Final
STL 3 — HOU 11
7/18/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197207180
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 11 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Melendez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Torre | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee May | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Simmons | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Donn Clendenon | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Crosby | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Rader | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Stewart | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Grzenda | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cloninger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Reuss | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Cleveland | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Reuss | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 1.2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tony Cloninger | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Grzenda | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Alou | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donn Clendenon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cloninger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Crosby | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Grzenda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Melendez | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Torre | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Reuss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 8(B)3(1)/LDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E4.1-3;B-1 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D9.3-H;2-H;1-H | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 1/FL | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | PO1(13) | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HR9/IPHR.1-H | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/BINT | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2# | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | WP.2-3# | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/L | 3–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | K+PB.B-1 | 3–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 3–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | E1.2-H(E5)(NR)(UR);1-H(UR);B-2 | 3–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S1.2-3 | 3–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7.3-H(UR);1-H(TUR) | 3–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–11 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–11 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 3–11 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–11 |