Bob Gibson squared his career record against the Braves at 19-19 by pitching the Cardinals to a 2-0 victory in a game stopped by rain after 7½ innings. The Dodgers, with a 20-16 record against Gibson, now are the only club with an edge over the veteran righthander.

The Cardinals, winning their fourth straight game, got their first run against the Braves in the fifth on a double by Ken Reitz, infield hit by Mike Tyson and a wild pitch by Phil Niekro. Singles by Ted Sizemore, Tim McCarver and Jose Cruz added the other tally in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  4  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  x  -   2  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .282
Jackson lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .159      Sizemore 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .333
Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .270      McCarver 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Lum 1b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Simmons c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Baker cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      J. Cruz rf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .229
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Melendez cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .209
Perez ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
P. Niekro p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Gibson p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .087
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goggin ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               28   0   4   0     2   8             Totals               25   2   8   1     3   2

Time of Game: 1:39   Attendance: 23,726
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 5
DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Oates, Sizemore
Doubles: Evans (9), Goggin (1), Reitz (8)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (1), Sizemore (2), Brock (11)
Caught Stealing: Garr (3), Gibson (1), Brock (8)
GIDP: Reitz (9)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro L(3-2)        5.1   7   2   2   2   2   0  23   2.89
Frisella                1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.46
Totals                  7     8   2   2   3   2   0  28

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(3-5)           8     4   0   0   2   8   0  30   3.00
Totals                  8     4   0   0   2   8   0  30

Wild Pitches: P. Niekro (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Jackson walked; Jackson stole
second; Evans walked; Lum flied out to left; Baker flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to right; On a bunt Sizemore
singled; Sizemore stole second; McCarver flied out to right
[Sizemore to third]; Simmons walked; J. Cruz popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Oates grounded out
(second to first); Perez singled to right; P. Niekro struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez struck out; Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr flied out to right; Jackson flied out to left;
Evans doubled to right; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson grounded out (third to first); Brock
singled to shortstop; Brock stole second [Brock to third (error
by Oates)]; Sizemore lined to left; McCarver popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Oates grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); J. Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Melendez flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez struck out; P. Niekro struck out; Garr singled
to left; Garr was caught stealing second but was safe at second
(error by Sizemore); Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to left; Tyson singled to first
[Reitz to third]; P. Niekro threw a wild pitch [Reitz scored,
Tyson out at third (catcher to third)]; Mike Tyson attempted
to run from 1B to 3B on the WP; Gibson walked; Brock struck
out while Gibson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to center; Lum struck out; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore singled to third; McCarver singled to
first [Sizemore to second]; Simmons forced McCarver (shortstop
to second) [Sizemore to third]; J. Cruz singled to right
[Sizemore scored, Simmons to third]; FRISELLA REPLACED P. NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Melendez walked [J. Cruz to second]; Reitz grounded
into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Simmons out at
home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Johnson struck out; Oates struck out; Perez grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to center; Gibson flied out to
right; Brock singled to center; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
2.

BRAVES 8TH: GOGGIN BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Goggin doubled to right;
Garr flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans flied out to center; Game called after 1 hour
rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.