Rookie Eric Rasmussen, making first big league start, shut out the Padres on seven hits and drove in a run with a single as the Cardinals climbed to the .500 level with a 4-0 decision. The Birds lost another run when a fourth-inning homer by Ted Simmons was disallowed after Simmons used an apparently illegal bat.

Lou Brock's double, a stolen base and wild pitch by loser Brent Strom gave St. Louis its first run in the third. A double by Ken Reitz, singles by Mario Guerrero and Rasmussen and a a double play on which Guerrero scored pushed the Cardinal lead to 3-0 in the fifth. Reggie Smith singled home the winners' final marker in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Monday, July 21, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .319 Grubb cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .291 Melendez lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Fuentes 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .270 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Locklear lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Smith 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .266 Fairly 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .330 Hahn pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Bradford rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Ivie 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Torres ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Reitz 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Davis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .100 Guerrero ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .217 Strom p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Rasmussen p 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Tolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 2 1 2 Totals 32 0 7 0 1 7 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 7,493 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Padres 6 DP: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 Errors: Smith Doubles: Brock (22), Reitz (17), Simmons (21), Ivie (11), Davis (1) Stolen Bases: Brock (42) Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (3) GIDP: Melendez (8), Locklear (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen W(1-0) 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 33 0.00 Totals 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 33 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Strom L(5-4) 6 6 3 3 1 1 0 24 2.65 Spillner 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 3.94 Frisella 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.89 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 2 0 36 Wild Pitches: Strom (4) Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Eric Rasmussen; Tyson grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Grubb struck out; Fuentes singled to second; Locklear flied out to left; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Bradford struck out; Davis forced Simmons (first to shortstop); Reitz singled to left [Davis to second]; Guerrero forced Davis (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie struck out; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Rasmussen grounded out (second to first); Brock doubled to left; Brock stole third; Strom threw a wild pitch [Brock scored]; Lou Brock sprained his left ankle; Tyson grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Davis struck out; Strom flied out to left; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 0. CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Simmons made an out to catcher; Ted Simmons homered but was called out for using a grooved bat; the Cardinals played the game under protest; Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Fuentes singled to second; Locklear grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to left; Guerrero singled to left [Reitz to third, Guerrero to second (on throw to home)]; Rasmussen singled to right [Reitz scored, Guerrero to third]; Melendez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Guerrero scored (no RBI), Rasmussen out at second]; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres singled to left; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Simmons doubled to left; Bradford flied to left in foul territory; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR STROM; Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Grubb reached on an error by Smith; Fuentes singled to pitcher [Grubb to second]; Locklear lined into a double play (third to first) [Fuentes out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 0. CARDINALS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Reitz made an out to first; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Winfield struck out; McCovey walked; Ivie doubled to center [McCovey out at home (center to shortstop to third)]; Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez singled to right; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Melendez to second]; Smith singled to right [Melendez scored]; Simmons lined to left; Bradford made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: FAIRLY REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 1B); Davis doubled to left; TOLAN BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Tolan popped to third in foul territory; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Davis to third]; Fuentes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 0. CARDINALS 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Davis singled to right; Reitz grounded out (second to first) [Davis to second]; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: Locklear popped to first in foul territory; Winfield struck out; McCovey singled to center; HAHN RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Ivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 0.

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