Friday July 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Bob Gibson tied Juan Marichal for most victories among active pitchers, gaining his eighth of the season and 233rd of his career as the Cardinals defeated the Giants, 3-2. Jim Barr, who started for the Giants, retired the first 15 batters before Bernie Carbo homered in the sixth inning. The Giants matched that run in their half on singles by Dave Rader and Bobby Bonds around a sacrifice by Barr.

The Cards came back with two runs in the seventh on a single by Ted Sizemore, forceout by Joe Torre, single by Ted Simmons and double by Jose Cruz. The Giants fell short with a run in the eighth. Rader was hit by a pitch and, after a single by Jim Howarth, scored on two infield outs. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Friday, July 6, 1973 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 5 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 Bonds rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .310 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Fuentes 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .290 McCarver 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .318 Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Goodson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .327 Torre 3b,1b 4 1 0 0 0 2 .298 Matthews lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .323 Simmons c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Thomasson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 J. Cruz cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .230 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Carbo rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .212 Rader c 3 2 2 0 0 0 .242 Tyson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Barr p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Gibson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Howarth ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .175 McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 5 3 1 7 Totals 31 2 7 2 2 8 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 7,232 Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Giants 6 DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 0 Doubles: J. Cruz (15), Rader (11) Home Runs: Carbo (1) Caught Stealing: Fuentes (5) Sacrifice Hits: Barr (4) Hit by Pitch: Rader (4,by Gibson) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(8-8) 9 7 2 2 2 8 0 35 3.08 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 8 0 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr L(6-8) 8 4 3 3 1 6 1 29 3.44 McMahon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 5 3 3 1 7 1 33 Hit by Pitch: Gibson (3) Wild Pitches: Gibson (6) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore popped to second; McCarver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes walked; Fuentes was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre struck out; Simmons flied out to center; J. Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Goodson struck out; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Carbo grounded out (third to first); Tyson grounded out (second to first); Gibson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Speier popped to shortstop; Rader doubled to right; Barr was called out on strikes; Bonds lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore popped to second; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes singled to third; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodson grounded out (second to pitcher) [Fuentes to third]; Fuentes was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons flied out to left; J. Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Matthews struck out; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo homered; Tyson popped to shortstop; Gibson struck out; Brock flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Rader singled to left; Barr reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Rader to second]; Bonds singled to center [Rader scored, Barr to second, Bonds out at second (center to second to third)]; Fuentes flied out to center; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore singled to center; McCarver popped to shortstop; Torre forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); Simmons singled to center [Torre to third]; J. Cruz doubled to right [Torre scored, Simmons scored]; Carbo was walked intentionally; Tyson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Goodson flied out to center; Matthews singled to shortstop; Thomasson flied out to center; Speier forced Matthews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Gibson popped to second; Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: Rader was hit by a pitch; HOWARTH BATTED FOR BARR; Howarth singled to left [Rader to second]; Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rader to third, Howarth to second]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first) [Rader scored, Howarth to third]; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2. CARDINALS 9TH: MCMAHON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); McCarver singled to right; Torre struck out; Simmons flied out to right; J. Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Goodson grounded out (second to first); Matthews was called out on strikes; Thomasson singled to shortstop; Speier walked [Thomasson to second]; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

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