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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 1, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 1, 1972 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Santorini |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,712 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Nick Colosi |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Davalillo | Right Fielder |
| Gene Clines | Center Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Left Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Al Santorini | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 1, 1972
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Santorini
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Santorini
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Briles
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Briles
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sanguillen. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Briles
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Santorini
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Santorini
May strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Santorini
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Santorini
There goes Cash. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Briles
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Briles
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Briles
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Briles
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Santorini
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Santorini
Briles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Briles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clines vs. Santorini
Clines hits a line drive to center field. Cruz throws towards the plate. Simmons fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simmons. Briles scores. Davalillo goes all the way around to score. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanguillen vs. Santorini
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out. Clines scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Santorini
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santorini vs. Briles
Santorini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Briles
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Briles
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Briles
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Santorini
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Santorini
Cash hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Santorini
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Briles
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Briles
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Briles
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Briles
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Santorini
Briles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Santorini
Clines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santorini vs. Briles
Santorini strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Briles
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Briles
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Briles
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sanguillen. Alou reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Sizemore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Briles
Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sanguillen. Torre reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Briles
Simmons is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Briles
Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Johnson
Bob Johnson now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field. Davalillo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davalillo. Simmons scores. Carbo goes all the way around to score. Maxvill moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santorini vs. Johnson
Santorini strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Santorini
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Santorini
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Johnson
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Santorini
May hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Santorini
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Santorini
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Johnson
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Simmons trying to get to third. Davalillo throws the ball in to Cash, who relays the ball to Hebner who tags Simmons for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Santorini
Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Bob Johnson.
Stennett strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Santorini
Davalillo hits a line drive towards first. Alou reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Santorini
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santorini vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Santorini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Miller
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Miller
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Santorini
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Santorini
Stargell takes first base on ball four. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Cumberland
John Cumberland now pitching.
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Cumberland
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Milt May.
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Cash hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alley vs. Segui
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1972 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Davalillo V, rf 4 1 2 0 Brock L, lf 5 1 1 0
Clines G, cf 4 1 1 1 Sizemore T, 2b 3 2 2 0
Sanguillen M, lf 4 1 2 1 Alou M, 1b 5 1 3 3
Stargell W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Torre J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Hebner R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 1 2 0
May M, c 3 0 0 0 Carbo B, rf 4 1 2 1
Pagan J, ph 1 0 1 1 Cruz J, cf 4 0 2 0
Cash D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 1 1
Alley G, ss 4 0 0 0 Santorini A, p 4 0 0 0
Briles N, p 2 1 1 0 Cumberland J, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0 Segui D, p 0 0 0 0
Stennett R, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 3 36 7 14 6
Pittsburgh 003 000 001 -- 4
St.Louis 001 060 00x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (L) 4.1 10 7 6 2 2
Johnson B 2.2 4 0 0 0 1
Miller B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Santorini A (W)* 8.0 7 4 4 2 5
Cumberland J 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Segui D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Simmons T, Davalillo V
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, St.Louis 8
2B -- Sizemore T 2, Alou M, Torre J
SB -- Brock L
CS -- Cash D
T -- 2:29
A -- 23712
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