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May 26, 1976

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 5 3
Cubs 4 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 5 3
Cubs 4 6 1

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .179
OBP .000 .205
At Bats 0 117
Hits 0 21
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 15

Darold Knowles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 3
Close
Wrigley Field - May 26, 1976
Out
Darold Knowles
George Mitterwald
Larry Biittner
Manny Trillo
Bill Madlock
Mick Kelleher
Jose Cardenal
Rick Monday
Jerry Morales
Hector Cruz
Reggie Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 3 5
Chicago Cubs 4 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher John Denny
Save Darold Knowles
Game Winning RBI Bill Madlock
Attendance 9,861
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hector Cruz pinch hits for Ron Fairly. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kelleher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Crawford strikes out.
Top 9 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee Richard now playing shortstop. Danny Frisella now pitching. Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lee Richard pinch runs for Mike Anderson. Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Anderson pinch hits for Don Kessinger. Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Darold Knowles now pitching. Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Top 8 Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Bill Greif. Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Cardenal. The slide. Simmons applies the tag. Cardenal is out.
Bottom 7 Madlock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Greif now pitching. Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith throws to second for one, and Tyson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Reuschel scores. Cardenal moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Mike Wallace now pitching. Monday takes first base on ball four. Reuschel moves to second.
Bottom 7 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelleher scores.
Bottom 7 Denny spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Denny. Kelleher moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kelleher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Kelleher reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 7 Crawford takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Madlock bunts towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Denny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crawford moves to second.
Top 5 Crawford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mitterwald moves to third.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitterwald moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Top 4 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Madlock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Brock. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher misplays the ball. That's an error on Kelleher. Tyson moves to third.
Top 3 Denny strikes out.
Top 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Tyson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Reuschel hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelleher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Madlock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. Madlock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. Monday scores.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Monday moves to third.
Bottom 1 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.