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Wednesday June 27, 1973
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Joe Torre completed the cycle feat for the first time in his major league career and Ted Simmons drove in five runs as the Cardinals went on a batting rampage with 22 hits to scuttle the Pirates, 15-4. Torre doubled in the first inning, homered in the third, tripled in the fourth and singled in the ninth. Simmons hit a homer, two doubles and a sacrifice fly. Ken Reitz joined in the attack with four singles. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Wednesday, June 27, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    3  0  6    1  0  0    1  0  4  -  15 22  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   4  7  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   3   1     0   1   .301      Clines rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
  Carbo lf            0   1   0   0     1   0   .190      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Sizemore 2b           5   2   2   0     1   0   .279      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Torre 1b              5   4   4   3     1   0   .330      Stargell lf           2   0   0   1     0   2   .302
Simmons c             4   2   3   5     1   0   .291        Zisk lf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .173
Reitz 3b              6   1   4   2     0   1   .228      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .289
Stein rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .190      Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .283
  Dwyer cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Robertson 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .263
J. Cruz cf,rf         5   2   3   1     0   1   .242      Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .226
Tyson ss              5   1   1   1     0   1   .238      Rooker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cleveland p           5   0   1   0     0   1   .324        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cash ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .286
                                                            Blass p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .429

Totals               45  15  22  13     4   7             Totals               32   4   7   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 33,041
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Pirates 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Clines, Hebner
Doubles: Torre (9), Simmons 2 (19), Stein (1), Cleveland (3), J. Cruz (13), Oliver (12), Blass (2)
Triples: Torre (2)
Home Runs: Torre (7), Simmons (5), Hebner (12), Robertson (9)
Caught Stealing: Simmons (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (3), Stargell (1)
GIDP: Torre (6), Clines (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(8-5)        9     7   4   4   2   5   2  35   3.40
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   5   2  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(1-2)           2.1   8   7   7   0   3   2  15   4.17
Walker                  0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.48
Johnson                 2     5   1   1   0   1   0  10   4.95
Blass                   4     6   5   5   4   3   0  20   9.54
Totals                  9    22  15  15   4   7   2  50

Wild Pitches: Walker (4)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore singled to
center [Brock to third]; Torre doubled to center [Brock scored,
Sizemore to third]; Simmons doubled to right [Sizemore scored,
Torre scored]; Reitz grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to
third]; Stein struck out; J. Cruz struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to center; Stennett popped to
shortstop; Oliver doubled to right [Clines to third]; Stargell
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clines scored]; Hebner flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson popped to first in foul territory;
Cleveland flied out to right; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen flied out to center; Robertson flied out
to right; Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
homered; Simmons homered; Reitz singled to left; Stein doubled
to left [Reitz to third]; WALKER REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); J.
Cruz singled to center [Reitz scored, Stein to third]; Tyson
singled to left [Stein scored, J. Cruz to second]; Cleveland
reached on an error by Hebner [J. Cruz scored (no RBI), Tyson to
third, Cleveland out at second (right to first)]; Walker threw a
wild pitch [Tyson scored]; Brock singled to shortstop; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
9, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR WALKER; Gonzalez grounded out
(third to first); Clines popped to first; Stennett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: JOHNSON REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Torre
tripled to left; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Torre
scored]; Reitz singled to center; Stein flied out to center; J.
Cruz singled to right [Reitz to third]; Tyson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell struck out;
Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10,
Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cleveland doubled to left; Brock flied out to
center; Sizemore singled to left [Cleveland to third]; Torre
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sizemore
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Robertson walked
[Sanguillen to second]; Alley struck out; CASH BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Cash singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Robertson to
second]; Clines grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cash out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
10, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: BLASS REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Simmons walked;
Reitz struck out; Stein struck out while Simmons was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 10, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: DWYER REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING CF); J. CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stennett popped to shortstop; Oliver
struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 10, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: J. Cruz doubled to right; Tyson grounded out
(second to first) [J. Cruz to third]; Cleveland struck out;
Brock singled to center [J. Cruz scored]; Sizemore popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner homered; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to
first); Robertson homered; Alley flied out to center; Blass
doubled to center; Clines flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: ZISK REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Torre
walked; Simmons flied out to center; Reitz singled to right
[Torre to third (error by Clines), Reitz to second]; Dwyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Cruz flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: CARBO REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Stennett flied
out to left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
walked; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson grounded out (first to pitcher); Cleveland
grounded out (second to first); Carbo walked; Sizemore walked
[Carbo to second]; Torre singled to center [Carbo scored,
Sizemore to third]; Simmons doubled to left [Sizemore scored,
Torre to third]; Reitz singled to left [Torre scored, Simmons
scored, Reitz out at second (left to third to first)]; 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 15, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first);
Robertson grounded out (pitcher to first); Alley flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 15, Pirates 4.



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