Coming back after disappointing the Cardinals last season, Steve Carlton posted his third straight victory, defeating the Padres, 4-0. Matty Alou supplied four hits and was on base with a single when Joe Hague homered in the first inning. Alou batted in the other runs, both scored by Dal Maxvill, with singles in the seventh and ninth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4 11  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   1   4   2     0   0   .275      Campbell 3b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .275
Hague 1b              5   1   2   2     0   1   .217      Mason 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .419      Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .400
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Brown rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .176
Melendez lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .375      Murrell lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .184      Barton c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .083
Maxvill ss            4   2   1   0     0   0   .136      Hernandez ss          3   0   2   0     1   0   .667
Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   2   .273      Phoebus p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Cannizzaro ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   4     3   7             Totals               31   0   4   0     5   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  3,462
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Padres 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Padres 1
Errors: Maxvill, Hernandez
Doubles: Torre (3)
Home Runs: Hague (1)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (2), Alou (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (1)
GIDP: Torre (1), Ferrara (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(3-0)          9     4   0   0   5   5   0  36   2.22
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5   5   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Phoebus L(1-2)          7     8   3   3   3   6   1  29   5.00
Severinsen              2     3   1   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   3   3   7   1  38

Wild Pitches: Carlton 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Augie Donatelli


CARDINALS 1ST: Alou singled to left; Hague homered [Alou
scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Torre popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cardenal struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Campbell walked; Mason flied out to center; Gaston
struck out; Colbert reached on an error by Maxvill [Campbell to
third, Colbert to second]; Brown walked; Murrell popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez walked; Sizemore walked [Melendez to
second]; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sizemore to
second, Melendez to third]; Carlton struck out; Alou singled
[Melendez out at home (catcher unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Barton flied out to right; Hernandez walked;
Debut game for Enzo Hernandez; Carlton threw a wild pitch
[Hernandez to second]; Phoebus struck out; Campbell walked;
Mason flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hague was called out on strikes; Simmons grounded
out (second to first); Torre doubled to left; Cardenal flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Colbert
walked; Brown flied out to center; Murrell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez was called out on strikes; Sizemore
walked; Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Maxvill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Barton singled to left; Hernandez singled to center
[Barton to second]; Phoebus forced Barton (pitcher to third)
[Hernandez to second]; Campbell struck out; Mason flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carlton struck out; On a bunt Alou grounded out
(third to first); Hague singled; Simmons flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Gaston lined to second; Colbert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre struck out; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher
to first); Melendez singled to left; Sizemore forced Melendez
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Murrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Barton
grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill singled to right; Carlton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Alou
singled to right [Maxvill scored]; Alou was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Hague flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: CANNIZZARO BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Cannizzaro struck
out; Campbell flied out to left; Mason grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED CANNIZZARO (PITCHING);
Simmons singled to center; Torre grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; Cardenal
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Gaston struck out; Colbert singled to left; Carlton
threw a wild pitch [Colbert to second]; Brown flied out to
right; Murrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Melendez popped to second; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Maxvill reached on an error by Hernandez
[Maxvill to second]; Carlton singled [Maxvill to third]; Alou
singled to right [Carlton to second, Maxvill scored (unearned)];
Hague popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Barton flied out to right; Hernandez singled to
right; FERRARA BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN; Ferrara grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Padres 0.