St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
April 25, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1972 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Hague 1b 4 1 1 0
Torre 3b 3 0 0 1
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
Brock lf 3 0 2 0
Cruz cf 4 0 2 0
Crosby ss 4 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Fiore ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Clemons p 0 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Garr rf 5 2 1 0
Aaron 1b 3 2 1 2
Carty lf 3 1 1 1
  Brown pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Williams c 4 2 2 3
Evans 3b 2 1 1 2
Lum cf 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 8 8
St. Louis 000 100 110391
Atlanta 420 000 30x981
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (0-2) 6.0 5 6 5 2 3
  Higgins   0.2 1 3 3 2 0
  Clemons   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
9
8
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (1-2) 9.0 9 3 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
5

  E–Brock (3), Aaron (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Simmons (1).  2B–St. Louis Alou (2,off Niekro), Atlanta Evans (1,off Clemons).  3B–St. Louis Hague (1,off Niekro).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (1,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Williams (3,1st inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out); Aaron (3,2nd inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Torre (1,off Niekro).  HBP–Brock (1,by Niekro); Millan (1,by Gibson).  SB–Garr (2,2nd base off Gibson/Simmons).  WP–Gibson 2 (2).  BK–Niekro (1).  HBP–Gibson (1,Millan); Niekro (1,Brock).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:01.  A–9,643.
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