| Breaking News |  | Thursday, September 14th, 1972: Gibson Pitches Cardinals to Shutout Win
Bob Gibson had the Montreal Expos dancing to his tune today with a sparkling 8-0 shutout performance for the St. Louis Cardinals. He gave up 5 hits and collected 7 walks and 9 strikeouts.
Montreal hitters were bewildered throughout the game by his delivery.
The opposing manager said, "When you face a guy who hides the ball like he does, it takes a couple of at-bats to try to find his release point. We just never figured him out."
In 29 starts this year Gibson has recorded a 13-12 record and a 2.51 ERA.
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 | Thursday, September 14th, 1972: Dale Murray to Miss 1-2 Weeks
Montreal fans held their breath as Dale Murray left yesterday's Cardinals-Expos contest with an injury. After the game, the team's medical staff said that the 22-year-old starting pitcher had suffered dead arm syndrome while throwing a pitch. It's estimated that he will be out 1-2 weeks.
This year Murray has compiled a 9-12 mark with a 2.79 ERA.
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 | Saturday, September 9th, 1972: Holtzman Tosses Shutout Against Montreal
"I hope we miss him next time," the Montreal manager said. "Holtzman certainly pitched a strong game against us today. He was in a groove, throwing everything for strikes. Throwing hard. Changing speeds."
The Pittsburgh starter tamed the Montreal Expos 2-0 with a 3-hit shutout, finishing the game with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks in a sharp outing.
"I enjoy facing a team like that where I can get an out on one, two or three pitches," Holtzman said. "It gives me a chance to be a lot more aggressive."
In 1972 thus far, Holtzman has tossed 202.1 innings in 26 starts, fanned 145 batters, walked 61 and put up a 2.31 ERA with 12 wins and 5 losses.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 63-91, .409 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 28.0 GB | | Record at home | 31-42, .425 PCT | | Record on the road | 32-49, .395 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 10-6, .625 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-25, .444 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 19-32, .373 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 44-59, .427 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 6-14, .300 PCT | | Record in May | 12-16, .429 PCT | | Record in June | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in July | 13-13, .500 PCT | | Record in August | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in September | 5-18, .217 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .221 - 12th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .298 - 10th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .315 - 12th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .613 - 12th in NL | | Runs Scored | 548 - tied for 10th in NL | | Hits | 1135 - 12th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 298 - tied for 10th in NL | | Home Runs | 80 - 10th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 545 - 1st in NL | | Strikeouts | 1043 - 12th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 100 - 6th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.57 - 8th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 3.58 - 8th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.53 - 9th in NL | | Runs allowed | 673 - 10th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1379 - 9th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .260 - 10th in NL | | BABIP | .279 - 8th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 110 - 10th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 452 - 4th in NL | | Strikeouts | 653 - 12th in NL |
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