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June 16, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 8 0
Astros 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 8 0
Astros 3 7 1

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .000 .285
At Bats 3 224
Hits 0 53
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 14

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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Astrodome - June 16, 1973
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Out
Bob Gibson
Ted Simmons
Joe Torre
Dave Campbell
Ken Reitz
Mike Tyson
Jim Dwyer
Luis Melendez
Jose Cruz
Roger Metzger
Tommy Helms

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 8 0 5
Houston Astros 3 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Ken Forsch
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 26,780
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Tyson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

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Bottom 9 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Watson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Busse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 May strikes out.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Ken Reitz now playing third base. Joe Torre now playing first base. Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Tyson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Stewart moves to second.
Bottom 8 Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for J.R. Richard. Stewart takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Melendez strikes out.
Top 8 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 8 McCarver 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 7 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Busse strikes out. Simmons drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Busse out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ray Busse now playing third base. Campbell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Dwyer now playing left field. Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gibson strikes out.
Top 6 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Agee hits a popup towards first. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campbell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Melendez. The throw from Watson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 5 Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 5 There goes Cruz. The throw from Watson and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 May strikes out.
Bottom 4 Watson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Torre strikes out.
Top 4 Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Watson for a passed ball. Gibson scores. Brock moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Richard Gibson moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Top 4 J.R. Richard now pitching. Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson moves to second.
Top 4 Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jesus Alou now playing right field. Jim Wynn now playing left field. Tommie Agee now playing center field. 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.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Agee is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Melendez strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Cruz. The throw from Watson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre scores.
Top 3 McCarver 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 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to third.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Agee. Torre reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Forsch hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Helms strikes out.
Top 2 Campbell strikes out.
Top 2 Brock hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson scores.
Top 2 Tyson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Tyson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Melendez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Watson reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McCarver takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Simmons. The throw from Watson and he is safe. Simmons steals second.
Top 1 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Forsch Torre scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 The ball gets by Watson for a passed ball. Torre moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Torre moves to second.
Top 1 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Campbell hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.