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Solly Hemus, Ted Sizemore, Reggie Smith and Colby Rasmus are the only Cardinals to draw five walks in a game.

Here’s a look:

_ Sept. 15, 1951, Cardinals 10, Braves 1, at St. Louis: Batting leadoff, Hemus walked in all five plate appearances and scored three times.

Braves starter Dave Cole issued walks to Hemus, Red Schoendienst and Stan Musial in the first inning and plunked Enos Slaughter with a pitch, forcing in Hemus with a run.

In the eighth, with George Estock pitching and St. Louis ahead 8-1, Hemus drew his fifth walk. Hemus attempted to steal second but was thrown out by rookie catcher Ebba St. Claire. Boxscore

_ Aug. 12, 1974, Cardinals 6, Padres 5, at St. Louis: Sizemore, batting second, went 0-for-2 with a run scored and five walks.

In the ninth, with Lou Brock on second, one out and a 5-5 score, Bill Laxton intentionally walked Sizemore and pitched instead to Bake McBride, who hit .309 that season. McBride reached on an error by third baseman Dave Hilton, loading the bases, but Laxton retired Luis Melendez on a pop-up and Ted Simmons on a fly out, forcing extra innings.

In the 13th, with Danny Godby on third, Brock on first and one out, Laxton again gave an intentional pass to Sizemore, loading the bases. McBride’s sacrifice fly to center scored Godby with the winning run. Boxscore

_ Sept. 13, 1974, Cardinals 7, Phillies 3, at Philadelphia: In the first inning, Smith was hit by a pitch from Jim Lonborg, his teammate on the 1967 American League champion Red Sox. Smith got his revenge in the third, with a RBI-single to right against Lonborg.

Smith drew his fifth walk of the game in the 14th inning.

In the 17th, the Cardinals scored five runs against Jesus Hernaiz, Eddie Watt and Tom Underwood. With two outs, Smith was batting against Underwood when the game was halted because of rain at 12:19 a.m. After a delay of 1:41, Smith resumed his at-bat against Underwood and flied out to left.

Philadelphia scored a run in the bottom of the 17th before Bill Robinson lined into a double play against Alan Foster to end it. Boxscore

The Cardinals had played a 25-inning game against the Mets on Sept. 11-12 and a 3-hour game against the Mets on Sept. 12 before the 17-inning rain-interrupted marathon against the Phillies on Sept. 13. The Cardinals won all three.

“Anybody caught getting back to the hotel before 4:30 a.m. is fined $100,” Smith told The Sporting News. “We’re an after-hours club. If anybody gets us past the ninth or 10th innings, they’re in trouble.”

Said manager Red Schoendienst: “We haven’t been getting to bed very early, but we’re winning.”

_ May 22, 2011, Cardinals 9, Royals 8, at Kansas City: Rasmus walked five times against five different pitchers. His bases-loaded walk in the top of the 10th broke a 7-7 tie. Boxscore