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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