St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
August 28, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1973 at Astrodome. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Houston Astros 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 1 2 2
Sizemore 2b 5 0 0 0
Torre 1b 5 1 1 0
Simmons c 4 1 2 1
Agee cf 3 2 1 1
Melendez rf 5 1 3 2
Reitz 3b 5 1 2 2
Tyson ss 3 1 1 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher ss 1 0 0 0
Foster p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher lf 4 0 2 2
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 0
Wynn rf 3 1 0 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 1
Helms 2b 2 0 1 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
St. Louis 000 410 1028120
Houston 030 000 000363
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  W (11-6) 9.0 6 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (14-10) 6.2 7 6 6 3 3
  Upshaw   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Forsch   2.0 5 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
8

  E–Rader 2 (21), Reuss (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Brock (20,off Reuss); Simmons (28,off Reuss), Houston Rader (23,off Foster); Gallagher (1,off Foster); Helms (25,off Foster).  HR–St. Louis Agee (9,5th inning off Reuss 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Foster (5,off Reuss); Helms (6,off Foster).  IBB–Brock (13,by Forsch).  IBB–Forsch (7,Brock).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:15.  A–11,042.
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