St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 12
Played on Friday, April 28, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 - 7 13 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 0 Sizemore 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 Alou rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 Melendez pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torre 3b 5 2 4 3 0 0 2 1 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 McNertney c 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Hague 1b 2 0 0 2 1 1 6 1 Cruz cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Crosby ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland p 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 Shaw p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 7 13 7 4 8 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sizemore-Crosby-Hague-Crosby, Maxvill-Sizemore-Hague. E: Torre (1), Crosby (1). BATTING - 2B: Torre (3,off York). 3B: Torre (1,off Dierker). SH: Cruz (1,off Blasingame). SF: Hague 2 (2,off Dierker,off York). GDP: McNertney (1,off Ray). Team LOB: 10.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Miller rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Stinson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Helms 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 Edwards c 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 Dierker p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 10 2 1 4 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Helms-May. E: Edwards (1). BATTING - 2B: Edwards (4,off Cleveland). SH: Dierker (1,off Cleveland). SF: Metzger (1,off Cleveland). GDP: Watson (1,off Drabowsky). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cleveland W(1-0) 6.2 7 2 2 1 2 0 28 Shaw 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Drabowsky SV(1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 4 0 37 Shaw faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Shaw 1-0; Drabowsky 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(1-1) 5.2 10 5 5 1 6 0 28 Ray 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Blasingame 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 York 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 7 Totals 9 13 7 7 4 8 0 44 WP: York (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 35275 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Metzger ss 2. Sizemore 2b Miller rf 3. Alou rf Wynn cf 4. Torre 3b May 1b 5. Simmons c Watson lf 6. Hague 1b Rader 3b 7. Cruz cf Helms 2b 8. Crosby ss Edwards c 9. Cleveland p Dierker p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore was called out on strikes; Alou singled to right; Torre singled to left [Alou to second]; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Miller singled to center; Wynn was called out on strikes; May forced Miller (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hague was called out on strikes; Cruz popped to shortstop; Crosby singled to right; Cleveland flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Rader flied out to right; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to center; Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards walked; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first) [Edwards to third]; Miller lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons singled to right; Hague grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to second]; Cruz lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled to center; May popped to third in foul territory; Watson forced Wynn (shortstop unassisted) [Watson to second (error by Crosby)]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); Cleveland struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to left; Edwards doubled to right [Helms to third]; Dierker singled to second [Helms scored, Edwards to third]; Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to left [Edwards scored]; Miller hit into a double play (second to shortstop) [Miller out at second (first to shortstop), Dierker out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore singled to left; Alou singled to right [Sizemore to second]; Torre tripled to right [Sizemore scored, Alou scored]; Simmons struck out; Hague hit a sacrifice fly to right [Torre scored]; Cruz walked; Crosby singled to center [Cruz to third]; Cleveland singled to center [Cruz scored, Crosby to third]; Brock singled to left [Crosby scored, Cleveland to second]; RAY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Sizemore flied out to center; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: MCNERTNEY REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Wynn singled to left; May flied out to right; Watson struck out; Rader reached on an error by Torre [Wynn to third, Rader to first]; Helms popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Torre singled to right; McNertney grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED CROSBY (PLAYING SS); Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); STEWART BATTED FOR RAY; Stewart grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled to shortstop; SHAW REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR MILLER; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BLASINGAME REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Hague walked; Cruz reached on an error by Edwards on a sacrifice bunt [Hague to second, Cruz to first]; Maxvill popped to second; On a bunt Shaw struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn singled to left; DRABOWSKY REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); May struck out; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: STINSON REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); YORK REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Sizemore flied out to center; Alou walked; MELENDEZ RAN FOR ALOU; Torre doubled to left [Melendez scored]; York threw a wild pitch [Torre to third]; McNertney walked; Hague hit a sacrifice fly to center [Torre scored]; Cruz singled to right [McNertney to third]; Maxvill flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rader was called out on strikes; Helms singled to center; Edwards flied out to left; Stewart singled to center [Helms to second]; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 7 13 2 10 Astros 2 10 1 8
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