Bob Gibson allowed only five hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Giants with batting support from Joe Torre and Bernie Carbo. Torre homered in the fourth inning and Carbo followed suit in the fifth. Lou Brock singled in the eighth, Ted Sizemore sacrificed and Torre singled to drive in the winning run. Bobby Bonds had a single and drew three walks for the Giants and scored both their runs. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Monday, July      16, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              1   2   1   0     3   0   .304      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Maddox cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .327      Torre 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .303
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Melendez cf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .322      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Carbo rf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .241
Rader c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .241      Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .180

Totals               26   2   5   2     4   1             Totals               30   3   8   3     0   2

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 26,413
Left on Base: Giants 4, Cardinals 4
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Goodson
Home Runs: Torre (8), Carbo (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (26), Tyson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (8), Barr 2 (6), Sizemore (9)
GIDP: McCovey (3), Fuentes (7), Phillips (3), Simmons (19)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(7-9)             8     8   3   3   0   2   2  31   3.39
Totals                  8     8   3   3   0   2   2  31

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(9-9)           9     5   2   2   4   1   0  33   3.07
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   1   0  33

Passed Balls: Simmons (15)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to right; Bonds stole second; Fuentes
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bonds to third];
Maddox singled to right [Bonds scored]; McCovey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
popped to first in foul territory; Phillips flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Melendez flied out to center;
Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader singled to left; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Bonds walked; Fuentes
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Carbo singled to first; Tyson forced Carbo
(second to shortstop); Tyson stole second; Gibson struck out;
Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); McCovey popped
to third; Goodson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Torre homered;
Simmons popped to second; Melendez singled to left; Reitz forced
Melendez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews walked; Phillips grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Matthews out at second]; Rader grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carbo homered; Tyson grounded out (third to
first); Gibson flied out to center; Brock flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Barr flied out to right; Bonds walked; Fuentes
singled to center [Bonds to third]; Maddox forced Fuentes
(shortstop to second) [Bonds scored]; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Maddox to second]; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals
2.

GIANTS 7TH: Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
grounded out (second to first); Phillips grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez singled to right; Reitz forced Melendez
(shortstop to second); Carbo flied out to center; Tyson singled
to left [Reitz to third, Tyson to second (error by Goodson)];
Gibson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader singled to center; Barr out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Rader to second]; Bonds walked;
Fuentes forced Bonds (second to shortstop) [Rader to third];
Maddox grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to third; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Brock to second]; Torre
singled to center [Brock scored]; Simmons grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey flied out to left; Goodson flied out to
left; Matthews popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Cardinals 3.