St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
July 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 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 6, Houston Astros 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 0 0
Crosby 2b 5 1 1 0
Carbo rf 4 1 2 1
Torre 3b 3 1 2 1
Simmons c 4 1 1 3
Alou 1b 2 1 1 0
  Clendenon 1b 1 0 0 0
Cruz cf 4 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Wise p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Fenwick ss 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 3 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Stinson ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
St. Louis 200 130 000680
Houston 000 000 000081
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (10-9) 9.0 8 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (8-6) 4.1 7 6 5 3 2
  Culver   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  York   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Ray   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
3
9

  E–Wynn (5).  DP–St. Louis 3, Houston 1.  PB–Edwards (4).  2B–St. Louis Cruz (7,off Culver), Houston May (17,off Wise); Edwards (12,off Wise).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (8,5th inning off Dierker 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Alou (1,by Dierker).  CS–Maxvill (1,2nd base by Dierker/Edwards).  HBP–Dierker (2,Alou).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:29.  A–23,460.
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