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Standings
MIL
@CAL		1
3
DET
@CLE		5
3
CHW
@MIN		3
4
KCR
@OAK		3
4
NYY
@WSA		5
7
CIN
@ATL		13
8
STL
@CHC		4
7
SDP
@NYM		5
3
HOU
@PIT		8
9
Tuesday, April 21, 1970 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 5,527, Time of Game: 2:23
Cardinals
4
7-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
7
7-3
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
W: Bill Hands (2-0)
L: Bob Gibson (1-1)
S: Phil Regan (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    4 14  0
Cubs            2  0  0   0  0  0   5  0  X    7  7  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .302 .770 0.004 1.03 0.085 -0.081 0.2 2 0
Jose Cardenal CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .409 1.049 -0.089 1.42 0.078 -0.167 -1.1 2 0 GDP
Dick Allen 3B 4 1 4 1 1 0 .357 1.119 0.252 1.00 0.252 0.000 1.9 0 2
Joe Torre C 5 1 3 2 0 1 .341 .901 0.275 1.36 0.336 -0.061 2.0 7 0 2B
Carl Taylor 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .300 1.017 -0.038 1.56 0.085 -0.123 -0.3 6 0
Leron Lee RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .293 .701 -0.040 1.60 0.179 -0.220 -1.1 4 0 2·2B,GDP
Julian Javier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 .458 -0.139 1.33 0.000 -0.139 -1.3 1 2
Dal Maxvill SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .428 -0.001 1.15 0.017 -0.018 -0.0 1 1
   Joe Hague PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .971 0.032 1.32 0.032 0.000 0.2
   Milt Ramirez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.025 0.95 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 1 1
Bob Gibson P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .944 -0.145 1.76 0.000 -0.145 -1.1 0 1
   Santiago Guzman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.016 0.59 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Nelson Briles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 4 14 4 3 4 .359 .841 0.070 1.33 1.064 -0.995 -1.0 24 7
2B: L Lee 2 (4, 2 off B Hands); J Torre (3, off B Hands).
TB: J Torre 4; L Lee 4; D Allen 4; L Brock 2; B Gibson; C Taylor; J Cardenal.
GIDP: J Cardenal (2); L Lee (1).
RBI: J Torre 2 (10); D Allen (11); L Lee (4).
2-out RBI: L Lee.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 13.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 .286 .860 0.129 0.76 0.144 -0.015 1.3 1 7 3B
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .316 .734 0.095 1.05 0.138 -0.043 0.8 2 2 3B
Billy Williams LF 3 1 1 4 0 0 .293 .912 0.448 1.50 0.510 -0.062 1.8 0 0 HR,SF
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .718 -0.044 0.61 0.011 -0.055 -0.5 1 4
Johnny Callison RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .216 .816 0.146 0.61 0.180 -0.034 1.6 4 0 HR
Ernie Banks 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .314 .786 -0.027 0.59 0.017 -0.043 -0.3 11 1 HBP
Jim Hickman CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .345 1.024 -0.007 0.66 0.025 -0.032 -0.2 3 0
   Boots Day CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Randy Hundley C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .238 .499 -0.050 1.40 0.012 -0.062 -0.7 5 0
   J.C. Martin C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .220 -0.045 0.84 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 0
Bill Hands P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.045 0.80 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 0 0
   Willie Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 -0.029 1.12 0.000 -0.029 -0.2
   Phil Regan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 30 7 7 7 4 7 .233 .900 0.569 0.84 1.037 -0.467 2.5 27 14
3B: G Beckert (1, off B Gibson); D Kessinger (2, off B Gibson).
HR: B Williams (4, off B Gibson; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); J Callison (3, off B Gibson; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: B Williams (1, off B Gibson).
HBP: E Banks (1, by B Gibson).
TB: J Callison 5; G Beckert 4; B Williams 4; D Kessinger 3; R Santo.
RBI: B Williams 4 (15); J Callison 2 (11); G Beckert (1).
2-out RBI: B Williams 3; J Callison 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Santo-G Beckert-E Banks; D Kessinger-G Beckert-E Banks.
PB: J Martin (3).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (1-1) 6.2 7 7 7 4 6 2 5.23 32 34 -0.582 0.94 -3.2
Santiago Guzman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 1 0 0 0.004 0.14 0.1
Nelson Briles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 3 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.6
Team Totals 8 7 7 7 4 7 2 7.88 36 34 0 0 -0.570 1.33 -2.5

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands, W (2-0) 7 12 4 4 3 4 0 1.96 34 38 -0.157 1.41 -0.1
Phil Regan, S (1) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 8 0 0 0.087 0.96 1.1
Team Totals 9 14 4 4 3 4 0 4.00 42 38 0 0 -0.070 0.84 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Gibson (1; E Banks).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 5,527.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 47° F.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Don Kessinger SS
2 Jose Cardenal CF 2 Glenn Beckert 2B
3 Dick Allen 3B 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Joe Torre C 4 Ron Santo 3B
5 Carl Taylor 1B 5 Johnny Callison RF
6 Leron Lee RF 6 Ernie Banks 1B
7 Julian Javier 2B 7 Jim Hickman CF
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Randy Hundley C
9 Bob Gibson P 9 Bill Hands P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-4 2 1-3 RRR CHC B. Williams B. Gibson 51% 74% Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
t7 2-2 1 1-- R STL J. Torre B. Hands -20% 30% Double to CF; Allen Scores
b7 5-4 2 1-- RR CHC J. Callison B. Gibson 17% 92% Home Run; Santo Scores
t7 1-2 1 -2- R STL D. Allen B. Hands -15% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cardenal Scores
t1 1-0 1 123 OO STL L. Lee B. Hands 13% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock B. Hands -3% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- O STL J. Cardenal B. Hands 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Brock to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- STL D. Allen B. Hands -5% 44% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R STL J. Torre B. Hands -9% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive); Brock Scores; Allen to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 STL C. Taylor B. Hands -3% 33% Fielder's Choice ; Allen stays at 3B; Torre to 2B; Taylor to 1B
t1 1-0 1 123 OO STL L. Lee B. Hands 13% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson 9% 54% Triple to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 0 --3 R CHC G. Beckert B. Gibson 9% 63% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Kessinger Scores
b1 1-1 0 --3 RO CHC B. Williams B. Gibson -1% 62% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Beckert Scores
b1 2-1 1 --- O CHC R. Santo B. Gibson -1% 61% Flyball: RF
b1 2-1 2 --- CHC J. Callison B. Gibson 1% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 2-1 2 1-- CHC E. Banks B. Gibson 2% 64% Hit By Pitch; Callison to 2B
b1 2-1 2 12- CHC J. Hickman B. Gibson 2% 66% Walk; Callison to 3B; Banks to 2B
b1 2-1 2 123 O CHC R. Hundley B. Gibson -6% 60% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
t2 1-2 0 --- O STL J. Javier B. Hands 3% 62% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-2 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill B. Hands 2% 64% Strikeout
t2 1-2 2 --- O STL B. Gibson B. Hands 1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
b2 2-1 0 --- O CHC B. Hands B. Gibson -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-1 1 --- O CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson -2% 62% Flyball: CF
b2 2-1 2 --- O CHC G. Beckert B. Gibson -1% 61% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Hands 3% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-2 1 --- O STL J. Cardenal B. Hands 2% 65% Strikeout
t3 1-2 2 --- STL D. Allen B. Hands -1% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 1-2 2 1-- O STL J. Torre B. Hands 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- O CHC B. Williams B. Gibson -2% 64% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- O CHC R. Santo B. Gibson -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O CHC J. Callison B. Gibson -1% 62% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- O STL C. Taylor B. Hands 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-2 1 --- STL L. Lee B. Hands -5% 60% Double to RF
t4 1-2 1 -2- O STL J. Javier B. Hands 4% 64% Flyball: RF; Lee to 3B
t4 1-2 2 --3 STL D. Maxvill B. Hands -2% 62% Walk
t4 1-2 2 1-3 O STL B. Gibson B. Hands 6% 68% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Gibson -2% 66% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 --- O CHC J. Hickman B. Gibson -2% 64% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 --- CHC R. Hundley B. Gibson 1% 65% Walk
b4 2-1 2 1-- O CHC B. Hands B. Gibson -2% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- STL L. Brock B. Hands -5% 58% Single to LF
t5 1-2 0 1-- OO STL J. Cardenal B. Hands 11% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- STL D. Allen B. Hands -2% 67% Walk
t5 1-2 2 1-- O STL J. Torre B. Hands 3% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson 3% 74% Walk
b5 2-1 0 1-- O CHC G. Beckert B. Gibson -3% 70% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 2-1 1 1-- O CHC B. Williams B. Gibson -3% 68% Popfly: 2B
b5 2-1 2 1-- O CHC R. Santo B. Gibson -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t6 1-2 0 --- STL C. Taylor B. Hands -6% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-2 0 1-- O STL L. Lee B. Hands 5% 65% Flyball: CF
t6 1-2 1 1-- O STL J. Javier B. Hands 5% 70% Popfly: 3B
Joe Hague pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
t6 1-2 2 1-- STL J. Hague B. Hands -3% 66% Walk; Taylor to 2B
t6 1-2 2 12- O STL B. Gibson B. Hands 7% 73% Single to SS; Taylor out at Hm/SS-1B-C; Hague to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
Milt Ramirez replaces Joe Hague (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b6 2-1 0 --- O CHC J. Callison B. Gibson -2% 71% Lineout: SS
b6 2-1 1 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Gibson -2% 69% Strikeout
b6 2-1 2 --- O CHC J. Hickman B. Gibson -1% 68% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
J.C. Martin replaces Randy Hundley playing C batting 8th
t7 1-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Hands 5% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- STL J. Cardenal B. Hands -5% 68% Single to LF
t7 1-2 1 1-- STL D. Allen B. Hands -3% 65% Passed Ball; Cardenal to 2B
t7 1-2 1 -2- R STL D. Allen B. Hands -15% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cardenal Scores
t7 2-2 1 1-- R STL J. Torre B. Hands -20% 30% Double to CF; Allen Scores
t7 3-2 1 -2- O STL C. Taylor B. Hands 4% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-2 2 -2- R STL L. Lee B. Hands -13% 21% Double to CF; Torre Scores
t7 4-2 2 -2- O STL J. Javier B. Hands 3% 24% Foul Flyball: 1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
b7 2-4 0 --- O CHC J. Martin B. Gibson -4% 19% Flyball: RF
Willie Smith pinch hits for Bill Hands (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 1 --- O CHC W. Smith B. Gibson -3% 17% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-4 2 --- CHC D. Kessinger B. Gibson 2% 19% Walk
b7 2-4 2 1-- CHC G. Beckert B. Gibson 5% 23% Single to LF; Kessinger to 3B
b7 2-4 2 1-3 RRR CHC B. Williams B. Gibson 51% 74% Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
b7 5-4 2 --- CHC R. Santo B. Gibson 1% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 5-4 2 1-- RR CHC J. Callison B. Gibson 17% 92% Home Run; Santo Scores
Santiago Guzman replaces Bob Gibson pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-4 2 --- O CHC E. Banks S. Guzman -0% 92% Strikeout
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Phil Regan facing 8-9-1
Phil Regan replaces Willie Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-7 0 --- O STL M. Ramirez P. Regan 3% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
Jim Campbell pinch hits for Santiago Guzman (P) batting 9th
t8 4-7 1 --- O STL J. Campbell P. Regan 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 4-7 2 --- O STL L. Brock P. Regan 1% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
Nelson Briles replaces Jim Campbell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-4 0 --- O CHC J. Hickman N. Briles -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 7-4 1 --- O CHC J. Martin N. Briles -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b8 7-4 2 --- O CHC P. Regan N. Briles -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Phil Regan facing 2-3-4
Boots Day replaces Jim Hickman playing CF batting 7th
t9 4-7 0 --- O STL J. Cardenal P. Regan 2% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 4-7 1 --- STL D. Allen P. Regan -2% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t9 4-7 1 1-- STL J. Torre P. Regan -5% 91% Single to SS; Allen to 2B
t9 4-7 1 12- O STL C. Taylor P. Regan 5% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 4-7 2 12- O STL L. Lee P. Regan 4% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.

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