Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Pappas
  
  Brock strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Melendez vs. Pappas
  
  Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torre vs. Pappas
  
  Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simmons vs. Pappas
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Simmons reaches second base with a double. There goes Torre trying to get to home. Cardenal throws the ball in to Beckert who relays the ball to Hundley, who tags Torre, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Bibby
  
  Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beckert vs. Bibby
  
  Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Monday moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Williams vs. Bibby
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores. Beckert tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Pepitone vs. Bibby
  
  Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Santo vs. Bibby
  
  Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cardenal vs. Bibby
  
  Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Pappas
  
  Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sizemore vs. Pappas
  
  Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reitz vs. Pappas
  
  Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hundley vs. Bibby
  
  Tim McCarver now playing first base.
  
  Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Popovich vs. Bibby
  
  Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pappas vs. Bibby
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Bibby Popovich moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pappas vs. Bibby
  
  Pappas bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Monday vs. Bibby
  
  Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Beckert vs. Bibby
  
  Beckert hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Popovich scores. Monday moves to third. Beckert moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Williams vs. Bibby
  
  Williams hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tyson vs. Pappas
  
  Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bibby vs. Pappas
  
  Bibby takes first base on ball four. Tyson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brock vs. Pappas
  
  Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Brock reaches second base with a double. Tyson scores. Bibby moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Melendez vs. Pappas
  
  Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McCarver vs. Pappas
  
  McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bibby tags and scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Simmons vs. Pappas
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Simmons reaches third base with a triple. Brock scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cruz vs. Gura
  
  Larry Gura now pitching.
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Bibby
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Santo vs. Bibby
  
  There goes Pepitone. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Pepitone steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Santo vs. Bibby
  
  Santo hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cardenal vs. Bibby
  
  Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hundley vs. Bibby
  
  Hundley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Popovich vs. Bibby
  
  Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sizemore vs. Gura
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reitz vs. Gura
  
  Reitz strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tyson vs. Gura
  
  Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gura vs. Bibby
  
  Gura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Bibby
  
  Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beckert vs. Bibby
  
  There goes Monday. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beckert vs. Bibby
  
  Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Bibby
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pepitone vs. Granger
  
  Wayne Granger now pitching.
  
  There goes Williams. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Granger vs. Gura
  
  Granger hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Gura
  
  Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Melendez vs. Gura
  
  Melendez strikes out. There goes Brock. The throw from Hundley to second, and Brock is out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Granger
  
  Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Santo vs. Granger
  
  Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Granger
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Gura
  
  McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Gura
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Gura
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sizemore vs. Gura
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hundley vs. Granger
  
  Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Popovich vs. Granger
  
  Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Popovich for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gura vs. Granger
  
  Gura hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reitz vs. Gura
  
  Reitz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tyson vs. Gura
  
  Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stein vs. Gura
  
  Bill Stein pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
  
  Stein bunts, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brock vs. Gura
  
  Brock strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Melendez vs. Gura
  
  Melendez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Segui
  
  Diego Segui now pitching.
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beckert vs. Segui
  
  Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Segui
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pepitone vs. Segui
  
  Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Williams moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Santo vs. Segui
  
  Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Gura
  
  McCarver strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Gura
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Gura
  
  Cruz bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sizemore vs. Gura
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Segui
  
  Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hundley vs. Segui
  
  Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Popovich vs. Segui
  
  Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reitz vs. Aker
  
  Jack Aker now pitching. Don Kessinger now playing shortstop.
  
  Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tyson vs. Aker
  
  Dwain Anderson pinch runs for Ken Reitz.
  
  Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Crosby vs. Aker
  
  Ed Crosby pinch hits for Diego Segui.
  
  Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Tyson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Brock vs. Aker
  
  Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crosby moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Melendez vs. Aker
  
  Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tyson scores. Crosby moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McCarver vs. LaRoche
  
  Dave LaRoche now pitching.
  
  McCarver hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Simmons vs. LaRoche
  
  Simmons strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cruz vs. LaRoche
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Folkers
  
  Rich Folkers now pitching. Ed Crosby now playing third base. Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Mike Tyson now playing second base.
  
  Kessinger is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Folkers
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beckert vs. Folkers
  
  Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Folkers
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/17/1973 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Brock L, lf           5  1  3  1   Monday R, cf          3  1  1  0   
Melendez L, rf        5  0  1  1   Beckert G, 2b         4  0  4  1   
Torre J, 1b           1  0  1  0   Williams B, lf        4  0  2  1   
McCarver T, 1b        3  0  0  1   Pepitone J, 1b        3  1  1  0   
Simmons T, c          5  0  4  1   Santo R, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Cruz J, cf            4  0  0  0   Cardenal J, rf        4  0  0  0   
Sizemore T, 2b        4  0  0  0   Hundley R, c          3  1  1  2   
Kelleher M, ss        0  0  0  0   Popovich P, ss        4  1  0  0   
Reitz K, 3b           4  1  1  1   Aker J, p             0  0  0  0   
Anderson D, pr        0  1  0  0   LaRoche D, p          0  0  0  0   
Folkers R, p          0  0  0  0   Pappas M, p           1  0  0  0   
Tyson M, ss-2b        4  2  3  0   Gura L, p             2  0  0  0   
Bibby J, p            0  1  0  0   Kessinger D, ss       1  0  0  0   
Granger W, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Stein B, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Segui D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Crosby E, ph-3b       1  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 14  6                        32  4  9  4

St.Louis         003 000 102 --  6
Chicago          112 000 000 --  4

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bibby J               3.2  7  4  4  4  2
Granger W             2.1  0  0  0  1  0
Segui D (W)           2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Folkers R (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pappas M              2.2  5  3  3  2  1
Gura L                5.1  5  1  1  0  5
Aker J (L)*           0.0  4  2  1  0  0
LaRoche D             1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 9th

E -- Brock L, Kessinger D
DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Chicago 8
2B -- Simmons T, Beckert G, Brock L
3B -- Simmons T
HR -- Hundley R, Reitz K
SB -- Pepitone J
CS -- Monday R, Williams B, Brock L
SF -- Williams B, McCarver T
Balk -- Bibby J
T -- 2:43
A -- 8715

    

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