Hank Aaron batted in two runs with his 686th homer and added an RBI with a single, but that was not enough for the Braves, who lost to the Cardinals, 5-4. Aaron now was 28 homers short of Babe Ruth's 714 career record. The Cardinals, in posting their fifth straight victory, were helped by three unearned runs. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1973 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  3
Cardinals    0  3  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 13  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               5   1   0   0     0   1   .237      Brock lf              5   1   3   2     0   0   .292
Goggin 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .325
Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .272      McCarver 1b           4   0   2   2     1   0   .269
Aaron lf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .238      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Lum 1b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .303      J. Cruz rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Melendez cf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .250
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .210
Perez ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Tyson ss              4   1   0   0     0   1   .250
Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Cleveland p           4   1   3   0     0   0   .350
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .255

Totals               36   4   9   4     1   3             Totals               36   5  13   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 14,829
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 10
DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Goggin, Lum, Oates, Sizemore
Doubles: Evans (10), Lum (6), Cleveland (2), J. Cruz (9)
Home Runs: Aaron (13)
Caught Stealing: Lum (3)
GIDP: Cleveland (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(4-4)           4.2  12   5   2   2   3   0  28   3.61
Schueler                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.26
Panther                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8    13   5   2   3   4   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(4-4)        7     6   4   2   0   2   1  27   3.39
Folkers                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.79
Segui SV(6)             1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.45
Totals                  9     9   4   2   1   3   1  37

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr reached on an error by Sizemore [Garr to
first]; Goggin grounded out (second to first) [Garr to second];
Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Garr to third]; Aaron
homered (unearned) [Garr scored (unearned)]; Lum singled to
right; Lum was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore
singled to left; McCarver singled to center [Sizemore to
second]; Simmons struck out; J. Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker popped to first in foul territory; Oates
grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez walked; Reitz was called out on strikes;
Tyson flied out to center; Cleveland singled to right [Melendez
to second]; Brock singled to left [Melendez scored, Cleveland to
second]; Sizemore reached on an error by Goggin [Cleveland to
third, Brock to second, Sizemore to first]; McCarver singled to
first [Cleveland scored (unearned), Brock scored (unearned),
Sizemore to third]; Simmons popped to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Gentry grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
struck out; Goggin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: J. Cruz flied out to center; Melendez singled to
center; Reitz lined to left; Tyson forced Melendez (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans doubled to right; Aaron singled to center
[Evans scored, Aaron to second (on throw)]; Lum doubled to right
[Aaron scored]; Baker struck out; Oates flied out to left; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cleveland doubled to right; Brock singled to
center [Cleveland to third, Brock to second (error by Oates)];
Sizemore was called out on strikes; McCarver was walked
intentionally; Simmons hit into a double play (center to
catcher) [Cleveland out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Gentry flied out to left; Garr grounded out (first
unassisted); Goggin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: J. Cruz doubled to right; Melendez singled to
left [J. Cruz to third]; Reitz forced Melendez (shortstop to
second) [J. Cruz scored (no RBI), Reitz to second (error by Lum;
assist by Goggin)]; Tyson reached on a fielder's choice [Reitz
out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to third)];
Cleveland singled to left [Tyson to second]; Brock singled to
center [Tyson scored (unearned), Cleveland to second]; SCHUELER
REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Sizemore flied out to left; 2 R (1
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Aaron flied out to center;
Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: McCarver flied out to left; Simmons walked; J.
Cruz popped to third; Melendez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Oates grounded
out (second to first); Perez singled to left; JACKSON BATTED FOR
SCHUELER; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: PANTHER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Reitz
singled to left; Tyson struck out; Cleveland grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reitz out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 8TH: FOLKERS REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Garr popped
to catcher in foul territory; Goggin singled to center; Evans
walked [Goggin to second]; SEGUI REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING);
Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Lum popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
popped to first in foul territory; McCarver grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates singled
to first; Perez singled to left [Oates to second]; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR PANTHER; Johnson struck out; Garr grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 5.