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.