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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 27, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 27, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 27, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 14,370 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Ed Goodson | Third Baseman |
Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
Jim Barr | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Ed Crosby | Second Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 27, 1973
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Gibson
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Gibson
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodson vs. Gibson
Goodson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Goodson reaches second base with a double. Fuentes scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomasson vs. Gibson
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Barr
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Barr
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Barr covering, for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Barr
Torre hits a line drive towards third. Goodson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Gibson
Matthews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barr vs. Gibson
Barr bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple. Rader goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Gibson
Fuentes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Barr
Simmons 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 -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Barr
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Barr
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Gibson
Speier hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Crosby reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Gibson
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Barr
Kelleher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Barr
Gibson hits a line drive for a double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Barr
Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomasson who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosby vs. Barr
Crosby hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Gibson
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Gibson
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Barr
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Barr
Simmons 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
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Gibson
Barr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Gibson
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo who is chasing the ball. Fuentes reaches third base with a triple. Barr scores. Bonds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Gibson
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodson vs. Gibson
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Barr
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Barr covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Barr
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Barr
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Gibson
Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Gibson
Matthews hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Simmons settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Simmons. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Gibson
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Barr
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Barr
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Barr
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Gibson
Barr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Gibson
There goes Bonds. The throw from Simmons, and Kelleher drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Gibson
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Gibson
Speier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Barr
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Barr
Simmons 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 -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Barr
Carbo 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
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Gibson
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Gibson
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Barr
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Barr
Dwain Anderson pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Anderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Barr
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Barr, and towards Fuentes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Folkers
Rich Folkers now pitching. Dwain Anderson now playing shortstop.
Matthews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Matthews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Folkers
Simmons fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Simmons. Matthews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Folkers
Rader hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barr vs. Folkers
Barr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Folkers
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Folkers
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Barr
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Barr
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1973 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Bonds B, rf 4 2 3 1 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 2 3 Crosby E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, cf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Torre J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Goodson E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Simmons T, c 3 0 0 0 Thomasson G, cf 4 0 0 0 Carbo B, rf 3 0 0 0 Matthews G, lf 4 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rader D, c 4 1 1 0 Kelleher M, ss 1 0 0 0 Barr J, p 4 1 1 0 Anderson D, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Folkers R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 29 0 2 0 San Francisco 110 020 100 -- 5 St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Barr J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gibson B (L) 8.0 8 5 4 2 8 Folkers R 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Speier C, Simmons T 2, Kelleher M DP -- San Francisco 1, St.Louis 1 LOB -- San Francisco 6, St.Louis 3 2B -- Goodson E, Matthews G 3B -- Bonds B, Brock L, Fuentes T SB -- Bonds B SF -- Fuentes T T -- 1:42 A -- 14370
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