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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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