Pirates @ Cardinals
May 23, 1972

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 6 12 0
Cardinals 2 11 3
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 6 12 0
Cardinals 2 11 3

Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .208
OBP .333 .276
At Bats 3 53
Hits 1 11
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 1 2

Steve Blass Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 0
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Busch Stadium - May 23, 1972
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Out
Steve Blass
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Dave Cash
Richie Hebner
Gene Alley
Vic Davalillo
Al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Luis Melendez
Bernie Carbo
Joe Torre
Matty Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melendez hits a line drive towards short. Alley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Carbo takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clemente 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.
Top 8 Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to third.
Top 8 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joe Grzenda now pitching. Blass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Fiore pinch hits for Dennis Higgins. Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Crosby hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stargell hits a line drive into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente 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.
Top 6 Dennis Higgins now pitching. Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Marty Martinez pinch hits for Reggie Cleveland. Martinez strikes out.
Top 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Blass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to third.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Hebner hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Carbo for the double play.
Bottom 4 Melendez hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Stargell hits a popup towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Blass scores. Cash goes all the way around to score. Davalillo moves to second.
Top 4 Cash takes first base on ball four. Blass moves to second.
Top 4 Blass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Torre reaches second base with a double. Sizemore scores. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sanguillen is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Top 3 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crosby for the out.
Bottom 2 Melendez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley scores. Cash moves to third.
Top 2 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Alley moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Blass bunts towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanguillen moves to third. Alley moves to second.
Top 2 Alley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner scores. Sanguillen moves to second.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosby. Hebner moves to second.
Top 2 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Stargell strikes out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davalillo moves to third.
Top 1 Davalillo is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.