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Bob Gibson gained his ninth straight victory in the longest winning streak by any pitcher in the major leagues this season when the Cardinals' veteran shut out the Braves, 7-0. In the fourth inning, Gibson and Lou Brock hit the first back-to-back homers by the Cardinals this year. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Wednesday, July 12, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Cardinals 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 x - 7 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lum rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Brock lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .329 Baker cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .331 Melendez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Crosby 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Carty lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .301 Alou 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .315 Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Torre 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .313 Williams 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .252 Simmons c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 Casanova c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Carbo rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .224 Perez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .218 Cruz cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Garrido 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Maxvill ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .229 Schueler p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Gibson p 4 1 2 1 0 0 .217 McLain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .161 McQueen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 33 0 6 0 2 6 Totals 33 7 9 7 4 2 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 19,827 Left on Base: Braves 8, Cardinals 6 DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Torre (16) Triples: Carty (1) Home Runs: Gibson (3), Brock (2) Stolen Bases: Torre (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schueler L(3-4) 4 6 5 5 2 0 2 20 3.39 McLain 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 6.35 McQueen 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 9 5.60 Totals 8 9 7 7 4 2 2 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(9-5) 9 6 0 0 2 6 0 35 2.63 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol BRAVES 1ST: Lum flied out to center; Baker flied out to center; Evans walked; Carty singled to center [Evans to second]; Williams forced Evans (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Casanova struck out; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Garrido grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Simmons singled to right [Torre to second]; Carbo walked [Torre to third, Simmons to second]; Cruz popped to second; Maxvill singled to third [Torre scored, Simmons to third, Carbo to second]; Gibson popped to second; Brock singled to left [Simmons scored, Carbo scored, Maxvill to third]; Crosby flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3. BRAVES 3RD: Schueler singled to center; Lum grounded out (first unassisted) [Schueler to second]; Baker struck out; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Alou grounded out (third to first); Torre singled to center; Torre stole second; Simmons popped to shortstop; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3. BRAVES 4TH: Carty tripled to left; Williams struck out; Casanova flied out to left; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson homered; Brock homered; Crosby grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 5TH: Garrido flied out to right; Schueler grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 5TH: MCLAIN REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Alou was called out on strikes; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to right; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz walked; Maxvill flied out to right; Gibson singled to right [Cruz to third]; Brock forced Gibson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 7TH: Williams singled to left; Casanova flied out to center; Perez singled to left [Williams to second]; Garrido singled to left [Williams to third, Perez to second]; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Breazeale struck out; Lum flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); Crosby singled to right; Alou walked [Crosby to second]; Torre doubled to left [Crosby scored, Alou to third]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alou scored]; Carbo was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7. BRAVES 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to shortstop; Carty walked; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Maxvill flied out to center; Gibson flied out to right; Melendez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7. BRAVES 9TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to center; Garrido out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7. |
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