Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals - May 9,1972

Visiting Team

Houston Astros (12-7)

Home Team

St. Louis Cardinals (9-11)

Game Date

May 9,1972

Year

1972

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Busch Stadium II

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

8,963

Time of Game

2:04

Umpires

[HP]: Paul Pryor [1B]: Harry Wendelstedt [2B]: Bruce Froemming [3B]: Ed Vargo

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Roger Metzger	ss	24.212	B	4	1	0	0	0	1	.143	19	165
	Jesus Alou	ph	30.046	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	5	987
2	Cesar Cedeno	cf	21.074	R	4	0	2	1	0	2	.403	16	261
3	Jimmy Wynn	rf	30.058	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.342	19	1136
4	Lee May	1b	29.047	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.286	19	779
5	Bob Watson	lf	26.029	R	4	0	0	0	0	0	.257	19	311
6	Doug Rader	3b	27.284	R	4	0	1	0	0	1	.257	19	592
7	Tommy Helms	2b	31.004	R	2	0	0	0	2	0	.187	19	869
8	Johnny Edwards	c	33.334	L	3	0	1	0	1	0	.310	17	1246
9	Don Wilson	p	27.087	R	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	4	160
	Norm Miller	ph	26.094	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	10	410
	Jimmy Stewart	ph	32.333	B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	6	651
Totals

Errors: Tommy Helms

RBI: Cesar Cedeno (8)

SB: Jimmy Wynn (1), Doug Rader (1)

St. Louis Cardinals - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Lou Brock	lf	32.326	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	.318	20	1545
2	Jose Cruz	cf	24.275	L	4	1	0	0	0	1	.254	19	108
3	Matty Alou	rf	33.139	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	.351	20	1332
	Luis Melendez	pr-rf	23.272	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.222	18	127
4	Joe Torre	3b	31.296	R	4	0	2	1	0	1	.377	18	1494
5	Ted Simmons	c	22.274	B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.275	18	240
6	Joe Hague	1b	28.014	L	3	0	1	0	1	2	.278	18	333
7	Ed Crosby	ss	22.349	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	.311	19	57
8	Dal Maxvill	2b	33.081	R	1	0	0	0	2	1	.000	13	1113
9	Scipio Spinks	p	24.302	R	2	0	0	0	0	2	.231	6	16
Totals

Errors: Jose Cruz

2B: Lou Brock (2), Joe Torre (5), Joe Hague (5)

RBI: Matty Alou (6), Joe Torre (14)

SH: Scipio Spinks (1)

GDP: Ted Simmons (2), Ed Crosby (3)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Don Wilson	R	L 1-2	6.0	5	1	1	4	7	0	2.49	1.29	4	163
2	George Culver	R		2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.30	1.09	8	240
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Don Wilson (0-0-0), George Culver (0-0-0)

St. Louis Cardinals - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Scipio Spinks	R	W 2-1	9.0	6	0	0	3	5	0	2.41	1.34	5	14
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Scipio Spinks (0-0-0)

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Houston Astros	HOU	12-7		0	0	0		0	0	0		1	0	0		1	6	1		1	3	6	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
St. Louis Cardinals	SLN	9-11		2	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	x		2	6	1		6	7	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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