torre walked [Millan to
second]; Stearns flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: APODACA REPLACED GROTE (PITCHING); Curtis struck
out; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Mangual flied out to center; Staiger flied out to
center; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to center; Simmons doubled to
center [Hernandez scored]; Harris out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Simmons to third]; Cruz was called out on
strikes; Kessinger flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Apodaca grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli
singled to right; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Mazzilli to second]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Potter grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Curtis grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Mangual singled to
catcher [Mangual to second (error by Simmons)]; Staiger flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton singled to center; Hernandez grounded
out (second to first) [Templeton to second]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Harris grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Foster flied out to center; BROWN BATTED FOR APODACA;
Brown walked; Mazzilli flied out to left; Millan flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MYRICK REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to center; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Potter
walked; Curtis forced Potter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: CHANT REPLACED POTTER (PLAYING LF); Vail struck out;
Torre grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton singled to right; Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Mangual walked; Staiger grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mangual out at second]; Foster
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Mets 1.



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