New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 11, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1973 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0
Millan 2b 3 2 2 1
Milner 1b 3 2 2 1
Staub rf 4 0 1 1
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 3 0 0 0
Chiles cf 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 1 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Melendez rf 3 1 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
Torre 1b 4 1 3 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1
Cruz cf 4 1 3 0
Busse ss 4 1 0 0
Cleveland p 1 0 0 0
  Andrews p 0 0 0 0
  Stein ph 1 0 0 0
  Foster p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
New York 201 020 000581
St. Louis 001 101 0014100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (1-0) 7.0 7 3 2 2 4
  McGraw   1.2 3 1 1 2 1
  Hennigan  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland  L (0-1) 4.2 7 5 4 1 1
  Andrews   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Foster   2.0 1 0 0 1 5
  Segui   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
3
8

  E–Fregosi (1).  DP–New York 2, St. Louis 1.  PB–Simmons (3).  2B–St. Louis Reitz (1,off Koosman); J Cruz (2,off Koosman).  3B–New York Millan (1,off Cleveland), St. Louis J Cruz (1,off Koosman).  HR–New York Milner (2,3rd inning off Cleveland 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Koosman (1,off Cleveland).  CS–Sizemore (1,2nd base by Koosman/Dyer).  WP–Cleveland (1).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:23.  A–12,290.
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