Bob Gibson extended his personal winning streak to eight games by pitching the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Astros. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros' run in the fourth inning. The Cardinals came back with their tallies in the fifth.

Donn Clendenon singled, Luis Melendez bunted safely and Dal Maxvill singled to tie the score. After Gibson forced Melendez and Lou Brock flied out, singles by Ted Sizemore and Matty Alou drove in Maxvill and Gibson. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   3 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .341      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Wynn rf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .275      Alou rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .312
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Torre 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .306
Watson lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .301
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .237      Clendenon 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .198
Edwards c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .230      Melendez cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
  Fenwick pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Maxvill ss            3   1   1   1     0   1   .234
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Gibson p              3   1   0   0     0   1   .190
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .268
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .191

Totals               31   1   4   1     5   2             Totals               33   3  10   3     0   3

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 26,249
Left on Base: Astros 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Edwards (9), Torre (13), Simmons (18)
Triples: Melendez (2)
Home Runs: Wynn (13)
GIDP: Simmons (6)
Hit by Pitch: Sizemore (2,by Roberts)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(7-4)          8    10   3   3   0   3   0  34   4.06
Totals                  8    10   3   3   0   3   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(8-5)           9     4   1   1   5   2   1  36   2.82
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   2   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (2)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
flied out to center; Wynn walked; May lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals
0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to left; Rader struck out; Edwards
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Simmons grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torre out at
second]; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (second to first); Roberts
walked; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez tripled to left; Maxvill grounded out
(third to first); Gibson flied out to right; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn homered; May grounded out (second to first);
Watson walked; Rader flied out to center; Edwards doubled to
right [Watson to third]; Helms was walked intentionally; Roberts
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore popped to second; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Torre doubled to left; Simmons grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
right; Wynn popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Clendenon singled to left; On a bunt Melendez
singled [Clendenon to second]; Maxvill singled to left
[Clendenon scored, Melendez to second]; Gibson forced Melendez
(pitcher to shortstop to third) [Maxvill to second]; Brock flied
out to left; Sizemore singled to left [Maxvill scored, Gibson to
second]; Alou singled to center [Gibson scored, Sizemore to
second]; Torre lined to second; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 6TH: May popped to second; Watson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rader walked; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to left; Clendenon flied out to
right; Melendez forced Simmons (third to second); Maxvill struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Roberts flied
out to right; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Gibson struck out; Brock grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sizemore was hit by a pitch; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Wynn flied out to
center; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre struck out; Simmons doubled to left;
Clendenon flied out to right; Melendez popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
singled to center; Edwards singled to right [Rader to second];
FENWICK RAN FOR EDWARDS; Helms flied to left in foul territory;
MILLER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Miller grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.