St. Louis Cardinals (3) Houston Astros (2)
| 1972
Date of Game: Monday, July 17, 1972
Stadium: Astrodome
Stadium: Astrodome
| St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | Houston Astros (NL) |
| Record: 43-39 | Record: 48-39 |
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Attendance: 24,262
Time of Game: 2:21
Game Notes:
Bob Gibson - 13 Strikeouts None listed
Best at-bats
Bob Watson 2B in 7th inning (45.5)
Donn Clendenon HR in 8th inning (28.75)
Lou Brock 1B in 6th inning (17.14)
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Game Notes:
Best at-bats
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Lou Brock | lf | 33.029 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 | 82 | 1607 | 2 | 30 | 34 |
| Luis Melendez | cf-rf | 22.340 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .239 | 63 | 172 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | rf | 33.207 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .317 | 75 | 1387 | 3 | 22 | 9 |
| Jose Cruz | cf | 24.344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | 66 | 155 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Joe Torre | 3b | 31.364 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .305 | 80 | 1556 | 10 | 49 | 3 |
| Ted Simmons | c | 22.342 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | 78 | 300 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| Donn Clendenon | 1b | 37.002 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .191 | 50 | 1301 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Ed Crosby | 2b | 23.052 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | 66 | 104 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Dal Maxvill | ss | 33.149 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | 67 | 1167 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | p | 36.251 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | 18 | 497 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals: | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .306 | 645 | 8246 | |||||
Houston Astros Batting Stats |
| Houston Astros | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Roger Metzger | ss | 24.281 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | 87 | 233 | 1 | 21 | 11 |
| Cesar Cedeno | cf | 21.142 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .347 | 73 | 318 | 10 | 34 | 25 |
| Jimmy Wynn | rf | 30.127 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 | 79 | 1196 | 16 | 48 | 8 |
| Lee May | 1b | 29.116 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .289 | 83 | 843 | 19 | 60 | 2 |
| Bob Watson | lf | 26.098 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .306 | 87 | 379 | 11 | 54 | 1 |
| Johnny Edwards | c | 34.037 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | 63 | 1292 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 2b | 31.073 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | 74 | 924 | 5 | 34 | 1 |
| Bobby Fenwick | 3b | 25.219 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .171 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Stewart | ph | 33.036 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | 45 | 690 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Roberts | p | 27.309 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | 18 | 117 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | ph | 26.162 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | 42 | 442 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| George Culver | p | 29.009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 27 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | ph | 30.115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | 31 | 1013 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals: | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .257 | 736 | 7736 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Bob Gibson (3), Bob Watson (15)
HR: Donn Clendenon (4)
RBIs: Lou Brock (30), Donn Clendenon (8), Lee May (60), Luis Melendez (15), Bob Watson (54)
SB: Matty Alou (9), Lou Brock 2 (34), Tommy Helms (1)
CS: Matty Alou (2)
SH: Dal Maxvill (3)
GDP: Johnny Edwards (3)
HR: Donn Clendenon (4)
RBIs: Lou Brock (30), Donn Clendenon (8), Lee May (60), Luis Melendez (15), Bob Watson (54)
SB: Matty Alou (9), Lou Brock 2 (34), Tommy Helms (1)
CS: Matty Alou (2)
SH: Dal Maxvill (3)
GDP: Johnny Edwards (3)
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Bob Gibson (W 10-5) | 36.251 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.58 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 432 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 432 | |||
Houston Astros Pitching Stats |
| Houston Astros | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Dave Roberts (L 8-5) | 27.309 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.17 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 119 |
| George Culver | 29.009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.79 | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 259 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 378 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bob Gibson 0-0-0; Dave Roberts 0-0-0; George Culver 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Bob Gibson 36; Dave Roberts 39; George Culver 3;
Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 24,262
Umpires: Home: Jerry Dale 1B Paul Pryor 2B Ed Vargo 3B Harry Wendelstedt
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