Padres @ Cardinals
August 17, 1973

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Padres 2 5 0
Cardinals 1 6 3
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Padres 2 6 0
Cardinals 1 6 3

Cito Gaston Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .289
At Bats 3 342
Hits 1 89
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 37

Orlando Pena Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 5
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Busch Stadium - August 17, 1973
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Orlando Pena
Ted Simmons
Tim McCarver
Tom Heintzelman
Joe Torre
Mike Tyson
Lou Brock
Luis Melendez
Bernie Carbo
Cito Gaston
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Luis Melendez now playing center field. Gaston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Gaston reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Kendall for a passed ball. McCarver moves to second.
Bottom 8 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Luis Melendez pinch hits for Jose Cruz. Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Caldwell now pitching. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Colbert strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Roberts. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Roberts steals second.
Top 8 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to third.
Top 8 Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Orlando Pena now pitching. Gene Locklear pinch hits for Clay Kirby. Locklear hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bake McBride pinch hits for Reggie Cleveland. McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tyson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston who is chasing the ball. Tyson reaches third base with a triple. Heintzelman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Heintzelman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morales strikes out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kendall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a line drive towards first. Colbert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCarver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gaston hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre.
Top 6 Roberts strikes out.
Top 6 Grubb is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cleveland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heintzelman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 5 Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kirby is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Morales hits a fly ball towards right field. Carbo fields the ball and throws to home. Simmons drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Simmons. Kendall tags and scores. Thomas tags and moves to second.
Top 5 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kendall moves to third.
Top 5 Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. McCarver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Kirby covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.
Top 4 Gaston is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colbert for the out.
Top 4 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Cleveland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morales is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kirby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simmons strikes out.
Top 2 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colbert tags and scores. Gaston tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Gaston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colbert moves to third. Gaston moves to second.
Top 2 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver juggles the ball. That's an error on McCarver.
Bottom 1 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kirby, and towards Morales, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out.
Top 1 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.