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Cardinals 5 @ Astros 3
Astrodome
June 16, 1973

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 16, 1973 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Cardinals with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJune 16, 1973 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 3 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherBob Gibson  
Losing PitcherKen Forsch  
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Game Winning RBIJose Cruz 

Game Info

DateJune 16, 1973 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Gibson  
Home Starting PitcherKen Forsch  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance26,780 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Andy Olsen
3B: Art Williams

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Brock  Left Fielder 
Dave Campbell  Second Baseman 
Joe Torre  Third Baseman 
Ted Simmons  Catcher 
Tim McCarver  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Luis Melendez  Center Fielder 
Mike Tyson  Shortstop 
Bob Gibson  Pitcher 
Red Schoendienst  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommie Agee  Left Fielder 
Jim Wynn  Right Fielder 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  Catcher 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Ken Forsch  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cardinals 5 @ Astros 3
Astrodome
June 16, 1973

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         Game of 6/16/1973 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Brock L, lf           4  0  1  0   Agee T, lf-cf         4  0  0  0   
Dwyer J, lf           1  0  0  0   Wynn J, rf-lf         3  1  1  0   
Campbell D, 2b        4  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          2  0  0  0   
Torre J, 3b-1b        3  2  1  0   Alou J, rf            2  0  0  0   
Simmons T, c          3  0  0  0   Watson B, c           4  2  2  1   
McCarver T, 1b        3  0  0  0   May L, 1b             4  0  1  1   
Reitz K, 3b           0  0  0  0   Rader D, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Cruz J, rf            4  1  2  1   Busse R, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Melendez L, cf        4  0  1  1   Helms T, 2b           4  0  2  1   
Tyson M, ss           4  1  1  0   Metzger R, ss         4  0  0  0   
Gibson B, p           4  1  2  1   Forsch K, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Richard J, p          1  0  1  0   
                                   Stewart J, ph         0  0  0  0   
                                   Upshaw C, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  8  3                        33  3  7  3

St.Louis         111 110 000 --  5
Houston          200 000 001 --  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W)          9.0  7  3  2  2 10

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L)          3.1  5  4  2  3  5
Richard J             4.2  3  1  1  0  5
Upshaw C              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Watson B
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Houston 5
2B -- Wynn J, Watson B 2, Tyson M, Torre J
SB -- Simmons T, Cruz J 2
CS -- Melendez L
WP -- Forsch K
Balk -- Forsch K, Richard J
PB -- Watson B 2, Simmons T
T -- 2:10
A -- 26780

    

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