Friday July 13, 1973
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The Cardinals ruined the major league debut of Frank Snook, rookie rlghthander from Alexandria (Texas), by breaking a tie with two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Padres, 5-3. Ted Simmons, the first batter to face Snook, who took over in relief in the ninth, reached second base on an error by Dwain Anderson and scored on a double by Luis Melendez. Mike Tyson followed with a triple. Dave Roberts and Johnny Grubb hit homers for the Padres. An old-timers' game, which was part of the night's program, helped the Padres attract a crowd of 25,483. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Friday, July 13, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 8 1 Padres 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .287 Thomas ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Lee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 McCarver 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Anderson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Grubb cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .318 Torre 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Roberts 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .257 Simmons c 3 2 0 0 1 0 .294 Colbert 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 J. Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Locklear lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Melendez cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .256 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Tyson ss 4 0 2 3 0 1 .248 J. Morales rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Wise p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .163 R. Morales 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .144 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Greif p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .075 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Snook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 33 5 8 5 2 4 Totals 34 3 7 3 1 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 25,483 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Padres 5 DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 0 Errors: Brock, Anderson Doubles: McCarver (3), Melendez (8) Triples: Tyson (2) Home Runs: Roberts (4), Grubb (5) Stolen Bases: Brock (27), Roberts (1) Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (7), J. Cruz (4) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(11-4) 8 6 3 2 1 5 2 31 2.98 Segui SV(12) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.66 Totals 9 7 3 2 1 5 2 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Greif 8 6 3 3 2 2 0 31 3.29 Snook L(0-1) 0.2 2 2 1 0 1 0 5 13.50 Caldwell 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.70 Totals 9 8 5 4 2 4 0 37 Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to left; McCarver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts homered; Colbert flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to center; Simmons popped to second; J. Cruz flied out to right; Melendez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Locklear struck out; Kendall was called out on strikes; J. Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson was called out on strikes; Wise grounded out (third to first); Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: R. Morales struck out; Greif grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1. CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Sizemore singled to third; McCarver doubled to right [Sizemore to third]; Torre popped to shortstop; Simmons was walked intentionally; J. Cruz struck out; Melendez singled to shortstop [Sizemore scored, McCarver to third, Simmons to second]; Tyson singled to right [McCarver scored, Simmons scored, Melendez to third, Tyson out at second (right to first to third to shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Grubb struck out; Roberts popped to second; Colbert singled to left; Locklear flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Wise flied out to left; Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Kendall flied out to right; J. Morales singled to left [J. Morales to second (error by Brock)]; R. Morales singled to center [J. Morales scored (unearned), R. Morales to second (on throw)]; Greif grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Torre popped to catcher in foul territory; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Grubb was called out on strikes; Roberts singled to center; Roberts stole second; Colbert flied out to center; Locklear popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez flied out to right; Tyson flied out to right; Wise popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Kendall grounded out (second to first); J. Morales flied out to right; R. Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to center; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GASTON BATTED FOR GREIF; Gaston grounded out (first unassisted); LEE BATTED FOR THOMAS; Lee flied out to center; Grubb homered; Roberts flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 3. CARDINALS 9TH: SNOOK REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); ANDERSON REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); Simmons reached on an error by Anderson [Simmons to second]; Debut game for Frank Snook; J. Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Simmons to third]; Melendez doubled to left [Simmons scored (unearned)]; Tyson tripled to left [Melendez scored]; Wise struck out; CALDWELL REPLACED SNOOK (PITCHING); Brock was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 3. PADRES 9TH: Colbert walked; SEGUI REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Locklear flied out to center; Kendall popped to shortstop; J. Morales singled to center [Colbert to second]; R. Morales forced J. Morales (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 3.

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