The Padres snapped a four-game losing streak by edging the Cardinals, 4-3. San Diego broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning on a run-scoring double by Terry Kennedy and put the contest out of reach in a two-run eighth on an RBI triple by Joe Lefebvre and a single by Luis Salazar. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .247      Templeton ss          5   0   2   0     0   1   .258
Richards lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Herr 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Kennedy c             5   0   1   1     0   1   .303      Lezcano rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Bass 1b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .221        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .347
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .282
  Perkins 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Tenace 1b             2   2   1   2     2   0   .222
Jones cf              4   2   3   0     0   1   .252      Oberkfell 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Lefebvre rf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .228        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Salazar 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .285        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Bonilla 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .284        Hernandez ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Welsh p               4   0   0   0     0   0   .069        Andujar pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Landrum lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .278
                                                          Brummer c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Martinez p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Ramsey 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .378

Totals               36   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               35   3   9   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 19,095
Left on Base: Padres 9, Cardinals 10
DP: Padres 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Jones (20), Smith (7), Kennedy (14)
Triples: Lefebvre (2)
Home Runs: Tenace (3)
Stolen Bases: Salazar 2 (5), Jones (6)
Caught Stealing: Hendrick (2)
GIDP: Kennedy (4), Brummer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (1,by Welsh)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welsh W(5-4)            7.1   6   3   3   4   3   1  33   2.83
Boone                   1     3   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.85
Urrea SV(1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.27
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   1  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(2-5)         6     6   2   2   4   4   0  27   4.01
Kaat                    1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.40
Littell                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.06
Sykes                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   7.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Welsh (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Smith walked; Richards grounded out (third to first)
[Smith to second]; Kennedy struck out; Bass walked; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Herr flied to right;
Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Lefebvre walked; Salazar flied to right; Bonilla
grounded out (third to first) [Lefebvre to second]; Welsh
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick walked; Tenace walked [Hendrick to
second]; Oberkfell struck out while Hendrick was caught stealing
third (catcher to third) [Tenace to second (on throw to 3b)];
Landrum singled to center [Tenace scored]; Brummer singled to
center [Landrum to third]; Martinez forced Brummer (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (second to first); Richards
singled to right; Kennedy grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Richards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to center; Herr forced
Templeton (shortstop to second); Lezcano struck out; Hendrick
singled to center [Herr to second]; Tenace walked [Herr to
third, Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 4TH: Bass lined to right; Jones doubled to center;
Lefebvre struck out; Salazar singled to left [Jones scored];
Salazar stole second; Bonilla grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Landrum grounded out (pitcher to first); Brummer
reached on an error by Smith; Martinez forced Brummer (catcher
to shortstop); Templeton forced Martinez (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 5TH: Welsh flied to right; Smith doubled to right;
Richards reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out at third
(pitcher to shortstop to third), Richards to second]; Kennedy
doubled to right [Richards scored]; Bass struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Herr lined to third; Lezcano walked; Hendrick
popped to first; Tenace forced Lezcano (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 6TH: Jones singled to center; Lefebvre flied to center;
Salazar grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jones to second];
Bonilla was walked intentionally; Welsh flied to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Landrum
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brummer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals
1.

PADRES 7TH: RAMSEY REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING 3B); KAAT REPLACED
OBERKFELL (PITCHING); Smith flied to right; Richards grounded
out (second to first); Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Ramsey grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 8TH: MORENO BATTED FOR BASS; Moreno flied to center; On a
bunt Jones singled to third; Jones stole second; Lefebvre
tripled to center [Jones scored]; LITTELL REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Salazar singled to center [Lefebvre scored]; Salazar
stole second; Bonilla grounded out (second to first) [Salazar to
third]; Welsh grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: PERKINS REPLACED MORENO (PLAYING 1B); Lezcano
singled to left; Hendrick lined to left; Tenace homered [Lezcano
scored]; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR LITTELL; Hernandez was hit by a
pitch; ANDUJAR RAN FOR HERNANDEZ; BOONE REPLACED WELSH
(PITCHING); Landrum singled to center [Andujar to second];
Brummer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Landrum out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 3.

PADRES 9TH: SYKES REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Smith flied to
right; Richards singled to left; Kennedy flied to center;
Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Ramsey singled to left; On a bunt Templeton
singled to third [Ramsey to second]; Herr flied to right; URREA
REPLACED BOONE (PITCHING); IORG BATTED FOR LEZCANO; Iorg flied
to center; Hendrick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 3.