St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
April 26, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1976 at Candlestick Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 15, San Francisco Giants 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 3 3 2 2
Harris 2b 4 2 2 0
  Richard pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Brock lf 6 1 2 2
Simmons c 6 1 1 0
Smith 3b 6 2 0 0
Crawford rf 5 1 1 0
Fairly 1b 4 2 4 3
Kessinger ss 5 1 3 2
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 2 1 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 1 1 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 15 16 9
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Joshua cf 5 1 3 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 5 0 1 0
Matthews lf 3 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Speier ss 4 1 2 1
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 1 1 3
Rader c 4 1 2 0
Barr p 2 1 1 1
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 5
St. Louis 130 031 16015161
San Francisco 700 000 0007135
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   0.2 7 7 6 1 0
  Wallace  W (1-1) 4.1 3 0 0 3 2
  Rasmussen   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Hrabosky  SV (2) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
5
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr   4.2 9 7 3 1 3
  Heaverlo   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Minton  L (0-1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Moffitt   1.0 4 6 0 3 0
  Williams   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
15
5
4
5

  E–Fairly (1), Thomas (4), Montanez (2), Rader (3), Barr (1), Moffitt (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–St. Louis Brock (1,off Barr), San Francisco Speier (2,off Wallace); Murcer (1,off Hrabosky).  3B–St. Louis Hernandez (2,off Minton).  HR–San Francisco Reitz (1,1st inning off Forsch 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Harris (1,off Barr).  SF–McBride (1,off Minton).  HBP–Hrabosky (1,by Moffitt); Harris (1,by Williams).  IBB–Crawford (1,by Moffitt).  SB–Joshua (1,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).  CS–Matthews (1,2nd base by Wallace/Simmons); Thomas (6,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons).  WP–Forsch (1).  BK–Barr (1).  HBP–Moffitt (1,Hrabosky); Williams (1,Harris).  IBB–Moffitt (2,Crawford).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:56.  A–2,343.
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