Lou Brock batted in two runs with a triple in the fifth inning and Hector Cruz accounted for two more with a homer in the sixth as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates, 5-2. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1976 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .261      Mumphrey cf           4   2   1   0     0   0   .256
Oliver cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .323      Templeton ss          4   1   3   1     0   0   .297
Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Brock lf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .303
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Parker rf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .308        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Dyer c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .230      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
  Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Chant pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Tyson 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .289
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Cruz 3b               3   1   2   2     0   1   .227
  Dilone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mejias lf,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Armas ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     3   3             Totals               32   5  10   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 10,456
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 5
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Stargell (20), Hebner (21), Mumphrey (15)
Triples: Brock (5)
Home Runs: Parker (12), Cruz (12)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (58), Templeton (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Denny (7)
GIDP: Zisk (18), Tyson (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(14-9)           6     9   5   5   1   2   1  27   3.08
Giusti                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.32
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   4   1  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(11-8)           7     4   1   1   3   2   0  27   2.58
Walker                  1.1   3   1   1   0   0   1   7   3.06
Hrabosky SV(13)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.34
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   3   1  36

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second;
Oliver singled to center [Taveras scored]; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at
second]; Stargell doubled to left; Parker walked; Hebner flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey doubled to left; Templeton singled to
right [Mumphrey scored]; Templeton stole second; Brock lined to
right; Simmons flied out to center [Templeton to third];
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
grounded out (third to first); Kison grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Crawford flied out to center; Tyson grounded out
(third to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
right; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny struck out; Mumphrey popped to pitcher;
Templeton singled to shortstop; Brock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to center; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez singled to
center [Simmons to second]; Crawford flied out to center
[Simmons to third]; Tyson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Dyer grounded out
(third to first); Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz singled to left; Denny out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Cruz to second]; Mumphrey reached on a
fielder's choice [Cruz out at third (shortstop to third)];
Templeton singled to right [Mumphrey to third]; Brock tripled to
left [Mumphrey scored, Templeton scored]; Simmons flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to center; Oliver popped to
shortstop; Zisk walked [Taveras to second]; Stargell forced Zisk
(second to shortstop) [Taveras to third]; Parker struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Crawford grounded out (third to first); Tyson walked; Cruz
homered [Tyson scored]; Denny popped to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner flied out to center; Stennett popped to
second; Dyer walked; DILONE BATTED FOR KISON; Dilone forced Dyer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); Mumphrey
popped to third in foul territory; Templeton flied out to left;
Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 8TH: WALKER REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED
DENNY (PLAYING LF); Taveras flied out to right; Oliver grounded
out (first unassisted); Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez popped to
third; Crawford singled to right; CHANT RAN FOR CRAWFORD; Tyson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 9TH: CHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MEJIAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stargell flied out to left; Parker
homered; Hebner doubled to right; Stennett singled to right
[Hebner to third]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR DYER; HRABOSKY
REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); ROBINSON BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK;
Robinson flied out to right; ARMAS BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Armas
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.