A homer by Mike Schmidt with two out in the ninth inning enabled the Phillies to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with 4-2 and 2-1 victories over the Cardinals. Steve Carlton handed the Cardinals their two runs in the first game on a wild pickoff throw with the bases loaded in the third inning, but the Phillies came back to tie the score in the third when Larry Bowa bunted safely, Tommy Hutton was safe on an error and Bill Robinson doubled. Then, in the next inning, the two deciding runs followed on singles by Bob Boone and Denny Doyle, a sacrifice by Carlton and single by Bowa.

The Phillies took a 1-0 lead against Bob Gibson in the first inning of the second game when Bowa tripled and Hutton singled. The Cardinals tied it against Dick Ruthven in the eighth with two walks and a single by Tim McCarver. Billy Wilson relieved and was the winner on Schmidt's homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     22, 1973 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Phillies     0  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Melendez rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Bowa ss               4   1   2   2     0   0   .313
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .348      Hutton 1b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .313
J. Cruz cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .289      Montanez rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .233
Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .318      Luzinski lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .261
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277        Anderson cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .182      B. Robinson cf,lf     4   0   1   2     0   2   .357
Stein lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .375      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .250
Busse ss              4   0   1   0     0   3   .108      Boone c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Cleveland p           1   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .238
  Anderson ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   0     2   8             Totals               33   4   9   4     2   8

Time of Game: 1:51
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Phillies 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Torre, Foster, Carlton
Doubles: Busse (2), B. Robinson (6)
Stolen Bases: Melendez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (1)
GIDP: Reitz (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(0-2)        6     7   4   2   2   4   0  28   5.40
Foster                  2     2   0   0   0   4   0   8   2.57
Totals                  8     9   4   2   2   8   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(3-2)          9     7   2   0   2   8   0  35   2.79
Totals                  9     7   2   0   2   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


CARDINALS 1ST: Melendez singled to left; Melendez stole second;
On a bunt Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; J. Cruz
struck out; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa flied out to center; Hutton grounded out
(second to first); Montanez walked; Luzinski singled to right
[Montanez to third]; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to third; Reitz grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Stein singled to shortstop; Busse struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Boone flied
out to left; Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cleveland singled; Melendez struck out; Sizemore
struck out; J. Cruz singled to second [Cleveland to second];
Torre walked [Cleveland to third, J. Cruz to second]; Torre was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Carlton [Cleveland
scored (unearned), J. Cruz scored (unearned), Torre to third];
Simmons grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton flied out to center; On a bunt Bowa
singled to first; Hutton reached on an error by Torre [Bowa to
second]; Montanez walked [Bowa to third, Hutton to second];
Luzinski flied out to right; B. Robinson doubled to left [Hutton
scored (unearned), Bowa scored (unearned), Montanez to third];
Schmidt struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein
struck out; Busse doubled to right; Cleveland walked; Melendez
forced Cleveland (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone singled to left; Doyle singled to left
[Boone to second]; Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Boone to third, Doyle to second]; Bowa singled to right
[Doyle scored, Boone scored, Bowa to second (on throw)]; Hutton
flied out to right [Bowa to third]; Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to center; J. Cruz grounded
out (pitcher to first); Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski struck out; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt singled; Boone flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Reitz popped to
first; Stein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle flied out to right; Carlton grounded out
(first unassisted); Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Busse struck out; ANDERSON BATTED FOR CLEVELAND;
Anderson singled to center; Melendez flied out to center;
Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Hutton flied
out to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Luzinski
singled to center; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING CF); B.
ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J. Cruz struck out;
Torre grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt was called out on strikes; Boone singled
to center; Boone was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Foster [Boone to second]; Doyle struck out; Carlton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Stein
grounded out (third to first); Busse was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.