St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 89
Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1972 (N) at Astrodome

STL N    2  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      4   1   0   0       1   2       1   0
Crosby 2b                     5   1   1   0       0   0       4   6
Carbo rf                      4   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
Torre 3b                      3   1   2   1       1   1       0   3
Simmons c                     4   1   1   3       0   1       5   0
Alou 1b                       2   1   1   0       0   0       7   0
  Clendenon 1b                1   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Cruz cf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Maxvill ss                    3   0   0   0       1   2       1   6
Wise p                        4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   6   8   5       3   9      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Torre-Crosby-Alou, Crosby-Clendenon, Maxvill-Crosby-Clendenon.

BATTING - 
2B: Cruz (7,off Culver).
HR: Simmons (8,5th inning off Dierker 2 on 1 out).
HBP: Alou (1,by Dierker).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Maxvill (1,2nd base by Dierker/Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    3   0   1   0       1   1       1   1
  Fenwick ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cedeno cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Wynn rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
May 1b                        4   0   3   0       0   0       9   0
Watson lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Edwards c                     4   0   2   0       0   0       9   2
Rader 3b                      3   0   1   0       1   2       2   1
Helms 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Dierker p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Culver p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stinson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  York p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stewart ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ray p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   0   8   0       2   5      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Edwards-Metzger.
E: Wynn (5).
PB: Edwards (4).

BATTING - 
2B: May (17,off Wise); Edwards (12,off Wise).
GDP: Wynn 2 (4,off Wise 2); Helms (4,off Wise).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wise W(10-9)                  9     8   0   0   2   5   0  34


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker L(8-6)                4.1   7   6   5   3   2   1  23
Culver                        0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
York                          2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6
Ray                           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Totals                        9     8   6   5   3   9   1  38

HBP: Dierker (2,Alou).

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Pryor
Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 23460


Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros           
1. Brock               lf        Metzger             ss
2. Crosby              2b        Cedeno              cf
3. Carbo               rf        Wynn                rf
4. Torre               3b        May                 1b
5. Simmons             c         Watson              lf
6. Alou                1b        Edwards             c
7. Cruz                cf        Rader               3b
8. Maxvill             ss        Helms               2b
9. Wise                p         Dierker             p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Crosby singled to left [Brock to
third]; Carbo singled to right [Brock scored, Crosby to third];
Torre singled to left [Crosby scored, Carbo out at third (left
to third), Torre to second (on throw)]; Simmons grounded out
(first unassisted) [Torre to third]; Alou was hit by a pitch;
Cruz popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled to third; Wynn
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cedeno
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Maxvill walked; Wise struck out; Brock struck out
while Maxvill was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May singled to right; Watson struck out; Edwards
flied out to center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Carbo
flied out to left; Torre walked; Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (third to first); Dierker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger walked; Cedeno flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou singled to right; Cruz flied out to right;
Maxvill flied out to right; Wise reached on an error by Wynn
[Alou scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wise to first]; Edwards
allowed a passed ball [Wise to second]; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); May singled to
left; Watson flied out to left; Edwards singled to center [May
to third]; Rader walked [Edwards to second]; Helms flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crosby popped to third; Carbo singled to right;
Torre singled to left [Carbo to second]; Simmons homered [Carbo
scored, Torre scored]; CULVER REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Alou
popped to second; Cruz doubled to left; Maxvill was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: STINSON BATTED FOR CULVER; Stinson was called out on
strikes; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: YORK REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Wise grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brock was called out on strikes;
Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to center; May doubled to right;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carbo struck out; Torre was called out on
strikes; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: CLENDENON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 1B); Rader singled
to left; Helms grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Rader out at second]; STEWART BATTED FOR YORK; Stewart grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: RAY REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Clendenon struck
out (catcher to first); Cruz flied out to left; Maxvill was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to right; Cedeno forced Metzger
(third to second); Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: FENWICK REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING SS); Wise
grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Crosby popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
grounded out (second to first); Edwards doubled to right; Rader
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        6   8   0    5
 Astros           0   8   1    7


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