Doug Clarey, who was brought up as infield insurance because of an injury to Mike Tyson, smashed a two-run homer in the 16th inning to provide the Cardinals with a 4-2 victory over the Giants. Clarey, 22, was slated to join St. Petersburg (Florida State) before Tyson was hurt. He had batted only once before for the Cards and the homer represented his first major league hit. It also produced the first major league victory for Mike Proly, the fifth of six pitchers used by the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    2  -   4 17  1
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   2 11  5


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              7   1   4   0     0   1   .281      Joshua cf             6   0   2   0     1   1   .301
Harris 2b             7   0   2   1     0   2   .263      Thomas 2b             7   0   0   0     0   0   .258
McBride cf            7   0   2   0     0   1   .354      Murcer rf             6   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Simmons c             7   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Matthews lf           7   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Smith 3b,1b           7   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Montanez 1b           6   0   2   0     1   0   .254
Crawford rf           7   1   5   0     0   1   .462      Speier ss             7   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .196      Reitz 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .371
  Anderson ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Robinson pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Richard 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Ontiveros ph,3b     2   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Kessinger ss          7   1   0   0     0   2   .230      Rader c               6   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Montefusco p          2   1   1   0     0   1   .182
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .583        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .154        Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .163        Adams ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .286
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Minton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rudolph ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .429        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clarey ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .500
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               61   4  17   3     0  12             Totals               58   2  11   1     3   6

Time of Game: 3:56   Attendance:  4,193
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Giants 12
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 2
Errors: Denny, Murcer 2, Montanez, Robinson, Rader
Doubles: McBride (3), Harris (4), Brock (2), Montanez (4), Murcer (2), Adams (1)
Home Runs: Clarey (1)
Stolen Bases: Crawford (1)
Caught Stealing: Simmons (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brock (1), Richard (1), Rader (1)
GIDP: Smith (2)
Hit by Pitch: Anderson (1,by Lavelle)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   7     4   1   0   1   4   0  26   2.96
Hrabosky                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.72
Rasmussen               2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.84
Wallace                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.88
Proly W(1-0)            2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.70
Frisella SV(1)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                 16    11   2   1   3   6   0  62

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              8     8   1   1   0  12   0  30   2.02
Lavelle                 4     3   0   0   0   0   0  17   0.00
Moffitt                 2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.27
Caldwell L(0-3)         2     3   2   2   0   0   1   8   6.35
Totals                 16    17   4   4   0  12   1  64

Hit by Pitch: Lavelle (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Harris struck out; McBride
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas popped
to first in foul territory; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Smith struck out;
Crawford struck out while Simmons was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews was called out on strikes; Montanez doubled
to right; Speier flied out to right; Reitz grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez struck out; Kessinger was called out on
strikes; Denny struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader grounded out (second to first); Montefusco
singled to center; Joshua singled to left [Montefusco to
second]; Thomas forced Joshua (first to shortstop) [Montefusco
to third]; Thomas was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Denny [Montefusco scored (unearned), Thomas to third]; Murcer
walked; Matthews forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Harris
struck out; McBride doubled to right [McBride to third (error by
Murcer)]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier
flied out to center; Reitz singled to left; Rader grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Crawford
singled to center; Hernandez struck out; Kessinger popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco was called out on strikes; Joshua
grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Denny flied out to center; Brock singled to right
[Brock to second (error by Murcer)]; Harris doubled to right
[Brock scored]; McBride flied out to center [Harris to third];
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Smith struck out; Crawford singled to shortstop;
Crawford stole second [Crawford to third (error by Rader)];
Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier struck out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rader lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: FAIRLY BATTED FOR DENNY; Fairly grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock singled to left; Harris singled to
pitcher [Brock out at third (pitcher to third to first to
catcher)]; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); ARNOLD BATTED
FOR MONTEFUSCO; Arnold struck out; Joshua singled to third;
Thomas popped to shortstop; Murcer popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to right;
Crawford singled to shortstop; ANDERSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Anderson was hit by a pitch [Crawford to second]; Kessinger
forced Crawford (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: RICHARD REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING 3B); SMITH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Matthews flied to right in foul
territory; Montanez singled to right; Speier forced Montanez
(shortstop to second); Reitz forced Speier (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Melendez singled
to third; Brock out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Melendez to second]; Harris reached on an error by Montanez;
McBride forced Harris (first to shortstop) [Melendez to third];
Simmons grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Rader flied
out to left; Lavelle grounded out (pitcher to first); Joshua
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 11TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Richard grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 11TH: Thomas flied out to left; Murcer doubled to left;
Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez was walked
intentionally; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 12TH: Kessinger flied out to center; CRUZ BATTED FOR
RASMUSSEN; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled
to center; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 12TH: WALLACE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Reitz singled to
right; ROBINSON RAN FOR REITZ; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Robinson to second]; HILL BATTED FOR
LAVELLE; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 13TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MOFFITT
REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); McBride grounded out (shortstop to
first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 13TH: Thomas flied out to left; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); Matthews singled to center; Montanez popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 14TH: Crawford singled to right; Richard out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Crawford to second]; Kessinger
flied out to center; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR WALLACE; Rudolph singled
to third [Crawford scored (error by Robinson)]; Brock doubled to
right [Rudolph to third]; Harris popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 14TH: PROLY REPLACED RUDOLPH (PITCHING); Speier grounded
out (pitcher to first); ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Ontiveros
singled to center; Rader flied out to center; ADAMS BATTED FOR
MOFFITT; Adams doubled to left [Ontiveros scored]; MINTON RAN
FOR ADAMS; Joshua was walked intentionally; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 15TH: ONTIVEROS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CALDWELL
REPLACED MINTON (PITCHING); McBride singled to second; Simmons
forced McBride (third to second); Smith grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 15TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 16TH: Crawford singled to right; On a bunt Richard
made an out to third; Kessinger forced Crawford (shortstop to
second); CLAREY BATTED FOR PROLY; Clarey homered [Kessinger
scored]; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 16TH: FRISELLA REPLACED CLAREY (PITCHING); Speier flied
out to center; Ontiveros flied out to right; Rader flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 2.