A pass to Derrel Thomas with the bases loaded in the fifth inning forced in the run that enabled the Padres to defeat the Cardinals, 3-2. Nate Colbert accounted for the Padres' first two tallies, plating one with an infield out in the first and producing the other with his 34th homer of the season in the third.

Ron Allen, brother of Dick Allen of the White Sox, homered for his first major league hit for the Cardinals in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  2
Padres       1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .304      Morales cf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .240
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Jestadt 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Roberts 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Colbert 1b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .245
Torre 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Gaston rf             3   0   0   0     1   3   .269
  Allen 1b            1   1   1   1     0   0   .125      Stahl lf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .226
Melendez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Thomas ss             2   0   0   1     2   0   .226
Crosby 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .220      Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .230      Kirby p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .058
Wise p                2   0   1   1     0   0   .191        Corkins p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .292
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .206
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     5   6             Totals               32   3   8   3     6  10

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  4,990
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Padres 11
DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 1
Errors: Simmons, Crosby
Triples: Kendall (1)
Home Runs: Allen (1), Colbert (34)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (5)
Caught Stealing: Morales (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(11-13)           6     7   3   2   5   8   1  31   3.53
Palmer                  2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.38
Totals                  8     8   3   2   6  10   1  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(10-13)          7     2   1   1   4   3   0  27   3.09
Corkins SV(4)           2     2   1   1   1   3   1   8   3.74
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5   6   1  35

Passed Balls: Simmons (10)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore walked; Sizemore stole
second; Carbo flied out to right; Simmons lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales singled to center; Jestadt singled to right
[Morales to second]; Roberts singled to shortstop [Morales to
third, Jestadt to second]; Colbert forced Jestadt (third
unassisted) [Morales scored, Roberts to second]; Gaston struck
out; Stahl struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Melendez flied out to left; Crosby
popped to first in foul territory; Maxvill forced Torre (first
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Thomas walked; Kendall flied out to right; On a bunt
Kirby struck out; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Wise popped to shortstop; Brock grounded out
(second to first); Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Jestadt popped to catcher in foul territory; Roberts
popped to catcher in foul territory; Colbert homered; Gaston
walked; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Gaston to second]; Stahl
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Padres 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Torre grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
tripled to right; Kirby was called out on strikes; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez grounded out (third to first); Crosby
walked; Maxvill singled to right [Crosby to second]; Wise
singled to left [Crosby scored, Maxvill to second]; Brock struck
out; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Jestadt reached on an error by Crosby [Jestadt to
first]; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first) [Jestadt to
second]; Colbert was walked intentionally; Jestadt was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Simmons [Jestadt to
third, Colbert to second]; Gaston struck out; Stahl was walked
intentionally; Thomas walked [Jestadt scored (unearned), Colbert
to third, Stahl to second]; Kendall forced Thomas (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo flied out to center; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); Torre lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Kirby was called out on strikes; Morales singled to
right; Jestadt flied out to center; Roberts singled to left
[Morales to third]; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Crosby lined to second; Maxvill walked; CRUZ BATTED FOR WISE;
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: PALMER REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Gaston struck out;
Stahl singled to right; Thomas flied out to right; Kendall
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres
3.

CARDINALS 8TH: CORKINS REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Brock struck
out; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Carbo walked;
Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Corkins was called out on strikes; Joe Torre
ejected by 1B umpire Ed Sudol; ALLEN REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING
1B); Morales walked; Morales was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Jestadt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Allen homered; Melendez singled to right; Crosby
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Melendez out at
first]; Maxvill struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 3.