Although defeated by the Padres, 4-3, on a homer by Ivan Murrell in the ninth inning, the Cardinals ended their long homestand with 11 victories in 13 games. From a low point of 5-20, the Cardinals' record now was 24-26.

Two unearned runs helped the Redbirds take a 3-0 lead before the Padres tied the score in the sixth inning. Wayne Granger, relieving Reggie Cleveland, gave up a run-scoring single by Rich Morales and then did not allow another hit until beaten by Murrell's homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]
San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Thursday, June 7, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4 11  2
Cardinals    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .300
Grubb cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Torre 1b,3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .315
Gaston rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .304      Simmons c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Kendall c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .289      Melendez cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Roberts 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .188      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Murrell 1b            4   1   3   2     0   0   .231        McCarver ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .319
R. Morales 2b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .091      J. Cruz rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .228
Caldwell p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Troedson p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .183

Totals               36   4  11   4     1   7             Totals               32   3   8   1     4   1

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 14,313
Left on Base: Padres 6, Cardinals 8
DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Roberts, R. Morales, J. Cruz
Doubles: Roberts (3), Murrell (3), J. Cruz (10), Simmons (12)
Home Runs: Murrell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Simmons (1), Tyson (2)
GIDP: Lee (4), Murrell (2), Simmons (13)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell                7.1   8   3   2   2   1   0  31   3.61
Romo                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Troedson W(2-0)         0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.89
Corkins SV(1)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.85
Totals                  9     8   3   2   4   1   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               5.2   9   3   3   1   5   0  25   3.42
Granger L(1-2)          3.1   2   1   1   0   2   1  12   3.42
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   7   1  37

Wild Pitches: Caldwell (2)

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Grubb
struck out; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Sizemore grounded out
(second to first) [Brock to second]; Torre singled to center
[Brock to third]; Simmons walked [Torre to second]; Melendez
reached on an error by Roberts [Brock scored (RBI), Torre scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Simmons out at third (left to third),
Melendez to second (on throw)]; Caldwell threw a wild pitch
[Melendez to third]; Reitz popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston singled to center; Kendall flied out to
center; Roberts doubled to left [Gaston to third]; Murrell was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
[Roberts out at third (shortstop unassisted), Gaston stayed at
third]; R. Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: J. Cruz doubled to right; Tyson grounded out
(second to first) [J. Cruz to third]; Cleveland reached on a
fielder's choice [J. Cruz out at home (second to catcher)];
Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 2.

PADRES 3RD: Caldwell grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
singled to center; Grubb singled to left [Hernandez to second];
Lee grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore singled to third; Torre popped to first
in foul territory; Simmons grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston struck out; Kendall singled to left; Roberts
reached on an error by J. Cruz [Kendall to second, Roberts to
first]; Murrell grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Kendall out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez singled to left; Reitz singled to center
[Melendez to second]; J. Cruz popped to catcher in foul
territory; Tyson forced Reitz (third to second) [Melendez scored
(error by R. Morales) (no RBI), Tyson to first]; Cleveland
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 5TH: R. Morales struck out; Caldwell struck out;
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to center;
Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Lee singled
to left; Gaston forced Lee (second to shortstop); Kendall walked
[Gaston to second]; Roberts singled to center [Gaston scored,
Kendall to second]; Murrell doubled to left [Kendall scored,
Roberts to third]; GRANGER REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); R.
Morales singled to second [Roberts scored, Murrell to third];
Caldwell was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons doubled to right; Melendez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory;
J. Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez struck out; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson popped to second; Granger popped to second;
Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Cardinals 3.

PADRES 8TH: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore walked; Torre singled to left [Sizemore
to second]; Simmons out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sizemore to third, Torre to second]; ROMO REPLACED CALDWELL
(PITCHING); Melendez lined to shortstop; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
REITZ; TROEDSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); McCarver flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 9TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Murrell homered; R. Morales grounded out
(second to first); Troedson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: J. Cruz walked; CORKINS REPLACED TROEDSON
(PITCHING); Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [J.
Cruz to second]; CARBO BATTED FOR GRANGER; Carbo popped to third
in foul territory; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 3.
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