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Sunday April 18, 1971
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With two out in the ninth inning, the Cardinals rallied for two runs to defeat the Padres, 4-2. Ted Sizemore walked with one away and reached second on a wild pitch. After Bob Burda flied out, Leron Lee hit a pinch-double to drive in tie-breaking tally and Matty Alou followed with a single for an insurance run. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 18, 1971 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  2  -   4  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .268      Campbell 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hague 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Mason 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .410      Gaston cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .238
Torre 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .347      Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .395
Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .429      Stahl lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Sizemore 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .171        Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   1     2   0   .154
  Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Dean ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee ph              1   1   1   1     0   0   .250        Ferrara ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Schofield ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Slocum pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Kirby p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez ss        1   1   1   0     1   0   .750

Totals               33   4   9   4     4   2             Totals               28   2   4   2     7   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  8,777
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Padres 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Padres 1
Doubles: Lee (1), Gaston (2)
Caught Stealing: Brock (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Torrez (1), Kirby (1), Campbell (1)
GIDP: Mason (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(1-1)           8     3   2   2   6   2   0  32   3.86
Brunet                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   7.71
Linzy SV(3)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.17
Totals                  9     4   2   2   7   3   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   6     4   1   1   2   1   0  22   6.59
Severinsen              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Kelley                  0.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   4  23.63
Ross L(1-1)             1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.18
Laxton                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.84
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Severinsen 2 (2), Ross (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
flied out to left; Brock walked; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
struck out; Simmons singled to right; Sizemore popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Brown grounded out (third to
first); Stahl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill walked; Torrez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Alou grounded out
(second to first) [Maxvill to third]; Hague grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Cannizzaro walked; Dean flied out to right; Kirby
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cannizzaro to second];
Campbell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock lined to shortstop; Torre singled to left;
Cardenal singled to right [Torre to second]; Simmons hit into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher to first to catcher)
[Torre out at third, Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Mason grounded out (first unassisted); Gaston
singled to center; Colbert singled to center [Gaston to second];
Brown grounded out (third to first) [Colbert to second, Gaston
to third]; Stahl was walked intentionally; Cannizzaro walked
[Gaston scored, Colbert to third, Stahl to second]; Dean
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); Torrez popped to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Kirby walked; Campbell popped to second; Mason
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kirby
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alou flied out to center; Hague grounded out
(first unassisted); Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Gaston grounded out (second to first); Colbert flied
out to center; Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre singled; SEVERINSEN REPLACED KIRBY
(PITCHING); Severinsen threw a wild pitch [Torre to second];
Cardenal flied out to right [Torre to third]; Simmons singled to
center [Torre scored]; Severinsen threw a wild pitch [Simmons to
second]; Sizemore flied out to center; Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres
1.

PADRES 7TH: Stahl popped to second; Cannizzaro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dean flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: KELLEY REPLACED DEAN (PITCHING); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED SEVERINSEN (PLAYING SS); Torrez walked; Alou forced
Torrez (third to shortstop); Hague singled to right [Alou to
second]; Brock was called out on strikes; ROSS REPLACED KELLEY
(PITCHING); Torre singled to right [Hague to third, Alou
scored]; Cardenal flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Hernandez walked; Campbell out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hernandez to second]; Mason grounded out
(second to first) [Hernandez to third]; Gaston doubled to right
[Hernandez scored]; Colbert was walked intentionally; Brown
forced Colbert (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Padres 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore walked; BURDA BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Ross threw a wild
pitch [Sizemore to second]; Burda flied out to right; LEE BATTED
FOR TORREZ; Lee doubled to left [Sizemore scored]; LAXTON
REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Alou singled to right [Lee scored];
Hague flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: BRUNET REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); SCHOFIELD REPLACED
LEE (PLAYING SS); MURRELL BATTED FOR STAHL; Murrell struck out;
Cannizzaro flied out to left; FERRARA BATTED FOR LAXTON; Ferrara
walked; SLOCUM RAN FOR FERRARA; Hernandez singled to left
[Slocum to second]; LINZY REPLACED BRUNET (PITCHING); Campbell
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Padres 2.



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