Cardinals @ Braves
August 21, 1973

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Cardinals 7 11 1
Braves 11 15 0
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Cardinals 7 12 1
Braves 11 15 0

Joe Torre Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .296
OBP .750 .393
At Bats 3 422
Hits 2 125
• Singles 2 99
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 58
RBI’s 0 58

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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Single
Phil Niekro
Paul Casanova
Mike Lum
Davey Johnson
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Sonny Jackson
Dusty Baker
Ralph Garr
Joe Torre
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.