June 17, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
TEX 4
(16) CAL 8
NYY 0 NYY 5
@CAL 1 MIL 15
@CHW 5 KCR 6
@CLE 3 KCR 6
@CLE 2 DET 6
MIN 0 BOS 4
@OAK 2 CHC 9
@ATL 3 ATL 8
CHC 5 CIN 3
PIT 1 CIN 5
PIT 1 HOU 7
STL 3 LAD 3
@MON 2
(12) NYM 3
SDP 1 PHI 11
SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,620

Sunday, June 17, 1973
Time of Game: 2:34

Cardinals

29-31

Lost 1

4th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  9  2
Astros          0  1  2   1  0  3   0  0  X    7 14  1

W: J Ray (3-0), L: R Cleveland (6-5), S: J Crawford (3)

Astros

36-30

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .736    0    1   0   SB
D Campbell 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .206  .490    0    5   1   
J Torre 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .341  .903    0    1   1   HBP
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .753    0    9   1   
T McCarver 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .286  .735    0    3   0   3B,SB
J Cruz RF-CF                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .247  .785    0    0   0   
L Melendez CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .613    0    1   0   GDP
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Reitz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .589    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Tyson SS                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .231  .559    0    4   2   
R Cleveland P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .346  .837    0    0   0   
  O Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134    0    0   0   GDP
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Stein RF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .528    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    4   3                    24   7

BATTING

3B: T McCarver (2, off J Ray).

HBP: J Torre (3, by D Wilson).

TB: M Tyson 3; T McCarver 3; J Cruz 2; J Torre; L Brock; B Stein.

GIDP: L Melendez (4); J Dwyer (2).

RBI: T McCarver 2 (18); J Cruz (29).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Campbell-M Tyson-T McCarver.

E: M Tyson (7); J Torre (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: T McCarver (2, 2nd base off J Crawford/S Jutze); L Brock (16, 2nd base off D Wilson/S Jutze).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   2   1   1    1   2  .252  .712    0    3   0   HR
R Metzger SS                  4   2   4   1    1   0  .249  .656    0    5   5   SB,CS
J Wynn RF                     3   1   0   0    2   2  .237  .819    0    5   0   
B Watson LF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .326  .880    0    2   0   
L May 1B                      5   0   3   3    0   2  .257  .667    0    3   1   
  R Batista 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Stewart 3B                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .250  .650    0    0   0   SH
T Helms 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .651    0    5   3   IW
S Jutze C                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .171  .422    0    3   0   IW
D Wilson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .462         0   0   
  J Ray P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   1   SH,GDP
  J Crawford P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   7  14   7    7   9                    27  10

BATTING

HR: T Agee (4, off R Cleveland; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Stewart (1, off D Segui); J Ray (1, off O Pena).

IBB: T Helms (2, by D Segui); S Jutze (1, by A Hrabosky).

TB: R Metzger 4; T Agee 4; L May 3; B Watson 3; J Stewart 2; S Jutze.

GIDP: J Ray (1).

RBI: L May 3 (30); T Agee (7); B Watson (40); S Jutze (2); R Metzger (15).

2-out RBI: S Jutze; R Metzger.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 5 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Helms-R Metzger-L May 2.

E: D Wilson (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Metzger (5, 2nd base off D Segui/T Simmons).

CS: R Metzger (4, 2nd base by R Cleveland/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 Cleveland, L (6-5)           2.1   8   3   3    0   3   1   3.70   14     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 8     32    -     1.12  -0.22
O Pena                         1.2   1   1   0    1   2   0   3.88    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.63   0.00
W Granger                      1     2   3   3    3   0   0   4.33    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.74  -0.12
D Segui                        2     3   0   0    1   2   0   1.09   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          3-3    0.43  -0.06
A Hrabosky                     1     0   0   0    2   2   0   1.69    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8    14   7   6    7   9   1          45     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0·14          5-3

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wilson                       1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   3.05    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2     51    -     1.28   0.00
J Ray, W (3-0)                 4     3   3   3    1   1   0   3.03   15     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 2· 3          2-0    1.03   0.03
J Crawford, S (3)              3.2   4   0   0    2   0   0   2.78   16     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 4          1-1    0.72   0.06
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   3   0          39     -       ·  ·      9·11· 2· 9          3-1

W Granger faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Hrabosky (2).

IBB: A Hrabosky (1; S Jutze); D Segui (4; T Helms).

HBP: D Wilson (4; J Torre).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 25,620.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Houston Astros                       
1. L Brock              LF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. D Campbell           2B    2. R Metzger            SS 
3. J Torre              3B    3. J Wynn               RF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. B Watson             LF 
5. T McCarver           1B    5. L May                1B 
6. J Cruz               RF    6. J Stewart            3B 
7. L Melendez           CF    7. T Helms              2B 
8. M Tyson              SS    8. S Jutze              C  
9. R Cleveland          P     9. D Wilson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-0  12-     -16%  74% T McCarver      J Ray           Triple to RF; Campbell Scores; Torre Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  12-      11%  66% S Jutze         R Cleveland     Single to CF; Watson Scores; Stewart to 2B
   b 3   0  0-1  ---      10%  78% T Agee          R Cleveland     Home Run
   t 6   1  4-3  1--       8%  75% L Melendez      J Crawford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  4-2  --3      -8%  67% J Cruz          J Crawford      Single to LF; McCarver Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      41%  D Campbell      Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E1
   O      --3      45%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      43%  J Torre         Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3      50%  T Simmons       Strikeout
   O      1-3      55%  T McCarver      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Agee          Strikeout
          ---      55%  R Metzger       Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  B Watson        Metzger Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      50%  L Melendez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  M Tyson         Single to P; Melendez to 2B
                  Jim Ray replaces Don Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      51%  R Cleveland     Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  L Brock         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Watson        Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  L May           Strikeout
          1--      59%  J Stewart       Single to CF; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      54%  T Helms         Popfly: 1B
   R      12-      66%  S Jutze         Single to CF; Watson Scores; Stewart to 2B
   O      12-      62%  J Ray           Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Ray facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  D Campbell      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      66%  J Torre         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      68%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      78%  T Agee          Home Run
          ---      80%  R Metzger       Single to RF
   O      1--      78%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
          1--      80%  B Watson        Single to SS; Metzger to 2B
   R      12-      87%  L May           Single to LF; Metzger Scores; Watson to 2B
                  Orlando Pena replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  J Stewart       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      83%  T Helms         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Ray facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  L Melendez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orlando Pena facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  S Jutze         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jutze to 1B
   O      1--      88%  J Ray           Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jutze to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  T Agee          Strikeout
   R      -2-      92%  R Metzger       Single to RF; Jutze Scores/unER
          1--      92%  J Wynn          Walk; Metzger to 2B
   O      12-      91%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Ray facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  M Tyson         Single to LF
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Orlando Pena batting 9th
   OO     1--      93%  J Dwyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  L Brock         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Wayne Granger facing 5-6-7
                  Wayne Granger replaces Jim Dwyer pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  L May           Single to CF
          1--      96%  J Stewart       Single to RF; May to 2B
   O      12-      95%  T Helms         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Stewart to 2B
          12-      96%  S Jutze         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stewart to 3B; Helms to 2B; Jutze to 1B
   OO     123      93%  J Ray           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Ray facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  D Campbell      Walk
          1--      85%  J Torre         Single to RF; Campbell to 2B
   O      12-      90%  T Simmons       Lineout: RF
   RR     12-      74%  T McCarver      Triple to RF; Campbell Scores; Torre Scores
                  Jim Crawford replaces Jim Ray pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      67%  J Cruz          Single to LF; McCarver Scores
   OO     1--      75%  L Melendez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Wayne Granger facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  T Agee          Walk
          1--      83%  R Metzger       Walk; Agee to 2B
          12-      88%  J Wynn          Walk; Agee to 3B; Metzger to 2B
                  Diego Segui replaces Luis Melendez pitching and batting 7th; Jose Cruz moves to CF; Bill Stein replaces Wayne Granger playing RF batting 9th
   R      123      94%  B Watson        Single to LF; Agee Scores; Metzger to 3B; Wynn to 2B
   RR     123      97%  L May           Single to LF; Metzger Scores; Wynn Scores; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Stewart       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Watson to 3B; May to 2B
          -23      97%  T Helms         Intentional Walk
   O      123      96%  S Jutze         Strikeout
   O      123      95%  J Crawford      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Jim Crawford facing 8-9-1
          ---      92%  M Tyson         Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  B Stein         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  D Campbell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Diego Segui facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  T Agee          Popfly: SS
          ---      98%  R Metzger       Single to RF
          1--      98%  J Wynn          Metzger Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Jim Crawford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--      98%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  J Cruz          McCarver Steals 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Single to 1B; McCarver to 3B
                  Ken Reitz pinch hits for Diego Segui batting 7th
   O      1-3      99%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Al Hrabosky facing 5-6-7
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Ken Reitz pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  L May           Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  J Stewart       Walk
          1--      99%  T Helms         Wild Pitch; Stewart to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Popfly: 2B
          -2-      99%  S Jutze         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      99%  J Crawford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Jim Crawford facing 8-9-1
                  Rafael Batista replaces Lee May playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  M Tyson         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  B Stein         Single to CF
          1--      97%  L Brock         Walk; Stein to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Campbell      Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation