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Standings
MIN
@BOS		0
2
MIL
@CAL		4
2
BAL
@CHW		2
1
TEX
@CLE		0
2
DET
@KCR		0
1
NYY
@OAK		2
4
CHC
@ATL		1
5
CHC
@ATL		3
3		 
(7)
STL
@CIN		1
6
PIT
@HOU		0
6
LAD
@MON		3
7
SDP
@NYM		0
2
SDP
@NYM		4
2
SFG
@PHI		2
1
Tuesday, July 4, 1972
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 15,729, Time of Game: 2:03
Cardinals
1
38-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Reds
6
44-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Ross Grimsley (6-2)
L: Scipio Spinks (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  0
Reds            0  5  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    6  5  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 0 0 .320 .763 -0.048 0.57 0.005 -0.053 -0.6 2 0 3B
Luis Melendez CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .243 .662 0.077 0.44 0.084 -0.006 1.2 2 0 2B
Matty Alou RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .734 -0.006 0.72 0.037 -0.044 -0.5 0 0
Joe Torre 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .834 -0.066 0.78 0.000 -0.066 -1.0 0 1
Ted Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .797 -0.063 0.60 0.000 -0.063 -0.8 7 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .196 .612 -0.016 0.35 0.012 -0.028 0.4 8 1 2B
Ed Crosby 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .564 -0.031 0.32 0.000 -0.031 -0.8 4 4
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .593 0.005 0.30 0.026 -0.021 0.0 0 2 2B
Scipio Spinks P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.020 0.43 0.020 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Lowell Palmer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Brant Alyea PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .457 -0.019 0.68 0.000 -0.019 -0.4
   Tony Cloninger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   John Cumberland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ted Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .652 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Moe Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Grzenda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry McNertney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .778 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.3
Team Totals 34 1 9 1 2 2 .265 .717 -0.152 0.49 0.184 -0.336 -2.7 24 9
2B: D Clendenon (4, off R Grimsley); D Maxvill (6, off R Grimsley); L Melendez (6, off R Grimsley).
3B: L Brock (8, off R Grimsley).
TB: L Brock 3; L Melendez 3; D Clendenon 2; D Maxvill 2; E Crosby; T Simmons; M Alou; S Spinks.
RBI: L Melendez (14).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Crosby-D Clendenon 2.

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 1 1 0 1 3 1 .275 .859 0.064 0.84 0.084 -0.021 1.4 0 3
Pete Rose LF 3 0 1 3 1 0 .283 .715 0.143 0.76 0.152 -0.009 1.6 5 0 2B,SB,GDP
   Ted Uhlaender LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .417 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Bobby Tolan CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291 .778 -0.038 0.41 0.003 -0.041 -0.5 4 0
Johnny Bench C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .927 -0.044 0.44 0.002 -0.045 -0.6 3 0
Tony Perez 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .291 .894 0.054 0.32 0.057 -0.003 0.4 8 0 2B
Joe Hague RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .222 .768 0.058 0.67 0.061 -0.003 0.3 4 0
   Cesar Geronimo RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .773 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 2 0
Denis Menke 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .246 .718 0.094 0.67 0.094 0.000 1.1 0 1 2B,SF
Dave Concepcion SS 2 1 0 1 2 1 .202 .533 0.083 0.65 0.085 -0.002 0.9 1 3 IW
Ross Grimsley P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .040 .117 -0.062 0.52 0.000 -0.062 -1.4 0 0
Team Totals 26 6 5 6 9 7 .192 .697 0.350 0.58 0.538 -0.188 2.7 27 8
2B: D Menke (9, off T Cloninger); T Perez (13, off L Palmer); P Rose (13, off S Spinks).
SF: D Menke (3, off L Palmer).
IBB: D Concepcion (6, by T Cloninger).
TB: T Perez 3; D Menke 3; P Rose 2.
GIDP: P Rose (2).
RBI: P Rose 3 (22); J Morgan (30); D Menke (18); D Concepcion (20).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: T Uhlaender (T Simmons at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: P Rose (3, 2nd base off S Spinks/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scipio Spinks, L (5-5) 2 3 5 5 4 5 0 2.67 13 31 -0.340 1.33 -4.2
Lowell Palmer 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 6.14 9 0 0 -0.020 0.19 -0.2
Tony Cloninger 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.87 5 0 0 0.005 0.10 0.4
John Cumberland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.90 3 0 0 0.003 0.10 0.4
Moe Drabowsky 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0.002 0.06 0.4
Joe Grzenda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.67 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.4
Team Totals 8 5 6 6 9 7 0 6.75 36 31 0 0 -0.349 0.49 -2.7

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ross Grimsley, W (6-2) 9 9 1 1 2 2 0 2.03 36 65 0.151 0.49 2.7
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 2 2 0 1.00 36 65 0.151 0.58 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Cloninger (3; D Concepcion).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 15,729.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Rain.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Cincinnati Reds
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Joe Morgan 2B
2 Luis Melendez CF 2 Pete Rose LF
3 Matty Alou RF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Joe Torre 3B 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Ted Simmons C 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 Donn Clendenon 1B 6 Joe Hague RF
7 Ed Crosby 2B 7 Denis Menke 3B
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Dave Concepcion SS
9 Scipio Spinks P 9 Ross Grimsley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-0 1 123 RRR CIN P. Rose S. Spinks 11% 94% Double to LF; Menke Scores; Concepcion Scores; Morgan Scores
b2 0-0 0 123 R CIN D. Concepcion S. Spinks 8% 81% Walk; Perez Scores; Hague to 3B; Menke to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- CIN D. Menke S. Spinks 8% 73% Single to P; Perez to 3B; Hague to 2B
b2 1-0 1 123 R CIN J. Morgan S. Spinks 8% 83% Walk; Hague Scores; Menke to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
b2 0-0 0 1-- CIN J. Hague S. Spinks 6% 65% Walk; Perez to 2B

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, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock R. Grimsley 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- STL L. Melendez R. Grimsley -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL M. Alou R. Grimsley -4% 46% Single to LF; Melendez to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O STL J. Torre R. Grimsley 4% 50% Flyball: CF; Melendez to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O STL T. Simmons R. Grimsley 5% 54% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Morgan S. Spinks -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN P. Rose S. Spinks 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- CIN B. Tolan S. Spinks 2% 57% Rose Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CIN B. Tolan S. Spinks -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CIN J. Bench S. Spinks -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Clendenon R. Grimsley 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL E. Crosby R. Grimsley 1% 54% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill R. Grimsley 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- CIN T. Perez S. Spinks 4% 59% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- CIN J. Hague S. Spinks 6% 65% Walk; Perez to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- CIN D. Menke S. Spinks 8% 73% Single to P; Perez to 3B; Hague to 2B
b2 0-0 0 123 R CIN D. Concepcion S. Spinks 8% 81% Walk; Perez Scores; Hague to 3B; Menke to 2B
b2 1-0 0 123 O CIN R. Grimsley S. Spinks -6% 76% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 123 R CIN J. Morgan S. Spinks 8% 83% Walk; Hague Scores; Menke to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
b2 2-0 1 123 RRR CIN P. Rose S. Spinks 11% 94% Double to LF; Menke Scores; Concepcion Scores; Morgan Scores
b2 5-0 1 -2- O CIN B. Tolan S. Spinks -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rose to 3B
b2 5-0 2 --3 O CIN J. Bench S. Spinks -1% 93% Strikeout
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 5.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
t3 0-5 0 --- STL S. Spinks R. Grimsley -2% 91% Single to CF
t3 0-5 0 1-- O STL L. Brock R. Grimsley 2% 93% Flyball: LF
t3 0-5 1 1-- R STL L. Melendez R. Grimsley -5% 88% Double to LF; Spinks Scores
t3 1-5 1 -2- O STL M. Alou R. Grimsley 2% 90% Flyball: LF
t3 1-5 2 -2- O STL J. Torre R. Grimsley 2% 92% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Lowell Palmer facing 5-6-7
Lowell Palmer replaces Scipio Spinks pitching and batting 9th
b3 5-1 0 --- CIN T. Perez L. Palmer 2% 94% Double to LF
b3 5-1 0 -2- O CIN J. Hague L. Palmer -0% 93% Groundout: 1B-P; Perez to 3B
b3 5-1 1 --3 RO CIN D. Menke L. Palmer 1% 94% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores
b3 6-1 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion L. Palmer -0% 94% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
t4 1-6 0 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Grimsley 1% 95% Flyball: RF
t4 1-6 1 --- O STL D. Clendenon R. Grimsley 1% 96% Strikeout
t4 1-6 2 --- O STL E. Crosby R. Grimsley 0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Lowell Palmer facing 9-1-2
b4 6-1 0 --- O CIN R. Grimsley L. Palmer -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b4 6-1 1 --- CIN J. Morgan L. Palmer 0% 96% Walk
b4 6-1 1 1-- O CIN P. Rose L. Palmer -0% 96% Flyball: LF
b4 6-1 2 1-- CIN B. Tolan L. Palmer 0% 96% Walk; Morgan to 2B
b4 6-1 2 12- O CIN J. Bench L. Palmer -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
t5 1-6 0 --- STL D. Maxvill R. Grimsley -3% 93% Double to LF
Brant Alyea pinch hits for Lowell Palmer (P) batting 9th
t5 1-6 0 -2- O STL B. Alyea R. Grimsley 2% 95% Flyball: LF
t5 1-6 1 -2- O STL L. Brock R. Grimsley 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-6 2 -2- STL L. Melendez R. Grimsley -1% 96% Walk
t5 1-6 2 12- O STL M. Alou R. Grimsley 2% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
Tony Cloninger replaces Brant Alyea (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-1 0 --- O CIN T. Perez T. Cloninger -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b5 6-1 1 --- O CIN J. Hague T. Cloninger -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 6-1 2 --- CIN D. Menke T. Cloninger 0% 97% Double to LF
b5 6-1 2 -2- CIN D. Concepcion T. Cloninger 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b5 6-1 2 12- O CIN R. Grimsley T. Cloninger -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
Cesar Geronimo replaces Joe Hague playing RF batting 6th
t6 1-6 0 --- O STL J. Torre R. Grimsley 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t6 1-6 1 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Grimsley 0% 98% Flyball: RF
t6 1-6 2 --- STL D. Clendenon R. Grimsley -0% 98% Walk
t6 1-6 2 1-- O STL E. Crosby R. Grimsley 1% 98% Single to RF/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Clendenon out at 2B/1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' John Cumberland facing 1-2-3
John Cumberland replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-1 0 --- CIN J. Morgan J. Cumberland 0% 98% Walk
b6 6-1 0 1-- OO CIN P. Rose J. Cumberland -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b6 6-1 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan J. Cumberland -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
t7 1-6 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill R. Grimsley 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ted Sizemore pinch hits for John Cumberland (P) batting 9th
t7 1-6 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore R. Grimsley 0% 99% Flyball: LF
t7 1-6 2 --- STL L. Brock R. Grimsley -0% 98% Triple to LF
t7 1-6 2 --3 O STL L. Melendez R. Grimsley 1% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Moe Drabowsky facing 4-5-6
Moe Drabowsky replaces Ted Sizemore (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-1 0 --- CIN J. Bench M. Drabowsky 0% 99% Walk
b7 6-1 0 1-- O CIN T. Perez M. Drabowsky -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 6-1 1 1-- OO CIN C. Geronimo M. Drabowsky -0% 99% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
Ted Uhlaender replaces Pete Rose playing LF batting 2nd
t8 1-6 0 --- O STL M. Alou R. Grimsley 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-6 1 --- O STL J. Torre R. Grimsley 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 1-6 2 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Grimsley 0% 100% Single to LF; Simmons out at 2B/LF-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Joe Grzenda facing 7-8-9
Joe Grzenda replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-1 0 --- O CIN D. Menke J. Grzenda -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b8 6-1 1 --- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Grzenda -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-1 2 --- O CIN R. Grimsley J. Grzenda -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
t9 1-6 0 --- STL D. Clendenon R. Grimsley -1% 99% Double to RF (CF-RF)
t9 1-6 0 -2- O STL E. Crosby R. Grimsley 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-6 1 -2- O STL D. Maxvill R. Grimsley 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Joe Grzenda (P) batting 9th
t9 1-6 2 -2- O STL J. McNertney R. Grimsley 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.

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