| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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