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MIL
@BAL		4
0
NYY
@BOS		3
8
MIN
@CAL		5
3
MIN
@CAL		9
12
DET
@CLE		6
3
CHW
@OAK		2
7
CHW
@OAK		2
3
KCR
@TEX		4
6
LAD
@ATL		2
3		 
(10)
STL
@CHC		5
4
SDP
@CIN		1
14
SFG
@HOU		2
3		 
(10)
MON
@NYM		1
4
PIT
@PHI		4
3
Sunday, July 28, 1974
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 30,425, Time of Game: 2:54
Cardinals
5
50-50
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Cubs
4
42-55
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 8½ GB
W: Al Hrabosky (4-1)
L: Ken Frailing (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  1    5 14  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  3   0  0  0    4 12  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 1 0 .313 .783 -0.039 1.91 0.088 -0.128 -0.3 1 0 IW
Ted Sizemore 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .253 .660 0.116 2.02 0.368 -0.252 -0.3 4 3 HR,GDP
Bake McBride CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .305 .756 0.054 1.02 0.108 -0.054 0.4 1 0
Reggie Smith RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .313 .895 0.085 1.32 0.170 -0.086 0.4 4 0
Joe Torre 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .290 .789 -0.085 1.57 0.088 -0.173 -1.1 7 0
Ted Simmons C 5 1 4 3 0 0 .266 .757 0.499 1.88 0.522 -0.023 3.0 6 1 HR
Ken Reitz 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .691 0.105 1.73 0.195 -0.091 0.3 4 2 2B
Jerry DaVanon SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .558 0.012 0.97 0.047 -0.036 -0.1 0 2
   Jim Dwyer PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .846 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Luis Melendez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .631 -0.149 4.65 0.000 -0.149 -0.8
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sonny Siebert P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .088 .250 -0.087 1.50 0.000 -0.087 -0.8 0 0
   Rich Folkers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim McCarver PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 .598 0.008 6.05 0.008 0.000 -0.1 SF
   Mike Tyson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .499 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 5 14 5 3 5 .359 .934 0.519 1.75 1.594 -1.079 0.7 27 8
2B: K Reitz (19, off S Stone).
HR: T Simmons (13, off S Stone; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); T Sizemore (2, off K Frailing; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: T McCarver (5, off K Frailing).
IBB: L Brock (11, by S Stone).
TB: T Simmons 7; T Sizemore 5; K Reitz 3; B McBride 3; J Torre; R Smith; L Brock.
GIDP: T Sizemore (7).
RBI: T Simmons 3 (56); T McCarver (10); T Sizemore (32).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Reitz-T Sizemore-J Torre; J DaVanon-T Sizemore-J Torre.
E: J Torre (7).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Madlock 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .295 .776 -0.002 1.96 0.198 -0.201 0.5 0 3 2B
Don Kessinger SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .671 -0.049 0.87 0.024 -0.073 -0.4 2 4
Billy Williams LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .289 .860 0.071 1.31 0.124 -0.053 0.3 5 0
   Matt Alexander PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .636 -0.109 2.71 0.000 -0.109 -0.6 CS
   Jim Tyrone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .588 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Andre Thornton 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 .308 .892 0.201 1.40 0.234 -0.034 1.5 10 0 2B
Rick Monday CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .305 .855 0.116 1.78 0.271 -0.155 0.3 2 0 HR,GDP
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .692 0.138 1.41 0.171 -0.033 0.4 0 0
Billy Grabarkewitz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .198 .616 -0.202 2.18 0.000 -0.202 -1.1 3 3
Steve Swisher C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .623 -0.084 0.83 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 5 0 GDP
   Chris Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .673 -0.107 4.60 0.000 -0.107 -0.3
Steve Stone P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.008 0.78 0.016 -0.025 -0.1 0 2
   Oscar Zamora P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 0
   Ken Frailing P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .596 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Burris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .350 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Cardenal PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .802 0.072 3.40 0.072 0.000 0.2
   Bill Bonham PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 .295 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 36 4 12 4 1 6 .333 .824 0.019 1.73 1.110 -1.094 -0.3 27 12
2B: A Thornton (11, off S Siebert); B Madlock (13, off S Siebert).
HR: R Monday (12, off R Folkers; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: R Monday 4; A Thornton 4; B Madlock 3; J Morales 2; D Kessinger; S Stone; J Cardenal; B Williams.
GIDP: S Swisher (3); R Monday (2).
RBI: R Monday 3 (43); B Madlock (26).
2-out RBI: B Madlock.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Madlock-B Grabarkewitz-A Thornton.
Baserunning
CS: M Alexander (4, 2nd base by A Hrabosky/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sonny Siebert 5 9 3 3 0 2 0 3.40 22 39 -0.126 1.12 -0.1
Rich Folkers, BS (2) 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.06 7 2 2 -0.185 0.88 -0.6
Al Hrabosky, W (4-1) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.39 4 0 0 -0.030 2.06 0.1
Mike Garman, S (4) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.08 4 1 0 0.325 5.30 0.9
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 1 6 1 4.00 37 39 3 2 -0.016 1.75 0.3
S Siebert faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
A Hrabosky faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Stone 5.1 6 3 3 3 2 1 4.65 25 43 -0.200 1.43 -0.8
Oscar Zamora 1.2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2.01 9 1 0 -0.238 2.10 -0.7
Ken Frailing, BS (1), L (5-8) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 4.20 8 3 1 -0.109 2.44 0.4
Ray Burris 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.37 1 2 0 0.030 1.19 0.4
Team Totals 9 14 5 5 3 5 2 5.00 43 43 6 1 -0.517 1.73 -0.7
O Zamora faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Stone (4; L Brock).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 30,425.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Bill Madlock 3B
2 Ted Sizemore 2B 2 Don Kessinger SS
3 Bake McBride CF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Reggie Smith RF 4 Andre Thornton 1B
5 Joe Torre 1B 5 Rick Monday CF
6 Ted Simmons C 6 Jerry Morales RF
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Billy Grabarkewitz 2B
8 Jerry DaVanon SS 8 Steve Swisher C
9 Sonny Siebert P 9 Steve Stone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 0 --- R STL T. Sizemore K. Frailing 34% 84% Home Run
t6 0-1 1 1-3 RRR STL T. Simmons S. Stone 33% 77% Home Run; McBride Scores; Smith Scores
b6 1-3 0 -23 RRR CHC R. Monday R. Folkers -27% 25% Home Run; Williams Scores; Thornton Scores
b6 1-3 0 1-- CHC A. Thornton S. Siebert -17% 52% Double to LF; Williams to 3B
b5 0-0 2 1-- R CHC B. Madlock S. Siebert -17% 30% Double to LF; Stone Scores

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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' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock S. Stone -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- STL T. Sizemore S. Stone 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O STL B. McBride S. Stone -3% 48% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- STL R. Smith S. Stone 2% 49% Walk; Sizemore to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O STL J. Torre S. Stone -4% 45% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC B. Madlock S. Siebert 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- CHC D. Kessinger S. Siebert -2% 45% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CHC B. Williams S. Siebert 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- CHC A. Thornton S. Siebert -2% 46% Single to CF; Kessinger to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O CHC R. Monday S. Siebert 4% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons S. Stone -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Stone -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL J. DaVanon S. Stone -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- CHC J. Morales S. Siebert -4% 41% Single to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CHC B. Grabarkewitz S. Siebert 3% 45% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO CHC S. Swisher S. Siebert 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Siebert S. Stone -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock S. Stone -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore S. Stone -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHC S. Stone S. Siebert 2% 47% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- CHC B. Madlock S. Siebert -3% 44% Single to LF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger S. Siebert 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O CHC B. Williams S. Siebert 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL B. McBride S. Stone -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL R. Smith S. Stone -2% 45% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre S. Stone -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- CHC A. Thornton S. Siebert -4% 40% Single to LF
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC R. Monday S. Siebert 9% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O CHC J. Morales S. Siebert 1% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons S. Stone 5% 55% Single to CF
t5 0-0 0 1-- O STL K. Reitz S. Stone -4% 50% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-0 1 1-- STL J. DaVanon S. Stone 5% 55% Walk; Reitz to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- O STL S. Siebert S. Stone -4% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B; Reitz to 3B; DaVanon to 2B
t5 0-0 2 -23 STL L. Brock S. Stone 2% 53% Intentional Walk
t5 0-0 2 123 O STL T. Sizemore S. Stone -10% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O CHC B. Grabarkewitz S. Siebert 3% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O CHC S. Swisher S. Siebert 2% 49% Strikeout
b5 0-0 2 --- CHC S. Stone S. Siebert -2% 47% Single to RF
b5 0-0 2 1-- R CHC B. Madlock S. Siebert -17% 30% Double to LF; Stone Scores
b5 1-0 2 -2- O CHC D. Kessinger S. Siebert 3% 33% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- STL B. McBride S. Stone 6% 39% Single to CF
t6 0-1 0 1-- STL R. Smith S. Stone 15% 54% Single to RF; McBride to 3B
t6 0-1 0 1-3 O STL J. Torre S. Stone -10% 44% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 1-3 RRR STL T. Simmons S. Stone 33% 77% Home Run; McBride Scores; Smith Scores
t6 3-1 1 --- STL K. Reitz S. Stone 3% 81% Double to LF
Oscar Zamora replaces Steve Stone pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 1 -2- O STL J. DaVanon O. Zamora -2% 78% Flyball: LF
t6 3-1 2 -2- O STL S. Siebert O. Zamora -3% 76% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
b6 1-3 0 --- CHC B. Williams S. Siebert -6% 70% Single to RF
b6 1-3 0 1-- CHC A. Thornton S. Siebert -17% 52% Double to LF; Williams to 3B
Rich Folkers replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-3 0 -23 RRR CHC R. Monday R. Folkers -27% 25% Home Run; Williams Scores; Thornton Scores
b6 4-3 0 --- O CHC J. Morales R. Folkers 2% 27% Popfly: 3B
b6 4-3 1 --- O CHC B. Grabarkewitz R. Folkers 1% 29% Strikeout
b6 4-3 2 --- O CHC S. Swisher R. Folkers 1% 30% Foul Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Oscar Zamora facing 1-2-3
t7 3-4 0 --- STL L. Brock O. Zamora 7% 37% Single to RF
t7 3-4 0 1-- OO STL T. Sizemore O. Zamora -14% 22% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 3-4 2 --- STL B. McBride O. Zamora 2% 25% Single to CF
t7 3-4 2 1-- O STL R. Smith O. Zamora -4% 20% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 9-1-2
b7 4-3 0 --- O CHC O. Zamora R. Folkers 2% 22% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 4-3 1 --- O CHC B. Madlock R. Folkers 1% 24% Flyball: RF
b7 4-3 2 --- O CHC D. Kessinger R. Folkers 1% 24% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Oscar Zamora facing 5-6-7
t8 3-4 0 --- STL J. Torre O. Zamora 9% 33% Single to LF
t8 3-4 0 1-- STL T. Simmons O. Zamora 13% 46% Single to RF; Torre to 2B
t8 3-4 0 12- STL K. Reitz O. Zamora 16% 63% Single to LF; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B
Ken Frailing replaces Oscar Zamora pitching and batting 9th
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 8th
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Jerry DaVanon (SS) batting 8th
t8 3-4 0 123 O STL L. Melendez K. Frailing -15% 48% Strikeout
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Rich Folkers (P) batting 9th
t8 3-4 1 123 RO STL T. McCarver K. Frailing 1% 49% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores
t8 4-4 2 12- O STL L. Brock K. Frailing -9% 40% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 3-4-5
Al Hrabosky replaces Luis Melendez (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Mike Tyson replaces Tim McCarver (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 4-4 0 --- CHC B. Williams A. Hrabosky -6% 33% Walk
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Billy Williams (LF) batting 3rd
b8 4-4 0 1-- O CHC A. Thornton A. Hrabosky 11% 44% Alexander Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 4-4 1 --- O CHC A. Thornton A. Hrabosky 3% 47% Strikeout
b8 4-4 2 --- O CHC R. Monday A. Hrabosky 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Ken Frailing facing 2-3-4
Jim Tyrone replaces Matt Alexander (PR) playing LF batting 3rd
t9 4-4 0 --- R STL T. Sizemore K. Frailing 34% 84% Home Run
t9 5-4 0 --- STL B. McBride K. Frailing 2% 87% Single to 1B
t9 5-4 0 1-- O STL R. Smith K. Frailing -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-4 1 1-- O STL J. Torre K. Frailing -2% 83% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 5-4 2 1-- STL T. Simmons K. Frailing 1% 84% Single to LF; Torre to 2B
Ray Burris replaces Ken Frailing pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-4 2 12- O STL K. Reitz R. Burris -3% 81% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 6-7-8
b9 4-5 0 --- CHC J. Morales A. Hrabosky -13% 68% Single to LF
Mike Garman replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 8th
b9 4-5 0 1-- O CHC B. Grabarkewitz M. Garman 12% 80% Strikeout Looking
Chris Ward pinch hits for Steve Swisher (C) batting 8th
b9 4-5 1 1-- O CHC C. Ward M. Garman 11% 91% Flyball: LF
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Ray Burris (P) batting 9th
b9 4-5 2 1-- CHC J. Cardenal M. Garman -7% 83% Single to CF; Morales to 2B
Bill Bonham pinch runs for Jose Cardenal (PH) batting 9th
b9 4-5 2 12- CHC B. Madlock M. Garman 0% 83% E3 on Foul Ball
b9 4-5 2 12- O CHC B. Madlock M. Garman 17% 100% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.

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