Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Seaver
  
  Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sizemore vs. Seaver
  
  Sizemore takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McCarver vs. Seaver
  
  McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sizemore tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Seaver
  
  Simmons hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Seaver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hahn vs. Foster
  
  Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Millan vs. Foster
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hahn moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Staub vs. Foster
  
  Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hahn scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Milner vs. Foster
  
  Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. Seaver
  
  Carbo is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torre vs. Seaver
  
  Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Seaver
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Foster
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garrett vs. Foster
  
  Garrett strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Foster
  
  Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Foster
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grote moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Seaver vs. Foster
  
  Seaver strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tyson vs. Seaver
  
  Tyson hits a line drive into right field. Staub picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Staub. Tyson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Seaver
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Millan covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brock vs. Seaver
  
  Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sizemore vs. Seaver
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hahn vs. Foster
  
  Hahn hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Foster
  
  Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Foster
  
  Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Milner vs. Foster
  
  Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Seaver
  
  McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Seaver
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carbo vs. Seaver
  
  Carbo takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Torre vs. Seaver
  
  Torre strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cruz vs. Seaver
  
  Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Foster
  
  Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garrett vs. Foster
  
  Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Grote vs. Foster
  
  Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Foster
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Seaver vs. Foster
  
  Seaver strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tyson vs. Seaver
  
  Tyson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Seaver
  
  Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brock vs. Seaver
  
  Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sizemore vs. Seaver
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hahn vs. Foster
  
  Hahn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Hahn reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Millan vs. Foster
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Staub vs. Foster
  
  Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Milner vs. Foster
  
  Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Seaver
  
  McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Seaver
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carbo vs. Seaver
  
  Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torre vs. Seaver
  
  Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Foster
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garrett vs. Foster
  
  Garrett 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, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Foster
  
  Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Seaver
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tyson vs. Seaver
  
  Tyson bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McBride vs. Seaver
  
  Bake McBride pinch hits for Alan Foster.
  
  McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. McBride moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brock vs. Seaver
  
  Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sizemore vs. Seaver
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Granger
  
  Wayne Granger now pitching.
  
  Martinez strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Granger
  
  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
  
  Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hahn vs. Granger
  
  Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. McGraw
  
  Tug McGraw now pitching.
  
  McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. McGraw
  
  Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. McGraw
  
  Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Granger
  
  Ken Reitz now playing third base. Joe Torre now playing first base.
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Granger
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milner vs. Granger
  
  Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Granger
  
  Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garrett vs. Pena
  
  Orlando Pena now pitching.
  
  Garrett hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torre vs. McGraw
  
  Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. McGraw
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tyson vs. McGraw
  
  Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Pena
  
  Grote hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Pena
  
  Ron Hodges pinch hits for Ted Martinez.
  
  Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kranepool vs. Pena
  
  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Tug McGraw.
  
  Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/5/1973, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Brock L, lf           4  0  2  1   Hahn D, cf            4  1  1  0   
Sizemore T, 2b        3  1  0  0   Millan F, 2b          4  0  0  0   
McCarver T, 1b        3  0  0  1   Staub R, rf           4  0  2  1   
Reitz K, 3b           0  0  0  0   Milner J, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Simmons T, c          4  0  2  0   Jones C, lf           4  1  2  0   
Carbo B, rf           3  0  0  0   Garrett W, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Torre J, 3b-1b        4  0  0  0   Grote J, c            4  0  2  1   
Cruz J, cf            4  1  1  0   Martinez T, ss        3  0  1  0   
Tyson M, ss           3  0  1  0   Hodges R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Foster A, p           2  0  1  0   Seaver T, p           2  0  0  0   
McBride B, ph         1  1  1  1   Boswell K, ph         0  0  0  0   
Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   McGraw T, p           0  0  0  0   
Pena O, p             0  0  0  0   Kranepool E, ph       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  3  8  3                        35  2  9  2

St.Louis         100 000 200 --  3
New York         100 100 000 --  2

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foster A (W)          6.0  7  2  1  0  3
Granger W             1.2  2  0  0  1  1
Pena O (S)            1.1  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L)          7.0  8  3  2  2  2
McGraw T              2.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Seaver T, Tyson M, Staub R
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 7
2B -- Jones C, Hahn D
SH -- Tyson M
SF -- McCarver T
T -- 2:09
A -- 0

    

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