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 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    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.