Diego Segui, reporting from the Athletics, was rushed into action on his first day in a St. Louis uniform and gained a victory in relief when the Cardinals exploded for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Giants, 6-4. Sam McDowell, who helped himself to a 4-1 lead with a two-run triple, faltered in the eighth and loaded the bases on a single by Ted Sizemore and two walks.

Ted Simmons hit a sinking line drive to center field, where the ball got past Garry Maddox for a three-run triple. After Don McMahon replaced McDowell, Donn Clendenon smashed a homer for the Cards' winning runs. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Thursday, June      8, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  5  0  -   6  9  1
Giants       1  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .299      Bonds rf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .276
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .272      Speier ss             5   0   1   1     0   1   .254
  Crosby pr,2b        1   1   0   0     0   0   .245      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .205
Alou 1b,rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .341      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Cruz cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Rader c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .344      Kingman 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .232
Simmons c             4   2   2   3     0   1   .284      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .255
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Fuentes 2b            2   1   1   0     2   0   .257
  Clendenon ph,1b     2   1   1   2     0   0   .189      McDowell p            3   0   1   2     0   1   .152
Melendez cf,rf        4   0   2   0     0   1   .206        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .136        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Spinks p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Segui p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .125

Totals               37   6   9   6     3  10             Totals               33   4   9   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  2,410
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Giants 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Giants 0
Errors: Torre
Triples: Simmons (2), McDowell (1), Maddox (2)
Home Runs: Clendenon (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (11), Kingman (12)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (1)
GIDP: Maddox (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks                  6     8   4   4   5   4   0  28   2.80
Segui W(1-0)            3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.16
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   5   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(6-4)         7     8   5   5   3   8   0  32   4.73
McMahon                 2     1   1   1   0   2   1   8   3.14
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3  10   1  40

Passed Balls: Rader (3)
Wild Pitches: Spinks (6)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to first; Sizemore walked [Brock to
second]; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre popped
to second; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Speier singled to
right [Bonds scored]; Henderson singled to center [Speier to
second]; McCovey struck out; Rader hit into a double play (third
to second) [Speier out at home (second to catcher), Henderson
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Melendez singled to third;
Maxvill flied out to left; Spinks forced Melendez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Maddox singled to center;
Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Fuentes singled to second; McDowell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Speier
grounded out (second to first) [Bonds to third]; Spinks threw a
wild pitch [Bonds scored]; Henderson struck out; McCovey popped
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied out to center; Simmons singled to
left; Carbo struck out; Melendez singled to left [Simmons to
second]; Maxvill singled to center [Simmons scored, Melendez to
second]; Spinks was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Rader walked; Kingman singled to left [Rader to
second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rader to third, Kingman out at second]; Fuentes was
walked intentionally; McDowell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier flied
out to right; Torre dropped a foul fly hit by Henderson for an
error; Henderson walked; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to center; Simmons was called out
on strikes; CLENDENON BATTED FOR CARBO; Clendenon flied out to
center; Melendez was called out on strikes (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: CLENDENON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rader grounded out (second to first);
Kingman singled to center; Maddox struck out; Kingman stole
second; Fuentes walked; McDowell tripled to center [Kingman
scored, Fuentes scored]; Bonds grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); ALYEA
BATTED FOR SPINKS; Alyea struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: SEGUI REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); Speier grounded out
(third to first); Henderson flied out to center; McCovey flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore singled to shortstop; CROSBY RAN FOR
SIZEMORE; Alou walked [Crosby to second]; Torre walked [Crosby
to third, Alou to second]; Simmons tripled to center [Crosby
scored, Alou scored, Torre scored]; MCMAHON REPLACED MCDOWELL
(PITCHING); Clendenon homered [Simmons scored]; Melendez
grounded out (second to first); Maxvill flied out to center;
Segui struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Brock
flied to left in foul territory; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rader popped to
shortstop; Kingman flied out to center; Maddox tripled to left;
Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Crosby flied to right in foul territory; Alou
popped to second; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); MELENDEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GOODSON BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Goodson
flied out to center; Bonds flied out to center; Speier struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 4.