San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 6, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1973 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Grubb cf 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 2
Gaston rf 4 0 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 3 1 1 0
Murrell 1b 3 0 1 1
Campbell 2b 3 0 0 0
Kirby p 1 0 0 0
  Corkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Troedson p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 2 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 2 2 1 1
Torre 3b 3 0 0 0
  Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 1 3 4
McCarver 1b 4 0 1 0
Melendez cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 3 1 1 0
Tyson ss 2 1 0 0
Gibson p 2 1 1 0
Totals 26 6 8 6
San Diego 010 000 002350
St. Louis 100 050 00x680
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (2-6) 5.0 5 6 6 3 8
  Ross   1.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Troedson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Romo   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (4-6) 9.0 5 3 3 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
0
7

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 4.  2B–San Diego Roberts (2,off Gibson), St. Louis Simmons (11,off Kirby).  HR–San Diego Lee (3,9th inning off Gibson 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Simmons (1,5th inning off Kirby 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Gibson (2,off Kirby); Sizemore (3,off Ross).  SF–Brock (2,off Kirby).  IBB–Torre (6,by Ross).  CS–Brock (10,2nd base by Kirby/Kendall).  IBB–Ross (5,Torre).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–1:50.  A–15,857.
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