The Cardinals rallied for five runs in the ninth inning, featuring a bases-loaded triple by Ted Simmons, and won the opener of a doubleheader, 9-7, but Woodie Fryman pitched the Expos to a 1-0 victory in the nightcap. With Del Unser contributing a homer, the Expos held a 5-4 lead in the opener before blowing their advantage. The Cards' rally started with a single by Jerry Mumphrey, double by Garry Templeton and intentional pass to Keith Hernandez. Simmons cleared the bases with his triple. Two other runs followed before the inning ended on a double by Lou Brock and single by Willie Crawford. Tom Walker, who picked up saves in both ends of the previous day's doubleheader, was the Cards' winner in relief.

Fryman was able to come out a winner in the nightcap over Lerrin LaGrow when Wayne Garrett singled in the eighth, Andre Dawson sacrificed and Ellis Valentine doubled. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Montreal Expos 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  5  -   9 16  0
Expos        0  1  0    0  2  0    1  1  2  -   7 13  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .259      Unser rf              2   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Templeton ss          5   1   3   0     0   1   .291        Rivera ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     2   0   .291      Jorgensen 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Simmons c             4   1   1   3     1   0   .293        Williams ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .222
Brock lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .301      Dawson lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .393
Crawford rf           5   0   2   1     0   2   .307      Valentine cf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .253
  Mejias pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Kessinger 2b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .239        Scott pr,2b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .400
  Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .180        Cromartie ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Tyson 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Foli ss               5   1   2   1     0   0   .259
  Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Garrett 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .233
  Alvarado 2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .343        Morales ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .329
Cruz 3b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .223        Frias pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
McGlothen p           2   0   1   1     0   0   .197        Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Carter c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .219
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Rogers p              2   1   2   0     0   0   .145
  Harris ph           2   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Foote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kerrigan p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  16   8     4   3             Totals               36   7  13   7     4   1

Time of Game: 2:50
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Expos 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 1
Errors: Foli, Garrett
Doubles: Cruz 2 (17), Templeton (8), Brock (23), Foli (33), Garrett 2 (12), Rivera (11)
Triples: Simmons (3)
Home Runs: Unser (12)
Stolen Bases: Brock (54), Scott 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (6)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (7), Unser 2 (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (4)
GIDP: Brock (18)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               6.1   7   4   4   2   0   1  28   3.94
Curtis                  1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.31
Walker W(1-1)           0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.59
Hrabosky                0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   3   3.01
Greif SV(6)             0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.92
Totals                  9    13   7   7   4   1   1  43

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  7     9   4   4   3   3   0  31   3.22
Kerrigan L(2-5)         1.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   8   3.75
Murray                  0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   3.19
Taylor                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.34
Totals                  9    16   9   9   4   3   0  45

Wild Pitches: Kerrigan (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Jerry Crawford


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Templeton singled to left; Templeton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hernandez walked; Simmons flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Brock
was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Crawford struck
out; Kessinger walked; Cruz doubled to left [Kessinger scored];
McGlothen singled to right [Cruz scored]; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to left; Parrish flied out to
right; Foli doubled to left; Garrett doubled to left [Foli
scored]; Carter grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton struck out; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers singled to right; Unser out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Rogers to second]; Jorgensen flied out to
right; Dawson walked; Valentine forced Dawson (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Crawford
singled to right; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Crawford to second]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli flied
out to left; Garrett doubled to right; Carter flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to center; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers singled to right; Unser out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Rogers to second]; Jorgensen walked;
Dawson singled to right [Rogers scored, Jorgensen to third];
Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jorgensen scored];
Parrish popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Expos 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons walked; Brock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Crawford struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kessinger singled to shortstop; RICHARD RAN FOR
KESSINGER; Cruz doubled to right [Richard scored (error by
Garrett) (no RBI)]; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Cruz to third]; Mumphrey singled to center [Cruz
scored]; Templeton flied out to left; Hernandez reached on an
error by Foli [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: TYSON REPLACED RICHARD (PLAYING 2B); FOOTE BATTED FOR
ROGERS; Foote grounded out (third to first); Unser homered;
CURTIS REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Jorgensen grounded out
(first to pitcher); Dawson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); Brock singled
to center; Crawford grounded out (second to first) [Brock to
second]; TAMARGO BATTED FOR TYSON; Tamargo grounded out (second
to first); Kerrigan threw a wild pitch [Brock to third]; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: ALVARADO REPLACED TAMARGO (PLAYING 2B); Valentine
flied out to right; Parrish singled to center; SCOTT RAN FOR
PARRISH; Scott stole second; Scott stole third; Foli flied out
to center; MORALES BATTED FOR GARRETT; Morales was walked
intentionally; FRIAS RAN FOR MORALES; WALKER REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Carter singled to third [Scott scored, Frias to
second]; Kerrigan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FRIAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARRIS BATTED FOR WALKER; Harris flied out
to right; Mumphrey singled to left; Templeton doubled to right
[Mumphrey to third]; Hernandez was walked intentionally; MURRAY
REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Simmons tripled to left [Mumphrey
scored, Templeton scored, Hernandez scored]; Brock doubled to
left [Simmons scored]; Crawford singled to center [Brock
scored]; MEJIAS RAN FOR CRAWFORD; TAYLOR REPLACED MURRAY
(PITCHING); Alvarado singled to right [Mejias to third]; Cruz
reached on a fielder's choice [Mejias out at home (third to
catcher), Alvarado to second]; Gary Carter broke fifth
metacarpal on the right hand in collision; Harris flied out
to center; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Expos 5.

EXPOS 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HRABOSKY REPLACED
HARRIS (PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED FOR UNSER; Rivera doubled to
right [Rivera out at third (right to shortstop to third)];
WILLIAMS BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Williams walked; Dawson singled
to center [Williams to third]; GREIF REPLACED HRABOSKY
(PITCHING); Valentine singled to left [Williams scored, Dawson
to second]; CROMARTIE BATTED FOR SCOTT; Cromartie flied out to
left; Foli singled to left [Dawson scored, Valentine to second];
THORNTON BATTED FOR FRIAS; Thornton flied out to center; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Expos 7.