Snapping a 3-3 tie, Ted Sizemore drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the sixth inning to enable the Cardinals to defeat the Pirates, 5-4, for a sweep of their three-game series. Bernie Carbo and Ken Reitz singled, Reggie Cleveland sacrificed and Lou Brock drew an intentional pass to set the stage for Sizemore's single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4 10  0
Cardinals    2  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  9  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Brock lf              3   0   2   0     1   1   .311
Oliver cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .316        Roque cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .108
Clemente rf           5   0   3   0     0   1   .320      Sizemore 2b           3   2   1   2     1   0   .266
Stargell 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .307      Cruz cf,lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .232
Hebner 3b             2   1   1   1     2   0   .306      Torre 1b              1   0   0   1     1   0   .292
Sanguillen c          5   0   2   2     0   0   .301      Simmons c             4   0   3   2     0   0   .301
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Carbo rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .253
J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .420
  Davalillo ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .321      Kelleher ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Alley ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Cleveland p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Johnson p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .143        Segui p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   3     4   5             Totals               29   5   9   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11,802
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Brock, Sizemore
Doubles: Clemente (17), Simmons (33)
Triples: Sanguillen (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Cleveland (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (5), Torre (6)
GIDP: Simmons (17)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (8,by Johnson)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 5     5   3   3   3   3   0  23   3.21
Miller L(5-2)           2     4   2   2   1   0   0  10   2.16
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.07
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   4   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(14-14)      6.1   7   3   3   3   3   0  30   3.95
Segui SV(9)             2.2   3   1   1   1   2   0  12   3.35
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   5   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (4)
Wild Pitches: Segui (5)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to first; Clemente singled to left [Oliver to third,
Clemente to second (error by Brock)]; Stargell was walked
intentionally; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oliver
scored, Clemente to third]; Sanguillen forced Stargell (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

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

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk popped to shortstop; J. Hernandez popped to
shortstop; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz was called out on strikes; Kelleher popped
to catcher in foul territory; Cleveland popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Sizemore forced Brock
(shortstop to second); Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Sizemore to second]; Torre was hit by a pitch; Simmons doubled
to right [Sizemore scored, Torre to third]; Carbo was walked
intentionally; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner
walked; Sanguillen flied out to center; Zisk reached on an error
by Sizemore [Hebner to third, Zisk to first]; J. Hernandez flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kelleher flied out to left; Cleveland was called
out on strikes; Brock singled to left; Sizemore flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre
walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente lined to first; Stargell singled to right;
Hebner singled to right [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen tripled
to center [Stargell scored, Hebner scored]; Zisk popped to
second; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Davalillo was walked
intentionally; MAY BATTED FOR JOHNSON; May popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: ALLEY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); MILLER
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Carbo singled to first; Reitz singled
to second [Carbo to second]; Kelleher flied out to right;
Cleveland out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Carbo to
third, Reitz to second]; Brock was walked intentionally;
Sizemore singled to center [Carbo scored, Reitz scored, Brock to
third]; Cruz flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett lined to second; Oliver singled to center;
Clemente doubled to left [Oliver to third]; SEGUI REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Hebner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals
5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre flied out to right; Simmons singled to
center; Carbo lined into a double play (third to first) [Simmons
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Zisk popped to
shortstop; Alley forced Sanguillen (second to shortstop);
ROBERTSON BATTED FOR MILLER; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher was called out on
strikes; Segui grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 9TH: ROQUE REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Stennett singled to right; Oliver forced
Stennett (second to shortstop); Clemente singled to right
[Oliver to second]; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted)
[Oliver to third, Clemente to second]; Segui threw a wild pitch
[Oliver scored, Clemente to third]; Hebner walked; Sanguillen
forced Hebner (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.