Catcher's interference on Milt May, who tipped Lou Brock's bat, opened the gates for the Cardinals, who streamed through for nine runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Pirates, 10-5, in a game stopped after 6½ innings by rain. With the Pirates leading, 5-0, the Cardinals started the fourth with a run on singles by Ted Simmons, Bernie Carbo and Jose Cruz, but Dal Maxvill and Bob Gibson struck out and Brock grounded into a forceout, apparently ending the inning.

However, plate umpire Tom Gorman called interference on May, sending Brock to first. Ted Sizemore, Matty Alou, Joe Torre and Simmons followed with successive singles for four runs to kayo Dock Ellis. Carbo greeted Bob Johnson with a three-run homer. Cruz and Maxvill added singles before Gibson struck out to end the inning. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    2, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      4  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 12  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    9  1  0    x  -  10 17  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .354      xBrock lf             3   2   2   0     0   0   .000
Clines rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .340      Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .268
Oliver cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .316      Alou 1b               4   1   2   3     0   0   .323
Stargell 1b           3   1   3   1     1   0   .307      Torre 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .298
Hebner 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .295      Simmons c             4   2   4   1     0   0   .302
May c                 3   0   1   2     1   0   .260        McNertney c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Carbo rf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .267
Alley ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .266      Cruz cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .215
Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .103      Maxvill ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .238
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .203
  Pagan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .295

Totals               32   5  12   4     4   5             Totals               34  10  17  10     0   4

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 24,961
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: May
Doubles: Davalillo (16), Stargell (20), May (4)
Home Runs: Carbo (3)
Stolen Bases: Brock (43)
GIDP: Stennett (12), Alou (10)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(9-5)            3.2  12   8   1   0   3   0  23   2.90
Johnson                 0.1   3   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.57
Walker                  2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   3.39
Totals                  6    17  10   2*  0   4   1  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(12-6)          7    12   5   5   4   5   0  36   2.70
Totals                  7    12   5   5   4   5   0  36

Passed Balls: Simmons (8)
Wild Pitches: Ellis (1), Walker (2)
Balks: Gibson (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo doubled to left; Clines grounded out
(second to first) [Davalillo to third]; Oliver singled to left
[Davalillo scored]; Stargell doubled to left [Oliver to third];
Hebner was walked intentionally; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Oliver scored, Stargell to third, Hebner to second]; May
doubled to right [Stargell scored, Hebner scored]; Mazeroski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alley grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
singled to center; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ellis was called out on strikes; Davalillo lined to
shortstop; Clines singled to left; Oliver singled to center
[Clines to third]; Stargell singled to left [Clines scored,
Oliver to third]; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Simmons singled to
center; Carbo flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: May flied out to right; Mazeroski struck out; Alley
walked; Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill singled to right; Gibson struck out;
Brock singled to right [Maxvill to second]; Sizemore flied out
to left; Alou singled to left [Maxvill to third, Brock to
second]; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
singled to right; Gibson balked [Clines to second]; Oliver
popped to catcher in foul territory; Stargell was walked
intentionally; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; Ellis threw a wild
pitch [Simmons to second]; Carbo singled to center [Simmons to
third]; Cruz singled to right [Simmons scored, Carbo to second];
Maxvill struck out; Gibson was called out on strikes; Brock
reached on catcher's interference by May [Carbo to third, Cruz
to second]; Lou Brock had hit into a forceout but that play
was eliminated because of the catcher's interference;
Sizemore singled to third [Carbo scored (unearned), Cruz to
third, Brock to second]; Alou singled to center [Cruz scored
(unearned), Brock scored (unearned), Sizemore to third]; Torre
singled to left [Sizemore scored (unearned), Alou to second];
Simmons singled to right [Alou scored (unearned), Torre to
third]; JOHNSON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Carbo homered
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Torre scored (unearned),
Simmons scored (unearned)]; Cruz singled to right; Maxvill
singled to center [Cruz to third]; Gibson struck out; 9 R (2
ER), 10 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 9.

PIRATES 5TH: May walked; Mazeroski flied out to left; Alley
struck out; PAGAN BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Pagan singled to left [May
to second]; Davalillo singled to right [May to third, Pagan to
second]; Clines flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 5TH: WALKER REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Brock singled
to shortstop; Brock stole second; Walker threw a wild pitch
[Brock to third]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alou grounded out (second to first) [Brock scored]; Torre flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 10.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Stargell
singled to left; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to third; Carbo forced Simmons
(shortstop to second); Cruz lined to second; Maxvill grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 10.

PIRATES 7TH: MCNERTNEY REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Mazeroski
lined to second; Alley singled to center; STENNETT BATTED FOR
WALKER; Stennett grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop) [Alley out at second]; game called for rain; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 10.