Reggie Cleveland yielded only three singles and the Cardinals rewarded his work by scoring three runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Cubs, 3-0. Doubles by Ted Simmons and Bernie Carbo produced the first tally to decide Cleveland's duel with Burt Hooton.

Jim Dwyer followed with a single, but Carbo slipped en route to the plate and was thrown out trying to score. Dwyer took second on the throw. After an intentional pass to Mick Kelleher, Cleveland singled to load the bases and Lou Brock followed with a single to drive in a pair of insurance markers. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Friday, June      22, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Brock lf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .296
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .303      McCarver 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Bourque 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .218        Reitz 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Torre 3b,1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .335
Cardenal rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Simmons c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Carbo rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .183
Kessinger ss          2   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Dwyer cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .130
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Kelleher ss           2   1   0   0     1   1   .172
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Cleveland p           3   0   1   0     0   1   .345
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .045
  Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   6             Totals               27   3   6   3     3   3

Time of Game: 1:44   Attendance: 34,973
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Cardinals 3
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Simmons (16), Carbo (4)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (4)
GIDP: Carbo (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(7-4)           4.2   6   3   3   2   3   0  19   4.68
LaRoche                 2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   8.44
Bonham                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.08
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   3   0  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(7-5)        9     3   0   0   2   6   0  31   3.34
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   6   0  31

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to
first); Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to second; Brock was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Sizemore popped to second; McCarver
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (first unassisted); Santo flied
out to right; Cardenal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Simmons lined to left; Carbo
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger
singled to center; On a bunt Hooton struck out; Kessinger was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Kelleher
was called out on strikes; Cleveland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled
to center; Williams flied out to right; Bourque flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to second;
McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo flied out to left; Cardenal singled to left;
Hundley grounded out (first unassisted) [Cardenal to second];
Kessinger was walked intentionally; Hooton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Simmons doubled to right; Carbo doubled to left [Simmons
scored]; Dwyer singled to right [Carbo out at home (right to
catcher), Dwyer to second (on throw to home)]; Bernie Carbo
slipped trying to score; Kelleher was walked intentionally;
Cleveland singled to shortstop [Dwyer to third, Kelleher to
second]; Brock singled to left [Dwyer scored, Kelleher scored,
Cleveland to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING);
Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams walked; Bourque
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: McCarver flied out to center; Torre grounded out
(third to first); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 7TH: Santo popped to second; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hundley popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); Dwyer
flied out to center; Kelleher popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); GARRETT
BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Garrett struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: BONHAM REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Cleveland
grounded out (first unassisted); Brock grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sizemore walked; McCarver grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Beckert struck out; Williams flied out
to left; Bourque grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.