Astros @ Cardinals
May 9, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 6 1
Cardinals 2 6 1
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Astros 1 6 1
Cardinals 2 6 1

Jesus Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .375
OBP .000 .375
At Bats 0 8
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Scipio Spinks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Busch Stadium - May 9, 1972
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Scipio Spinks
Ted Simmons
Joe Hague
Dal Maxvill
Joe Torre
Ed Crosby
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Luis Melendez
Jesus Alou
Tommy Helms

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 1 6 1 9
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 1 7
Winning Pitcher Scipio Spinks
Losing Pitcher Don Wilson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Matty Alou
Attendance 8,963
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jesus Alou pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for George Culver. Stewart hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Helms takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hague is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 May hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 George Culver now pitching. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Metzger hits a fly ball towards center. Cruz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cruz. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Norm Miller pinch hits for Don Wilson. Miller hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spinks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 6 Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hague moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hague takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a line drive towards third. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spinks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Torre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Wilson bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spinks strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Crosby bunts towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Hague moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hague hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Hague reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Rader. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Rader steals second.
Top 4 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Watson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simmons strikes out. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Simmons out.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Metzger hits a line drive towards short. Crosby reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brock hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spinks bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 2 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Helms moves to second.
Top 2 Helms takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rader strikes out.
Top 2 Luis Melendez now playing right field. Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Hague strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simmons is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Luis Melendez pinch runs for Matty Alou. Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Torre reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores. Melendez moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Wynn. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Top 1 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Metzger strikes out.