Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Regular Season Game 123
Played on Wednesday, August 15, 1973 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wynn rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 Watson lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Agee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Helms 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 34 3 10 3 2 7 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 3. Wynn-May, Metzger-Helms-May, Rader-Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: Rader 2 (18,off Wise 2); Cedeno (24,off Wise); Watson (19,off Wise). SH: Reuss (5,off Wise). GDP: Edwards (4,off Wise); Watson (14,off Wise). IBB: Edwards (6,by Wise). Team LOB: 7.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Carbo rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 Torre 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 Melendez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Tyson ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 Wise p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 29 0 5 0 4 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sizemore-Torre, Sizemore-Torre. BATTING - 2B: Carbo (14,off Reuss). GDP: Simmons (23,off Reuss); Melendez (8,off Reuss). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss W(13-8) 9 5 0 0 4 5 0 33
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wise L(13-8) 9 10 3 3 2 7 0 37 IBB: Wise (10,Edwards). Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 19862 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 Melendez cf 7. Edwards c Reitz 3b 8. Helms 2b Tyson ss 9. Reuss p Wise p ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck out; Cedeno popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo doubled to right; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Rader singled to left [Watson to second]; May flied out to right; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Melendez singled to right [Torre to second]; Reitz flied out to right; Tyson hit into a double play (right to first) [Melendez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to right; Reuss struck out; Wynn singled to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Wise was called out on strikes; Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; Rader doubled to right; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo popped to first; Simmons flied out to right; Torre walked; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards popped to third; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson struck out; Wise singled to left; Brock singled to right [Wise to second]; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to shortstop; Cedeno doubled to right [Metzger scored]; Watson doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; Rader struck out; May grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez grounded out (second to first); Reitz lined to third; Tyson walked; Wise popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn singled to center; Metzger forced Wynn (pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno singled to third [Metzger to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: AGEE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to shortstop; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 9TH: Rader doubled to left; May flied out to right; Edwards was walked intentionally; Helms singled to center [Rader scored, Edwards to second]; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to third, Helms to second]; Wynn flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons walked; Torre flied out to center; Melendez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 10 0 7 Cardinals 0 5 0 6
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