In a loosely played game marked by a total of nine errors, the Cardinals scored in all but one inning and beat the Padres, 15-8. The Padres knocked out Jerry Reuss in the fourth, scoring six runs to take an 8-3 lead, but the Cardinals came slugging back with three-run homers by Jose Cardenal and Joe Torre highlighting their attack. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 15, San Diego Padres 8
Game Played on Friday, May       21, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       2  0  0    6  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  5
Cardinals    1  0  2    4  1  1    4  2  x  -  15 15  4


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          6   1   1   1     0   1   .266      Brock lf              6   3   3   1     0   1   .359
Mason 2b              4   2   1   1     1   1   .235      Alou cf               5   1   3   2     0   1   .333
Campbell lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .221        Drabowsky p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Gaston cf             5   1   3   4     0   0   .262      Beauchamp 1b          3   2   1   0     0   0   .264
Brown rf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .266        Hague ph,1b         1   1   0   0     1   0   .243
Spiezio 3b            5   0   2   1     0   2   .197      Torre 3b              4   4   3   4     1   0   .342
Kendall 1b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .143      Cardenal rf           5   1   3   3     0   0   .231
Barton c              4   1   2   0     1   1   .316      Javier 2b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .296
Coombs p              0   1   0   0     0   0   .182      McNertney c           4   0   1   3     0   1   .357
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sizemore ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .226
  Bravo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     1   0   .131
  Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Stahl ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Torrez p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Colbert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Melendez ph,cf      2   2   0   0     0   0   .250
  Dean ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .031

Totals               40   8  13   7     4   8             Totals               39  15  15  15     6   4

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 27,298
Left on Base: Padres 11, Cardinals 8
DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Hernandez 2, Spiezio 2, Santorini, Beauchamp, Torre, Reuss 2
Doubles: Campbell (7), Brock (11), McNertney (1), Alou 2 (10)
Home Runs: Gaston (7), Cardenal (5), Torre (7), Javier (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (16)
Caught Stealing: Brock (7), Cardenal (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Coombs 2 (2), Javier (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McNertney (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs                  3.1   9   7   2   2   2   1  23   7.03
Severinsen              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.63
Santorini               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.91
Laxton L(0-2)           3     5   7   3   3   2   2  17   5.03
Totals                  8    15  15   6   6   4   3  47

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   3.1   6   7   4   1   2   1  20   4.94
Torrez                  2.1   6   1   1   3   1   0  15   5.40
Shaw W(2-0)             1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Drabowsky SV(2)         2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   4.11
Totals                  9    13   8   4*  4   8   1  46

Wild Pitches: Laxton 2 (3), Torrez (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to right; Mason reached on an
error by Torre; Campbell flied out to center; Gaston homered
(unearned) [Mason scored (unearned)]; Brown singled to
shortstop; Spiezio forced Brown (shortstop to second); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock reached on an error by Hernandez; On a bunt
Alou singled [Brock to second]; Beauchamp flied out to right;
Torre popped to second; Cardenal singled to third [Alou to
second, Brock to third]; Javier walked [Brock scored (unearned),
Alou to third, Cardenal to second]; McNertney struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Barton
walked; Coombs reached on an error by Reuss on a sacrifice bunt
[Barton to third, Coombs to second]; Hernandez was called out on
strikes; Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Sizemore flied out to right; Reuss grounded out
(second to first); Brock doubled to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals
1.

PADRES 3RD: Campbell flied out to center; Gaston grounded out
(first unassisted); Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Beauchamp singled to left; Torre singled to left
[Beauchamp to second]; Cardenal popped to second; Javier flied
out to right; McNertney doubled to right [Torre scored,
Beauchamp scored]; Sizemore was walked intentionally; Reuss
forced Sizemore (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 4TH: Spiezio struck out; Kendall singled to right; Barton
singled to center [Kendall to second]; Coombs reached on an
error by Reuss on a sacrifice bunt [Barton to third, Kendall
scored (no RBI)]; On a bunt Hernandez singled to first [Barton
scored, Coombs to third (error by Beauchamp), Hernandez to
second]; Mason singled to right [Hernandez to third, Coombs
scored (unearned)]; TORREZ REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Campbell
walked [Mason to second]; Gaston singled to right [Campbell to
third, Mason scored, Hernandez scored]; Brown was called out on
strikes; Spiezio singled to left [Gaston to second, Campbell
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Kendall flied
out to right; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to third; Brock was caught stealing
second but was safe at second (error by Hernandez; assist by
Barton); Alou struck out; Beauchamp reached on an error by
Spiezio; Torre singled to left [Beauchamp to second, Brock
scored (unearned)]; Cardenal homered (unearned) [Beauchamp
scored (unearned), Torre scored (unearned)]; SEVERINSEN REPLACED
COOMBS (PITCHING); Javier grounded out (shortstop to first);
McNertney grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 5TH: Barton grounded out (shortstop to first); BRAVO
BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN; Bravo singled to left; Hernandez grounded
out (second to first) [Bravo to second]; Torrez threw a wild
pitch [Bravo to third]; Mason walked; Campbell forced Mason
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 8,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: SANTORINI REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torrez walked; Brock forced
Torrez (second to shortstop); Brock stole second; Alou doubled
to right [Brock scored]; HAGUE BATTED FOR BEAUCHAMP; Alou was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Santorini [Alou to
third]; Hague grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 8.

PADRES 6TH: HAGUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gaston singled to
pitcher; Brown forced Gaston (shortstop to second); Spiezio
singled to left [Brown to second]; Brown was picked off second
(pitcher to shortstop); Kendall walked [Spiezio to second];
Barton singled to third [Kendall to second, Spiezio to third];
STAHL BATTED FOR SANTORINI; SHAW REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING);
COLBERT BATTED FOR STAHL; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: LAXTON REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Torre walked;
Cardenal singled to left [Torre to second]; Javier out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cardenal to second, Torre to
third]; McNertney hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal to
third, Torre scored]; Cardenal was caught stealing home (pitcher
to catcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 9.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
struck out; Campbell doubled to left; Gaston grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore flied out to center; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR
SHAW; Melendez reached on an error by Spiezio; Brock struck out;
Alou doubled to left [Melendez scored (unearned)]; Hague walked;
Laxton threw a wild pitch [Hague to second, Alou to third];
Torre homered (unearned) [Alou scored (unearned), Hague scored
(unearned)]; Cardenal popped to shortstop; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 13.

PADRES 8TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DRABOWSKY
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); MAXVILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING
SS); Brown was called out on strikes; Spiezio struck out;
Kendall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
8, Cardinals 13.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier homered; McNertney flied out to left;
Maxvill walked; Melendez forced Maxvill (shortstop to second);
Laxton threw a wild pitch [Melendez to third]; Brock singled to
left [Melendez scored]; Drabowsky struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 15.

PADRES 9TH: Barton struck out; DEAN BATTED FOR LAXTON; Dean
flied out to right; Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 8, Cardinals 15.