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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 7, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 7, 1972 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Reed |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,773 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Lee Weyer |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Garr | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Ron Reed | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
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 |
| Joe Hague | First Baseman |
| Ed Crosby | Shortstop |
| Dal Maxvill | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Cleveland | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 7, 1972
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cleveland
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Cleveland
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Cleveland
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Cleveland
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reed
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Reed
There goes Brock. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Reed
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Reed
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Reed
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Cleveland
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Cleveland
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cleveland
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Reed
Hague hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Reed
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Reed
Maxvill strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Cleveland
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cleveland
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Cleveland
Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Cleveland
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cleveland
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Reed
Cleveland hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reed
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Reed
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Reed
There goes Brock. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Cleveland
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Cleveland
Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Reed
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Reed
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Reed
Hague hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Reed
Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Reed
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cleveland
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Cleveland
Reed hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Cleveland
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Cleveland
Garr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Reed
Cleveland hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reed
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Reed
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Cleveland
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carty for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cleveland
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams 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. Cepeda moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lum vs. Cleveland
Lum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Casanova vs. Cleveland
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Reed
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reed
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Reed, and towards Millan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cleveland
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Cleveland
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cleveland
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Reed
Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Reed
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Reed
Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cleveland vs. Reed
Cleveland hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Cleveland
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Cleveland
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Cleveland
There goes Garr. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Garr steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Cleveland
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cleveland
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reed
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Reed
Melendez bunts towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Reed
Torre hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Cleveland
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lum for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Cleveland
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cleveland
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Cleveland
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Ron Reed.
Evans takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Cleveland
Millan 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. Perez scores. Evans goes all the way around to score. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Cleveland
Garr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Cleveland
Carty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Stone
Ralph Garr now playing left field. Dusty Baker now playing center field. George Stone now pitching. Gil Garrido now playing third base.
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hague vs. Niekro
Phil Niekro now pitching.
Hague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Niekro
Scipio Spinks pinch runs for Joe Hague.
Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spinks moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Niekro
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spinks scores. Crosby moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fiore vs. Schueler
Mike Fiore pinch hits for Reggie Cleveland. Ron Schueler now pitching.
Fiore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crosby scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1972 -- Atlanta at St.Louis (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Millan F, 2b 5 1 2 1 Brock L, lf 4 1 3 0
Garr R, cf-lf 4 1 3 2 Melendez L, cf 3 0 0 0
Carty R, lf 5 0 1 0 Alou M, rf 3 0 1 1
Baker D, cf 0 0 0 0 Torre J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 0 Simmons T, c 4 1 1 0
Williams E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hague J, 1b 4 1 3 2
Garrido G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Spinks S, pr 0 1 0 0
Lum M, rf 3 0 0 0 Crosby E, ss 4 1 2 0
Casanova P, c 4 0 0 0 Maxvill D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Perez M, ss 4 1 1 0 Cruz J, ph 1 0 1 1
Reed R, p 3 0 1 0 Cleveland R, p 3 0 0 0
Evans D, ph 0 1 0 0 Fiore M, ph 1 0 1 1
Stone G, p 0 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 0 0 0 0
Schueler R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 3 33 5 13 5
Atlanta 002 000 002 -- 4
St.Louis 100 100 003 -- 5
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Reed R 8.0 8 2 2 1 2
Stone G* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Niekro P (L)+ 0.0 3 2 2 0 0
Schueler R 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (W) 9.0 10 4 3 3 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Melendez L 2
DP -- Atlanta 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Atlanta 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- Reed R, Simmons T
HR -- Garr R, Hague J
SB -- Brock L 2, Garr R
SH -- Melendez L
SF -- Alou M
T -- 1:57
A -- 11773
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