After Vicente Romo pulled an arm muscle pitching to only two batters in his first start of the season, the Padres called on Lowell Palmer, who hurled the rest of the way and defeated the Cardinals, 2-1. Lou Brock, who led off with a single for the Cards, was thrown out trying to steal and Ted Sizemore struck out before Romo left the mound. Brock later stole his 80th base of the season and 715th of his career.

The only run off Palmer came on a homer by Reggie Smith in the fourth inning. The Padres scored once in the first on a double by Dave Hilton and single by Dave Winfield before adding their winning marker in fifth on singles by Hilton and Gene Locklear and double by Winfield. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 13, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 5 0 2 0 0 2 .244 Brock lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .318 Hilton 2b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .216 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264 Locklear lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .308 McBride cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Winfield rf 5 0 2 2 0 2 .272 Smith rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .318 Colbert 1b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .215 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Thomas cf 3 0 2 0 2 0 .270 Torre 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .297 Kendall c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Roberts 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .174 Tyson ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Palmer p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .095 DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Siebert p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .098 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 McCarver ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 2 12 2 3 13 Totals 31 1 7 1 3 6 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 17,480 Left on Base: Padres 14, Cardinals 7 DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Tyson, Garman Doubles: Hilton (2), Winfield (14), Colbert (14) Triples: Thomas (6) Home Runs: Smith (16) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (31), Roberts (2), Brock (80) Caught Stealing: Brock (20) Sacrifice Hits: Hilton (1), Brock (1) GIDP: Siebert (2) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Romo 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.63 Palmer W(2-4) 8.1 6 1 1 3 5 1 33 5.56 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 6 1 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert L(7-7) 7.1 11 2 2 3 11 0 37 3.19 Garman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.95 Folkers 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.45 Totals 9 12 2 2 3 13 0 43 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Hilton doubled to left; Locklear popped to shortstop; Winfield singled to center [Hilton scored, Winfield to second (on throw to home)]; Colbert struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sizemore was called out on strikes; PALMER REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); McBride walked; Vicente Romo left with injured arm; Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. PADRES 2ND: Thomas tripled to right; Kendall flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (third to first); Palmer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Torre flied out to center; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to center; Hilton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to second]; Hernandez stole third; Locklear struck out; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Siebert singled to center; Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. PADRES 4TH: Colbert singled to center; Thomas forced Colbert (pitcher to shortstop); Kendall reached on an error by Tyson [Thomas to third, Kendall to first]; Roberts struck out; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: McBride flied out to left; Smith homered; Simmons flied out to left; Torre walked; Reitz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1. PADRES 5TH: Hernandez struck out; Hilton singled to left; Locklear singled to center [Hilton to second]; Winfield doubled to right [Hilton scored, Locklear to third]; Colbert popped to third in foul territory; Thomas was walked intentionally; Kendall struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to left; Siebert grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Tyson out at second]; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. PADRES 6TH: Roberts walked; Palmer flied out to left; Roberts stole second; Hernandez struck out; Hilton lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: McBride struck out; Smith grounded out (third to first); Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. PADRES 7TH: Locklear flied out to right; Winfield was called out on strikes; Colbert doubled to left; Thomas was walked intentionally; Kendall popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (second to first); Reitz popped to first in foul territory; CRUZ BATTED FOR TYSON; Cruz popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. PADRES 8TH: DAVANON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Roberts singled to center; On a bunt Palmer struck out; Hernandez singled to center [Roberts to second]; GARMAN REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Hilton was called out on strikes; Locklear reached on an error by Garman [Hernandez to second, Roberts out at home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR GARMAN; McCarver singled to right; Brock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McCarver to second]; Sizemore singled to left [McCarver to third]; McBride reached on a fielder's choice [McCarver out at home (second unassisted), Sizemore to third, McBride to second]; Smith was walked intentionally; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. PADRES 9TH: FOLKERS REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert struck out; Thomas singled to left; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (second to first); DWYER BATTED FOR DAVANON; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

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