August 3, 1975 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 4
@BAL 1 BOS 6
DET 4 KCR 5
OAK 0 MIN 7
CHW 4 MIN 12
CHW 9 NYY 12
CLE 1 CLE 3
@NYY 2 CAL 6
@TEX 4 CHC 6
STL 3 STL 7
@CHC 4 CIN 3
@LAD 1 PHI 5
@MON 4
(10) PIT 5
NYM 4
(15) PIT 4
NYM 3 ATL 5
@SDP 1 SFG 5
HOU 4 HOU 10
@SFG 9

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 32,691

Sunday, August 3, 1975, 3:05PM
Time of Game: 2:13

Cardinals

55-53

Won 1

4th, 10 GB

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

W: R Reed (10-9), L: R Burris (8-9)

Cubs

50-61

Lost 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride CF                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .270  .685    0    3   0   3B
W Davis LF                    4   1   2   4    1   0  .280  .758    0    3   0   HR,2B
R Fairly 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .314  .897    0    8   3   
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .337  .932    0    7   0   
R Smith RF                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .289  .895    0    0   0   HR,2B
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .635    0    1   2   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .635    0    0   1   
M Tyson SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .660    0    4   2   2B
  M Guerrero SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .539         0   1   
R Reed P                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .509    0    1   0   
Totals                       36   7   9   7    3   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Tyson (12, off R Burris); W Davis (22, off R Burris); R Smith (17, off R Burris).

3B: B McBride (6, off R Burris).

HR: W Davis (9, off R Burris; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Smith (16, off R Burris; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Smith 7; W Davis 6; B McBride 3; M Tyson 2; K Reitz; T Simmons.

RBI: W Davis 4 (44); R Smith 2 (55); K Reitz (43).

2-out RBI: W Davis 4; K Reitz; R Smith.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Fairly-M Tyson-R Fairly; R Fairly-M Tyson.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .622    0    0   2   GDP
R Monday CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .863    0    5   1   
J Cardenal LF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .298  .769    0    3   0   SB
J Morales RF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .280  .712    0    1   0   SB
A Thornton 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .829    0   13   0   
R Sperring 3B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .204  .582    0    1   2   2B
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .611    0    1   5   
S Swisher C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .583    0    3   0   HBP
  P LaCock PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .648    0    0   0   
  G Mitterwald C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .665    0    0   0   
R Burris P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .404    0    0   0   
  K Frailing P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  C Summers PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .671    0    0   0   
  P Reuschel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G Hiser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .559    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   3    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Sperring (3, off R Reed).

HBP: S Swisher (3, by R Reed).

TB: R Sperring 3; J Cardenal 2; R Monday; C Summers; M Trillo; J Morales.

GIDP: D Kessinger (3).

RBI: R Sperring 2 (6); J Morales (65).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: M Trillo (24).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morales (2, 2nd base off R Reed/T Simmons); J Cardenal (23, 2nd base off R Reed/T Simmons).

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
R Reed, W (10-9)               9     8   4   4    2   7   0   3.57   36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 8     60    -     1.02   0.05
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   7   0          36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 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
R Burris, L (8-9)              6.2   7   7   7    2   2   2   4.43   30     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 7     32    -     0.99  -0.43
K Frailing                     0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   5.32    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.61  -0.04
P Reuschel                     2     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9     9   7   7    3   2   2          39     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 9          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: R Reed (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Reed (2; S Swisher).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 32,691.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Chicago Cubs                         
1. B McBride            CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. W Davis              LF    2. R Monday             CF 
3. R Fairly             1B    3. J Cardenal           LF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. J Morales            RF 
5. R Smith              RF    5. A Thornton           1B 
6. T Sizemore           2B    6. R Sperring           3B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. M Trillo             2B 
8. M Tyson              SS    8. S Swisher            C  
9. R Reed               P     9. R Burris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-1  1-3      24%  48% W Davis         R Burris        Double to CF; Tyson Scores; McBride Scores
   t 7   2  3-4  --3      20%  89% W Davis         R Burris        Home Run; McBride Scores
   t 6   1  3-3  ---      18%  64% R Smith         R Burris        Home Run
   b 4   1  1-1  -23     -13%  20% R Sperring      R Reed          Single to RF; Cardenal Scores; Morales Scores
   b 4   0  1-0  1--     -12%  41% J Cardenal      R Reed          Single to RF; Monday to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Monday        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  J Cardenal      Walk
          1--      47%  J Morales       Cardenal Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  R Smith         Double to LF
   O      -2-      49%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   R      --3      59%  K Reitz         Single to RF; Smith Scores
   O      1--      56%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  R Sperring      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  M Trillo        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Burris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  R Reed          Strikeout
          ---      64%  B McBride       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McBride to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  W Davis         Flyball: CF; McBride to 3B
   O      --3      57%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Reed facing 8-9-1
          ---      53%  S Swisher       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      57%  R Burris        Flyball: 1B
   OO     1--      63%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Burris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  T Simmons       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      59%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      58%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  R Monday        Single to RF
          1--      41%  J Cardenal      Single to RF; Monday to 3B
   R      1-3      29%  J Morales       Single to CF; Monday Scores; Cardenal to 3B
          1-3      27%  A Thornton      Morales Steals 2B
   O      -23      33%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      20%  R Sperring      Single to RF; Cardenal Scores; Morales Scores
          1--      18%  M Trillo        Single to LF; Sperring to 2B
   OO     12-      24%  S Swisher       Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Burris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      21%  K Reitz         Strikeout
          ---      26%  M Tyson         Double to LF
   O      -2-      22%  R Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B; Tyson to 3B
          --3      24%  B McBride       Walk
   RR     1-3      48%  W Davis         Double to CF; Tyson Scores; McBride Scores
   O      -2-      44%  R Fairly        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  R Burris        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Monday        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ray Burris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      64%  R Smith         Home Run
   O      ---      63%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  J Morales       Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ray Burris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  M Tyson         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  R Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      69%  B McBride       Triple to LF
   RR     --3      89%  W Davis         Home Run; McBride Scores
          ---      89%  R Fairly        Walk
                  Ken Frailing replaces Ray Burris pitching and batting 9th
          1--      90%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Fairly to 3B
   RO     1-3      94%  R Smith         Single to CF; Fairly Scores; Simmons out at 3B/CF-3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Ron Reed facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  R Sperring      Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B; Sperring to 3B
                  Pete LaCock pinch hits for Steve Swisher batting 8th
   R      --3      91%  P LaCock        Wild Pitch; Sperring Scores
   O      ---      93%  " "             Strikeout
                  Champ Summers pinch hits for Ken Frailing batting 9th
          ---      91%  C Summers       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  D Kessinger     Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Paul Reuschel facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Reuschel replaces Champ Summers pitching and batting 9th; George Mitterwald replaces Pete LaCock playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      93%  T Sizemore      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  K Reitz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  M Tyson         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  J Cardenal      Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  J Morales       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Paul Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  R Reed          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  W Davis         Walk
   O      1--      96%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Ron Reed facing 6-7-8
                  Mario Guerrero replaces Mike Tyson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  R Sperring      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  G Mitterwald    Walk
                  Gene Hiser pinch hits for Paul Reuschel batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  G Hiser         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation