Tying the club mark for consecutive victories, the Padres won their sixth straight game, 3-2, over the cellar-dwelling Cardinals. The Cards took a 2-1 lead in the sixth, but the Padres tied the contest in the bottom of the frame on a homer by Oscar Gamble. Derrel Thomas opened the Padres' seventh with a walk and after Fernando Gonzalez sacrificed, Buddy Schultz relieved Card starter Bob Forsch. Tucker Ashford received an intentional base on balls and Gene Richards followed with a double to right to plate the winning marker. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      30, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  x  -   3  6  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Richards lf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .310
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Mumphrey rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Perkins 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .298        Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .257        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Scott cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .228      Winfield cf,rf        4   1   2   1     0   1   .295
Garrett 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .183      Gamble rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .297
Oberkfell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Almon 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Tenace c,1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .243
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Thomas 3b,cf          2   1   0   0     1   0   .242
                                                          Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .232
                                                          Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .135
                                                            Sweet ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Ashford ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .230
                                                            Roberts c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   3             Totals               28   3   6   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 16,478
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Padres 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 0
Errors: Gonzalez
Doubles: Brock (5), Scott (1), Tenace (13), Richards (19)
Home Runs: Winfield (18), Gamble (7)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (17)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (4), Templeton (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-11)          6.1   5   3   3   3   3   2  26   3.15
Schultz                 1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.01
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   5   2  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(12-4)           7     8   2   1   2   2   0  29   3.19
Fingers SV(23)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.30
Totals                  9     8   2   1   2   3   0  35

Balks: Forsch (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey singled to center;
Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to center; Richards was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Smith made an out to second; Perkins
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez singled to first; Hernandez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Scott was called out on
strikes; Garrett singled to right; Oberkfell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: On a bunt Winfield singled to third; Winfield stole
second; Gamble lined to right; Tenace walked; Thomas forced
Tenace (first to shortstop) [Winfield to third]; Gonzalez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch popped to third in foul territory; Brock
flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Perry lined to shortstop; Richards grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Simmons grounded out
(third to first); Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Perkins flied out to right; Winfield homered; Gamble
struck out; Tenace doubled to left; Thomas flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott reached on an error by Gonzalez [Scott to
first]; Garrett walked [Scott to second]; Oberkfell flied out to
center [Scott to third]; Forsch popped to third in foul
territory; Brock doubled to left [Scott scored (unearned),
Garrett out at home (left to catcher)]; 1B umpire Harry
Wendelstedt, covering the plate when HP umpire Ed Montague ran
to 3B, was knocked down when Wayne Garrett slid across HP; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
struck out; Richards walked; Forsch balked [Richards to second];
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Padres 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey flied out to center; Simmons singled to right;
Hernandez singled to right [Simmons to second]; Scott doubled to
left [Simmons scored, Hernandez to third]; Garrett was walked
intentionally; Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Perkins lined to second; Winfield grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble homered; Tenace grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Forsch was called out on strikes; Brock grounded
out (first unassisted); Templeton singled to shortstop;
Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Thomas walked; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Thomas to second]; SWEET BATTED FOR PERRY;
SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); ASHFORD BATTED FOR SWEET;
Ashford was walked intentionally; Richards doubled to right
[Thomas scored, Ashford to third]; Smith struck out; REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR PERKINS; Reynolds lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); ROBERTS
REPLACED ASHFORD (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Mumphrey flied out to right; Simmons popped to shortstop;
Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres
3.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield was called out on strikes; Gamble popped to
shortstop; Tenace popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Padres 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: ALMON REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 3B); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Scott flied to left in foul territory; Garrett
lined to shortstop; Oberkfell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Padres 3.