Cardinals @ Astros
July 17, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 11 0
Astros 2 9 0
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Cardinals 3 11 0
Astros 2 9 0

Jesus Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .268
OBP .000 .349
At Bats 0 56
Hits 0 15
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 4

Bob Gibson Season Stats

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9 5 0
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Astrodome - July 17, 1972
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Out
Bob Gibson
Ted Simmons
Donn Clendenon
Ed Crosby
Joe Torre
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Luis Melendez
Jesus Alou
Tommy Helms

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 11 0 12
Houston Astros 2 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Dave Roberts
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Donn Clendenon
Attendance 24,262
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jesus Alou pinch hits for George Culver. Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Bobby Fenwick. Stewart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 9 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 George Culver now pitching. Torre strikes out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jose Cruz now playing center field. Luis Melendez now playing right field. Norm Miller pinch hits for Dave Roberts. Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fenwick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crosby scores. Brock moves to second.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crosby moves to third.
Top 8 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Maxvill bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Crosby moves to second.
Top 8 Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Clendenon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Fenwick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby fields it and throws to home to get Wynn. Watson moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 7 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 7 May strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fenwick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Alou. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Helms applying the tag.
Top 7 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fenwick strikes out.
Top 6 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maxvill scores. Gibson moves to third.
Top 6 Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Maxvill moves to third.
Top 6 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson strikes out.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to home to get Brock. Melendez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Melendez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals third.
Top 5 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 May strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons moves to second.
Top 4 Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fenwick strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Helms. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Helms steals second.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Torre is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Alou. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Alou steals second.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Melendez hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gibson strikes out.
Top 2 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre takes first base on ball four. Melendez moves to second.
Top 1 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Melendez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.