Mets @ Cardinals
April 20, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 8 14 0
Cardinals 0 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 8 14 0
Cardinals 0 6 1

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .194
OBP .333 .216
At Bats 3 36
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 7

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Busch Stadium - April 20, 1976
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Out
Jon Matlack
Jerry Grote
Joe Torre
Felix Millan
Wayne Garrett
Mike Phillips
Bruce Boisclair
Del Unser
Benny Ayala
Hector Cruz
Reggie Smith
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grote scores. Phillips moves to third.
Top 9 Matlack is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second.
Top 9 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ken Rudolph now catching. John Curtis now pitching. Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Willie Crawford pinch hits for Mike Proly. Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boisclair hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Melendez who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple. Millan goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Ayala hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harris takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second.
Top 7 Grote takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Proly covering, for the out.
Top 7 Mike Proly now pitching. Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Proly covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Joe Torre now playing first base. Bruce Boisclair now playing left field. Benny Ayala now playing right field. Doug Clarey pinch hits for Mike WalClarey strikes out.
Top 6 Joe Torre pinch hits for Ed Kranepool. Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Millan moves to second.
Top 6 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Garrett strikes out.
Top 6 Mike Wallace now pitching. Luis Melendez now playing center field. Matlack hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Luis Melendez pinch hits for Danny Frisella. Melendez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out.
Top 5 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kingman hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive towards third. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner takes first base on ball four. Matlack moves to second.
Top 4 Millan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Danny Frisella now pitching. Garrett hits a popup towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Matlack is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 3 McGlothen strikes out.
Top 3 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Unser is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Harris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Milner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Matlack moves to third.
Top 2 Garrett takes first base on ball four. Matlack moves to second.
Top 2 Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris misplays the ball. That's an error on Harris.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kingman. Anderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Unser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Kingman strikes out.
Top 1 Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Kranepool reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out.
Top 1 Millan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Garrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.