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Astrodome, Attendance: 35,275 |
Friday, April 28, 1972 Time of Game: 2:35 |
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Cardinals
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4-7
Won 2
5th, 4½ GB
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Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 13 2
Astros 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
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Astros
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9-3
Lost 1
1st
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St.Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Brock LF 5 0 1 1 0 3 .250 .544 5 0 T Sizemore 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .213 .453 3 3 M Alou RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .326 .755 4 0 L Melendez PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Torre 3B 5 2 4 3 0 0 .382 .965 2 1 3B,2B T Simmons C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .364 .869 1 0 J McNertney C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .650 3 0 GDP J Hague 1B 2 0 0 2 1 1 .259 1.006 6 1 2·SF J Cruz CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .244 .619 0 0 SH E Crosby SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .357 .795 3 1 D Maxvill SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .063 0 1 R Cleveland P 3 0 1 1 0 1 .111 .222 0 2 D Shaw P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 M Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 7 13 0 4 8 27 9
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details R Metzger SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .130 .455 1 2 SF N Miller RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .844 3 0 J Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .857 0 0 W Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J York P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Wynn CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .356 1.044 4 0 L May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .835 7 0 B Watson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .720 0 0 GDP B Stinson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 D Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .873 0 2 T Helms 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .208 .573 2 4 J Edwards C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .306 .925 9 0 2B L Dierker P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .333 0 0 SH J Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Stewart PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0 Totals 34 2 10 0 1 4 27 8
St.Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA R Cleveland, W (1-0) 6.2 7 2 2 1 2 0 3.92 28 - · · 10· 8· 1· 7 53 - 1.17 0.03 D Shaw, H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 - · · 0· 1· 0· 1 1-0 1.02 -0.03 M Drabowsky, S (1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 7 - · · 1· 2· 0· 2 1-0 0.63 0.09 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 4 0 37 - · · 11·11· 1·10 2-0
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA L Dierker, L (1-1) 5.2 10 5 5 1 6 0 5.95 28 - · · 5· 6· 1·10 34 - 1.12 -0.43 J Ray 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.31 4 - · · 2· 1· 0· 1 2-0 0.53 0.03 W Blasingame 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.79 5 - · · 2· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.48 0.01 J York 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 18.00 7 - · · 0· 3· 0· 2 0-0 0.12 -0.02 Totals 9 13 7 7 4 8 0 44 - · · 9·11· 1·13 2-0
St.Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Lou Brock LF 1. Roger Metzger SS 2. Ted Sizemore 2B 2. Norm Miller RF 3. Matty Alou RF 3. Jimmy Wynn CF 4. Joe Torre 3B 4. Lee May 1B 5. Ted Simmons C 5. Bob Watson LF 6. Joe Hague 1B 6. Doug Rader 3B 7. Jose Cruz CF 7. Tommy Helms 2B 8. Ed Crosby SS 8. Johnny Edwards C 9. Reggie Cleveland P 9. Larry Dierker P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t6 | 0 | 12- | RR | 32% | 66% | 0-2 | STL | J. Torre | L. Dierker | Triple to RF; Sizemore Scores; Alou Scores | |
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | -14% | 25% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Edwards | R. Cleveland | Double to RF; Helms to 3B | ||
| t6 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 12% | 81% | 3-2 | STL | R. Cleveland | L. Dierker | Single to CF; Cruz Scores; Crosby to 3B | |
| b5 | 0 | -23 | R | -9% | 16% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Dierker | R. Cleveland | Single to 2B; Helms Scores; Edwards to 3B | |
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | 9% | 34% | 0-2 | STL | M. Alou | L. Dierker | Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | L. Brock | L. Dierker | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | STL | T. Sizemore | L. Dierker | Strikeout Looking | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | 1% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | M. Alou | L. Dierker | Single to RF | ||
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 50% | 0-0 | STL | J. Torre | L. Dierker | Single to LF; Alou to 2B | ||
| t1 | 2 | 12- | O | -4% | 45% | 0-0 | STL | T. Simmons | L. Dierker | Foul Flyball: C | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Metzger | R. Cleveland | Flyball: LF | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | HOU | N. Miller | R. Cleveland | Single to CF | ||
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Wynn | R. Cleveland | Strikeout Looking | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | L. May | R. Cleveland | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | J. Hague | L. Dierker | Strikeout Looking | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | STL | J. Cruz | L. Dierker | Popfly: SS | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | 1% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | E. Crosby | L. Dierker | Single to RF | ||
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | STL | R. Cleveland | L. Dierker | Foul Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | B. Watson | R. Cleveland | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | HOU | D. Rader | R. Cleveland | Flyball: RF | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Helms | R. Cleveland | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | L. Brock | L. Dierker | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | STL | T. Sizemore | L. Dierker | Flyball: CF | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | STL | M. Alou | L. Dierker | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | -4% | 41% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Edwards | R. Cleveland | Walk | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 42% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Dierker | R. Cleveland | Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | -2- | O | 3% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Metzger | R. Cleveland | Groundout: P-1B; Edwards to 3B | |
| b3 | 2 | --3 | O | 4% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | N. Miller | R. Cleveland | Lineout: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | STL | J. Torre | L. Dierker | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | STL | T. Simmons | L. Dierker | Single to RF | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 49% | 0-0 | STL | J. Hague | L. Dierker | Groundout: 2B-1B; Simmons to 2B | |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | O | -4% | 44% | 0-0 | STL | J. Cruz | L. Dierker | Lineout: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | -4% | 40% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Wynn | R. Cleveland | Single to CF | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 44% | 0-0 | HOU | L. May | R. Cleveland | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | B. Watson | R. Cleveland | Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Watson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw) | |
| b4 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | D. Rader | R. Cleveland | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | STL | E. Crosby | L. Dierker | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | STL | R. Cleveland | L. Dierker | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 44% | 0-0 | STL | L. Brock | L. Dierker | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | -5% | 39% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Helms | R. Cleveland | Single to LF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | -14% | 25% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Edwards | R. Cleveland | Double to RF; Helms to 3B | ||
| b5 | 0 | -23 | R | -9% | 16% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Dierker | R. Cleveland | Single to 2B; Helms Scores; Edwards to 3B | |
| b5 | 0 | 1-3 | RO | 1% | 17% | 1-0 | HOU | R. Metzger | R. Cleveland | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Edwards Scores | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 3% | 19% | 2-0 | HOU | N. Miller | R. Cleveland | Double Play: Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Miller out at 2B/1B-SS | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 6% | 25% | 0-2 | STL | T. Sizemore | L. Dierker | Single to LF | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | 9% | 34% | 0-2 | STL | M. Alou | L. Dierker | Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B | ||
| t6 | 0 | 12- | RR | 32% | 66% | 0-2 | STL | J. Torre | L. Dierker | Triple to RF; Sizemore Scores; Alou Scores | |
| t6 | 0 | --3 | O | -7% | 59% | 2-2 | STL | T. Simmons | L. Dierker | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 1 | --3 | RO | 6% | 65% | 2-2 | STL | J. Hague | L. Dierker | Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | 1% | 66% | 3-2 | STL | J. Cruz | L. Dierker | Walk | ||
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | 3% | 69% | 3-2 | STL | E. Crosby | L. Dierker | Single to CF; Cruz to 3B | ||
| t6 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 12% | 81% | 3-2 | STL | R. Cleveland | L. Dierker | Single to CF; Cruz Scores; Crosby to 3B | |
| t6 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 8% | 88% | 4-2 | STL | L. Brock | L. Dierker | Single to LF; Crosby Scores; Cleveland to 2B | |
| Jim Ray replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 87% | 5-2 | STL | T. Sizemore | J. Ray | Flyball: CF | |
| 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Jerry McNertney replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 5th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -4% | 82% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Wynn | R. Cleveland | Single to LF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 86% | 2-5 | HOU | L. May | R. Cleveland | Flyball: RF | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 89% | 2-5 | HOU | B. Watson | R. Cleveland | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | -3% | 86% | 2-5 | HOU | D. Rader | R. Cleveland | Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wynn to 3B; Rader to 1B | ||
| b6 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 5% | 91% | 2-5 | HOU | T. Helms | R. Cleveland | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Jim Ray facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 91% | 5-2 | STL | M. Alou | J. Ray | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 1% | 91% | 5-2 | STL | J. Torre | J. Ray | Single to RF | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -2% | 90% | 5-2 | STL | J. McNertney | J. Ray | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Dal Maxvill replaces Ed Crosby playing SS batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 92% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Edwards | R. Cleveland | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim Ray (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 94% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Stewart | R. Cleveland | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | -1% | 92% | 2-5 | HOU | R. Metzger | R. Cleveland | Single to SS | ||
| Don Shaw replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching and batting 9th; Jesus Alou pinch hits for Norm Miller (RF) batting 2nd | |||||||||||
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 94% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Alou | D. Shaw | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Wade Blasingame facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Wade Blasingame replaces Jesus Alou (PH) pitching and batting 2nd; Jimmy Stewart moves from PH to RF | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 1% | 95% | 5-2 | STL | J. Hague | W. Blasingame | Walk | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | 1% | 96% | 5-2 | STL | J. Cruz | W. Blasingame | Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Hague to 2B; Cruz to 1B | ||
| t8 | 0 | 12- | O | -1% | 95% | 5-2 | STL | D. Maxvill | W. Blasingame | Popfly: 2B | |
| t8 | 1 | 12- | O | -1% | 94% | 5-2 | STL | D. Shaw | W. Blasingame | Strikeout (foul bunt) | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 93% | 5-2 | STL | L. Brock | W. Blasingame | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Don Shaw facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | -5% | 89% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Wynn | D. Shaw | Single to LF | ||
| Moe Drabowsky replaces Don Shaw pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 93% | 2-5 | HOU | L. May | M. Drabowsky | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 5% | 97% | 2-5 | HOU | B. Watson | M. Drabowsky | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Jim York facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Jim York replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 2nd; Bob Stinson replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 5th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-2 | STL | T. Sizemore | J. York | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | 0% | 97% | 5-2 | STL | M. Alou | J. York | Walk | ||
| Luis Melendez pinch runs for Matty Alou (RF) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | R | 2% | 99% | 5-2 | STL | J. Torre | J. York | Double to LF; Melendez Scores | |
| t9 | 1 | -2- | 0% | 99% | 6-2 | STL | J. McNertney | J. York | Wild Pitch; Torre to 3B | ||
| t9 | 1 | --3 | 0% | 99% | 6-2 | STL | J. McNertney | J. York | Walk | ||
| t9 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 0% | 100% | 6-2 | STL | J. Hague | J. York | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 100% | 7-2 | STL | J. Cruz | J. York | Single to RF; McNertney to 3B | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -0% | 99% | 7-2 | STL | D. Maxvill | J. York | Flyball: LF | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Moe Drabowsky facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Luis Melendez moves from PR to RF | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 2-7 | HOU | D. Rader | M. Drabowsky | Strikeout Looking | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | -0% | 99% | 2-7 | HOU | T. Helms | M. Drabowsky | Single to CF | ||
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 100% | 2-7 | HOU | J. Edwards | M. Drabowsky | Flyball: LF | |
| b9 | 2 | 1-- | -0% | 100% | 2-7 | HOU | J. Stewart | M. Drabowsky | Single to CF; Helms to 2B | ||
| b9 | 2 | 12- | O | 0% | 100% | 2-7 | HOU | R. Metzger | M. Drabowsky | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 2. | |||||||||||
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