Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1972 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 0, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lum rf 4 0 0 0
Baker cf 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Carty lf 3 0 2 0
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
Williams 1b 4 0 1 0
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Garrido 2b 4 0 1 0
Schueler p 2 0 1 0
  McLain p 0 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0
  McQueen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 3
  Melendez lf 1 0 0 0
Crosby 2b 4 1 1 0
Alou 1b 3 1 0 0
Torre 3b 3 1 2 1
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
Carbo rf 3 1 0 0
Cruz cf 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 1
Gibson p 4 1 2 1
Totals 33 7 9 7
Atlanta 000 000 000060
St. Louis 030 200 20x790
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler  L (3-4) 4.0 6 5 5 2 0
  McLain   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McQueen   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (9-5) 9.0 6 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
6

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Torre (16,off McQueen).  3B–Atlanta Carty (1,off Gibson).  HR–St. Louis Gibson (3,4th inning off Schueler 0 on, 2 out); Brock (2,4th inning off Schueler 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Torre (3,2nd base off Schueler/Casanova).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–1:57.  A–19,827.
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