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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 16, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 16, 1976 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,880 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Art Williams 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Paul Pryor |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 16, 1976
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Falcone
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Falcone
There's a wild pitch. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Falcone
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Falcone
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Falcone
Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Falcone
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Falcone
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Halicki
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Halicki
There goes Brock. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Halicki
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Halicki
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Halicki covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Halicki
Crawford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Crawford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Halicki
Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crawford scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Halicki
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Falcone
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reitz for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Falcone
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Falcone
Halicki strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Halicki
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falcone vs. Halicki
Falcone bunts towards the mound. Halicki fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Halicki
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Halicki
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tyson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Falcone
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Falcone
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Falcone
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Falcone
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Heaverlo
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Heaverlo
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Heaverlo
Fairly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Heaverlo
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fairly moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyson vs. Heaverlo
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Heaverlo covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Falcone
Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Falcone
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Falcone
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Falcone
Hill hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Heaverlo
Falcone strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Heaverlo
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Heaverlo
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Falcone
Von Joshua pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo.
Joshua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Falcone
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Falcone
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. D'Acquisto
John D'Acquisto now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. D'Acquisto
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. D'Acquisto juggles the ball. That's an error on D'Acquisto. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. D'Acquisto
Crawford hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. D'Acquisto
Fairly hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Falcone
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Falcone
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Falcone
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Tyson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Falcone
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Tyson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. D'Acquisto
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. D'Acquisto
Tyson takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Falcone vs. D'Acquisto
Falcone is hit by the pitch. Kessinger moves to third. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brock vs. D'Acquisto
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Tyson scores. Falcone moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. D'Acquisto
Hill fires to second and picks off Falcone for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. D'Acquisto
Harris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. D'Acquisto
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Brock goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. D'Acquisto
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Falcone
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Falcone covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Falcone
Hill hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnold vs. Falcone
Chris Arnold pinch hits for John D'Acquisto.
Arnold strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Williams
Charlie Williams now pitching.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Williams
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Williams
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Falcone
Mike Anderson now playing left field. Keith Hernandez now playing first base. Ken Rudolph now catching.
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Falcone
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Falcone
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matthews vs. Falcone
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Herndon scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Falcone
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Williams
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falcone vs. Williams
Falcone bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Williams
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Williams
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Williams
Smith takes first base on ball four. Tyson moves to third. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Williams
Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Falcone
Speier bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Falcone
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Falcone
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Falcone
Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Charlie Williams.
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1976 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Herndon L, cf 2 2 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 2 2 2
Thomas D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0
Murcer B, rf 4 0 0 0 Harris V, cf 4 1 1 1
Matthews G, lf 3 0 1 1 Smith R, 3b 4 1 1 3
Montanez W, 1b 3 0 0 1 Simmons T, c 4 1 1 0
Speier C, ss 3 0 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 1 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Crawford W, rf 4 1 1 0
Hill M, c 4 0 0 0 Fairly R, 1b 4 0 2 2
Halicki E, p 1 0 0 0 Rudolph K, c 0 0 0 0
Heaverlo D, p 0 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 1 0 0
Joshua V, ph 1 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 2 2 0
D'Acquisto J, p 0 0 0 0 Falcone P, p 1 0 0 0
Arnold C, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams C, p 0 0 0 0
Ontiveros S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 32 9 10 8
San Francisco 200 000 010 -- 3
St.Louis 411 003 00x -- 9
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (L) 1.2 6 5 5 1 0
Heaverlo D 2.1 2 1 1 0 1
D'Acquisto J 2.0 1 3 2 2 1
Williams C 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone P (W) 9.0 5 3 3 4 5
E -- D'Acquisto J, Thomas D, Herndon L
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- Crawford W, Simmons T, Fairly R
HR -- Smith R
SB -- Brock L
SH -- Falcone P 2
SF -- Montanez W
HBP -- by D'Acquisto J (Falcone P)
WP -- Falcone P
T -- 2:05
A -- 23880
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