St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
June 15, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1973 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros 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, Houston Astros 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Dwyer lf 4 0 0 0
  Stein ph 1 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Torre 1b 3 1 3 2
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Melendez cf 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Tyson ss 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Foster p 3 0 1 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 1 0
  Brock pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Agee lf 4 1 2 2
Wynn rf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0
Watson c 4 1 1 1
May 1b 4 0 3 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 3
St. Louis 000 020 000292
Houston 002 000 01x390
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  L (4-4) 8.0 9 3 3 2 6
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (7-3) 8.0 8 2 2 4 2
  Ray   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Crawford   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  York  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
3

  E–Simmons (5), Melendez (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–St. Louis Torre (6,off Roberts); Melendez (6,off Roberts); J Cruz (12,off Roberts); Sizemore (8,off Roberts).  HR–St. Louis Torre (4,5th inning off Roberts 1 on, 2 out), Houston Agee (3,3rd inning off Foster 1 on, 1 out); Watson (6,8th inning off Foster 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Tyson (2,by Roberts); Torre (8,by Roberts).  SH–Roberts (5,off Foster).  SB–Brock (15,2nd base off Crawford/Watson); Cedeno (21,2nd base off Foster/Simmons).  CS–Cedeno (4,2nd base by Foster/Simmons); Wynn (7,3rd base by Foster/Simmons).  IBB–Roberts 2 (3,Tyson,Torre).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:15.  A–17,186.
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