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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 21, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 21, 1972 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,582 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Bob Engel 3B: John McSherry |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Ed Crosby | Third Baseman |
| Ron Allen | First Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Valentine | Third Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | Right Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wes Parker | First Baseman |
| Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 21, 1972
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutton
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Sutton
Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Sutton
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Sutton
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Gibson
Valentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Gibson
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Gibson
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Sutton
Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sutton
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Sutton
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Gibson
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Gibson
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gibson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Sutton
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutton
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Gibson
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Gibson
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Gibson
Valentine hits a line drive into center field. Melendez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Melendez. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Gibson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Sutton
Carbo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sutton
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Sutton
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Sutton
Crosby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Gibson
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Gibson
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Gibson
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sutton
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Sutton
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Sutton
Gibson bunts towards third. Valentine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Sutton
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gibson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Gibson
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Gibson
Sutton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Sutton
Carbo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Carbo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Sutton
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Sutton
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Gibson
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Gibson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a line drive into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Sutton
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sutton
Matty Alou pinch hits for Ron Allen.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Sutton
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Gibson
Matty Alou now playing first base.
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Gibson
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Gibson
Lefebvre hits a line drive into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Gibson
Russell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Sutton
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sutton
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Sutton
There goes Brock. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Brock steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Sutton
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Sutton
There's a wild pitch. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Sutton
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Gibson
Manny Mota pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Gibson
Chris Cannizzaro pinch hits for Don Sutton.
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Gibson
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Gibson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Richert
Pete Richert now pitching. Chris Cannizzaro now catching. Manny Mota now playing center field.
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Richert
There goes Melendez. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Melendez steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosby vs. Richert
Crosby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Richert
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Richert
Maxvill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Richert
Gibson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Melendez scores. Maxvill moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Richert
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Gibson
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Gibson
Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Gibson
Lefebvre takes first base on ball four. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Gibson
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. Gibson
Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1972 -- St.Louis at Los Angeles (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 2 1 0 Valentine B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 2 1 Buckner B, rf 4 0 1 0
Carbo B, rf 4 1 2 1 Davis W, cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons T, c 3 0 0 1 Richert P, p 0 0 0 0
Melendez L, cf 4 1 1 0 Parker W, 1b 4 0 2 0
Crosby E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Crawford W, lf 4 0 1 0
Allen R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lefebvre J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Alou M, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 3 0 1 0 Yeager S, c 2 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 4 0 1 1 Mota M, ph-cf 2 0 1 0
Sutton D, p 2 0 0 0
Cannizzaro C, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 33 0 7 0
St.Louis 100 100 011 -- 4
Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 6
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D (L) 8.0 6 3 3 1 5
Richert P 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
E -- Melendez L
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Carbo B, Brock L, Gibson B
HR -- Carbo B
SB -- Brock L, Melendez L
SF -- Simmons T
WP -- Gibson B, Sutton D
T -- 1:58
A -- 17582
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