Sonny Siebert posted his second successive shutout, pitching the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Padres. Siebert, who held the Padres to five hits, also drove in the only run that he actually needed with a grounder in the fourth inning. Reggie Smith reached base five straight times with a double, homer and three walks. One of his passes came with the bases loaded in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Friday, May       31, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  2    0  1  x  -   5 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tolan rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      McBride cf            3   1   1   0     2   0   .303
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .302
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Smith rf              2   1   2   2     3   0   .378
Colbert lf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .208      Simmons c             5   0   1   1     0   0   .293
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Torre 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .288
  Corkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .265
Grubb cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Cruz lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .288
Thomas 2b,3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Tyson ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .211
Kendall c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Siebert p             3   1   0   1     1   0   .048
Roberts 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .176
  Clarke ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Arlin p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     2   5             Totals               33   5  10   5     7   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 11,245
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cardinals 12
DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Tolan
Doubles: Smith (13), Torre (11)
Home Runs: Smith (10)
Stolen Bases: Grubb (1), McBride (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (2)
GIDP: Grubb (3), Arlin (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(1-7)            5.1   7   4   4   5   1   1  28   6.21
Tomlin                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6.88
Spillner                1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   7.71
Hardy                   1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   5.09
Totals                  8    10   5   5   7   4   1  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(5-3)          9     5   0   0   2   5   0  32   2.22
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Arlin (6)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bob Engel


PADRES 1ST: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Sizemore flied out
to center; Smith walked; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey singled to right; Grubb grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCovey out at
second]; Thomas lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Hickman struck out;
Cruz singled to right; Tyson singled to right [Cruz to third
(error by Tolan)]; Siebert flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall singled to right; Roberts flied out to
center; Arlin was called out on strikes; Tolan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Smith doubled to right; Arlin
threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
struck out; McCovey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre doubled to right; Hickman walked; Cruz
flied out to right; Tyson singled to center [Torre to third,
Hickman to second]; Siebert grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Torre scored, Hickman to third, Tyson to second]; McBride was
walked intentionally; Sizemore forced McBride (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb singled to center; Grubb stole second; Thomas
popped to shortstop; Kendall walked; Roberts singled to right
[Grubb to third, Kendall to second]; Arlin grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roberts out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith homered; Simmons popped to catcher in foul
territory; Torre flied to right in foul territory; Hickman
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 6TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
flied out to center; Colbert flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz singled to right; Tyson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Siebert walked;
TOMLIN REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); McBride walked (walk was
charged to Arlin) [Cruz to third, Siebert to second]; SPILLNER
REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Sizemore singled to left [Cruz
scored, Siebert to third, McBride to second]; Smith walked
[Siebert scored, McBride to third, Sizemore to second]; Simmons
forced McBride (first to catcher) [Sizemore to third, Smith to
second]; Torre struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 4.

PADRES 7TH: McCovey flied out to right; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hickman struck out; Cruz struck out; Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 8TH: Kendall flied out to center; CLARKE BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Clarke grounded out (second to first); ALOU BATTED FOR
SPILLNER; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: CLARKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HARDY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING);
Siebert grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride singled to
second; McBride stole second; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); Smith was walked intentionally; Simmons singled to right
[McBride scored, Smith to third]; Torre popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 9TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); GASTON BATTED
FOR HERNANDEZ; Gaston popped to shortstop; Colbert walked;
McCovey singled to right [Colbert to second]; CORKINS RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 5.