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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 7, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 7, 1973 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,519 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hahn | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Ted Martinez | Shortstop |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 7, 1973
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Sadecki
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Sadecki
Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Sadecki
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett juggles the ball. That's an error on Garrett. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melendez scores. There goes Simmons trying to get to third. Hahn throws the ball in to Garrett, who tags Simmons for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Murphy
Hahn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Murphy
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Murphy
Staub hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Murphy
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Milner reaches second base with a double. Millan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Murphy
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sadecki
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Sadecki
Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Sadecki
Tyson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Murphy
Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Murphy
Dyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Murphy
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadecki vs. Murphy
Sadecki hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrett scores. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hahn vs. Murphy
There's a wild pitch. Martinez scores. Sadecki moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hahn vs. Murphy
Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Murphy
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Sadecki
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Sadecki
There goes Brock. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Sadecki
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Sadecki
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Sadecki
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Capra
Buzz Capra now pitching.
Reitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Capra
Carbo takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tyson vs. Capra
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Murphy
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Murphy
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Milner reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub scores. Milner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Pena
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Pena
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Capra
Pena is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Capra
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Capra
Sizemore hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Pena
Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Capra vs. Pena
Capra bunts towards the mound. Pena fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hahn vs. Pena
Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Millan vs. Pena
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards right. Carbo fields it and throws to second to catch Hahn for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Pena
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Millan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Pena
Milner takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to third. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Pena
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Capra
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Capra
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Capra
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Pena
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Pena
Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Pena
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Capra vs. Pena
Capra 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 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Capra
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Capra
Carbo hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Capra
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Capra
Bake McBride pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
McBride takes first base on ball four. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Capra
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz scores. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sizemore vs. Capra
There goes Brock. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Capra
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hrabosky juggles the ball. That's an error on Hrabosky. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Hrabosky
Millan bunts towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Hahn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Hrabosky
There's a wild pitch. Hahn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Hrabosky
Simmons fires to third and picks off Hahn. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hrabosky
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Hrabosky
Milner 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 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. McGraw
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. McGraw
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. McGraw
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carbo vs. McGraw
Carbo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hrabosky
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Hrabosky
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Hrabosky
Dyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hrabosky
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. McGraw
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. McGraw
Dave Campbell pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Campbell hits a popup towards the mound. McGraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. McGraw
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGraw vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
McGraw strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Segui
Hahn hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Segui
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. McGraw
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. McGraw
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. McGraw
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1973 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 1 2 1 Hahn D, cf 5 0 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 5 1 1 1 Millan F, 2b 4 1 0 0
Melendez L, cf 5 2 2 1 Staub R, rf 3 1 2 1
Simmons T, c 5 0 3 0 Milner J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Torre J, 1b 4 0 3 2 Jones C, lf 4 0 1 2
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 1 1 0
Carbo B, rf 3 0 0 0 Dyer D, c 3 0 1 0
Tyson M, ss 4 0 1 0 Martinez T, ss 4 2 2 0
Murphy T, p 1 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 1 0 1 1
Pena O, p 1 0 0 0 Capra B, p 1 0 0 0
McBride B, ph 0 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 1 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Campbell D, ph 1 0 0 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 13 5 33 6 11 5
St.Louis 103 001 000 -- 5
New York 122 100 00x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy T (L)* 2.0 7 5 5 0 2
Pena O 3.0 4 1 0 1 0
Hrabosky A 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Segui D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R 2.1 7 4 3 0 1
Capra B (W) 3.2 3 1 1 2 1
McGraw T (S) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Garrett W, Reitz K, Hrabosky A
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 8
2B -- Milner J 2, Sizemore T
SB -- Brock L 2
SH -- Capra B, Millan F
WP -- Murphy T, Hrabosky A
T -- 2:23
A -- 10519
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