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Tuesday August 15, 1972
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Mike Caldwell yielded only six hits and was the winner when the Padres piled up 11 hits to defeat the Cardinals, 7-1. The Padres decided the outcome in the fourth inning with three runs on a triple by Nate Colbert, single by Cito Gaston and homer by Fred Kendall. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  1
Padres       0  0  0    3  0  0    4  0  x  -   7 11  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Morales cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
  Maxvill ph,ss       2   0   0   0     0   2   .223      Jestadt 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Roberts 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .247
Melendez cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .246      Colbert 1b            3   2   1   0     1   1   .244
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Gaston rf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .272
Torre 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Stahl lf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .224
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Thomas ss             2   0   0   0     2   1   .227
Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Kendall c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .224
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Caldwell p            4   1   2   0     0   1   .118
Cleveland p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .224
  Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   4             Totals               31   7  11   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  7,801
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Padres 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 1
Errors: Bare, Thomas
Doubles: Sizemore (14), Morales (12)
Triples: Colbert (2)
Home Runs: Kendall (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (6), Stahl (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(12-9)       6.2  10   7   6   2   3   1  31   3.81
Bare                    0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Higgins                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.86
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   4   1  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(6-5)         9     6   1   1   1   4   0  34   2.66
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Caldwell (4)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol


CARDINALS 1ST: Anderson flied out to center; Sizemore doubled to
left; Melendez lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales singled to pitcher; Reggie Cleveland
tagged Jerry Morales with his glove but the ball was in his bare
hand; Jestadt popped to shortstop; Roberts flied out to
right; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); Stahl
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas walked; Kendall popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cleveland singled to right;
Anderson lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Caldwell singled to left; Morales out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Caldwell to second]; Jestadt popped to
shortstop; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Caldwell out
at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melendez grounded out (third to first); Simmons grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert tripled to right; Gaston singled to left
[Colbert scored]; Stahl out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Gaston to second]; Thomas popped to third in foul
territory; Kendall homered [Gaston scored]; Caldwell grounded
out (catcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock
flied out to center; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Morales doubled to left; Morales was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Dwain Anderson spiked on
pick-off; Jestadt singled to center; Roberts flied out to
left; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo flied out to center; Cleveland grounded out
(second to first); MAXVILL BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Maxvill struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: MAXVILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Gaston was
called out on strikes; Stahl grounded out (second to first);
Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melendez singled to shortstop; Caldwell threw a wild pitch
[Melendez to second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Caldwell
singled to center; Morales flied out to center; Jestadt singled
to center [Caldwell to second]; Roberts singled to right
[Caldwell scored, Jestadt to third, Roberts to second (on
throw)]; Colbert was walked intentionally; BARE REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Gaston walked [Jestadt scored, Roberts to
third, Colbert to second]; Stahl singled to pitcher [Roberts
scored, Colbert scored (error by Bare) (unearned) (no RBI),
Gaston out at home (first to catcher)]; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou
grounded out (second to first); Carbo reached on an error by
Thomas [Carbo to first]; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR BARE; McNertney
forced Carbo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: HIGGINS REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Thomas
walked; Kendall forced Thomas (shortstop to second); Caldwell
struck out; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Maxvill struck out; Sizemore popped to third in
foul territory; Melendez walked; Simmons singled to left
[Melendez to second]; Torre singled to left [Melendez scored,
Simmons to second]; Brock singled to pitcher [Simmons to third,
Torre to second]; Alou struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Padres 7.



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