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Monday July 17, 1972
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Bob Gibson extended his personal winning streak to 10 games by pitching the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Astros. The Redbirds broke a 1-1 tie with a homer by Donn Clenclenon in the eighth inning and then added what proved to be the deciding run in that same stanza on a single by Ed Crosby, sacrifice by Dal Maxvill and two-out single by Lou Brock. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3 11  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .328      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Melendez cf,rf        3   0   1   1     2   0   .239      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .347
Alou rf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .317      Wynn rf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .276
  Cruz cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      May 1b                4   0   1   1     0   2   .289
Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .305      Watson lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .306
Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Clendenon 1b          5   1   1   1     0   1   .191      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .249
Crosby 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Fenwick 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .171
Maxvill ss            2   1   2   0     1   0   .240        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Gibson p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .261
                                                            Miller ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               36   3  11   3     5   5             Totals               35   2   9   2     1  13

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 24,262
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Astros 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0
Doubles: Gibson (3), Watson (15)
Home Runs: Clendenon (4)
Stolen Bases: Alou (9), Brock 2 (34), Helms (1)
Caught Stealing: Alou (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (3)
GIDP: Edwards (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(10-5)          9     9   2   2   1  13   0  36   2.59
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1  13   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(8-5)          8    11   3   3   5   3   1  39   4.16
Culver                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.81
Totals                  9    11   3   3   5   5   1  42

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Melendez walked; Alou
was called out on strikes; Torre walked [Melendez to second];
Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied to left in foul territory; Cedeno
flied out to right; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Crosby grounded out (second to first); Maxvill walked; Gibson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to
left; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to left; Melendez lined to left;
Alou singled to center; Alou stole second; Torre was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms singled to center; Helms stole second; Fenwick
struck out; Roberts struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; Clendenon flied out to
left; Crosby flied out to center; Maxvill singled to shortstop
[Simmons to second]; Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Wynn struck out; May struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Brock
stole third; Melendez walked; Alou reached on a fielder's choice
[Brock out at home (second to catcher), Melendez to second];
Torre flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; Edwards popped to shortstop;
Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Clendenon flied out to center; Crosby grounded
out (second to first); Maxvill singled to pitcher; Gibson
doubled to right [Maxvill to third]; Brock singled to shortstop
[Maxvill scored, Gibson to third]; Melendez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros
0.

ASTROS 6TH: Fenwick struck out; Roberts struck out; Metzger
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Alou walked; Alou was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Torre grounded out (third to first);
Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to right; Wynn singled to center
[Cedeno to third]; May struck out; Watson doubled to right
[Cedeno scored, Wynn to third]; Edwards was walked
intentionally; Helms forced Wynn (second to catcher) [Watson to
third, Edwards to second]; Fenwick popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Clendenon homered; Crosby singled to right;
Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Crosby to
second]; Gibson flied out to center; Brock singled to second
[Crosby to third]; Melendez singled to third [Crosby scored,
Brock to second]; Alou grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); MELENDEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MILLER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Miller
singled to left; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno singled to
left [Miller to second]; Wynn struck out; May singled to center
[Miller scored, Cedeno to third]; Watson popped to second; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: CULVER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Torre struck
out; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Clendenon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
singled to shortstop; STEWART BATTED FOR FENWICK; Stewart was
called out on strikes; ALOU BATTED FOR CULVER; Alou flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 2.



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