Reggie Cleveland, a winner of six straight games, was stopped on that streak by the Astros, who defeated the Cardinals, 11-3. Jerry Reuss beat his former teammates for the first time after losing to them twice previously this season. Houston Astros 11, St. Louis Cardinals 3Game Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1972 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 3 Astros 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 x - 11 12 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .325 Metzger ss 5 4 1 0 0 1 .205 Melendez cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .240 Cedeno cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .351 Alou rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .314 Miller pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 Torre 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .302 Wynn rf 5 0 1 3 0 1 .275 Simmons c 3 0 1 3 1 0 .286 May 1b 5 1 1 2 0 3 .288 Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .193 Watson lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .308 Crosby 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Edwards c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .244 Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0 1 1 .243 Stewart 3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 .208 Cleveland p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Rader 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Sizemore ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Helms 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuss p 4 0 2 0 0 1 .146 Cloninger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 4 3 4 7 Totals 37 11 12 9 1 10 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 20,944 Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Astros 5 DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 2 Errors: Torre, Crosby, Drabowsky Doubles: Simmons (19), Edwards (11), Wynn (15) Home Runs: Cedeno (11), May (20) Stolen Bases: Metzger (12) Sacrifice Flies: Stewart (3), Helms (6) GIDP: Clendenon (6) Hit by Pitch: Torre (5,by Reuss) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland L(11-5) 6 7 5 4 1 5 1 27 3.12 Drabowsky 1.2 3 5 2 0 4 1 10 3.00 Cloninger 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.85 Grzenda 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.74 Totals 8 12 11 6* 1 10 2 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(6-8) 9 4 3 3 4 7 0 33 3.90 Totals 9 4 3 3 4 7 0 33 Passed Balls: Simmons (7) Hit by Pitch: Reuss (7) Wild Pitches: Drabowsky (1) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Melendez struck out; Alou popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno lined to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre was hit by a pitch; Simmons lined into a double play (center to first) [Torre out at first]; Clendenon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson singled to center; Edwards reached on an error by Crosby [Watson to third, Edwards to first]; Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to left [Watson scored (unearned)]; Helms flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby struck out; Maxvill struck out; Cleveland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Reuss singled to left; Metzger forced Reuss (pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno singled to center [Metzger to third]; Wynn forced Cedeno (second to shortstop) [Metzger scored]; May popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock walked; Melendez singled to center [Brock to second]; Alou walked [Brock to third, Melendez to second]; Torre struck out; Simmons doubled to right [Brock scored, Melendez scored, Alou scored]; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards was called out on strikes; Stewart grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill walked; Cleveland popped to pitcher in foul territory; Brock forced Maxvill (second to shortstop); Brock was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to left; Reuss singled to center; Metzger forced Reuss (shortstop to second); Cedeno hit an inside the park homer to right [Metzger scored]; Wynn popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4. CARDINALS 6TH: On a bunt Melendez made an out to catcher; Luis Melendez called for interference for running into his own batted ball; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: May struck out; Watson singled to right; Edwards doubled to left [Watson to third]; Stewart was walked intentionally; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored, Edwards to third]; Reuss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5. CARDINALS 7TH: RADER REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING 3B); Simmons grounded out (third to first); Clendenon singled to right; Crosby struck out; Maxvill singled to center [Clendenon to second]; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; Sizemore forced Maxvill (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Metzger singled to right; Metzger stole second; Drabowsky threw a wild pitch [Metzger to third]; Cedeno popped to shortstop; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered [Metzger scored]; Watson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (third to first); Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Edwards struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Rader struck out; Helms singled to center [Edwards to second]; Reuss struck out; Metzger reached on an error by Drabowsky [Edwards scored (error by Torre) (unearned) (no RBI), Helms scored (unearned), Metzger to second]; CLONINGER REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to pitcher [Metzger to third]; MILLER RAN FOR CEDENO; GRZENDA REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); Wynn doubled to left [Metzger scored (unearned), Miller scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; May struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 11. CARDINALS 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Clendenon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 11. |
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