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.