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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 2, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on June 2, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,091 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Satch Davidson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Rick Wise | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 2, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Wise
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Wise
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Wise
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Metzger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Wise
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Wise
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wise
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Wise
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Wise
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Alou fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Alou. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. Simmons scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Dierker
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Dierker
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Wise
Dierker 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Wise
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wise
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Dierker
Tyson hits a line drive into left field. Watson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Watson. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wise vs. Dierker
Wise strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Wise
Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Wise
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wise
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Dierker
Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wise
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Wise
Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Wise
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Wise
Dierker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Dierker
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Dierker
Tyson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Dierker
Wise hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Wise reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Wise
Metzger 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wise
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Wise
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Wise
There goes Wynn. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Crawford
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Melendez for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Wise
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wise
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wise
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Wise
Rader takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Wise
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Crawford
Skip Jutze now catching.
Reitz hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Crawford
Tyson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Crawford
Wise hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Wise
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim Crawford.
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Wise
Metzger bunts towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Wise
The umpire calls a balk on Wise Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Wise
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stewart scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Wise
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Wise
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. York
Jim York now pitching. Jimmy Stewart now playing left field.
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. York
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. York
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. York fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. York
Dwain Anderson pinch runs for Joe Torre.
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Anderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. York
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. York
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Gladding
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ken Reitz. Fred Gladding now pitching.
McCarver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Gladding
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Wise
Ed Crosby now playing third base. Tim McCarver now playing first base.
Jutze hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wise
May hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Wise
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosby juggles the ball. That's an error on Crosby. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Wise
Helms hits a line drive towards short. Tyson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1973 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Metzger R, ss 3 1 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Alou J, rf 4 0 1 1 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn J, cf 3 0 0 0 Torre J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Watson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Anderson D, pr 0 1 0 0
York J, p 0 0 0 0 Crosby E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 2 3 1
Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, rf 3 1 0 1
Jutze S, c 1 0 0 0 Melendez L, cf 4 1 1 0
May L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0 McCarver T, ph-1b 1 1 1 4
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Tyson M, ss 4 0 1 0
Dierker L, p 2 0 0 0 Wise R, p 3 0 1 0
Crawford J, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph-lf 1 1 1 0
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32 2 6 1 31 6 7 6
Houston 100 000 010 -- 2
St.Louis 010 000 05x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L 5.1 4 1 0 2 3
Crawford J 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
York J (L) 0.2 2 4 4 2 0
Gladding F 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wise R (W) 9.0 6 2 1 2 4
E -- Tyson M, Alou J, Watson B, Crosby E
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 6, St.Louis 5
2B -- Simmons T 2, Wise R
HR -- McCarver T
CS -- Wynn J
SH -- Metzger R
Balk -- Wise R
T -- 2:22
A -- 18091
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