San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 2, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1971 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 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Campbell 2b 4 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 1 2 1
Colbert 1b 3 0 1 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Murrell lf 4 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 0 0
Jestadt 3b 3 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 0
Javier 2b 3 0 1 0
Alou 1b,rf 4 1 2 1
Torre 3b 3 1 1 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 1
Melendez rf 1 0 1 0
  Beauchamp pr,1b 2 0 1 1
  Hague 1b 1 0 0 0
Cruz cf 2 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Carlton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 10 3
San Diego 100 000 000150
St. Louis 010 100 10x3100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (8-12) 6.1 10 3 3 2 2
  Miller   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (15-6) 9.0 5 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
8

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 3.  2B–St. Louis Melendez (3,off Roberts); Alou (22,off Roberts).  3B–St. Louis Torre (4,off Roberts).  HR–San Diego Gaston (14,1st inning off Carlton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Javier (2,off Roberts).  SF–Simmons (9,off Roberts).  HBP–Cruz (1,by Roberts).  IBB–Torre (15,by Roberts).  SB–Brock 2 (36,3rd base off Roberts/Barton,2nd base off Roberts/Barton); Javier (5,2nd base off Roberts/Barton).  HBP–Roberts (4,Cruz).  IBB–Roberts (6,Torre).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:12.  A–13,591.
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