St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 5, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1973 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 2 2 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
McCarver 1b 3 0 2 2
  Reitz 3b 1 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 2 0
Carbo rf 4 0 0 0
Torre 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz cf 4 0 3 0
Tyson ss 4 0 1 0
Wise p 3 1 1 2
Totals 35 4 13 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Milner 1b 4 1 1 1
Jones lf 4 0 2 0
Boswell 3b 3 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss 2 0 0 0
  Capra p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0
McAndrew p 1 0 0 0
  Ostrosser ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
St. Louis 002 011 0004130
New York 000 000 100150
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (13-6) 9.0 5 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (3-8) 5.0 12 4 4 0 3
  Capra   3.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Strohmayer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
1
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  2B–St. Louis J Cruz (21,off McAndrew); Brock (17,off McAndrew); Sizemore (13,off Capra), New York Jones (9,off Wise); Hahn (7,off Wise).  3B–St. Louis Brock (5,off McAndrew).  HR–St. Louis Wise (2,3rd inning off McAndrew 0 on, 0 out), New York Milner (19,7th inning off Wise 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sizemore (13,off McAndrew).  SF–McCarver (6,off McAndrew); Wise (1,off Capra).  SB–J Cruz (10,2nd base off Capra/Hodges).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:41.  A–40,280.
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