Living up to his reputation as a good-hitting pitcher, Rick Wise drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single to send the Cardinals on their way to a 9-4 victory over the Braves. In his last previous start, Wise tied a major league record by leaving nine men on base.

This time, Wise's single in the second sent the Cardinals ahead, 3-2, and before the inning ended, three more runs counted on a single by Lou Brock, sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore and single by Matty Alou. Hank Aaron hit his fourth homer in the last four games for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    1  5  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   9 13  1
Braves       2  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .256      Millan 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .214      Garr rf               3   1   1   2     0   0   .306
Alou rf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Aaron 1b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .189
  Melendez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carty lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .478
Torre 3b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .310        Brown lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Simmons c             5   2   3   0     0   0   .366      Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Hague 1b              3   1   1   2     2   0   .280      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Cruz cf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .237      Lum cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
Crosby ss             3   1   1   1     1   0   .320      Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reed p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Wise p                4   1   1   2     0   0   .273        Barber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Neibauer p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Nash p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  13   9     5   2             Totals               32   4   9   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  5,743
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Braves 4
DP: Cardinals 4, Braves 2
Errors: Maxvill, Garr 2
Doubles: Simmons (2), Torre (2)
Triples: Millan (1)
Home Runs: Hague (1), Garr (1), Aaron (4)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (4), Sizemore (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (1), Garr (1)
GIDP: Alou (3), Wise (1), Perez 2 (2), Lum (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(1-2)             9     9   4   4   2   3   2  35   2.96
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   3   2  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(1-2)             1.2   6   6   5   2   1   0  12   4.76
Barber                  2.2   4   3   3   2   1   1  14   6.17
Neibauer                2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   9   4.50
Nash                    2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.26
Totals                  9    13   9   8   5   2   1  43

Balks: Barber (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore singled to left [Brock scored]; Alou grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; Torre
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
homered; Aaron homered; Carty singled to right; Williams hit
into a double play (center to pitcher to second) [Carty out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to left; Hague flied out to
center; Cruz walked; Crosby walked [Simmons to third, Cruz to
second]; Wise singled to right [Simmons scored, Cruz scored,
Crosby to third]; Brock singled to right [Crosby scored, Wise to
third (error by Garr)]; Brock stole second; Sizemore hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Wise scored (unearned), Brock to third];
Alou singled to left [Brock scored]; BARBER REPLACED REED
(PITCHING); Barber balked [Alou to second]; Torre grounded out
(third to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans singled to right; Lum struck out; Perez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons singled to left; Hague homered [Simmons
scored]; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Crosby grounded
out (first unassisted); Wise flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Barber struck out; Millan tripled to right; Garr hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Millan scored]; Aaron grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (second
to first); Alou popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty walked; Williams singled to left [Carty to
second]; Evans flied out to right; Lum grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre singled to left; Simmons lined to right;
Hague walked [Torre to second]; Cruz walked [Torre to third,
Hague to second]; Crosby singled to center [Torre scored, Hague
to third, Cruz to second]; NEIBAUER REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING);
Wise grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Crosby out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez singled to left; Neibauer grounded out (third
to first) [Perez to second]; Millan singled to left [Perez
scored]; Garr popped to second; Aaron was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to right; Sizemore stole second; Garr dropped a foul fly
hit by Alou for an error; Alou popped to second; Torre flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Williams lined to third;
Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Braves 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Simmons
singled to right; Hague grounded out (second to first) [Simmons
to second]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Crosby
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Braves
4.

BRAVES 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED CROSBY (PLAYING SS); Lum singled to
right; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Lum out at second]; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR NEIBAUER;
Breazeale grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 9, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: NASH REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); Wise grounded
out (third to first); Brock grounded out (second to first);
Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan flied out to left; Garr popped to first;
Aaron walked; Brown reached on an error by Maxvill [Aaron to
second, Brown to first]; Williams popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Torre
doubled to right; Simmons lined to left; Hague walked; Cruz
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); Evans popped to
shortstop; Lum grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Braves 4.