With two out in the eighth inning, Jose Cruz batted in two runs with a triple over Cito Gaston's head and scored himself on a wild pitch to bring the Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Padres. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      5, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  9  1
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   5 10  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   1   3   0     0   0   .250      Brock lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .299
Grubb cf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .318      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .292
Lee lf                5   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Torre 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .317
Gaston rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Simmons c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .254
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      McCarver 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .328
Roberts 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .161        Reitz 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Murrell 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .178      Melendez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
R. Morales 2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .056      J. Cruz rf            4   1   2   3     0   0   .224
  J. Morales ph       1   1   1   2     0   0   .256      Tyson ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .255
  Campbell 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Foster p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Greif p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .295

Totals               36   3   9   3     3   5             Totals               30   5  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 12,616
Left on Base: Padres 10, Cardinals 6
DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Kendall, Brock, McCarver, Tyson
Doubles: Simmons (10)
Triples: Hernandez (1), J. Cruz (4)
Home Runs: J. Morales (3)
Stolen Bases: Brock (13)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Foster (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (1)
GIDP: Kendall (10), Grubb (2), Sizemore (3)
Hit by Pitch: Gaston (1,by Foster)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(4-6)            8    10   5   4   3   4   0  35   2.29
Totals                  8    10   5   4   3   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster                  7.2   6   2   2   3   4   1  33   2.00
Segui W(2-2)            1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   1.38
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   5   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Foster (3)
Wild Pitches: Greif (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied
out to right; Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Brock out at second];
Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston reached on an error by McCarver [Gaston to
first]; Kendall reached on an error by Tyson [Gaston to third,
Kendall to first]; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Gaston
out at home (third to catcher), Kendall to second]; Murrell
flied out to center; R. Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; McCarver singled to right
[Simmons to second]; Melendez forced McCarver (second to
shortstop) [Simmons to third]; J. Cruz singled to right [Simmons
scored, Melendez to third, J. Cruz out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 3RD: Greif grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
singled to right; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Grubb walked; Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Foster grounded out (second to first); Brock
singled to shortstop; Brock stole second [Brock to third (error
by Kendall)]; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brock
scored (unearned)]; Torre struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston was hit by a pitch; Kendall grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at
second]; Roberts singled to center; Murrell forced Roberts
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to left; McCarver flied out to
right; Melendez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 5TH: R. Morales flied out to center; Greif grounded out
(first unassisted); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: J. Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory;
Tyson singled to left; Foster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock was walked intentionally;
Sizemore forced Brock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb was called out on strikes; Lee flied out to
center; Gaston singled to right; Kendall reached on an error by
Brock [Gaston to third, Kendall to first]; Roberts flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre grounded out (second to first); Simmons
popped to shortstop; McCarver singled to center; Melendez
singled to left [McCarver to second]; J. Cruz popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 7TH: Murrell singled to center; J. MORALES BATTED FOR R.
MORALES; J. Morales homered [Murrell scored]; Greif struck out;
Hernandez singled to center; Grubb grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED J. MORALES (PLAYING 2B); Tyson
singled to right; Foster forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop);
Brock flied out to left; Sizemore forced Foster (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 8TH: Lee flied out to left; Gaston struck out; Kendall
walked; Roberts walked [Kendall to second]; SEGUI REPLACED
FOSTER (PITCHING); Murrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre struck out; Simmons doubled to right;
McCarver was walked intentionally; Melendez flied out to right;
J. Cruz tripled to right [Simmons scored, McCarver scored];
Greif threw a wild pitch [J. Cruz scored]; Tyson was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 9TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Campbell flied out to right; MARSHALL
BATTED FOR GREIF; Marshall popped to first in foul territory;
Hernandez tripled to right; Grubb singled to right [Hernandez
scored]; Lee singled to left [Grubb to second]; Gaston grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3,
Cardinals 5.