San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 5, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1981 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 6 0 0 0
Jones cf 6 0 0 0
Richards lf 5 1 2 0
Kennedy c 5 0 2 0
Bass 1b 5 0 0 0
Lefebvre rf 4 0 2 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 2b 5 0 2 0
Eichelberger p 2 0 0 0
  Perkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Boone p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Urrea p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 1 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 3 0 1 0
Templeton ss 6 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 7 0 1 1
Hendrick cf 6 0 1 0
Iorg lf 6 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Lezcano rf 5 0 2 0
Sanchez c 2 0 0 1
  Tenace ph,c 3 0 1 0
Martinez p 3 0 3 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 0 0 0 0
  Scott pr 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 1 0 0
Totals 47 2 13 2
San Diego 000 001 000 000 0181
St. Louis 010 000 000 000 12131
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Eichelberger   6.0 8 1 1 4 3
  Boone   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Urrea   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Lucas   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Curtis  L (1-3) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
12.1
13
2
2
7
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   8.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Sutter   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Kaat  W (3-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
8
1
1
1
8

  E–Kennedy (7), Templeton (7).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–San Diego Kennedy (12,off Martinez), St. Louis Iorg (5,off Eichelberger); Martinez (2,off Eichelberger).  3B–San Diego Richards (7,off Martinez), St. Louis Oberkfell (2,off Boone).  SH–Salazar (1,off Martinez); Lucas (2,off Kaat); Herr (3,off Curtis).  SF–Sanchez (1,off Eichelberger).  IBB–Templeton (3,by Curtis).  SB–Lefebvre (4,2nd base off Martinez/Sanchez).  CS–Landrum (1,2nd base by Boone/Kennedy).  BK–Eichelberger (4).  IBB–Curtis (1,Templeton).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:14.  A–16,832.
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