July 21, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
OAK 4
(14) CLE 8
@CHW 2 BAL 7
@KCR 6 MIL 2
MIN 0 NYY 6
CAL 0 NYY 3
CAL 0 DET 3
@TEX 1 STL 2
@ATL 1 CHC 11
@HOU 3 LAD 3
PHI 0 CIN 11
@PIT 5 SDP 5
MON 4 NYM 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 15,000

Friday, July 21, 1972
Time of Game: 1:47

Cardinals

45-41

Won 1

3rd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  4  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  1

W: B Gibson (11-5), L: G Stone (3-8)

Braves

40-49

Lost 1

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .767    0    3   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .632    0    3   4   2B
L Melendez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .641    0    1   0   
J Torre 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .303  .837    0    2   2   IW
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .763    0    5   1   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .592    0    9   0   
M Alou RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .757    0    1   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .614    0    3   2   GDP
B Gibson P                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .226  .735    0    0   3   HR
Totals                       31   2   4   1    2   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Sizemore (8, off G Stone).

HR: B Gibson (4, off G Stone; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

IBB: J Torre (11, by G Stone).

TB: B Gibson 4; T Sizemore 2; T Simmons; M Alou.

GIDP: D Maxvill (8).

RBI: B Gibson (8).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Maxvill-T Sizemore-D Clendenon.

E: D Clendenon (4).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Baker CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .328  .835    0    4   0   CS
R Garr LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .752    0    0   0   2B,SB
H Aaron 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .874    0   13   0   
E Williams C                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .266  .790    0    2   0   
M Lum RF                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .683    0    4   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .823    0    0   2   HR
M Perez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .215  .525    0    0   6   
L Blanks 2B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .444  .944    0    4   4   SH
G Stone P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .231    0    0   3   SH
  S Jackson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .489    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       31   1   7   1    3   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Garr (10, off B Gibson).

HR: D Evans (13, off B Gibson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: L Blanks (1, off B Gibson); G Stone (5, off B Gibson).

TB: D Evans 4; R Garr 3; D Baker; M Perez; E Williams; L Blanks.

GIDP: S Jackson (3).

RBI: D Evans (40).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Perez-L Blanks-H Aaron.

E: D Evans (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Garr (18, 2nd base off B Gibson/T Simmons).

CS: D Baker (5, 2nd base by B Gibson/T Simmons).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gibson, W (11-5)             9     7   1   1    3   5   1   2.49   36     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 7     71    -     1.83   0.66
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 7           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Stone, L (3-8)               9     4   2   1    2   2   1   5.02   33     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0· 4     73    -     0.76   0.16
Totals                         9     4   2   1    2   2   1          33     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: G Stone 2 (3).

IBB: G Stone (8; J Torre).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 1:47.

Attendance: 15,000.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Atlanta Braves                       
1. L Brock              LF    1. D Baker              CF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. R Garr               LF 
3. L Melendez           CF    3. H Aaron              1B 
4. J Torre              3B    4. E Williams           C  
5. T Simmons            C     5. M Lum                RF 
6. D Clendenon          1B    6. D Evans              3B 
7. M Alou               RF    7. M Perez              SS 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. L Blanks             2B 
9. B Gibson             P     9. G Stone              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  1--      20% 100% S Jackson       B Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  2-0  ---     -14%  65% D Evans         B Gibson        Home Run
   t 6   0  0-1  ---      12%  79% B Gibson        G Stone         Home Run
   b 7   0  2-1  1--     -11%  46% L Blanks        B Gibson        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Perez to 2B; Blanks to 1B
   b 7   0  2-1  12-      11%  57% G Stone         B Gibson        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Blanks to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Stone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 1B
          1--      52%  L Melendez      Wild Pitch; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Flyball: CF; Sizemore to 3B
   R      --3      57%  J Torre         Wild Pitch; Sizemore Scores/unER
          ---      58%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      56%  T Simmons       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Baker         Strikeout
          ---      56%  R Garr          Single to LF
          1--      54%  H Aaron         Garr Steals 2B
          -2-      52%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      57%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      12-      61%  M Lum           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      61%  M Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  B Gibson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  G Stone         Popfly: 1B
          ---      57%  D Baker         Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  R Garr          Baker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  L Melendez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      59%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  H Aaron         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      63%  E Williams      Strikeout
          ---      62%  M Lum           Walk
   O      1--      65%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
          ---      65%  M Alou          Single to RF
   OO     1--      60%  D Maxvill       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  M Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  L Blanks        Walk
   O      1--      62%  G Stone         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blanks to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  D Baker         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      79%  B Gibson        Home Run
   O      ---      78%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      81%  T Sizemore      Double to LF
   O      -2-      78%  L Melendez      Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      79%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      76%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
          ---      67%  R Garr          Double to RF
   O      -2-      70%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF; Garr to 3B
   O      --3      78%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      --3      83%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, George Stone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      80%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      65%  D Evans         Home Run
          ---      57%  M Perez         Single to RF
          1--      46%  L Blanks        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Perez to 2B; Blanks to 1B
   O      12-      57%  G Stone         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Blanks to 2B
   O      12-      65%  D Baker         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Blanks to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, George Stone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  B Gibson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      70%  E Williams      Single to RF
   O      1--      78%  M Lum           Lineout: SS
   O      1--      84%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, George Stone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  L Melendez      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      82%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
          ---      83%  T Simmons       Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  M Perez         Strikeout
          ---      80%  L Blanks        Single to RF
                  Sonny Jackson pinch hits for George Stone batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  S Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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