Richie Hebner drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning and then hit a tie-breaking homer in the sixth to give the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      5, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .301
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Stargell lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Simmons c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .288
  Davalillo lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      J. Cruz cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Hebner 3b             3   1   3   3     0   0   .288      Carbo rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .206
Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .227      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  J. Hernandez ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .229        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Stennett ss,rf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Foster p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Briles p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .128
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

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

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 14,652
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 5
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Stargell, Brock, Tyson
Doubles: Brock (9), J. Cruz (14)
Home Runs: Hebner (13)
Caught Stealing: Clines (5)
GIDP: Zisk (2), J. Cruz (6)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (1,by Foster), Hebner (3,by Granger)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(7-8)           9     7   2   2   0   4   0  34   2.95
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   4   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster                  0.1   4   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.33
Granger                 4.2   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   3.76
Pena L(1-1)             2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   3.44
Hrabosky                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.09
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   3   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Foster (4), Granger (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to center; Clines was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher);
Sanguillen singled to left; Oliver singled to center [Sanguillen
to third]; Stargell was hit by a pitch [Oliver to second];
Willie Stargell hit on elbow; Hebner singled to right
[Sanguillen scored, Oliver scored, Stargell to second]; Zisk
walked [Stargell to third, Hebner to second]; GRANGER REPLACED
FOSTER (PITCHING); Cash forced Stargell (first to catcher)
[Hebner to third, Zisk to second]; Stennett grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to left [Brock to third (error by
Stargell)]; Sizemore reached on a fielder's choice [Brock
scored]; Torre struck out; Simmons singled to left [Sizemore to
second]; J. Cruz forced Simmons (first to shortstop) [Sizemore
to third]; Carbo singled to right [Sizemore scored, J. Cruz to
third]; Reitz popped to shortstop in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Briles grounded out (third to first); Clines
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen reached on an error
by Tyson [Sanguillen to first]; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson flied out to center; Granger grounded out
(second to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner
was hit by a pitch; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore was called out on strikes; Torre flied
out to left; Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett
singled to third; Briles flied out to center; Clines grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: J. Cruz doubled to left; Carbo grounded out
(first to pitcher) [J. Cruz to third]; Reitz reached on a
fielder's choice [J. Cruz out at home (pitcher to third)]; Tyson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Oliver
flied out to center; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); DWYER
BATTED FOR GRANGER; Dwyer was called out on strikes; Brock
grounded out (third to first); Sizemore singled to left; Torre
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: PENA REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Hebner homered;
Zisk struck out; Cash popped to second; Stennett flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to center; J. Cruz grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Briles was called out on strikes; Clines singled to
left [Clines to second (error by Brock)]; Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Clines to third]; Oliver grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (first to pitcher); Tyson
flied out to center; CROSBY BATTED FOR PENA; Crosby flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED CROSBY (PITCHING); Davalillo
flied out to center; Hebner singled to right; Zisk flied out to
right; Cash lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING SS); STENNETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Brock flied out to left;
Sizemore flied out to left; Torre grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett struck out; Briles flied out to right;
Clines grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons singled to right; J. Cruz forced Simmons
(pitcher to shortstop); Carbo popped to third in foul territory;
MCCARVER BATTED FOR REITZ; McCarver lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.