The Mets received effective relief pitching from Buzz Capra and Tug McGraw and defeated the Cardinals, 6-5, to gain a split in their six-game series, which included two make-up contests due to previous postponements. The Cards put together five straight singles off Ray Sadecki to take a 4-3 lead in the third inning, but the Mets came back with a pair in their half on a single by Rusty Staub, double by John Milner and single by Cleon Jones.

Ted Martinez singled in the fourth and, after a sacrifice and an error, counted what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Staub. Capra, who was the winner in relief, yielded a tally in the sixth, but McGraw shut out the Cardinals in the last three innings to save the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    7, 1973 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 13  2
Mets         1  2  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .295      Hahn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .283      Millan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .299
Melendez cf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .254      Staub rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .274
Simmons c             5   0   3   0     0   0   .295      Milner 1b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .246
Torre 1b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .289      Jones lf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .267
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .245
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Dyer c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .189
Tyson ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .240      Martinez ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .226
Murphy p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Sadecki p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Pena p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Capra p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McBride ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .600        McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  13   5     2   2             Totals               33   6  11   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,519
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Mets 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 2
Errors: Reitz, Hrabosky, Garrett
Doubles: Sizemore (14), Milner 2 (9)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (41)
Sacrifice Hits: Capra (1), Millan (10)
GIDP: Torre (14), Brock (7), Dyer (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(2-5)           2     7   5   5   0   2   0  13   3.41
Pena                    3     4   1   0   1   0   0  14   3.19
Hrabosky                2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   1.89
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.70
Totals                  8    11   6   5   3   4   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki                 2.1   7   4   3   0   1   0  14   3.49
Capra W(2-5)            3.2   3   1   1   2   1   0  15   4.62
McGraw SV(13)           3     3   0   0   0   0   0  11   5.27
Totals                  9    13   5   4   2   2   0  40

Wild Pitches: Murphy (3), Hrabosky (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore
lined to left; Melendez singled to left; Simmons reached on an
error by Garrett [Melendez to second]; Torre singled to center
[Melendez scored (unearned), Simmons out at third (center to
third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn singled to left; Millan forced Hahn (shortstop to
second); Staub popped to shortstop; Milner doubled to right
[Millan scored]; Jones struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied to left; Carbo flied to center; Tyson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett singled to right; Dyer struck out; Martinez
singled to right [Garrett to second]; Sadecki singled to right
[Martinez to third, Garrett scored]; Murphy threw a wild pitch
[Sadecki to second, Martinez scored]; Hahn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Murphy flied to right; Brock singled to center;
Brock stole second; Sizemore doubled to left [Brock scored];
Melendez singled to center [Sizemore scored]; Simmons singled to
center [Melendez to second]; Torre singled to left [Simmons to
second, Melendez scored]; CAPRA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING);
Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Carbo walked [Simmons
to third, Torre to second]; Tyson flied to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Staub singled to center; Milner doubled to right
[Staub to third]; PENA REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Jones singled
to left [Milner scored, Staub scored]; Garrett flied to left;
Dyer grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Jones out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets
5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Pena was called out on strikes; Brock grounded
out (third to first); Sizemore lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 5.

METS 4TH: Martinez singled to left; Capra out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Martinez to second]; Hahn reached on an
error by Reitz [Martinez to third]; Millan forced Hahn (right to
shortstop); Staub singled to center [Millan to second, Martinez
scored (unearned)]; Milner walked [Millan to third, Staub to
second]; Jones forced Milner (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez flied to left; Simmons singled to
center; Torre grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Mets 6.

METS 5TH: Garrett flied to center; Dyer singled to left;
Martinez flied to center; Capra grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz singled to left; Carbo popped to shortstop;
Tyson flied to left; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR PENA; McBride walked
[Reitz to second]; Brock singled to right [McBride to third,
Reitz scored]; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Hahn reached on
an error by Hrabosky; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Hahn to second]; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Hahn to
third]; Hahn was picked off third (catcher to third); Staub
walked; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Melendez flied
to right; Simmons singled to center; Torre singled to third
[Simmons to second]; Reitz forced Torre (third to second)
[Simmons to third]; Carbo popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett struck
out; Dyer walked; Martinez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson singled to left; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR
HRABOSKY; Campbell popped to pitcher; Brock grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tyson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); McGraw struck out;
Hahn flied to center; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore flied to right; Melendez grounded out
(second to first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Mets 6.