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St. Louis Cardinals @ Atlanta Braves
1973-06-09 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 8930 · night · 2:19
Atlanta Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–2. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 5th. Phil Niekro earned the win and Tom House picked up the save. Hank Aaron went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| ATL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
W: Phil Niekro L: Scipio Spinks SV: Tom House
Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Ed Vargo · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Brock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Torre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Simmons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Melendez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Tyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scipio Spinks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernie Carbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Stein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mick Kelleher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Reitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Oates | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Garr | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrell Evans | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Aaron | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Lum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dusty Baker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Davey Johnson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Marty Perez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Niekro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio Spinks | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| John Andrews | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Wayne Granger | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Tom House | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lou Brock: 13
- Ted Sizemore: 7
- Joe Torre: 63
Bot 1
- Johnny Oates: 43
- Ralph Garr: S8
- Darrell Evans: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Hank Aaron: IW
- Mike Lum: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Dusty Baker: 43
Top 2
- Ted Simmons: S8
- Tim McCarver: K
- Luis Melendez: 2/G.1-2
- Jose Cruz: 3/G
Bot 2
- Davey Johnson: S8
- Marty Perez: HR/7.1-H
- Phil Niekro: K
- Johnny Oates: 43
- Ralph Garr: S8
- Darrell Evans: SB2
- Darrell Evans: 4/P
Top 3
- Mike Tyson: HP
- Scipio Spinks: 14/SH.1-2
- Lou Brock: 53.2-3
- Ted Sizemore: 43
Bot 3
- Hank Aaron: HR/7
- Mike Lum: W
- Dusty Baker: 64(1)3/GDP
- Davey Johnson: W
- Marty Perez: 63
Top 4
- Joe Torre: S7
- Ted Simmons: 46(1)3/GDP
- Tim McCarver: 7
Bot 4
- Phil Niekro: 63
- Johnny Oates: E6.B-1
- Ralph Garr: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 5
- Luis Melendez: S8
- Jose Cruz: 9
- Mike Tyson: K
- John Andrews: 2/FL
Bot 5
- Darrell Evans: 43
- Hank Aaron: HR/7
- Mike Lum: 43
- Dusty Baker: S7
- Davey Johnson: HR/8.1-H
- Marty Perez: 3/G
Top 6
- Lou Brock: W
- Ted Sizemore: 7
- Joe Torre: D9.1-H
- Ted Simmons: 8
- Tim McCarver: S8.2-H
- Luis Melendez: S9.1-3
- Jose Cruz: W.1-2
- Bernie Carbo: 5/P
Bot 6
- Phil Niekro: 53
- Johnny Oates: S9
- Ralph Garr: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Bill Stein: 9
- Lou Brock: 1/L
- Ted Sizemore: 7
Bot 7
- Darrell Evans: K
- Hank Aaron: K
- Mike Lum: D9
- Dusty Baker: 4/P
Top 8
- Joe Torre: S7
- Ted Simmons: W.1-2
- Tim McCarver: K/C
- Luis Melendez: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Davey Johnson: D7
- Marty Perez: S9.2-3
- Tom House: PO1(E1).3-H;1-3#
- Tom House: 6/P
- Johnny Oates: S7.3-H(UR)
- Ralph Garr: 3/G.1-2
- Darrell Evans: 43
Top 9
- Jose Cruz: 43
- Mick Kelleher: K/C
- Ken Reitz: 63