Houston Astros 11, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Regular Season Game 88
Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 3 HOU N 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 x - 11 12 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Melendez cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Alou rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Torre 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Simmons c 3 0 1 3 1 0 9 0 Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Crosby 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 Cleveland p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sizemore ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cloninger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 4 3 4 7 24 6 FIELDING - E: Torre (6), Crosby (6), Drabowsky (3). PB: Simmons (7). BATTING - 2B: Simmons (19,off Reuss). HBP: Torre (5,by Reuss). GDP: Clendenon (6,off Reuss). Team LOB: 3.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 Cedeno cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 Miller pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn rf 5 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 May 1b 5 1 1 2 0 3 11 0 Watson lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 Edwards c 4 1 1 0 0 2 8 0 Stewart 3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Rader 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Helms 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 Reuss p 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 37 11 12 9 1 10 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Cedeno-May, Metzger-Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: Edwards (11,off Cleveland); Wynn (15,off Grzenda). HR: Cedeno (11,5th inning off Cleveland 1 on 2 out); May (20,7th inning off Drabowsky 1 on 2 out). SF: Stewart (3,off Cleveland); Helms (6,off Cleveland). IBB: Stewart (2,by Cleveland). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Metzger (12,2nd base off Drabowsky/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cleveland L(11-5) 6 7 5 4 1 5 1 27 Drabowsky 1.2 3 5 2 0 4 1 10 Cloninger 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Grzenda 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 8 12 11 6* 1 10 2 40 * - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.18 (i) of the Scoring rules were applied. WP: Drabowsky (1). IBB: Cleveland (5,Stewart). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cloninger 1-0; Grzenda 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss W(6-8) 9 4 3 3 4 7 0 33 HBP: Reuss (7,Torre). Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 20944 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Metzger ss 2. Melendez cf Cedeno cf 3. Alou rf Wynn rf 4. Torre 3b May 1b 5. Simmons c Watson lf 6. Clendenon 1b Edwards c 7. Crosby 2b Stewart 3b 8. Maxvill ss Helms 2b 9. Cleveland p Reuss p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Melendez struck out; Alou popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno lined to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre was hit by a pitch; Simmons lined into a double play (center to first) [Torre out at first]; Clendenon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson singled to center; Edwards reached on an error by Crosby [Watson to third, Edwards to first]; Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to left [Watson scored (unearned)]; Helms flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby struck out; Maxvill struck out; Cleveland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Reuss singled to left; Metzger forced Reuss (pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno singled to center [Metzger to third]; Wynn forced Cedeno (second to shortstop) [Metzger scored]; May popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock walked; Melendez singled to center [Brock to second]; Alou walked [Brock to third, Melendez to second]; Torre struck out; Simmons doubled to right [Brock scored, Melendez scored, Alou scored]; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards was called out on strikes; Stewart grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill walked; Cleveland popped to pitcher in foul territory; Brock forced Maxvill (second to shortstop); Brock was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to left; Reuss singled to center; Metzger forced Reuss (shortstop to second); Cedeno hit an inside the park homer to right [Metzger scored]; Wynn popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez made an out to catcher; Luis Melendez called for interference for running into his own batted ball; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: May struck out; Watson singled to right; Edwards doubled to left [Watson to third]; Stewart was walked intentionally; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored, Edwards to third]; Reuss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5. CARDINALS 7TH: RADER REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING 3B); Simmons grounded out (third to first); Clendenon singled to right; Crosby struck out; Maxvill singled to center [Clendenon to second]; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; Sizemore forced Maxvill (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Metzger singled to right; Metzger stole second; Drabowsky threw a wild pitch [Metzger to third]; Cedeno popped to shortstop; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered [Metzger scored]; Watson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (third to first); Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Edwards struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Rader struck out; Helms singled to center [Edwards to second]; Reuss struck out; Metzger reached on an error by Drabowsky [Edwards scored (error by Torre) (unearned) (no RBI), Helms scored (unearned), Metzger to second]; CLONINGER REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to pitcher [Metzger to third]; MILLER RAN FOR CEDENO; GRZENDA REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); Wynn doubled to left [Metzger scored (unearned), Miller scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; May struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 11. CARDINALS 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Clendenon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 3 4 3 3 Astros 11 12 0 5
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