St. Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos
April 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1972 at Parc Jarry. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 3 1 1 1
  Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 0 0
Hague 1b 4 0 1 1
Torre 3b 2 0 0 0
Simmons c 5 0 2 2
Cruz cf 5 1 1 0
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 0 0 0 0
  Melendez pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Spinks p 4 1 2 1
Totals 33 6 8 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 2 0 1 0
Bailey 3b 4 1 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 0 0
Fairly rf 3 0 1 1
Singleton lf 4 0 0 0
Day cf 4 0 0 0
Boccabella c 4 0 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 1 0
Renko p 2 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Mashore ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
St. Louis 200 000 040681
Montreal 000 000 010151
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Spinks  W (1-1) 9.0 5 1 1 5 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  L (1-1) 6.0 3 2 2 7 2
  Marshall   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Lemaster   0.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Torrez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Walker   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
10
4

  E–Sizemore (1), Hunt (2).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–St. Louis Hague (3,off Torrez).  IBB–Torre (1,by Renko); Clendenon (1,by Lemaster).  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Marshall/Boccabella); Brock (2,3rd base off Lemaster/Boccabella).  IBB–Renko (1,Torre); Lemaster (1,Clendenon).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:22.  A–18,332.
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