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Bob Gibson gained his sixth straight victory and the Cardinals extended their winning streak to six games by defeating the Expos, 4-3. Joe Torre homered with two men on base in the first inning and the deciding run followed in the second on a single by Dal Maxvill and double by Lou Brock to beat Balor Moore, who had been called up by the Expos from Quebec City (Eastern). [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 3Game Played on Monday, June 26, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIExpos 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Cardinals 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hunt 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .251 Brock lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .320 Jorgensen 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 McCarver 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .245 Crosby pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Fairly rf 3 0 2 2 1 1 .252 Alou rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Mashore pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Carbo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Day cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Torre 3b 3 1 2 3 0 0 .313 Singleton lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .294 Humphrey c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Clendenon 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .130 Melendez cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Moore p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Maxvill ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .184 Fairey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gibson p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 6 3 3 7 Totals 30 4 8 4 0 8 Time of Game: 1:49 Attendance: 13,962 Left on Base: Expos 4, Cardinals 2 DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 2 Errors: Brock, Sizemore Doubles: Fairly (6), Brock (7), Sizemore (6) Home Runs: Torre (10) Sacrifice Hits: Day (8) GIDP: Jorgensen (4), Maxvill (5) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore L(0-1) 6 6 4 4 0 6 1 23 6.00 Strohmayer 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.59 Totals 8 8 4 4 0 8 1 30 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(6-5) 9 6 3 2 3 7 0 34 2.87 Totals 9 6 3 2 3 7 0 34 Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to left [Hunt to second (error by Brock)]; Jorgensen reached on an error by Sizemore [Hunt to third, Jorgensen to first]; McCarver hit into a double play (first to shortstop to first to shortstop) [Hunt scored (unearned) (RBI), Jorgensen out at second]; Fairly walked; Day flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore singled to shortstop; Alou singled to pitcher [Sizemore to second]; Torre homered [Sizemore scored, Alou scored]; Simmons struck out; Clendenon struck out (catcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 3. EXPOS 2ND: Singleton walked; Singleton was picked off first (catcher to first); Humphrey was called out on strikes; Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez was called out on strikes; Maxvill singled to right; Gibson flied out to right; Brock doubled to center [Maxvill scored]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 3RD: Moore was called out on strikes; Hunt grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen singled to right; McCarver singled to right [Jorgensen to second]; Fairly doubled to right [Jorgensen scored, McCarver scored]; Day was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre singled to right [Torre out at second (right to shortstop)]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 4TH: Singleton struck out; Humphrey popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez grounded out (second to first); Maxvill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 5TH: Moore struck out; Hunt walked; Jorgensen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Hunt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Gibson popped to second; Brock struck out; Sizemore popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 6TH: McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly struck out; Day singled to left; Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Alou lined to second; Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 7TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres flied out to left; FAIREY BATTED FOR MOORE; Fairey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Clendenon singled to left; Melendez flied out to left; Maxvill grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Clendenon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 8TH: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen flied out to center; McCarver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Gibson struck out; Brock struck out; Sizemore doubled to left; CROSBY RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 9TH: CARBO REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Fairly singled to center; MASHORE RAN FOR FAIRLY; Day out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mashore to second]; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Humphrey popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4. |
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