St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2 (original) (raw)

Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2

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Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1972 (N) at Astrodome

STL N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 0 HOU N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Alou rf 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 Melendez pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torre 3b 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 4 Hague 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 Cruz cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 McNertney c 4 0 2 1 0 2 8 3 Crosby ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spinks p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Santorini p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 41 4 12 3 1 5 33 15

BATTING - 2B: Alou (3,off Forsch); McNertney (1,off Forsch). HR: Torre (1,4th inning off Forsch 1 on 1 out). SH: McNertney (1,off Forsch); Hague (1,off Forsch). GDP: Brock (1,off Forsch); Torre (1,off Forsch). Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (5,2nd base off Forsch/Edwards).

Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Wynn rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 May 1b 4 0 3 1 1 1 11 3 Watson lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 Helms 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 Forsch p 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 2 9 2 5 9 33 17

FIELDING - DP: 2. Helms-Metzger-May, Rader-Helms-May. E: Forsch (1).

BATTING - 2B: May (2,off Spinks). HR: Wynn (4,3rd inning off Spinks 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - CS: Edwards (1,2nd base by Spinks/McNertney); May (1,2nd base by Santorini/McNertney).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spinks 7.1 8 2 2 4 7 1 33 Santorini W(2-1) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 12 Totals 11 9 2 2 5 9 1 45

WP: Spinks (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Santorini 2-0. .

Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(1-1) 10 11 4 4 1 5 1 41 Blasingame 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gladding 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 11 12 4 4 1 5 1 44

Forsch faced 3 batters in the 11th inning WP: Forsch (4), Gladding (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 2-0; Gladding 2-1. .

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams

Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 24614

Starting Lineups:

St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros

Brock lf Metzger ss
Sizemore 2b Cedeno cf
Alou rf Wynn rf
Torre 3b May 1b
Hague 1b Watson lf
Cruz cf Rader 3b
McNertney c Helms 2b
Crosby ss Edwards c
Spinks p Forsch p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore flied out to right; Alou popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to pitcher; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to second]; May singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Watson singled to pitcher [May to second]; Spinks threw a wild pitch [May to third, Watson to second]; Rader walked; Helms grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to center; Hague flied out to right; Cruz popped to shortstop; McNertney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Edwards struck out; Forsch struck out (catcher to first); Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby grounded out (first to pitcher); Spinks singled to center; Brock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Spinks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn homered to left; May doubled to left; Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Rader struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Alou doubled to right; Torre homered to center [Alou scored]; Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms singled to left; Edwards flied out to center; On a bunt Forsch singled to first [Helms to second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first) [Helms to third, Forsch to second]; Cedeno walked; Wynn forced Forsch (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: McNertney doubled to left; Crosby flied out to left; Spinks struck out; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: May struck out; Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou singled to center; Torre popped to second; Hague forced Alou (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Edwards walked; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz singled to center; McNertney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Crosby reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Spinks forced Crosby (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore singled to right; Alou singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: May walked; Watson forced May (shortstop to second); Rader singled to right [Watson to third]; SANTORINI REPLACED SPINKS (PITCHING); On a bunt Helms made an out to pitcher; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz popped to shortstop; McNertney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Forsch struck out; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 10TH: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Santorini grounded out (second to first); Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: Wynn struck out; May singled to left; May was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Watson walked; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 11TH: Alou singled to pitcher; MELENDEZ RAN FOR ALOU; Torre singled to center [Melendez to second]; Hague reached on an error by Forsch on a sacrifice bunt [Melendez scored (no RBI), Torre to third, Hague to second]; BLASINGAME REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); GLADDING REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); McNertney singled to left [Torre scored, Hague out at home (left to catcher)]; Gladding threw a wild pitch [McNertney to second]; Crosby popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 11TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MAXVILL REPLACED CROSBY (PLAYING SS); Helms grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); MILLER BATTED FOR GLADDING; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 4 12 0 7 Astros 2 9 1 10

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