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.

The Padres plated two runs in the sixth on consecutive singles by Oscar Gamble, Gene Tenace, Fernando Gonzalez and Bill Almon. Rasmussen retired 17 out of the last 18 batters he faced, a solo homer by Keith Hernandez in the ninth shattering the streak. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      18, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       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.