Lou Brock rapped three hits, including a sixth-inning single, to become the 51st player in major league history to get 2,500 hits as the Cardinals took sole possession of third with a 6-1 victory over the Padres. Brock's key single to center was followed by Willie Davis' double for a 3-1 lead.

Ken Reitz, who had four hits, drove in the first two Cardinals runs and opened a three-run seventh with a single. After a sacrifice and winning pitcher Lynn McGlothen's single, Brock, pinch-hitter Buddy Bradford and Davis each drove in runs. McGlothen had two singles, matching his previous season output, and tossed his first complete game since June 22. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 9, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Cardinals 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 x - 6 16 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grubb cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Brock lf 4 2 3 1 1 0 .330 Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 Melendez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Locklear lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 McBride cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .255 Bradford ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .228 Tolan rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245 Davis rf,cf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .285 Torres ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 2 0 .342 Kubiak 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .219 Rudolph c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Davis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .159 Smith 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .290 Freisleben p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .095 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Hundley ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Reitz 3b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .271 Winfield pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Tyson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Greif p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothen p 5 1 2 0 0 1 .068 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 30 1 6 1 3 4 Totals 38 6 16 6 5 2 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 25,031 Left on Base: Padres 6, Cardinals 15 DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 2 Errors: Ivie Doubles: Tolan (13), Simmons (26), Davis (16) Stolen Bases: Smith (6) Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (17), Tyson (4) Sacrifice Flies: Kubiak (1) GIDP: Grubb 2 (6), Smith (14) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben L(5-12) 6 10 3 3 4 1 0 33 3.95 Greif 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3.29 Tomlin 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 9 3.59 Totals 8 16 6 6 5 2 0 45 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen W(12-8) 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 34 3.71 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 34 Wild Pitches: Freisleben (6) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford PADRES 1ST: Grubb singled to left; Fuentes flied out to center; Locklear lined to right; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; McBride made an out to second; Davis flied out to left; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 2ND: Tolan doubled to right; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tolan to third]; Kubiak hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tolan scored]; Davis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Smith walked; Smith stole second; Sizemore reached on an error by Ivie on a sacrifice bunt [Smith to third]; Reitz singled to left [Smith scored, Sizemore to second]; Tyson popped to first in foul territory; McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sizemore to third, Reitz to second]; Brock walked; McBride forced Brock (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1. PADRES 3RD: Freisleben singled to center; Grubb grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Freisleben out at second]; Fuentes walked; Locklear grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons doubled to left; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Simmons to third]; Smith reached on a fielder's choice [Simmons out at home (second to third to catcher), Smith to second]; Sizemore walked; Reitz singled to right [Smith scored, Sizemore to second]; Tyson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. PADRES 4TH: Ivie struck out; Tolan flied out to left; Torres singled to left; Kubiak flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: McGlothen singled to left; Brock flied to left in foul territory; McBride made an out to second; Davis singled to center [McGlothen to second]; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. PADRES 5TH: Davis singled to left; On a bunt Freisleben forced Davis (first to shortstop); Grubb flied out to left; Fuentes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Smith singled to left; Sizemore flied out to center; Reitz singled to left [Smith to second]; Tyson struck out; McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. PADRES 6TH: Locklear grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie walked; Tolan forced Ivie (third to second); Torres singled to center [Tolan to second]; Kubiak lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; McBride flied out to left; Davis doubled to right [Brock scored]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Smith popped to first in foul territory; Sizemore flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3. PADRES 7TH: Davis was called out on strikes; HUNDLEY BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Hundley walked; WINFIELD RAN FOR HUNDLEY; Grubb grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED WINFIELD (PITCHING); Reitz singled to left; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Reitz to second]; McGlothen singled to third [Reitz stayed at second]; TOMLIN REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Brock singled to center [Reitz scored, McGlothen to third]; BRADFORD BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Bradford singled to center [McGlothen scored, Brock to second]; Davis singled [Brock scored, Bradford to third, Davis to second (on throw)]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. PADRES 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RUDOLPH REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Fuentes struck out; Locklear grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Reitz flied out to left; Tyson singled to center; McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6. PADRES 9TH: Tolan flied out to left; Torres popped to catcher in foul territory; Kubiak flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 6.

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