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Breaking a close game apart, the Cardinals erupted for six runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Dodgers, 8-1. Joe Torre homered with a man on base in the first before the Dodgers picked up their only run off Bob Gibson in the sixth on singles by Don Sutton and Davey Lopes and a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner. St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Saturday, July 21, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIDodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 x - 8 7 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b,ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .296 Brock lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .285 Buckner lf,1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .276 Dwyer lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 McCarver 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .242 Crawford rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .325 Torre 3b,1b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .298 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simmons c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .284 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Carbo rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .248 Cey 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .267 J. Cruz cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .224 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Tyson ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 .245 Lacy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Gibson p 4 1 0 0 0 1 .167 Sutton p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .088 Joshua lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Totals 29 1 5 1 1 7 Totals 31 8 7 7 4 4 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 39,340 Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 4 DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: McCarver Doubles: Davis (24), Brock (12), J. Cruz (17), McCarver (4) Home Runs: Torre (9) Stolen Bases: Sizemore (4) Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (5) GIDP: Buckner (13) Hit by Pitch: Simmons (2,by Sutton) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(12-6) 6 5 6 6 1 4 1 25 2.39 Culver 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 3.05 Hough 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.28 Totals 8 7 8 8 4 4 1 36 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(10-9) 9 5 1 1 1 7 0 31 2.96 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 7 0 31 Passed Balls: Ferguson (14) Hit by Pitch: Sutton (4) Wild Pitches: Culver (2) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner reached on an error by McCarver [Buckner to first]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Buckner to second]; Ferguson popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore singled to center; Sizemore stole second; McCarver struck out; Torre homered [Sizemore scored]; Simmons lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford singled to center; Crawford was picked off first (catcher to first); Garvey flied out to right; Cey singled to center; Russell forced Cey (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo flied out to right; J. Cruz popped to second; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 3RD: Sutton flied out to center; Lopes struck out; Buckner lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson flied out to left; Brock doubled to left; Sizemore lined to shortstop; McCarver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Ferguson was called out on strikes; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons lined to shortstop; Carbo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey struck out; Russell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: J. Cruz struck out; Tyson struck out; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 6TH: Sutton singled to center; Lopes singled to right [Sutton to third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sutton scored]; Davis hit into a double play (left to shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); McCarver grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson struck out; Crawford flied out to left; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Torre singled to shortstop; Simmons was hit by a pitch [Torre to second]; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Torre to third, Simmons to second]; Carbo walked; J. Cruz doubled to center [Torre scored, Simmons scored, Carbo to third]; JOSHUA REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING LF); CULVER REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); BUCKNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Tyson singled to right [Carbo scored, J. Cruz scored]; Gibson forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop); Brock walked [Gibson to second]; Sizemore popped to second; McCarver doubled to left [Gibson scored, Brock to third]; Culver threw a wild pitch [Brock scored, McCarver to third]; Torre walked; HOUGH REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 8. DODGERS 8TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cey struck out; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 8TH: LOPES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); LACY REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING 2B); Carbo walked; J. Cruz forced Carbo (second to shortstop); Tyson flied out to left; Gibson forced J. Cruz (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 8. DODGERS 9TH: Lopes walked; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; Davis doubled to left; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 8. |
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