Padres @ Cardinals
May 7, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Padres 4 8 1
Cardinals 8 16 1
Top 9 R H E
Padres 4 8 1
Cardinals 8 16 1

Oscar Gamble Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .266
OBP .500 .344
At Bats 4 79
Hits 2 21
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 1 13

Bob Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Busch Stadium - May 7, 1978
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Out
Bob Forsch
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Tony Scott
Jerry Morales
Jerry Mumphrey
Oscar Gamble
Gene Richards

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Diego Padres 4 8 1 8
St. Louis Cardinals 8 16 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Forsch
Losing Pitcher Dave Freisleben
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 19,629
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gamble hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Tenace scores. Richards moves to third.
Top 9 Richards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Richards reaches second base with a double. Tenace moves to third.
Top 9 Gene Tenace pinch hits for John D'Acquisto. Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Mike Champion. Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 8 Morales is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton scores.
Bottom 8 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 8 The umpire calls a balk on D'Acquisto Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 8 John D'Acquisto now pitching. Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Templeton reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweet for the out.
Top 8 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Forsch hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott strikes out.
Top 7 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Reitz reaches second base with a double. Turner throws the ball in to Almon who tags Reitz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Morales goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dan Spillner now pitching. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 George Hendrick pinch hits for Mark Lee. Hendrick strikes out.
Top 6 Champion strikes out.
Top 6 Sweet takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Mumphrey scores. Forsch moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to home to get Reitz. Scott moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mark Lee now pitching. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to home. Sweet drops the ball. Morales scores. Reitz moves to third. Scott moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Richards fields the ball and throws to Freisleben covering. Safe. Morales moves to third. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons moves to third.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Simmons reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweet settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Turner hits a line drive towards short. Templeton catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Gamble moves to second.
Top 5 Winfield strikes out.
Top 5 Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dave Freisleben now pitching. Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Forsch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Forsch reaches second base with a double. Reitz scores. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reitz moves to third.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Richards hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Owchinko strikes out.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Simmons reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Champion is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Sweet is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Almon strikes out.
Top 3 Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Winfield moves to third. Turner moves to second.
Top 3 Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Richards. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Richards steals second.
Top 2 Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Owchinko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 2 Champion hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owchinko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morales takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 1 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Templeton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Almon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Gamble scores.
Top 1 Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gamble moves to third.
Top 1 Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Richards hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.