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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 18, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 18, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 20,944 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Jerry Dale |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Ed Crosby | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Reggie Cleveland | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Jimmy Stewart | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 18, 1972
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Reuss
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reuss
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stewart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Cleveland
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Cleveland
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cleveland
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Reuss
Torre is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Reuss
Simmons hits a line drive towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to first to double up Torre. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Reuss
Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cleveland
May strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Cleveland
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Cleveland
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosby. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stewart vs. Cleveland
Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Cleveland
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Reuss
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Reuss
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Reuss
Cleveland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Cleveland
Reuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Cleveland
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Cleveland
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Cleveland
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Cleveland
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Reuss
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Reuss
Alou takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to third. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torre vs. Reuss
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Reuss
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Melendez scores. Alou goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Reuss
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosby vs. Reuss
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Cleveland
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Cleveland
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Cleveland
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Reuss
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cleveland vs. Reuss
Cleveland hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Reuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Reuss
Reuss fires to first and picks off Brock. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Cleveland
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Cleveland
Reuss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Cleveland
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Cleveland
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Alou is chasing the ball. Cedeno rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cleveland
Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Reuss
Melendez hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reuss
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Reuss
Torre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cleveland
May strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Cleveland
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Cleveland
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stewart vs. Cleveland
Stewart is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Cleveland
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. Edwards tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reuss vs. Cleveland
Reuss hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuss
Doug Rader now playing third base.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Reuss
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Reuss
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Reuss
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Reuss
Ted Sizemore pinch hits for Reggie Cleveland.
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Drabowsky
There goes Metzger. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Metzger steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Drabowsky
There's a wild pitch. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Drabowsky
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Drabowsky
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Drabowsky
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Drabowsky
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reuss
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Reuss
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reuss
Alou hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Drabowsky
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Drabowsky
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Drabowsky
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reuss vs. Drabowsky
Reuss strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Drabowsky
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky juggles the ball. That's an error on Drabowsky. Edwards scores. Helms goes all the way around to score. Metzger moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Cloninger
Tony Cloninger now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Grzenda
Norm Miller pinch runs for Cesar Cedeno. Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Grzenda
May strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Reuss
Norm Miller now playing center field.
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuss
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Reuss
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1972 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 3 1 0 0 Metzger R, ss 5 4 1 0
Melendez L, cf 4 1 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 5 1 3 2
Alou M, rf 3 1 0 0 Miller N, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
Torre J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 5 0 1 3
Simmons T, c 3 0 1 3 May L, 1b 5 1 1 2
Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Watson B, lf 4 2 2 0
Crosby E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 4 1 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 2 0 1 0 Stewart J, 3b 1 0 0 1
Cleveland R, p 2 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Sizemore T, ph 1 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 3 1 1 1
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Reuss J, p 4 0 2 0
Cloninger T, p 0 0 0 0
Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 3 4 3 37 11 12 9
St.Louis 000 300 000 -- 3
Houston 011 021 24x -- 11
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (L) 6.0 7 5 4 1 5
Drabowsky M 1.2 3 5 2 0 4
Cloninger T* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Grzenda J 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J (W) 9.0 4 3 3 4 7
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Crosby E, Drabowsky M, Torre J
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 3, Houston 5
2B -- Simmons T, Edwards J, Wynn J
HR -- Cedeno C, May L
SB -- Metzger R
SF -- Stewart J, Helms T
HBP -- by Reuss J (Torre J)
WP -- Drabowsky M
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 2:14
A -- 20944
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