Gene Richards drove in four runs with a homer and single and Chris Welsh spaced eight hits as the Padres posted a 5-1 triumph over the Cardinals. Richards put the Padres ahead, 3-0, in the third inning by clouting a three-run homer, and he delivered a run-scoring single in the fourth. The loss ended the Redbirds' four-game winning skein. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      7, 1981 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   2   1   1     1   0   .259      Herr 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Richards lf           3   1   2   4     2   0   .268      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Bonilla 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Salazar cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Hendrick rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .282
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Lezcano lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .272
Perkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Oberkfell 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Edwards rf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .125      Landrum cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .206
  Lefebvre ph,rf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .160      Shirley p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
Welsh p               4   1   1   0     0   0   .091        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Brummer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   8   5     4   2             Totals               35   1   8   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 23,997
Left on Base: Padres 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Perkins, Templeton, Oberkfell, Littell
Doubles: Bonilla (7), Perkins (12)
Home Runs: Richards (3), Hendrick (9)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (1), Oberkfell (6)
GIDP: Bonilla (4), Landrum (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welsh W(3-4)            9     8   1   1   0   5   1  35   2.89
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   5   1  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(4-3)          3.2   7   5   4   1   1   1  20   4.59
Littell                 1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.60
Sykes                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   9.22
Otten                   2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.72
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   2   1  40

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dick Stello


PADRES 1ST: Smith flied to center; Richards walked; Bonilla
flied to left; Salazar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Herr made an out to first; Tommy
Herr called for interference running on the 1B line;
Templeton grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Evans grounded out (third to first); Perkins
grounded out (second to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Lezcano singled to
shortstop; Oberkfell forced Lezcano (shortstop to second);
Oberkfell stole second; Landrum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 3RD: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Welsh singled
to third [Welsh to second (error by Oberkfell)]; Smith reached
on an error by Templeton [Welsh to third]; Richards homered
[Welsh scored, Smith scored (unearned)]; Bonilla doubled to
left; Salazar singled to third [Bonilla to third]; Evans lined
to shortstop; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tenace grounded out (second to first); Shirley
struck out; Herr singled to first; Templeton singled to left
[Herr to third]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 3, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 4TH: Edwards singled to left; Edwards stole second;
Swisher flied to center; Welsh flied to center; Smith singled to
center [Edwards scored, Smith to second (on throw to home)];
Richards singled to right [Smith scored]; LITTELL REPLACED
SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Bonilla forced Richards (shortstop
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
singled to left; Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Lezcano to second]; Landrum flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 5TH: Salazar reached on an error by Littell; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted) [Salazar to second]; Perkins
flied to center [Salazar to third]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR EDWARDS;
Lefebvre was walked intentionally; Swisher flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: LEFEBVRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tenace
flied to left; BRUMMER BATTED FOR LITTELL; Brummer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Herr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 6TH: SYKES REPLACED BRUMMER (PITCHING); Welsh popped to
pitcher; Smith flied to right; Richards grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Hernandez flied to center; Hendrick homered; Lezcano grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Cardinals 1.

PADRES 7TH: Bonilla grounded out (pitcher to first); Salazar
flied to right; Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell singled to center; Landrum grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oberkfell out
at second]; Tenace singled to left; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR SYKES;
Gonzalez forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 8TH: OTTEN REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Perkins doubled
to left; Lefebvre popped to shortstop; Swisher struck out; Welsh
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Herr singled to right; Templeton grounded out
(third to first) [Herr to second]; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 9TH: Smith walked; Richards walked [Smith to second];
Bonilla grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Smith to third, Richards out at second]; Salazar flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Lezcano reached on an error by Perkins; Oberkfell
was called out on strikes; Landrum flied to right; Tenace flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cardinals 1.