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.