A two-run single by Ed Crosby enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Reds, 2-1. After Johnny Bench homered for the Reds' run in the fourth inning, Joe Torre and Ted Simmons singled in the Cards' half and Joe Hague walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Crosby's hit. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Brock lf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .266
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .246      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .417      Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Bench c               4   1   3   1     0   1   .255        Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Geronimo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .373
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .250      Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .333
  Chaney pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Hague 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .211
Uhlaender rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Melendez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Crosby ss             3   0   2   2     0   0   .326
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Cleveland p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     3   9             Totals               29   2   6   2     4   1

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance:  6,935
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Menke (3), Bench (3)
Home Runs: Bench (3)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (1)
GIDP: Torre (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(0-4)       6     6   2   2   3   1   0  26   6.38
Sprague                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   4   1   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(2-0)        9     6   1   1   3   9   1  35   3.03
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   9   1  35

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied
out to left; Tolan grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Perez was called out on strikes;
Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Hague walked; Melendez forced
Hague (third to second); Crosby singled to center [Melendez to
second]; Cleveland grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Menke doubled to right; Concepcion grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Menke to third]; Billingham grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second];
Tolan flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Perez struck out; Uhlaender was called
out on strikes; Menke popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to third; Simmons singled to right
[Torre to second]; Hague walked [Torre to third, Simmons to
second]; Melendez lined to pitcher; Crosby singled to right
[Torre scored, Simmons scored, Hague to third, Crosby to second
(on throw)]; Cleveland grounded out (third to first); Brock was
walked intentionally; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Billingham was called out on
strikes; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Torre
grounded out (third to first); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Tolan struck out; Bench singled to left;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hague grounded out (first unassisted); Melendez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Crosby flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 7TH: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Menke popped
to second; Concepcion singled to left; CARBO BATTED FOR
BILLINGHAM; Carbo popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Cleveland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock walked; Sizemore flied
out to center; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
third in foul territory; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hague grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 2.

REDS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); Bench doubled to
right; GERONIMO RAN FOR BENCH; Perez singled to right [Geronimo
to third]; CHANEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Uhlaender reached on a
fielder's choice [Geronimo out at home (second to catcher to
third), Chaney to second]; Menke struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR
CONCEPCION; McRae popped to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 2.