Braves @ Cardinals
May 5, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 6 0
Cardinals 1 7 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 6 0
Cardinals 1 7 3

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .310
OBP .000 .344
At Bats 3 58
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 6

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Busch Stadium - May 5, 1972
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Orlando Cepeda
Felix Millan
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
Hank Aaron
Ted Simmons
Joe Torre
Ted Sizemore

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 2 6 0 9
St. Louis Cardinals 1 7 3 4
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Bob Gibson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance 21,907
Time of Game 1 hour 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Simmons strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Sizemore moves to third.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 9 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jose Cruz pinch hits for Bob Gibson. Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 8 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hague strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hague out.
Top 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dusty Baker now playing center field. Ralph Garr now playing left field. Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Garr moves to third.
Top 7 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Garr. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Top 7 Garr hits a fly ball towards left. Brock settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brock.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gibson strikes out.
Top 6 Millan strikes out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second.
Top 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Crosby hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Williams takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second.
Top 5 Carty is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosby.
Top 5 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Millan for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and tags Cepeda, for the out. Perez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third.
Top 4 Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Crosby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hague hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Hague reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Evans. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Evans steals second.
Top 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Carty takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.