Still hopeful of winning 20 games, Bob Gibson gained his 17th victory when the Cardinals defeated the Phillies, 2-1, in 10 innings. Gibson also doubled and scored the Cardinals' first run on a single by Lou Brock in the third inning. The Phillies, who collected only five singles, tied the score with an unearned run in the fourth.

With two out in the 10th, Ted Simmons doubled. Bernie Carbo was passed intentionally so that Darrell Brandon could pitch to Ken Reitz, but the Cardinals' rookie third baseman upset the Phillies' strategy with a game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  5  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2 15  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Brock lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .312
C. Robinson ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
  Bowa pr,ss          2   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Cruz cf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .238
Hutton cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Torre 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Montanez 1b           2   0   1   1     1   0   .256      Simmons c             5   1   2   0     0   1   .302
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Carbo rf              3   0   2   0     2   0   .257
Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .407
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Crosby ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Downs p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Gibson p              4   1   2   0     0   0   .196
  Lersch p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067

Totals               33   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               38   2  15   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,978
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Cardinals 12
DP: Phillies 4, Cardinals 2
Errors: Lersch, Kelleher
Doubles: Gibson 2 (6), Carbo (13), Sizemore (17), Simmons (34)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (15), Sizemore (7)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (3), Brock (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (4)
GIDP: Boone (2), Gamble (4), Reitz (4), Sizemore (11), Torre (17)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downs                   4     7   1   1   1   0   0  17   2.74
Lersch                  3     3   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.64
Brandon L(6-7)          2.2   5   1   1   2   0   0  13   3.49
Totals                  9.2  15   2   2   4   1   0  43

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(17-10)        10     5   1   0   1   3   0  35   2.51
Totals                 10     5   1   0   1   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: Gibson (10)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (second to first); C. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz singled to second;
Cruz was caught stealing second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez flied out to left; Luzinski made an out
to shortstop; Gamble made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to center; Simmons flied out to
left; Carbo walked [Torre to second]; Reitz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carbo out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Money flied out to right; Boone made an out to
shortstop; Downs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kelleher flied out to left; Gibson doubled to
left; Brock singled to right [Gibson scored]; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Sizemore singled to right;
Sizemore stole second; Cruz singled to second [Sizemore to
third]; Torre flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Robinson reached on an error by Kelleher; BOWA RAN FOR C.
ROBINSON; Hutton singled to third [Bowa to second]; Gibson threw
a wild pitch [Bowa to third, Hutton to second]; Montanez hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Bowa scored (unearned)]; Luzinski struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: BOWA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo doubled to right; Reitz
made an out to shortstop; Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Money
singled to right; Boone grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Money out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: LERSCH REPLACED DOWNS (PITCHING); Gibson doubled
to left; Brock reached on an error by Lersch; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Gibson to third, Brock to
second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Torre walked;
Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals
1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Lersch struck out; Doyle grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo singled to right; Reitz flied out to right;
Kelleher lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carbo
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hutton flied out to right; Montanez singled to
right; Luzinski singled to pitcher [Montanez to second]; Gamble
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Gibson flied out to right; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sizemore doubled to right; Cruz popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Money flied out to right; Boone grounded out
(second to first); STONE BATTED FOR LERSCH; Stone grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 8TH: BRANDON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Torre grounded
out (shortstop to first); Simmons singled to right; Carbo flied
out to left; Reitz walked [Simmons to second]; CROSBY BATTED FOR
KELLEHER; Crosby made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Doyle flied
out to right; Bowa singled to left; Bowa stole second; Hutton
flied out to right; Montanez was walked intentionally; Luzinski
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Gibson flied out to left; Brock singled to
center; Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 10TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Money
flied out to center; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: Cruz singled to center; Torre grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second];
Simmons doubled to right; Carbo was walked intentionally; Reitz
singled to left [Simmons scored, Carbo to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.