St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 77
Played on Saturday, July 8, 1972 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1
STL N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  6  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Cedeno cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Wynn rf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
May 1b                        3   0   0   0       1   0       6   0
Watson lf                     4   0   2   0       0   1       1   0
  Fenwick pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rader 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   5
Edwards c                     4   0   2   1       0   0      11   0
Helms 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Reuss p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Miller ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Griffin p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1       1   6      24   7

FIELDING - 
E: Helms (10).

BATTING - 
Team LOB: 6.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Sizemore 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   1       1   2
Alou rf,1b                    3   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Torre 3b                      2   0   1   1       2   0       0   1
Simmons c                     3   0   0   1       0   1       8   0
Clendenon 1b                  3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
  Cruz ph,cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Melendez cf,rf                3   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
Maxvill ss                    3   0   0   0       0   2       0   4
Cleveland p                   3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       29   2   6   2       2   9      27   9

BATTING - 
2B: Torre (14,off Reuss); Sizemore (7,off Griffin).
SH: Alou (1,off Griffin).
SF: Simmons (2,off Griffin).
IBB: Torre (10,by Griffin).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reuss L(5-8)                  7     5   1   1   1   9   0  28
Griffin                       1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5
Totals                        8     6   2   2   2   9   0  33

IBB: Griffin (2,Torre).

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cleveland W(10-4)             9     7   1   1   1   6   0  34


Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Augie Donatelli
Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 25103


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Metzger             ss        Brock               lf
2. Cedeno              cf        Sizemore            2b
3. Wynn                rf        Alou                rf
4. May                 1b        Torre               3b
5. Watson              lf        Simmons             c
6. Rader               3b        Clendenon           1b
7. Edwards             c         Melendez            cf
8. Helms               2b        Maxvill             ss
9. Reuss               p         Cleveland           p

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
struck out; Alou singled to second; Torre doubled to right [Alou
scored]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to right; Watson flied out to center;
Rader singled to left; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Clendenon flied out to center; Melendez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
struck out; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cleveland singled to second; Brock singled to
center [Cleveland to second]; Sizemore popped to second; Alou
was called out on strikes; Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to center; Wynn grounded out (third
to first) [Cedeno to second]; May walked; Watson struck out;
Rader forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons was called out on strikes; Clendenon
struck out; Melendez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards flied to left in foul territory; Helms
struck out; Reuss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cleveland flied out to right; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
singled to third; Torre walked [Alou to second]; Simmons reached
on an error by Helms [Alou to third, Torre to second, Simmons to
first]; Clendenon forced Alou (third to catcher) [Torre to
third, Simmons to second]; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 7TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson
singled to right; Rader flied out to right; Edwards singled to
right [Watson to third]; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill struck out; Cleveland was called out on
strikes; Brock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 8TH: MILLER BATTED FOR REUSS; Miller grounded out (second
to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Sizemore
doubled to left; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Sizemore to third]; Torre was walked intentionally; Simmons hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Sizemore scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR
CLENDENON; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 9TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MELENDEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Wynn singled to right; May flied out to center; Watson singled
to center [Wynn to third]; FENWICK RAN FOR WATSON; Rader struck
out; Edwards singled to right [Wynn scored, Fenwick out at home
(right to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           1   7   1    6
 Cardinals        2   6   0    7


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