Tim McCarver, who won the previous night's game with a grand-slam homer, did it again with a run-scoring single in the 10th inning to give the Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Lou Brock singled to start and when Ted Sizemore bunted, both runners were safe and advanced an extra base on an error by Tommy Helms, who muffed Jim Crawford's throw to first. Following an intentional pass to Joe Torre, Ted Simmons forced Brock at the plate, but McCarver followed with his single to break up the game. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      3, 1973 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   1  5  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   2  8  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Alou rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Torre 3b              2   0   1   0     3   0   .326
Watson lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .351      Simmons c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Agee lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      McCarver 1b           4   1   2   1     1   2   .313
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .215      J. Cruz rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .217
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Melendez cf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .264
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Jutze c               2   1   0   0     2   1   .150        Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .032        Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Crawford p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .400        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Spinks p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               32   1   5   0     4   3             Totals               35   2   8   1     5   7

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 15,614
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 11
DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Helms, Sizemore
Doubles: Melendez (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch 2 (4), Sizemore (2)
GIDP: Metzger (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  8.1   6   1   0   4   6   0  34   3.38
Crawford L(1-2)         1     2   1   1   1   1   0   7   3.51
Totals                  9.1   8   2   1   5   7   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks                  8     3   1   0   4   1   0  30   4.42
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.09
Granger W(1-1)          1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.54
Totals                 10     5   1   0   4   3   0  38

Passed Balls: Jutze (1), Simmons (8)
Wild Pitches: Granger (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Alou lined to left;
Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Torre singled to center; Simmons
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; May singled to left [Watson to
second]; Rader popped to second; Helms lined into a double play
(third to second) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: McCarver struck out; J. Cruz popped to catcher in
foul territory; Melendez doubled to right; Tyson popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze walked; Forsch popped to pitcher; Metzger
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Jutze out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Spinks singled to left; Brock lined into a double
play (second to first) [Spinks out at second]; Sizemore singled
to left; Torre walked [Sizemore to second]; Simmons flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson walked; May flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver walked; J. Cruz struck out; Melendez
walked [McCarver to second]; Tyson flied out to center [McCarver
to third]; Spinks popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled to left; Helms reached on an error by
Sizemore [Rader to second, Helms to first]; Jutze forced Rader
(pitcher to third) [Helms to second]; Forsch out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to third, Jutze to second];
Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied out to right; Sizemore flied out to
left; Torre walked; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn popped
to catcher in foul territory; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: McCarver struck out; J. Cruz popped to first in
foul territory; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader flied
out to right; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Spinks
struck out; Brock grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Jutze walked; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Jutze to second]; Metzger singled to right
[Jutze to third]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Jutze scored
(unearned), Metzger to second]; Alou grounded out (third to
first); Wynn flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore lined to third; Torre flied out to left;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED SPINKS (PITCHING); Watson grounded
out (second to first); May struck out; Rader popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: AGEE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); McCarver
singled to center; J. Cruz struck out; Melendez singled to
center [McCarver to third]; CARBO BATTED FOR TYSON; CRAWFORD
REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); STEIN BATTED FOR CARBO; Jutze
allowed a passed ball [McCarver scored (unearned), Melendez to
second]; Stein struck out; ANDERSON BATTED FOR SEGUI; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 10TH: KELLEHER REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING SS); GRANGER
REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Helms lined to shortstop; Jutze
struck out; Crawford singled to right; Metzger singled to right
[Crawford to second]; Granger threw a wild pitch [Crawford to
third, Metzger to second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: Brock singled to right; Sizemore reached on an
error by Helms (assist by Crawford) on a sacrifice bunt [Brock
to third, Sizemore to second]; Torre was walked intentionally;
Simmons forced Brock (first to catcher) [Sizemore to third,
Torre to second]; McCarver singled to left [Sizemore scored,
Torre to third, Simmons to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 2.