Scipio Spinks and Rick Wise pitched the Cardinals to a sweep of a doubleheader with the Mets. Spinks, who struck out 13, allowed six hits in the opener. Wise hurled a four-hitter in the nightcap and was the winner when the Cardinals broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth inning on a double by Ted Simmons, sacrifice by Jose Cruz and two-out infield hit by Donn Clendenon. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  1    2  1  2  -   7 12  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .322      Agee cf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Melendez cf           4   2   2   0     1   1   .233      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     2   2   .210
Alou rf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .337      Marshall rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .138
  Carbo pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Milner lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .287
Torre 3b              3   2   2   1     2   0   .313      Jones 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
McNertney c           3   1   1   2     1   1   .321      Fregosi 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .253
Clendenon 1b          5   0   0   0     0   3   .185      Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Anderson ss           5   1   2   2     0   2   .262      Martinez 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .237
Maxvill 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Matlack p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .138
Spinks p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .158        Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .187
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garrett ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .169

Totals               37   7  12   7     5   9             Totals               32   1   6   1     6  13

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 10
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 0
Errors: Agee, Fregosi
Doubles: Torre 2 (12), Melendez (4), Alou (8)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (25)
Caught Stealing: Brock (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (2)
Sacrifice Flies: McNertney (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks W(4-4)           9     6   1   1   6  13   0  38   2.44
Totals                  9     6   1   1   6  13   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(7-4)          7     7   4   3   4   9   0  33   2.57
Taylor                  2     5   3   3   1   0   0  11   5.52
Totals                  9    12   7   6   5   9   0  44

Wild Pitches: Matlack (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Melendez
singled to center [Melendez to second (error by Agee)]; Alou
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Torre doubled to left
[Melendez scored]; McNertney grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson singled
to third; Marshall walked [Harrelson to second]; Milner struck
out; Jones forced Marshall (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Clendenon struck out; Anderson struck out;
Maxvill singled to right; Spinks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi struck out; Dyer struck out; Martinez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets
0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Melendez struck out; Alou grounded
out (first unassisted) [Brock to second]; Brock stole third;
Torre was walked intentionally; McNertney was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack walked; Agee walked [Matlack to second];
Harrelson struck out; Marshall was called out on strikes; Milner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Anderson struck out; Maxvill lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Fregosi struck out;
Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Spinks struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop
to first); Melendez doubled to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (second to first); Matlack was
called out on strikes; Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre reached on an error by Fregosi [Torre to
first]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Torre to second]; McNertney
singled to left [Torre scored (unearned)]; Clendenon was called
out on strikes; Anderson forced McNertney (shortstop to second);
Maxvill flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson walked; Marshall singled to center
[Harrelson to third]; Milner singled to right [Harrelson scored,
Marshall to third]; Jones lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Milner out at first]; Fregosi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Spinks popped to third; Brock singled to center;
Brock stole second; Melendez walked; Alou doubled to right
[Brock scored, Melendez to third]; Torre was walked
intentionally; McNertney hit a sacrifice fly to center [Melendez
scored, Alou to third]; Clendenon struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Dyer popped to first; Martinez singled to right;
BOSWELL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Boswell singled to first [Martinez
to second]; Agee popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrelson
walked [Martinez to third, Boswell to second]; Marshall grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets
1.

CARDINALS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Anderson
singled to right; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Anderson to second]; Spinks flied out to right; Brock
singled to left [Anderson scored]; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Milner struck out; Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); Fregosi popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Melendez flied out to center; Alou singled to
right; CARBO RAN FOR ALOU; Torre doubled to left [Carbo to
third]; McNertney was walked intentionally; Clendenon forced
Carbo (pitcher to catcher) [Torre to third, McNertney to
second]; Anderson singled to right [Torre scored, McNertney
scored, Clendenon to second]; Maxvill flied out to right; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: CARBO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dyer grounded out
(third to first); Martinez singled to center; GARRETT BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Garrett walked [Martinez to second]; Agee forced Garrett
(pitcher to shortstop) [Martinez to third]; Harrelson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Mets 1.