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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 18, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 18, 1976 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,288 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Satch Davidson |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | First Baseman |
| Mike Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Hector Cruz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 18, 1976
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taveras for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Forsch
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Rooker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Rooker
Rooker fires to first and has Brock trapped. There's the throw to Taveras who tags Brock for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Rooker
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Forsch
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Forsch
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rooker
Anderson hits a line drive into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rooker
Cruz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Rooker
Rudolph hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Rooker
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Taveras fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Forsch
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Forsch
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Forsch
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Rooker
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Rooker
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Rooker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Forsch
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Rooker
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rooker
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rooker
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Forsch
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Forsch
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Forsch
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Rooker
Rudolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Rooker
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudolph moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Rooker
Tyson hits a line drive towards short. Taveras catches it and throws to second to double up Rudolph. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Rooker
Forsch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Forsch reaches second base with a double. Kessinger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Rooker
Brock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Forsch
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Forsch
Rooker bunts towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Tyson covering, for the out. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Rooker
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rooker
Anderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Forsch
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Forsch
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Forsch
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Rasmussen
Eric Rasmussen now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a line drive towards first. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rooker
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Rooker
Rudolph hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Rooker
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Rasmussen
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Rasmussen
Rooker hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Rudolph settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Rudolph. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Rasmussen
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Rasmussen
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Rooker
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Rooker
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen.
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Rooker
Jerry Mumphrey pinch runs for Ted Simmons.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Rooker
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Hrabosky
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Hrabosky
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Hrabosky
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hrabosky
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Hrabosky
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rooker
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rooker
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rooker
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Rooker
Rudolph hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1976 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0
Hebner R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Harris V, cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver A, cf 4 2 2 0 Smith R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Stargell W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Anderson M, rf 2 0 0 0
Zisk R, lf 4 0 1 1 Cruz H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Robinson B, rf 4 1 1 3 Rudolph K, c 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 1 1 0
Stennett R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 2 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 2 0 1 1
Rasmussen E, p 0 0 0 0
Simmons T, ph 1 0 1 0
Mumphrey J, pr 0 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 5 4 30 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 103 -- 4
St.Louis 000 010 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B 6.2 3 1 1 0 1
Rasmussen E 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Hrabosky A (L) 1.0 2 3 3 1 2
E -- Kessinger D, Rudolph K
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, St.Louis 5
2B -- Forsch B, Oliver A
HR -- Robinson B
CS -- Brock L
SH -- Rooker J
HBP -- by Rooker J (Cruz H)
T -- 2:08
A -- 10288
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