Bob Owchinko extended his mastery of Cardinals to six straight games -- four last season and two this year -- when the young lefthander pitched the Padres to a 7-3 victory. The Cards took a 2-1 lead against Owchinko, but Ozzie Smith singled in the fifth inning, Broderick Perkins tripled and Dave Winfield doubled to send the Padres ahead.

Gene Richards homered with a man on base in the sixth and the Padres then wrapped up their scoring with a pair in the seventh on singles by Perkins, Winfield and Gene Tenace, together with a wild throw by Tony Scott. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Padres       0  0  1    0  2  2    2  0  x  -   7 12  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Richards lf           3   1   1   2     2   0   .307
Mumphrey lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .241      Smith ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Perkins 1b            4   2   2   1     0   1   .231
Simmons c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .299      Winfield cf,rf        4   1   2   1     0   1   .292
Hendrick cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Morales rf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .236        Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Tenace c              4   0   2   1     0   2   .242
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .234
  Freed ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .260      Almon 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Owchinko p            3   2   1   0     1   0   .174
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .094
  Scott rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               32   3   8   2     2   4             Totals               33   7  12   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 18,696
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Padres 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Padres 2
Errors: Scott, Gamble
Doubles: Owchinko (2), Winfield (17)
Triples: Hendrick (1), Perkins (1)
Home Runs: Richards (3)
Caught Stealing: Morales (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (24)
GIDP: Hernandez (7), Smith (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(8-8)        6    11   7   6   3   5   1  31   2.53
Schultz                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.13
Littell                 1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.12
Totals                  8    12   7   6   4   6   1  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko W(7-7)         9     8   3   2   2   4   0  34   2.92
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   4   0  34

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted);
Mumphrey walked; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Richards to second]; Perkins struck out;
Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick
tripled to right; Morales singled to right [Hendrick scored];
Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble singled to right [Gamble out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Tenace struck out; Gonzalez singled to left;
Almon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Vuckovich
grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled to third;
Mumphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Owchinko doubled to left; Richards grounded out
(second to first) [Owchinko to third]; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Owchinko scored]; Perkins lined to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons walked;
Hendrick singled to right [Simmons scored (error by Gamble)
(unearned), Hendrick to third]; Morales hit into a double play
(second to catcher to first) [Hendrick out at home]; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble
flied out to center; Tenace singled to shortstop; Gonzalez
singled to second [Tenace to third]; Almon forced Gonzalez
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson singled to right; On a
bunt Vuckovich struck out; Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Owchinko grounded out (second to first); Richards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith singled to left; Perkins
tripled to right [Smith scored]; Winfield doubled to left
[Perkins scored]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Tenace was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey struck out; Hernandez flied out to
center; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Owchinko walked; Richards
homered [Owchinko scored]; Smith grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick popped to first; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: Perkins singled to right; Winfield singled to right
[Perkins to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); SCOTT
REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PLAYING RF); Gamble popped to second;
LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Tenace singled to right
[Perkins scored, Winfield scored (error by Scott) (unearned) (no
RBI), Tenace to third]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first);
Almon struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Tyson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Scott grounded out (third to first); Templeton popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: Owchinko grounded out (second to first); Richards
walked; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Richards out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Padres 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey singled to first; Hernandez flied out to
left; Simmons singled to center [Mumphrey to second]; Hendrick
flied out to center [Mumphrey to third]; FREED BATTED FOR
LITTELL; Freed singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Simmons to
second]; Reitz flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Padres 7.