Steve Carlton gained his 23rd victory of the season and 100th of his major league career and set the Phillies' strikeout record by fanning nine to bring his year's total to 212 while defeating the Cardinals, 2-1. The former club mark was 263 strikeouts by Jim Bunning in 1965.

The Phillies backed Carlton with a run on triples by Larry Bowa and Tommy Hutton in the fifth inning. Greg Luzinski followed with the deciding homer in the sixth. The Cardinals scored on singles by Ken Reitz, Joe Torre and Bill Stein in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stein lf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .333      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
  Sizemore ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Hutton rf,1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .266
Melendez rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Montanez cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .251
Jutze c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .269      Lis 1b                2   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Simmons 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .303        B. Robinson rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .455      Luzinski lf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .276
Roque cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .074      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Kelleher ss           2   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Bateman c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .225
  Anderson ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .180
Santorini p           1   0   0   0     1   1   .061
  Torre ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .291
  Durham pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .208

Totals               34   1   9   1     2   9             Totals               30   2   6   2     2   4

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 12,151
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Phillies 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Anderson
Doubles: Simmons (31)
Triples: Bowa (11), Hutton (2)
Home Runs: Luzinski (14)
Stolen Bases: Stein (1), Simmons (1)
Caught Stealing: Simmons (2), B. Robinson (2)
GIDP: Simmons (16)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini L(6-10)       6     6   2   2   2   3   1  26   4.68
Hudson                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.45
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   4   1  32

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(23-8)         9     9   1   1   2   9   0  36   2.09
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   9   0  36

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Doug Harvey


CARDINALS 1ST: Stein singled to left; Stein stole second; Tyson
struck out; Melendez grounded out (second to first) [Stein to
third]; Jutze flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left; Bowa flied out to left;
Hutton walked [Doyle to second]; Montanez struck out; Lis walked
[Doyle to third, Hutton to second]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to center; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons stole third; Roque walked;
Kelleher struck out while Simmons was caught stealing home
(catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Money grounded out (third to first); Bateman
singled to second; Carlton singled to right [Bateman to second];
Doyle flied out to left; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Santorini struck out; Stein flied out to left;
Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hutton lined to first; Montanez flied out to
center; Lis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez flied out to right; Jutze singled to
center; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Money grounded out (third to first); Bateman struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies
0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Roque
flied out to right; Kelleher singled to left; Santorini walked
[Kelleher to second]; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton grounded out (first to pitcher); Doyle
grounded out (second to first); Bowa tripled to right; Hutton
tripled to center [Bowa scored]; Montanez grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: SIZEMORE BATTED FOR TYSON; Sizemore flied out to
left; Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze singled
to center; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: SIZEMORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lis popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Luzinski homered; Money grounded
out (third to first); Bateman grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); B.
ROBINSON REPLACED LIS (PLAYING RF); Reitz singled to center;
Roque struck out; ANDERSON BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Anderson struck
out; TORRE BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Torre singled to center [Reitz
to second]; DURHAM RAN FOR TORRE; Stein singled to center [Reitz
scored, Durham to second]; Sizemore flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HUDSON
REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Carlton lined to second; Doyle flied
out to center; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez grounded out (pitcher to first); Jutze
was called out on strikes; Simmons singled to right; Reitz
forced Simmons (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hutton flied out to right; Montanez struck out; B.
Robinson reached on an error by Anderson; B. Robinson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Roque grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
flied out to center; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR HUDSON; McNertney
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.