St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 16, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1976 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets 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 1, New York Mets 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 3 0 1 0
Alvarado 2b 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1
Simmons lf 4 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Anderson rf 3 0 1 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Potter ph 1 0 0 0
  Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Waterbury p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Milner lf 4 1 1 0
Torre 1b 4 1 1 0
  Foster pr 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Vail rf 2 0 1 0
  Boisclair ph,rf 2 1 2 2
Stearns c 1 0 0 0
Staiger 3b 5 0 2 1
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
St. Louis 000 000 010143
New York 001 010 11x490
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (12-14) 6.0 5 2 1 5 2
  Greif   0.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Hrabosky   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Capilla   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Waterbury   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
8
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (20-8) 9.0 4 1 1 3 13
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
13

  E–Alvarado (3), Ferguson (13), Kessinger (22).  2B–New York Torre (10,off Falcone).  HR–St. Louis Hernandez (7,8th inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out), New York Boisclair (2,7th inning off Greif 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Stearns (1,by Falcone).  SB–Mazzilli (2,2nd base off Falcone/Ferguson).  CS–Mazzilli (1,2nd base by Falcone/Ferguson).  WP–Capilla (2).  BK–Capilla (1).  HBP–Falcone (2,Stearns).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:31.  A–5,472.
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