While John Candelaria pitched a five-hitter, the Pirates turned the tables on Lynn McGlothen while defeating the Cardinals, 8-0. McGlothen had blanked the Bucs, 3-0, September 25. This time, the Pirates whacked the Cards' starter for three runs in the second inning on a single by Dave Parker, triple by Richie Hebner and doubles by Ed Kirkpatrick and Rennie Stennett. McGlothen was kayoed when the Pirates added two tallies in the third. Their final runs counted off Tom Walker in the fourth on a single by Miguel Dilone, double by Omar Moreno and homer by Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, October   2, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Pirates      0  3  2    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Dilone lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Brock lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Moreno cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .254
  Mejias lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Parker rf             4   3   3   2     0   1   .315
Simmons c             4   0   3   0     0   1   .291      Hebner 3b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .250
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Kirkpatrick 1b        4   1   2   2     0   1   .238
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .258
Cruz 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     1   1   .184
McGlothen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Potter ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   6             Totals               35   8  12   7     4   5

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  4,250
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Simmons (35), Tyson (12), Kirkpatrick (9), Stennett (31), Moreno (3)
Triples: Hebner (3)
Home Runs: Parker (13)
Stolen Bases: Brock (56), Dilone 2 (4), Parker (19)
GIDP: Candelaria (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(13-15)      2     6   5   4   3   2   0  15   3.91
Walker                  2     3   3   3   0   0   1   9   4.12
Wallace                 3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11   4.07
Capilla                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.40
Totals                  8    12   8   7   4   5   1  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(16-7)      9     5   0   0   1   6   0  32   3.15
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  32

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton grounded
out (second to first); Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Dilone flied out to center; On a bunt Taveras
struck out; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Hernandez flied out to
left; Anderson struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker singled to left; Hebner tripled to center
[Parker scored]; Kirkpatrick doubled to left [Hebner scored];
Stennett doubled to left [Kirkpatrick scored]; Dyer struck out;
Candelaria walked; Dilone forced Candelaria (first to shortstop)
[Stennett to third]; Dilone stole second; Taveras walked; Moreno
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to left; McGlothen flied out to
right; Mumphrey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker singled to right; Parker stole second;
Hebner walked; Kirkpatrick singled to center [Parker scored,
Hebner scored (error by Hernandez) (unearned), Kirkpatrick to
second]; WALKER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Stennett popped
to second; Dyer popped to second; Candelaria grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock
grounded out (third to first); Simmons doubled to center;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Dilone singled to center; Dilone stole second;
Taveras grounded out (first unassisted) [Dilone to third];
Moreno doubled to right [Dilone scored]; Parker homered [Moreno
scored]; Hebner flied out to left; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: Anderson struck out; Cruz flied out to right;
Tyson doubled to left; POTTER BATTED FOR WALKER; Potter struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 5TH: WALLACE REPLACED POTTER (PITCHING); Stennett flied
out to center; Dyer singled to third; Candelaria grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Dyer out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton lined to
third; Brock walked; Brock stole second; Brock was picked off
second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 6TH: MEJIAS REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Dilone popped
to second; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno
walked; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez flied out to
left; Anderson flied out to left; Cruz lined to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Kirkpatrick
struck out; Stennett singled to second; Dyer popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson popped to first in foul territory; FERGUSON
BATTED FOR WALLACE; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Mumphrey
singled to second; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); Candelaria
struck out; Dilone flied out to left; Taveras singled to center;
Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mejias flied out to center; Simmons struck out;
Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.