St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 23, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1973 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets 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, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0
Agee cf 4 1 1 2
Simmons c 4 0 2 0
Torre 1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Melendez rf 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 1 0
Tyson ss 3 0 1 0
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Folkers p 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 3 2 2 2
Millan 2b 2 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 2 1
Milner 1b 5 0 0 0
Jones lf 2 1 1 2
Schneck cf 0 0 0 0
  Hahn ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Barnes ph 1 0 0 0
  Parker p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 1 1 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
St. Louis 200 000 000280
New York 001 012 10x590
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Folkers   2.1 0 1 1 4 2
  Pena  L (4-4) 3.1 4 3 3 0 2
  Hrabosky   0.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Segui   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
7
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   2.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Parker  W (8-3) 4.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McGraw  SV (23) 3.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 3.  3B–New York Garrett (3,off Hrabosky).  HR–St. Louis Agee (11,1st inning off Stone 1 on, 1 out), New York Jones (8,7th inning off Hrabosky 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Pena (1,off Parker); Millan (17,off Pena).  SF–Jones (8,off Pena).  IBB–Millan (3,by Hrabosky).  WP–Pena (1).  IBB–Hrabosky (6,Millan).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:37.  A–51,926.
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