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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 3, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 3, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 3, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 3, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Folkers |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 28,449 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Art Williams 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Doug Harvey |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Right Fielder |
Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Rennie Stennett | Shortstop |
Steve Blass | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Ted Simmons | First Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
Rich Folkers | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 3, 1973
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Folkers
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Folkers
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Folkers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Folkers
There goes Cash. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Cash steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Folkers
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Folkers
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Blass
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Folkers
Sanguillen 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Folkers
Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Folkers
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo strikes out. Sanguillen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Carbo out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blass
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Blass
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Folkers
Stennett hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Folkers
Blass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Folkers
The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Blass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Folkers
Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Folkers
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Folkers vs. Blass
Folkers hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. Blass
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock scores. Sizemore moves to third. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo takes first base on ball four. Sizemore scores. McCarver moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reitz vs. Johnson
Bob Johnson now pitching.
Reitz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines who is chasing the ball. Reitz reaches third base with a triple. McCarver scores. Cruz scores. Carbo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyson vs. Johnson
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Folkers
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first, with Folkers covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Folkers
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Folkers
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Folkers
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Folkers vs. Johnson
Folkers hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Johnson
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Folkers
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Folkers
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Folkers
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Folkers
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sizemore fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Johnson
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Folkers
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Folkers
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Folkers
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Folkers
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Johnson
Reitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Johnson
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Folkers vs. Johnson
Folkers strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Folkers
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Folkers
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first, with Folkers covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Folkers
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Johnson
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Lou Brock.
Sizemore bunts towards first. Robertson fields the ball and throws to Johnson covering. Safe. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Johnson
McCarver bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. Dwyer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dwyer scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cash fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Folkers
Jim Dwyer now playing left field. Joe Torre now playing first base. Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Bob Johnson.
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Folkers
Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Folkers
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Dettore
Tom Dettore now pitching.
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stennett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Dettore
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Folkers vs. Dettore
Folkers hits a popup towards short. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Dettore
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Folkers
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Folkers
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Folkers
Sanguillen takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Folkers
Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Folkers
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to third. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stennett vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zisk scores. Sanguillen moves to third. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stargell vs. Segui
Willie Stargell pinch hits for Tom Dettore.
Stargell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Segui
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/3/1973, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Clines G, rf 5 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 2 2 1 0 Cash D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dwyer J, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Oliver A, cf 4 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 1 2 0 Zisk R, lf 3 2 2 1 McCarver T, c 3 1 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 3 1 0 0 Simmons T, 1b 3 0 0 2 Robertson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Torre J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cruz J, cf 3 1 1 1 Stennett R, ss 4 1 1 1 Carbo B, rf 3 1 0 1 Blass S, p 1 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 2 3 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0 Tyson M, ss 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez F, ph 1 0 0 0 Folkers R, p 4 0 0 0 Dettore T, p 0 0 0 0 Segui D, p 0 0 0 0 Stargell W, ph 1 1 1 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 6 6 30 7 7 7 Pittsburgh 000 100 005 -- 6 St.Louis 105 000 10x -- 7 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blass S (L) 2.2 1 6 6 6 1 Johnson B 4.1 5 1 1 0 1 Dettore T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Folkers R (W) 8.2 4 4 4 4 2 Segui D (S) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, St.Louis 6 2B -- Sizemore T 3B -- Reitz K HR -- Zisk R, Stargell W SB -- Cash D SF -- Simmons T PB -- McCarver T T -- 2:08 A -- 28449
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