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The fastest game in the league so far this season, only one hour, 34 minutes, saw Clay Kirby pitch the Padres to a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals. Kirby allowed only three hits. Bob Gibson, who pitched seven innings for the Cardinals, gave up five hits, including Fred Kendall's first major league homer. [The Sporting News] San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1Game Played on Wednesday, July 7, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 3 Padres 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 x - 4 5 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .335 Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Alou 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Mason 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .209 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Gaston cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Torre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .360 Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Cardenal rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .248 Lee lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .286 Cruz cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .148 Brown rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .266 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Spiezio 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .234 Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Jestadt 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Gibson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Kendall c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .146 Burda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 Kirby p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .175 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 3 1 2 5 Totals 29 4 5 3 1 8 Time of Game: 1:34 Attendance: 7,456 Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Padres 3 DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 0 Errors: Brock, Cardenal, Sizemore Home Runs: Kendall (1) Caught Stealing: Alou (6) Sacrifice Hits: Gaston (1) Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (7) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson L(5-8) 7 5 4 2 1 6 1 28 4.01 Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.67 Totals 8 5 4 2 1 8 1 31 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby W(7-7) 9 3 1 1 2 5 0 31 3.32 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 5 0 31 Wild Pitches: Kirby (12) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to right; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Mason flied out to left; Gaston lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown reached on an error by Cardenal [Brown to second]; Spiezio singled to left [Brown scored (unearned), Spiezio to second (error by Brock)]; Kendall popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore flied out to left; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Kirby flied out to center; Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Mason was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to center; Alou singled to right [Brock to third]; Simmons walked [Alou to second]; Torre flied out to right; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brock scored]; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Alou to third, Simmons to second]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Alou was caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Gaston struck out; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore was called out on strikes; Maxvill struck out; Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Kendall homered; Kirby struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to center; Alou grounded out (second to first); Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Hernandez singled to left; On a bunt Mason singled to pitcher [Hernandez to second]; Gaston out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to third, Mason to second]; Colbert was walked intentionally; Lee forced Colbert (shortstop to second) [Hernandez scored, Mason scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Brown struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Torre flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 4. PADRES 7TH: Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Kendall singled to center; Kirby struck out; Hernandez lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 4. CARDINALS 8TH: JESTADT REPLACED SPIEZIO (PLAYING 3B); Sizemore flied out to left; Maxvill singled to right; BURDA BATTED FOR GIBSON; Burda grounded out (second to first) [Maxvill to second]; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 4. PADRES 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Mason was called out on strikes; Gaston was called out on strikes; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Alou flied out to left; Simmons flied out to center; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 4. |
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