After failing to hold a 5-0 lead, the Cardinals went down to defeat when Mike Rogodzinski hit a pinch-homer with a man on base in the eighth inning to carry the Phillies to a 7-6 victory. The Cardinals built up their lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Tim McCarver before the Phillies came back with three runs in the sixth.

Mike Anderson then walked in the seventh, Cesar Tovar tripled and Denny Doyle singled to tie the score. The Cardinals went ahead again with a homer by Ted Simmons in the eighth, but in the Phillies' half Tommy Hutton singled and Rogodzinski delivered his winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Monday, June      25, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  3    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   6  7  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  3    2  2  x  -   7  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   1   0     2   2   .293      Tovar rf,3b           3   2   1   1     1   0   .276
Sizemore 2b           3   2   0   0     2   0   .275      Doyle 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .254
McCarver 1b           4   2   2   3     0   0   .274      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .331
Torre 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .321      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Simmons c             4   1   3   1     0   1   .276      Hutton 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .336
J. Cruz rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .216
Dwyer cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .171        Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .247        Rogodzinski ph      1   1   1   2     0   0   .219
Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foster p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Reitz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Twitchell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .094
                                                            Anderson ph,rf      1   2   1   0     1   0   .238

Totals               30   6   7   5     7   5             Totals               31   7   9   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 16,570
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Phillies 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Tovar
Doubles: Hutton (5)
Triples: Tovar (3)
Home Runs: McCarver (3), Simmons (3), Rogodzinski (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (4), Twitchell (4)
GIDP: Dwyer (4), Unser (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster                  5.2   5   3   3   2   1   0  23   3.03
Segui L(3-3)            2.1   4   4   4   1   2   1  12   2.35
Totals                  8     9   7   7   3   3   1  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell               6     5   5   4   4   5   1  25   2.17
Brandon W(1-1)          2     2   1   1   1   0   1   8   6.62
Scarce SV(7)            1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.90
Totals                  9     7   6   5   7   5   2  38

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore lined to second;
McCarver popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
flied out to right; Unser flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Simmons singled to right [Torre to
third]; J. Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Torre out at home
(third to catcher), Simmons to second]; Dwyer struck out; Tyson
forced Simmons (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Hutton was called out
on strikes; Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Foster flied out to right; Brock walked; Brock
stole second; Sizemore walked; McCarver singled to right [Brock
scored, Sizemore to third]; Torre singled to right [Sizemore
scored, McCarver scored (error by Tovar) (unearned), Torre out
at third (right to second to third)]; Simmons struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone singled to center; Bowa flied out to right;
Twitchell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Boone to
second]; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: J. Cruz flied out to center; Dwyer flied out to
right; Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Doyle flied out to left; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Luzinski lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Brock struck
out; Sizemore walked; McCarver homered [Sizemore scored]; Torre
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt
walked; Boone flied out to center; Bowa grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to left; J. Cruz flied out to
right; Dwyer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
second to first to catcher) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Anderson singled to
center; Tovar walked [Anderson to second]; Doyle singled to
right [Anderson scored, Tovar to second]; Unser grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tovar to third,
Doyle out at second]; Luzinski singled to center [Tovar scored];
Hutton doubled to right [Luzinski scored]; SEGUI REPLACED FOSTER
(PITCHING); Schmidt was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TOVAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BRANDON REPLACED SCHMIDT
(PITCHING); Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); Segui walked;
Brock singled to left [Segui to second]; Sizemore hit into a
double play (third to second) [Segui out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone popped to first; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Anderson walked; Tovar tripled to right
[Anderson scored]; Doyle singled to right [Tovar scored]; Unser
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Torre
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons homered; J. Cruz flied
to right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton
singled to right; ROGODZINSKI BATTED FOR BRANDON; Rogodzinski
homered [Hutton scored]; Boone flied out to center; Bowa flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: SCARCE REPLACED ROGODZINSKI (PITCHING); MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR DWYER; Melendez walked; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Melendez to second]; REITZ BATTED FOR SEGUI;
Reitz flied out to center; Brock walked; Sizemore forced
Melendez (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Phillies 7.