Wednesday August 28, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Lou Brock, becoming only the third man in modern baseball history to steal 90 bases in one season, ignited a four-run rally in the seventh inning as the Cardinals defeated the Padres, 5-1. Brock, who was thrown out for the 21st time in the first inning, pilfered his 90th base in the fifth and then singled and stole No. 91 in the seventh.

After walks to Reggie Smith and Joe Torre loaded the bases, Bake McBride batted in two runs with a single and Ted Simmons drove in two more with a double. Simmons also doubled home the Cards' first run following a triple by McBride in the sixth. Johnny Grubb homered for the Padres' run in their half of the sixth. The only previous major league thieves with at least 90 stolen bases in the present era were Ty Cobb in 1915 and Maury Wills in 1962 and '65. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 28, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 - 5 11 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .315 Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Beckert 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .320 Grubb lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .285 Torre 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .294 McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .262 McBride cf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .302 Winfield rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Simmons c 4 0 2 3 1 0 .256 Thomas cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Hilton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Tyson ss 4 0 2 0 1 1 .221 Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 McGlothen p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .206 Greif p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .065 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Locklear ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .327 Gerhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hardy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 11 5 6 4 Totals 30 1 7 1 2 4 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 9,641 Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Padres 6 DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 0 Doubles: Tyson (12), Simmons 2 (24), McCovey (14) Triples: McBride (3) Home Runs: Grubb (7) Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (91), Winfield (7) Caught Stealing: Brock (23) Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (2), Greif (6) Hit by Pitch: McBride (10,by Greif) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen W(15-8) 9 7 1 1 2 4 1 34 2.64 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 4 1 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Greif L(6-16) 6.1 8 5 5 5 2 0 32 4.87 Laxton 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.94 Gerhardt 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 9.19 Hardy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.80 Totals 9 11 5 5 6 4 0 44 Hit by Pitch: Greif (13) Wild Pitches: Greif (9), Laxton (4) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore walked; Smith singled to right [Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded out (third to first) [Sizemore to third, Smith to second]; McBride was hit by a pitch; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Beckert lined to third; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson was called out on strikes; McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: McCovey flied out to center; Winfield singled to center; Winfield stole second; Thomas struck out; Hilton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Kendall flied out to left; Greif was called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied out to left; McBride grounded out (second to first); Simmons walked; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Beckert walked; Grubb out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Beckert to second]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Winfield singled to center [Beckert out at home (center to catcher), McCovey to second]; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson doubled to left; Greif threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third]; McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock reached on a fielder's choice [Tyson out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Brock stole second; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Hilton singled to shortstop; Kendall flied out to left; Greif out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hilton to second]; Hernandez singled to shortstop [Hilton out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Torre grounded out (second to first); McBride tripled to center; Simmons doubled to right [McBride scored]; Reitz was walked intentionally; Tyson singled to shortstop [Simmons to third, Reitz to second]; McGlothen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Beckert grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb homered; McCovey popped to shortstop; Winfield popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore popped to catcher; Smith walked; Torre walked [Brock to third, Smith to second]; McBride singled to center [Brock scored, Smith scored, Torre to second]; LAXTON REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Laxton threw a wild pitch [Torre to third, McBride to second]; Simmons doubled to left [Torre scored, McBride scored]; Reitz popped to first; Tyson was walked intentionally; McGlothen struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Thomas singled to shortstop; Hilton was called out on strikes; Kendall grounded out (second to first) [Thomas to second]; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR LAXTON; Locklear grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 1. CARDINALS 8TH: GERHARDT REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore popped to third; Smith lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Beckert flied out to right; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Torre singled to right; McBride popped to third; Simmons flied out to left; Reitz singled to left [Torre to third]; HARDY REPLACED GERHARDT (PITCHING); Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: McCovey doubled to right; Winfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas grounded out (second to first) [McCovey to third]; Hilton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 1.

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