RBI singles by pinch-hitter Tony Scott and George Hendrick lifted the Cardinals to a 3-2 triumph over the Padres. The Padres had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh on an RBI double by Tucker Ashford and Gene Richards' forceout.

With Rollie Fingers on mound for the Padres in the bottom of the frame, Garry Templeton began the Redbird rally with a one-out single. Jerry Mumphrey drew a base on balls and the single by Scott scored Templeton. The single by Hendrick then plated Mumphrey with the winning run. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 7 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 3 9 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .301 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .251 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Mumphrey lf,rf 2 1 2 1 1 0 .255 Perkins 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .320 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Winfield cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Scott ph,cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Turner rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Hendrick cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .246 Tenace c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .230 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .226 Freed 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .200 Ashford 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .243 Hernandez ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Gamble ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Swisher c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .242 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Sweet ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Brock ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 10 Totals 31 3 9 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 8,510 Left on Base: Padres 7, Cardinals 9 DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 1 Doubles: Ashford (8), Gonzalez (7), Tyson (11) Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (9) Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (5) Sacrifice Flies: Mumphrey (3) GIDP: Tyson (7) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko 5 5 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.13 D'Acquisto 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.14 Fingers L(4-11) 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 10 3.60 Totals 8 9 3 3 3 5 0 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 6.1 5 2 2 2 4 0 26 3.10 Schultz W(2-3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.56 Littell SV(4) 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 8 2.22 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 10 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith flied out to right; Perkins singled to right; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey stole second; Morales flied out to right; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 2ND: Turner flied out to center; Tenace struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Freed walked; Reitz flied out to left; Swisher singled to third [Freed to second]; Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Swisher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 3RD: Ashford popped to third; Owchinko struck out; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Perkins flied out to right; Winfield lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick struck out; Freed lined to left; Reitz singled to pitcher; Swisher flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. PADRES 5TH: Turner flied out to center; Tenace flied out to left; Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson doubled to left; Forsch reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Tyson to third]; Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tyson scored]; Morales forced Forsch (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 6TH: Ashford grounded out (second to first); GAMBLE BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Gamble singled to right; Richards singled to left [Gamble to second]; ALMON RAN FOR GAMBLE; Smith flied out to right; Perkins walked [Almon to third, Richards to second]; Winfield forced Perkins (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); Hendrick singled to center; Freed struck out; Reitz popped to third in foul territory; Swisher walked [Hendrick to second]; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 1. PADRES 7TH: Turner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Tenace walked; Gonzalez singled to left [Tenace to third]; Ashford doubled to left [Tenace scored, Gonzalez to third]; SWEET BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SWEET; Reynolds was walked intentionally; Richards hit into a double play (shortstop to second) [Ashford out at third (first to third), Gonzalez scored (RBI), Reynolds out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); BROCK BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton singled to center; Mumphrey walked [Templeton to second]; SCOTT BATTED FOR MORALES; Scott singled to right [Templeton scored, Mumphrey to second]; Hendrick singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Scott to second]; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR FREED; Hernandez struck out; Reitz flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. PADRES 8TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LITTELL REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Smith struck out; Perkins singled to left; Winfield struck out; Turner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Swisher grounded out (second to first); Tyson was called out on strikes; Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3. PADRES 9TH: Tenace struck out; Gonzalez doubled to left; Ashford struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR FINGERS; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

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