Astros @ Cardinals
August 15, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 10 0
Cardinals 0 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 10 0
Cardinals 0 5 0

Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .315
At Bats 3 273
Hits 1 71
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 27

Jerry Reuss Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 8 0
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Busch Stadium - August 15, 1973
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Out
Jerry Reuss
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Tommie Agee
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Luis Melendez
Ted Simmons

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 10 0 7
St. Louis Cardinals 0 5 0 6
Winning Pitcher Jerry Reuss
Losing Pitcher Rick Wise
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cesar Cedeno
Attendance 19,862
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reuss bunts towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third. Helms moves to second.
Top 9 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Edwards moves to second.
Top 9 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Top 9 May hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sizemore hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tommie Agee now playing left field. Brock strikes out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger moves to second.
Top 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Wise hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tyson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rader strikes out.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wise moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reuss strikes out.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carbo hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May strikes out.
Top 4 Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Wise is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Reuss strikes out.
Top 3 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tyson hits a fly ball towards right. Wynn catches it and throws to first to double up Melendez.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 2 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carbo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Carbo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock strikes out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger strikes out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.