July 7, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 11
@BOS 9
(10) BOS 5
KCR 3 CLE 6
@CAL 2 CHW 3
@DET 1 MIL 8
MIN 5 MIN 5
@MIL 3
(11) BAL 4
@OAK 1 TEX 3
NYY 2 CHC 4
ATL 3 CIN 2
STL 1 CIN 11
STL 2 PIT 6
@HOU 4
(10) LAD 4
@MON 1 LAD 5
@MON 3 NYM 6
SFG 0 PHI 9
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cinergy Field, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, July 7, 1974
Time of Game: 2:05

Cardinals

43-37

Lost 1

1st

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

W: T Carroll (1-0), L: B Forsch (0-1), S: W McEnaney (1)

Reds

46-36

Won 1

2nd, 10 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .769    0    2   0   
T Heintzelman 2B              2   0   1   0    1   1  .246  .677    0    2   1   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .763    0    0   0   
  J Heidemann SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .485         1   1   
R Smith RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .347  .998    0    2   0   
T Simmons 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .272  .778    0   10   0   HR
B McBride CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .289  .748    0    2   0   CS
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .634    0    3   2   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .686    0    0   1   
M Tyson SS-2B                 1   0   0   0    2   1  .210  .493    0    2   7   
B Forsch P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Folkers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   1   3   1    6   6                    24  12

BATTING

HR: T Simmons (11, off T Carroll; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: T Simmons 4; T Heintzelman; R Smith.

RBI: T Simmons (49).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: B McBride (6, 3rd base by T Carroll/J Bench).

PO: T Heintzelman (1st base by J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .759    0    2   0   SB,IW
K Griffey RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .383    0    2   0   CS
  M Rettenmund PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .704    0    0   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .937    0    3   2   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .778    0    7   1   
J Bench C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .815    0    7   2   CS
D Driessen 3B                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .275  .723    0    1   0   SB
  G Foster RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .679    0    0   0   
C Geronimo CF                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .309  .839    0    3   0   HR,2B
D Chaney SS-3B                1   0   0   0    2   0  .179  .550    0    1   1   
T Carroll P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   SH
  P Gagliano PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .643    0    0   0   
  D Concepcion PR-SS          0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .689         0   2   2·SB
Totals                       26   2   5   2    6   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Geronimo (9, off B Forsch).

HR: C Geronimo (3, off B Forsch; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: T Carroll (1, off B Forsch).

IBB: P Rose (6, by B Forsch).

TB: C Geronimo 6; D Driessen; P Rose; J Bench.

RBI: C Geronimo 2 (22).

2-out RBI: C Geronimo.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bench-D Driessen.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion 2 (13, 3rd base off R Folkers/T McCarver, 2nd base off B Forsch/T McCarver); P Rose (1, 2nd base off R Folkers/T McCarver); D Driessen (6, 2nd base off B Forsch/T McCarver).

CS: K Griffey (2, 2nd base by B Forsch/T McCarver); J Bench (4, 2nd base by R Folkers/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
B Forsch, L (0-1)              6.2   4   2   2    5   2   1   2.70   28     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 4     55    -     1.02   0.01
R Folkers                      1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.63    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.11   0.06
Totals                         8     5   2   2    6   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 4          2-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Carroll, W (1-0)             7     2   1   1    6   6   1   1.29   27     -       ·  ·      3·10· 0· 2     69    -     1.08   0.31
W McEnaney, S (1)              2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.94   0.27
Totals                         9     3   1   1    6   6   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 3           -

Balks: T Carroll (1).

WP: None.

IBB: B Forsch (1; P Rose).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. L Brock              LF    1. P Rose               LF 
2. T Heintzelman        2B    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. R Smith              RF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. T Simmons            1B    4. T Perez              1B 
5. B McBride            CF    5. J Bench              C  
6. T McCarver           C     6. D Driessen           3B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. C Geronimo           CF 
8. M Tyson              SS    8. D Chaney             SS 
9. B Forsch             P     9. T Carroll            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-1  ---      24%  78% C Geronimo      B Forsch        Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 2   2  1-0  -2-      12%  53% C Geronimo      B Forsch        Double to RF (RF Line); Driessen Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -11%  39% T Simmons       T Carroll       Home Run
   t 2   0  0-1  12-      10%  40% K Reitz         T Carroll       Double Play: Strikeout, McBride Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); McCarver to 2B
   t 9   0  2-1  ---       7%  92% B McBride       W McEnaney      Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Carroll facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  T Heintzelman   Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Carroll facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      39%  T Simmons       Home Run
          ---      35%  B McBride       Walk
          1--      33%  T McCarver      Balk; McBride to 2B
          -2-      30%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      40%  K Reitz         Double Play: Strikeout, McBride Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); McCarver to 2B
          -2-      39%  M Tyson         Walk
   O      12-      43%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  J Bench         Strikeout
          ---      40%  D Driessen      Walk
          1--      41%  C Geronimo      Driessen Steals 2B
   R      -2-      53%  " "             Double to RF (RF Line); Driessen Scores
          -2-      54%  D Chaney        Walk
   O      12-      50%  T Carroll       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Carroll facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Heintzelman   Walk
   O      1--      54%  R Smith         Heintzelman Picked off 1B (C-1B)
          ---      53%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  P Rose          Single to SS
   O      1--      56%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Griffey to 1B
   O      1--      51%  J Morgan        Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Carroll facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  T McCarver      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      56%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Bench         Strikeout
          ---      53%  D Driessen      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Carroll facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Forsch        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  D Chaney        Walk
   O      1--      59%  T Carroll       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Chaney to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  P Rose          Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      50%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Carroll facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  T Heintzelman   Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  R Smith         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      54%  T Simmons       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      57%  B McBride       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Carroll facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  T McCarver      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
          ---      54%  M Tyson         Walk
   O      1--      58%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  D Driessen      Flyball: RF
   R      ---      78%  C Geronimo      Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      77%  D Chaney        Flyball: RF
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Tom Carroll batting 9th
          ---      78%  P Gagliano      Walk
                  Dave Concepcion pinch runs for Phil Gagliano batting 9th
          1--      79%  P Rose          Concepcion Steals 2B
          -2-      79%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Rich Folkers replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th; Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Ken Griffey batting 2nd
          12-      81%  M Rettenmund    Concepcion Steals 3B; Rose Steals 2B
          -23      81%  " "             Walk
   O      123      76%  J Morgan        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Will McEnaney facing 1-2-3
                  Will McEnaney replaces Merv Rettenmund pitching and batting 2nd; Darrel Chaney moves to 3B; Dave Concepcion moves to SS; George Foster replaces Dan Driessen playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      81%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Tom Heintzelman batting 2nd
   O      ---      85%  J Hickman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  R Smith         Single
   O      1--      88%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Folkers facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Tyson moves to 2B; Jack Heidemann replaces Jim Hickman playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      86%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  J Bench         Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      85%  G Foster        Bench Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      85%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Will McEnaney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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