St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 65
Played on Saturday, June 16, 1973 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 HOU N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Dwyer lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Torre 3b,1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 McCarver 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J. Cruz rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 Melendez cf 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 Tyson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 Gibson p 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 Totals 34 5 8 3 3 10 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tyson-McCarver. PB: Simmons (9). BATTING - 2B: Tyson (5,off Forsch); Torre (7,off Forsch). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Simmons (2,2nd base off Forsch/Watson); J. Cruz 2 (2,2nd base off Forsch/Watson,2nd base off Richard/Watson). CS: Melendez (4,2nd base by Richard/Watson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Agee lf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wynn rf,lf 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 Cedeno cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Alou rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Watson c 4 2 2 1 0 1 10 1 May 1b 4 0 1 1 0 3 10 0 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Busse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Helms 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 10 27 10 FIELDING - E: Watson (8). PB: Watson 2 (2). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (9,off Gibson); Watson 2 (11,off Gibson 2). GDP: Alou (2,off Gibson). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gibson W(6-6) 9 7 3 2 2 10 0 35
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(6-7) 3.1 5 4 2 3 5 0 18 Richard 4.2 3 1 1 0 5 0 16 Upshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 8 5 3 3 10 0 37 WP: Forsch (4). BK: Forsch (1), Richard (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Richard 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 26780 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Agee lf 2. Campbell 2b Wynn rf 3. Torre 3b Cedeno cf 4. Simmons c Watson c 5. McCarver 1b May 1b 6. J. Cruz rf Rader 3b 7. Melendez cf Helms 2b 8. Tyson ss Metzger ss 9. Gibson p Forsch p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Campbell lined to right; Torre walked; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Torre to second]; Watson allowed a passed ball [Torre to third]; Forsch balked [Torre scored (unearned)]; Simmons walked; Simmons stole second; McCarver walked; J. Cruz was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn doubled to left; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson doubled to right [Wynn scored]; May singled to left [Watson scored]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez struck out; Tyson doubled to right; Gibson singled to center [Tyson scored]; Brock lined to center; Campbell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Helms struck out; Metzger lined to left; Forsch flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Torre doubled to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first) [Torre to third]; McCarver grounded out (second to first); J. Cruz singled to right [Torre scored]; J. Cruz stole second [J. Cruz to third (error by Watson)]; Melendez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Agee was called out on strikes; Wynn struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 4TH: ALOU REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING RF); WYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Tyson grounded out (second to first); Gibson singled to left; RICHARD REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Brock singled to left [Gibson to second]; Richard balked [Gibson to third, Brock to second]; Watson allowed a passed ball [Gibson scored (unearned), Brock to third]; Campbell flied out to left; Torre struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson was called out on strikes; May struck out; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Cruz singled to left; J. Cruz stole second; Melendez singled to center [J. Cruz scored]; Melendez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to center; Metzger forced Helms (second to shortstop); Richard singled to center [Metzger to second]; Agee popped to first; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to right; Gibson struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Alou popped to first in foul territory; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: BUSSE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Campbell was called out on strikes; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Busse struck out (catcher to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); J. Cruz was called out on strikes; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR RICHARD; Stewart walked; Agee flied out to center; Wynn walked [Stewart to second]; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Tyson popped to second; Gibson flied out to right; Dwyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Watson doubled to left; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Watson to third]; May struck out; Busse grounded out (third to first); Helms singled to shortstop [Watson scored (unearned)]; Metzger forced Helms (shortstop unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 5 8 0 5 Astros 3 7 1 5
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