The Cardinals collected only five hits off Dave Roberts and lost to the Astros, 4-0, for their eighth straight defeat. Cesar Cedeno helped Roberts with a sensational catch of a line drive by Hector Cruz, crashing into the wall but holding onto the ball, to prevent a possible inside-the-park homer with a man on base in the second inning. The Astros' scoring included a homer by Jim Wynn. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Monday, August    13, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  0  0    1  1  0    1  1  0  -   4  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  5


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               3   1   1   1     2   0   .212      Brock lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .295
Metzger ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Cedeno cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Melendez rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Watson lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .313      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Torre 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
May 1b                4   0   1   1     0   0   .263      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Edwards c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      H. Cruz cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Helms 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Roberts p             4   1   1   0     0   0   .113      Nagy p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   8   3     4   1             Totals               32   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 18,882
Left on Base: Astros 9, Cardinals 6
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Sizemore, Reitz, Tyson 2, Segui
Doubles: Edwards (10), Watson (18), May (16), Roberts (1), Melendez (13)
Home Runs: Wynn (18)
Stolen Bases: Brock (43)
GIDP: Metzger (6), Watson (13), Roberts (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(12-9)         9     5   0   0   1   4   0  33   2.89
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy L(0-1)             8     8   4   3   3   0   1  36   2.45
Segui                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.09
Totals                  9     8   4   3   4   1   1  40

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


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn walked; Metzger grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; Cedeno popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
flied out to left; Melendez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Rader flied out to right; May flied
out to left; Edwards doubled to left [Watson to third]; Helms
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Torre singled to
center; Reitz grounded out (third to first) [Torre to second];
H. Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts flied out to center; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger reached on an error by Tyson
[Metzger to first]; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nagy
struck out; Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals
0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson doubled to right; Rader popped to second; May
doubled to right [Watson scored]; Edwards grounded out (second
to first) [May to third]; Helms flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez flied out to center; Simmons singled to
left; Torre grounded out (third to first) [Simmons to second];
Reitz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Roberts doubled to left; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger reached on an error by Sizemore
[Roberts scored (unearned) (no RBI), Metzger to second]; Cedeno
reached on an error by Reitz [Metzger stayed at second, Cedeno
to first]; Watson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: H. Cruz struck out; Tyson popped to first in foul
territory; Nagy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader popped to first; May reached on an error by
Tyson [May to second]; Edwards flied out to center; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
flied out to right; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Roberts flied out to center; Wynn homered; Metzger
singled to pitcher; Cedeno popped to third; Watson flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to right; Torre flied out to
right; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Rader singled to right; May grounded out (third to
first) [Rader to second]; Edwards was walked intentionally;
Helms singled to center [Rader scored, Edwards to third];
Roberts grounded into a double play (second to first) [Helms out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: H. Cruz was called out on strikes; Tyson singled
to left; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR NAGY; Heintzelman popped to
first; On a bunt Brock singled to first [Tyson to second];
Sizemore forced Tyson (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Wynn walked;
Wynn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Segui
[Wynn to second]; Metzger popped to pitcher; Cedeno struck out;
Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Melendez doubled to left; Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torre flied out to left [Melendez to
third]; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Cardinals 0.