Tuesday May 27, 1975
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The Cardinals rode Lou Brock's "cycle" to a 7-1 victory over the Padres. Brock singled in the first inning, homered in the third, tripled in the fifth and doubled in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 27, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Cardinals 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 x - 7 11 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grubb cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Brock lf 5 2 4 2 0 1 .342 Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .233 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .258 Tolan lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Smith rf 3 0 1 2 2 0 .341 Winfield rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .291 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Rudolph c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .154 xHundley c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Melendez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Fuentes 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 Reitz 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .292 Kubiak 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Guerrero ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .391 Freisleben p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .056 Forsch p 4 2 2 1 0 1 .333 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Greif p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Moses ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 30 1 5 1 4 3 Totals 34 7 11 7 6 2 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 10,060 Left on Base: Padres 7, Cardinals 10 DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: McCovey, Simmons Doubles: Hernandez (7), Hernandez (6), Brock (9) Triples: Brock (4) Home Runs: Brock (2) Stolen Bases: Fuentes (4), Brock (14), Smith (3) Sacrifice Hits: Melendez (1) GIDP: Winfield (6), Moses (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben L(3-5) 5.1 7 5 5 3 1 1 26 4.11 Tomlin 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2.45 Greif 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3.32 Folkers 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 Foster 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 2.78 Totals 8 11 7 7 6 2 1 41 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(5-3) 9 5 1 1 4 3 0 35 3.01 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey PADRES 1ST: Grubb popped to catcher in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Tolan made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore walked; Smith made an out to first; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third, Sizemore to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to left; McCovey flied out to right; Hundley reached on catcher's interference by Simmons [Winfield to second]; Fuentes walked [Winfield to third, Hundley to second]; Kubiak forced Winfield (pitcher to catcher) [Hundley to third, Fuentes to second]; Freisleben forced Kubiak (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez flied out to right; Reitz made an out to second; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 3RD: Grubb flied out to center; Hernandez walked; Tolan singled to right [Hernandez to second]; Winfield grounded into a double play (third to first) [Hernandez out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Brock homered; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith walked; Simmons singled to center [Smith to second]; Hernandez forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 4TH: McCovey flied out to left; Hundley struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez flied out to center; Reitz flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 5TH: Kubiak flied out to center; Freisleben was called out on strikes; Grubb popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch singled to center; Brock tripled to center [Forsch scored, Brock out at home (center to shortstop to catcher to third)]; Sizemore made an out to second; Smith reached on an error by McCovey; Simmons made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2. PADRES 6TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Tolan flied out to center [Hernandez to third]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hernandez scored]; McCovey walked; Hundley forced McCovey (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to right; Melendez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hernandez to third]; Reitz walked; Guerrero singled to right [Hernandez scored, Reitz to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Forsch singled to center [Reitz scored, Guerrero to third, Forsch to second (on throw)]; Brock struck out; GREIF REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Sizemore walked; Smith singled to right [Guerrero scored, Forsch scored, Sizemore to third]; Smith stole second; Simmons was walked intentionally; FOLKERS REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. PADRES 7TH: Fuentes singled to center; Kubiak flied out to center; MOSES BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Moses grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED MOSES (PITCHING); Melendez grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. PADRES 8TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Grubb flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to left; Tolan singled to right; Winfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Forsch flied out to left; Brock doubled to right; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Smith was walked intentionally; Rudolph singled to right [Brock scored, Smith to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 7. PADRES 9TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley walked; SCOTT RAN FOR HUNDLEY; Fuentes forced Scott (first to shortstop); Fuentes stole second; Kubiak flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

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