Jim Bunning, the Phillies' 39-year-old righthander, moved into second place on the major leagues' all-time list of strikeout kings and was the winner of the first game of a doubleheader, 3-1. The Padres came back to win the second game, 6-3. Bunning whiffed five to bring his career total to 2,823, sending him ahead of Cy Young into the runner-up spot behind Walter Johnson.

The Phillies won the game for Bunning with two runs in the ninth inning. Tony Taylor led off with a single and Don Money sacrificed. Taylor held second on an infield hit by Deron Johnson. Roger Freed flied out and the Padres then brought southpaw Dick Kelley in to pitch to Willie Montanez, but the rookie outfielder wrecked the move with a double, driving in Taylor and Johnson.

In the nightcap, the Padres got a start on their victory with four runs in the first inning, three scoring on a homer by Ivan Murrell. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, May       31, 1971 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .220      Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .256
Taylor 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .243      Jestadt 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Gaston cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
Johnson 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .217      Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .294
Freed rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Brown rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Montanez cf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .274      Stahl lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Lis lf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Campbell 3b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .216
  Browne pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Barton c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Ryan c                2   1   0   0     1   0   .163      Roberts p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Bunning p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Bravo ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .161
  Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   6   3     1   1             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Padres 2
DP: Phillies 2, Padres 0
Doubles: Bowa (6), Montanez (10), Roberts (1)
Caught Stealing: Stahl (2), Bravo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bunning 2 (3), Money (2)
GIDP: Jestadt (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning W(3-8)          8     5   1   1   1   5   0  27   5.43
Brandon SV(3)           1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.31
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   0  30

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 8     3   1   1   1   1   0  28   2.77
Severinsen L(1-1)       0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   2.16
Kelley                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.23
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   1   0  34

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa struck out; Taylor grounded out (second to
first); Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to center; Jestadt struck out;
Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Freed
popped to first in foul territory; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres
0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Brown singled to second; Stahl
forced Brown (second to shortstop); Stahl was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Padres 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lis lined to left; Ryan walked; Bunning out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ryan to second]; Bowa
doubled to left [Ryan scored]; Taylor flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Campbell flied out to right; Barton flied out to
center; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied
out to center; Freed flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hernandez walked; Jestadt lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Hernandez out at first]; Gaston singled to
left; Colbert popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Padres 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Lis
flied out to left; Ryan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Brown grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Stahl popped to shortstop; Campbell was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bunning grounded out (third to first); Bowa
grounded out (third to first); Taylor singled to second; Money
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Barton grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Roberts doubled to right; Hernandez flied out to center; Jestadt
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Freed flied
out to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
struck out; Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Lis singled; BROWNE RAN FOR LIS; On a bunt Ryan
forced Browne (pitcher to shortstop); Bunning out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ryan to second]; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres
0.

PADRES 8TH: BROWNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stahl flied out
to left; Campbell singled to left; Barton singled to center
[Campbell to third]; BRAVO BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Bravo forced
Barton (shortstop unassisted) [Campbell scored]; Bravo was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Taylor
singled to shortstop; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Taylor to second]; Johnson singled to shortstop [Taylor
stayed at second]; Freed lined to left; KELLEY REPLACED
SEVERINSEN (PITCHING); Montanez doubled to left [Johnson scored,
Taylor scored]; Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: BRANDON REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Hernandez
walked; Jestadt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Padres 1.