Following the example of Gibson, who posted a shutout in the previous night's game, Reggie Cleveland pitched the Cardinals to a 2-0 victory over the Braves. The Redbird righthander allowed only two singles and extended his personal winning streak to seven games.

The Cardinals scored their initial run in the fourth inning on a double by Matty Alou, single by Ted Simmons and infield out by Bernie Carbo. Jose Cruz singled in the seventh, stole second, continued to third on a wild throw by Earl Williams and counted an insurance run on a single by Cleveland. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      13, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lum rf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Brock lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .327
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Crosby 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Aaron 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Alou 1b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .318
Carty lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Williams c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Carbo rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Cruz cf               3   1   1   0     0   1   .202
Garrido 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Reed p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .159      Cleveland p           2   0   1   1     0   0   .222
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .156

Totals               28   0   2   0     1   4             Totals               28   2   7   2     2   2

Time of Game: 1:33   Attendance: 15,453
Left on Base: Braves 2, Cardinals 5
DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Alou (12)
Stolen Bases: Brock (32), Cruz (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cleveland (8)
GIDP: Evans (4), Maxvill (6), Brock (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(7-10)            8     7   2   1   2   2   0  31   3.30
Totals                  8     7   2   1   2   2   0  31

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(11-4)       9     2   0   0   1   4   0  29   2.99
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   4   0  29

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner


BRAVES 1ST: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Baker popped to
pitcher; Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Crosby flied to
left in foul territory; Alou singled to shortstop [Brock stayed
at second]; Torre popped to first in foul territory; Simmons
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty singled to shortstop; Williams flied out to
left; Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo singled to first; Cruz struck out; Maxvill
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carbo out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Garrido
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reed singled to center; Lum
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cleveland flied out to center; Brock flied out to
left; Crosby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Aaron grounded out
(third to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou doubled to right; Torre struck out; Simmons
singled to center [Alou to third, Simmons to second (on throw)];
Carbo grounded out (first unassisted) [Alou scored, Simmons to
third]; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Evans flied
out to left; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill singled to left; Cleveland out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock
was walked intentionally; Crosby flied out to center; Alou
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garrido flied out to right; Reed struck out; Lum
walked; Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre flied out to left; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron flied out to left; Carty flied out to right;
Williams popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz singled to third; Cruz stole second [Cruz to
third (error by Williams)]; Maxvill flied out to right;
Cleveland singled to right [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Brock
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Cleveland out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garrido flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Crosby flied out to center; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 9TH: JACKSON BATTED FOR REED; Jackson struck out; Lum
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.