St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
July 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 3 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 1 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 2 0
Morales rf 3 0 1 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0
Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0
  Scott rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 1 1 2
Smith ss 4 1 1 1
Perkins 1b 4 2 2 1
Winfield cf,rf 4 1 2 1
Gamble rf 3 0 1 0
  Thomas cf 0 0 0 0
Tenace c 4 0 2 1
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0
Almon 3b 4 0 0 0
Owchinko p 3 2 1 0
Totals 33 7 12 6
St. Louis 010 100 001381
San Diego 001 022 20x7121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  L (8-8) 6.0 11 7 6 3 5
  Schultz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Littell   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
4
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko  W (7-7) 9.0 8 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
4

  E–Scott (6), Gamble (4).  DP–St. Louis 1, San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Owchinko (2,off Vuckovich); Winfield (17,off Vuckovich).  3B–St. Louis Hendrick (1,off Owchinko), San Diego Perkins (1,off Vuckovich).  HR–San Diego Richards (3,6th inning off Vuckovich 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Smith (24,off Vuckovich).  IBB–Gamble (9,by Vuckovich).  CS–Morales (3,2nd base by Owchinko/Tenace).  IBB–Vuckovich (4,Gamble).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:22.  A–18,696.
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