Striking out nine, Bob Gibson moved into second place on the majors' all-time list with a career total of 2,862 while pitching the Cardinals to a 12-4 victory over the Reds. Gibson passed Jim Bunning and now was second only to Walter Johnson's 3,508. The Cardinals backed their veteran ace with a 14-hit attack, including homers by Ken Reitz, Lou Brock and Jose Cruz. Gibson restricted the Reds to four hits with two of their runs coming on a circuit clout by Joe Morgan. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Monday, June      11, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    2  5  2    0  1  0    2  0  0  -  12 14  1
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   3   2   2     1   0   .297      Rose lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .311
  Dwyer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan 2b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .310
Sizemore 2b           3   2   2   2     1   0   .281      Tolan rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .219
  Campbell ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Torre 1b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .313        Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  McCarver 1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .282
Simmons c             5   0   2   1     0   1   .269      Driessen 3b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Melendez cf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .255      Concepcion ss         3   1   0   1     1   1   .277
Reitz 3b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .221      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .174
J. Cruz rf            3   4   3   2     2   0   .236      Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Tyson ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Sprague p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Gibson p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .129        Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            McGlothlin p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .314

Totals               38  12  14   9     6   2             Totals               33   4   5   4     5   9

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 17,197
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Reds 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 2
Errors: McCarver
Doubles: Sizemore 2 (7), Simmons (13), Driessen (2), Rose (13)
Home Runs: Reitz (4), Brock (3), J. Cruz (6), Morgan (8)
Caught Stealing: Melendez (3)
GIDP: McCarver (4), Tyson (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(5-6)           9     5   4   3   5   9   1  38   3.00
Totals                  9     5   4   3   5   9   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(6-4)          1.2   7   7   7   2   1   1  13   3.76
Sprague                 2.1   1   2   2   2   1   1  10   5.26
McGlothlin              5     6   3   3   2   0   1  21   6.32
Totals                  9    14  12  12   6   2   3  44

Wild Pitches: Gibson (2), Gullett (2), Sprague (2), McGlothlin (2)
Balks: Sprague (1), McGlothlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Brock
to second]; Sizemore doubled to left [Brock scored]; Torre
popped to shortstop; Simmons grounded out (second to first)
[Sizemore to third]; Melendez singled to center [Sizemore
scored]; Melendez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan homered [Rose scored];
Tolan flied out to center; Bench flied out to right; Perez
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz homered; J. Cruz singled to center; Tyson
popped to first in foul territory; Gibson struck out; Brock
singled to left [J. Cruz to second]; Sizemore doubled to left
[J. Cruz scored, Brock to third]; Torre was walked
intentionally; Simmons singled to second [Brock scored, Sizemore
to third, Torre to second]; SPRAGUE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING);
Sprague balked [Sizemore scored, Torre to third, Simmons to
second]; Sprague threw a wild pitch [Torre scored, Simmons to
third]; Melendez walked; Reitz popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
struck out; Geronimo singled to right; Sprague struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: J. Cruz walked; Tyson grounded out (third to
first) [J. Cruz to second]; Gibson flied out to center [J. Cruz
to third]; Brock homered [J. Cruz scored]; Sizemore flied out to
left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
shortstop; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Reds 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons was
called out on strikes; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: MCCARVER REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 1B); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Perez struck out; Driessen walked;
Concepcion walked [Driessen to second]; Geronimo walked
[Driessen to third, Concepcion to second]; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR
SPRAGUE; Locklear forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Reitz
flied out to center; J. Cruz walked; McGlothlin balked [J. Cruz
to second]; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first) [J. Cruz to
third]; McGlothlin threw a wild pitch [J. Cruz scored]; Gibson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 10, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Tolan walked; Bench grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore walked; McCarver
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sizemore out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Driessen doubled
to left; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Driessen to third];
Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Driessen scored];
Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Melendez
singled to left; Reitz flied out to right; J. Cruz homered
[Melendez scored]; Tyson singled to left; Gibson singled to
center [Tyson to second]; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); McGlothlin struck
out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: CAMPBELL BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Campbell popped to
first in foul territory; McCarver grounded out (second to
first); Simmons doubled to center; Melendez flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: CAMPBELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Tolan was called
out on strikes; Plummer grounded out (third to first); Perez
walked; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
12, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz lined to third; J. Cruz singled to right;
Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[J. Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 12,
Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion reached on an error by McCarver [Concepcion
to first]; Geronimo flied out to center; STAHL BATTED FOR
MCGLOTHLIN; Stahl flied out to center; Rose doubled to center
[Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 12, Reds 4.