The Expos went over 5,000,000 attendance for their four-year history but spoiled the occasion by losing to the Cardinals, 6-2. The crowd of 10,580 brought the Expos' total to 5,006,129. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Cardinals 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 12 1 Expos 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .307 Day cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .230 Sizemore 2b 5 2 3 1 0 1 .261 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Carbo rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .251 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Torre 1b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .293 Fairly 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Simmons c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Fairey lf 1 1 0 0 3 0 .238 Cruz cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .232 Laboy 3b,2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .321 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .395 Humphrey c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Kelleher ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Renko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Gibson p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Woods ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Torres 2b 1 0 0 1 1 0 .154 Hunt ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Bailey 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Stoneman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .087 McCarver ph,c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 37 6 12 5 2 7 Totals 31 2 7 2 5 8 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 10,580 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Expos 7 DP: Cardinals 3, Expos 0 Errors: Torre, Laboy, Humphrey, McCarver Doubles: Cruz (11) Triples: Torre (6), Day (3) Stolen Bases: Cruz (7), Sizemore (6), Brock (58) Caught Stealing: Cruz (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (1) Sacrifice Flies: Carbo (3) GIDP: Singleton (10), McCarver (8) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(16-10) 9 7 2 2 5 8 0 36 2.61 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 8 0 36 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stoneman L(10-13) 4 7 4 2 0 2 0 20 3.05 Renko 5 5 2 2 2 5 0 21 4.87 Totals 9 12 6 4 2 7 0 41 Wild Pitches: Gibson (9) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Sizemore singled to center [Brock to third]; Carbo hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brock scored, Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Day tripled to right; Foli struck out; Singleton struck out; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Humphrey)]; Reitz struck out; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Gibson flied to right in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Fairey walked; Laboy singled to left [Fairey to second]; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Fairey to third, Laboy to second]; Humphrey struck out; Torres grounded out (second to first) [Fairey scored, Laboy to third]; Stoneman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore singled to left; Sizemore stole second; Carbo struck out; Torre singled to left [Sizemore scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Day singled to right; Foli singled to left [Day to second]; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to first) [Day to third, Foli out at second]; Fairly singled to center [Day scored]; Fairey walked [Fairly to second]; Laboy popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Expos 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Kelleher singled to left; Gibson singled to right [Kelleher to third]; Brock reached on an error by Laboy [Kelleher scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gibson to second, Brock to first]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 4TH: Humphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres walked; MCCARVER BATTED FOR STONEMAN; McCarver lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Torres out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. CARDINALS 5TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RENKO REPLACED HUMPHREY (PITCHING); Carbo struck out; Torre walked; Simmons flied out to left; Cruz doubled to right [Torre to third]; Reitz struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Day was called out on strikes; Foli flied out to right; Singleton singled to first [Singleton to second (error by Torre)]; Fairly grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Kelleher popped to second; Gibson popped to second; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Fairey flied out to right; Laboy flied out to left; Renko grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore struck out; Carbo grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: HUNT BATTED FOR TORRES; Hunt struck out; McCarver popped to third in foul territory; Day walked; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. CARDINALS 8TH: BAILEY REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 3B); LABOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Simmons struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz singled to left; Kelleher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. EXPOS 8TH: Singleton popped to shortstop; Fairly flied out to center; Fairey walked; Laboy struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Gibson struck out; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second [Brock to third (error by McCarver)]; Sizemore singled to left [Brock scored]; Carbo flied out to right; Torre tripled to center [Sizemore scored]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: WOODS BATTED FOR RENKO; Woods struck out; Bailey singled to left; McCarver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bailey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 2.

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