St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros - Jul 18, 1972

STL

43-40

HOU

49-39

FINAL

Astrodome

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	3
HOU	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	4	X	11	12	0

WIN

Jerry Reuss

9.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 4 BB

LOSS

Reggie Cleveland

6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Box Score

STL BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1L. BrockLF	0-3	1	0	.325
2L. MelendezCF	1-4	1	0	.240
3M. AlouRF	0-3	1	0	.314
4J. Torre3B	0-3	0	0	.302
5T. SimmonsC	1-3	0	3	.286
6D. Clendenon1B	1-4	0	0	.193
7E. Crosby2B	0-3	0	0	.233
8D. MaxvillSS	1-2	0	0	.243
9R. ClevelandP	0-2	0	0	.213
↳ T. SizemorePH	0-1	0	0	.259
↳ M. DrabowskyP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ T. CloningerP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ J. GrzendaP	0-0	0	0	.000

STL PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
R. Cleveland(L, 11-5)	6.0	7	4	1	5	40-36	3.12
M. Drabowsky	1.2	3	2	0	4	18-18	3.00
T. Cloninger	0.0	1	1	0	0	1-1	4.85
J. Grzenda	0.1	1	0	0	1	4-4	4.74

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

STL		HOU
4	HITS	12
0	HOME RUNS	2
5	TOTAL BASES	20
4	WALKS	1
7	STRIKEOUTS	10
12	RUNNERS LOB	14

Win Probability

HOU 100.0%

STLEVENHOU

10050100

TOP 9 · STL 3-11 HOU · HOU 100.0%Donn Clendenon grounds into a double play, shortstop Roger Metzger to second baseman Tommy Helms to first baseman Lee May. Ted Simmons out at 2nd. Donn Clendenon out at 1st.

Scoring Summary

BOT 2Jimmy Stewart 1-run sac fly to left fielder Lou Brock. Bob Watson scores.0-1
BOT 3Jimmy Wynn 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Ed Crosby to shortstop Dal Maxvill. Roger Metzger scores. Cesar Cedeno out at 2nd. Jimmy Wynn to 1st.0-2
TOP 4Ted Simmons 3-run double on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores. Luis Melendez scores. Matty Alou scores.3-2
BOT 5Cesar Cedeno 2-run inside-the-park homer on a . Roger Metzger scores.3-4
BOT 6Tommy Helms 1-run sac fly to center fielder Luis Melendez. Bob Watson scores. Johnny Edwards to 3rd.3-5
BOT 7Lee May hits a home run (20). Roger Metzger scores.3-7
BOT 8Roger Metzger reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Moe Drabowsky. Johnny Edwards scores. Tommy Helms scores. Roger Metzger to 2nd. Missed catch error by third baseman Joe Torre.3-9

Season Series

STL LEADS 8-4

Box Score

STL BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1L. BrockLF	0-3	1	0	.325
2L. MelendezCF	1-4	1	0	.240
3M. AlouRF	0-3	1	0	.314
4J. Torre3B	0-3	0	0	.302
5T. SimmonsC	1-3	0	3	.286
6D. Clendenon1B	1-4	0	0	.193
7E. Crosby2B	0-3	0	0	.233
8D. MaxvillSS	1-2	0	0	.243
9R. ClevelandP	0-2	0	0	.213
↳ T. SizemorePH	0-1	0	0	.259
↳ M. DrabowskyP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ T. CloningerP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ J. GrzendaP	0-0	0	0	.000

STL PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
R. Cleveland(L, 11-5)	6.0	7	4	1	5	40-36	3.12
M. Drabowsky	1.2	3	2	0	4	18-18	3.00
T. Cloninger	0.0	1	1	0	0	1-1	4.85
J. Grzenda	0.1	1	0	0	1	4-4	4.74

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

STL		HOU
4	HITS	12
0	HOME RUNS	2
5	TOTAL BASES	20
4	WALKS	1
7	STRIKEOUTS	10
12	RUNNERS LOB	14

Win Probability

HOU 100.0%

STLEVENHOU

10050100

Scoring Summary

BOT 2Jimmy Stewart 1-run sac fly to left fielder Lou Brock. Bob Watson scores.0-1
BOT 3Jimmy Wynn 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Ed Crosby to shortstop Dal Maxvill. Roger Metzger scores. Cesar Cedeno out at 2nd. Jimmy Wynn to 1st.0-2
TOP 4Ted Simmons 3-run double on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores. Luis Melendez scores. Matty Alou scores.3-2
BOT 5Cesar Cedeno 2-run inside-the-park homer on a . Roger Metzger scores.3-4
BOT 6Tommy Helms 1-run sac fly to center fielder Luis Melendez. Bob Watson scores. Johnny Edwards to 3rd.3-5
BOT 7Lee May hits a home run (20). Roger Metzger scores.3-7
BOT 8Roger Metzger reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Moe Drabowsky. Johnny Edwards scores. Tommy Helms scores. Roger Metzger to 2nd. Missed catch error by third baseman Joe Torre.3-9

Season Series

STL LEADS 8-4

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Pittsburgh	96	59	.619	-	L1
Chicago	85	70	.548	11.0	L2
New York	83	73	.532	13.5	W4
St. Louis	75	81	.481	21.5	W1
Montreal	70	86	.449	26.5	L4
Philadelphia	59	97	.378	37.5	W2

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	95	59	.617	-	W3
Houston	84	69	.549	10.5	L3
Los Angeles	85	70	.548	10.5	W2
Atlanta	70	84	.455	25.0	L5
San Francisco	69	86	.445	26.5	W5
San Diego	58	95	.379	36.5	L2

Box Score

Team Totals

Win Probability

Scoring Summary

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NL East Standings

NL West Standings

St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros, Jul 18, 1972