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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 3, 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 June 3, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scipio Spinks |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,614 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Tim McCarver | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Scipio Spinks | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 3, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Spinks
Metzger hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Alou vs. Spinks
Alou hits a line drive 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: ---
Wynn vs. Spinks
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Forsch
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Spinks
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Spinks
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Spinks
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: 12-
Helms vs. Spinks
Helms hits a line drive towards third. Torre catches it and throws to second to double up Watson. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Forsch
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Forsch
Melendez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Melendez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyson vs. Forsch
Tyson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it 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: ---
Jutze vs. Spinks
Jutze takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Spinks
Forsch hits a popup towards the mound. Spinks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Spinks
Metzger 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 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spinks vs. Forsch
Spinks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock hits a line drive for a double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Forsch
Torre takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Spinks
Alou 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Spinks
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: ---
Watson vs. Spinks
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Spinks
May hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Forsch
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Forsch
Melendez takes first base on ball four. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Forsch
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spinks vs. Forsch
Spinks hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Spinks
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Spinks
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jutze vs. Spinks
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spinks fields it and throws to third for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Forsch vs. Spinks
Forsch bunts towards the mound. Spinks fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third. Jutze moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metzger vs. Spinks
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
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: ---
Torre vs. Forsch
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Spinks
Alou 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Spinks
Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Spinks
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Forsch
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Forsch
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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Spinks
May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Spinks
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Spinks
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Forsch
Tyson 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: ---
Spinks vs. Forsch
Spinks strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Forsch scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Spinks
Jutze takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Spinks
Forsch bunts towards the mound. Spinks fields it and throws to first for the out. Jutze moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Spinks
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jutze moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Spinks
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Jutze scores. Metzger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Spinks
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Spinks
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Forsch
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons 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 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Watson 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Segui
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Segui
Rader hits a popup towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Forsch
Tommie Agee now playing left field.
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Forsch
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stein vs. Crawford
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Jim Crawford now pitching. Bill Stein pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
The ball gets by Jutze for a passed ball. McCarver scores. Melendez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Crawford
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Crawford
Dwain Anderson pinch hits for Diego Segui.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Granger
Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Wayne Granger now pitching.
Helms hits a line drive towards short. Kelleher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Granger
Jutze strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Granger
Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Granger
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Granger
There's a wild pitch. Crawford moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Granger
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Crawford
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Crawford
Sizemore bunts and there's an error on the play. Brock moves to third. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torre vs. Crawford
Torre is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Crawford
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to home to get Brock. Sizemore moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Crawford
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. Torre moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1973 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Metzger R, ss 5 0 2 0 Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0
Alou J, rf 5 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Wynn J, cf 4 0 0 0 Torre J, 3b 2 0 1 0
Watson B, lf 2 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 5 0 0 0
Agee T, lf 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, 1b 4 1 2 1
May L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, rf 4 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Melendez L, cf 3 0 2 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tyson M, ss 3 0 0 0
Jutze S, c 2 1 0 0 Carbo B, ph 0 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 1 0 0 0 Stein B, ph 1 0 0 0
Crawford J, p 1 0 1 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Spinks S, p 3 0 1 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
Anderson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelleher M, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 0 35 2 8 1
Houston 000 000 010 0 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 001 1 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K 8.1 6 1 0 4 6
Crawford J (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Spinks S 8.0 3 1 0 4 1
Segui D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Granger W (W) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Sizemore T, Helms T
DP -- Houston 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Houston 7, St.Louis 11
2B -- Melendez L
SH -- Forsch K 2, Sizemore T
WP -- Granger W
PB -- Simmons T, Jutze S
T -- 2:41
A -- 15614
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