San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. 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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San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 1 1 1
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Perkins 1b 4 1 1 1
Winfield cf 4 1 1 1
Gamble rf 3 0 0 1
Tenace c 2 0 0 0
  Shirley p 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 1 1 0
Almon 3b 4 1 1 1
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Sweet ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 1 2 1
Mumphrey lf 4 0 1 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0
Morales rf 4 1 2 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
  Phillips pr 0 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 0
Thomas p 1 0 1 1
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
San Diego 300 200 000561
St. Louis 110 010 000391
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (7-8) 6.0 8 3 2 0 1
  Shirley  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas  L (1-1) 4.0 5 5 5 3 2
  Lopez   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Schultz   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
6

  E–Almon (17), Tyson (9).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Perkins (5,off Thomas); Gonzalez (6,off Thomas); Richards (17,off Thomas), St. Louis Templeton (16,off Jones).  3B–San Diego Winfield (2,off Thomas).  SH–Jones (4,off Thomas); Lopez (1,off Jones).  SF–Gamble (3,off Thomas).  HBP–Reitz (5,by Shirley).  SB–Richards (28,2nd base off Thomas/Simmons); Smith (22,2nd base off Lopez/Simmons).  WP–Shirley (2).  HBP–Shirley (3,Reitz).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:09.  A–11,053.
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