The Expos went over 5,000,000 attendance for their four-year history but spoiled the occasion by losing to the Cardinals, 6-2. The crowd of 10,580 brought the Expos' total to 5,006,129. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    1  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 12  1
Expos        0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .307      Day cf                3   1   2   0     1   1   .230
Sizemore 2b           5   2   3   1     0   1   .261      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Carbo rf              4   0   0   1     0   2   .251      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Torre 1b              4   0   2   2     1   0   .293      Fairly 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Simmons c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Fairey lf             1   1   0   0     3   0   .238
Cruz cf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .232      Laboy 3b,2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .321
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .395      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Kelleher ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .250        Renko p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Gibson p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .182        Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
                                                          Torres 2b             1   0   0   1     1   0   .154
                                                            Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
                                                            Bailey 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Stoneman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .087
                                                            McCarver ph,c       3   0   0   0     0   0   .253

Totals               37   6  12   5     2   7             Totals               31   2   7   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 10,580
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Expos 7
DP: Cardinals 3, Expos 0
Errors: Torre, Laboy, Humphrey, McCarver
Doubles: Cruz (11)
Triples: Torre (6), Day (3)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (7), Sizemore (6), Brock (58)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carbo (3)
GIDP: Singleton (10), McCarver (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(16-10)         9     7   2   2   5   8   0  36   2.61
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   8   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(10-13)       4     7   4   2   0   2   0  20   3.05
Renko                   5     5   2   2   2   5   0  21   4.87
Totals                  9    12   6   4   2   7   0  41

Wild Pitches: Gibson (9)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Sizemore singled to
center [Brock to third]; Carbo hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Brock scored, Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day tripled to right; Foli struck out; Singleton
struck out; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second [Cruz to
third (error by Humphrey)]; Reitz struck out; Kelleher out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cruz scored (unearned)];
Gibson flied to right in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairey walked; Laboy singled to left [Fairey to
second]; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Fairey to third, Laboy to
second]; Humphrey struck out; Torres grounded out (second to
first) [Fairey scored, Laboy to third]; Stoneman struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Sizemore stole second; Carbo struck out; Torre
singled to left [Sizemore scored]; Simmons grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Day singled to right; Foli singled to left [Day to
second]; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Day to third, Foli out at second]; Fairly singled to center
[Day scored]; Fairey walked [Fairly to second]; Laboy popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Kelleher singled to left; Gibson
singled to right [Kelleher to third]; Brock reached on an error
by Laboy [Kelleher scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gibson to second,
Brock to first]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Humphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres
walked; MCCARVER BATTED FOR STONEMAN; McCarver lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Torres out at first]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RENKO
REPLACED HUMPHREY (PITCHING); Carbo struck out; Torre walked;
Simmons flied out to left; Cruz doubled to right [Torre to
third]; Reitz struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Day was called out on strikes; Foli flied out to
right; Singleton singled to first [Singleton to second (error by
Torre)]; Fairly grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Kelleher popped to second; Gibson popped to
second; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairey flied out to right; Laboy flied out to left;
Renko grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore struck out; Carbo grounded out (second
to first); Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: HUNT BATTED FOR TORRES; Hunt struck out; McCarver
popped to third in foul territory; Day walked; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos
2.

CARDINALS 8TH: BAILEY REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 3B); LABOY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Simmons struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz singled to
left; Kelleher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Singleton popped to shortstop; Fairly flied out to
center; Fairey walked; Laboy struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Gibson struck out; Brock singled to center; Brock
stole second [Brock to third (error by McCarver)]; Sizemore
singled to left [Brock scored]; Carbo flied out to right; Torre
tripled to center [Sizemore scored]; Simmons grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: WOODS BATTED FOR RENKO; Woods struck out; Bailey
singled to left; McCarver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bailey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 2.