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Sunday May 13, 1973
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Coming from behind, the Cardinals scored three runs in the eighth inning to enable Bob Gibson to defeat the Expos, 3-2. Bill Stoneman held the Cardinals to only two hits until losing his stuff in the eighth. Mike Tyson singled to start the stanza and Tim McCarver walked. Lou Brock forced Tyson at third and Jose Cruz flied out, but Joe Torre singled to score McCarver. After Ted Simmons walked to load the bases, Bernie Carbo singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 13, 1973 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   3  5  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Brock lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .262
Woods cf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      J. Cruz cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Fairly lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .358      Torre 1b              2   1   1   1     2   0   .299
  Roque cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Simmons c             3   0   2   0     1   1   .218
Singleton rf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .300      Carbo rf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .216
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .169      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Boccabella c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Crosby ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Bailey 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .204      Tyson 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .273
  Mashore pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Gibson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Laboy 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        McCarver ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .206
Frias ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .345
Stoneman p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Stinson c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   5             Totals               27   3   5   3     6   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  8,471
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Hunt, Crosby, Gibson
Doubles: Bailey (3), Hunt (2)
Caught Stealing: Frias (3), Brock (5), Tyson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Boccabella (3)
GIDP: Frias (1), Reitz (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(0-1)         7.2   5   3   3   6   2   0  32   4.50
Marshall                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.97
Totals                  8     5   3   3   6   2   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(2-4)           8     7   2   2   2   4   0  33   3.14
Segui SV(4)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.93
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods flied
out to center; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); J. Cruz grounded out (second to first);
Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton singled to right; Jorgensen walked
[Singleton to second]; Boccabella reached on an error by Gibson
on a sacrifice bunt [Singleton to third, Jorgensen to second,
Boccabella to first]; Bailey forced Boccabella (second to
shortstop) [Singleton scored, Jorgensen to third]; Frias
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bailey out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to center; Carbo flied out to
center; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Stoneman was called out on strikes; Hunt flied out to
right; Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
walked; Tyson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Gibson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Singleton
singled to left; Jorgensen flied out to center; Boccabella
singled to center [Singleton to second]; Bailey flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); J. Cruz
reached on an error by Hunt [J. Cruz to first]; Torre walked [J.
Cruz to second]; Simmons singled to left [J. Cruz to third,
Torre to second]; Carbo popped to second; Reitz flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Frias singled to center; Stoneman struck out while
Frias was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hunt
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crosby flied out to right; Tyson grounded out
(first unassisted); Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Woods popped to first in foul territory; Fairly
walked; Singleton reached on an error by Crosby [Fairly to
third, Singleton to first]; Jorgensen struck out; Boccabella
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to center; J. Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Torre walked; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey doubled to right; MASHORE RAN FOR BAILEY;
Frias grounded out (second to first) [Mashore to third];
Stoneman grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt doubled to left
[Mashore scored]; Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: LABOY REPLACED MASHORE (PLAYING 3B); Carbo struck
out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly flied out to left; Singleton singled to right;
Jorgensen flied out to center; Boccabella flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: ROQUE REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING CF); WOODS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Tyson singled to center; MCCARVER BATTED
FOR GIBSON; McCarver walked [Tyson to second]; Brock forced
Tyson (pitcher to third) [McCarver to second]; J. Cruz flied out
to center; Torre singled to center [McCarver scored, Brock to
third]; Simmons walked [Torre to second]; Carbo singled to right
[Brock scored, Torre scored, Simmons to third, Carbo to second
(on throw)]; STINSON REPLACED STONEMAN (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL
REPLACED BOCCABELLA (PITCHING); Reitz grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED
CROSBY (PLAYING SS); Laboy flied out to center; BREEDEN BATTED
FOR FRIAS; Breeden popped to second; Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 3.



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