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Standings
KCA
@BAL		0
1
KCA
@BAL		2
9
MIN
@BOS		8
6
MIN
@BOS		11
8
CLE
@DET		5
10
CLE
@DET		1
2
CHW
@NYY		6
7		 
(10)
CAL
@WSA		2
0		 
(10)
PHI
@CHC		7
8		 
(10)
STL
@HOU		0
2
MLN
@LAD		6
4
NYM
@PIT		1
0
CIN
@SFG		4
5		 
(11)
Wednesday, July 21, 1965 7:30PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 43,324, Time of Game: 1:59
Cardinals
0
46-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 9½ GB
 at Astros
2
41-49
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
8th, 13 GB
W: Bob Bruce (7-11)
L: Bob Gibson (11-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    2  4  2

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 .282 .780 0.023 0.63 0.054 -0.032 0.1 1 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .651 -0.096 1.10 0.000 -0.096 -0.7 3 2
Tito Francona 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .775 -0.049 0.96 0.030 -0.079 -0.3 8 0
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .791 -0.041 1.11 0.059 -0.101 -0.4 1 0 GDP
Bob Skinner RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .766 -0.074 1.14 0.021 -0.095 -0.5 2 0
Phil Gagliano 3B-2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .286 .809 0.042 1.02 0.081 -0.039 0.3 1 1
Tim McCarver C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .757 -0.154 1.57 0.000 -0.154 -1.0 7 0
Jerry Buchek 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .606 -0.053 1.05 0.000 -0.053 -0.4 1 3
   Ken Boyer PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .696 -0.032 1.32 0.000 -0.032 -0.2 0 0
Bob Gibson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .520 -0.044 0.93 0.000 -0.044 -0.3 0 3
   Bill White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .791 -0.020 0.84 0.000 -0.020 -0.1
   Don Dennis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 0 6 0 1 5 .182 .388 -0.498 1.07 0.245 -0.745 -3.7 24 10
TB: P Gagliano 2; T Francona; C Flood; T McCarver; L Brock.
GIDP: C Flood (7).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Groat-J Buchek-T Francona.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .827 -0.054 0.54 0.000 -0.054 -0.7 3 3
Lee Maye LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .694 -0.014 0.55 0.024 -0.038 -0.2 4 0
Jim Wynn CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .862 -0.004 0.74 0.030 -0.034 -0.1 0 1
Rusty Staub RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .237 .676 -0.075 0.81 0.006 -0.081 -0.5 2 0 GDP
Jim Gentile 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .239 .764 0.015 0.83 0.048 -0.033 -0.0 10 0
Bob Aspromonte 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .256 .638 0.050 0.99 0.073 -0.023 0.3 1 1
Ron Brand C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .499 -0.011 1.06 0.004 -0.016 -0.3 5 2
Bob Lillis SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 .222 .519 0.134 1.13 0.162 -0.028 1.0 1 4 2B
Bob Bruce P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .064 .168 -0.040 0.53 0.000 -0.040 -0.7 1 0
Team Totals 27 2 4 2 2 5 .148 .392 0.001 0.78 0.347 -0.347 -1.3 27 11
2B: B Lillis (6, off B Gibson).
TB: B Lillis 2; L Maye; J Wynn; B Aspromonte.
GIDP: R Staub (7).
RBI: B Lillis 2 (15).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Lillis-J Morgan-J Gentile.
E: B Lillis (11); J Morgan (15).
Outfield Assists: J Wynn (P Gagliano at 3rd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (11-8) 7 4 2 2 2 5 0 2.83 26 64 -0.012 0.85 0.9
Don Dennis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.37 3 0 0 0.010 0.13 0.4
Team Totals 8 4 2 2 2 5 0 2.25 29 64 0 0 -0.002 1.07 1.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Bruce, W (7-11) 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 3.19 34 79 0.498 1.07 3.7
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 34 79 0.498 0.78 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 43,324.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Joe Morgan 2B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Lee Maye LF
3 Tito Francona 1B 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 Curt Flood CF 4 Rusty Staub RF
5 Bob Skinner RF 5 Jim Gentile 1B
6 Phil Gagliano 3B 6 Bob Aspromonte 3B
7 Tim McCarver C 7 Ron Brand C
8 Jerry Buchek 2B 8 Bob Lillis SS
9 Bob Gibson P 9 Bob Bruce P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 1 -23 RR HOU B. Lillis B. Gibson 16% 85% Double; Gentile Scores; Aspromonte Scores
b5 0-0 0 1-- HOU B. Aspromonte B. Gibson 7% 68% Single; Gentile to 2B
t9 0-2 2 12- O STL T. McCarver B. Bruce 7% 100% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO STL C. Flood B. Bruce 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU R. Staub B. Gibson -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Bruce 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL D. Groat B. Bruce 1% 53% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Francona B. Bruce 1% 54% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU L. Maye B. Gibson 2% 55% Single to 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Staub B. Gibson -2% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood B. Bruce 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL B. Skinner B. Bruce 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- STL P. Gagliano B. Bruce -1% 52% Single
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL T. McCarver B. Bruce 2% 55% Single; Gagliano out at 3B/CF-3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Gentile B. Gibson -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte B. Gibson -1% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU R. Brand B. Gibson -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Buchek B. Bruce 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL B. Gibson B. Bruce 2% 54% Lineout: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- O STL L. Brock B. Bruce 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Lillis B. Gibson -2% 53% Flyball: SS
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Bruce B. Gibson -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Groat B. Bruce 3% 53% Flyball: 1B
t4 0-0 1 --- STL T. Francona B. Bruce -3% 50% Single
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO STL C. Flood B. Bruce 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O HOU L. Maye B. Gibson -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson 3% 56% Single
b4 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU R. Staub B. Gibson -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL B. Skinner B. Bruce 3% 53% Groundout: C-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- STL P. Gagliano B. Bruce -3% 50% Walk
t5 0-0 1 1-- O STL T. McCarver B. Bruce 4% 53% Flyball: 2B
t5 0-0 2 1-- O STL J. Buchek B. Bruce 3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Gentile B. Gibson 5% 61% Walk
b5 0-0 0 1-- HOU B. Aspromonte B. Gibson 7% 68% Single; Gentile to 2B
b5 0-0 0 12- O HOU R. Brand B. Gibson 0% 69% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Gentile to 3B; Aspromonte to 2B
b5 0-0 1 -23 RR HOU B. Lillis B. Gibson 16% 85% Double; Gentile Scores; Aspromonte Scores
b5 2-0 1 -2- O HOU B. Bruce B. Gibson -2% 83% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-0 2 -2- O HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson -2% 81% Groundout: P-SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 9-1-2
t6 0-2 0 --- O STL B. Gibson B. Bruce 3% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 0-2 1 --- STL L. Brock B. Bruce -3% 80% Single
t6 0-2 1 1-- O STL D. Groat B. Bruce 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-P; Brock to 2B
t6 0-2 2 -2- O STL T. Francona B. Bruce 4% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b6 2-0 0 --- O HOU L. Maye B. Gibson -1% 86% Foul Flyball: C
b6 2-0 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -1% 85% Strikeout
b6 2-0 2 --- HOU R. Staub B. Gibson 1% 86% Walk
b6 2-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Gentile B. Gibson -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 4-5-6
t7 0-2 0 --- STL C. Flood B. Bruce -6% 79% Single
t7 0-2 0 1-- O STL B. Skinner B. Bruce 5% 84% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-2 1 1-- O STL P. Gagliano B. Bruce 4% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 0-2 2 1-- O STL T. McCarver B. Bruce 3% 91% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b7 2-0 0 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte B. Gibson -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-0 1 --- O HOU R. Brand B. Gibson -1% 89% Flyball: C/Interference called
b7 2-0 2 --- O HOU B. Lillis B. Gibson -0% 89% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 8-9-1
Ken Boyer pinch hits for Jerry Buchek (2B) batting 8th
t8 0-2 0 --- O STL K. Boyer B. Bruce 3% 92% Strikeout
Bill White pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 1 --- O STL B. White B. Bruce 2% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 0-2 2 --- STL L. Brock B. Bruce -2% 92% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t8 0-2 2 1-- O STL D. Groat B. Bruce 3% 95% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Don Dennis facing 9-1-2
Don Dennis replaces Bill White (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Phil Gagliano moves from 3B to 2B
Ken Boyer moves from PH to 3B
b8 2-0 0 --- O HOU B. Bruce D. Dennis -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
b8 2-0 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan D. Dennis -0% 94% Foul Flyball: SS
b8 2-0 2 --- O HOU L. Maye D. Dennis -0% 94% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Bob Bruce facing 3-4-5
t9 0-2 0 --- O STL T. Francona B. Bruce 3% 97% Foul Flyball: LF
t9 0-2 1 --- O STL C. Flood B. Bruce 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-2 2 --- STL B. Skinner B. Bruce -2% 97% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t9 0-2 2 1-- STL P. Gagliano B. Bruce -4% 93% Single to SS; Skinner to 2B
t9 0-2 2 12- O STL T. McCarver B. Bruce 7% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

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