San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1970 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 6 1 2 0
Campbell 2b 6 1 2 0
Gaston cf 6 0 2 0
Ferrara lf 4 0 1 0
  Murrell pr,lf 2 0 0 0
Brown rf 6 1 3 1
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 2
Spiezio 3b 6 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 5 0 1 0
Coombs p 3 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 4 13 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 6 2 3 0
Javier 2b 4 1 2 1
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Crosby ss 0 0 0 0
  Hague ph 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez pr,ss 0 0 0 0
  Lee ph 0 0 0 0
Taylor rf 6 0 1 2
Allen 1b 6 1 2 2
Torre c 6 0 1 0
Cardenal cf 6 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 6 0 2 0
Maxvill ss,2b 5 1 4 0
Gibson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 49 5 15 5
San Diego 000 103 000 000 004131
St. Louis 102 000 010 000 015150
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Coombs   8.2 13 4 4 0 4
  Dobson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Dukes   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Willis  L (2-2) 2.1 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
13.1
15
5
5
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (16-5) 14.0 13 4 4 2 13
Totals
14.0
13
4
4
2
13

  E–Colbert (8).  DP–San Diego 3, St. Louis 4.  2B–San Diego Ferrara (14,off Gibson); Gaston (22,off Gibson); Brown (22,off Gibson).  3B–St. Louis Javier (1,off Coombs).  HR–San Diego Colbert (26,6th inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Allen (32,8th inning off Coombs 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Colbert (5,by Gibson); Lee (2,by Willis).  SH–Maxvill (6,off Coombs); Gibson 3 (6,off Coombs 2,off Willis); Brock (1,off Willis).  SB–Brock 2 (32,2nd base off Coombs/Cannizzaro,3rd base off Coombs/Cannizzaro).  WP–Coombs (5), Dukes (1).  IBB–Willis (4,Lee); Gibson (6,Colbert).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–3:16.  A–18,563.
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