Breaking out of a 3-for-40 slump, Dick Allen hit two doubles and a homer to spark the Phillies to a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. A double by Allen, walk to Mike Schmidt, singles by Johnny Oates and Larry Bowa and an error by Hector Cruz produced three runs in the fourth inning. Schmidt hit his 36th homer of the season in the sixth and Allen whacked his 15th in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  2
Phillies     0  0  0    3  0  1    0  1  x  -   5  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   2   .285      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Simmons lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .215        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Anderson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Allen 1b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .265
Cruz 3b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .224        Tolan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Alvarado 2b           3   1   0   0     1   2   .316      Schmidt 3b            2   2   1   1     2   1   .260
Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Oates c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .233
  Rudolph ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .179      Bowa ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .246
  Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Underwood p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .116
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Brock ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .303

Totals               34   1   7   1     4   9             Totals               32   5   8   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 20,261
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Phillies 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Hernandez, Cruz, Maddox, Schmidt
Doubles: Mumphrey (14), Allen 2 (16), Bowa (14)
Home Runs: Schmidt (36), Allen (15)
Caught Stealing: Ferguson (2)
GIDP: Maddox (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(10-8)           6     6   4   3   3   1   1  27   2.63
Greif                   2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   4.91
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   2   2  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(10-5)       6.2   6   1   1   3   6   0  29   3.44
McGraw SV(10)           2.1   1   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.46
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   9   0  38

Wild Pitches: Underwood (5), McGraw (4)
Balks: Underwood 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Frank Pulli


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton reached
on an error by Schmidt; Underwood balked [Templeton to second];
Underwood balked [Templeton to third]; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Ferguson singled to left; Ferguson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); Anderson was
called out on strikes; Cruz singled to left; Alvarado was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
doubled to left; Schmidt walked; Oates grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Allen to third, Schmidt to second]; Bowa popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny struck out; Mumphrey doubled to right;
Templeton struck out; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Underwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
singled to right; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
was called out on strikes; Anderson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Luzinski flied out
to center; Allen doubled to left; Schmidt walked; Oates singled
to right [Allen scored, Schmidt to third]; Bowa singled to
center [Schmidt scored, Oates to second]; Underwood reached on
an error by Cruz [Oates scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bowa to
third, Underwood to first]; Cash flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Alvarado walked; Denny
struck out; Mumphrey singled to center [Alvarado to second];
Templeton lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Johnstone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
Simmons walked; Ferguson flied out to right; Anderson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Allen grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
homered; Oates walked; Bowa forced Oates (first to shortstop);
Underwood flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz walked; Alvarado forced Cruz (shortstop to
second); RUDOLPH BATTED FOR DENNY; Underwood threw a wild pitch
[Alvarado to second]; Rudolph singled to center [Alvarado
scored]; RICHARD RAN FOR RUDOLPH; Mumphrey flied out to right;
Templeton singled to center [Richard to third, Templeton to
second (error by Maddox)]; MCGRAW REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING);
Hernandez popped to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: GREIF REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Cash walked;
Maddox grounded out (second to first) [Cash to second (error by
Hernandez)]; Johnstone flied out to left; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Simmons
flied out to center; Ferguson walked; McGraw threw a wild pitch
[Ferguson to second]; Anderson popped to second; Cruz struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Allen homered; Schmidt struck out; Oates popped to
second; Bowa doubled to right; McGraw grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: TOLAN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Alvarado
struck out; BROCK BATTED FOR GREIF; Brock singled to left;
Mumphrey popped to first; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 5.