After loading the bases in the first inning, the Cardinals scored five runs on consecutive doubles by Ted Simmons, Bernie Carbo and Ken Reitz en route to a 10-4 victory over the Pirates. Simmons drove in three runs with his double and later added a fourth RBI with a single in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 5 2 Cardinals 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 x - 10 12 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Davalillo rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Brock lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .308 Clines lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .338 Stein lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Oliver cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .316 Sizemore 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .264 Stargell 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .311 Cruz cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .230 Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Melendez ph,cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .245 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Torre 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .293 Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Simmons c 4 2 2 4 1 0 .298 Alley ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Carbo rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .254 Kison p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 Reitz 3b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .429 McKee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .227 Goggin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .190 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 4 5 3 3 1 Totals 33 10 12 9 6 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 10,853 Left on Base: Pirates 2, Cardinals 8 DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 2 Errors: Walker 2, Carbo 2 Doubles: Hebner (21), Davalillo (18), Simmons (32), Carbo (12), Reitz (3) Sacrifice Hits: Wise (5) Sacrifice Flies: Clines (2), Sizemore (4) GIDP: Stennett (14), Oliver (12), Kelleher (1), Reitz (2) Hit by Pitch: Torre (7,by Kison) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison L(8-7) 2 6 6 6 3 2 0 16 3.39 McKee 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0.00 Walker 3 6 4 3 2 1 0 16 3.46 Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.96 Totals 8 12 10 9 6 5 0 42 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(15-15) 9 5 4 4 3 1 0 33 3.32 Totals 9 5 4 4 3 1 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Kison (9) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Doug Harvey PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver walked; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore singled to third [Brock to second]; Cruz struck out; Torre was hit by a pitch [Brock to third, Sizemore to second]; Simmons doubled to left [Brock scored, Sizemore scored, Torre scored]; Carbo doubled to right [Simmons scored]; Reitz doubled to right [Carbo scored]; Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Wise struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5. PIRATES 2ND: Hebner popped to second; Sanguillen flied out to center; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 2ND: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore lined to second; Cruz walked; Torre forced Cruz (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5. PIRATES 3RD: Alley singled to center; Kison walked [Alley to second]; Davalillo forced Kison (second unassisted) [Alley to third]; Clines hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alley scored]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons walked; Carbo walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons scored, Carbo to second]; MCKEE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Kelleher walked [Carbo to third, Reitz to second]; Debut game for Jim McKee; Wise struck out; Brock was called out on strikes; Sizemore popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Hebner doubled to right [Stargell scored (error by Carbo) (no RBI), Hebner to third]; Sanguillen singled to center [Hebner scored]; Stennett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Alley grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz popped to shortstop; Torre flied out to center; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6. PIRATES 5TH: GOGGIN BATTED FOR MCKEE; Goggin flied out to center; Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted); Clines grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 5TH: WALKER REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Carbo reached on an error by Walker [Carbo to first]; Reitz singled to left [Carbo to second]; Kelleher grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Carbo to third, Reitz out at second]; Wise struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell reached on an error by Carbo [Stargell to second]; Hebner flied out to center [Stargell to third]; Stargell was picked off third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock walked; Sizemore singled to pitcher [Brock to second]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR CRUZ; Melendez forced Brock (third unassisted) [Sizemore to second]; Torre singled to center [Sizemore scored, Melendez to third]; Simmons singled to left [Melendez scored, Torre to second]; Carbo singled to second [Torre to third, Simmons to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carbo out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 8. PIRATES 7TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Sanguillen popped to second; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 7TH: Kelleher walked; Wise out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kelleher to second]; Brock singled to left [Kelleher to third]; Brock was picked off first but was safe on an error by Walker [Kelleher scored, Brock to third]; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brock scored (unearned)]; Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 10. PIRATES 8TH: STEIN REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR WALKER; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Debut game for Fernando Gonzalez; Davalillo doubled to right; Clines singled to second [Davalillo scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to first) [Clines out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 10. CARDINALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Torre flied out to right; Simmons flied out to right; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 10. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 10.

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