San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 16, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1976 at Busch Stadium II. 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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San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 2 2 1 0
Thomas 2b 4 1 2 1
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 1 1
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 1
Speier ss 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Hill c 4 0 0 0
Halicki p 1 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 2 2
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
Harris cf 4 1 1 1
Smith 3b 4 1 1 3
Simmons c 4 1 1 0
  Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 1 1 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 2 2
  Rudolph c 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 1 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 2 2 0
Falcone p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 10 8
San Francisco 200 000 010353
St. Louis 411 003 00x9100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  L (2-6) 1.2 6 5 5 1 0
  Heaverlo   2.1 2 1 1 0 1
  D'Acquisto   2.0 1 3 2 2 1
  Williams   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
5
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (2-2) 9.0 5 3 3 4 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–St. Louis Crawford (4,off Halicki); Simmons (7,off Heaverlo); Fairly (3,off Heaverlo).  HR–St. Louis Smith (3,1st inning off Halicki 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Montanez (2,off Falcone).  SH–Falcone 2 (5,off Halicki,off Williams).  SB–Brock (4,2nd base off Halicki/Hill).  WP–Falcone (3).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:05.  A–23,880.
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