Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Regular Season Game 14
Played on Sunday, April 30, 1972 (D) at Astrodome
STL N 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 6 9 0 HOU N 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 x - 7 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 Sizemore 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 Alou rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Torre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Hague 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 3 Cruz cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 McNertney c 4 0 1 1 0 2 6 1 Crosby ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 Gibson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cloninger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fiore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Higgins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clendenon ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 9 4 1 5 24 15 BATTING - 2B: Cruz 2 (2,off Wilson 2). HBP: Sizemore (1,by Wilson). GDP: Cruz (1,off Wilson). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Alou (3,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards); Brock (6,2nd base off Ray/Edwards). CS: Brock (2,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 Wynn rf 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 May 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 10 1 Watson lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 Helms 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 Edwards c 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Ray p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 7 11 7 10 6 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. May-Metzger-May-Metzger-Edwards-Rader. E: Metzger (4), May (2), Helms (2), Edwards (2). BATTING - 2B: Wynn 2 (2,off Gibson,off Grzenda); Helms (1,off Gibson); Cedeno (5,off Higgins); Watson (2,off Drabowsky); Rader (4,off Drabowsky). SF: Watson (1,off Gibson); Rader (1,off Gibson). IBB: Edwards (2,by Cloninger); May (3,by Grzenda); Rader (1,by Grzenda). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (6,2nd base off Gibson/McNertney). CS: Metzger (1,2nd base by Gibson/McNertney).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gibson L(0-3) 2.2 5 6 6 4 4 0 16 Cloninger 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Higgins 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 13 Drabowsky 0.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 Grzenda 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 Totals 8 11 7 7 10 6 0 43 IBB: Cloninger (1,Edwards); Grzenda 2 (2,May,Rader). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cloninger 1-0; Grzenda 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(1-1) 6.1 7 5 1 1 4 0 28 Ray SV(2) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 Totals 9 9 6 2 1 5 0 38 HBP: Wilson (1,Sizemore). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 17654 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Metzger ss 2. Sizemore 2b Cedeno cf 3. Alou rf Wynn rf 4. Torre 3b May 1b 5. Hague 1b Watson lf 6. Cruz cf Rader 3b 7. McNertney c Helms 2b 8. Crosby ss Edwards c 9. Gibson p Wilson p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore was hit by a pitch; Alou singled to second [Sizemore to third (error by Helms)]; Alou stole second; Torre popped to shortstop; Hague reached on an error by May [Sizemore scored (unearned) (no RBI), Alou to third, Hague to first]; Cruz doubled to right [Hague scored (unearned), Alou scored (unearned), Cruz to third (on throw)]; McNertney was called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Cedeno struck out; Wynn walked [Metzger to second]; May singled to center [Metzger scored, Wynn to third]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wynn scored]; Rader struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Crosby grounded out (pitcher to first); Gibson reached on an error by Metzger [Gibson to first]; Brock forced Gibson (second to shortstop); Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Helms walked; Edwards singled to right [Helms to third]; Wilson struck out; Metzger forced Edwards (shortstop to second) [Helms scored]; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Wynn doubled to left [Cedeno scored]; May singled to left [Wynn to third]; Watson struck out; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wynn scored, May to second]; Helms doubled to left [May scored]; CLONINGER REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Edwards was walked intentionally; Wilson lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 6. CARDINALS 4TH: Hague grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz doubled to right; McNertney singled to right [Cruz scored]; Crosby singled to right [McNertney to second]; FIORE BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Fiore struck out; Brock was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: HIGGINS REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno doubled to left; Wynn walked; May forced Wynn (shortstop to second) [Cedeno to third]; Watson walked [May to second]; Rader forced Watson (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6. CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore flied out to left; Alou flied out to right; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6. ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards walked; Wilson was called out on strikes; Metzger forced Edwards (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Hague singled to right; Cruz grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first to shortstop to catcher to third) [Hague out at second]; McNertney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn flied out to right; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6. CARDINALS 7TH: Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); CLENDENON BATTED FOR HIGGINS; Clendenon walked; Brock singled to center [Clendenon to third]; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Brock stole second [Clendenon scored (error by Edwards) (unearned), Brock to third]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Watson doubled to left; Rader doubled to center [Watson scored, Rader out at third (center to second to third)]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards singled to center; Ray singled to center [Edwards to second]; GRZENDA REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Metzger forced Ray (shortstop to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague struck out; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Wynn doubled to left; May was walked intentionally; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Wynn to third, May to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 7. CARDINALS 9TH: McNertney flied out to center; Crosby singled to center; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Melendez grounded out (third to first) [Crosby to second]; Brock singled to center [Crosby scored]; Sizemore forced Brock (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 6 9 0 5 Astros 7 11 4 12
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