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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 8Game Played on Friday, May 21, 1971 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIPadres 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. |
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