Rick Wise scattered eight hits to post a shutout and Ted Simmons smashed a homer with two men on base in the fifth inning to clinch the Cardinals' 6-0 victory over the Astros. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    2  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   0   0     1   2   .321      Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .206
Crosby 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .232        Fenwick ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Carbo rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .237      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .350
Torre 3b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .305      Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Simmons c             4   1   1   3     0   1   .285      May 1b                4   0   3   0     0   0   .293
Alou 1b               2   1   1   0     0   0   .315      Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
  Clendenon 1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Edwards c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   2   .238
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .238      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Wise p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .164      Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Stinson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                            Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               34   6   8   5     3   9             Totals               32   0   8   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 23,460
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Astros 7
DP: Cardinals 3, Astros 1
Errors: Wynn
Doubles: Cruz (7), May (17), Edwards (12)
Home Runs: Simmons (8)
Caught Stealing: Maxvill (1)
GIDP: Wynn 2 (4), Helms (4)
Hit by Pitch: Alou (1,by Dierker)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(10-9)            9     8   0   0   2   5   0  34   3.73
Totals                  9     8   0   0   2   5   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(8-6)          4.1   7   6   5   3   2   1  23   3.38
Culver                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.78
York                    2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   4.41
Ray                     2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.88
Totals                  9     8   6   5   3   9   1  38

Passed Balls: Edwards (4)
Hit by Pitch: Dierker (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Crosby singled to left [Brock to
third]; Carbo singled to right [Brock scored, Crosby to third];
Torre singled to left [Crosby scored, Carbo out at third (left
to third), Torre to second (on throw)]; Simmons grounded out
(first unassisted) [Torre to third]; Alou was hit by a pitch;
Cruz popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled to third; Wynn
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cedeno
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Maxvill walked; Wise struck out; Brock struck out
while Maxvill was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May singled to right; Watson struck out; Edwards
flied out to center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Carbo
flied out to left; Torre walked; Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (third to first); Dierker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger walked; Cedeno flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou singled to right; Cruz flied out to right;
Maxvill flied out to right; Wise reached on an error by Wynn
[Alou scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wise to first]; Edwards
allowed a passed ball [Wise to second]; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); May singled to
left; Watson flied out to left; Edwards singled to center [May
to third]; Rader walked [Edwards to second]; Helms flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crosby popped to third; Carbo singled to right;
Torre singled to left [Carbo to second]; Simmons homered [Carbo
scored, Torre scored]; CULVER REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Alou
popped to second; Cruz doubled to left; Maxvill was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: STINSON BATTED FOR CULVER; Stinson was called out on
strikes; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: YORK REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Wise grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brock was called out on strikes;
Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to center; May doubled to right;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carbo struck out; Torre was called out on
strikes; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: CLENDENON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 1B); Rader singled
to left; Helms grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Rader out at second]; STEWART BATTED FOR YORK; Stewart grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: RAY REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Clendenon struck
out (catcher to first); Cruz flied out to left; Maxvill was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to right; Cedeno forced Metzger
(third to second); Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: FENWICK REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING SS); Wise
grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Crosby popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
grounded out (second to first); Edwards doubled to right; Rader
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.