St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1972 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 2 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Santorini p 0 0 0 0
Torre 3b 2 0 0 0
  Crosby 3b 2 1 1 0
Simmons c 4 2 3 2
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz cf 4 0 2 2
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 1
Cleveland p 3 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 5 0 1 1
McCarver c 5 0 2 0
Montanez cf 4 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 2 0 1 1
  Hutton pr,1b 1 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
Money 3b 3 1 0 0
Anderson rf 3 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 1 1 0
  Koegel ph 0 0 0 0
  Harmon pr 0 0 0 0
Fryman p 2 1 1 2
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
St. Louis 300 000 0025111
Philadelphia 002 100 001491
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland   7.2 6 3 3 2 6
  Grzenda   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Higgins   0.1 0 1 1 2 1
  Shaw   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Santorini  W (1-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman   8.0 8 3 1 1 4
  Hoerner  L (0-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
1
5

  E–Clendenon (1), Doyle (1).  DP–St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (1,off Hoerner), Philadelphia Montanez (2,off Cleveland).  HR–Philadelphia Fryman (1,3rd inning off Cleveland 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Maxvill (1,off Hoerner).  SB–Cruz (1,2nd base off Hoerner/McCarver).  CS–Brock (1,2nd base by Fryman/McCarver).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:21.  A–38,182.
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