Houston Astros 12, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Regular Season Game 78
Played on Sunday, July 9, 1972 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 5 0 - 12 16 0 STL N 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 Cedeno cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 Stewart pr,cf,lf 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wynn rf 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 May 1b 4 2 3 3 1 0 7 1 Watson lf 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 Edwards c 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 Howard ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Helms 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Ray p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 43 12 16 10 4 3 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Cedeno 2 (22,off Wise 2); May (14,off Wise). HR: Rader (14,4th inning off Wise 1 on 0 out); May (16,5th inning off Wise 2 on 1 out); Edwards (4,8th inning off Segui 0 on 0 out). IBB: May (8,by Segui). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (25,2nd base off Wise/Simmons); May (2,2nd base off Segui/Simmons); Metzger (9,2nd base off Segui/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sizemore 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Alou 1b 4 1 3 3 1 0 11 0 Torre 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Carbo rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 Cruz cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 Maxvill ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wise p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cumberland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crosby ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 6 11 6 2 4 27 13 FIELDING - E: Sizemore 2 (8), Simmons (5). BATTING - 2B: Alou (11,off Dierker); Torre (15,off Dierker). HR: Maxvill (1,4th inning off Dierker 0 on 2 out); Alou (3,5th inning off Dierker 1 on 1 out); Carbo (2,5th inning off Dierker 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (29,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 4.2 10 6 6 1 2 3 25 Ray W(8-3) 4.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 15 Totals 9 11 6 6 2 4 3 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 1-0. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wise L(9-8) 6 10 7 6 2 2 2 29 Segui 1.2 4 5 1 1 1 1 11 Drabowsky 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cumberland 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Grzenda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 16 12 7 4 3 3 47 Wise faced 1 batter in the 7th inning IBB: Segui (1,May). Inherited Runners - Scored: Segui 1-1; Drabowsky 2-2; Cumberland 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 36153 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Metzger ss Brock lf 2. Cedeno cf Sizemore 2b 3. Wynn rf Alou 1b 4. May 1b Torre 3b 5. Watson lf Simmons c 6. Rader 3b Carbo rf 7. Edwards c Cruz cf 8. Helms 2b Maxvill ss 9. Dierker p Wise p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to right; Wynn singled to center [Cedeno scored]; May doubled to center [Wynn out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Watson walked; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore flied out to right; Alou walked; Torre forced Alou (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards flied out to center; Helms flied out to center; Dierker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons lined to right; Carbo grounded out (second to first); Cruz singled to left; Maxvill singled to center [Cruz to second]; Wise grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled to right; Cedeno flied out to center; Wynn flied out to left; May forced Metzger (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to second; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brock to third]; Alou doubled to right [Brock scored]; Torre flied out to center; Simmons popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to second; Rader homered [Watson scored]; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Helms grounded out (third to first); Dierker struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo struck out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill hit an inside the park homer to center; Wise flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Wynn walked; May homered [Cedeno scored, Wynn scored]; Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to shortstop; Sizemore popped to second; Alou homered [Brock scored]; Torre doubled to right; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher) [Torre to third]; Carbo homered [Torre scored]; Cruz singled to right; RAY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Maxvill lined to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms singled to left; On a bunt Ray struck out; Metzger forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Wise popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno doubled to right; STEWART RAN FOR CEDENO; SEGUI REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Wynn flied out to left [Stewart to third]; May was walked intentionally; May stole second [Stewart scored (error by Simmons) (unearned)]; Watson struck out; Rader popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Alou flied out to center; Torre popped to shortstop; Simmons walked; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 8TH: Edwards homered; Helms flied out to right; Ray grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled to right; Metzger stole second; Stewart reached on an error by Sizemore [Metzger scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no RBI), Stewart to third]; Wynn singled to center [Stewart scored (unearned)]; May singled to center [Wynn to third]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Watson singled to right [Wynn scored (unearned), May to second]; Rader singled to center [May scored (unearned), Watson to third]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Howard walked [Rader to second]; Helms forced Howard (shortstop unassisted); 5 R (1 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Astros 12, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILLER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING CF); STEWART CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cruz was called out on strikes; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); CROSBY BATTED FOR CUMBERLAND; Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 9TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRZENDA REPLACED MAXVILL (PITCHING); Ray grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger grounded out (third to first); Stewart flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 9TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR BROCK; Melendez struck out; Sizemore flied out to right; Alou singled to left; Torre forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 12, Cardinals 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 12 16 0 8 Cardinals 6 11 3 7
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