St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 21
Played on Thursday, May 11, 1972 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 10 2 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 4 9 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 Cedeno cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Wynn rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 May 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 7 1 Watson lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Fenwick 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 Reuss p 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 10 3 4 9 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Metzger-Fenwick-May, Fenwick-May. E: Fenwick (1), Reuss (2). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (4,off Wise). 3B: May (2,off Wise). IBB: May (4,by Wise). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Metzger (3,2nd base off Wise/Simmons); Cedeno (9,2nd base off Wise/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Cruz cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 Melendez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Torre 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 Simmons c 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 12 0 Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Sizemore ph,2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Maxvill 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 McNertney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Martinez ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wise p 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Totals 31 4 9 1 3 8 27 10 FIELDING - E: Brock (6). BATTING - HBP: Crosby (1,by Reuss). GDP: Clendenon (1,off Reuss); Melendez (2,off Reuss). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Brock (3,2nd base by Reuss/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss L(2-2) 8 8 4 3 3 8 0 34 Blasingame 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 9 4 3 3 8 0 35 Reuss faced 3 batters in the 9th inning Blasingame faced 1 batter in the 9th inning HBP: Reuss (2,Crosby). Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 1-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wise W(3-2) 9 10 3 3 4 9 0 41 IBB: Wise (1,May). Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 7859 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Metzger ss Brock lf 2. Cedeno cf Cruz cf 3. Wynn rf Melendez rf 4. May 1b Torre 3b 5. Watson lf Simmons c 6. Rader 3b Clendenon 1b 7. Edwards c Crosby ss 8. Fenwick 2b Maxvill 2b 9. Reuss p Wise p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno was called out on strikes; Wynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Cruz walked; Melendez forced Cruz (second to shortstop); Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: May walked; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [May to second]; Rader walked; Edwards singled to right [May to third, Rader to second]; Fenwick singled to left [May scored, Rader to third, Edwards to second]; Reuss was called out on strikes; Metzger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon flied out to center; Crosby was hit by a pitch; Maxvill walked [Crosby to second]; Wise grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn doubled to left; May grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Brock was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Cruz struck out; Melendez reached on an error by Fenwick [Melendez to first]; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Rader singled to right; Edwards flied out to left; Fenwick singled to right [Rader to third]; Reuss struck out; Metzger walked [Fenwick to second]; Cedeno forced Metzger (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Clendenon struck out; Crosby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn flied out to left; May grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to left [Watson to second (error by Brock)]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); Wise walked; Brock forced Wise (pitcher to shortstop); Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Fenwick was called out on strikes; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez singled to third; Torre singled to center [Melendez to second]; Simmons flied out to right; Clendenon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to right; Metzger stole second; Cedeno lined to shortstop; Wynn was called out on strikes; May was walked intentionally; Watson singled to center [Metzger scored, May to third]; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: SIZEMORE BATTED FOR CROSBY; Sizemore popped to second; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR MAXVILL; McNertney struck out; Wise was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PLAYING SS); SIZEMORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Fenwick grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to center; Cruz singled to right [Brock to third]; Melendez grounded into a double play (second to first) [Brock scored (no RBI), Cruz out at second]; Torre grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Wynn flied out to center; May tripled to right [Cedeno scored]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons singled to right; Clendenon singled to left [Simmons to second]; On a bunt Sizemore singled to pitcher [Simmons scored (error by Reuss) (no RBI), Clendenon scored (no RBI), Sizemore to third]; BLASINGAME REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Martinez singled to right [Sizemore scored (unearned)]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 10 2 11 Cardinals 4 9 1 7
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