Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 15, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1973 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 2b 4 0 0 0
  Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0
Anderson cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Montanez rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Hutton 1b 4 2 2 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Lonborg p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 1 2
Boone c 4 0 1 1
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Christenson p 0 0 0 0
  Lersch p 3 0 1 0
  Unser cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 3 4 0
Cruz cf 3 2 1 1
Torre 1b 5 0 3 3
Simmons c 3 0 2 2
Carbo rf 3 1 0 0
Reitz 3b 5 0 1 0
Crosby ss 1 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 0
  Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0
Wise p 3 1 0 0
Totals 33 8 13 6
Philadelphia 020 101 000463
St. Louis 210 000 14x8130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson   0.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Lersch   7.0 6 2 1 5 4
  Brandon  L (0-1) 0.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Lonborg   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
8
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (4-2) 9.0 6 4 4 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
6

  E–Boone 2 (2), Lersch (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Hutton (2,off Wise); Boone (4,off Wise).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (2,2nd inning off Wise 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Bowa (2,by Wise); Crosby (1,by Lersch).  SH–Wise (2,off Brandon).  SB–Brock 2 (9,2nd base off Christenson/Boone,2nd base off Lersch/Boone).  WP–Lersch (2), Wise 2 (2).  IBB–Lersch (1,Crosby); Wise (4,Bowa).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:30.  A–7,368.
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