The Cardinals, after failing to score for Tom Murphy in any of his previous four starts, came to the support of their righthander and provided him with his first N. L. victory by walloping the Pirates, 11-3. Murphy had pitched 26 innings without a run being scored for him until the Cards broke the drouth with a pair in the first on a triple by Lou Brock, single by Ted Sizemore and double by Ted Simmons. After that, it was a feast for Murphy when the Cardinals sent 12 men to bat in the fourth and rolled up eight runs. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1973 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    2  0  0    8  0  0    0  1  x  -  11 15  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .303      Brock lf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .302
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Dwyer lf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .196
Oliver 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .294      Sizemore 2b           4   2   2   3     1   0   .286
Stargell lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Torre 1b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .308
  Davalillo lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Simmons c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .281
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      J. Cruz cf            4   1   0   1     0   1   .229
Zisk rf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .238      Carbo rf              4   1   3   2     1   0   .204
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Reitz 3b              5   1   2   3     0   0   .243
Alley ss              2   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Tyson ss              5   1   1   0     0   2   .247
  J. Hernandez ss     2   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Murphy p              4   1   2   1     0   0   .200
Moose p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  Dettore p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216

Totals               35   3  10   3     1   2             Totals               39  11  15  11     4   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 12,671
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Zisk, Murphy
Doubles: Oliver (15), Clines (5), Simmons (20), Murphy (1), Reitz (10)
Triples: Clines (3), Brock (4)
Home Runs: Oliver (11)
Stolen Bases: Brock (22)
Sacrifice Flies: J. Cruz (4)
GIDP: Alley (8), Hebner (4), Clines (7)
Hit by Pitch: Gonzalez (1,by Murphy)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(6-8)            3.1   8   8   6   3   0   0  21   3.81
Dettore                 4.2   7   3   1   1   3   0  23   4.29
Totals                  8    15  11   7   4   3   0  44

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(1-3)           9    10   3   2   1   2   1  37   2.29
Totals                  9    10   3   2   1   2   1  37

Passed Balls: Simmons (13)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (1)
Wild Pitches: Moose (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Clines reached on an error by Murphy [Clines to
first]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Clines to
third]; Oliver doubled to center [Clines scored (unearned)];
Simmons allowed a passed ball [Oliver to third]; Stargell struck
out; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock tripled to right; Sizemore singled to right
[Brock scored]; Torre flied out to left; Simmons doubled to left
[Sizemore to third]; J. Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Sizemore scored]; Carbo was walked intentionally; Reitz flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk walked; May flied out to right; Alley grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson lined to first; Murphy grounded out (second
to first); Brock walked; Moose threw a wild pitch [Brock to
second]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moose grounded out (second to first); Clines popped
to third in foul territory; Stennett popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
popped to second; J. Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
singled to right; Hebner lined to right; Zisk grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo singled to left; Reitz forced Carbo (second
to shortstop); Tyson singled to left [Reitz to second]; Murphy
doubled to left [Reitz scored, Tyson to third]; Brock was walked
intentionally; Sizemore singled to left [Tyson scored, Murphy
scored, Brock to second]; Torre singled to center [Brock scored,
Sizemore to second]; DETTORE REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Simmons
reached on an error by Zisk [Sizemore to third, Torre to second,
Simmons to first]; J. Cruz struck out; Carbo singled to center
[Sizemore scored (unearned), Torre scored (unearned), Simmons to
third, Carbo to second (on throw)]; Reitz singled to center
[Carbo scored (unearned), Simmons scored (unearned)]; Tyson
struck out; 8 R (4 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals
10.

PIRATES 5TH: May grounded out (second to pitcher); Alley singled
to right; Dettore popped to shortstop; Clines tripled to left
[Alley scored]; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 5TH: Murphy singled to shortstop; Brock forced Murphy
(first to shortstop); Brock stole second; Sizemore walked; Torre
popped to second; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 10.

PIRATES 6TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Oliver homered;
Stargell singled to right; Hebner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; Zisk
singled to right; May flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 6TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ALLEY (PLAYING SS); J. Cruz
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carbo grounded out (second to
first); Reitz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 10.

PIRATES 7TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Dettore grounded out (first to pitcher); Clines doubled to
center; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson struck out (catcher to first); Murphy
grounded out (third to first); Dwyer singled to left; Sizemore
forced Dwyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 10.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell flied out to
left; Hebner singled to center; Zisk singled to center [Hebner
to third]; May flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Torre
singled to left; Simmons flied out to right; J. Cruz forced
Torre (pitcher to shortstop); Carbo singled to right [J. Cruz to
third]; Reitz doubled to left [J. Cruz scored, Carbo to third];
Tyson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 11.

PIRATES 9TH: J. Hernandez struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
DETTORE; Gonzalez was hit by a pitch; Clines grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 11.

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