Continuing his fantastic pitching, Steve Carlton shut out the Cardinals, 5-0, to record his 12th straight victory and tie the Phillies' all-time record set by Charley Ferguson in 1886. Carlton became the N. L.'s leading winner with 17 and also the leader in shutouts with six. Bill Robinson and Greg Luzinski each hit a two-run homer as the Phillies won their fifth straight game in their longest streak of the season. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     1  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .318
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Hutton 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .191
Montanez cf           3   1   1   0     1   2   .238      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .267      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Money 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Melendez rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .234
B. Robinson rf        4   1   2   2     0   1   .280      Roque cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .091
Bateman c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .189        Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Cleveland p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Anderson ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   2   .241

Totals               34   5   9   5     1   4             Totals               30   0   5   0     1   7

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 25,505
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Cardinals 4
DP: Phillies 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Roque
Doubles: Brock (13)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (3), Luzinski (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (5)
GIDP: Roque (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(17-6)         9     5   0   0   1   7   0  31   2.18
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   7   0  31

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(12-7)       6     9   5   5   1   2   2  27   3.40
Bare                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Drabowsky               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.42
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   4   2  36

Wild Pitches: Cleveland (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left; Bowa singled to right
[Doyle to third]; Hutton singled to first [Doyle scored, Bowa to
second]; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Bowa out at home (catcher
to pitcher), Hutton to second]; Montanez was walked
intentionally; On a bunt Luzinski struck out; Money popped to
first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); Clendenon singled to center; Torre singled to left
[Clendenon to second]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: B. Robinson singled to left; Bateman flied out to
center; Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [B.
Robinson to second]; Doyle popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez grounded out (third to first); Roque
struck out; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Hutton popped to second;
Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cleveland singled to right [Cleveland out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Brock grounded out (first to
pitcher); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Money singled to
center [Money to second (error by Roque)]; B. Robinson homered
[Money scored]; Bateman flied out to center; Carlton singled to
right; Doyle popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Clendenon was called out on strikes; Torre
grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa flied out to right; Hutton grounded out
(second to first); Montanez singled to right; Luzinski homered
[Montanez scored]; Money flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez singled to left; Roque grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Melendez out at second];
Maxvill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bateman flied out to center; Carlton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; Anderson struck
out; Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: BARE REPLACED MAXVILL (PITCHING); ANDERSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Doyle flied out to left; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torre grounded out (catcher to first); Simmons flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Montanez struck out; Luzinski grounded out (first
unassisted); Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez walked; Roque struck out; MCNERTNEY
BATTED FOR BARE; McNertney lined to first; Anderson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); B.
Robinson was called out on strikes; Bateman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carlton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock doubled to center; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Torre
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cardinals 0.