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Bob Gibson extended his own major league record for most seasons with 200 or more strikeouts and gained his 19th victory as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates, 4-3. Gibson struck out 11 to bring his total to 208 for his ninth year over the 200 mark. The Cardinals' runs off Nelson Briles in the fifth inning all were unearned as the result of an error by Willie Stargell. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3Game Played on Wednesday, October 4, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 13 2
Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Brock lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .311 Davalillo rf,1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .318
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .264 Cash 2b 5 0 2 1 0 2 .282
Cruz cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Oliver cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .312
Torre 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .293
Simmons c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .303 Zisk lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189
Stein 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .314 May c 5 1 1 0 0 2 .281
Carbo rf 1 1 0 0 3 0 .251 Stennett lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Kelleher ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .159 Pagan 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .252
Gibson p 4 1 1 1 0 1 .194 Alley ss 2 1 2 0 2 0 .248
Briles p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .157
Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Kison p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .189
Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .298
Totals 31 4 7 4 5 6 Totals 38 3 13 3 3 11
Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 4,603
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Pirates 11
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Stargell, Stennett
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (3), Simmons (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (2)
GIDP: Oliver (13)
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gibson W(19-11) 9 13 3 3 3 11 0 41 2.46
Totals 9 13 3 3 3 11 0 41
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Briles L(14-11) 5 3 4 0 2 4 0 20 3.08
Kison 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 3.26
Johnson 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.96
Giusti 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.93
Totals 9 7 4 0 5 6 0 37
Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo flied out to center; Cash singled to
shortstop; Oliver singled to right [Cash to second]; Stargell
struck out; May lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals
0, Pirates 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to left; Simmons struck out;
Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Stennett struck out; Pagan flied out to left; Alley
walked; Briles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: Carbo flied out to right; Kelleher was called out
on strikes; Gibson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo singled to right; Cash struck out; Oliver
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davalillo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Cruz walked; Torre flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; May flied out to left;
Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons reached on an error by Stargell [Simmons
to first]; Stein struck out; Carbo walked [Simmons to second];
Kelleher struck out; Gibson singled to right [Simmons scored
(unearned), Carbo to second]; Brock singled to left [Carbo
scored (unearned), Gibson to third (error by Stennett), Brock to
second]; Sizemore singled to center [Gibson scored (unearned),
Brock scored (unearned)]; Sizemore was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
4, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 5TH: Pagan singled to right; Alley singled to left
[Pagan to second]; MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR BRILES; Mazeroski
grounded out (first unassisted) [Pagan to third, Alley to
second]; Davalillo walked; Cash struck out; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates
0.
CARDINALS 6TH: KISON REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded out (second to
first); Simmons singled to left; Simmons was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out; May singled to right; Stennett
struck out; Pagan singled to center [May to second]; Alley
walked [May to third, Pagan to second]; Kison singled to right
[May scored, Pagan out at home (right to catcher), Alley to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
CARDINALS 7TH: Stein singled to right; Carbo walked [Stein to
second]; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Stein to third, Carbo to second]; Gibson was called out on
strikes; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore forced Brock
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4,
Pirates 1.
PIRATES 7TH: Davalillo flied out to center; Cash grounded out
(first to pitcher); Oliver singled to right; Stargell grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4,
Pirates 1.
CARDINALS 8TH: ZISK REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); DAVALILLO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); STENNETT CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); JOHNSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to center; Torre singled to left; Simmons singled to center
[Torre to third, Simmons out at second (center to shortstop to
second to first)]; Stein struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 8TH: May struck out (catcher to first); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pagan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
CARDINALS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Carbo walked;
Kelleher forced Carbo (pitcher to shortstop); Gibson forced
Kelleher (third to second); Brock forced Gibson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 9TH: Alley singled to center; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR
GIUSTI; Sanguillen singled to left [Alley to second]; Davalillo
forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second) [Alley to third]; Cash
singled to center [Alley scored, Davalillo to second]; Oliver
singled to right [Davalillo scored, Cash to second]; Zisk was
called out on strikes; May struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.
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