Facing his former teammates for the first time since being traded, Eric Rasmussen won his seventh straight decision as the Padres bested the Cardinals, 3-2. The Cards went ahead, 1-0, in the second inning on a double by Ken Reitz and single by Pete Vuckovich, but the Padres tied it in the fifth on a double by Gene Richards and single by Ozzie Smith. San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIPadres 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Smith ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Mumphrey lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Perkins 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Winfield cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Gamble rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .280 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .264 Tenace c 4 1 2 0 0 2 .235 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .218 Reitz 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .239 Almon 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .257 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Rasmussen p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .150 Brock ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Vuckovich p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .107 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 10 3 1 10 Totals 32 2 5 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 13,271 Left on Base: Padres 6, Cardinals 5 DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 2 Doubles: Richards 2 (16), Tenace (11), Reitz (15) Home Runs: Hernandez (10) Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (8) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (21) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen W(9-7) 9 5 2 2 2 3 1 34 3.81 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 3 1 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich L(7-7) 7 10 3 3 1 7 0 30 2.38 Littell 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 2.28 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 10 0 36 Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (3) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Richards to third]; Perkins struck out; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey singled to right; Mumphrey stole second; Hendrick flied out to right; Simmons walked; Hernandez lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 2ND: Gamble walked; Tenace was called out on strikes; Gonzalez singled to center [Gamble to second]; Almon flied out to right; Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz doubled to left; Tyson popped to first; Vuckovich singled to right [Reitz scored]; Templeton struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to left; Perkins singled to center; Winfield popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick popped to shortstop; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 4TH: Gamble struck out; Tenace doubled to left; Gonzalez lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Morales walked; Reitz singled to right [Morales to second]; Tyson popped to first; Vuckovich popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 5TH: Almon grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen was called out on strikes; Richards doubled to left; Smith singled to center [Richards scored]; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1. PADRES 6TH: Winfield struck out; Gamble singled to center; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Gamble to second]; Tenace singled to left [Gamble to third]; Gonzalez singled to left [Gamble scored, Tenace to second]; Almon singled to left [Tenace scored, Gonzalez to second]; On a bunt Rasmussen hit into a double play (pitcher to second) [Almon out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 1. PADRES 7TH: Richards flied out to center; Smith lined to second; Perkins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz struck out; BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock was called out on strikes; SCOTT BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 1. PADRES 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING 2B); LITTELL REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey lined to left; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 1. PADRES 9TH: Gonzalez struck out; Almon struck out; Rasmussen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons lined to first; Hernandez homered; Morales lined to first; Reitz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cardinals 2. |
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