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Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

FINAL
Jul 8, 1972

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
HOU0000000011716
STL10000001-2607
win:St Louis Cardinals logoR. Clevelandloss:Houston Astros logoJ. Reuss

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    1
    Joe Torre doubles (14) on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Matty Alou scores. [1 run]
    01
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    8
    Ted Simmons out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Ted Sizemore scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    02
  • Houston Astros logo
    9
    Johnny Edwards singles on a to right fielder Luis Melendez. Jimmy Wynn scores. Bobby Fenwick out at home on the throw, right fielder Luis Melendez to shortstop Dal Maxvill to catcher Ted Simmons. [1 run] [3 outs]
    12

Player Stats

Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Roger MetzgerSS04000000.201
2Cesar CedenoCF14000000.339
3Jimmy WynnRF14101001.275
4Lee May1B03000101.273
5Bob WatsonLF24001002.304
Bobby FenwickPR00000000.184
6Doug Rader3B14001005.237
7Johnny EdwardsC24010001.236
8Tommy Helms2B03001002.251
9Jerry ReussP02002000.088
Norm MillerPH01000000.188
Tom GriffinP00000000.231
TOTAL7331161012-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jerry ReussLHP7.0511910494.05
Tom GriffinRHP1.011101082.35
TOTAL8.062292057-
St Louis Cardinals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Lou BrockLF14001000.315
2Ted Sizemore2B14101002.268
3Matty AlouRF-1B23101002.316
4Joe Torre3B12010202.308
5Ted SimmonsC03011003.298
6Donn Clendenon1B03001003.192
Jose CruzPH-CF01000001.200
7Luis MelendezCF-RF03001003.245
8Dal MaxvillSS03002000.229
9Reggie ClevelandP13001000.209
TOTAL6292292016-
St Louis Cardinals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Reggie ClevelandRHP9.0711610493.20
TOTAL9.071161049-

Play-by-Play

1st inningHOUSTL
  • TOP 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Roger Metzger out to center fielder Luis Melendez. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    GROUNDOUT — Cesar Cedeno grounds out to first baseman Donn Clendenon. [2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Jimmy Wynn out to left fielder Lou Brock. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    BATTER OUT — Lou Brock out, third baseman Doug Rader to first baseman Lee May. [1 out]
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ted Sizemore strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SINGLE — Matty Alou singles on a to second baseman Tommy Helms.
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    DOUBLE — Joe Torre doubles (14) on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Matty Alou scores. [1 run]
    01
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    BATTER OUT — Ted Simmons out, third baseman Doug Rader to first baseman Lee May. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

1Runs2
7Hits6
1Errors0
.212Batting Avg.207
33At Bats29
0Extra-base Hits2
0Home Runs0
1Runs-Batted-In2
1Walks2
0Stolen Bases0
6Strikeouts9
6Left on Base7
7Total Bases8

Game Details

Saturday, July 8, 1972 · 8:05 PM
Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO
attendance: 25,103 (55.2%)