St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 19
Played on Tuesday, May 9, 1972 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 STL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 Wynn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Helms 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 Edwards c 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 6 1 3 5 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Helms-May, Metzger-Helms-May. E: Helms (3). BATTING - Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (1,2nd base off Spinks/Simmons); Rader (1,2nd base off Spinks/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Cruz cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 Alou rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Melendez pr,rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torre 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 Hague 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 Crosby ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 Maxvill 2b 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 Spinks p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 28 2 6 2 4 8 27 7 FIELDING - E: Cruz (3). BATTING - 2B: Brock (2,off Wilson); Torre (5,off Wilson); Hague (5,off Wilson). SH: Spinks (1,off Wilson). GDP: Crosby (3,off Wilson); Simmons (2,off Culver). IBB: Simmons (1,by Wilson). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(1-2) 6 5 2 1 4 7 0 27 Culver 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 8 6 2 1 4 8 0 33 IBB: Wilson (1,Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spinks W(2-1) 9 6 1 0 3 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 8963 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Metzger ss Brock lf 2. Cedeno cf Cruz cf 3. Wynn rf Alou rf 4. May 1b Torre 3b 5. Watson lf Simmons c 6. Rader 3b Hague 1b 7. Helms 2b Crosby ss 8. Edwards c Maxvill 2b 9. Wilson p Spinks p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Wynn singled to left; Wynn stole second; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to right; Cruz reached on an error by Helms [Brock to third, Cruz to first]; Alou singled to center [Brock scored, Cruz to second]; MELENDEZ RAN FOR ALOU; Torre doubled to right [Cruz scored (unearned), Melendez to third]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hague struck out; Crosby grounded into a double play (second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 2ND: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Watson flied out to left; Rader struck out; Helms walked; Edwards singled to left [Helms to second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Maxvill walked; Spinks out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock popped to third; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger lined to shortstop; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Wynn lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez popped to second; Torre flied out to right; Simmons struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: May flied out to left; Watson lined to second; Rader singled to center; Rader stole second; Helms popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Hague doubled to right; On a bunt Crosby grounded out (third to first) [Hague to third]; Maxvill walked; Spinks struck out; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards walked; On a bunt Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger forced Edwards (shortstop to second); Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to second]; Wynn forced Cedeno (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: May singled to left; Watson forced May (pitcher to shortstop); Rader popped to second; Helms lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Hague walked; Crosby singled to right [Hague to third]; Maxvill struck out; Spinks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); MILLER BATTED FOR WILSON; Miller popped to shortstop; Metzger reached on an error by Cruz [Metzger to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Metzger scored (unearned)]; Wynn flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: CULVER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Melendez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: May popped to shortstop; Watson flied out to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Torre singled to center; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torre out at second]; Hague was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Helms walked; Edwards flied out to center; STEWART BATTED FOR CULVER; Stewart lined to second; ALOU BATTED FOR METZGER; Alou forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 6 1 9 Cardinals 2 6 1 7
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