St. Louis Cardinals 9, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 122
Played on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 x - 9 12 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wynn rf 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Metzger ss 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Watson lf,1b 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 0 Rader 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 May 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards c 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 1 Helms 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Pizarro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Agee lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 34 5 7 4 7 3 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-Metzger-May. BATTING - 2B: May (17,off Foster); Helms (23,off Foster). 3B: May (3,off Foster). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (41,2nd base off Foster/Simmons); Edwards (1,2nd base off Foster/Simmons); May (1,Home off Foster/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 0 Sizemore 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 Carbo rf 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 Simmons c 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 Torre 1b,3b 3 1 1 2 2 0 8 0 J. Cruz cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Melendez ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Reitz 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 McCarver ph,1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Tyson ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 Foster p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McBride ph 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Segui p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 9 12 9 7 5 27 10 FIELDING - E: Sizemore (12). BATTING - 2B: Carbo (13,off Forsch); Torre (13,off Forsch). GDP: Reitz (15,off Richard). IBB: J. Cruz (4,by Forsch); Melendez (2,by Crawford). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Torre (2,2nd base off Richard/Edwards); Brock (44,2nd base off Richard/Edwards). CS: Brock (14,2nd base by Richard/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard 5 4 4 4 3 4 0 20 Pizarro 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Forsch L(9-10) 1.1 4 4 4 2 0 0 10 Crawford 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Dierker 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 8 12 9 9 7 5 0 41 Richard faced 4 batters in the 6th inning Pizarro faced 2 batters in the 6th inning IBB: Forsch (6,J. Cruz); Crawford (7,Melendez). Inherited Runners - Scored: Pizarro 3-3; Forsch 2-1; Crawford 1-1; Dierker 2-0. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Foster 5.2 7 5 5 5 1 0 29 Pena 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Segui W(5-3) 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 11 Totals 9 7 5 5 7 3 0 41 Inherited Runners - Scored: Pena 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 18221 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Wynn rf Brock lf 2. Metzger ss Sizemore 2b 3. Cedeno cf Carbo rf 4. Watson lf Simmons c 5. Rader 3b Torre 1b 6. May 1b J. Cruz cf 7. Edwards c Reitz 3b 8. Helms 2b Tyson ss 9. Richard p Foster p ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: May doubled to right; Edwards walked; Helms flied out to right [May to third]; May stole home and Edwards stole second [Edwards to third (error by Sizemore)]; Richard struck out; Wynn walked; Metzger flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Torre walked; Torre stole second; J. Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to center; Rader popped to second; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Foster was called out on strikes; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Edwards popped to third in foul territory; Helms flied out to center; Richard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Torre walked; J. Cruz popped to shortstop; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Watson walked; Rader flied out to center; May tripled to right [Watson scored]; Edwards singled to right [May scored]; Helms doubled to left [Edwards to third]; Richard grounded out (third to first); Wynn walked; Metzger singled to center [Edwards scored, Helms scored, Wynn to second]; PENA REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson singled to right; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR PENA; McBride singled to center [Tyson to second]; Brock singled to center [Tyson scored, McBride to third]; Brock stole second; Sizemore walked; PIZARRO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Carbo singled to second [McBride scored, Brock to third, Sizemore to second]; Simmons singled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore scored, Carbo to second]; FORSCH REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Torre grounded out (third to first) [Carbo to third, Simmons to second]; J. Cruz was walked intentionally; MCCARVER BATTED FOR REITZ; McCarver popped to third in foul territory; Tyson singled to shortstop [Carbo scored, Simmons to third, J. Cruz to second]; McBride flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 7TH: SEGUI REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore walked; Carbo doubled to right [Sizemore scored]; Simmons singled to shortstop [Carbo to third]; Torre doubled to left [Carbo scored, Simmons scored, Torre to third (on throw)]; CRAWFORD REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR J. CRUZ; Melendez was walked intentionally; McCarver singled to left [Torre scored, Melendez to second]; AGEE REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING LF); DIERKER REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Tyson popped to first in foul territory; Segui grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 9. ASTROS 8TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Edwards popped to third in foul territory; Helms flied out to center; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to left; Carbo walked; Simmons singled to right [Carbo to second]; Torre popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 9. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn walked; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno struck out; Watson walked [Wynn to second]; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 7 0 9 Cardinals 9 12 1 8
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