Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 24, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wallis cf 4 1 1 1
Cardenal lf 3 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Tyrone ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 1 0
Morales rf 4 0 1 2
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 2 0
Swisher c 3 0 1 0
  Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0
Kelleher ss 3 1 1 0
Bonham p 1 0 1 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  LaCock ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 3 0
  Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0
McBride cf 5 1 1 1
Crawford rf 4 3 2 2
Simmons c 3 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 3 3 2 1
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 1
Cruz 3b 3 2 2 4
Richard 2b 5 0 2 2
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
  Greif p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 13 12
Chicago 100 010 1003103
St. Louis 023 400 03x12130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (6-9) 3.1 6 7 7 3 2
  Zamora   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Reuschel   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Garman   2.0 2 0 0 3 0
  Coleman   2.0 2 3 3 3 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
9
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (5-5) 6.1 7 3 3 3 2
  Greif   2.2 3 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
5
3

  E–Wallis (1), Biittner (4), Kelleher (5).  DP–Chicago 3, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis McBride (10,off Bonham); Hernandez (8,off Zamora); Brock (14,off Garman).  3B–St. Louis Simmons (2,off Zamora); Richard (2,off Coleman).  HR–St. Louis Cruz (8,2nd inning off Bonham 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Madlock 2 (8,by Forsch 2).  SF–Kessinger (4,off Coleman).  IBB–Cruz (3,by Garman).  SB–Madlock (10,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons); Brock 3 (29,2nd base off Bonham/Swisher 2,3rd base off Bonham/Swisher).  CS–Morales (6,2nd base by Forsch/Simmons).  HBP–Forsch 2 (3,Madlock 2).  IBB–Garman (6,Cruz).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:47.  A–32,960.
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