St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros

Apr 30, 1972

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	6	9	0	5
HOU	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	-	7	11	4	12

win:

D. Wilsonloss: St Louis Cardinals logo

B. Gibsonsave: Houston Astros logo

J. Ray

STLHOU

1
Joe Hague reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Lee May. Ted Sizemore scores. Matty Alou to 3rd. [1 run]
10
1
Jose Cruz doubles (1) on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Matty Alou scores. Joe Hague scores. Jose Cruz to 3rd. [2 runs]
30
1
Lee May singles on a to center fielder Jose Cruz. Roger Metzger scores. Jimmy Wynn to 3rd. [1 run]
31
1
Bob Watson out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Brock. Jimmy Wynn scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
32
2
Roger Metzger grounds into a force out, shortstop Ed Crosby to second baseman Ted Sizemore. Tommy Helms scores. Johnny Edwards out at 2nd. Roger Metzger to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
33
3
Jimmy Wynn doubles (1) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cesar Cedeno scores. [1 run]
34
3
Doug Rader out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jose Cruz. Jimmy Wynn scores. Lee May to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
35
3
Tommy Helms doubles (1) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Lee May scores. [1 run]
36
4
Jerry McNertney singles on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Jose Cruz scores. [1 run]
46
7
Lou Brock steals (6) 2nd base. Donn Clendenon scores. Lou Brock to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Johnny Edwards. [1 run]
56
7
Doug Rader doubles (4) on a to center fielder Jose Cruz. Bob Watson scores. Doug Rader out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Jose Cruz to second baseman Ted Sizemore to third baseman Joe Torre. [1 run] [1 out]
57
9
Lou Brock singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Ed Crosby scores. [1 run]
67

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Lou BrockLF	2	5	0	1	1	0	3	.246
2Ted Sizemore2B	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	.196
3Matty AlouRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.365
4Joe Torre3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.372
5Joe Hague1B	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	.229
6Jose CruzCF	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	.260
7Jerry McNertneyC	1	4	0	1	2	0	1	.333
8Ed CrosbySS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.324
9Bob GibsonP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tony CloningerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mike FiorePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.000
Dennis HigginsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Donn ClendenonPH	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Moe DrabowskyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Joe GrzendaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Luis MelendezPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
TOTAL	9	36	6	4	5	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Bob GibsonRHP	2.2	5	6	6	4	4	36	5.56
Tony CloningerRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	5	5.40
Dennis HigginsRHP	3.0	1	0	0	2	3	26	6.75
Moe DrabowskyRHP	0.2	4	1	1	0	0	5	1.69
Joe GrzendaLHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	13	6.75
TOTAL	8.0	11	7	7	6	10	85	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Roger MetzgerSS	0	4	1	1	0	1	0	4	.109
2Cesar CedenoCF	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.383
3Jimmy WynnRF	2	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	.358
4Lee May1B	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.310
5Bob WatsonLF	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	4	.235
6Doug Rader3B	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	4	.278
7Tommy Helms2B	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.211
8Johnny EdwardsC	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.310
9Don WilsonP	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	.000
Jim RayP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333






TOTAL	11	31	7	7	6	10	0	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Don WilsonRHP	6.1	7	5	1	4	1	0	39	2.87
Jim RayRHP	2.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	12	2.51



TOTAL	9.0	9	6	2	5	1	0	51	-

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1st inningSTLHOU

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Lou Brock out to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. [1 out]
00
HIT BY PITCH — Ted Sizemore hit by pitch.
00
SINGLE — Matty Alou singles on a to second baseman Tommy Helms. Ted Sizemore to 3rd. Ted Sizemore advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by second baseman Tommy Helms.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Matty Alou steals (3) 2nd base.
00
POP OUT — Joe Torre pops out to shortstop Roger Metzger. [2 outs]
00
FIELD ERROR — Joe Hague reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Lee May. Ted Sizemore scores. Matty Alou to 3rd. [1 run]
10
DOUBLE — Jose Cruz doubles (1) on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Matty Alou scores. Joe Hague scores. Jose Cruz to 3rd. [2 runs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Jerry McNertney strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Roger Metzger walks.
30
STRIKEOUT — Cesar Cedeno strikes out swinging. [1 out]
30
WALK — Jimmy Wynn walks. Roger Metzger to 2nd.
30
SINGLE — Lee May singles on a to center fielder Jose Cruz. Roger Metzger scores. Jimmy Wynn to 3rd. [1 run]
31
SAC FLY — Bob Watson out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Brock. Jimmy Wynn scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
32
STRIKEOUT — Doug Rader strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
32

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STL

HOU

6Runs7

9Hits11

0Errors4

.250Batting Avg.355

36At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits6

0Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In7

1Walks10

2Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts6

5Left on Base12

11Total Bases17

Sunday, April 30, 1972 · 4:33 AM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 17,654 (42.9%)