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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 28, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 28, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Reggie Cleveland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,275 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: John McSherry 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Tom Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Hague | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ed Crosby | Shortstop |
| Reggie Cleveland | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 28, 1972
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Cleveland
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cleveland
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Cleveland
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Cleveland
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Dierker
Hague is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Dierker
Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cleveland vs. Dierker
Cleveland hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Cleveland
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Cleveland
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Cleveland
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Cleveland
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Cleveland
Dierker bunts towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Cleveland
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Cleveland
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Dierker
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cleveland
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Cleveland
May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Cleveland
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Cleveland
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Dierker
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cleveland vs. Dierker
Cleveland strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Cleveland
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Cleveland
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dierker vs. Cleveland
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Helms scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Cleveland
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Edwards tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Cleveland
Miller hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple. Sizemore scores. Alou goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hague vs. Dierker
Hague hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torre tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Dierker
Crosby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cleveland vs. Dierker
Cleveland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Crosby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosby scores. Cleveland moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cleveland
Jerry McNertney now catching.
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Cleveland
May hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Cleveland
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Cleveland
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Cleveland
Helms hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ray
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Ray
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNertney vs. Ray
McNertney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Cleveland
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Cleveland
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim Ray.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Cleveland
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Shaw
Don Shaw now pitching. Jesus Alou pinch hits for Norm Miller.
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Blasingame
Jimmy Stewart now playing right field. Wade Blasingame now pitching.
Hague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Blasingame
Cruz bunts in front of the plate. Edwards juggles the ball. That's an error on Edwards. Hague moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Blasingame
Maxvill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaw vs. Blasingame
Shaw bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Blasingame
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Shaw
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
May strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Drabowsky
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. York
Bob Stinson now playing left field. Jim York now pitching.
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. York
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. York
Luis Melendez pinch runs for Matty Alou.
Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stinson. Torre reaches second base with a double. Melendez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNertney vs. York
There's a wild pitch. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNertney vs. York
McNertney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hague vs. York
Hague hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torre tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. York
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McNertney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxvill vs. York
Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Stinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Drabowsky
Luis Melendez now playing right field.
Rader is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Drabowsky
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Drabowsky
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Drabowsky
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Drabowsky
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1972 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 1 1 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 1
Sizemore T, 2b 5 1 1 0 Miller N, rf 3 0 1 0
Alou M, rf 4 1 2 0 Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0
Melendez L, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Blasingame W, p 0 0 0 0
Torre J, 3b 5 2 4 3 York J, p 0 0 0 0
Simmons T, c 3 0 1 0 Wynn J, cf 4 0 3 0
McNertney J, c 1 0 0 0 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hague J, 1b 2 0 0 2 Watson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Cruz J, cf 3 1 1 0 Stinson B, lf 0 0 0 0
Crosby E, ss 3 1 2 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 2 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 1 2 0
Cleveland R, p 3 0 1 1 Edwards J, c 3 1 1 0
Shaw D, p 1 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 1 0 1 1
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Ray J, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 13 7 34 2 10 2
St.Louis 000 005 002 -- 7
Houston 000 020 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (W) 6.2 7 2 2 1 2
Shaw D* 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (L) 5.2 10 5 5 1 6
Ray J 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Blasingame W 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
York J 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Crosby E, Torre J, Edwards J
DP -- St.Louis 2, Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Houston 8
2B -- Edwards J, Torre J
3B -- Torre J
SH -- Dierker L, Cruz J
SF -- Metzger R, Hague J 2
WP -- York J
T -- 2:35
A -- 35275
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