Sunday April 8, 1973
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 8, 1973 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 2 Pirates 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 x - 5 9 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 2 5 1 0 0 .462 Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .214 Crosby 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .417 Sizemore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Oliver cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .364 J. Cruz cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Stargell lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .300 Torre 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .400 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robertson 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .083 Reitz 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .100 May c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .200 Tyson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Alley ss 2 1 1 1 2 1 .143 Carbo rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Ellis p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 Busse ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 .091 R. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Spinks p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Santorini p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andrews p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 4 8 Totals 32 5 9 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 23,391 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Pirates 8 DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Crosby, Simmons, May Doubles: Torre (1), J. Cruz (1) Triples: Sanguillen (1) Home Runs: Stargell (1), May (1), Alley (1) Stolen Bases: Brock (1) Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (1) GIDP: Simmons (1), Hebner (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spinks L(0-1) 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 16 6.75 Santorini 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 27.00 Andrews 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.00 Foster 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 10 4.50 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 5 3 37 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(1-0) 8.2 7 3 3 4 7 0 36 3.12 R. Hernandez SV(2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 8 0 38 Passed Balls: Simmons (2), May (1) Wild Pitches: Ellis (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; May allowed a passed ball [Brock to second]; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; J. Cruz lined to shortstop; Torre doubled to left [Brock scored]; Simmons flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo walked; Busse struck out; Spinks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell homered; Hebner flied out to right; Simmons dropped a foul fly hit by Robertson for an error; Robertson struck out; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to left; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Brock to second]; Crosby grounded out (catcher to first); J. Cruz doubled to left [Brock scored]; Torre struck out; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Alley walked; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Alley to second]; Ellis struck out; Stennett flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to left; Carbo flied out to center; Busse was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to left; Stargell popped to catcher in foul territory; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Spinks struck out; Brock singled to shortstop; Crosby popped to second; J. Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Robertson walked; May homered [Robertson scored]; SANTORINI REPLACED SPINKS (PITCHING); Alley homered; Ellis singled to right; Stennett singled to center [Ellis to second]; Sanguillen flied out to center; ANDREWS REPLACED SANTORINI (PITCHING); Oliver lined to left; Debut game for John Andrews; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Torre walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Torre out at second]; Reitz walked; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner flied out to left; Robertson reached on an error by Crosby [Robertson to second]; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Robertson to third]; Alley was walked intentionally; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Busse struck out; ANDERSON BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Anderson struck out; Brock singled to left; Brock stole second [Brock to third (error by May)]; Crosby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Stennett struck out; Sanguillen tripled to center; Oliver walked; Stargell singled to left [Sanguillen scored, Oliver to third]; Hebner reached on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at home (first to catcher), Stargell to second]; Robertson forced Hebner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 8TH: J. Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: May singled to pitcher; Alley was called out on strikes; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [May to second]; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz walked; TYSON RAN FOR REITZ; Carbo flied out to center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BUSSE; McCarver singled to center [Tyson to second]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR FOSTER; Melendez flied out to center; R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Brock singled to center [Tyson scored, McCarver to third]; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR CROSBY; Sizemore was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

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