Going from feast to famine, the Cardinals, who piled up 22 hits and 15 runs in the previous night's victory, collected only five hits off Dock Ellis and lost to the Pirates, 6-0. Willie Stargell smashed a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Pirates      2  0  1    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   6 14  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Clines rf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .310
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Oliver cf             5   0   4   3     0   0   .283
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Stargell lf           2   1   1   2     2   0   .304
McCarver 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Davalillo lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
J. Cruz rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .285
Dwyer cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Stennett 2b           4   1   3   0     0   1   .239
Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .190      Alley ss              2   1   1   0     1   0   .230
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ellis p               4   0   1   0     0   2   .128
  Carbo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     0   5             Totals               35   6  14   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 34,471
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 10
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Wise, Stennett
Doubles: Oliver 2 (14), Stennett (5)
Triples: Oliver (3)
Home Runs: Stargell (23)
Stolen Bases: Sanguillen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanguillen (1), Alley (1)
GIDP: Sizemore (5), Oliver (12), Hebner (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(9-4)             5.2  12   6   6   2   4   1  30   3.08
Hrabosky                1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.24
Pena                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.53
Totals                  8    14   6   6   3   6   1  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(7-7)            9     5   0   0   0   5   0  32   3.01
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   5   0  32

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to center;
Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to second; Sanguillen singled to
second [Clines to second]; Oliver grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Clines to third, Sanguillen out
at second]; Stargell homered [Clines scored]; Hebner struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons reached on an error by Stennett [Simmons
to first]; McCarver flied out to right; J. Cruz grounded out
(second to first) [Simmons to second]; Dwyer singled to second
[Simmons to third]; Tyson forced Dwyer (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson popped to second; Stennett singled to
center; Alley flied out to left; Ellis forced Stennett (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Wise struck out; Brock grounded out (first to
pitcher); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines flied out to right; Sanguillen singled to
left; Sanguillen stole second; Oliver doubled to right
[Sanguillen scored]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Hebner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stargell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
grounded out (first to pitcher); McCarver flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson popped to shortstop; Stennett struck out;
Alley singled to center; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: J. Cruz flied out to center; Dwyer grounded out
(first unassisted); Tyson singled to right; Wise struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Clines singled to left; Sanguillen out on a
sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Clines to second]; Oliver
doubled to left [Clines scored]; Stargell was walked
intentionally; Hebner struck out; Robertson flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied to left in foul territory; Sizemore
popped to second; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to pitcher; Alley reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Stennett to second]; Ellis
singled to pitcher [Stennett scored (error by Wise) (no RBI),
Alley to third]; Clines flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out
to left; Oliver singled to right [Alley scored, Ellis to
second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Stargell popped to
first; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons popped to second; McCarver grounded out
(third to first); J. Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Robertson
struck out; Stennett doubled to right; Alley was walked
intentionally; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Dwyer
singled to second; Tyson popped to second; CARBO BATTED FOR
HRABOSKY; Carbo singled to center [Dwyer to second]; Brock
singled to left [Dwyer to third, Carbo to second]; Sizemore
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Brock out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: PENA REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Clines flied out to
right; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Oliver tripled
to left; Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); McCarver flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.