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With Bob Gibson in command, the Cardinals defeated the Astros, 5-3. Gibson struck out 10, marking the 70th time in his career that the veteran righthander had fanned at least 10 in a game. Gibson also helped himself at bat with two hits, driving in one run and scoring another. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Saturday, June 16, 1973 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Astros 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1
Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Agee lf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Dwyer lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Wynn rf,lf 3 1 1 0 1 2 .240
Campbell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Cedeno cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .310
Torre 3b,1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .343 Alou rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Watson c 4 2 2 1 0 1 .321
McCarver 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 May 1b 4 0 1 1 0 3 .249
Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J. Cruz rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .241 Busse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .139
Melendez cf 4 0 1 1 0 3 .255 Helms 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .279
Tyson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .216 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Gibson p 4 1 2 1 0 1 .171 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .029
Richard p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Stewart ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 8 3 3 10 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 10
Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 26,780
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Astros 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0
Errors: Watson
Doubles: Tyson (5), Torre (7), Wynn (9), Watson 2 (11)
Stolen Bases: Simmons (2), J. Cruz 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Melendez (4)
GIDP: Alou (2)
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gibson W(6-6) 9 7 3 2 2 10 0 35 2.92
Totals 9 7 3 2 2 10 0 35
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Forsch L(6-7) 3.1 5 4 2 3 5 0 18 3.38
Richard 4.2 3 1 1 0 5 0 16 1.93
Upshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.40
Totals 9 8 5 3 3 10 0 37
Passed Balls: Simmons (9), Watson 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (4)
Balks: Forsch (1), Richard (1)
Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Campbell lined to right; Torre
walked; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Torre to second]; Watson
allowed a passed ball [Torre to third]; Forsch balked [Torre
scored (unearned)]; Simmons walked; Simmons stole second;
McCarver walked; J. Cruz was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn doubled
to left; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson doubled to
right [Wynn scored]; May singled to left [Watson scored]; Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez struck out; Tyson doubled to right;
Gibson singled to center [Tyson scored]; Brock lined to center;
Campbell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros
2.
ASTROS 2ND: Helms struck out; Metzger lined to left; Forsch
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 3RD: Torre doubled to left; Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Torre to third]; McCarver grounded out
(second to first); J. Cruz singled to right [Torre scored]; J.
Cruz stole second [J. Cruz to third (error by Watson)]; Melendez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Agee was called out on strikes; Wynn struck out;
Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3,
Astros 2.
CARDINALS 4TH: ALOU REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING RF); WYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Tyson grounded out (second to first); Gibson singled to left;
RICHARD REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Brock singled to left
[Gibson to second]; Richard balked [Gibson to third, Brock to
second]; Watson allowed a passed ball [Gibson scored (unearned),
Brock to third]; Campbell flied out to left; Torre struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Watson was called out on strikes; May struck out;
Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); McCarver
grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Cruz singled to left; J.
Cruz stole second; Melendez singled to center [J. Cruz scored];
Melendez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to center; Metzger forced Helms
(second to shortstop); Richard singled to center [Metzger to
second]; Agee popped to first; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to right; Gibson struck out;
Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
ASTROS 6TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Alou popped to
first in foul territory; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: BUSSE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Campbell was
called out on strikes; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Busse struck out (catcher to first); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 8TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); J. Cruz
was called out on strikes; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
ASTROS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR RICHARD; Stewart walked; Agee
flied out to center; Wynn walked [Stewart to second]; Alou
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wynn out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Tyson popped
to second; Gibson flied out to right; Dwyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros
2.
ASTROS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Watson doubled to left; Simmons allowed
a passed ball [Watson to third]; May struck out; Busse grounded
out (third to first); Helms singled to shortstop [Watson scored
(unearned)]; Metzger forced Helms (shortstop unassisted); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.
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