Hard-throwing Scipio Spinks yielded only five hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Jose Cruz opened the Cards' scoring with his first homer of the season in the second inning.

When Dal Maxvill singled and Lou Brock tripled in the third, Spinks had enough runs to win. Joe Lis deprived the Redbird rookie of a shutout by hitting his first homer since returning to the Phillies from Eugene (Pacific Coast). [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Friday, June      30, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .322      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Crosby 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .243      Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Torre 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .319      Lis 1b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Luzinski lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Cruz cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .193      B. Robinson cf        2   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Carbo rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .227        Montanez ph,cf      0   0   0   0     2   0   .219
Maxvill ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .218      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Spinks p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .146        Koegel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                          Bateman c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                          Champion p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
                                                            Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   6   4     4   3             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   4

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 16,257
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Phillies 6
DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Crosby
Doubles: Carbo (2)
Triples: Brock (7)
Home Runs: Cruz (1), Lis (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Spinks (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Crosby (1)
GIDP: Luzinski (6), Bowa (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks W(5-4)           9     5   1   1   3   4   1  34   2.33
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   4   1  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion L(4-7)         6     5   3   3   1   1   1  24   4.64
Lersch                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.31
Twitchell               1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   6.32
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   3   1  36

Passed Balls: Simmons (5)
Wild Pitches: Spinks (7)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Crosby
grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
singled to right; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Money to
second]; Gamble flied out to center; Lis flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); Cruz homered; Carbo flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to right; B. Robinson struck out;
Bowa struck out; Bateman forced Luzinski (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill singled to right; Spinks out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock
tripled to left [Maxvill scored]; Crosby grounded out (pitcher
to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Champion grounded out (second to first); Doyle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Money grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (second to first); Simmons
grounded out (third to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Gamble reached on an error by Crosby; Lis popped
to shortstop; Luzinski grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carbo doubled to center; Maxvill singled to
center [Carbo to third]; Spinks grounded out (third to first)
[Maxvill to second]; Brock was walked intentionally; Crosby hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Carbo scored]; Alou grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 5TH: B. Robinson singled to center; Bowa grounded into
a double play (second to first) [B. Robinson out at second];
Bateman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: FREED BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Freed flied out to
center; Doyle grounded out (second to first); Money grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: LERSCH REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Carbo walked;
Maxvill hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carbo out
at second]; Spinks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Lis homered; Luzinski singled to left; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR B.
ROBINSON; Montanez walked [Luzinski to second]; Bowa popped to
third in foul territory; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MONTANEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby grounded out (pitcher
to first); Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR LERSCH; Hutton grounded out
(first unassisted); Doyle grounded out (second to first); Money
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Torre
walked; Simmons singled to right [Torre to second]; Cruz forced
Simmons (shortstop to second) [Torre to third]; Carbo grounded
out (pitcher to second to first) [Torre scored, Cruz to second];
Maxvill was walked intentionally; Spinks struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Gamble walked; Lis popped to second; Luzinski
forced Gamble (third to second); Spinks threw a wild pitch
[Luzinski to second]; Montanez walked; KOEGEL BATTED FOR BOWA;
Koegel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies
1.