The Cardinals, who won only five of their first 25 games, finally climaxed their uphill battle and reached the .500 mark with a 33-33 record by defeating the Cubs, 3-2, in 11 innings. The Cubs forced the game into overtime with a run in the ninth on a double by Carmen Fanzone and single by Gene Hiser, but with two away in the 11th the Cardinals gained their victory with successive singles by Bernie Carbo, Jim Dwyer and Luis Melendez. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 1 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .260 Brock lf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .296 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .273 McCarver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Williams lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Reitz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Bourque 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .225 Torre 3b,1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .327 James pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 Simmons c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Hickman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Carbo rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .197 Cardenal rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .314 Dwyer cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .179 Fanzone 3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .282 Kelleher ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 J. Cruz ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Santo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hundley c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Melendez ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .247 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 2 2 .290 Wise p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Jenkins p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .048 Tyson ph,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Hiser ph,cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Totals 39 2 9 2 4 9 Totals 38 3 8 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 46,151 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 9 DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Kessinger Doubles: Cardenal (18), Fanzone (4) Stolen Bases: Torre (1), Sizemore (3) Caught Stealing: Fanzone (1) Sacrifice Hits: Jenkins (4), Sizemore (4), Kelleher (1), Tyson (3) GIDP: Beckert (10) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins 8 4 2 1 1 3 0 30 3.24 Aker L(2-5) 2.2 4 1 1 2 0 0 14 3.02 Totals 10.2 8 3 2 3 3 0 44 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise 10 8 2 2 3 8 0 40 2.78 Segui W(3-2) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.50 Totals 11 9 2 2 4 9 0 44 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; McCarver popped to first; Torre reached on an error by Kessinger [Brock scored (unearned) (no RBI), Torre to first]; Torre stole second; Simmons lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 2ND: Bourque singled to second; Cardenal flied out to right; Fanzone struck out; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo popped to shortstop; Dwyer flied out to center; Kelleher flied out to right; Don Kessinger decked by Fergie Jenkins pitch; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger walked; Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Kessinger to second]; On a bunt Monday singled to pitcher [Kessinger to third]; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; Rick Wise decked on first pitch; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Wise struck out; Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Bourque grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal singled to center; Fanzone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 5TH: Rudolph flied out to left; Kessinger struck out; Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Carbo flied out to right; Dwyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 6TH: Monday flied out to left; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Wise struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore singled to left; Sizemore stole second; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1. CUBS 7TH: Bourque walked; JAMES RAN FOR BOURQUE; Cardenal doubled to left [James scored]; Fanzone flied out to left; Rudolph struck out; Kessinger was walked intentionally; Jenkins was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: HICKMAN REPLACED JAMES (PLAYING 1B); Torre grounded out (catcher to first); Simmons lined to left; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1. CUBS 8TH: Monday struck out; Beckert singled to left; Williams singled to first [Beckert to second]; Hickman popped to shortstop; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Dwyer singled to first; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dwyer to second]; Wise flied out to left; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore singled to center [Dwyer scored, Brock to third]; McCarver flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2. CUBS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Fanzone doubled to right; SANTO BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Santo popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fanzone to third]; HISER BATTED FOR JENKINS; Hiser singled to center [Fanzone scored]; Monday forced Hiser (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); AKER REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); HUNDLEY REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING C ); Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); Carbo singled to right; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CUBS 10TH: Beckert popped to shortstop; Williams flied out to center; Hickman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 10TH: J. CRUZ BATTED FOR KELLEHER; J. Cruz walked; TYSON BATTED FOR WISE; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [J. Cruz to second]; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore forced Brock (third to second) [J. Cruz to third]; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CUBS 11TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SEGUI REPLACED J. CRUZ (PITCHING); Cardenal flied out to right; Fanzone walked; Fanzone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hundley singled to left; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 11TH: Torre flied out to right; Simmons flied out to right; Carbo singled to shortstop; Dwyer singled to right [Carbo to second]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR SEGUI; Melendez singled to left [Carbo scored, Dwyer to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

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