St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
May 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 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 2, San Diego Padres 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 3 1 1 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 2 0 1 1
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 1
Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf,lf 4 1 2 3
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Almon 3b 5 0 3 1
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Gamble lf 1 0 0 0
  Thomas cf 1 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
Sweet c 4 1 2 0
Baker 2b 4 2 3 0
Shirley p 2 1 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 5 11 4
St. Louis 010 010 000252
San Diego 004 000 01x5111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (2-5) 6.0 7 4 3 4 2
  Vuckovich   2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
5
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  W (1-4) 6.1 5 2 1 1 3
  Fingers  SV (9) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
1
3

  E–Templeton (10), Rasmussen (1), Smith (4).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (15,off Shirley), San Diego Almon (8,off Rasmussen); Baker (1,off Vuckovich).  HR–St. Louis Tyson (2,5th inning off Shirley 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mumphrey (2,off Shirley).  SH–Smith 2 (9,off Rasmussen,off Vuckovich); Shirley (3,off Rasmussen).  IBB–Gamble (3,by Rasmussen).  SB–Almon (6,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons).  CS–Winfield (4,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons); Gamble (1,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons).  IBB–Rasmussen (2,Gamble).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:00.  A–13,732.
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