Three-run bursts in the first and second innings carried the Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals behind the pitching of Rick Reuschel. In the first, Joe Wallis, Bill Madlock and Jose Morales hit singles for the first run. After a pass to Larry Biittner, George Mitterwald singled with two out to drive in two runs. The Cubs' trio in the second counted on singles by Rick Monday, Wallis, Madlock and Morales, together with errors by Garry Templeton and Willie Crawford. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         3  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday 1b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Mumphrey cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Wallis cf             5   2   3   0     0   1   .253      Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Madlock 3b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .342      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Morales rf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .272      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .291
Biittner lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Crawford rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .234        Mejias rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   2     0   0   .207      Harris lf             4   2   4   0     0   0   .237
Kelleher ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Kessinger 2b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .238
R. Reuschel p         4   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Cruz 3b               4   0   0   1     0   1   .221
                                                          McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Tamargo ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .333
                                                            Waterbury p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Potter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Anderson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .315
                                                            Richard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
                                                            Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               37   6  12   5     2   3             Totals               34   3   9   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  7,165
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Morales, Templeton, Crawford
Doubles: Kessinger (21)
Triples: Monday (5), Harris (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tamargo (1)
GIDP: R. Reuschel (2), Madlock (19), Kessinger (13)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(13-10)    9     9   3   3   3   4   0  38   3.43
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(12-14)      1.1   7   6   5   1   0   0  12   3.88
Solomon                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.94
Waterbury               3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.00
LaGrow                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.70
Capilla                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.00
Totals                  9    12   6   5   2   3   0  39

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday popped to third; Wallis singled to left;
Madlock singled to center [Wallis to second]; Morales singled to
center [Wallis scored, Madlock to third, Morales to second (on
throw)]; Biittner was walked intentionally; Trillo flied out to
right; Mitterwald singled to center [Madlock scored, Morales
scored, Biittner to second]; Kelleher grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Templeton struck out; Hernandez walked; Simmons walked
[Hernandez to second]; Crawford forced Simmons (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
singled to right; Wallis singled to shortstop [Monday to third
(error by Templeton), Wallis to second]; Madlock singled to left
[Monday scored, Wallis to third]; SOLOMON REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Wallis scored, Madlock to
second]; Biittner reached on an error by Crawford [Madlock
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morales to third, Biittner to
second]; Trillo popped to second; Mitterwald lined to shortstop;
3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Harris singled to right; Kessinger singled to
center [Harris to second]; Cruz flied out to right [Harris to
third]; TAMARGO BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Tamargo hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Harris scored]; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: WATERBURY REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Kelleher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Steve
Waterbury; R. Reuschel struck out; Monday tripled to right;
Monday was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Hernandez struck out; Simmons singled to center; Crawford
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Wallis was called out on strikes; Madlock flied out to
center; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Harris singled to right; Kessinger grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harris out at
second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); Biittner flied
out to right; Trillo flied out to center; Mitterwald grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: POTTER BATTED FOR WATERBURY; Potter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Templeton singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: LAGROW REPLACED POTTER (PITCHING); Kelleher singled to
center; R. Reuschel grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kelleher out at second]; Monday grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons popped to first in foul territory; Mejias
struck out; Harris singled to right; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Wallis singled to right; Madlock grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Wallis out at
second]; Morales walked; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz popped to shortstop; ANDERSON BATTED FOR
LAGROW; Anderson walked; RICHARD RAN FOR ANDERSON; Mumphrey
forced Richard (shortstop to second); Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Trillo was called
out on strikes; Mitterwald popped to shortstop; Kelleher singled
to right; R. Reuschel popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons
flied out to right; Mejias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Wallis flied
out to left; Madlock popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Harris tripled to right; Kessinger doubled to
right [Harris scored, Kessinger to third (error by Morales)];
Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger scored];
FERGUSON BATTED FOR CAPILLA; On a bunt Ferguson grounded out
(third to first); Mumphrey singled to left; Templeton flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 3.