St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
July 31, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1976 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
McBride cf 4 1 3 0
Crawford rf 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 1
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 1 0
Richard 2b 3 0 0 0
McGlothen p 3 0 1 1
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wallis cf 4 1 2 0
Cardenal lf 4 1 2 0
  Summers lf 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 3 2
Morales rf 3 1 0 0
LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0
  Tyrone ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 1
Kelleher ss 3 0 1 1
Renko p 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 12 6
St. Louis 000 011 000292
Chicago 001 100 04x6120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  L (9-10) 7.0 11 5 4 1 9
  Hrabosky   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (4-6) 9.0 9 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
4

  E–Hernandez (3), Richard (7).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis McGlothen (1,off Renko); Hernandez (9,off Renko), Chicago Kelleher (10,off McGlothen); Madlock (24,off McGlothen).  SF–Mitterwald (4,off Hrabosky).  IBB–Morales (5,by Hrabosky).  CS–McBride (5,2nd base by Renko/Mitterwald); Trillo (4,2nd base by McGlothen/Simmons); Wallis (5,2nd base by McGlothen/Simmons).  IBB–Hrabosky (6,Morales).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:16.  A–21,183.
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