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Friday April 13, 1973
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Previously the only N. L. club without a victory this season, the Cardinals broke into the winning column by erupting for four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Cubs, 6-3. Lou Brock and Ted Sizemore opened the outburst with back-to-back doubles to break a 2-2 tie. Joe Torre followed with a run-scoring single and Jose Cruz capped the rally with a homer. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Friday, April 13, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   3  8  2
Cardinals    0  0  1    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   6 13  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Cardenal rf           4   2   2   0     0   1   .200        Melendez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Sizemore 2b           4   2   3   1     0   0   .350
Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .190
Santo 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .421      Torre 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .455
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .176      J. Cruz cf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .364
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .136
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .176
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Busse ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .095
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .000
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     0   4             Totals               35   6  13   6     1   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 10,083
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Cardinals 6
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hundley, Pappas, Reitz
Doubles: Santo (1), Cardenal (2), J. Cruz (3), Brock (1), Sizemore (2)
Home Runs: J. Cruz (2)
Caught Stealing: Hundley (1), Santo (1)
GIDP: Hundley (1), Torre (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(0-1)           7    13   6   6   1   5   1  33   5.02
Locker                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    13   6   6   1   6   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(1-0)             8.1   8   3   3   0   3   0  31   3.24
Segui SV(1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   4   0  33

Wild Pitches: Pappas (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to left; Cardenal popped to third in
foul territory; Williams popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop in foul territory; On a
bunt Sizemore singled to third; Simmons singled to right
[Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone flied out to center; Santo grounded out
(third to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: J. Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carbo singled to center; Busse
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Pappas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Wise grounded out (third to first); Brock lined
to second; Sizemore singled to third; Simmons singled to first
[Sizemore to third]; Torre singled to center [Sizemore scored,
Simmons out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal was
called out on strikes; Williams lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: J. Cruz flied out to right; Reitz singled to
left; Pappas threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second]; Carbo struck
out; Busse singled to left [Reitz scored, Busse to second (error
by Hundley)]; Wise struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 2.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Santo doubled
to right; Beckert singled to center [Santo scored]; Hundley
forced Beckert (third to second); Hundley was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore
flied out to center; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Pappas
struck out; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); J. Cruz
doubled to right; J. Cruz was picked off second but was safe on
an error by Pappas [J. Cruz to third]; Reitz grounded out (third
to first); Carbo was walked intentionally; Busse popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal doubled to left; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cardenal to third]; Pepitone popped to second;
Santo singled to right [Cardenal scored]; Santo was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Wise struck out; Brock doubled to center;
Sizemore doubled to left [Brock scored]; Simmons lined to left;
Torre singled to center [Sizemore scored]; J. Cruz homered
[Torre scored]; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Beckert reached
on an error by Reitz [Beckert to first]; Hundley grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Beckert out at
second]; Kessinger singled to pitcher; GARRETT BATTED FOR
PAPPAS; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Carbo
grounded out (second to first); Busse grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wise struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 6.

CUBS 9TH: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Cardenal
singled to center; Williams singled to right [Cardenal to
second]; Pepitone singled to right [Cardenal scored, Williams to
second]; SEGUI REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Santo struck out;
Beckert popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.



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