St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
May 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 6 2 3 0
Templeton ss 6 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 2 0
Simmons c 5 0 1 1
Iorg rf 3 0 1 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 1 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Morales cf 6 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 6 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 5 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey rf 3 0 2 0
Totals 50 3 10 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b,cf,2b 6 0 0 0
Smith ss 5 0 0 0
Richards cf,lf,cf 6 0 0 0
Winfield rf 5 1 2 0
Gamble lf 3 0 0 0
  Baker 2b 0 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Almon 3b 6 1 2 0
Tenace 1b 4 1 1 2
Sweet c 5 1 2 1
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Ashford ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 48 4 9 4
St. Louis 000 001 020 000 003100
San Diego 000 000 300 000 01492
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   5.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Hamilton   2.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Schultz   6.0 1 0 0 2 4
  Vuckovich  L (0-4) 0.2 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
13.2
9
4
4
5
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   10.0 8 3 1 2 4
  Fingers   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Lee  W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
10
3
1
2
6

  E–Winfield (1), Tenace (4).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Diego 2.  2B–St. Louis Brock (4,off Perry), San Diego Winfield (5,off Hamilton).  HR–San Diego Tenace (3,7th inning off Hamilton 1 on, 2 out); Sweet (1,7th inning off Hamilton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Perry (3,off Forsch).  IBB–Tenace (2,by Schultz).  SB–Brock (7,2nd base off Fingers/Sweet); Almon (4,2nd base off Schultz/Simmons); Smith (7,2nd base off Schultz/Simmons).  WP–Vuckovich (1).  IBB–Schultz (1,Tenace).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:33.  A–17,199.
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