Getting a second chance at the plate because of an error, pinch-hitter Chris Arnold delivered a sacrifice fly that gave the Giants a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. With the score tied, 4-4, Gary Thomasson doubled in the seventh inning and stopped at third on a single by Chris Speier.

With one out, Arnold lifted a foul fly, which first baseman Tim McCarver dropped. Given new life, Arnold hit a sacrifice to score Thomasson. The run became earned when Bobby Bonds followed with a single. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 8, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4 10  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  3    1  0  x  -   5 15  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .294      Bonds rf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .308
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Fuentes 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .288
McCarver 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .244      Maddox cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Torre 3b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .302        Carrithers pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .292        McCovey 1b          3   1   3   2     0   0   .246
J. Cruz cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .221        Phillips pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .219      Goodson 3b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .324
Tyson ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Howarth pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Wise p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .178      Matthews lf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .322
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomasson 1b,cf,1b    4   1   2   0     1   0   .273
  Dwyer ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .208      Speier ss             5   0   2   0     0   1   .273
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .237
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Melendez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .258        Arnold ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .318
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   4  10   4     3   6             Totals               37   5  15   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 19,212
Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Giants 14
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 1
Errors: McCarver, Goodson, Speier, Bradley
Doubles: Torre (10), Simmons (21), Thomasson (2)
Triples: Dwyer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wise (4), Sizemore (6), Bradley (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (5), Arnold (1)
GIDP: J. Cruz (7)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (4,by Wise)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    5.1  10   4   4   3   7   0  30   3.02
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Granger L(2-3)          0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.99
Folkers                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.99
Segui                   1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.66
Totals                  8    15   5   5   3   7   0  43

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley W(8-7)          7     8   4   4   2   4   0  32   4.16
Sosa SV(7)              2     2   0   0   1   2   0  10   4.17
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   6   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Wise (2)
Wild Pitches: Sosa (5)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; On a bunt Sizemore
singled to third; McCarver singled to right [Sizemore to third];
Torre doubled to left [Sizemore scored, McCarver to third];
Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to center [McCarver scored]; J. Cruz
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes was
called out on strikes; Maddox singled to right; Goodson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo reached on an error by Bradley [Carbo to
first]; Tyson popped to second; Wise out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Carbo to second]; Brock was walked
intentionally; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews struck out; Thomasson grounded out (third
to first); Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
flied out to right; Simmons doubled to left; J. Cruz struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader was called out on strikes; Bradley grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bonds singled to center; Fuentes singled
to shortstop [Bonds to second]; Maddox was hit by a pitch [Bonds
to third, Fuentes to second]; CARRITHERS RAN FOR MADDOX; Goodson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: MCCOVEY REPLACED CARRITHERS (PLAYING 1B);
THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Carbo flied out to
left; Tyson flied out to center; Wise struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews popped to second; Thomasson singled to
left; Speier singled to right [Thomasson to second]; Rader
popped to third in foul territory; Bradley struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to shortstop;
McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded
out (third to first); McCovey singled to left; Goodson singled
to right [McCovey to third]; Matthews singled to left [McCovey
scored, Goodson to second]; Thomasson walked [Goodson to third,
Matthews to second]; Speier was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre reached on an error by Goodson [Torre to
first]; Simmons singled to left [Torre to second]; J. Cruz
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Torre to third, Simmons out at second]; Carbo was walked
intentionally; Tyson forced Carbo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Rader walked; Bradley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Bonds walked; Fuentes
singled to shortstop [Rader to third, Bonds to second]; McCovey
singled to center [Rader scored, Bonds scored, Fuentes to
third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Goodson forced
McCovey (second to shortstop) [Fuentes scored]; McCarver dropped
a foul fly hit by Matthews for an error; Matthews grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: DWYER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Dwyer tripled to
right; Brock singled to pitcher [Dwyer scored]; Sizemore out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; McCarver
singled to center [Brock scored]; Torre struck out; Simmons
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Thomasson doubled
to left; Speier singled to right [Thomasson to third]; FOLKERS
REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Rader popped to second; ARNOLD
BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Arnold hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Thomasson scored]; Bonds singled to left [Speier to second];
Fuentes popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Giants 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); J. Cruz grounded
out (first unassisted); Carbo singled to center; Tyson struck
out; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Melendez walked [Carbo to
second]; Sosa threw a wild pitch [Carbo to third, Melendez to
second]; Brock popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); McCovey singled
to center; PHILLIPS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Goodson singled to right
[Phillips to second]; HOWARTH RAN FOR GOODSON; Matthews flied
out to right [Phillips to third]; Thomasson popped to third in
foul territory; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HOWARTH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Sizemore singled to left; McCarver flied out to
left; Torre reached on an error by Speier [Sizemore to third,
Torre to first]; Simmons struck out; J. Cruz flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 5.
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