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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 9, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 9, 1973 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Bryant |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 3,655 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ray Busse | Shortstop |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Cleveland | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Jim Howarth | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Ron Bryant | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 9, 1973
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bryant
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Bryant
There goes Brock. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Bryant
Melendez bunts towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Bryant
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bryant
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Bryant
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cleveland
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Cleveland
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Cleveland
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bryant
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busse vs. Bryant
Busse strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Bryant
Tyson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cleveland vs. Bryant
Cleveland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Cleveland
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Cleveland
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Cleveland
Howarth hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bryant
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Bryant
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Bryant
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Cleveland
Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Cleveland
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bryant vs. Cleveland
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Cleveland
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bryant
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Bryant covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Bryant
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bryant
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busse vs. Bryant
Busse strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Cleveland
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Cleveland
Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Cleveland
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Cleveland
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howarth vs. Cleveland
Howarth hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Bryant
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Bryant
Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bryant
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Bryant
There goes Brock. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Bryant
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Cleveland
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Cleveland
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bryant vs. Cleveland
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Cleveland
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busse misplays the ball. That's an error on Busse. Matthews moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Cleveland
There goes Bonds. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fuentes vs. Cleveland
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Bryant
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bryant
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Bryant
Reitz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bryant
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busse vs. Bryant
Busse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Cleveland
Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop.
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Cleveland
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Cleveland
Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howarth vs. Cleveland
Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Bryant
Gary Thomasson now playing first base.
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Bryant
Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bryant
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Bryant
There goes Brock. The throw from Rader and he is out, Fuentes applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Cleveland
Matthews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tyson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Cleveland
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Cleveland
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Ron Bryant.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Sosa
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sosa
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cleveland
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Cleveland
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Cleveland
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sosa
Reitz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Reitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Sosa
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelleher vs. Sosa
Kelleher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Sosa
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Cleveland
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Cleveland
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howarth vs. Cleveland
Howarth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Cleveland
Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Cleveland
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomasson scores. Howarth moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodson vs. Segui
Garry Maddox pinch runs for Dave Rader. Ed Goodson pinch hits for Elias Sosa. Diego Segui now pitching.
Goodson hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1973 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 2 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 0 0
Melendez L, rf 3 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Torre J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Speier C, ss 4 0 2 0
Simmons T, c 4 1 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 2 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 2 2 Thomasson G, pr-1b 1 1 1 0
Cruz J, cf 2 0 0 0 Kingman D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Busse R, ss 3 0 0 0 Howarth J, cf 4 0 1 0
Kelleher M, ss 0 0 0 0 Matthews G, lf 3 0 1 0
Tyson M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rader D, c 4 0 1 1
Cleveland R, p 3 0 0 0 Maddox G, pr 0 0 0 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0 Bryant R, p 2 0 0 0
Phillips M, ph 1 0 0 0
Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0
Goodson E, ph 1 0 0 0
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29 3 4 3 34 1 7 1
St.Louis 100 002 000 -- 3
San Francisco 000 000 001 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (W) 8.2 7 1 1 2 6
Segui D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant R (L) 7.0 3 3 2 4 6
Sosa E 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Busse R, McCovey W
DP -- St.Louis 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, San Francisco 8
2B -- Reitz K
HR -- Reitz K
SB -- Brock L 2, Bonds B
CS -- Brock L
SH -- Melendez L
T -- 2:19
A -- 3655
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