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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 13, 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 August 13, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 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 | August 13, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Nagy |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,882 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Vargo |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Luis Melendez | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Mike Nagy | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 13, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nagy
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Nagy
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nagy
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez 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 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nagy
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Nagy
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Nagy
May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Nagy
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. Nagy
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Roberts
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Nagy
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nagy
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Nagy
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Nagy
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagy vs. Roberts
Nagy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Roberts
There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nagy
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Nagy
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Nagy
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. May reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Nagy
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Nagy
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Nagy
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Roberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Nagy
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Nagy
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Roberts scores. Metzger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Nagy
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Nagy
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Roberts
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagy vs. Roberts
Nagy strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Nagy
Rader hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nagy
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Nagy
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Nagy
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
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 -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Nagy
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nagy
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Nagy
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Nagy
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Nagy
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Nagy
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Nagy
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Nagy
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Nagy
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Nagy
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Roberts
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Roberts
Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Mike Nagy.
Heintzelman hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock bunts towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Roberts covering. Safe. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Segui
Segui fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Segui. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Segui
Metzger hits a popup towards the mound. Segui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Segui
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Segui
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Melendez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn 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 8/13/1973 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wynn J, rf 3 1 1 1 Brock L, lf 3 0 1 0
Metzger R, ss 5 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 5 0 0 0 Melendez L, rf 4 0 1 0
Watson B, lf 4 1 1 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0
Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Torre J, 1b 4 0 1 0
May L, 1b 4 0 1 1 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 3 0 1 0 Cruz H, cf 3 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Tyson M, ss 3 0 1 0
Roberts D, p 4 1 1 0 Nagy M, p 2 0 0 0
Heintzelman T, ph 1 0 0 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 8 3 32 0 5 0
Houston 000 110 110 -- 4
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy M (L) 8.0 8 4 3 3 0
Segui D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Tyson M 2, Sizemore T, Reitz K, Segui D
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Houston 9, St.Louis 6
2B -- Edwards J, Watson B, May L, Roberts D, Melendez L
HR -- Wynn J
SB -- Brock L
T -- 2:06
A -- 18882
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