St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
June 9, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1973 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Atlanta Braves 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 1 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 1 3 1
Simmons c 3 0 1 0
McCarver 1b 4 0 1 1
Melendez cf 4 0 2 0
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0
Tyson ss 1 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher ss 1 0 0 0
Spinks p 0 0 0 0
  Andrews p 1 0 0 0
  Stein ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Reitz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Oates c 5 0 2 1
Garr rf 5 0 2 0
Evans 3b 5 0 1 0
Aaron lf 3 2 2 2
  Jackson lf 0 0 0 0
Lum 1b 3 0 1 0
Baker cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 3 3 2
Perez ss 4 2 2 2
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  House p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 7
St. Louis 000 002 000272
Atlanta 021 030 02x8140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Spinks  L (1-5) 2.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Andrews   4.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Granger   2.0 4 2 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
8
7
3
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-2) 7.0 7 2 2 3 2
  House  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4

  E–Tyson (5), Granger (3).  DP–St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2.  2B–St. Louis Torre (3,off P Niekro), Atlanta Lum (9,off Granger); Johnson (8,off Granger).  HR–Atlanta Perez (2,2nd inning off Spinks 1 on, 0 out); Aaron 2 (15,3rd inning off Spinks 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Andrews 0 on, 1 out); Johnson (10,5th inning off Andrews 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Spinks (1,off P Niekro).  HBP–Tyson (1,by P Niekro).  IBB–Aaron (4,by Spinks).  SB–Garr (12,2nd base off Spinks/Simmons).  HBP–P Niekro (1,Tyson).  IBB–Spinks (2,Aaron).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:19.  A–8,930.
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