Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1973 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 2 0
Alou rf 5 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 2 0 0 0
  Agee lf 0 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Jutze c 2 1 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
Torre 3b 2 0 1 0
Simmons c 5 0 0 0
McCarver 1b 4 1 2 1
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Melendez cf 3 0 2 0
Tyson ss 3 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 0 0 0 0
  Stein ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Spinks p 3 0 1 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 1
Houston 000 000 010 0151
St. Louis 000 000 001 1281
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   8.1 6 1 0 4 6
  Crawford  L (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.1
8
2
1
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Spinks   8.0 3 1 0 4 1
  Segui   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Granger  W (1-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
5
1
0
4
3

  E–Helms (4), Sizemore (4).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 2.  PB–Jutze (1); Simmons (8).  2B–St. Louis Melendez (5,off Forsch).  SH–Forsch 2 (4,off Spinks 2); Sizemore (2,off Crawford).  IBB–Torre (5,by Crawford).  WP–Granger (1).  IBB–Crawford (4,Torre).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:41.  A–15,614.
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