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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 28, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 28, 1973 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Foster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 11,042 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Nick Colosi |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Alan Foster | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Gallagher | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 28, 1973
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Reuss
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Reuss
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Reuss
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Agee vs. Reuss
Agee takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Melendez vs. Reuss
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Foster
Gallagher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Foster
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Foster
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Foster
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuss
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Reuss
Tyson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Foster
Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Foster
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Foster
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Foster
Helms bunts towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reuss vs. Foster
Reuss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gallagher vs. Foster
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Edwards scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Foster
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Reuss
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Reuss
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Foster
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Foster
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Foster
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuss
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Reuss
Agee takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Reuss
Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Reuss
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Agee scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Reuss
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to third. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz scores. Tyson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Reuss
Reuss fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reuss. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Reuss
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Foster
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Foster
Edwards 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Foster
Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Helms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reuss vs. Foster
Reuss strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Reuss
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuss
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Reuss
Agee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Reuss
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuss covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Foster
Gallagher 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 -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Foster
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Foster
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Reuss
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Reuss
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster 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
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Foster
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 -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Foster
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Foster
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Reuss
Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Reuss
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Reuss
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Foster
Edwards 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 -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Foster
Helms hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Foster
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Forsch
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez moves to third. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. Forsch
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Forsch
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Foster
Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop.
Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Foster
Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Foster
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Forsch
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Forsch
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Forsch
Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre scores. There goes Simmons trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Forsch
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melendez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Forsch
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Foster
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Foster
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Foster
Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Foster
Edwards hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1973 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 3 1 2 2 Gallagher B, lf 4 0 2 2
Sizemore T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0
Torre J, 1b 5 1 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons T, c 4 1 2 1 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Agee T, cf 3 2 1 1 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Melendez L, rf 5 1 3 2 Wynn J, rf 3 1 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 5 1 2 2 Edwards J, c 4 1 1 1
Tyson M, ss 3 1 1 0 Helms T, 2b 2 0 1 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Reuss J, p 2 0 0 0
Kelleher M, ss 1 0 0 0 Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0
Foster A, p 3 0 0 0 Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 12 8 32 3 6 3
St.Louis 000 410 102 -- 8
Houston 030 000 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Foster A (W) 9.0 6 3 3 1 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J (L) 6.2 7 6 6 3 3
Upshaw C 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Forsch K 2.0 5 2 2 2 4
E -- Rader D 2, Reuss J
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Houston 4
2B -- Rader D, Gallagher B, Helms T, Brock L, Simmons T
HR -- Agee T
SH -- Helms T, Foster A
T -- 2:15
A -- 11042
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