The Cardinals extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-3 victory in the 11-inning opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the string was snapped by the Expos in the nightcap, 11-3. The Cardinals loaded the bases in the 11th on a walk to Bernie Carbo, single by Dwain Anderson and pass to Luis Melendez. The Expos then stacked their infield, with three defenders on the right side of the diamond, but Lou Brock lashed a drive down the first base line past Mike Jorgensen for a single to score pinch-runner Scipio Spinks.

In the nightcap, Mike Torrez defeated his former teammates, breezing to victory after the Expos scored four runs in the fourth inning off John Cumberland, who made his first start for the Cardinals after coming from the Giants. Ron Woods hit a sacrifice fly for the first run to tie the score at 1-1 and Bob Bailey then shattered the deadlock with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  6  3
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 12  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Brock lf              6   0   2   1     0   1   .320
Jorgensen 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Crosby 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .243
McCarver 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Alou 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .330
  Wine 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Torre 3b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .315
Fairly rf             0   1   0   0     3   0   .252      Simmons c             5   1   1   0     0   2   .292
  Woods ph,rf,cf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Cruz cf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .192
Day cf                3   1   1   1     0   0   .266      Carbo rf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .200
  Bailey ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .219        Spinks pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .158
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .189
Singleton lf,rf       4   1   0   1     1   1   .219        McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Foli ss               5   0   3   0     0   0   .229        Anderson ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Boccabella c          5   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Santorini p           2   0   0   1     0   0   .154
Morton p              2   0   1   1     1   1   .192        Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mashore lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .257        Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Fairey ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .244        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Torres lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130        Melendez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .227

Totals               39   3   6   3     6   5             Totals               43   4  12   4     3   5

Time of Game: 3:05
Left on Base: Expos 9, Cardinals 11
DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hunt, McCarver, Walker, Alou
Doubles: Morton (2), McCarver (10), Foli (7), Cruz (4)
Triples: Day (2)
GIDP: Hunt (2), Crosby (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  5.1   9   3   3   1   1   0  25   4.28
Walker                  1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.15
Marshall L(4-2)         3.1   2   1   1   2   4   0  14   2.52
Totals                 10.1  12   4   4   3   5   0  46

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini               6     5   3   3   4   2   0  28   4.93
Grzenda                 3     0   0   0   1   2   0   9   4.96
Segui W(2-0)            2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.00
Totals                 11     6   3   3   6   5   0  45

Wild Pitches: Santorini (4)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ken Burkhart


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt popped to third; Jorgensen grounded out (first
unassisted); McCarver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Crosby grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brock out at
second]; Alou singled to second; Torre flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Day tripled to right [Fairly scored];
Singleton reached on a fielder's choice [Day scored]; Foli
grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to second]; Boccabella
flied out to left; Morton doubled to center [Singleton scored];
Hunt grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Cruz doubled to right; Carbo
walked; Maxvill singled to left [Cruz to third, Carbo to
second]; Santorini forced Maxvill (shortstop to second) [Cruz
scored, Carbo to third]; Brock forced Santorini (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen popped to catcher in foul territory;
McCarver popped to catcher in foul territory; Fairly walked; Day
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Alou
grounded out (first to pitcher); Torre reached on an error by
McCarver [Torre to first]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton flied out to center; Foli singled to left;
Santorini threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; Boccabella
grounded out (third to first); Morton was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo flied
out to right; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt popped to third in foul territory; Jorgensen
grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver doubled to right;
Fairly was walked intentionally; Day flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Santorini flied out to center; Brock reached on
an error by Hunt [Brock to first]; Crosby singled to right
[Brock to second]; Alou lined into a double play (right to first
to pitcher to shortstop to second) [Crosby out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Singleton struck out; Foli doubled to left;
Boccabella popped to second; Morton walked; Alou dropped a foul
fly hit by Hunt for an error; Hunt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: WINE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); Torre
singled to third; Simmons singled to right [Torre to third];
Cruz singled to first [Torre scored, Simmons to second]; Carbo
singled to right [Simmons scored, Cruz out at third (right to
third), Carbo to second (on throw)]; WALKER REPLACED MORTON
(PITCHING); Maxvill grounded out (third to first) [Carbo to
third]; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 7TH: GRZENDA REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Jorgensen
struck out; Wine grounded out (pitcher to first); WOODS BATTED
FOR FAIRLY; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brock popped
to shortstop; Crosby popped to second; Alou flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 8TH: BAILEY BATTED FOR DAY; Bailey was called out on
strikes; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SINGLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Torre singled to center; Simmons reached on an error by
Walker [Torre to second, Simmons to first]; MARSHALL REPLACED
BAILEY (PITCHING); MASHORE REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING LF); Cruz
forced Torre (pitcher to third) [Simmons to second]; Carbo flied
out to right; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR MAXVILL; McNertney grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PLAYING SS); Boccabella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mashore walked; Hunt grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mashore out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: CLENDENON BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Clendenon flied out
to left; Brock struck out; Crosby popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 10TH: SEGUI REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Jorgensen
popped to third in foul territory; Wine flied out to center;
Woods lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Torre
struck out; Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 11TH: Marshall flied out to center; Singleton walked; Foli
singled to center [Singleton to second]; Boccabella popped to
third in foul territory; FAIREY BATTED FOR MASHORE; Fairey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 11TH: FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cruz struck
out; Carbo walked; SPINKS RAN FOR CARBO; Anderson singled to
right [Spinks to third]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR SEGUI; Melendez
walked [Anderson to second]; TORRES REPLACED FAIREY (PLAYING
LF); Brock singled to right [Spinks scored, Anderson to third,
Melendez to second]; Expos stacked three infielders on the
right side, including Hector Torres; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 3, Cardinals 4.