Lou Brock collected four hits to lead the Cardinals' support of Bob Gibson, who gained his 15th victory by defeating the Padres, 9-3. Brock batted in two runs and scored two. Three of the Cardinals' runs came on passes with the bases loaded, Joe Torre getting two RBIs that way and Matty Alou picking up one. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    26, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  7  1
Cardinals    1  4  0    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   9 13  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stahl cf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .236      Brock lf              4   2   4   2     0   0   .310
Roberts 3b            5   1   2   1     0   1   .253        Cruz lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Crosby 2b,3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Carbo rf              2   1   0   1     2   0   .270
Gaston rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Torre 3b              3   0   0   2     2   0   .298
Thomas ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Kendall c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .232      Simmons c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .310
Stanley 2b            3   0   0   1     1   1   .179      Alou 1b               4   1   2   1     1   1   .314
Arlin p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Anderson ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .307
  Acosta p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Melendez cf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .250
  Schaeffer p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gibson p              4   2   1   1     0   1   .182
  Severinsen p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blefary ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250

Totals               34   3   7   3     4   7             Totals               33   9  13   9     7   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 21,097
Left on Base: Padres 8, Cardinals 11
DP: Padres 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Thomas
Doubles: Stahl (9), Cruz (9)
Triples: Stahl (3), Kendall (4)
Stolen Bases: Brock (52)
Sacrifice Hits: Crosby 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Carbo (1)
GIDP: Anderson (3), Alou (12)
Hit by Pitch: Simmons (1,by Severinsen)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(8-17)           1.1   6   5   5   0   0   0  10   3.74
Acosta                  2     2   3   3   4   1   0  12   5.53
Schaeffer               2.1   4   1   1   3   0   0  13   5.25
Severinsen              2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.61
Totals                  8    13   9   9   7   2   0  44

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(15-7)          8     6   2   2   2   6   0  32   2.74
Higgins SV(1)           1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   3.97
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   7   0  38

Passed Balls: Kendall (5)
Hit by Pitch: Severinsen (2)
Wild Pitches: Schaeffer (3)

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


PADRES 1ST: Stahl tripled to right; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stahl scored]; Lee singled to center;
Colbert flied out to center; Gaston forced Lee (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second;
Crosby out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Brock to
third]; Carbo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brock scored];
Torre flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 1.

PADRES 2ND: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Kendall
struck out; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Alou singled to right
[Simmons to third]; Anderson singled to left [Simmons scored,
Alou to second]; Melendez singled to right [Alou to third,
Anderson to second]; Gibson forced Melendez (second to
shortstop) [Alou scored, Anderson to third]; Brock singled to
left [Anderson scored, Gibson to third, Brock to second (on
throw)]; ACOSTA REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Crosby flied out to
right; Carbo was walked intentionally; Torre walked [Gibson
scored, Brock to third, Carbo to second]; Simmons flied out to
center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 3RD: Acosta struck out; Stahl doubled to left; Roberts
singled to right [Stahl to third]; Lee popped to third; Colbert
grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Alou struck out; Anderson grounded out (second to
first); Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 5.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston walked; Thomas flied out to center; Kendall
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gaston to second]; Stanley
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Gibson singled to center; Brock singled to left
[Gibson to second]; Crosby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Gibson to third, Brock to second]; Carbo was walked
intentionally; Torre walked [Gibson scored, Brock to third,
Carbo to second]; SCHAEFFER REPLACED ACOSTA (PITCHING); Simmons
singled to shortstop [Brock scored, Carbo to third, Torre to
second]; Alou walked [Carbo scored, Torre to third, Simmons to
second]; Anderson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Torre out at home]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 8.

PADRES 5TH: Schaeffer grounded out (second to first); Stahl
popped to second; Roberts was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez singled to left; Schaeffer threw a wild
pitch [Melendez to second]; Kendall allowed a passed ball
[Melendez to third]; Gibson grounded out (third to first); Brock
singled to center [Melendez scored]; Crosby popped to pitcher;
Carbo flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 9.

PADRES 6TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Lee popped to
shortstop; Colbert flied out to left; Gaston grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre flied out to right; Simmons walked; Alou
singled to right [Simmons to second]; Anderson grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Simmons to third, Alou to second]; Melendez
walked; SEVERINSEN REPLACED SCHAEFFER (PITCHING); Gibson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 9.

PADRES 7TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Kendall
popped to second; Stanley walked; Severinsen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz doubled to center; Crosby flied out to
right; Carbo flied out to left; Torre grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 9.

PADRES 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 2B); CROSBY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Stahl flied out to left; Roberts singled
to center; Lee grounded out (pitcher to first) [Roberts to
second]; Colbert singled to right [Roberts scored]; Gaston
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons was hit by a pitch; Alou grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Anderson reached on an error by Thomas [Anderson to
first]; Melendez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Cardinals 9.

PADRES 9TH: HIGGINS REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Thomas struck
out; Kendall tripled to right; Stanley grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Kendall scored]; BLEFARY BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN;
Blefary walked; Stahl walked [Blefary to second]; Roberts forced
Stahl (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3,
Cardinals 9.