Final
STL 6 — HOU 7
4/30/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197204300
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 11 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Sizemore | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Torre | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Hague | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry McNertney | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Crosby | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Melendez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cloninger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fiore | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Higgins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donn Clendenon | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Ray | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Grzenda | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Bob Gibson | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tony Cloninger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Higgins | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Grzenda | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Crosby | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry McNertney | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Torre | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Grzenda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hague | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cloninger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Higgins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S4.1-3(E4) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2# | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | E3.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D9.1-H(UR);3-H(UR);B-3(TH) | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 3–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | E6.B-1 | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7.2-H | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-3 | 3–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;1-2 | 3–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 3–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–6 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 3–6 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–6 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D9 | 3–6 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 3–6 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–6 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–6 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–6 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–6 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 4–6 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–6 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 36(1)/FO | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 36(1)/FO | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 3(B)63625(1)/GDP | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | SB2.3-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-3 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | D8/89.2-H;BX3(845) | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 5–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53.2-3;1-2 | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 5–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 6–7 |