The Gas House Gang

July 5, 1976 at St. Louis
Reds 4, Cardinals 0  (39-35)

The Cardinals lost for the fifth straight time in the front end of a doubleheader with the Reds.  Les Bell went three for three but the rest of the team managed only three hits without scoring a single run.

Flint Rhem was touched up for three runs through eighth innings and the Reds added a fourth run in the ninth off of Reinhart.

July 5, 1926 at St. Louis
Cardinals 7, Reds 5  (40-35)

The Cardinals snapped their five game losing streak with some late heroics by Billy Southworth.  With the game tied 5-5, Southworth hit a two run shot to break the tie in the eighth inning. 

Jim Bottomley scored two runs without getting a hit.  Tommy Thevenow was a perfect three for three with a run.  Jesse Haines picked up the win and gave up five runs on eleven hits and two walks with two strikeouts over nine innings.