Bob Gibson, who made his 241st consecutive start to tie the major league record held by Red Ruffing, gained his first victory of the season when the Cardinals scored five runs on two homers in the third inning and defeated the Padres, 5-4. Gibson started the stanza with a single and Lou Brock followed with a homer. After Joe Torre and Ted Simmons singled, Jose Cruz also hit for the circuit.

Muscle spasms in his back forced Gibson to leave the mound after six innings and Diego Segui, who finished, recorded the second save to the credit of the Cardinals' bullpen this season. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       2, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Padres       1  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4 13  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .247      Thomas ss             5   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Melendez rf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Grubb cf              4   2   4   1     1   0   .310
Torre 3b,1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .301      Lee lf                5   0   3   2     0   1   .276
Simmons 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Colbert 1b            4   0   2   1     1   1   .278
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gaston rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .309
McCarver c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kendall c             5   0   1   0     0   2   .300
J. Cruz cf            3   1   1   3     1   0   .247      Campbell 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .324
Tyson 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .222      Hilton 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Kelleher ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gibson p              3   1   2   0     0   1   .133        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Reitz 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Murrell ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            J. Morales ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .196
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   5     3   4             Totals               38   4  13   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  5,690
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Padres 11
DP: Cardinals 2, Padres 2
Errors: Torre
Doubles: Kelleher (1), Grubb (3), Lee (2)
Triples: Thomas (1), Grubb (1)
Home Runs: Brock (1), J. Cruz (3)
Stolen Bases: Hilton (1)
Caught Stealing: Tyson (1), Grubb (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hilton (3)
GIDP: Torre (2), Brock (3), Gaston (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(1-3)           6    10   3   2   1   3   0  28   2.63
Segui SV(2)             3     3   1   1   2   3   0  14   1.59
Totals                  9    13   4   3   3   6   0  42

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(1-5)            2.2   8   5   5   1   1   2  17   7.40
Caldwell                2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.86
Ross                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.32
Troedson                2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.61
Miller                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   4   2  38

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Melendez
struck out; Torre singled to center; Simmons walked [Torre to
second]; McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas tripled to right; Grubb singled to center
[Thomas scored]; Lee struck out while Grubb was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Colbert singled to center; Gaston
forced Colbert (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: J. Cruz flied out to right; Tyson popped to
second; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall was called out on strikes; Campbell singled
to center; Hilton forced Campbell (shortstop to second); Kirby
forced Hilton (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson singled to shortstop; Brock homered
[Gibson scored]; Melendez grounded out (third to first); Torre
singled to center; Simmons singled to center [Torre to second];
McCarver popped to second; J. Cruz homered [Torre scored,
Simmons scored]; Tyson singled to third; Kelleher doubled to
right [Tyson to third]; CALDWELL REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING);
Gibson struck out; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb
doubled to left; Lee lined to center; Colbert walked; Gaston
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres
1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to center; Melendez flied out to
center; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall popped to second; Campbell lined to right;
Hilton flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
McCarver flied out to right; J. Cruz walked; Tyson singled to
right [J. Cruz to second]; Kelleher grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Murrell reached on an
error by Torre [Murrell to first]; Thomas flied out to center;
Grubb singled to right [Murrell to second]; Lee singled to left
[Murrell scored (unearned), Grubb to second]; Colbert singled to
center [Grubb scored, Lee to second]; Gaston grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Colbert out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: ROSS REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Gibson singled
to pitcher; Brock grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Gibson out at second]; Melendez flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Kendall singled to center; Campbell singled to right
[Kendall to third]; Hilton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Campbell to second]; MARSHALL BATTED FOR ROSS; Marshall
was called out on strikes; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: TROEDSON REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Torre was
called out on strikes; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first);
McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: SEGUI REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); REITZ REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING 3B);
Grubb tripled to right; Lee doubled to right [Grubb scored];
Colbert struck out; Gaston popped to third in foul territory;
Kendall struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: J. Cruz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
walked; Tyson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Campbell grounded out (third to first); Hilton
walked; J. MORALES BATTED FOR TROEDSON; Hilton stole second; J.
Morales was called out on strikes; Thomas flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED J. MORALES (PITCHING); Reitz
lined to center; Brock flied out to center; Melendez struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: Grubb walked; Lee singled to center [Grubb to
second]; Colbert forced Lee (shortstop to second) [Grubb to
third]; Gaston popped to second; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Padres 4.