Final
STL 7 — HOU 2
4/28/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197204280
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Blasingame | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim York | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matty Alou | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Melendez | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Torre | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Simmons | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry McNertney | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Hague | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Crosby | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Shaw | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Stewart | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 5.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Don Shaw | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Wade Blasingame | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim York | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Alou | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Crosby | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hague | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry McNertney | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Melendez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Torre | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stinson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Blasingame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH) | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S4.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF.3-H | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)/FO/DP.BX2(36) | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | T9.2-H;1-H | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;1-3 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | E5.1-3;B-1 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S6 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | E2/SH.1-2;B-1 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/BF | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D7.1-H | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 7–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 7–2 |