St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
June 8, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1974 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 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 0 0
Heintzelman 2b 3 0 0 0
  Sizemore ph,2b 2 0 0 0
McBride cf 3 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 2 3 2
Torre 1b 4 0 3 1
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson ss 2 0 1 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson p 1 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Heidemann pr,ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Tolan rf 5 1 1 1
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Colbert lf,1b 1 1 0 0
McCovey 1b 2 0 0 0
  Winfield lf 0 0 0 0
Grubb cf 1 0 1 1
Thomas 2b 3 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 4 1 1 2
Barton c 4 0 1 0
Spillner p 3 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4
St. Louis 200 000 0103110
San Diego 003 001 00x453
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L (0-2) 2.0 2 3 3 4 4
  Folkers   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Richert   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Hrabosky   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
8
9
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner  W (2-1) 7.1 10 3 2 1 7
  Tomlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Romo  SV (7) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
1
8

  E–McCovey (8), Roberts (9), Barton (1).  2B–St. Louis Simmons (13,off Spillner), San Diego Barton (1,off Richert).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (5,8th inning off Spillner 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Tolan (3,3rd inning off Thompson 0 on, 0 out); Roberts (2,6th inning off Richert 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Grubb (1,off Folkers).  SB–Brock (38,2nd base off Romo/Barton); Colbert (4,2nd base off Hrabosky/Simmons).  CS–Tyson (1,2nd base by Spillner/Barton); McBride (2,2nd base by Spillner/Barton).  WP–Folkers (2), Richert (1), Tomlin (2).  BK–Thompson (1).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:45.  A–27,801.
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