Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies

September 7, 1972. vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Veterans Stadium

Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 0

WP- Steve Carlton (19-7) LP- Al Santorini

Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 9H, 9K, 2BB. W-(23-8)

Replay: 9IP, 0R, 5H, 9K, 3BB. W- (19-7)

For the first time this year, Steve Carlton has pitched back-to-back shutouts. On the heels of a 4-0 whitewash against the Atlanta Braves, he blanked the Cardinals, 1-0, in a tight pitcher’s duel against Al Santorini.

The game’s only run came in the bottom of the first inning. Denny Doyle led off with a single, was advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Larry Bowa, then scored on a Tom Hutton base hit.

The Phillies left some chances on the basepaths. In the fourth, Greg Luzinski tripled with two outs and was stranded. In the sixth, Willie Montanez poked a one out double and could not score.

Santorini had a fine game in his own right. He pitched eight innings, allowing just the one run on six hits. He fanned seven and did not walk a single batter.