Roger Metzger had the first 4-for-4 game of his major league career as the Astros defeated the Cardinals, 7-3. Metzger scored two runs and drove in one. lee May chipped in with three singles and three RBIs, hitting in his 17th straight game, while Tommie Agee contributed a homer. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1973 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Astros       0  1  2    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 14  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Agee cf               4   2   1   1     1   2   .252
Campbell 2b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .206      Metzger ss            4   2   4   1     1   0   .249
Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .341      Wynn rf               3   1   0   0     2   2   .237
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Watson lf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .326
McCarver 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .286      May 1b                5   0   3   3     0   2   .257
J. Cruz rf,cf         3   0   2   1     1   0   .247        Batista 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Melendez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stewart 3b            3   0   2   0     1   1   .250
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .275
  Reitz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Jutze c               4   1   1   1     1   1   .171
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Tyson ss              4   0   3   0     0   0   .231        Ray p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Cleveland p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .346        Crawford p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .212

Totals               34   3   9   3     4   3             Totals               36   7  14   7     7   9

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 25,620
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Astros 14
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 2
Errors: Torre, Tyson, Wilson
Triples: McCarver (2)
Home Runs: Agee (4)
Stolen Bases: Brock (16), McCarver (2), Metzger (5)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ray (1), Stewart (1)
GIDP: Dwyer (2), Melendez (4), Ray (1)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (3,by Wilson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(6-5)        2.1   8   3   3   0   3   1  14   3.70
Pena                    1.2   1   1   0   1   2   0   8   3.88
Granger                 1     2   3   3   3   0   0   8   4.33
Segui                   2     3   0   0   1   2   0  10   1.09
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   2   2   0   5   1.69
Totals                  8    14   7   6   7   9   1  45

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  1.1   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.05
Ray W(3-0)              4     3   3   3   1   1   0  15   3.03
Crawford SV(3)          3.2   4   0   0   2   0   0  16   2.78
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Wilson (4)
Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second [Brock
to third (error by Wilson)]; Campbell struck out; Torre was hit
by a pitch; Simmons struck out; McCarver popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Agee struck out; Metzger singled to right; Wynn
struck out; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: J. Cruz walked; Melendez forced J. Cruz
(shortstop to second); Tyson singled to pitcher [Melendez to
second]; Don Wilson injured trying to stop Mike Tyson's hit
with barehand; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Cleveland
struck out; Brock forced Tyson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; May struck out; Stewart
singled to center [Watson to second]; Helms popped to first;
Jutze singled to center [Watson scored, Stewart to second]; Ray
popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Campbell popped to shortstop; Torre popped to
second; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Agee homered; Metzger singled to right; Wynn flied
out to center; Watson singled to shortstop [Metzger to second];
May singled to left [Metzger scored, Watson to second]; PENA
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Stewart was called out on
strikes; Helms forced May (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver flied out to left; J. Cruz flied out to
right; Melendez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Jutze reached on an error by Torre [Jutze to first];
Ray out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jutze to
second]; Agee struck out; Metzger singled to right [Jutze scored
(unearned)]; Wynn walked [Metzger to second]; Watson flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to left; DWYER BATTED FOR PENA;
Dwyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Tyson out at second]; Brock lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: GRANGER REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); May singled to
center; Stewart singled to right [May to second]; Helms forced
May (pitcher to third) [Stewart to second]; Jutze reached on an
error by Tyson [Stewart to third, Helms to second, Jutze to
first]; Ray grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Campbell walked; Torre singled to right [Campbell
to second]; Simmons lined to right; McCarver tripled to right
[Campbell scored, Torre scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED RAY
(PITCHING); J. Cruz singled to left [McCarver scored]; Melendez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [J.
Cruz out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros
4.

ASTROS 6TH: Agee walked; Metzger walked [Agee to second]; Wynn
walked [Agee to third, Metzger to second]; SEGUI REPLACED
MELENDEZ (PITCHING); STEIN REPLACED GRANGER (PLAYING RF); J.
CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Watson singled to left
[Agee scored, Metzger to third, Wynn to second]; May singled to
left [Metzger scored, Wynn scored, Watson to second]; Stewart
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Watson to third, May
to second]; Helms was walked intentionally; Jutze struck out;
Crawford forced Helms (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson singled to center; Stein flied out to
right; Brock forced Tyson (shortstop to second); Campbell flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Agee popped to shortstop; Metzger singled to right;
Metzger stole second; Wynn struck out; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros
7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre flied out to center; Simmons walked;
McCarver forced Simmons (first to shortstop); McCarver stole
second; J. Cruz singled to first [McCarver to third]; REITZ
BATTED FOR SEGUI; Reitz forced J. Cruz (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); May was called
out on strikes; Stewart walked; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch
[Stewart to second]; Helms popped to second; Jutze was walked
intentionally; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: BATISTA REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Tyson grounded
out (second to first); Debut game for Rafael Batista;
Stein singled to center; Brock walked [Stein to second];
Campbell flied out to center; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 7.