Although Jerry Johnson allowed only one single in 2 2/3 innings of relief, that hit by Jose Cruz helped the Cardinals score in the 11th to defeat the Giants, 4-3. With one out, Dwain Anderson walked. Cruz then singled, sending Anderson to third.

When Bobby Bonds threw to third, Cruz advanced to second. The Giants then walked Ed Crosby to load the bases. Lou Brock followed with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  -   4  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .264      Brock lf              4   1   3   1     1   0   .310
Speier ss             4   1   2   0     1   2   .265      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Kingman lf            5   1   1   2     0   1   .221      Clendenon 1b          4   1   0   0     1   1   .194
McCovey 1b            4   1   2   0     1   1   .192      Torre 3b              5   0   1   2     0   1   .319
Rader c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     2   0   .273
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     1   3   .259      Melendez rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .217
Gallagher 3b          5   0   2   1     0   1   .284        Alou ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Anderson ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .273
Bryant p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .120      Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .197
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .197        McNertney ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .348
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Palmer pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crosby ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .233

Totals               41   3  10   3     3  13             Totals               36   4   8   3     9   4

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 28,202
Left on Base: Giants 8, Cardinals 10
DP: Giants 2, Cardinals 3
Errors: Bonds, Clendenon
Doubles: McNertney (3)
Home Runs: Kingman (15)
Caught Stealing: Brock (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (1)
GIDP: Rader (2), Fuentes (4), Bryant (1), Clendenon (4), Anderson (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant                  7.1   6   3   2   5   2   0  30   3.20
Moffitt                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Johnson L(3-4)          2.2   1   1   1   3   2   0  12   7.31
Totals                 10.2   8   4   3   9   4   0  46

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               8     9   3   2   2   9   1  33   3.63
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.97
Drabowsky               0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.25
Grzenda W(1-0)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.08
Totals                 11    10   3   2   3  13   1  44

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Speier was called out on strikes;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore walked [Brock
to second]; Clendenon grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Brock to third, Sizemore out at second]; Torre flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McCovey out at second]; Maddox
singled to left; Gallagher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Melendez walked [Simmons to
second]; Anderson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Simmons to third, Melendez out at second];
Cruz walked; Cleveland forced Cruz (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes singled to center; Bryant grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Fuentes to second]; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
was called out on strikes; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Kingman popped to pitcher; McCovey was called out on
strikes; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied out to center; Simmons singled to
third; Melendez forced Simmons (third to second); Anderson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox struck out; Gallagher singled to right;
Fuentes grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cleveland
grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to right; Brock
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bryant was called out on strikes; Bonds struck out;
Speier singled to left; Kingman forced Speier (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Clendenon flied out to center; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey singled to right; Rader reached on an error
by Clendenon [McCovey to third, Rader to second]; Maddox was
walked intentionally; Gallagher singled to catcher [McCovey
scored (unearned), Rader to third, Maddox to second]; Fuentes
popped to shortstop; Bryant grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to left; Melendez singled to
pitcher; Anderson popped to second; Cruz flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds flied out to right; Speier singled to right;
Kingman homered [Speier scored]; McCovey grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rader singled to center; Maddox was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; McNertney doubled
to left; PALMER RAN FOR MCNERTNEY; Brock singled to pitcher
[Palmer to third]; Sizemore flied out to center; Clendenon
walked [Brock to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING);
Torre singled to right [Palmer scored, Brock scored, Clendenon
scored (error by Bonds) (unearned) (no RBI), Torre to second];
Simmons was walked intentionally; ALOU BATTED FOR MELENDEZ; Alou
popped to first; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SEGUI REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); Gallagher was called out on strikes; Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); HENDERSON BATTED FOR MOFFITT;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Cruz
grounded out (first to pitcher); CARBO BATTED FOR SEGUI; Carbo
struck out; Brock walked; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 10TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Bonds struck
out; Speier walked; Kingman popped to second; GRZENDA REPLACED
DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); McCovey singled to left [Speier to
second]; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: Clendenon flied out to right; Torre struck out;
Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Cardinals 3.

GIANTS 11TH: Maddox struck out; Gallagher grounded out (second
to first); Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 11TH: Alou flied out to center; Anderson walked; Cruz
singled to right [Anderson to third, Cruz to second (on throw)];
CROSBY BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Crosby was walked intentionally;
Brock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Anderson scored]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.