With two out and a count of two strikes, Lou Brock rapped a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to spark the Cardinals to a 5-2 victory over the Reds, extending their winning streak to eight games. Ken Reitz opened the inning with a single and advanced on a sacrifice by Jose Cruz. After Mike Tyson flied out, the Reds passed pinch-hitter Tim McCarver intentionally, only to have Brock upset the applecart with his single, scoring pinch-runner Dwain Anderson and sending McCarver to third. Brock then stole second and two more runs scored on a single by Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News] |
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May 30, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Cardinals 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 x - 5 12 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Concepcion ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 .299 Brock lf 5 1 3 1 0 2 .298 Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .307 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .326 Rose lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Torre 1b 3 0 1 0 2 1 .333 Bench c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Simmons c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .252 Perez 1b 3 1 3 1 1 0 .281 Melendez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Tolan cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Reitz 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .230 Menke 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Anderson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 Stahl ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .381 Crosby 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 J. Cruz rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .231 Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Tyson ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .227 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Geronimo rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .173 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Plummer ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 Foster p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gullett p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .136 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Locklear ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 McCarver ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Scheinblum ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 8 Totals 34 5 12 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 11,612 Left on Base: Reds 10, Cardinals 11 DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Simmons (7) Triples: J. Cruz (2) Home Runs: Perez (7), Concepcion (6), J. Cruz (5) Stolen Bases: Morgan (21), Brock (12) Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (1), J. Cruz (3) Hit by Pitch: Rose (1,by Foster) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett 6 8 2 2 1 5 1 27 2.95 Hall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.86 Sprague L(0-1) 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 8 3.50 Totals 8 12 5 5 4 5 1 40 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Foster 7 8 2 2 2 6 2 32 1.94 Folkers W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.73 Granger SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.72 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 8 2 39 Hit by Pitch: Foster (2) Wild Pitches: Folkers (1) Balks: Gullett (1) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo REDS 1ST: Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan struck out; Rose was hit by a pitch; Bench popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. REDS 2ND: Perez homered; Tolan grounded out (second to first); Menke flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to right; Melendez singled to right [Simmons to third]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons scored, Melendez to second]; Gullett balked [Melendez to third, Reitz to second]; J. Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson struck out; Foster grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. REDS 3RD: Gullett struck out; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to left; Torre singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Simmons walked [Sizemore to third, Torre to second]; Melendez lined to second; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to center; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: J. Cruz homered; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to left; Sizemore flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 2. REDS 5TH: Menke popped to second; Geronimo struck out; Gullett singled to left; Concepcion singled to left [Gullett to second]; Morgan popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Torre struck out; Simmons flied out to left; Melendez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 2. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Bench singled to left; Perez walked [Bench to second]; Tolan struck out; STAHL BATTED FOR MENKE; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING 3B); Reitz lined to pitcher; J. Cruz tripled to right; Tyson struck out; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 2. REDS 7TH: Geronimo popped to catcher in foul territory; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR GULLETT; Locklear flied out to center; Concepcion homered; Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: HALL REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Brock singled to shortstop; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brock to second]; Torre was walked intentionally; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brock to third, Torre to second]; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2. REDS 8TH: Bench walked; Perez singled to left [Bench to second]; FOLKERS REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Folkers threw a wild pitch [Bench to third, Perez to second]; Tolan popped to third in foul territory; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR CHANEY; Gagliano struck out; PLUMMER BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Plummer was walked intentionally; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR HALL; Scheinblum flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: PLUMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SPRAGUE REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); SCHEINBLUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Reitz singled to center; ANDERSON RAN FOR REITZ; J. Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Anderson to second]; CARBO BATTED FOR TYSON; Carbo flied out to center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR FOLKERS; McCarver was walked intentionally; Brock singled to center [Anderson scored, McCarver to third]; Brock stole second; Sizemore singled to left [McCarver scored, Brock scored]; Torre walked [Sizemore to second]; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 5. REDS 9TH: CROSBY REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING 3B); GRANGER REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING SS); Concepcion was called out on strikes; Morgan popped to shortstop; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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