Instead of being stunned when Lou Brock hit a three-run homer to tie the score in the ninth inning, the Reds came back with three runs in the 10th to gain a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals, who went down to their fifth straight defeat. Ed Crosby, obtained from the Cardinals, drove in two runs with a double in the sixth to help the Reds take a 4-1 lead.

In the Cardinals' ninth, Bernie Carbo doubled and Luis Melendez singled. With two out, manager Sparky Anderson brought in Tom Hall to face Brock and, on the lefthander's first pitch, Brock tied the score with his homer. The Reds wasted little time against Orlando Pena in the 10th, scoring three runs on a double by Denis Menke, single by Tony Perez, triple by Johnny Bench and sacrifice fly by Bobby Tolan. Ted Simmons homered in the Cardinals' half of 10th. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Saturday, August 11, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Reds         1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    3  -   7 13  3
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  -   5 11  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   3   1     0   1   .345      Brock lf              4   2   3   3     1   0   .295
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .296      Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Driessen 3b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .332      McCarver 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .255
  Menke 3b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .172      Simmons c             5   1   2   1     0   0   .291
Perez 1b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .301      Torre 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Bench c               5   1   1   1     0   2   .253      J. Cruz cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .235
Tolan rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .209      Carbo rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Geronimo cf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .187      Tyson ss              4   0   0   0     0   3   .238
Crosby ss             5   1   1   2     0   0   .169      Cleveland p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Billingham p          4   0   0   0     0   2   .014        H. Cruz ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .045        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Melendez ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  13   7     1   7             Totals               39   5  11   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 46,473
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Tolan, Crosby, Billingham, Sizemore, J. Cruz
Doubles: Geronimo (8), Crosby (3), Rose (24), Menke (8), Carbo (12)
Triples: Bench (3)
Home Runs: Brock (5), Simmons (9)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (45)
Caught Stealing: Brock (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (7)
GIDP: Crosby (1), Sizemore (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              8.2   9   3   3   3   5   0  36   3.27
Hall W(7-4)             1.1   2   2   2   0   0   2   6   3.84
Totals                 10    11   5   5   3   5   2  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               7     9   4   4   1   5   0  32   3.23
Folkers                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.21
Pena L(3-2)             0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   3.51
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.31
Totals                 10    13   7   7   1   7   0  44

Passed Balls: Simmons (18)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan singled to right [Rose
to third]; Morgan stole second; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rose scored]; Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Sizemore lined to third; McCarver
walked; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Tolan flied out to center; Geronimo singled to center;
Crosby forced Geronimo (second to shortstop); Billingham forced
Crosby (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to shortstop [Torre to second
(error by Crosby)]; J. Cruz walked; Carbo grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Torre to third, J. Cruz to second]; Tyson
struck out; Cleveland grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to left; Morgan was called out on
strikes; Driessen reached on an error by Sizemore [Driessen to
first]; Perez singled to left [Driessen to second]; Bench flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Brock was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Billingham [Brock scored
(error by Tolan)]; Sizemore struck out; McCarver popped to third
in foul territory; Simmons singled to right; Torre singled to
left [Simmons to second]; J. Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 4TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Geronimo flied
out to center; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Tyson was
called out on strikes; Cleveland grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Billingham was called out on strikes; Rose singled to
first; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Rose to third, Morgan to second]; Driessen flied out to
center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock walked; Sizemore grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Brock out at second]; McCarver
singled to right; Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench was called out on strikes; Tolan singled to
center; Geronimo doubled to right [Tolan to third]; Crosby
doubled to left [Tolan scored, Geronimo scored]; Billingham
grounded out (second to first) [Crosby to third]; Rose doubled
to center [Crosby scored, Rose to third (error by J. Cruz)];
Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Cruz
singled to right; Carbo flied out to right; Tyson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen popped to third; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: H. CRUZ BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; H. Cruz struck
out; Debut game for Heity Cruz; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: FOLKERS REPLACED H. CRUZ (PITCHING); Tolan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Geronimo singled to left; Crosby
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MENKE REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); McCarver
grounded out (second to first); Simmons flied out to right;
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: Billingham struck out; Rose was called out on strikes;
Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: J. Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo
doubled to left; Tyson grounded out (second to first); MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Melendez singled to left [Carbo to third];
HALL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Brock homered [Carbo
scored, Melendez scored]; Sizemore popped to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 10TH: PENA REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Menke doubled to
left; Perez singled to center [Menke scored]; Bench tripled to
right [Perez scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Tolan
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bench scored]; Geronimo grounded
out (shortstop to first); Crosby popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: McCarver flied out to center; Simmons homered;
Torre grounded out (catcher to first); J. Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cardinals 5.

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