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Friday June 29, 1973
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The Cardinals, who escaped defeat on an unearned run in the eighth inning, proceeded to beat the Phillies, 2-1, when Luis Melendez delivered a run-scoring single as a pinch-hitter with two out in the 10th. The Phillies counted their tally in the fourth on a double by Cesar Tovar and triple by Greg Luzlnski, scoring pinch-runner Mike Rogodzinski. In the eighth, Ted Sizemore singled and when Wayne Twitchell threw wildly to first on a bunt by Tim McCarver, both runners were safe. After a grounder by Joe Torre, Ted Simmons was passed intentionally. Jose Cruz forced Simmons, but beat the throw to first in the Phillies' try for a double play, allowing Sizemore to score.

In the 10th, with Mac Scarce on the mound for the Phillies, Sizemore walked and McCarver sacrificed. Torre was handed an intentional pass and was forced by Simmons before Melendez batted for Cruz and won the game with a single. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Friday, June 29, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  6  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   2  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .299
  Rogodzinski pr,rf   3   1   0   0     0   1   .209      Sizemore 2b           3   2   1   0     2   0   .274
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      McCarver 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .343      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .319
Luzinski lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .263      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     1   1   .286
Hutton 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .338      J. Cruz rf            2   0   0   1     2   0   .237
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .228        Melendez ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Dwyer cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Tyson ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Twitchell p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .086      Murphy p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .302        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .132
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   6   1     2   8             Totals               33   2   5   2     7   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 13,743
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cardinals 11
DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Doyle, Twitchell
Doubles: Tovar (15), Luzinski (12), Tyson (7)
Triples: Luzinski (3)
Stolen Bases: Brock (20)
Caught Stealing: J. Cruz (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McCarver 2 (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell               9     4   1   0   5   7   0  37   1.99
Scarce L(0-4)           0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   2.78
Totals                  9.2   5   2   1   7   7   0  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  7     4   1   1   1   4   0  26   2.37
Segui                   2     2   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.40
Pena W(1-0)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.46
Totals                 10     6   1   1   2   8   0  37

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


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

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore
walked; McCarver grounded out (third to first) [Sizemore to
second]; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to second; Hutton flied out to
right; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons made an out to first; J. Cruz walked; J.
Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Dwyer
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first); Twitchell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson doubled to right; Murphy struck out; Brock
struck out; Sizemore popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Tovar doubled to left; ROGODZINSKI RAN FOR TOVAR;
Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Rogodzinski to third];
Unser struck out; Luzinski tripled to right [Rogodzinski
scored]; Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: ROGODZINSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); McCarver
walked; Torre reached on an error by Doyle [McCarver to second];
Simmons struck out; J. Cruz forced Torre (second to shortstop)
[McCarver to third]; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt struck out; Boone grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bowa lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson lined to second; Murphy popped to
shortstop; Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Sizemore
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Twitchell struck out; Rogodzinski lined to first;
Doyle singled to left; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Torre
struck out; Simmons singled to center; J. Cruz walked [Simmons
to second]; Dwyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Hutton
walked; Schmidt grounded out (second to first) [Hutton to
second]; Boone singled to second [Hutton to third]; Bowa flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson struck out; CARBO BATTED FOR MURPHY; Carbo
grounded out (second to first); Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Twitchell struck
out; Rogodzinski struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore singled to center; McCarver reached on
an error by Twitchell on a sacrifice bunt [Sizemore to second,
McCarver to first]; Torre grounded out (first unassisted)
[Sizemore to third, McCarver to second]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; J. Cruz forced Simmons (second to shortstop)
[Sizemore scored (unearned), McCarver to third]; Dwyer grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Unser singled to right; Luzinski doubled to left
[Unser to third]; Hutton was walked intentionally; Schmidt
struck out; Boone lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); CROSBY
BATTED FOR SEGUI; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 10TH: PENA REPLACED CROSBY (PITCHING); Bowa grounded
out (second to first); B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; B.
Robinson struck out; Rogodzinski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: SCARCE REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Sizemore
walked; McCarver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sizemore to second]; Torre was walked intentionally; Simmons
forced Torre (second to shortstop) [Sizemore to third]; MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR J. CRUZ; Melendez singled to center [Sizemore scored,
Simmons to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals
2.



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