Never a previous winner in St. Louis, losing six times, Randy Jones conquered his jinx and pitched the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals with the aid of Rollie Fingers, who relieved in the ninth inning. The victory was only Jones' third against eight defeats in his career meetings with the Cards.

The Padres, after picking up a run in the second inning on singles by Bill Almon and Mike Champion around a stolen base, tacked on their deciding tally in the third when Gene Richards and Oscar Gamble tripled. A double by Ted Simmons and two groundouts produced the Cards' run in the seventh. When Keith Hernandez doubled in the ninth, Fingers came in to retire the last three batters. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Friday, May       5, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Smith ss              4   0   3   0     0   0   .321      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .193
Gamble rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .268      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .330
  Thomas pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Simmons c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .307
Winfield cf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Morales cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .226
Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .188      Freed rf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .227
Sweet c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .189      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Almon 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .326      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Champion 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Urrea p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .167        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     0  10             Totals               31   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  7,831
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cardinals 5
DP: Padres 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Champion 2
Doubles: Simmons (10), Hernandez (10)
Triples: Richards (1), Gamble (1), Smith 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Smith (6), Almon (3), Tyson (1)
Caught Stealing: Sweet 2 (3)
GIDP: Freed (1), Simmons (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(2-2)            8     6   1   1   2   3   0  30   3.75
Fingers SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.93
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea L(2-3)            7.1   9   2   2   0   7   0  29   3.41
Hamilton                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.20
Vuckovich               1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   2.89
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0  10   0  34

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
singled to left; Smith stole second; Gamble was called out on
strikes; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace struck out; Sweet grounded out (first
unassisted); Almon singled to left; Almon stole second; Champion
singled to right [Almon scored]; Jones was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left [Simmons out at second
(left to second)]; Morales walked; Freed grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards tripled to right; Smith grounded out (third
to first); Gamble tripled to right [Richards scored]; Winfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz lined to left; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Urrea singled to right; Brock reached on
an error by Champion [Urrea to second, Brock to first];
Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals
0.

PADRES 4TH: Sweet singled to right; Sweet was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Almon flied out to center; Champion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez walked; Simmons grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Hernandez out at second];
Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Cardinals 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jones struck out; Richards flied out to center;
Smith tripled to right; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Freed grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweet singled to center;
Sweet was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Urrea grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
reached on an error by Champion [Brock to first]; Templeton
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; Hernandez
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 7TH: Almon popped to first in foul territory; Champion
flied out to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons doubled to left; Morales grounded out
(second to first) [Simmons to third]; Freed grounded out (second
to first) [Simmons scored]; Reitz grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 8TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
tripled to right; HAMILTON REPLACED URREA (PITCHING); Gamble
reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out at home (second to
catcher)]; THOMAS RAN FOR GAMBLE; VUCKOVICH REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Winfield lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Tyson singled to left; Tyson
stole second; Vuckovich struck out; Brock struck out; Templeton
singled to second [Tyson out at home (second to first to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace struck out; Sweet was called out on strikes;
Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez doubled to right; FINGERS REPLACED
JONES (PITCHING); Simmons flied out to left; Morales was called
out on strikes; Freed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Cardinals 1.