Matching four-hitters, Rick Wise pitched the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader and Al Downing hurled the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory in the second game. Joe Torre backed Wise with a two-run single in the third inning and scored himself on a double by Ted Simmons. Wise contributed a single when the Cardinals added their other pair in the seventh.

Downing won his own game. After Bobby Valentine walked and scored on a triple by Bill Russell in the second inning, Downing singled to drive in what proved to be the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Cardinals    0  0  3    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               2   0   0   0     2   1   .265      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Mota lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .328      Sizemore 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .265
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Carbo rf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .280
Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Torre 1b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .293
Buckner rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .320      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .301
Valentine 3b          3   0   0   1     0   1   .271      Melendez cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Anderson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Crosby 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .151      Wise p                3   1   1   0     0   1   .195

Totals               30   1   4   1     3  10             Totals               30   5   6   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Valentine
Doubles: Simmons (26)
Triples: Buckner (3)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (6)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (6,by Sutton), Simmons (2,by Sutton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(14-9)          8     6   5   4   2   6   0  34   2.30
Totals                  8     6   5   4   2   6   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(13-14)           9     4   1   1   3  10   0  34   3.28
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3  10   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Sutton 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Sutton 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy was called out on strikes; Mota grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied out to center; Carbo walked; Torre was hit by a pitch
[Carbo to second]; Simmons was hit by a pitch [Carbo to third,
Torre to second]; Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to left; Buckner grounded out (third
to first) [Parker to second]; Valentine flied out to right;
Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson flied out to center; Crosby struck out;
Wise struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Cannizzaro struck out; Sutton struck out; Lacy
walked; Mota singled to center [Lacy to second]; Davis struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore singled
to right; Carbo walked [Sizemore to second]; Sutton threw a wild
pitch [Sizemore to third, Carbo to second]; Torre singled to
right [Sizemore scored, Carbo scored]; Sutton threw a wild pitch
[Torre to second]; Simmons doubled to center [Torre scored];
Melendez struck out; Anderson flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
tripled to right; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to left [Buckner
scored]; Russell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Crosby was called out on strikes; Wise grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Sutton
struck out; Lacy walked; Lacy stole second; Mota walked; Davis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted); Torre flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Valentine lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Melendez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Anderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied out to right; Cannizzaro was called
out on strikes; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Crosby flied out to left; Wise singled to left;
Brock flied out to left; Sizemore singled to third [Wise scored
(error by Valentine) (no RBI), Sizemore to third]; Carbo singled
to center [Sizemore scored (unearned)]; Torre popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Lacy grounded out (first to pitcher); Mota singled
to center; Davis popped to third; Parker forced Mota (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Melendez
grounded out (third to first); Anderson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner popped to second; Valentine struck out;
Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.