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KCR
@BOS		5
0
BAL
@CAL		6
5
CHW
@MIL		5
6		 
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@MIN		2
6
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@OAK		3
4		 
(10)
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@TEX		12
5
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@HOU		1
4
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@MON		5
4		 
(10)
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@NYM		1
2
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@PHI		4
0
ATL
@PIT		5
0
Monday, July 8, 1974
, Astrodome
Attendance: 12,403, Time of Game: 2:03
Cardinals
1
43-39
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
4
44-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 14½ GB
W: Tom Griffin (10-3)
L: Lynn McGlothen (12-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  2  X    4  8  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 2 0 1 0 .306 .774 0.177 1.14 0.201 -0.024 1.4 2 0 SB
Tom Heintzelman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .672 -0.097 1.19 0.000 -0.097 -1.0 1 4
   Tim McCarver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .624 -0.086 3.93 0.000 -0.086 -0.4
   Jack Heidemann SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .496 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Reggie Smith RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .339 .979 -0.085 1.56 0.019 -0.104 -0.3 0 0
Ted Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .771 -0.188 1.54 0.026 -0.214 -1.6 2 0
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .291 .785 0.158 1.61 0.203 -0.045 1.0 10 0 SB
Bake McBride CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .295 .760 -0.037 1.62 0.068 -0.105 0.0 6 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .681 -0.241 2.03 0.000 -0.241 -1.6 0 3 GDP
Mike Tyson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .482 -0.030 0.61 0.000 -0.030 -0.3 2 1
   Jim Dwyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .835 -0.042 1.73 0.000 -0.042 -0.2
   Bob Heise 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Jose Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .744 -0.016 0.67 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
Lynn McGlothen P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .283 .602 0.072 0.89 0.085 -0.014 0.5 0 1
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Hickman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .737 -0.009 0.35 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
Team Totals 34 1 9 1 3 0 .265 .589 -0.424 1.43 0.602 -1.027 -3.0 24 12
TB: L McGlothen 2; L Brock 2; J Torre 2; B McBride 2; T Simmons.
GIDP: K Reitz (9).
RBI: J Torre (33).
2-out RBI: J Torre.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (51, 2nd base off T Griffin/M May); J Torre (1, 2nd base off T Griffin/M May).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .337 .845 -0.045 1.01 0.031 -0.077 -0.4 3 1
Roger Metzger SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .646 -0.047 1.05 0.046 -0.093 -0.2 2 4 3B
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .296 .886 -0.043 1.02 0.035 -0.078 -0.1 4 0
Bob Watson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .824 -0.056 0.72 0.008 -0.064 -0.2 1 0
   Bob Gallagher RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .461 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lee May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .711 -0.053 0.56 0.000 -0.053 -0.8 9 2
Milt May C 4 1 3 1 0 1 .265 .684 0.092 0.65 0.102 -0.010 1.4 1 1
Doug Rader 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .248 .747 0.222 1.02 0.268 -0.046 0.8 2 2 HR
Tommy Helms 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .692 0.014 0.80 0.046 -0.032 0.0 1 1
   Larry Milbourne 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .702 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Tom Griffin P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .809 -0.008 0.94 0.022 -0.030 -0.0 3 2 SH
Team Totals 31 4 8 4 2 2 .258 .722 0.076 0.86 0.558 -0.483 0.5 27 14
3B: R Metzger (3, off L McGlothen).
HR: D Rader (9, off L McGlothen; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: T Griffin (8, off L McGlothen).
TB: D Rader 4; R Metzger 3; M May 3; B Watson; G Gross; C Cedeno.
RBI: D Rader 2 (44); M May (23); C Cedeno (70).
2-out RBI: M May.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Griffin-T Helms-L May; G Gross-M May.
Outfield Assists: G Gross (L Brock at 3rd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lynn McGlothen, L (12-4) 7.2 7 4 4 2 2 1 2.56 32 49 -0.049 0.90 0.1
Al Hrabosky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.32 1 2 1 -0.031 0.40 -1.0
Mike Garman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.10 1 2 0 0.004 0.17 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 2 2 1 4.50 34 49 4 1 -0.076 1.43 -0.5
A Hrabosky faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (10-3) 9 9 1 1 3 0 0 2.98 37 62 0.424 1.43 3.0
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 3 0 0 1.00 37 62 0.424 0.86 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: T Griffin (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 12,403.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Greg Gross RF
2 Tom Heintzelman 2B 2 Roger Metzger SS
3 Reggie Smith RF 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Bob Watson LF
5 Joe Torre 1B 5 Lee May 1B
6 Bake McBride CF 6 Milt May C
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Doug Rader 3B
8 Mike Tyson SS 8 Tommy Helms 2B
9 Lynn McGlothen P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-1 0 1-- RR HOU D. Rader L. McGlothen 27% 72% Home Run; May Scores
t5 1-0 1 123 OO STL T. Simmons T. Griffin 15% 40% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
t1 0-0 2 1-3 R STL J. Torre T. Griffin -10% 40% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Simmons to 2B
t7 1-2 1 12- O STL T. McCarver T. Griffin 9% 72% Popfly: SS
t8 1-2 1 -2- O STL B. McBride T. Griffin 8% 80% Popfly: 2B

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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' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Griffin 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Heintzelman T. Griffin 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- STL R. Smith T. Griffin -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- STL T. Simmons T. Griffin -3% 50% Single to RF; Smith to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 R STL J. Torre T. Griffin -10% 40% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Simmons to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- STL B. McBride T. Griffin -3% 37% Single to SS; Simmons to 3B; Torre to 2B
t1 1-0 2 123 O STL K. Reitz T. Griffin 6% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O HOU G. Gross L. McGlothen -2% 41% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger L. McGlothen -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno L. McGlothen -1% 39% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
t2 1-0 0 --- O STL M. Tyson T. Griffin 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O STL L. McGlothen T. Griffin 1% 42% Groundout: C-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- STL L. Brock T. Griffin -1% 41% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-- STL T. Heintzelman T. Griffin -1% 40% Brock Steals 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- O STL T. Heintzelman T. Griffin 3% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O HOU B. Watson L. McGlothen -2% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O HOU L. May L. McGlothen -2% 39% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 2 --- HOU M. May L. McGlothen 1% 40% Single to RF
b2 0-1 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader L. McGlothen -2% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
t3 1-0 0 --- O STL R. Smith T. Griffin 2% 40% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- O STL T. Simmons T. Griffin 1% 41% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre T. Griffin 1% 42% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- HOU T. Helms L. McGlothen 5% 47% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- O HOU T. Griffin L. McGlothen -2% 45% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
b3 0-1 1 -2- O HOU G. Gross L. McGlothen -4% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 -2- O HOU R. Metzger L. McGlothen -4% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- O STL B. McBride T. Griffin 2% 38% Popfly: 1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz T. Griffin 1% 40% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 2 --- O STL M. Tyson T. Griffin 1% 41% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno L. McGlothen -3% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- O HOU B. Watson L. McGlothen -2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- O HOU L. May L. McGlothen -1% 35% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- STL L. McGlothen T. Griffin -4% 31% Single to RF
t5 1-0 0 1-- STL L. Brock T. Griffin -5% 26% Single to RF; McGlothen to 2B
t5 1-0 0 12- O STL T. Heintzelman T. Griffin 5% 31% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Brock to 2B
t5 1-0 1 12- STL R. Smith T. Griffin -5% 25% Wild Pitch; Brock to 3B; Heintzelman to 2B
t5 1-0 1 -23 STL R. Smith T. Griffin -1% 25% Walk
t5 1-0 1 123 OO STL T. Simmons T. Griffin 15% 40% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- HOU M. May L. McGlothen 6% 45% Single to RF
b5 0-1 0 1-- RR HOU D. Rader L. McGlothen 27% 72% Home Run; May Scores
b5 2-1 0 --- O HOU T. Helms L. McGlothen -2% 70% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 1 --- HOU T. Griffin L. McGlothen 2% 72% Walk
b5 2-1 1 1-- HOU G. Gross L. McGlothen 3% 75% Single to CF; Griffin to 2B
b5 2-1 1 12- O HOU R. Metzger L. McGlothen -4% 71% Popfly: SS
b5 2-1 2 12- O HOU C. Cedeno L. McGlothen -4% 68% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
t6 1-2 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Griffin 4% 71% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1-2 1 --- STL B. McBride T. Griffin -4% 67% Single to SS
t6 1-2 1 1-- OO STL K. Reitz T. Griffin 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- O HOU B. Watson L. McGlothen -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-1 1 --- O HOU L. May L. McGlothen -1% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 2-1 2 --- O HOU M. May L. McGlothen -1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Mike Tyson (SS) batting 8th
t7 1-2 0 --- O STL J. Dwyer T. Griffin 4% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- STL L. McGlothen T. Griffin -5% 70% Single to RF
t7 1-2 1 1-- STL L. Brock T. Griffin -7% 63% Single to RF; McGlothen to 2B
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Tom Heintzelman (2B) batting 2nd
t7 1-2 1 12- O STL T. McCarver T. Griffin 9% 72% Popfly: SS
t7 1-2 2 12- O STL R. Smith T. Griffin 8% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
Bob Heise replaces Jim Dwyer (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Jack Heidemann replaces Tim McCarver (PH) playing SS batting 2nd
b7 2-1 0 --- O HOU D. Rader L. McGlothen -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O HOU T. Helms L. McGlothen -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 2 --- O HOU T. Griffin L. McGlothen -1% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
Larry Milbourne replaces Tommy Helms playing 2B batting 8th
t8 1-2 0 --- O STL T. Simmons T. Griffin 5% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 1-2 1 --- STL J. Torre T. Griffin -6% 76% Single to LF
t8 1-2 1 1-- STL B. McBride T. Griffin -4% 71% Torre Steals 2B
t8 1-2 1 -2- O STL B. McBride T. Griffin 8% 80% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-2 2 -2- O STL K. Reitz T. Griffin 8% 88% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
b8 2-1 0 --- O HOU G. Gross L. McGlothen -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b8 2-1 1 --- HOU R. Metzger L. McGlothen 5% 91% Triple
b8 2-1 1 --3 R HOU C. Cedeno L. McGlothen 4% 95% Single to LF; Metzger Scores
b8 3-1 1 1-- HOU B. Watson L. McGlothen 1% 95% Single to LF; Cedeno to 2B
b8 3-1 1 12- O HOU L. May L. McGlothen -1% 95% Flyball: CF
Al Hrabosky replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 2 12- R HOU M. May A. Hrabosky 3% 98% Single to 2B; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 2B
Mike Garman replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 2 12- O HOU D. Rader M. Garman -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
Greg Gross moves from RF to LF
Bob Gallagher replaces Bob Watson (LF) playing RF batting 4th
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Bob Heise (2B) batting 8th
t9 1-4 0 --- O STL J. Cruz T. Griffin 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-P
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Mike Garman (P) batting 9th
t9 1-4 1 --- O STL J. Hickman T. Griffin 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-4 2 --- O STL L. Brock T. Griffin 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

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