Final
STL 3 — HOU 2
7/17/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197207170
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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Melendez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Torre | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Simmons | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donn Clendenon | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Crosby | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Stewart | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Fenwick | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Culver | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Roberts | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0-0 |
| Dave Roberts | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| George Culver | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Melendez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Melendez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donn Clendenon | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Crosby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Torre | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Culver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Fenwick | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 4/P9S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/FL/P7LF | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/F78 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S6/G56.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7/L | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | SB3 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | FC4/G34.3XH(42);1-2;B-1 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P6M | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S1 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D9/F9L.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S6/G6M.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L78.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D9/F9D.3-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 42(3)/FO/P4D.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P23F | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/F7D | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9/G | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 14/SH/BG3S.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S4.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S5/G5.3-H;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43/G4M | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G.2-H;1-3 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G56D | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 3–2 |