A two-out single by Luis Melendez with the bases loaded in the 10th inning drove in Lou Brock and gave the Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Padres. Reggie Smith hit a homer and double to help the Cards take a 5-0 lead, but the Padres rallied to wipe out their deficit, tying the score with an unearned run in the eighth. Tito Fuentes singled and when Ted Simmons threw wild in a pickoff attempt and Smith made an errant throw in returning the ball to the infield, Fuentes reached third in position to score on a sacrifice fly Willie McCovey.

In the 10th, Brock doubled and advanced to third on a bunt by Ted Sizemore. Bill Greif, pitching in relief for the Padres, passed Smith and Simmons intentionally to load the bases. Danny Cater went out on a short fly to right field, but Melendez came through with his fourth winning hit of the season. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  0    1  3  0    0  1  0    0  -   5 11  0
Cardinals    1  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   6 12  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .326      Brock lf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .344
Hernandez ss          3   1   0   0     2   0   .228      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Tolan lf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .238      Smith rf              4   2   3   2     1   0   .359
Winfield rf           5   1   2   2     0   1   .294      Simmons c             4   1   2   1     1   0   .272
Ivie 1b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .284      Hernandez 1b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .222
Kendall c             5   0   0   0     0   2   .222        Hahn ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Fuentes 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .258        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Kubiak 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .242        Cater 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Spillner p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Melendez cf           5   0   3   1     0   0   .258
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
  Huntz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McCovey ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .224        Brinkman ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  11   4     2   6             Totals               38   6  12   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 11,690
Left on Base: Padres 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Smith, Simmons 2
Doubles: Ivie 2 (6), Tolan (5), Smith 2 (7), Brock (10)
Home Runs: Smith (7)
Stolen Bases: Melendez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (6)
Sacrifice Flies: McCovey (1), Hernandez (1)
GIDP: Guerrero (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner                2     7   4   4   0   2   1  12   3.84
Folkers                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   5.55
Foster                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.62
Frisella                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.20
Tomlin                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.41
Greif L(1-2)            2.1   2   1   1   2   0   0  11   3.38
Totals                  9.2  12   6   6   2   3   1  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               7    10   4   4   2   3   0  33   4.77
Hrabosky                2     1   1   0   0   3   0   7   2.30
Garman W(2-2)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.96
Totals                 10    11   5   4   2   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: McGlothen (3)
Balks: Folkers (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


PADRES 1ST: Grubb made an out to shortstop; Hernandez walked;
Tolan singled to center [Hernandez to second]; Winfield lined to
center; Ivie forced Tolan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore struck
out; Smith homered; Simmons singled to center; Hernandez flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall struck out; Fuentes was called out on
strikes; Kubiak singled to left; Spillner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez singled to left; Reitz singled to left
[Melendez to second]; Guerrero grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Melendez to third, Reitz out at second];
McGlothen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 1.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tolan singled to center; Winfield forced
Tolan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to right; Sizemore singled to left
[Brock to third]; Smith doubled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore
to third]; FOLKERS REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Simmons singled
to center [Sizemore scored, Smith to third]; Hernandez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored, Simmons to second];
Melendez singled to left [Simmons to third]; Folkers balked
[Simmons scored, Melendez to second]; Melendez stole third;
Reitz was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out to left; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie doubled to left; McGlothen threw a wild pitch
[Ivie scored (error by Simmons)]; Kendall popped to catcher in
foul territory; Fuentes singled to right; Kubiak forced Fuentes
(first to shortstop); HUNTZ BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Huntz lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: FOSTER REPLACED HUNTZ (PITCHING); McGlothen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb flied out to center; Hernandez walked; Tolan
doubled to right [Hernandez to third]; Winfield singled to
center [Hernandez scored, Tolan scored]; Ivie doubled to left
[Winfield scored]; Kendall struck out; Fuentes grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith flied out to right; Simmons grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hernandez popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 6TH: Kubiak flied out to center; MOSES BATTED FOR FOSTER;
Moses flied out to left; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MOSES (PITCHING); Melendez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz flied out to right;
Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Tolan grounded out
(second to first); Winfield singled to third; Ivie singled to
left [Winfield to third]; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: FAIRLY BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Fairly lined to
right; Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Fuentes singled
to center; Fuentes was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Simmons [Fuentes to third (error by Smith)]; Kubiak struck
out; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR FRISELLA; McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Fuentes scored (unearned)]; Grubb struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Smith doubled
to left; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to second) [Smith to
third]; HAHN BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; GREIF REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); DWYER BATTED FOR HAHN; Dwyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Melendez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 9TH: CATER REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 1B); Hernandez flied
out to left; Tolan flied out to right; Winfield struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to left; Guerrero lined to first;
BRINKMAN BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Brinkman popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 10TH: GARMAN REPLACED BRINKMAN (PITCHING); Ivie lined to
second; Kendall flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 10TH: Brock doubled to right; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Brock to third]; Smith was
walked intentionally; Simmons was walked intentionally [Smith to
second]; Cater flied out to right; Melendez singled to left
[Brock scored, Smith to third, Simmons to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 6.