The Cardinals survived a rally by the Braves in the ninth inning and emerged with a 3-2 victory to complete the sweep of the four-game series. Roric Harrison, making his first N. L. start for the Braves, pitched seven innings and allowed only three hits and one unearned run. The Cardinals reached Danny Frisella for their other tallies in the eighth on a single by Luis Melendez, double by Ken Reitz and single by Rick Wise, who accounted for his own winning run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Monday, May       28, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Goggin 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .267      McCarver 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Aaron lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .238      Simmons c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Lum 1b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .304      J. Cruz rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Baker cf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .249      Melendez cf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .256
Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .213
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Harrison p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                3   0   1   1     0   1   .185
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .152

Totals               32   2   6   2     3   2             Totals               27   3   6   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  9,090
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 2
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Aaron
Doubles: Reitz (9)
Stolen Bases: McCarver (1)
Caught Stealing: Brock (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (5), Tyson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Melendez (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(0-2)         7     3   1   0   0   2   0  23   1.59
Frisella                0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.61
House                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.09
Totals                  8     6   3   2   0   2   0  29

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(6-2)             8     5   2   2   2   2   0  31   3.46
Folkers                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.79
Granger SV(2)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.93
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Garr popped to second; Goggin grounded out (second
to pitcher); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to
left; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron popped to first; Lum flied out to center;
Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left [Simmons to second (error
by Aaron)]; J. Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to
third]; Melendez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Simmons scored
(unearned)]; Reitz flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Perez singled
to right; Harrison forced Perez (third to shortstop); Garr flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Wise struck
out; Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
1.

BRAVES 4TH: Goggin grounded out (first unassisted); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Aaron was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
McCarver singled to left; McCarver stole second; Simmons struck
out; J. Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Baker lined to
left; Oates singled to right; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez flied out to center; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Harrison flied out to right; Garr grounded out
(second to first); Goggin singled to center; Evans grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Wise flied out to left; Brock flied out to
center; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron struck out; Lum singled to right; Baker flied
out to center; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: McCarver flied out to center; Simmons grounded
out (second to first); J. Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); MILLER BATTED
FOR HARRISON; Miller flied out to center; Garr walked; Goggin
forced Garr (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Melendez
singled to shortstop; Reitz doubled to right [Melendez scored];
Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Reitz to
third]; Wise singled to left [Reitz scored]; Brock flied out to
left; HOUSE REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING); Sizemore flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans walked; Aaron singled to center [Evans to
second]; FOLKERS REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Lum walked [Evans to
third, Aaron to second]; GRANGER REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING);
Baker singled to left [Evans scored, Aaron scored, Lum to
second]; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lum
to third, Baker to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); JACKSON BATTED FOR HOUSE; Jackson grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.