Rick Wise doubled with the bases loaded and drove in three of the Cardinals' six runs in the first inning to help himself to a 9-2 victory over the Padres. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Cardinals 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 9 10 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morales cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .248 Brock lf 5 2 3 0 0 1 .313 Roberts 3b,2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Cruz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Lee lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .313 Crosby 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .215 Colbert 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .245 Carbo rf 2 2 1 0 3 0 .272 Gaston rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Torre 1b 2 0 0 2 3 0 .297 Thomas ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Simmons c 5 0 0 1 0 0 .306 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Melendez cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .255 Stanley 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .175 Anderson 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .304 Blefary ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Maxvill ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .226 Kirby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Wise p 4 1 1 3 0 0 .189 Norman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Jeter ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Ross p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 7 Totals 33 9 10 7 8 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 13,219 Left on Base: Padres 6, Cardinals 8 DP: Padres 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Thomas 2 Doubles: Morales (13), Colbert (21), Wise (2), Brock (18) Triples: Lee (7), Carbo (1) Stolen Bases: Roberts (3), Melendez (2) Caught Stealing: Melendez (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby L(10-14) 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 4 3.18 Norman 6 5 3 3 4 3 0 25 3.62 Ross 2 3 3 1 2 1 0 12 2.16 Totals 8 10 9 7 8 4 0 41 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(12-14) 9 7 2 2 1 7 0 35 3.38 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 7 0 35 Wild Pitches: Ross (6) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt PADRES 1ST: Morales singled to left; Roberts singled to right [Morales to third]; Roberts stole second; Lee struck out; Colbert was walked intentionally; Gaston struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Crosby singled to right [Brock to second]; Carbo walked [Brock to third, Crosby to second]; Torre walked [Brock scored, Crosby to third, Carbo to second]; NORMAN REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Crosby scored, Carbo to third, Torre to second]; Melendez walked; Anderson singled to left [Carbo scored, Torre out at home (left to second to catcher), Melendez to third, Anderson to second (on throw)]; Maxvill walked; Wise doubled to left [Melendez scored, Anderson scored, Maxvill scored]; Brock popped to third in foul territory; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 6. PADRES 2ND: Kendall popped to third in foul territory; Stanley was called out on strikes; Norman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 2ND: Crosby was called out on strikes; Carbo walked; Torre popped to first in foul territory; Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 6. PADRES 3RD: Morales doubled to right; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morales to third]; Lee tripled to left [Morales scored]; Colbert doubled to right [Lee scored]; Gaston grounded out (second to first) [Colbert to third]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez flied out to right; Anderson popped to first in foul territory; Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. PADRES 4TH: Kendall flied out to center; Stanley was called out on strikes; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 4TH: Wise popped to third; Brock singled to center; Crosby singled to left [Brock to second]; Carbo flied out to left; Torre walked [Brock to third, Crosby to second]; Simmons lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. PADRES 5TH: Morales flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez singled to center; Anderson struck out while Melendez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Maxvill flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. PADRES 6TH: Colbert singled to center; Gaston flied out to center; Thomas forced Colbert (third to second); Kendall forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Wise grounded out (third to first); Brock struck out; Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. PADRES 7TH: BLEFARY BATTED FOR STANLEY; Blefary grounded out (second to first); JETER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Jeter struck out; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: BLEFARY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROSS REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Carbo tripled to left; Ross threw a wild pitch [Carbo scored]; Torre walked; Simmons popped to shortstop; Melendez singled to right [Torre to third]; Melendez stole second; Anderson struck out; Maxvill grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 7. PADRES 8TH: Roberts singled to right; Lee forced Roberts (third to second); Colbert flied out to right; Gaston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Wise reached on an error by Thomas [Wise to first]; Brock doubled to left [Wise to third]; Crosby popped to shortstop; Carbo was walked intentionally; Torre forced Carbo (first to shortstop) [Wise scored (unearned), Brock scored (error by Thomas) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Simmons flied to left in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 9. PADRES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Thomas flied out to center; Kendall lined to pitcher; Blefary flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 9.

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