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Tuesday June 26, 1973
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A lineup switch by manager Red Schoendienst, who brought Lou Brock into the game in the seventh inning, paid off when the Cardinals won the nightcap of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-4, in 11 innings after losing the opener to the Phillies, 10-3. The Phillies, who were leading in the opener, 4-3, broke the game apart with four runs in the sixth inning. A double by Jose Pagan and singles by Cesar Tovar and Denny Doyle produced one run and Del Unser followed with a three-run homer.

In the nightcap, Joe Torre hit two homers off Steve Carlton, accounting for the Cardinals' first three runs. When Schoendienst removed starter Rich Folkers in the seventh in favor of Diego Segui, he also put Brock in left field, batting him ninth. Brock then came up as the first batter in the eighth inning and hit a homer. The Phillies, who were within one out of defeat, got life to continue when Unser homered to tie the score in the ninth. However, in the 11th, Ted Simmons doubled and, after an intentional pass to Tim McCarver, Ted Sizemore sacrificed. Jose Cruz walked to load the bases and Brock hit a sacrifice fly for the winning run. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, June 26, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Phillies     1  2  1    0  0  4    2  0  x  -  10 16  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .293      Tovar rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .276
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     2   1   .276        Anderson pr,rf      1   1   1   1     0   0   .245
McCarver 1b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .264      Doyle 2b              5   2   3   1     0   1   .266
Torre 3b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .316      Unser cf              5   2   4   4     0   0   .346
Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Luzinski lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .250
J. Cruz rf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .237      Hutton 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Dwyer cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .184      Schmidt 3b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .225
Tyson ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Ryan c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Gibson p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .225      Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .209
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Ruthven p             2   0   1   1     0   1   .111
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pagan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Reitz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Lersch pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .111
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scarce p            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     5   6             Totals               36  10  16   9     3   5

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Phillies 9
DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Doubles: Pagan (4), Anderson (7)
Triples: J. Cruz (5), Doyle (3)
Home Runs: Simmons (4), Unser (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (1), Scarce (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (3), Tovar (2)
GIDP: Hutton (4), Ryan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Schmidt (6,by Gibson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(7-7)           6    12   8   8   3   5   1  33   3.28
Hrabosky                1     3   2   2   0   0   0   7   4.26
Pena                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.62
Totals                  8    16  10  10   3   5   1  43

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(2-5)          6     5   3   3   3   3   1  26   4.43
Scarce SV(8)            3     3   0   0   2   3   0  14   2.65
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   6   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Gibson (2)
Wild Pitches: Gibson (5)
Balks: Ruthven (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
was called out on strikes; McCarver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Doyle tripled to left;
Gibson threw a wild pitch [Doyle scored]; Unser grounded out
(second to first); Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
homered; J. Cruz flied out to left; Dwyer grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton singled to right; Schmidt walked [Hutton to
second]; Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hutton
to third, Schmidt to second]; Bowa was walked intentionally;
Ruthven singled to first [Hutton scored, Schmidt to third, Bowa
to second]; Tovar hit a sacrifice fly to center [Schmidt scored,
Bowa to third]; Doyle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to right; Gibson singled to left
[Tyson to second]; Ruthven balked [Tyson to third, Gibson to
second]; Brock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tyson scored];
Sizemore walked; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted)
[Gibson to third, Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Unser singled to right; Luzinski singled to right
[Unser to second]; Hutton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Unser to third, Luzinski out at second];
Schmidt singled to center [Unser scored]; Ryan struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons popped to second; J. Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Dwyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Ruthven struck
out; Tovar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson lined to pitcher; Gibson singled to left;
Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle singled to center; Unser singled to right
[Doyle to third]; Luzinski struck out; Hutton popped to catcher
in foul territory; Schmidt was hit by a pitch [Unser to second];
Ryan forced Schmidt (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Torre
walked; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Torre to
second]; J. Cruz tripled [Torre scored]; Dwyer walked; Tyson
forced Dwyer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); PAGAN
BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Pagan doubled to center; LERSCH RAN FOR
PAGAN; Tovar singled to right [Lersch to third]; ANDERSON RAN
FOR TOVAR; Doyle singled to center [Lersch scored, Anderson to
second]; Unser homered [Anderson scored, Doyle scored]; Luzinski
popped to second; Hutton walked; Schmidt popped to catcher in
foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SCARCE
REPLACED LERSCH (PITCHING); STEIN BATTED FOR GIBSON; Stein was
called out on strikes; Brock singled to third; Sizemore walked
[Brock to second]; McCarver struck out; Torre walked [Brock to
third, Sizemore to second]; Simmons forced Torre (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Ryan flied out
to right; Bowa singled to shortstop; Scarce reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bowa to second]; Anderson
doubled to right [Bowa scored, Scarce to third]; Doyle lined to
second; Unser singled to second [Scarce scored, Anderson to
third]; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: J. Cruz struck out; Dwyer singled to shortstop;
Tyson flied out to center; REITZ BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Reitz
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.

PHILLIES 8TH: PENA REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); Hutton flied out
to center; Schmidt singled to center; Ryan grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Schmidt out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Sizemore singled to left; McCarver flied out to left; Torre
forced Sizemore (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.



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