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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 16, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 16, 1972 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Santorini |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 11,850 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Shag Crawford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Davalillo | Left Fielder |
Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Milt May | Catcher |
Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Steve Blass | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
Al Santorini | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 16, 1972
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Santorini
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davalillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Santorini
Clemente hits a fly ball towards right. Carbo catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Blass
Blass fires to first and picks off Brock. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Santorini
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Santorini
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Santorini
May hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Santorini
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blass
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Blass
Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Santorini
Blass 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Santorini
Stennett 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
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santorini vs. Blass
Santorini strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Santorini
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Santorini
Oliver 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
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blass
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Blass
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Santorini
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Santorini
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Santorini
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Santorini
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Blass
Kelleher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Kelleher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santorini vs. Blass
Santorini bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. Kelleher scores. Santorini moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santorini scores. Sizemore scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Blass
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stargell. Cruz scores. Torre moves to third. Simmons moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carbo vs. Blass
Carbo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reitz vs. Blass
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Santorini
Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Santorini
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Blass
Kelleher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santorini vs. Blass
Santorini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Blass
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Blass
Cruz hits a line drive towards the mound. Blass reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Santorini
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Santorini
Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Hebner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Santorini
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sands vs. Santorini
Charlie Sands pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Sands hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zisk vs. Santorini
Richie Zisk pinch hits for Steve Blass.
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Miller
Gene Alley now playing shortstop. Bob Miller now pitching.
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Miller
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Miller
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davalillo for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Santorini
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Santorini
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher misplays the ball. That's an error on Kelleher. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell 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
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Miller
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Miller
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santorini vs. Miller
Santorini hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Miller
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Miller
Jorge Roque pinch runs for Lou Brock.
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Santorini
Jorge Roque now playing center field. Jose Cruz now playing left field.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Santorini
Hebner hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Santorini
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Santorini
Alley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1972 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Davalillo V, lf 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Roque J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 5 1 2 1 Stargell W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, cf-lf 3 1 1 0 Oliver A, cf 4 0 1 0 Torre J, 1b 3 0 1 2 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0 May M, c 4 0 2 0 Carbo B, rf 2 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 1 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Sands C, ph 1 0 0 0 Kelleher M, ss 4 1 1 0 Alley G, ss 1 0 0 0 Santorini A, p 4 1 0 0 Blass S, p 2 0 1 0 Zisk R, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 0 8 0 33 4 10 3 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis 000 040 00x -- 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blass S (L) 6.0 9 4 3 4 5 Miller B 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Santorini A (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 3 E -- Stargell W, Kelleher M DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, St.Louis 10 2B -- Oliver A, Kelleher M, Sizemore T, Hebner R, May M T -- 2:07 A -- 11850
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