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July 31, 1976

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 9 2
Cubs 6 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 9 2
Cubs 6 12 0

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .204
OBP .333 .252
At Bats 3 304
Hits 1 62
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 40

Steve Renko Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Wrigley Field - July 31, 1976
Out
Steve Renko
George Mitterwald
Wayne Tyrone
Manny Trillo
Bill Madlock
Mick Kelleher
Champ Summers
Joe Wallis
Jerry Morales
Hector Cruz
Ted Simmons

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 9 2 5
Chicago Cubs 6 12 0 6
Winning Pitcher Steve Renko
Losing Pitcher Lynn McGlothen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Madlock
Attendance 21,183
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tyrone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 9 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wayne Tyrone now playing first base. Champ Summers now playing left field. Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Renko hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kelleher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Trillo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Wayne Tyrone pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Tyrone hits a line drive to center field. McBride throws towards Richard. Richard fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Richard. Cardenal scores. Madlock scores. Morales moves to third. Tyrone moves to second.
Bottom 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Morales is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Madlock reaches second base with a double. Wallis scores. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wallis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wallis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Renko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kelleher hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Madlock, and towards Kelleher, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Richard hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 6 LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Morales is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. McBride scores.
Top 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. McBride moves to second.
Top 6 McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenal is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There goes Wallis. The throw from Simmons to Richard and they have Wallis trapped. The throw over to Hernandez, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 5 Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Brock strikes out. Mitterwald drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brock out.
Top 5 McGlothen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. McGlothen reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 5 Richard strikes out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Renko strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kelleher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Kelleher reaches second base with a double. Mitterwald scores.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. The throw from Simmons to Cruz. The throw back to home, and Trillo is out at the plate. Mitterwald moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 LaCock strikes out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride moves to third.
Top 4 McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Renko scores. Wallis moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Renko moves to second.
Bottom 3 Renko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Richard 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 3 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Trillo. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Richard applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 LaCock strikes out.
Top 2 Kessinger 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 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cardenal bunts towards third. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Wallis is called out on strikes.
Top 1 There goes McBride. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Kelleher applying the tag.
Top 1 Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McBride bunts towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Renko covering, for the out.