Sam McDowell, who pitched the first six innings, gained his first victory of the season when the Giants defeated the Cardinals, 6-3. Willie McCovey homered in the second inning and Dave Kingman in the sixth for the Giants. In between, Jim Howarth drove in two runs with a triple in the fourth and Chris Speier batted in a pair with a bases-loaded single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       10, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Giants       0  1  0    2  2  1    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   3   0     0   0   .278      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Melendez rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .310
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             3   0   1   2     1   0   .277
  McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .212      McCovey 1b            3   2   2   1     0   1   .258
Torre 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .296        Thomasson 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .192      Matthews lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .324
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .195      Howarth cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .150
J. Cruz cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Kingman 3b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .183
Busse ss              4   1   1   1     0   1   .145      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Tyson 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .212      McDowell p            2   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Wise p                1   1   1   1     1   0   .111        Phillips ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carbo ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .205

Totals               33   3   8   2     6   4             Totals               31   6   9   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  3,236
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Giants 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 1
Errors: Fuentes
Doubles: J. Cruz (5)
Triples: Wise (1), Howarth (1)
Home Runs: Busse (2), McCovey (8), Kingman (5)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (2)
Caught Stealing: Busse (1), Brock (4), Phillips (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(3-2)             5.2   9   6   6   2   3   2  27   3.56
Granger                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.91
Folkers                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.69
Totals                  8     9   6   6   2   3   2  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(1-0)         6     6   3   3   4   1   1  26   6.53
Moffitt SV(6)           3     2   0   0   2   3   0  13   1.85
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: McDowell 2 (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Melendez flied out to
right; Torre walked; Simmons walked [Torre to second]; McDowell
threw a wild pitch [Torre to third, Simmons to second]; Reitz
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: J. Cruz doubled to right; Busse reached on a
fielder's choice [J. Cruz out at third (shortstop to third)];
Busse was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Tyson
walked; Wise tripled to right [Tyson scored]; Brock flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey homered; Matthews singled to first; Matthews
stole second; Howarth lined into a double play (third to second)
[Matthews out at second]; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez lined to third; Torre grounded out
(third to first); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); McDowell
was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz flied out to left; J. Cruz flied out to
right; Busse homered; Tyson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes lined to third; Speier walked; McCovey
singled to right [Speier to third]; Matthews reached on a
fielder's choice [Speier out at home (third to catcher), McCovey
to second]; Howarth tripled to left [McCovey scored, Matthews
scored]; Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Wise walked; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Wise to
second]; Brock singled to right [Wise scored (error by Fuentes)
(no RBI)]; Melendez struck out while Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to second to first); Torre singled to left;
Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader lined to shortstop; McDowell singled to first;
Bonds singled to left [McDowell to second]; Fuentes walked
[McDowell to third, Bonds to second]; Speier singled to right
[McDowell scored, Bonds scored, Fuentes to third]; McCovey was
called out on strikes; Willie McCovey ejected by HP umpire
Terry Tata; Matthews flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: THOMASSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Reitz
singled to left; J. Cruz popped to second; Busse forced Reitz
(shortstop to second); Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Howarth grounded out (second to first); Kingman
homered; Rader grounded out (second to first); PHILLIPS BATTED
FOR MCDOWELL; Phillips singled to right; GRANGER REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Phillips was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); CARBO
BATTED FOR GRANGER; Carbo was called out on strikes; Brock
singled to center; Melendez flied out to center; Torre forced
Brock (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: FOLKERS REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); CARBO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes popped
to catcher in foul territory; Speier grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons flied out to right; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); J. Cruz walked; Busse struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomasson popped to third in foul territory;
Matthews flied out to left; Howarth popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson struck out; Carbo flied out to right; Brock
singled to right; MCCARVER BATTED FOR FOLKERS; McCarver walked
[Brock to second]; Torre forced Brock (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 6.