Rick Wise, who pitched a no-hitter against the Reds June 23, 1971 while with the Phillies, almost achieved the feat again in hurling the Cardinals to an 8-0 victory over the Reds. Wise held the Reds hitless for 8 1/3 innings before Joe Morgan singled for the only safety off his deliveries.

The Cardinals sent Wise on the way to his victory with a seven-run outburst against Jack Billingham in the third inning. Wise and Jim Dwyer singled and Ted Sizemore was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A walk to Joe Torre forced in one run and a single by Ted Simmons plated two more. After a pass to Tim McCarver filled the sacks again, Luis Melendez hit a grand-slam homer. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      13, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  7    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 11  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dwyer lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .111      Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .309
Torre 3b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .331      Tolan rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Simmons c             5   1   4   2     0   0   .290      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
McCarver 1b           3   1   0   1     1   0   .300      Perez 1b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .279
J. Cruz rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Driessen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Melendez cf           4   1   2   4     0   1   .255      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .218      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Wise p                4   1   1   0     0   2   .200      Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .027
                                                            Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .297
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   8  11   8     3   4             Totals               28   0   1   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 14,586
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Reds 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 1
Errors: Billingham
Doubles: Simmons (15)
Home Runs: Melendez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (4)
GIDP: Simmons (15)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (2,by Billingham), Sizemore (1,by Billingham)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(8-3)             9     1   0   0   3   4   0  31   3.01
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   4   0  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(8-3)       8     9   7   7   3   4   1  37   3.29
Borbon                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.52
Totals                  9    11   8   8   3   4   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Billingham 2 (7)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Dwyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Torre was hit by a pitch [Sizemore to second];
Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan popped to
shortstop; Tolan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: McCarver flied out to left; J. Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Melendez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez walked;
Driessen was called out on strikes; Geronimo forced Perez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds
0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Wise singled to
pitcher [Wise to second (error by Billingham)]; Dwyer singled to
left [Wise to third]; Sizemore was hit by a pitch [Dwyer to
second]; Torre walked [Wise scored, Dwyer to third, Sizemore to
second]; Simmons singled to center [Dwyer scored, Sizemore
scored, Torre to second]; McCarver walked [Torre to third,
Simmons to second]; J. Cruz lined to first; Melendez homered
[Torre scored, Simmons scored, McCarver scored]; Tyson walked;
Wise was called out on strikes; 7 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
7, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney flied out to left; Billingham grounded out
(second to first); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Dwyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Tolan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to center; McCarver forced
Simmons (second to shortstop); J. Cruz flied out to center;
Melendez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wise
grounded out (third to first); Dwyer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Billingham
lined to first; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Torre
singled to center; Simmons singled to center [Torre to second];
McCarver forced Simmons (first to shortstop) [Torre to third];
J. Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Morgan walked; Tolan popped to second; Bench grounded
out (third to first) [Morgan to second]; Perez walked; Driessen
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez singled to left; Tyson struck out; Wise
struck out; Dwyer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Chaney struck out; STAHL
BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre singled to right;
Simmons doubled to left [Torre to third]; McCarver hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Torre scored]; J. Cruz grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Rose flied out to left; Morgan singled to center;
Tolan flied out to left; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.