Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 9, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1976 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Morales rf 3 0 1 0
  Wallis rf 1 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 2 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Swisher c 4 0 1 0
Rosello ss 3 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
Burris p 2 0 1 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 1 1
  Melendez lf 0 0 0 0
Richard ss 4 0 1 0
  Kessinger ph,ss 1 0 0 0
McBride cf 4 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 1 2 1
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 2 1
Tyson 2b 4 1 2 0
McGlothen p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 13 4
Chicago 000 000 000061
St. Louis 000 020 30x5132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (0-1) 6.0 10 2 2 0 1
  Schultz   0.2 2 3 0 0 0
  Reuschel   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
5
2
0
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (1-0) 9.0 6 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
2

  E–Thornton (1), Richard (1), Hernandez (1).  2B–St. Louis Smith (1,off Schultz).  3B–St. Louis Hernandez (1,off Burris); Tyson (1,off Burris).  SB–Thornton (1,2nd base off McGlothen/Simmons).  CS–Cardenal (1,2nd base by McGlothen/Simmons).  WP–P Reuschel (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–(none), 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:11.  A–30,761.
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