April 7, 1971 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
WSA 2 CAL 7
KCR 3 MIN 4
MIL 0 CHW 6
@OAK 5 CHW 12
@OAK 4 STL 14
@CHC 3 ATL 2
@CIN 1 HOU 2
LAD 1 SFG 7
@SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 23,287

Wednesday, April 7, 1971, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Cardinals

1-1

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  5   6  0  0   0  2  0   14 13  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    3  8  5

W: S Carlton (1-0), L: B Hands (0-1)

Cubs

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     6   1   1   0    0   0  .100  .300    0    0   0   2B
T Sizemore SS                 4   2   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   4   
  D Maxvill SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
L Brock LF                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .222  .444    0    0   0   
  L Lee LF                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Torre 3B                    4   3   1   1    1   1  .250  .958    0    2   2   
J Cardenal RF                 3   3   2   4    2   0  .286  .730    0    2   0   
J Hague 1B                    5   2   3   4    0   0  .375 1.000    0   12   0   2·2B,GDP
T Simmons C                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .400 1.025    0    5   0   HBP
J Javier 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   GDP
S Carlton P                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .400 1.200    0    0   3   2·2B
Totals                       42  14  13  13    5   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: S Carlton 2 (2, off P Regan, off B Miller); M Alou (1, off B Hands); J Hague 2 (2, off P Regan, off B Hands).

HBP: T Simmons (1, by P Regan).

TB: J Hague 5; S Carlton 4; J Cardenal 2; L Brock 2; M Alou 2; T Sizemore; J Torre; T Simmons.

GIDP: J Hague (1); J Javier (1).

RBI: J Cardenal 4 (4); J Hague 4 (4); S Carlton 2 (2); T Simmons (1); J Torre (2); L Brock (1).

2-out RBI: J Cardenal 3; J Hague 3; S Carlton 2; J Torre; T Simmons.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 9 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Javier-T Sizemore-J Hague; T Sizemore-J Hague; S Carlton-T Sizemore-J Hague.

E: J Torre (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    0    2   6   
G Beckert 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    4   6   
B Williams LF                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .429 1.842    0    2   0   HR
R Santo 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    0   3   GDP
J Pepitone 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.500    0   13   1   HR,GDP
J Callison RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .804    0    1   0   
J Ortiz CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   HBP
K Rudolph C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    4   0   GDP
B Hands P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  B Bonham P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Jestadt PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Stephenson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Breeden PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Popovich PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   4                    27  16

BATTING

HR: J Pepitone (1, off S Carlton; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Williams (2, off S Carlton; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: J Ortiz (1, by S Carlton).

TB: J Pepitone 5; B Williams 4; G Beckert 2; J Ortiz; R Santo; J Callison.

GIDP: J Pepitone (1); K Rudolph (1); R Santo (1).

RBI: B Williams 2 (3); J Pepitone (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Kessinger-G Beckert-J Pepitone; J Pepitone-D Kessinger-J Pepitone.

E: J Pepitone 2 (2); G Beckert (1); R Santo 2 (2).

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
S Carlton, W (1-0)             9     8   3   3    2   4   2   3.00   36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 8     61    -     0.20   0.13
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   4   2          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 8           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hands, L (0-1)               3.2   8   8   3    0   1   0   7.36   21     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 1· 6     24    -     0.67  -0.33
B Bonham                       0     1   4   1    3   0   0    inf    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.32  -0.04
B Miller                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          3-3    0.04  -0.00
E Stephenson                   2     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
P Regan                        2     3   2   1    0   1   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  14   5    5   3   0          48     -       ·  ·     20· 7· 1·11          5-5

B Bonham faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Carlton (1; J Ortiz); P Regan (1; T Simmons).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ken Burkhart.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 23,287.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 48° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Alou               CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. T Sizemore           SS    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. L Brock              LF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. J Torre              3B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. J Cardenal           RF    5. J Pepitone           1B 
6. J Hague              1B    6. J Callison           RF 
7. T Simmons            C     7. J Ortiz              CF 
8. J Javier             2B    8. K Rudolph            C  
9. S Carlton            P     9. B Hands              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-2  -23      13%  86% J Cardenal      B Hands         Single to RF; Brock Scores/unER; Torre Scores/unER; Cardenal to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 3   2  0-1  12-      11%  72% J Torre         B Hands         Single to LF; Sizemore Scores/unER; Brock to 3B; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   0  1-0  1--       8%  60% J Pepitone      S Carlton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% M Alou          B Hands         Double to RF
   t 1   1  0-0  --3       6%  60% L Brock         B Hands         Single to 2B/Bunt; Alou Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  M Alou          Double to RF
   O      -2-      55%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B
   R      --3      60%  L Brock         Single to 2B/Bunt; Alou Scores
   O      1--      58%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  G Beckert       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      61%  B Williams      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  J Hague         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  R Santo         Walk
   OO     1--      60%  J Pepitone      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Callison      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  S Carlton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      58%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  T Sizemore      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  L Brock         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 2B
   R      12-      72%  J Torre         Single to LF; Sizemore Scores/unER; Brock to 3B; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23      86%  J Cardenal      Single to RF; Brock Scores/unER; Torre Scores/unER; Cardenal to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-      91%  J Hague         Double to CF; Cardenal Scores/unER
   R      -2-      94%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Hague Scores/unER
          1--      94%  J Javier        E3 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      93%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  J Ortiz         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      95%  K Rudolph       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Hands         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  S Carlton       Lineout: P
   O      ---      95%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  T Sizemore      Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      95%  L Brock         Single to RF; Sizemore to 3B
                  Bill Bonham replaces Bill Hands pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      96%  J Torre         Walk; Brock to 2B
   R      123      97%  J Cardenal      Walk; Sizemore Scores; Brock to 3B; Torre to 2B
   RR     123      99%  J Hague         Single to CF; Cardenal to 3B; Torre Scores; Brock Scores
          1-3      99%  T Simmons       Walk; Hague to 2B
                  Bob Miller replaces Bill Bonham pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      99%  J Javier        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 2B; Hague to 3B; Cardenal Scores/unER/No RBI
   RR     123     100%  S Carlton       Double to CF; Javier to 3B; Simmons Scores/unER; Hague Scores/unER
   O      -23     100%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-12, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  G Beckert       Single to CF
          1--      99%  B Williams      Walk; Beckert to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  R Santo         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-0, Bob Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-12, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
                  Dal Maxvill replaces Ted Sizemore playing SS batting 2nd
          ---     100%  J Pepitone      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Callison      Foul Flyball: C
          1--     100%  J Ortiz         Single to CF; Pepitone to 2B
   O      12-     100%  K Rudolph       Strikeout Looking
                  Garry Jestadt pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  G Jestadt       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-0, Earl Stephenson facing 5-6-7
                  Earl Stephenson replaces Garry Jestadt pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Cardenal      Walk
   OO     1--     100%  J Hague         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Javier        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-12, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-0, Earl Stephenson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  S Carlton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-12, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Santo         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---     100%  J Pepitone      Home Run
          ---     100%  J Callison      Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Ortiz         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  K Rudolph       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 2B
                  Hal Breeden pinch hits for Earl Stephenson batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  H Breeden       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-1, Phil Regan facing 3-4-5
                  Phil Regan replaces Hal Breeden pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  J Torre         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Torre to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  J Cardenal      Single to CF; Torre Scores/unER; Cardenal to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-     100%  J Hague         Double to CF; Cardenal Scores
          -2-     100%  T Simmons       Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-     100%  J Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-14, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
                  Leron Lee replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Lineout: 3B
          ---     100%  G Beckert       Single to RF
   RR     1--     100%  B Williams      Home Run; Beckert Scores
          ---     100%  R Santo         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Santo to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J Callison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 14-3, Phil Regan facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  S Carlton       Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-     100%  D Maxvill       Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-     100%  L Lee           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-14, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Ortiz         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  K Rudolph       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Paul Popovich pinch hits for Phil Regan batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Popovich      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 14, Cubs 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation