St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
July 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1972 at Astrodome. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 3 1
Melendez cf,rf 3 0 1 1
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
  Cruz cf 0 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 5 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 5 1 1 1
Crosby 2b 4 1 1 0
Maxvill ss 2 1 2 0
Gibson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0
Wynn rf 4 0 1 0
May 1b 4 0 1 1
Watson lf 4 0 2 1
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
Fenwick 3b 3 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 1 1 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
St. Louis 000 001 0203110
Houston 000 000 110290
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (10-5) 9.0 9 2 2 1 13
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
13
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (8-5) 8.0 11 3 3 5 3
  Culver   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Gibson (3,off Roberts), Houston Watson (15,off Gibson).  HR–St. Louis Clendenon (4,8th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Maxvill (3,off Roberts).  IBB–Edwards (9,by Gibson).  SB–Alou (9,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards); Brock 2 (34,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards,3rd base off Roberts/Edwards); Helms (1,2nd base off Gibson/Simmons).  CS–Alou (3,2nd base by Roberts/Edwards).  IBB–Gibson (4,Edwards).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:21.  A–24,262.
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