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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BAL		0
2
KCR
@BOS		8
4
NYY
@CAL		10
4
MIN
@DET		8
2
CLE
@OAK		3
1
STL
@ATL		4
0
LAD
@CHC		14
12
SDP
@MON		6
4
CIN
@NYM		2
0		 
(11)
HOU
@PHI		3
6
SFG
@PIT		1
6
Wednesday, May 5, 1976
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 4,138, Time of Game: 2:28
Cardinals
4
10-12
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB
 at Braves
0
8-14
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
W: Pete Falcone (1-2)
L: Dick Ruthven (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    4 11  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .598 -0.056 0.61 0.004 -0.061 -0.5 1 0
   Luis Melendez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .300 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.3 0 0
Vic Harris 2B 5 2 4 0 0 0 .275 .663 0.061 0.46 0.070 -0.010 0.9 2 2
Bake McBride CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .352 .810 0.099 0.89 0.137 -0.038 1.6 3 0
Ted Simmons C 3 0 0 1 2 1 .310 .740 0.029 0.87 0.048 -0.019 -0.5 4 0 CS
Willie Crawford RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .327 .772 0.022 0.98 0.078 -0.056 -0.1 2 0
Ron Fairly 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .980 -0.013 0.84 0.030 -0.043 0.0 13 0 SF
Hector Cruz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .390 -0.054 0.53 0.000 -0.054 -0.8 1 4
Don Kessinger SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .603 0.012 0.37 0.030 -0.018 0.3 1 5
Pete Falcone P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.056 0.78 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 0 0
   Mike Proly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 2 SH
Team Totals 36 4 11 4 2 5 .306 .639 0.037 0.68 0.397 -0.362 -0.2 27 13
SF: R Fairly (1, off D Ruthven).
SH: A Hrabosky (1, off E Sosa).
TB: V Harris 4; B McBride 3; D Kessinger 2; R Fairly; L Brock.
RBI: B McBride (7); W Crawford (5); R Fairly (7); T Simmons (15).
2-out RBI: B McBride.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: H Cruz (5).
Baserunning
CS: T Simmons (2, 3rd base by D Ruthven/V Correll).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Royster 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .194 .493 0.043 0.74 0.078 -0.035 0.5 2 1 2B
Marty Perez 2B-SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .591 0.026 0.95 0.074 -0.048 0.3 2 3
Jim Wynn LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .710 -0.086 1.27 0.024 -0.110 -0.9 2 0
Earl Williams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .713 -0.014 1.32 0.047 -0.061 -0.2 9 1
   Darrell Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .145 .539 -0.050 1.84 0.000 -0.050 -0.5
   Elias Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ken Henderson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 .823 0.008 1.19 0.083 -0.075 -0.2 1 0
Tom Paciorek CF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .452 -0.116 1.39 0.000 -0.116 -0.9 3 0
Vic Correll C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .409 1.071 -0.117 1.05 0.000 -0.117 -1.1 5 1
Darrel Chaney SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .721 -0.027 0.54 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 1 3
   Cito Gaston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .785 -0.053 1.94 0.000 -0.053 -0.5
   Rod Gilbreath 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .873 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Dick Ruthven P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .516 -0.053 1.05 0.000 -0.053 -0.4 0 1
   Lee Lacy PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .531 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 32 0 4 0 2 3 .125 .333 -0.464 1.13 0.306 -0.770 -4.2 27 11
2B: J Royster (3, off P Falcone).
TB: M Perez 2; J Royster 2; K Henderson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 8.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Falcone, W (1-2) 7.1 4 0 0 1 3 0 3.96 28 72 0.385 1.20 3.1
Mike Proly, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.57 2 1 0 0.011 1.17 0.2
Al Hrabosky, S (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.74 4 2 0 0.066 0.62 0.9
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 34 72 3 0 0.462 0.68 4.2

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Ruthven, L (3-3) 8 8 3 3 2 4 0 2.41 34 56 -0.023 0.77 0.8
Elias Sosa 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 7.24 6 0 0 -0.014 0.13 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 2 5 0 4.00 40 56 0 0 -0.037 1.13 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 4,138.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Atlanta Braves
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Jerry Royster 3B
2 Vic Harris 2B 2 Marty Perez 2B
3 Bake McBride CF 3 Jim Wynn LF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Earl Williams 1B
5 Willie Crawford RF 5 Ken Henderson RF
6 Ron Fairly 1B 6 Tom Paciorek CF
7 Hector Cruz 3B 7 Vic Correll C
8 Don Kessinger SS 8 Darrel Chaney SS
9 Pete Falcone P 9 Dick Ruthven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-3 0 1-- ATL K. Henderson P. Falcone -8% 75% Single to LF; Williams to 2B
t6 1-0 1 -23 R STL W. Crawford D. Ruthven 8% 84% Fielder's Choice ; Harris Scores; McBride to 3B
b7 0-3 1 1-3 O ATL V. Correll P. Falcone 8% 88% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL B. McBride D. Ruthven 6% 57% Single to CF; Harris to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-- ATL M. Perez P. Falcone -6% 46% Single to LF; Royster 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' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock D. Ruthven -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- STL V. Harris D. Ruthven 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL B. McBride D. Ruthven 6% 57% Single to CF; Harris to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 RO STL T. Simmons D. Ruthven 1% 58% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Harris Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O STL W. Crawford D. Ruthven -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- ATL J. Royster P. Falcone -4% 52% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- ATL M. Perez P. Falcone -6% 46% Single to LF; Royster to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- O ATL J. Wynn P. Falcone 6% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 12- O ATL E. Williams P. Falcone 4% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Royster to 3B
b1 0-1 2 1-3 O ATL K. Henderson P. Falcone 5% 61% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O STL R. Fairly D. Ruthven -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O STL H. Cruz D. Ruthven -1% 58% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 1-0 2 --- O STL D. Kessinger D. Ruthven -1% 57% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- O ATL T. Paciorek P. Falcone 2% 59% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O ATL V. Correll P. Falcone 2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O ATL D. Chaney P. Falcone 1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O STL P. Falcone D. Ruthven -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock D. Ruthven -1% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O STL V. Harris D. Ruthven -1% 57% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O ATL D. Ruthven P. Falcone 3% 60% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O ATL J. Royster P. Falcone 2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O ATL M. Perez P. Falcone 1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O STL B. McBride D. Ruthven -2% 61% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 --- STL T. Simmons D. Ruthven 2% 63% Walk
t4 1-0 1 1-- O STL W. Crawford D. Ruthven -3% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 1-0 2 1-- O STL R. Fairly D. Ruthven -2% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O ATL J. Wynn P. Falcone 3% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- O ATL E. Williams P. Falcone 2% 63% Popfly: SS
b4 0-1 2 --- O ATL K. Henderson P. Falcone 1% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O STL H. Cruz D. Ruthven -2% 62% Flyball: CF
t5 1-0 1 --- STL D. Kessinger D. Ruthven 3% 65% Single to LF
t5 1-0 1 1-- O STL P. Falcone D. Ruthven -3% 62% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 1-- O STL L. Brock D. Ruthven -2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- O ATL T. Paciorek P. Falcone 3% 63% Flyball: LF
b5 0-1 1 --- O ATL V. Correll P. Falcone 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-1 2 --- O ATL D. Chaney P. Falcone 2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- STL V. Harris D. Ruthven 4% 71% Single to LF
t6 1-0 0 1-- STL B. McBride D. Ruthven 6% 76% Single to LF; Harris to 2B
t6 1-0 0 12- O STL T. Simmons D. Ruthven 0% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harris to 3B; McBride to 2B
t6 1-0 1 -23 R STL W. Crawford D. Ruthven 8% 84% Fielder's Choice ; Harris Scores; McBride to 3B
t6 2-0 1 1-3 RO STL R. Fairly D. Ruthven 2% 86% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McBride Scores
t6 3-0 2 1-- O STL H. Cruz D. Ruthven -1% 85% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
b6 0-3 0 --- O ATL D. Ruthven P. Falcone 3% 88% Flyball: RF
b6 0-3 1 --- O ATL J. Royster P. Falcone 2% 89% Flyball: RF
b6 0-3 2 --- ATL M. Perez P. Falcone -1% 88% Single to 2B
b6 0-3 2 1-- O ATL J. Wynn P. Falcone 2% 90% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
t7 3-0 0 --- O STL D. Kessinger D. Ruthven -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-0 1 --- O STL P. Falcone D. Ruthven -1% 89% Strikeout
t7 3-0 2 --- STL L. Brock D. Ruthven 0% 89% Single to CF
t7 3-0 2 1-- STL V. Harris D. Ruthven 1% 90% Single to RF; Brock to 2B
t7 3-0 2 12- O STL B. McBride D. Ruthven -2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
Luis Melendez replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
b7 0-3 0 --- ATL E. Williams P. Falcone -5% 84% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b7 0-3 0 1-- ATL K. Henderson P. Falcone -8% 75% Single to LF; Williams to 2B
b7 0-3 0 12- O ATL T. Paciorek P. Falcone 5% 81% Foul Flyball: 1B; Williams to 3B
b7 0-3 1 1-3 O ATL V. Correll P. Falcone 8% 88% Foul Flyball: C
Cito Gaston pinch hits for Darrel Chaney (SS) batting 8th
b7 0-3 2 1-3 O ATL C. Gaston P. Falcone 5% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
Rod Gilbreath replaces Cito Gaston (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Marty Perez moves from 2B to SS
t8 3-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons D. Ruthven 1% 94% Walk
t8 3-0 0 1-- O STL W. Crawford D. Ruthven -1% 94% Flyball: CF
t8 3-0 1 1-- STL R. Fairly D. Ruthven 1% 95% Single to RF; Simmons to 2B
t8 3-0 1 12- O STL H. Cruz D. Ruthven -2% 93% Simmons Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t8 3-0 2 1-- O STL H. Cruz D. Ruthven -1% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Dick Ruthven (P) batting 9th
b8 0-3 0 --- O ATL L. Lacy P. Falcone 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-3 1 --- ATL J. Royster P. Falcone -4% 91% Double to P
Mike Proly replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-3 1 -2- O ATL M. Perez M. Proly 4% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B; Royster to 3B
b8 0-3 2 --3 ATL J. Wynn M. Proly -2% 92% Walk
Al Hrabosky replaces Mike Proly pitching and batting 9th
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Earl Williams (1B) batting 4th
b8 0-3 2 1-3 O ATL D. Evans A. Hrabosky 5% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Elias Sosa facing 8-9-1
Elias Sosa replaces Darrell Evans (PH) pitching and batting 4th
Tom Paciorek moves from CF to 1B
Lee Lacy moves from PH to CF
t9 3-0 0 --- STL D. Kessinger E. Sosa 0% 97% Single to RF
t9 3-0 0 1-- O STL A. Hrabosky E. Sosa -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kessinger to 2B
t9 3-0 1 -2- O STL L. Melendez E. Sosa -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 3-0 2 -2- STL V. Harris E. Sosa 0% 97% Single to SS; Kessinger to 3B
t9 3-0 2 1-3 R STL B. McBride E. Sosa 2% 99% Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; Harris to 2B
t9 4-0 2 12- O STL T. Simmons E. Sosa -0% 98% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 5-6-7
b9 0-4 0 --- O ATL K. Henderson A. Hrabosky 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 0-4 1 --- O ATL T. Paciorek A. Hrabosky 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-4 2 --- O ATL V. Correll A. Hrabosky 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

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