Following the shutout lead of Pete Falcone, who was an 8-0 winner in the previous night's game, Eric Rasmussen allowed only four hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Braves. Rasmussen's shutout was his second in the major leagues and first since blanking the Padres in his debut July 21, 1975.

The Cardinals nicked Andy Messersmith for a run in the first inning. Jerry Mumphrey walked, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lou Brock. Keith Hernandez knocked in two runs with a single in the third and the final tally came on a double by Ted Simmons and single by Mike Anderson in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    14, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   2   1   0     1   1   .253      Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Templeton ss          4   1   0   0     0   1   .182      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Brock lf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .280      Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .218
Simmons c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .280      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Hernandez 1b          3   0   2   2     1   0   .267      Henderson rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Anderson rf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .307      Gaston lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .325
Kessinger 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Cruz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Correll c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Rasmussen p           4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                            May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   4             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   5

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 14,467
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Braves 4
DP: Cardinals 2, Braves 0
Errors: Montanez
Doubles: Simmons (25), Rasmussen (1)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (5)
GIDP: Chaney (7), Gaston (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(4-9)        9     4   0   0   2   5   0  31   3.44
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(11-10)    8     6   4   3   3   4   0  33   2.78
Beard                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.89
Totals                  9     7   4   3   3   4   0  37

Balks: Rasmussen (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Terry Tata


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey stole second; Templeton
grounded out (second to first) [Mumphrey to third]; Brock hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Mumphrey scored]; Simmons flied out to
right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Gilbreath flied out to
center; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez singled to right; Anderson singled to
third [Hernandez to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to third, Anderson to
second]; Rasmussen flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson
singled to left; Gaston walked [Henderson to second]; Chaney
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gaston out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey singled to left; Templeton reached on a
fielder's choice [Mumphrey to third, Templeton to second (error
by Montanez)]; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons
was walked intentionally; Hernandez singled to center [Mumphrey
scored, Templeton scored (unearned), Simmons out at third
(center to second to third), Hernandez to second (on throw to
3b)]; Anderson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Correll singled to left; Messersmith flied out to
center; Royster struck out; Gilbreath forced Correll (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Cruz flied out to
right; Rasmussen lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn walked; Rasmussen balked [Wynn to second];
Montanez struck out; Henderson popped to shortstop; Gaston
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Templeton struck out; Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (catcher to first); Correll
grounded out (third to first); Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons doubled to right; Hernandez lined to
second; Anderson singled to center [Simmons scored]; Kessinger
grounded out (first unassisted) [Anderson to second]; Cruz flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster popped to shortstop; Gilbreath flied out to
right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Braves 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Templeton flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Montanez singled to right; Henderson flied out to
center; Gaston grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Simmons grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hernandez walked; Anderson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Chaney popped to catcher in foul territory; Correll
flied out to center; MAY BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; May singled to
right; Royster forced May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: BEARD REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded
out (first to pitcher); Cruz flied out to center; Rasmussen
doubled to left; Mumphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Wynn was
called out on strikes; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.