Reds @ Cardinals
May 31, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 3 5 0
Cardinals 2 7 0
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Reds 3 5 0
Cardinals 2 7 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .240
OBP .333 .343
At Bats 3 171
Hits 1 41
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 1 38

Bob Gibson Season Stats

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3 5 0
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Busch Stadium - May 31, 1973
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Bob Gibson
Ted Simmons
Joe Torre
Ted Sizemore
Ken Reitz
Mike Tyson
Lou Brock
Luis Melendez
Jose Cruz
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Melendez for the out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Morgan 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.
Top 8 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gibson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Gibson bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reitz hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 6 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stahl moves to second.
Top 6 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 5 Grimsley is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 5 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimsley covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores.
Top 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose scores. Morgan moves to third.
Top 4 Stahl strikes out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Rose moves to third.
Top 4 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to home to get Tyson. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Gibson bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Tyson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stahl. Tyson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag.
Top 2 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Grimsley Brock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Stahl hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.