Erupting for four runs in the first inning, the Pirates breezed to an 8-2 victory over the Cardinals. Dave Cash walked to lead off the game, Al Oliver singled and Willie Stargell homered before Rick Wise was able to retire a batter. After two out, another run crossed the plate on a double by Bob Robertson and single by Milt May. Stargell and May finished the game with seven RBIs between them after Stargell drove in a run with a single in the eighth and May plated a pair with a single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   8 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Brock lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Sanguillen rf         5   1   2   0     0   0   .385      Sizemore 2b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .385
Oliver cf             5   2   4   1     0   0   .324      J. Cruz cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .324
Stargell lf           5   2   2   4     0   1   .364      Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .368
  Clines lf           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Hebner 3b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .194
Robertson 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .233      Melendez rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .300
May c                 4   0   3   3     0   0   .313      Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Crosby ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Moose p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .143        Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Busse ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                          Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Stein ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
                                                            Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andrews p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               39   8  12   8     2   6             Totals               34   2   8   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,228
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Robertson (2), Sanguillen (2), Oliver (2), Melendez (1)
Home Runs: Stargell (3)
GIDP: Brock (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose W(2-0)            7.1   8   2   2   3   2   0  32   1.10
Walker SV(1)            1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   2   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(1-1)             7     7   4   4   1   5   1  29   3.80
Santorini               0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2  81.00
Andrews                 2     3   2   2   1   1   0  10   6.75
Totals                  9    12   8   8   2   6   1  41

Passed Balls: Simmons (6)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Cash walked; Sanguillen flied out to center; Oliver
singled to left [Cash to second]; Stargell homered [Cash scored,
Oliver scored]; Hebner lined to right; Robertson doubled to
center; May singled to right [Robertson scored]; Alley struck
out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
popped to third in foul territory; J. Cruz singled to right;
Torre walked [J. Cruz to second]; Simmons grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Moose struck out; Cash popped to second in foul
territory; Sanguillen singled to center; Oliver singled to right
[Sanguillen to third]; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz struck out; Melendez singled to center;
Tyson flied out to left; Wise struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner lined to center; Robertson was called out on
strikes; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to shortstop; J. Cruz forced Sizemore (second to
shortstop); Torre lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Alley grounded out (second to first); Moose
grounded out (third to first); Cash grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez doubled to right;
Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Oliver
flied out to center; Stargell popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Wise flied out to center; Brock grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sizemore singled to left; J. Cruz singled to
right [Sizemore to third]; Torre forced J. Cruz (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner lined to center; Robertson grounded out
(third to first); May singled to right; Alley forced May
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Reitz flied out to
right; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Moose was called out on strikes; Cash flied out to
center; Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: CROSBY BATTED FOR TYSON; Crosby flied out to
center; STEIN BATTED FOR WISE; Stein walked; Brock grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stein out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 8TH: SANTORINI REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); CROSBY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Oliver singled to center; Simmons allowed
a passed ball [Oliver to second]; Stargell singled to center
[Oliver scored]; ANDREWS REPLACED SANTORINI (PITCHING); Hebner
walked [Stargell to second]; Robertson grounded out (third to
first) [Stargell to third, Hebner to second]; May singled to
center [Stargell scored, Hebner scored]; Alley flied out to
center; Moose struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore singled to center; J. Cruz walked
[Sizemore to second]; Torre flied out to right; Simmons singled
to right [Sizemore scored, J. Cruz to second]; WALKER REPLACED
MOOSE (PITCHING); Reitz walked [J. Cruz to third, Simmons to
second]; Melendez forced Reitz (second to shortstop) [J. Cruz
scored, Simmons to third]; ANDERSON BATTED FOR CROSBY; Anderson
forced Melendez (pitcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: BUSSE REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING SS); Cash grounded
out (third to first); Sanguillen doubled to center; Oliver
doubled to center [Sanguillen scored]; Stargell grounded out
(second to first) [Oliver to third]; Hebner popped to shortstop;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: CLINES REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); MCCARVER
BATTED FOR ANDREWS; McCarver flied out to right; Brock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cardinals 2.