Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 4, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1972 at Busch Stadium II. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 5 2 3 0
Bowa ss 3 1 1 0
Hutton rf,1b 4 1 1 4
Montanez cf 3 0 1 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
  Selma pr 0 1 0 0
  Freed rf 0 0 0 0
Money 3b 4 1 1 2
Robinson lf 4 0 1 1
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Reynolds p 1 0 0 0
  Luzinski ph 1 1 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 1 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Alou 1b 5 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Melendez rf 4 0 1 0
Roque cf 3 1 1 0
Maxvill ss 1 1 0 0
  Anderson ss 1 0 0 0
Durham p 3 1 3 3
  Cumberland p 0 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Philadelphia 100 001 060880
St. Louis 030 000 000371
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   5.0 4 3 3 4 2
  Wilson  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Brandon  SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Durham  L (0-4) 7.0 5 6 5 2 4
  Cumberland   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Segui   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Grzenda   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
2
6

  E–Torre (10).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Doyle (10,off Durham), St. Louis Torre (22,off Reynolds).  3B–Philadelphia Money (1,off Segui).  HR–St. Louis Durham (1,2nd inning off Reynolds 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Bowa 2 (14,off Durham 2); Brock (2,off Wilson).  SF–Hutton (1,off Durham).  IBB–Montanez (8,by Durham).  IBB–Durham (4,Montanez).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:15.  A–14,234.
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