Rick Wise, the only Cardinal pitcher with a victory in their previous 13 games of the season, made it two wins to his credit by shutting out the Dodgers, 2-0. The Cardinals combined a single by Joe Torre, walk to Ted Simmons and single by Jose Cruz for a run in the second inning and added their other tally on doubles by Lou Brock and Ted Sizemore in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .207
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .340
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      McCarver c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Ferguson c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .303      Torre 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Simmons rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Paciorek lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Carbo rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Cey 3b                2   0   2   0     1   0   .234      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Lopes 2b              2   0   1   0     1   1   .286      J. Cruz cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .302
Osteen p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busse ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .100
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Wise p                2   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     2   1             Totals               32   2   8   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  7,938
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cardinals 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Cey (1), Brock (3), Sizemore (4)
GIDP: Osteen (1), Buckner (2), McCarver (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(1-2)           7     8   2   2   3   2   0  32   3.18
Richert                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   2   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(2-1)             9     6   0   0   2   1   0  33   2.76
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   1   0  33

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


DODGERS 1ST: Russell flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(third to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Sizemore flied out to
left; McCarver grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(first unassisted); Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Simmons walked [Torre to
second]; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; J. Cruz
singled to right [Torre scored, Simmons to second]; Busse walked
[Simmons to third, J. Cruz to second]; Wise struck out; Brock
forced Busse (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey doubled to left; Lopes walked; Osteen grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cey to third,
Lopes out at second]; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore lined to third; McCarver grounded out
(first unassisted); Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
popped to shortstop; Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Reitz
singled to shortstop; J. Cruz flied out to center; Busse flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek
flied out to left; Cey singled to left; Lopes singled to center
[Cey to third, Lopes to second (on throw)]; Osteen popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Wise struck out; Brock doubled to left; Sizemore
doubled to left [Brock scored]; McCarver flied to right in foul
territory [Sizemore to third]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
flied out to left; Davis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons reached on an error by Russell [Simmons
to first]; Reitz popped to second; J. Cruz singled to right
[Simmons to third]; Busse flied out to right; Wise walked [J.
Cruz to second]; Brock forced Wise (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson singled to left; Crawford grounded out
(third to first) [Ferguson to second]; Paciorek flied out to
right; Cey walked; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); McCarver
singled to center; Torre forced McCarver (third to second);
Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 8TH: CARBO REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING RF); LACY BATTED
FOR OSTEEN; Lacy flied out to right; Russell singled to
shortstop; Buckner grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: RICHERT REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Reitz grounded
out (shortstop to first); J. Cruz flied out to center; Busse
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals
2.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis flied out to right; Ferguson singled to left;
Crawford flied out to center; Paciorek popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.