The Cardinals scored their first doubleheader sweep of the season in turning back the Pirates, 4-0 and 7-6, and established their season's record at 40-38 in a remarkable comeback after dropping 15 out of their first 20 games. In the lidlifter, Rick Wise notched his fourth shutout of the year. Tim McCarver's two-out, two-run triple off Dock Ellis in the sixth inning was the big blow in support of Wise.

In the nightcap, Pirate starter Steve Blass issued six walks in less than three innings and his relief man, Bob Johnson, was greeted with a bases-loaded triple by Ken Reitz to give the Cards an early 6-0 lead. The Pirates got on the board for the first time when Richie Zisk powered a 400-foot homer in the fourth. Rich Folkers held the Bucs to four hits until being relieved by Diego Segui with two out in the ninth and the Cardinals ahead, 7-1. Scoring rules gave Segui credit for a "save" even though he yielded a run-scoring single to Rennie Stennett and a pinch-hit grand-slam homer by Willie Stargell. That blow was the 301st of Stargell's career and gave him the all-time Pirate homer leadership, exceeding the previous mark of 300 by Ralph Kiner. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, July 3, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   4  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Brock lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .299
Clines rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Sizemore 2b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .276
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Torre 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      McCarver 1b           2   0   1   2     1   0   .245
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .283        Reitz 3b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .234
Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      J. Cruz cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Alley ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Stennett ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Tyson ss              3   1   1   0     0   1   .249
Ellis p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .146      Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   7   0     1   1             Totals               29   4   8   4     3   2

Time of Game: 1:52
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Cardinals 5
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Sizemore
Doubles: Hebner (16)
Triples: McCarver (3)
Stolen Bases: Brock (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Wise (3)
GIDP: Hebner (3), Torre (7), J. Cruz (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(7-8)            6     6   3   3   2   2   0  24   3.09
R. Hernandez            1.2   1   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.39
Dettore                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.28
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   2   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(10-4)            9     7   0   0   1   1   0  35   2.87
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   1   0  35

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo flied out to left; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver singled to center; Stargell flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
walked; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner doubled to right; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first) [Hebner to third]; Cash walked; Alley reached
on a fielder's choice [Hebner out at home (pitcher unassisted),
Cash to second]; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); McCarver
walked; J. Cruz forced McCarver (second to shortstop); Carbo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
flied out to right; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to left; Wise out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock grounded out
(second to first) [Tyson to third]; Sizemore singled to left
[Tyson scored]; Torre forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to center; Hebner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at
second]; Sanguillen singled to center; Cash flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; McCarver forced
Simmons (second unassisted); J. Cruz grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [McCarver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley grounded out (third to first); Ellis singled
to third; Davalillo flied out to left; Clines singled to right
[Ellis to second]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carbo popped to second; Tyson struck out; Wise
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell popped to shortstop; Hebner flied out to
center; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Sizemore singled to
first [Brock to second]; Torre popped to shortstop; Simmons
popped to third in foul territory; McCarver tripled to right
[Brock scored, Sizemore scored]; J. Cruz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cash lined to second; STENNETT BATTED
FOR ALLEY; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); GONZALEZ
BATTED FOR ELLIS; Gonzalez singled to center; Davalillo forced
Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING);
STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Carbo popped to catcher in
foul territory; Tyson popped to first in foul territory; Wise
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Clines flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to left; Sizemore popped to
catcher; Torre grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brock to
second]; DETTORE REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Brock stole
third; Simmons was walked intentionally; Reitz singled to left
[Brock scored, Simmons to second]; J. Cruz forced Reitz (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner flied out to center; Sanguillen popped to
first in foul territory; Cash reached on an error by Sizemore
[Cash to first]; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

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