A bases-loaded pinch-single by Jerry Turner with two out in the 14th inning lifted the Padres to a 4-3 win over the Cardinals, dealing the Cards their fifth straight loss. Reliever Pete Vuckovich entered the game in the last of the 14th and retired the first batter he faced, but then yielded a single to George Hendrick. Bill Almon forced Hendrick at second and advanced on a wild pitch. Gene Tenace and Rick Sweet drew walks to load the bases and Turner followed with the game-winning hit.

A two-run homer by Gene Tenace and solo swat by Sweet -- his first major league round-tripper -- gave the Padres a 3-1 lead in the seventh. The Cardinals tied the game in the eighth as Ted Simmons singled home one tally and the tying marker scored on Dave Winfield's throwing error. Card starter Bob Forsch was forced to leave the game after five innings because of a pulled hanstring while in a scoreless duel with Gaylord Perry. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Monday, May       15, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 10  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   4  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              6   2   3   0     0   0   .274      Thomas 2b,cf,2b       6   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Templeton ss          6   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Smith ss              5   0   0   0     1   1   .278
Hernandez 1b          5   1   2   0     1   0   .326      Richards cf,lf,cf     6   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Simmons c             5   0   1   1     1   1   .314      Winfield rf           5   1   2   0     1   0   .285
Iorg rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baker 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .240        Hendrick ph,lf      3   0   1   0     0   0   .202
  Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Almon 3b              6   1   2   0     0   0   .311
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Tenace 1b             4   1   1   2     2   1   .194
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sweet c               5   1   2   1     1   1   .200
Morales cf            6   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Reitz 3b              6   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Tyson 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Ashford ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mumphrey rf         3   0   2   0     0   0   .174        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .205

Totals               50   3  10   1     2   6             Totals               48   4   9   4     5   6

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 17,199
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Padres 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Padres 2
Errors: Winfield, Tenace
Doubles: Brock (4), Winfield (5)
Home Runs: Tenace (3), Sweet (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (7), Almon (4), Smith (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (3)
GIDP: Simmons (5), Brock (3), Almon (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  5     3   0   0   1   1   0  18   2.39
Hamilton                2     3   3   3   0   1   2   9   9.39
Schultz                 6     1   0   0   2   4   0  21   3.32
Vuckovich L(0-4)        0.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   6   2.66
Totals                 13.2   9   4   4   5   6   2  54

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                  10     8   3   1   2   4   0  38   1.99
Fingers                 3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.84
Lee W(2-1)              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.45
Totals                 14    10   3   1   2   6   0  52

Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Templeton lined to left;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Brock to second];
Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas popped to shortstop; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Richards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
flied out to center; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Gamble flied out to left; Almon
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Winfield
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Forsch
grounded out (second to first); Brock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Tenace flied out to center; Sweet singled to left;
Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sweet to
second]; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to center; Hernandez singled
to right; Simmons walked [Hernandez to second]; Iorg singled to
left [Hernandez to third, Simmons out at third (left to catcher
to second)]; Ted Simmons was caught thinking that Keith
Hernandez would continue to HP; Morales popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield singled to center;
Gamble popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
flied out to center; Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bob Forsch pulled hamstring; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Almon singled to left; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Almon to second]; Sweet grounded out
(second to first) [Almon to third]; Perry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock doubled to left; Templeton reached on an
error by Tenace [Brock stayed at second, Templeton to first];
Hernandez singled to right [Brock to third, Templeton to
second]; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brock scored (unearned), Templeton to
third, Hernandez out at second]; Iorg grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: HAMILTON REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); MUMPHREY REPLACED
FORSCH (PLAYING RF); Thomas struck out; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz
lined to shortstop; Tyson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield doubled to center; Gamble lined to second;
Almon flied out to center; Tenace homered [Winfield scored];
Sweet homered; Perry flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: BAKER REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Mumphrey singled to right; Brock forced Mumphrey
(shortstop to second); Templeton flied out to center; Hernandez
walked [Brock to second]; Simmons singled to right [Brock
scored, Hernandez scored (error by Winfield) (unearned) (no
RBI), Simmons to third]; FREED BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Freed struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Thomas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith popped to first; Richards
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz
flied out to right; Tyson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); HENDRICK
BATTED FOR BAKER; Hendrick flied out to center; Almon singled to
shortstop; Almon stole second; Tenace was walked intentionally;
Sweet grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RICHARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Mumphrey singled to left; Brock grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at
second]; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Padres 3.

PADRES 10TH: REYNOLDS BATTED FOR PERRY; Reynolds popped to first
in foul territory; Thomas struck out; Smith was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 11TH: FINGERS REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Hernandez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Simmons flied out to
center; Schultz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 11TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Winfield popped to second; Hendrick lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 12TH: Morales struck out; Reitz flied out to right;
Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Padres 3.

PADRES 12TH: Almon flied out to right; Tenace struck out; Sweet
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Padres 3.

CARDINALS 13TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Brock
singled to left; Brock stole second; Templeton grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Brock to third]; Hernandez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 13TH: ASHFORD BATTED FOR FINGERS; Ashford lined to left;
Thomas flied out to right; Smith walked; Smith stole second;
Richards lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Padres 3.

CARDINALS 14TH: LEE REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); DWYER BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Dwyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Morales singled to center;
Reitz forced Morales (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 14TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Winfield flied
out to center; Hendrick singled to center; Almon forced Hendrick
(third to second); Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Almon to
second]; Tenace walked; Sweet walked [Almon to third, Tenace to
second]; TURNER BATTED FOR LEE; Turner singled to right [Almon
scored, Tenace to third, Sweet to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Cardinals 3, Padres 4.