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Standings
MIN
@BAL		4
7
MIL
@CAL		1
0
CHW
@CLE		6
3
NYY
@KCR		6
4
DET
@OAK		0
4
BOS
@TEX		12
1
STL
@ATL		2
8
CIN
@CHC		8
4
PIT
@HOU		4
1
SFG
@MON		6
9
LAD
@NYM		2
4
SDP
@PHI		1
4
Saturday, June 9, 1973
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 8,930, Time of Game: 2:19
Cardinals
2
24-28
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 7½ GB
 at Braves
8
22-33
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
W: Phil Niekro (5-2)
L: Scipio Spinks (1-5)
S: Tom House (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  7  2
Braves          0  2  1   0  3  0   0  2  X    8 14  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .290 .698 -0.053 0.71 0.012 -0.065 -0.3 0 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .641 -0.068 0.66 0.000 -0.068 -1.0 4 8
Joe Torre 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .325 .845 0.076 0.52 0.086 -0.010 1.8 0 1 2B
Ted Simmons C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .269 .731 -0.006 0.99 0.083 -0.089 -0.1 4 0 GDP
Tim McCarver 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .325 .806 -0.061 1.00 0.025 -0.086 -0.1 14 0
Luis Melendez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 .622 -0.012 0.98 0.057 -0.069 -0.5 0 0 GDP
Jose Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .734 -0.046 0.99 0.026 -0.072 -0.6 0 0
Mike Tyson SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .565 0.012 1.08 0.041 -0.029 0.1 1 4 HBP
   Bernie Carbo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .532 -0.058 2.23 0.000 -0.058 -0.8
   Mick Kelleher SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .554 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 1 0
Scipio Spinks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .705 -0.022 1.66 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 1 SH
   John Andrews P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.021 0.74 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 0
   Bill Stein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .514 -0.015 0.59 0.000 -0.015 -0.2
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Reitz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .570 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 3 4 .226 .572 -0.275 0.86 0.330 -0.605 -2.5 24 14
2B: J Torre (3, off P Niekro).
SH: S Spinks (1, off P Niekro).
HBP: M Tyson (1, by P Niekro).
TB: J Torre 4; L Melendez 2; T McCarver; T Simmons.
GIDP: L Melendez (3); T Simmons (14).
RBI: T McCarver (14); J Torre (19).
2-out RBI: T McCarver.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Sizemore-T McCarver; M Tyson-T McCarver; M Tyson-T Sizemore-T McCarver.
E: M Tyson (5); W Granger (3).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Oates C 5 0 2 1 0 0 .239 .579 -0.016 0.35 0.017 -0.033 0.7 6 0
Ralph Garr RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .607 0.007 0.38 0.041 -0.034 -0.8 2 0 SB,GDP
Darrell Evans 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .873 0.047 0.50 0.083 -0.036 -0.2 1 2
Hank Aaron LF 3 2 2 2 1 1 .230 .900 0.133 0.61 0.136 -0.002 2.0 4 0 2·HR,IW
   Sonny Jackson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .545 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Lum 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291 .771 -0.056 0.79 0.020 -0.077 -0.4 9 0 2B
Dusty Baker CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .729 -0.109 0.94 0.003 -0.112 -1.7 1 0 GDP
Davey Johnson 2B 3 3 3 2 1 0 .263 .820 0.098 0.24 0.098 0.000 3.6 2 4 HR,2B
Marty Perez SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 .246 .670 0.153 0.51 0.165 -0.013 2.0 1 3 HR
Phil Niekro P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .350 -0.030 0.40 0.000 -0.030 -0.7 1 2
   Tom House P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 36 8 14 7 3 3 .389 1.214 0.226 0.50 0.563 -0.338 4.0 27 11
2B: D Johnson (8, off W Granger); M Lum (9, off W Granger).
HR: H Aaron 2 (15, 1 off S Spinks, 1 off J Andrews; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Johnson (10, off J Andrews; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); M Perez (2, off S Spinks; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: H Aaron (4, by S Spinks).
TB: H Aaron 8; D Johnson 7; M Perez 5; R Garr 2; M Lum 2; J Oates 2; D Baker; D Evans.
GIDP: D Baker (4); R Garr (6).
RBI: H Aaron 2 (26); D Johnson 2 (27); M Perez 2 (16); J Oates (12).
2-out RBI: D Johnson 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Evans-D Johnson-M Lum; D Johnson-M Perez-M Lum.
Baserunning
SB: R Garr (12, 2nd base off S Spinks/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scipio Spinks, L (1-5) 2 6 3 3 1 1 2 4.89 13 32 -0.192 1.09 -2.0
John Andrews 4 4 3 3 2 0 2 5.91 16 0 0 -0.030 0.29 -1.0
Wayne Granger 2 4 2 1 0 2 0 3.51 10 0 0 -0.003 0.04 -1.0
Team Totals 8 14 8 7 3 3 4 7.88 39 32 0 0 -0.225 0.86 -4.0
S Spinks faced 1 batter in the 3rd inning.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, W (5-2) 7 7 2 2 3 2 0 2.63 31 54 0.181 0.89 0.5
Tom House, S (1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.89 5 2 0 0.094 0.63 2.0
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 2.00 36 54 2 0 0.275 0.50 2.5
P Niekro faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Niekro (1; M Tyson).
IBB: S Spinks (2; H Aaron).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 8,930.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Atlanta Braves
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Johnny Oates C
2 Ted Sizemore 2B 2 Ralph Garr RF
3 Joe Torre 3B 3 Darrell Evans 3B
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Hank Aaron LF
5 Tim McCarver 1B 5 Mike Lum 1B
6 Luis Melendez CF 6 Dusty Baker CF
7 Jose Cruz RF 7 Davey Johnson 2B
8 Mike Tyson SS 8 Marty Perez SS
9 Scipio Spinks P 9 Phil Niekro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR ATL M. Perez S. Spinks 16% 75% Home Run; Johnson Scores
b1 0-0 1 1-- ATL D. Evans S. Spinks 8% 63% Single to RF; Garr to 3B; Evans to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 2-0 0 --- R ATL H. Aaron S. Spinks 8% 84% Home Run
t4 0-3 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons P. Niekro 7% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 123 O ATL M. Lum S. Spinks -7% 57% Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Evans to 3B; Aaron to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock P. Niekro 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore P. Niekro 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre P. Niekro 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O ATL J. Oates S. Spinks -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- ATL R. Garr S. Spinks 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- ATL D. Evans S. Spinks 8% 63% Single to RF; Garr to 3B; Evans to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 0-0 1 -23 ATL H. Aaron S. Spinks 1% 64% Intentional Walk
b1 0-0 1 123 O ATL M. Lum S. Spinks -7% 57% Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Evans to 3B; Aaron to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O ATL D. Baker S. Spinks -7% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons P. Niekro -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O STL T. McCarver P. Niekro 4% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL L. Melendez P. Niekro 2% 52% Groundout: C unassisted; Simmons to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Cruz P. Niekro 3% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- ATL D. Johnson S. Spinks 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR ATL M. Perez S. Spinks 16% 75% Home Run; Johnson Scores
b2 2-0 0 --- O ATL P. Niekro S. Spinks -2% 73% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- O ATL J. Oates S. Spinks -1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- ATL R. Garr S. Spinks 1% 73% Single to CF
b2 2-0 2 1-- ATL D. Evans S. Spinks 1% 74% Garr Steals 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- O ATL D. Evans S. Spinks -2% 72% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- STL M. Tyson P. Niekro -4% 68% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-2 0 1-- O STL S. Spinks P. Niekro 2% 70% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
t3 0-2 1 -2- O STL L. Brock P. Niekro 3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B; Tyson to 3B
t3 0-2 2 --3 O STL T. Sizemore P. Niekro 4% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 4-5-6
b3 2-0 0 --- R ATL H. Aaron S. Spinks 8% 84% Home Run
John Andrews replaces Scipio Spinks pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 0 --- ATL M. Lum J. Andrews 2% 86% Walk
b3 3-0 0 1-- OO ATL D. Baker J. Andrews -4% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- ATL D. Johnson J. Andrews 1% 83% Walk
b3 3-0 2 1-- O ATL M. Perez J. Andrews -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- STL J. Torre P. Niekro -4% 78% Single to LF
t4 0-3 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons P. Niekro 7% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- O STL T. McCarver P. Niekro 1% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' John Andrews facing 9-1-2
b4 3-0 0 --- O ATL P. Niekro J. Andrews -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- ATL J. Oates J. Andrews 1% 86% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Oates to 1B
b4 3-0 1 1-- OO ATL R. Garr J. Andrews -2% 84% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- STL L. Melendez P. Niekro -4% 80% Single to CF
t5 0-3 0 1-- O STL J. Cruz P. Niekro 4% 84% Flyball: RF
t5 0-3 1 1-- O STL M. Tyson P. Niekro 3% 87% Strikeout
t5 0-3 2 1-- O STL J. Andrews P. Niekro 2% 89% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' John Andrews facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- O ATL D. Evans J. Andrews -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-0 1 --- R ATL H. Aaron J. Andrews 5% 93% Home Run
b5 4-0 1 --- O ATL M. Lum J. Andrews -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-0 2 --- ATL D. Baker J. Andrews 0% 93% Single to LF
b5 4-0 2 1-- RR ATL D. Johnson J. Andrews 5% 98% Home Run; Baker Scores
b5 6-0 2 --- O ATL M. Perez J. Andrews -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t6 0-6 0 --- STL L. Brock P. Niekro -1% 96% Walk
t6 0-6 0 1-- O STL T. Sizemore P. Niekro 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t6 0-6 1 1-- R STL J. Torre P. Niekro -3% 95% Double to RF; Brock Scores
t6 1-6 1 -2- O STL T. Simmons P. Niekro 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t6 1-6 2 -2- R STL T. McCarver P. Niekro -3% 94% Single to CF; Torre Scores
t6 2-6 2 1-- STL L. Melendez P. Niekro -2% 92% Single to RF; McCarver to 3B
t6 2-6 2 1-3 STL J. Cruz P. Niekro -3% 90% Walk; Melendez to 2B
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Mike Tyson (SS) batting 8th
t6 2-6 2 123 O STL B. Carbo P. Niekro 6% 95% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' John Andrews facing 9-1-2
Mick Kelleher replaces Bernie Carbo (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b6 6-2 0 --- O ATL P. Niekro J. Andrews -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 6-2 1 --- ATL J. Oates J. Andrews 0% 95% Single to RF
b6 6-2 1 1-- OO ATL R. Garr J. Andrews -1% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
Bill Stein pinch hits for John Andrews (P) batting 9th
t7 2-6 0 --- O STL B. Stein P. Niekro 1% 96% Flyball: RF
t7 2-6 1 --- O STL L. Brock P. Niekro 1% 97% Lineout: P
t7 2-6 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore P. Niekro 0% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Wayne Granger facing 3-4-5
Wayne Granger replaces Bill Stein (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 0 --- O ATL D. Evans W. Granger -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 6-2 1 --- O ATL H. Aaron W. Granger -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 6-2 2 --- ATL M. Lum W. Granger 0% 97% Double to RF
b7 6-2 2 -2- O ATL D. Baker W. Granger -0% 97% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
Sonny Jackson replaces Hank Aaron playing LF batting 4th
t8 2-6 0 --- STL J. Torre P. Niekro -2% 94% Single to LF
t8 2-6 0 1-- STL T. Simmons P. Niekro -5% 90% Walk; Torre to 2B
Tom House replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-6 0 12- O STL T. McCarver T. House 4% 94% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-6 1 12- OO STL L. Melendez T. House 5% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Wayne Granger facing 7-8-9
b8 6-2 0 --- ATL D. Johnson W. Granger 0% 99% Double to LF
b8 6-2 0 -2- ATL M. Perez W. Granger 0% 100% Single to RF; Johnson to 3B
b8 6-2 0 1-3 R ATL T. House W. Granger 0% 100% Perez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Johnson Scores; Perez to 3B
b8 7-2 0 --3 O ATL T. House W. Granger -0% 100% Popfly: SS
b8 7-2 1 --3 R ATL J. Oates W. Granger 0% 100% Single to LF; Perez Scores/unER
b8 8-2 1 1-- O ATL R. Garr W. Granger -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oates to 2B
b8 8-2 2 -2- O ATL D. Evans W. Granger -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 8.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Braves' Tom House facing 7-8-9
t9 2-8 0 --- O STL J. Cruz T. House 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-8 1 --- O STL M. Kelleher T. House 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Ken Reitz pinch hits for Wayne Granger (P) batting 9th
t9 2-8 2 --- O STL K. Reitz T. House 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 8.

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