The Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 to 6, on April 30, 1972.

1972 Houston Astros

Final

STL

Cardinals

5-8

6

HOU

Astros

10-4

7

STL

HOU

1

3

2

2

0

1

3

0

3

4

1

0

5

0

0

6

0

0

7

1

1

8

0

0

9

1

R

6

7

H

9

11

E

0

4

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Lou Brock LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matty Alou RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Joe Torre 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Hague 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jose Cruz CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jerry McNertney C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Ed Crosby SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bob Gibson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Cloninger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Fiore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dennis Higgins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donn Clendenon PH 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Moe Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Grzenda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luis Melendez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 4 0 1 5 2 1 11

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Gibson (L) 2.2 5 6 6 4 4 0
Tony Cloninger 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Higgins 3.0 1 0 0 3 2 0
Moe Drabowsky 0.2 4 1 1 0 0 0
Joe Grzenda 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 8.0 11 7 7 10 6 0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Roger Metzger SS 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
Jimmy Wynn RF 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Lee May 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
Bob Watson LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2
Tommy Helms 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Johnny Edwards C 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Don Wilson P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jim Ray P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 31 7 11 7 0 10 6 1 1 17

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Don Wilson (W) 6.1 7 5 1 1 4 0
Jim Ray (S) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 9 6 2 1 5 0

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