San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1974 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 2 2 1
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 1
  Roberts pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 2 2 1
Winfield lf 6 0 2 1
Colbert 1b 6 0 2 0
Gaston rf 4 0 0 1
Hilton 3b,2b 6 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 2 0
Greif p 2 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Laxton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 2 1 0 0
McBride cf 6 0 0 1
Smith rf 4 1 2 0
  Cruz pr,rf 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Simmons c 6 1 1 1
Torre 1b 5 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 6 1 1 1
Tyson ss 3 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 1 0 0 0
  Godby ph 1 1 1 0
Curtis p 1 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Heidemann ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 8 4
San Diego 200 020 010 000 05103
St. Louis 000 500 000 000 1681
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Greif   8.0 5 5 3 5 2
  Laxton  L (0-1) 4.2 3 1 1 4 3
Totals
12.2
8
6
4
9
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis   7.0 7 4 4 3 5
  Forsch   1.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Hrabosky  W (6-1) 4.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
13.0
10
5
5
5
8

  E–Colbert (7), Hilton (8), Kendall (10), Smith (4).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–San Diego Thomas (20,off Curtis); Kendall (14,off Curtis), St. Louis Smith (24,off Greif).  3B–San Diego Hernandez (2,off Curtis).  SH–Greif (5,off Curtis); Curtis (4,off Greif); Heidemann (2,off Laxton).  SF–Gaston (2,off Forsch); McBride (4,off Laxton).  IBB–Gaston (2,by Curtis); Brock (13,by Greif); Torre (9,by Greif); Sizemore 2 (2,by Laxton 2).  SB–Hernandez (30,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons); Brock 2 (79,2nd base off Greif/Kendall,2nd base off Laxton/Kendall).  WP–Forsch (5).  IBB–Greif 2 (8,Brock,Torre); Laxton 2 (4,Sizemore 2); Curtis (3,Gaston).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–4:03.  A–16,493.
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