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Wednesday August 16, 1972
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Bob Gibson, who pitched complete games in 11 of his previous 12 victories, needed help from Diego Segui to nail down No. 13 as the Cardinals defeated the Padres, 6-4. Luis Melendez homered with a man on base for the Cards.

The Padres had round-trippers by Nate Colbert and Derrel Thomas. Segui replaced Gibson with two men on base and one out in the eighth inning and put down the Padres' threat. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cardinals    0  2  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   6 10  2
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    2  0  0  -   4  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .307      Morales cf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .236
Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Jestadt 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Roberts 3b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Simmons c             5   0   0   1     0   0   .302      Colbert 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .244
Torre 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Gaston rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .272
Alou 1b               1   1   1   0     1   0   .315        Hernandez pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Allen pr,1b         2   1   0   0     1   1   .000      Stahl lf,rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Melendez cf           4   2   3   2     0   0   .256      Thomas ss             4   1   1   1     0   2   .227
Maxvill ss            3   0   2   0     1   1   .228      Kendall c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .230
Gibson p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .174      Arlin p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .223
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Blefary ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .244
                                                            Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .203

Totals               37   6  10   5     3   5             Totals               37   4   9   4     1   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  7,242
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Padres 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 1
Errors: Alou, Allen, Jestadt, Thomas
Home Runs: Melendez (5), Thomas (4), Colbert (33)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (4), Hernandez (11)
Caught Stealing: Melendez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Carbo (1), Morales (7)
Hit by Pitch: Carbo (6,by Severinsen)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(13-7)          7.1   8   4   4   1   6   2  32   2.89
Segui SV(5)             1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.65
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   7   2  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(8-15)           4.2   7   4   3   3   2   1  26   3.43
Ross                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.10
Norman                  2     3   2   2   0   2   0   8   3.28
Severinsen              2     0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   5   3   5   1  42

Passed Balls: Simmons (9)
Hit by Pitch: Severinsen (1)
Wild Pitches: Segui 2 (4), Arlin (12), Norman 2 (10)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore reached on an
error by Thomas [Sizemore to first]; Sizemore stole second;
Carbo popped to shortstop; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales flied out to right; Jestadt grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Roberts singled to pitcher;
Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Alou singled to
center; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Alou to second]; Melendez
homered [Alou scored]; Maxvill singled to right; Gibson flied
out to left; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Stahl
reached on an error by Alou [Stahl to first]; Simmons allowed a
passed ball [Stahl to second]; Thomas struck out; Kendall struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
singled to left; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory;
Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Arlin grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales was
called out on strikes; Jestadt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou walked; Melendez singled to left [Alou to
second]; ALLEN RAN FOR ALOU; Maxvill singled to left [Allen to
third, Melendez to second]; Gibson struck out; Brock reached on
an error by Jestadt [Allen scored (RBI), Melendez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Maxvill to third, Brock to second];
Sizemore flied out to center; Carbo struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Roberts grounded
out (second to first); Colbert grounded out (second to first);
Gaston singled to first; Stahl forced Gaston (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
singled to center; Allen walked [Torre to second]; Melendez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Maxvill walked [Torre to
third, Allen to second]; ROSS REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Gibson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas homered; Kendall flied out to right; JETER
BATTED FOR ROSS; Jeter struck out; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Padres
1.

CARDINALS 6TH: NORMAN REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Brock singled
to center; Norman threw a wild pitch [Brock to second]; Sizemore
singled to left [Brock scored]; Carbo out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Sizemore to second]; Norman threw a wild
pitch [Sizemore to third]; Simmons grounded out (second to
first) [Sizemore scored]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Jestadt grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
popped to third; Colbert homered; Gaston popped to second; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Allen struck out; Melendez singled to right;
Maxvill struck out while Melendez was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres
2.

PADRES 7TH: Stahl singled to right; Thomas flied out to center;
Kendall singled to left [Stahl to second]; BLEFARY BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Blefary singled to first [Stahl scored, Kendall to
third]; Morales forced Blefary (second unassisted) [Kendall
scored]; Jestadt forced Morales (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Gibson
flied out to center; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Roberts singled to left; Colbert flied out to
center; Gaston walked [Roberts to second]; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR
GASTON; SEGUI REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Segui threw a wild
pitch [Roberts to third]; Stahl reached on a fielder's choice
[Roberts out at home (third to catcher), Hernandez to second];
Hernandez stole third; Segui threw a wild pitch [Stahl to
second]; Thomas struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STAHL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Carbo was hit by a pitch;
Simmons lined to center; Torre grounded out (second to first)
[Carbo to second]; Allen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: Kendall singled to right; STANLEY BATTED FOR
SEVERINSEN; Stanley reached on an error by Allen [Kendall to
second, Stanley to first]; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Kendall to third, Stanley to second]; Jestadt
flied out to right; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Padres 4.



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