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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 12, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 12, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Gullett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 34,889 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Bill Williams |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Bobby Tolan | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Ed Crosby | Shortstop |
| Don Gullett | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
| Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 12, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Murphy
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Murphy
Morgan bunts towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Driessen vs. Murphy
Driessen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Murphy
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Murphy
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gullett
Brock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gullett
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Gullett
Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gullett
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Murphy
Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Tolan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Murphy
Geronimo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Murphy
Crosby takes first base on ball four. Tolan moves to third. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gullett vs. Murphy
Gullett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Murphy
Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Rose reaches second base with a double. Tolan scores. Geronimo scores. Crosby moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Murphy
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Driessen vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosby scores. Rose scores. Morgan moves to third. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Hrabosky
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to home to get Morgan. Driessen moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Hrabosky
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Hrabosky
Tolan hits a line drive into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gullett
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Gullett
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Gullett
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Gullett
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Hrabosky
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Hrabosky
Crosby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gullett vs. Hrabosky
Gullett bunts towards the mound. Hrabosky juggles the ball. That's an error on Hrabosky. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Hrabosky
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hrabosky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gullett
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gullett
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gullett
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Sprague
There goes Morgan. The throw from Simmons and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Driessen vs. Sprague
Driessen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Sprague
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Sprague
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Gullett
Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Gullett
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gullett
Torre is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Gullett
Reitz hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Sprague
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Sprague
Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Sprague
Crosby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Gullett
Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Gullett
Kelleher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Gullett
Dave Campbell pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
There's a wild pitch. Kelleher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Gullett
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Gullett
Brock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullett vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Pena
Rose 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 -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pena
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gullett
Sizemore hits a line drive towards third. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Gullett
Melendez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Gullett
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Gullett
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Gullett
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carbo vs. Gullett
Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Gullett
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Pena
Mike Tyson now playing shortstop.
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pena
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Pena
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Pena
Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Gullett
Denis Menke now playing third base. Dan Driessen now playing first base. Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
Heintzelman hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gullett
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Gullett
Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching. Tom Heintzelman now playing second base.
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Segui
Crosby hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullett vs. Segui
Gullett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Segui
There's a wild pitch. Gullett moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Segui
Rose strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Gullett
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Gullett
Simmons hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Gullett
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Segui
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Segui
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Segui
Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Driessen moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Segui
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. Driessen scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Segui
There's a wild pitch. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Segui
Tolan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Gullett
Reitz hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Gullett
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Gullett
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1973 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 5 1 2 2 Brock L, lf 4 1 1 1
Morgan J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Driessen D, 3b-1b 4 2 1 2 Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 3 0 2 1 Melendez L, cf 3 1 1 0
Menke D, 3b 1 0 1 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0
Bench J, c 5 0 1 2 Torre J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Tolan B, rf 5 1 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Geronimo C, cf 3 1 0 0 Carbo B, rf 3 0 0 0
Crosby E, ss 2 1 0 0 Kelleher M, ss 2 0 1 0
Gullett D, p 3 0 1 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
Tyson M, ss 1 0 0 0
Murphy T, p 0 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Cruz H, ph 1 0 0 0
Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0
Campbell D, ph 1 0 0 0
Pena O, p 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
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33 7 9 7 32 2 6 2
Cincinnati 050 100 001 -- 7
St.Louis 100 001 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett D (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy T (L) 1.1 3 5 5 4 2
Hrabosky A 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Sprague E 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Pena O 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Segui D 2.0 2 1 1 1 4
E -- Hrabosky A, Simmons T
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, St.Louis 6
2B -- Rose P 2, Tolan B
HR -- Brock L
SB -- Morgan J
SH -- Morgan J, Gullett D
HBP -- by Hrabosky A (Crosby E), by Gullett D (Torre J)
WP -- Gullett D, Segui D 2
T -- 2:19
A -- 34889
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