Astros @ Cardinals
August 14, 1973

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Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 5 7 0
Cardinals 6 8 1
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Astros 5 7 0
Cardinals 6 9 1

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .290
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 3 448
Hits 1 130
• Singles 1 94
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 2 67

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 2
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Busch Stadium - August 14, 1973
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Single
Ken Forsch
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Ted Simmons
Bernie Carbo
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carbo moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Carbo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Carbo reaches second base with a double. Sizemore goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Sizemore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Segui fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Diego Segui now pitching. Tim McCarver now playing first base. Joe Torre now playing third base. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carbo scores. Simmons moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ken Reitz. McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Ken Forsch now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Carbo moves to third. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. Sizemore scores. Carbo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Juan Pizarro now pitching. Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McBride scores. Brock moves to third. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sizemore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson scores. McBride moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bake McBride pinch hits for Orlando Pena. McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Orlando Pena now pitching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Helms scores. Wynn moves to second.
Top 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Helms reaches second base with a double. Edwards moves to third.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo who is chasing the ball. May reaches third base with a triple. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Metzger 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 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out.
Bottom 4 Sizemore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richard 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 4 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 3 Foster is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Tyson strikes out.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Torre. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Torre steals second.
Bottom 2 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Richard strikes out.
Top 2 There go the runners. The throw from Simmons and Sizemore drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error.
Top 2 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May moves to third.
Top 2 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. May reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Richard, and towards Helms, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.