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1973 NL Game: St.L @ Pit.

April 8, 1973
  
 St. Louis pitcher Rick Wise had himself a nice 1st appearance of the season going the distance in the Cardinal's 16-2 pounding of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wise allowed just 8 hits and no walks. Wise also chipped in big at the plate going 3 for 5 with a homerun, and 5 RBI.
BOXSCORE: 1973 St. Louis Cardinals At 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates        4/8/1973
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brock LF          5  1  0  0 .091     R.Stennett 2B       4  0  1  0 .333  
  T.Sizemore 2B       4  3  2  0 .444     M.Sanguillen RF     4  0  1  0 .222  
  J.Cruz CF           4  4  3  2 .778     A.Oliver CF         4  0  2  0 .500  
  J.Torre 1B          5  2  4  1 .625     W.Stargell LF       4  0  0  0 .125  
  T.Simmons C         5  0  2  3 .200     B.Robertson 1B      4  0  1  0 .143  
  K.Reitz 3B          6  0  0  0 .200     R.Hebner 3B         4  1  0  0 .125  
  B.Carbo RF          2  3  1  1 .250     G.Alley SS          4  1  1  0 .200  
  R.Busse SS          5  1  0  0 .200     M.May C             3  0  1  1 .286  
  R.Wise P            5  2  3  5 .600     N.Briles P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          L.Walker P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-D.Cash PH           1  0  1  0 .500  
                                          B.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-G.Clines PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          R.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-R.Zisk PH           1  0  0  1 .500  
                                          D.Giusti P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 16 15 12                 Totals      34  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Walker In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 7th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 1 1 5  3 3 0  0 2 1  - 16 15  2
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  8  5
 
Cardinals (2-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Wise WIN(1-0)           9       8   2   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   2   0   0   2   0
 
Pirates (0-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
N.Briles LOSS(0-1)        2 2/3   6   7   5   2   1   0  16.88
L.Walker                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Johnson                 2       4   6   4   3   2   0  11.25
R.Hernandez               2       2   0   0   1   2   0   0.00
D.Giusti                  2       3   3   3   1   2   1  13.50
Totals                    9      15  16  12   7   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,982 DATE- Sunday, April 8th 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8  Pirates: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 3  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- L.Brock, R.Busse, M.Sanguillen, A.Oliver, W.Stargell, M.May, N.Briles
DOUBLES- J.Cruz-3(4th), T.Simmons(1st), R.Wise-2
HOME RUNS- R.Wise(1st)
RBIs- J.Cruz-2(4th), J.Torre(2nd), T.Simmons-3(3rd), B.Carbo(1st), R.Wise-5,
      M.May(2nd), R.Zisk(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Sizemore
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Cruz, B.Carbo
WALKS- L.Brock, T.Sizemore, J.Cruz, J.Torre, T.Simmons, B.Carbo-2
STRIKE OUTS- L.Brock, T.Sizemore, J.Cruz, K.Reitz, R.Busse-3, W.Stargell-2
GIDP- R.Wise, W.Stargell, G.Alley, M.May
WILD PITCHES- B.Johnson
PASSED BALLS- M.May
2-out RBI- R.Wise-4
RLISP 2-out- K.Reitz-2, L.Brock, M.Sanguillen, R.Busse, R.Hebner, T.Simmons,
             R.Stennett
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 8 for 20  Pirates: 1 for 7
 
Rick Wise blasted a homerun and had 5 RBI and he went the distance at Three
Rivers Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals belted the Pittsburgh Pirates by
the count of 16 to 2.
 
Wise enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He doubled bringing home two baserunners
in the 3rd inning, doubled in the 5th inning and popped a two-run clout over
the fence in the 8th inning.  St. Louis provided plenty of action in the 3rd
inning which saw them score 5 runs on 5 hits.  The St. Louis offense
man-handled the Pittsburgh pitching staff as they scored in 7 of the 9
innings.  
 
Wise(1-0) got the victory, allowing 2 runs for the game. Nelson Briles(0-1)
suffered the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 6 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 2/3
innings.  
 
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Wise said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and not
do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by game,
and pitch by pitch.'

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