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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 20, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 20, 1976 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,260 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Bob Engel |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Mike Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Hector Cruz | Third Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Vic Harris | Second Baseman |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 20, 1976
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. McGlothen
Garrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. McGlothen
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. McGlothen
Unser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. McGlothen
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Matlack
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Matlack
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Matlack
Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kingman. Anderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Matlack
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. McGlothen
Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris misplays the ball. That's an error on Harris. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. McGlothen
Garrett takes first base on ball four. Matlack moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. McGlothen
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Matlack moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. McGlothen
Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Matlack
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Matlack
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Matlack
Harris is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McGlothen
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McGlothen
Unser is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. McGlothen
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. McGlothen
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Matlack
McGlothen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Matlack
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Matlack
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. McGlothen
Matlack is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
Garrett hits a popup towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Frisella
Millan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Frisella
Milner takes first base on ball four. Matlack moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Frisella
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Matlack
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Matlack
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Matlack
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Frisella
Kingman hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Frisella
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Frisella
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Frisella
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Matlack
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Matlack
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Matlack
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
Melendez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Wallace
Mike Wallace now pitching. Luis Melendez now playing center field.
Matlack hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Wallace
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Wallace
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Wallace
There's a wild pitch. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Wallace
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Wallace
Joe Torre pinch hits for Ed Kranepool.
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarey vs. Matlack
Joe Torre now playing first base. Bruce Boisclair now playing left field. Benny Ayala now playing right field. Doug Clarey pinch hits for Mike Wal
Clarey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Matlack
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Matlack
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Matlack
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Proly covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Proly
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Proly covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Proly
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Proly
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matlack vs. Proly
Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Matlack
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Matlack
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Matlack
Harris takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Matlack
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Proly
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Proly
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Proly
Ayala hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Proly
Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Melendez who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple. Millan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boisclair vs. Proly
Boisclair hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Matlack
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Mike Proly.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Matlack
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Matlack
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Curtis
Ken Rudolph now catching. John Curtis now pitching.
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Curtis
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Curtis
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matlack vs. Curtis
Matlack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garrett vs. Curtis
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grote scores. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Millan vs. Curtis
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Matlack
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Matlack
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Matlack
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Matlack
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1976 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Garrett W, 3b 5 1 2 1 McBride B, cf 2 0 1 0
Millan F, 2b 6 2 3 2 Wallace M, p 0 0 0 0
Milner J, lf 2 1 1 2 Clarey D, ph 1 0 0 0
Ayala B, rf 1 0 0 0 Proly M, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Crawford W, ph 1 0 0 0
Torre J, ph-1b 2 0 1 1 Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0
Kingman D, rf 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0
Boisclair B, lf 2 0 0 0 Anderson M, lf 3 0 1 0
Unser D, cf 4 1 1 2 Simmons T, c 3 0 0 0
Grote J, c 4 1 3 0 Rudolph K, c 1 0 0 0
Phillips M, ss 5 0 2 0 Smith R, rf 3 0 1 0
Matlack J, p 4 1 0 0 Cruz H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0
Harris V, 2b 2 0 1 0
McGlothen L, p 1 0 0 0
Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0
Melendez L, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 14 8 31 0 6 0
New York 420 000 011 -- 8
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (L)* 3.0 6 6 4 1 2
Frisella D 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Wallace M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Proly M 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Curtis J 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
E -- Harris V
DP -- New York 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 12, St.Louis 7
2B -- Kranepool E, Anderson M, Smith R
3B -- Torre J
HR -- Millan F, Unser D, Milner J
HBP -- by McGlothen L (Unser D), by McGlothen L (Matlack J)
WP -- Wallace M
T -- 2:34
A -- 7260
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