The Pirates collected only four hits off Lynn McGlothen and lost to the Cardinals, 3-0, leaving them with an almost hopeless chance of finishing in a tie with the Phillies for the East Division title. McGlothen singled off Jerry Reuss in the third inning to pave the way for two runs.

After taking second on a wild pitch, McGlothen scored when Jerry Mumphrey singled to right field and Dave Parker booted the bouncing ball. Mumphrey advanced to second and, on a run-and-hit play, scored on an infield single by Garry Templeton. The other run counted in the fifth when Templeton reached second on an error by Richie Hebner and crossed the plate on a single by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Templeton ss          3   1   1   1     0   0   .288
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Zisk lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .293      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .292
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Anderson lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Cruz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Mejias rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .071
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .195      McGlothen p           4   1   2   0     0   0   .214
  Oliver ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Dilone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .230
  Reynolds pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               32   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               31   3   8   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  7,858
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Parker, Hebner, Templeton, Tyson
Doubles: Zisk (34), Anderson (8), Tyson (11)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (2), Templeton (2)
GIDP: Anderson (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(13-9)           5     7   3   1   1   2   0  23   3.70
Moose                   2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   3.70
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.45
Totals                  8     8   3   1   3   4   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(13-14)      9     4   0   0   2   4   0  34   3.77
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  34

Passed Balls: Ott (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (7)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: On a bunt Moreno made an out to first; Stennett
lined to second; Zisk singled to center; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (first to pitcher);
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker flied out to right; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Anderson
doubled to left; Cruz struck out; Tyson lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mendoza flied out to left; Reuss was called out on
strikes; Moreno lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mejias grounded out (second to first); McGlothen
singled to center; Reuss threw a wild pitch [McGlothen to
second]; Mumphrey singled to right [McGlothen scored (error by
Parker) (no RBI), Mumphrey to second (on throw)]; Templeton
singled to shortstop [Mumphrey scored (unearned)]; Templeton
stole second; Hernandez was called out on strikes; Simmons flied
out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied out to right; Zisk grounded out
(second to first); Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Anderson flied out to left; Cruz flied out to
left; Tyson doubled to left; Mejias was walked intentionally;
McGlothen singled to left [Tyson to third, Mejias to second];
Mumphrey forced McGlothen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
left; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton reached on an error by Hebner
[Templeton to second]; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Templeton to third]; Simmons singled to right
[Templeton scored (unearned)]; Anderson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Mendoza was called out on strikes; DILONE BATTED
FOR REUSS; Dilone lined to first; Moreno reached on an error by
Templeton [Moreno to first]; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: MOOSE REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); Cruz popped to
shortstop; Tyson flied out to right; Mejias walked; McGlothen
forced Mejias (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk doubled to left; Stargell popped to third in
foul territory; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Zisk to
third]; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey singled to left; Templeton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mumphrey to second];
Hernandez popped to shortstop; Simmons was walked intentionally;
Anderson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott was called out on strikes; OLIVER BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Oliver popped to shortstop; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
MOOSE; Kirkpatrick singled to left; Moreno walked [Kirkpatrick
to second]; REYNOLDS RAN FOR KIRKPATRICK; Stennett grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); OLIVER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cruz
struck out; Tyson struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Mejias forced Tyson (pitcher to second); McGlothen
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk singled to shortstop; Stargell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Zisk to second]; Parker lined to second
[Zisk to third (error by Tyson)]; Hebner walked; Ott grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 3.