April 17, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
CHW 0 NYY 3
@CAL 2 DET 4
CLE 3
(10) MIN 13
WSA 1 BAL 4
@OAK 1 ATL 2
CHC 0 CIN 4
STL 3
(12) NYM 3
SFG 0 PHI 3
LAD 2 PIT 13
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 3,374

Wednesday, April 17, 1968, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Cardinals

5-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  3
Reds            2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    4 11  1

W: B Lee (1-1), L: R Willis (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Reds

3-3

Won 2

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    6   1   5   2    0   0  .303  .828    0    2   0   HR,2B,SB
C Flood CF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .485 1.106    0    3   1   SH
R Maris RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .806    0    3   0   
  P Gagliano PH               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  B Tolan PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429    0    0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   5   0   0   0    1   0  .433 1.200    0   13   0   GDP
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .269  .624    0    6   1   
M Shannon 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .757    0    0   5   
J Javier 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .472    0    6   3   
D Maxvill SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .703    0    1   5   
S Carlton P                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Edwards PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  R Willis P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       46   3  10   3    2   1                    34  19

BATTING

2B: L Brock (3, off T Davidson).

HR: L Brock (1, off M Pappas; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: C Flood (1, off T Davidson).

TB: L Brock 9; C Flood 3; T McCarver; D Maxvill.

GIDP: O Cepeda (2).

RBI: L Brock 2 (2); T McCarver (3).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

E: T McCarver (2); L Brock (3); D Maxvill (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (2, 2nd base off M Pappas/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .360  .970    0    5   0   2B,SH
A Johnson LF                  6   1   1   0    0   2  .179  .447    0    2   0   2B
V Pinson CF                   4   1   2   1    2   0  .333  .851    0    4   0   2B,SB,IW
T Perez 3B                    5   0   1   1    1   1  .423 1.233    0    1   0   IW
L May 1B                      5   0   3   2    1   0  .520 1.291    0   14   2   
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   2·SH
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .755    0    2   6   IW
L Cardenas SS                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .160  .360    0    3   4   
M Pappas P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   4   SH
  C Ruiz PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   2   
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  T Davidson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41   4  11   4    5   6                    36  19

BATTING

2B: A Johnson (1, off S Carlton); P Rose (3, off R Willis); V Pinson (3, off S Carlton).

SH: P Rose (1, off S Carlton); J Bench 2 (2, off S Carlton, off R Willis); M Pappas (2, off S Carlton).

IBB: T Helms (2, by R Willis); T Perez (1, by R Willis); V Pinson (1, by R Willis).

TB: V Pinson 3; L May 3; P Rose 2; A Johnson 2; L Cardenas; T Perez; C Ruiz; T Helms.

RBI: L May 2 (7); V Pinson (4); T Perez (9).

2-out RBI: L May; T Perez.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-T Helms-L May.

E: L Cardenas (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Pinson (1, 2nd base off S Carlton/T McCarver).

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                      8     8   3   3    2   4   0   4.20   34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 8     56    -     1.34  -0.02
R Willis, L (0-1)              3.1   3   1   1    3   2   0   1.29   16     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 3          0-0    3.03  -0.03
Totals                        11.1  11   4   4    5   6   0          50     -       ·  ·     18·10· 0·11           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas                       7     7   3   3    1   1   1   4.38   30     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 6     51    -     1.21  -0.12
T Abernathy                    4     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.90   15     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 2          0-0    2.19   0.44
T Davidson                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0  15.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.47  -0.32
B Lee, W (1-1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.64   0.44
Totals                        12    10   3   3    2   1   1          49     -       ·  ·     20·15· 2· 9          2-0

T Davidson faced 2 batters in the 12th inning.

Balks: M Pappas (1).

WP: None.

IBB: R Willis 3 (3; T Helms, V Pinson, T Perez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 3,374.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. L Brock              LF    1. P Rose               RF 
2. C Flood              CF    2. A Johnson            LF 
3. R Maris              RF    3. V Pinson             CF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. T Perez              3B 
5. T McCarver           C     5. L May                1B 
6. M Shannon            3B    6. J Bench              C  
7. J Javier             2B    7. T Helms              2B 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. L Cardenas           SS 
9. S Carlton            P     9. M Pappas             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   1  3-3  1-3      31%  62% O Cepeda        B Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  2-1  1--     -30%  36% L Brock         M Pappas        Home Run; Carlton Scores
   b12   0  3-3  ---      18%  79% P Rose          R Willis        Double to LF
   b12   1  3-3  123      18% 100% L May           R Willis        Single to CF; Rose Scores; Pinson to 3B; Perez to 2B
   t12   0  3-3  ---     -18%  32% L Brock         T Davidson      Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  L Brock         Single to CF
          1--      44%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      51%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      54%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  A Johnson       Double to CF
   R      -2-      66%  V Pinson        Single to LF; Johnson Scores
          1--      71%  T Perez         Pinson Steals 2B; Pinson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      65%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      74%  L May           Single to CF; Pinson Scores
   O      1--      73%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  M Shannon       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  T Helms         Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      76%  M Pappas        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  S Carlton       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  A Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---      80%  V Pinson        Double to RF
   O      -2-      78%  T Perez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      76%  L May           Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
          ---      72%  C Flood         Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: LF
          1--      71%  O Cepeda        Walk; Flood to 2B
   R      12-      59%  T McCarver      Single to LF; Flood Scores; Cepeda to 2B
   O      12-      65%  M Shannon       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      70%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  J Bench         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  L Cardenas      Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  M Pappas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  D Maxvill       Single to RF
   O      1--      66%  S Carlton       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      36%  L Brock         Home Run; Carlton Scores
          ---      33%  C Flood         Single to CF
   O      1--      36%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      38%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  A Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      36%  V Pinson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pinson to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      31%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      33%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
          ---      31%  M Shannon       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Shannon to 1B
   O      1--      34%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      36%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  L May           Walk
   O      1--      40%  J Bench         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
   O      -2-      34%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      28%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  S Carlton       Groundout: C-1B
          ---      27%  L Brock         Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      25%  C Flood         Balk; Brock to 2B
   O      -2-      29%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      32%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Milt Pappas batting 9th
          ---      40%  C Ruiz          Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  P Rose          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ruiz to 2B
   O      -2-      30%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B; Ruiz to 3B
          --3      33%  V Pinson        Walk
   RO     1-3      50%  T Perez         Single to CF; Ruiz Scores; Pinson out at 3B/CF-SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Chico Ruiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
          ---      49%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--      52%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-P; McCarver to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  L May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  T Helms         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
                  Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Steve Carlton batting 9th
   O      ---      59%  J Edwards       Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      56%  L Brock         Single to 1B
          1--      49%  C Flood         Single to RF; Brock to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Willis facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Willis replaces Johnny Edwards pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      57%  L Cardenas      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      53%  T Abernathy     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  O Cepeda        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      59%  T McCarver      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      62%  M Shannon       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Willis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      57%  A Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      53%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  J Javier        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      59%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Willis        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Willis facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  L May           Single to RF
   O      1--      68%  J Bench         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
          -2-      69%  T Helms         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      60%  L Cardenas      Strikeout Looking
                  Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  F Whitfield     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Davidson facing 1-2-3
                  Ted Davidson replaces Fred Whitfield pitching and batting 9th
          ---      32%  L Brock         Double to LF
          -2-      18%  C Flood         Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Brock to 3B; Flood to 1B
                  Bob Lee replaces Ted Davidson pitching and batting 9th; Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Roger Maris batting 3rd; Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Phil Gagliano batting 3rd
   O      1-3      30%  B Tolan         Foul Flyball: RF
   OO     1-3      62%  O Cepeda        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 12th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Willis facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Tolan moves to RF
          ---      79%  P Rose          Double to LF
   O      -2-      82%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Rose to 3B
          --3      81%  V Pinson        Intentional Walk
          1-3      82%  T Perez         Intentional Walk; Pinson to 2B
   R      123     100%  L May           Single to CF; Rose Scores; Pinson to 3B; Perez to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation