Lou Brock at Shea Stadium.
August 4, 1973.
Brock was right in the thick of things as the Cardinals edged the Mets, 4-3. His 3rd-inning sac fly tied the score at 1-1. In the 8th inning, with the score tied at 2-2, Brock led off with a single, went to second on a sac bunt, and scored the eventual game-winning run on a single by Ted Simmons. However, the victory was a costly one for the Cardinals, as Bob Gibson was injured, tearing cartilage in his knee. Gibson didn't come back until September 29, and his absence may well have been the deciding factor in a division race where the Cardinals finished just 1.5 games behind the Mets.
I think his regular Topps card that year also features Brock at Shea Stadium, so perhaps these photos were taken the same day, though Brock is on the other side of the field here.
In other news, astronomers were able to get their first ever look through Venus's thick cloud layer to observe the surface of the planet; rising meat prices were triggering anger at President Nixon and, in some places, meat hoarding; and Juan Peron and his wife Isabel were nominated to be President and Vice President of Argentina.
Not really relevant to this card, but I couldn't help but think that you don't hear about a lot of people collecting Lou Brock. He's gotta be one of the least collected big names from his era.
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