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Standings
KCR
@BAL		0
4
NYY
@CAL		1
8
TEX
@DET		7
0
MIL
@MIN		7
8
BOS
@OAK		3
4
PIT
@ATL		8
1
CHC
@CIN		3
9
STL
@HOU		2
7
SFG
@MON		9
2
SDP
@NYM		4
8
LAD
@PHI		7
1
Monday, August 11, 1975 7:32PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 10,550, Time of Game: 2:19
Cardinals
2
60-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Astros
7
45-75
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
6th, 34 GB
W: Larry Dierker (10-12)
L: John Curtis (8-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2 10  2
Astros          3  0  0   0  0  3   1  0  X    7 12  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .326 .814 -0.013 1.22 0.058 -0.071 -0.5 2 0 SB
Bake McBride CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .690 -0.105 0.83 0.010 -0.116 -0.8 2 0
Ron Fairly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .885 -0.079 0.70 0.000 -0.079 -1.3 6 0 GDP
Ted Simmons C 4 1 4 0 0 0 .345 .939 0.102 0.46 0.102 0.000 1.4 5 1 2B
Reggie Smith RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .293 .883 -0.067 0.82 0.020 -0.087 -0.1 2 0 GDP
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .618 -0.070 0.61 0.000 -0.070 -1.1 4 2
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .651 -0.056 0.61 0.006 -0.062 -0.9 2 3
Mike Tyson SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 .260 .671 0.084 0.84 0.107 -0.023 1.9 1 3 GDP
John Curtis P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .513 -0.007 0.31 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 0
   Buddy Bradford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .725 -0.046 1.38 0.000 -0.046 -0.4
   Harry Parker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Melendez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .657 0.012 0.35 0.012 0.000 0.2
   Eric Rasmussen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ken Rudolph PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .513 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Team Totals 34 2 10 2 2 3 .294 .657 -0.245 0.75 0.315 -0.561 -1.8 24 10
2B: T Simmons (27, off L Dierker).
TB: T Simmons 5; R Smith 2; M Tyson 2; K Reitz; B McBride.
GIDP: M Tyson (5); R Smith (15); R Fairly (6).
RBI: M Tyson 2 (20).
2-out RBI: M Tyson 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Reitz-T Sizemore-R Fairly.
E: T Simmons (10); T Sizemore (15).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (43, 2nd base off L Dierker/S Jutze).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 .294 .709 0.010 0.38 0.036 -0.026 -1.1 3 0
Greg Gross RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .308 .748 0.067 0.59 0.084 -0.017 -0.2 1 0
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .269 .763 0.120 0.59 0.141 -0.021 1.4 2 0 2B,SB,CS
Cliff Johnson 1B 4 1 4 2 0 0 .297 .867 0.079 0.35 0.079 0.000 2.2 13 0 2B
Doug Rader 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .232 .661 -0.035 0.37 0.009 -0.044 -0.7 0 2 GDP
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .459 -0.032 0.33 0.000 -0.032 -1.1 1 6
Skip Jutze C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .239 .518 -0.012 0.25 0.007 -0.018 0.4 5 1 2B
Jerry DaVanon SS 4 1 3 3 0 0 .346 .976 0.079 0.31 0.085 -0.006 3.7 2 4 HR,SB
Larry Dierker P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .069 .138 -0.021 0.20 0.000 -0.021 -0.9 0 3 SH
Team Totals 34 7 12 6 3 4 .353 .935 0.255 0.39 0.441 -0.185 3.6 27 16
2B: S Jutze (2, off K Reynolds); C Cedeno (25, off E Rasmussen); C Johnson (9, off E Rasmussen).
HR: J DaVanon (1, off H Parker; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: L Dierker (9, off K Reynolds).
TB: J DaVanon 6; C Johnson 5; C Cedeno 4; S Jutze 3.
GIDP: D Rader (10).
RBI: J DaVanon 3 (4); C Johnson 2 (43); C Cedeno (35).
2-out RBI: J DaVanon 3; C Johnson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. L Dierker-J DaVanon-C Johnson; J DaVanon-T Helms-C Johnson; T Helms-J DaVanon-C Johnson.
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (39, 2nd base off J Curtis/T Simmons); J DaVanon (2, 2nd base off J Curtis/T Simmons).
CS: C Cedeno (11, 2nd base by J Curtis/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Curtis, L (8-9) 5 5 3 2 2 1 0 3.69 21 46 -0.183 0.57 -0.9
Harry Parker 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 5.05 6 0 0 -0.062 0.28 -2.6
Eric Rasmussen 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.18 6 0 0 -0.010 0.07 -0.6
Ken Reynolds 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 5 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.4
Team Totals 8 12 7 6 3 4 1 6.75 38 46 0 0 -0.254 0.75 -3.6

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, W (10-12) 9 10 2 2 2 3 0 4.13 36 60 0.246 0.75 1.8
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 2 3 0 2.00 36 60 0.246 0.39 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: L Dierker 3 (10).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 10,550.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Wilbur Howard LF
2 Bake McBride CF 2 Greg Gross RF
3 Ron Fairly 1B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Cliff Johnson 1B
5 Reggie Smith RF 5 Doug Rader 3B
6 Ted Sizemore 2B 6 Tommy Helms 2B
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Skip Jutze C
8 Mike Tyson SS 8 Jerry DaVanon SS
9 John Curtis P 9 Larry Dierker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 12- R HOU C. Cedeno J. Curtis 13% 77% Single to CF; Howard Scores/unER; Gross to 3B
t6 0-3 1 -23 O STL B. McBride L. Dierker 9% 88% Fielder's Choice P; Tyson out at Hm/P-3B-C; Brock to 3B
t2 0-3 0 1-- OO STL R. Smith L. Dierker 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 3-0 2 12- RRR HOU J. DaVanon H. Parker 6% 99% Home Run; Johnson Scores; Jutze Scores
t5 0-3 0 --- STL T. Simmons L. Dierker -6% 80% Double to RF

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' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock L. Dierker 2% 52% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL B. McBride L. Dierker 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Fairly L. Dierker 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU W. Howard J. Curtis 4% 58% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- HOU G. Gross J. Curtis 6% 64% Walk; Howard to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- R HOU C. Cedeno J. Curtis 13% 77% Single to CF; Howard Scores/unER; Gross to 3B
b1 1-0 0 1-3 R HOU C. Johnson J. Curtis 3% 79% Cedeno Steals 2B; Gross Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b1 2-0 0 -2- R HOU C. Johnson J. Curtis 5% 84% Single to LF; Cedeno Scores
b1 3-0 0 1-- OO HOU D. Rader J. Curtis -3% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 3-0 2 --- O HOU T. Helms J. Curtis -0% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- STL T. Simmons L. Dierker -3% 77% Single to LF
t2 0-3 0 1-- OO STL R. Smith L. Dierker 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-3 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore L. Dierker 1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze J. Curtis -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 3-0 1 --- HOU J. DaVanon J. Curtis 1% 84% Single to CF
b2 3-0 1 1-- HOU L. Dierker J. Curtis 1% 85% DaVanon Steals 2B
b2 3-0 1 -2- O HOU L. Dierker J. Curtis -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
b2 3-0 2 -2- O HOU W. Howard J. Curtis -2% 82% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- O STL K. Reitz L. Dierker 2% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- O STL M. Tyson L. Dierker 1% 85% Strikeout
t3 0-3 2 --- O STL J. Curtis L. Dierker 1% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross J. Curtis -1% 85% Flyball: SS
b3 3-0 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno J. Curtis 1% 86% Single to CF
b3 3-0 1 1-- O HOU C. Johnson J. Curtis -2% 84% Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 3-0 2 --- HOU C. Johnson J. Curtis 1% 85% Single to LF
b3 3-0 2 1-- HOU D. Rader J. Curtis 1% 86% Walk; Johnson to 2B
b3 3-0 2 12- O HOU T. Helms J. Curtis -2% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- O STL L. Brock L. Dierker 2% 86% Flyball: LF
t4 0-3 1 --- O STL B. McBride L. Dierker 1% 87% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 2 --- O STL R. Fairly L. Dierker 1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze J. Curtis -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O HOU J. DaVanon J. Curtis -1% 87% Foul Flyball: C
b4 3-0 2 --- O HOU L. Dierker J. Curtis -0% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t5 0-3 0 --- STL T. Simmons L. Dierker -6% 80% Double to RF
t5 0-3 0 -2- O STL R. Smith L. Dierker 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B; Simmons to 3B
t5 0-3 1 --3 O STL T. Sizemore L. Dierker 5% 87% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 0-3 2 --3 O STL K. Reitz L. Dierker 3% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard J. Curtis -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b5 3-0 1 --- O HOU G. Gross J. Curtis -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno J. Curtis -0% 89% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
t6 0-3 0 --- STL M. Tyson L. Dierker -4% 85% Single to LF
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for John Curtis (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 1-- STL B. Bradford L. Dierker -2% 83% Wild Pitch; Tyson to 2B
t6 0-3 0 -2- STL B. Bradford L. Dierker -2% 81% Wild Pitch; Tyson to 3B
t6 0-3 0 --3 O STL B. Bradford L. Dierker 5% 85% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 --3 STL L. Brock L. Dierker -3% 82% Walk
t6 0-3 1 1-3 STL B. McBride L. Dierker -2% 79% Brock Steals 2B
t6 0-3 1 -23 O STL B. McBride L. Dierker 9% 88% Fielder's Choice P; Tyson out at Hm/P-3B-C; Brock to 3B
t6 0-3 2 1-3 O STL R. Fairly L. Dierker 4% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Harry Parker facing 4-5-6
Harry Parker replaces Buddy Bradford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- HOU C. Johnson H. Parker 1% 94% Single to LF
b6 3-0 0 1-- O HOU D. Rader H. Parker -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-0 1 1-- O HOU T. Helms H. Parker -1% 92% Flyball: RF
b6 3-0 2 1-- HOU S. Jutze H. Parker 1% 93% Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
b6 3-0 2 12- RRR HOU J. DaVanon H. Parker 6% 99% Home Run; Johnson Scores; Jutze Scores
b6 6-0 2 --- O HOU L. Dierker H. Parker -0% 99% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t7 0-6 0 --- STL T. Simmons L. Dierker -1% 98% Single to RF
t7 0-6 0 1-- STL R. Smith L. Dierker -2% 97% Single to CF; Simmons to 2B
t7 0-6 0 12- O STL T. Sizemore L. Dierker 1% 97% Bunt Groundout: C-1B; Simmons to 3B; Smith to 2B
t7 0-6 1 -23 O STL K. Reitz L. Dierker 1% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t7 0-6 2 -23 RR STL M. Tyson L. Dierker -2% 97% Single to CF; Simmons Scores; Smith Scores
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Harry Parker (P) batting 9th
t7 2-6 2 1-- STL L. Melendez L. Dierker -1% 96% Walk; Tyson to 2B
t7 2-6 2 12- STL L. Brock L. Dierker -1% 95% Wild Pitch; Tyson to 3B; Melendez to 2B
t7 2-6 2 -23 O STL L. Brock L. Dierker 3% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
Eric Rasmussen replaces Luis Melendez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 0 --- O HOU W. Howard E. Rasmussen -0% 98% Strikeout
b7 6-2 1 --- O HOU G. Gross E. Rasmussen -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-2 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno E. Rasmussen 0% 98% Double to LF
b7 6-2 2 -2- R HOU C. Johnson E. Rasmussen 1% 99% Double to RF; Cedeno Scores
b7 7-2 2 -2- HOU D. Rader E. Rasmussen 0% 99% Walk
b7 7-2 2 12- O HOU T. Helms E. Rasmussen -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 7.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
t8 2-7 0 --- STL B. McBride L. Dierker -1% 98% Single to CF
t8 2-7 0 1-- OO STL R. Fairly L. Dierker 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 2-7 2 --- STL T. Simmons L. Dierker -0% 99% Single to RF
t8 2-7 2 1-- STL R. Smith L. Dierker -0% 99% Single to RF; Simmons to 2B
t8 2-7 2 12- O STL T. Sizemore L. Dierker 1% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cardinals' Ken Reynolds facing 7-8-9
Ken Reynolds replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-2 0 --- HOU S. Jutze K. Reynolds 0% 100% Double to RF
b8 7-2 0 -2- HOU J. DaVanon K. Reynolds 0% 100% Single to RF; Jutze to 3B
b8 7-2 0 1-3 O HOU L. Dierker K. Reynolds -0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; DaVanon to 2B
b8 7-2 1 -23 O HOU W. Howard K. Reynolds -0% 100% Lineout: 3B
b8 7-2 2 -23 O HOU G. Gross K. Reynolds -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
t9 2-7 0 --- STL K. Reitz L. Dierker -1% 99% Single to RF
t9 2-7 0 1-- OO STL M. Tyson L. Dierker 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
Ken Rudolph pinch hits for Ken Reynolds (P) batting 9th
t9 2-7 2 --- O STL K. Rudolph L. Dierker 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 7.

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