Cardinals @ Braves
August 21, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 13 1
Braves 11 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 13 1
Braves 11 15 0

Ken Reitz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .230
OBP .000 .255
At Bats 0 317
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 31

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 6 3
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 21, 1973
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Phil Niekro
Paul Casanova
Mike Lum
Davey Johnson
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Sonny Jackson
Dusty Baker
Ralph Garr
Ken Reitz
Luis Melendez
Tommie Agee
Joe Torre

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 7 13 1 11
Atlanta Braves 11 15 0 6
Winning Pitcher Gary Neibauer
Losing Pitcher Rick Wise
Save Phil Niekro
Game Winning RBI Dusty Baker
Attendance 15,502
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ken Reitz pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Luis Melendez pinch hits for Ed Sprague. Melendez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out. Torre moves to third. Agee moves to second.
Top 9 Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Top 9 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a popup towards first. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Evans takes first base on ball four. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 8 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Ed Sprague now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Niekro strikes out.
Top 8 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out.
Top 8 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McBride moves to second.
Top 8 Brock is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bake McBride pinch hits for Rich Folkers. McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Jose Cruz pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Folkers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 7 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Phil Niekro now pitching. Marty Perez now playing shortstop. Sonny Jackson now playing left field. Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Marty Perez pinch runs for Hank Aaron. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Evans scores.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. Lum goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rich Folkers now pitching. Folkers fires to first and has Garr trapped. There's the throw to Tyson who tags Garr for the out.
Bottom 6 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Freddie Velazquez pinch hits for Adrian Devine. Velazquez is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Adrian Devine now pitching. Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Top 6 McCarver takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver scoops it up and throws to first, with Pena covering, for the out. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 5 Orlando Pena now pitching. Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Baker reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Wise strikes out.
Top 5 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Neibauer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 There goes Casanova. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops it up and throws to first, with Neibauer covering, for the out. McCarver moves to second.
Top 4 McCarver takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gary Neibauer now pitching. Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Baker reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garr scores. Lum scores. Evans moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Evans takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Chuck Goggin pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Goggin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goggin for the out.
Bottom 3 Casanova strikes out.
Top 3 Joe Niekro now pitching. Brock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Casanova fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wise hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Tyson strikes out.
Top 3 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum fields the ball and throws to Harrison covering. Safe. McCarver scores. Torre moves to third. Agee moves to second.
Top 3 Agee takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. McCarver moves to third.
Top 3 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. Sizemore scores. McCarver moves to second.
Top 3 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. Sizemore moves to second.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. Torre moves to third.
Top 2 Carbo takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 2 Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brock bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.