Pirates @ Cardinals
May 24, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 13 1
Cardinals 3 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 13 1
Cardinals 4 10 0

Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .211
OBP .333 .274
At Bats 3 57
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 2

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 2
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Busch Stadium - May 24, 1972
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Out
Dave Giusti
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Dave Cash
Richie Hebner
Gene Alley
Gene Clines
Al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Luis Melendez
Bernie Carbo
Joe Torre
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. Torre scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Torre moves to third.
Bottom 9 Dave Giusti now pitching. Simmons hits a line drive into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 9 The umpire calls a balk on Moose Alou moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gene Clines now playing left field. Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Charlie Hudson now pitching. Stargell hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moose scores. Cash moves to second.
Top 9 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moose moves to second.
Top 9 Moose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spinks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanguillen scores.
Top 9 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanguillen moves to third.
Top 9 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Spinks is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stargell strikes out.
Top 8 Clemente strikes out. Simmons drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Clemente out.
Bottom 7 Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Moose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hebner takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to second.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Stennett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Stennett reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop. Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spinks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crosby for the out. Melendez scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Moose fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Moose. Melendez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moose is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sanguillen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Crosby fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Oliver strikes out.
Top 4 Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Stennett trying to get to second. Carbo throws the ball in to Crosby who tags Stennett for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moose fires to first and picks off Brock.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Spinks strikes out.
Top 3 Cash hits a line drive towards first. Alou reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Alley attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Top 3 Moose bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 3 Alley takes first base on ball four. Sanguillen moves to second.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crosby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hebner strikes out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a line drive towards short. Crosby reaches out and makes the catch for the out.