A three-run first inning triggered the Padres to a 5-3 victory over the hapless Cardinals. In the opening frame, Gene Richards led off with a walk, stole second, took third on a fly and scored on a double by Broderick Perkins. A triple by Dave Winfield plated Perkins and Winfield came in on a sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble.

In the fourth inning, Fernando Gonzalez pounded a one-out double and scored on a single by Bill Almon. Randy Jones sacrificed Almon to second and Richards then smashed a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       3  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  1
Cardinals    1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .301      Templeton ss          5   1   2   1     0   0   .251
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Mumphrey lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Perkins 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .298        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Winfield cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .292      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Gamble rf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .277      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Tenace c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Shirley p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .139      Morales rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .239
Gonzalez 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .220      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Almon 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .256        Phillips pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .163      Tyson 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .242
  Sweet ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Thomas p              1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .243

Totals               32   5   6   5     3   6             Totals               34   3   9   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 11,053
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Almon, Tyson
Doubles: Perkins (5), Gonzalez (6), Richards (17), Templeton (16)
Triples: Winfield (2)
Stolen Bases: Richards (28), Smith (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (4), Lopez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (3)
GIDP: Simmons (9)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (5,by Shirley)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(7-8)            6     8   3   2   0   1   0  25   3.10
Shirley SV(1)           3     1   0   0   1   3   0  12   4.18
Totals                  9     9   3   2   1   4   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas L(1-1)           4     5   5   5   3   2   0  20   5.40
Lopez                   3     1   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.16
Schultz                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.60
Totals                  9     6   5   5   3   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Shirley (3)
Wild Pitches: Shirley (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith flied
out to center [Richards to third]; Perkins doubled to left
[Richards scored]; Winfield tripled to left [Perkins scored];
Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to left [Winfield scored]; Tenace
walked; Gonzalez walked [Tenace to second]; Almon struck out; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to third [Templeton to third
(error by Almon)]; Mumphrey singled to left [Templeton scored
(unearned)]; Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Mumphrey out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 2ND: Jones was called out on strikes; Richards grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Morales
singled to center; Reitz singled to center [Morales to second];
Tyson lined to center; Thomas singled to left [Morales scored,
Reitz to second]; Templeton flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 3RD: Perkins flied out to center; Winfield grounded out
(second to first); Gamble popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey flied out to center; Hernandez flied out
to right; Simmons grounded out (third to first to catcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace popped to shortstop; Gonzalez doubled to
left; Almon singled to center [Gonzalez scored]; Jones out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Almon to second]; Richards
doubled to right [Almon scored]; Smith popped to shortstop; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Morales
grounded out (second to first); Reitz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 5TH: LOPEZ REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Perkins was called
out on strikes; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to shortstop; Lopez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Templeton
doubled to left [Tyson scored]; Mumphrey struck out; Hernandez
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
5, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 6TH: Tenace flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled to
shortstop; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 7TH: SWEET BATTED FOR JONES; Sweet flied out to center;
Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to
center; Smith stole second; Perkins reached on an error by Tyson
[Smith to third, Perkins to first]; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: SWEET STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SHIRLEY
REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Tyson walked; SCOTT BATTED FOR
LOPEZ; Shirley threw a wild pitch [Tyson to second]; Scott
struck out; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Cardinals 3.

PADRES 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); SCOTT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gamble was called out on strikes; Shirley
was called out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons
struck out; Hendrick singled to left; Morales forced Hendrick
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Cardinals 3.

PADRES 9TH: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweet
popped to catcher in foul territory; Richards grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz was hit by a pitch; PHILLIPS RAN FOR REITZ;
Tyson struck out; Scott lined to left; Templeton forced Phillips
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Cardinals 3.