Steve Carlton, facing his former teammates for the first time, pitched the Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals in a duel with Bob Gibson. The lone run scored in the sixth inning when Willie Montanez tripled and Deron Johnson singled. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      McCarver c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Alou rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Montanez cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Clendenon 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .222
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .188
Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Crosby 3b,ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              2   0   2   0     1   0   .357
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Carlton p             3   0   2   0     0   0   .400
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Gibson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     0   5             Totals               32   1  11   1     1   5

Time of Game: 1:33   Attendance:  8,184
Left on Base: Cardinals 2, Phillies 8
DP: Cardinals 3, Phillies 1
Triples: Montanez (1)
GIDP: Maxvill (1), Montanez (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(0-1)           8    11   1   1   1   5   0  33   1.93
Totals                  8    11   1   1   1   5   0  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(2-0)          9     3   0   0   0   5   0  29   1.06
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   5   0  29

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled to center; McCarver forced Bowa
(second to shortstop); Montanez grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [McCarver out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons lined to third; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Luzinski singled to center;
Money flied out to left; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby singled to left; Maxvill grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Crosby out at second];
Gibson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle singled to center; On a bunt Carlton forced
Doyle (pitcher to shortstop); Bowa singled to center [Carlton to
second]; McCarver struck out; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
flied out to left; Alou singled to center; Clendenon flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Luzinski flied out to
right; Money popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons struck out; On a bunt Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Crosby popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson struck out; Doyle singled to center; On a
bunt Carlton singled to pitcher [Doyle to second]; Bowa grounded
out (catcher to first) [Doyle to third, Carlton to second];
McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
flied out to center; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez tripled to right; Johnson singled to
center [Montanez scored]; Luzinski struck out; Money singled to
shortstop [Johnson to second]; Anderson lined into a double play
(second to first) [Money out at first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore singled to center; Alou forced Sizemore
(first to shortstop); Clendenon flied out to center; Simmons
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Doyle walked; Carlton singled to left [Doyle to
second]; Bowa hit into a double play (left to shortstop to
second) [Doyle out at third]; Denny Doyle failed to tag up
after the catch; McCarver singled to right [Carlton to
third]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Crosby
grounded out (shortstop to first); MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR MAXVILL;
McNertney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: CROSBY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MARTINEZ
REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PLAYING 3B); Johnson popped to third;
Luzinski popped to second; Money flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR GIBSON; Melendez struck out;
Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to
center; the Cardinals argued that the ball was trapped
against wall; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.