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Standings
CAL
@BAL		1
3
MIN
@CLE		3
10
OAK
@DET		5
1
STL
@LAD		4
0
CIN
@MON		4
1
HOU
@NYM		2
4
ATL
@PHI		2
1		 
(11)
CHC
@SDP		5
6
Monday, August 21, 1972,
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 17,582, Time of Game: 1:58
Cardinals
4
56-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Dodgers
0
60-54
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Bob Gibson (14-7)
L: Don Sutton (13-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  1    4  8  1
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .304 .730 0.044 0.50 0.076 -0.032 0.1 1 0 2B,SB
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .266 .673 0.066 0.72 0.089 -0.023 0.9 1 3
Bernie Carbo RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .268 .737 0.118 0.90 0.144 -0.026 1.0 4 0 HR,2B
Ted Simmons C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .782 -0.030 0.97 0.017 -0.047 -0.8 7 0 SF
Luis Melendez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .688 -0.044 0.46 0.008 -0.052 -0.0 1 0 SB
Ed Crosby 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .527 -0.044 0.45 0.000 -0.044 -0.9 0 1
Ron Allen 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .649 -0.028 0.58 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 9 0
   Matty Alou PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .739 -0.013 0.26 0.000 -0.013 -0.5 2 0
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .229 .579 0.002 0.29 0.017 -0.015 0.2 2 5 IW
Bob Gibson P 4 0 1 1 0 2 .178 .575 -0.032 0.57 0.016 -0.048 0.5 0 3 2B
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 2 7 .235 .682 0.039 0.58 0.367 -0.328 0.2 27 12
2B: B Gibson (4, off P Richert); L Brock (17, off D Sutton); B Carbo (9, off D Sutton).
HR: B Carbo (4, off D Sutton; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: T Simmons (3, off D Sutton).
IBB: D Maxvill (4, by P Richert).
TB: B Carbo 6; B Gibson 2; T Sizemore 2; L Brock 2; L Melendez; D Maxvill.
RBI: B Gibson (9); T Sizemore (27); T Simmons (76); B Carbo (23).
2-out RBI: B Gibson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Gibson-D Maxvill-M Alou.
E: L Melendez (8).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (49, 3rd base off D Sutton/S Yeager); L Melendez (1, 2nd base off P Richert/C Cannizzaro).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Valentine 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .270 .642 0.048 0.74 0.080 -0.032 0.5 1 2
Bill Buckner RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .324 .753 -0.072 1.16 0.025 -0.097 -0.6 4 0
Willie Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .732 -0.111 1.16 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 2 0
   Pete Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Wes Parker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 .752 0.100 1.21 0.131 -0.031 0.4 9 2
Willie Crawford LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .236 .731 -0.117 1.27 0.009 -0.126 -0.6 1 0
Jim Lefebvre 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .199 .606 -0.078 1.05 0.021 -0.099 -0.3 0 2
Bill Russell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .731 -0.109 1.11 0.000 -0.109 -1.0 1 2
Steve Yeager C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .069 .275 -0.046 0.95 0.000 -0.046 -0.3 5 0
   Manny Mota PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .326 .838 0.033 0.69 0.045 -0.012 -0.0 0 0
Don Sutton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .328 -0.030 0.61 0.000 -0.030 -0.2 2 2
   Chris Cannizzaro PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .657 -0.079 1.83 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 2 0 GDP
Team Totals 33 0 7 0 2 6 .212 .469 -0.461 1.07 0.311 -0.772 -3.8 27 10
TB: W Parker 2; B Valentine 2; M Mota; W Crawford; B Buckner.
GIDP: C Cannizzaro (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 7.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (14-7) 9 7 0 0 2 6 0 2.76 35 77 0.461 1.07 3.8
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 35 77 0.461 0.58 3.8

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, L (13-8) 8 6 3 3 1 5 1 2.19 31 62 -0.026 0.67 0.4
Pete Richert 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.04 6 0 0 -0.013 0.16 -0.6
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 2 7 1 4.00 37 62 0 0 -0.039 1.07 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: B Gibson (7); D Sutton (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: P Richert (2; D Maxvill).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 17,582.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Bobby Valentine 3B
2 Ted Sizemore 2B 2 Bill Buckner RF
3 Bernie Carbo RF 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Wes Parker 1B
5 Luis Melendez CF 5 Willie Crawford LF
6 Ed Crosby 3B 6 Jim Lefebvre 2B
7 Ron Allen 1B 7 Bill Russell SS
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Steve Yeager C
9 Bob Gibson P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-0 0 --- R STL B. Carbo D. Sutton 11% 76% Home Run
b8 0-3 0 1-- OO LAD C. Cannizzaro B. Gibson 8% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b7 0-2 0 -2- O LAD W. Crawford B. Gibson 7% 78% Strikeout
b7 0-2 0 --- LAD W. Parker B. Gibson -7% 75% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore D. Sutton 6% 60% Single to LF; Brock to 2B

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, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock D. Sutton 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore D. Sutton 6% 60% Single to LF; Brock to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O STL B. Carbo D. Sutton -2% 57% Flyball: CF; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 RO STL T. Simmons D. Sutton 2% 59% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O STL L. Melendez D. Sutton -2% 57% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- LAD B. Valentine B. Gibson -4% 53% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- O LAD B. Buckner B. Gibson 4% 57% Popfly: SS
b1 0-1 1 1-- O LAD W. Davis B. Gibson 3% 59% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-1 2 1-- O LAD W. Parker B. Gibson 2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O STL E. Crosby D. Sutton -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- O STL R. Allen D. Sutton -1% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Sutton -1% 58% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford B. Gibson 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O LAD J. Lefebvre B. Gibson 2% 62% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 2 --- O LAD B. Russell B. Gibson 1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson D. Sutton -2% 61% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock D. Sutton -1% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 1-0 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore D. Sutton -1% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager B. Gibson 3% 61% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O LAD D. Sutton B. Gibson 2% 63% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --- LAD B. Valentine B. Gibson -3% 60% Single to CF; Valentine to 2B/Adv on E8
b3 0-1 2 -2- O LAD B. Buckner B. Gibson 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- R STL B. Carbo D. Sutton 11% 76% Home Run
t4 2-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons D. Sutton -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- O STL L. Melendez D. Sutton -1% 73% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O STL E. Crosby D. Sutton -1% 72% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- O LAD W. Davis B. Gibson 3% 75% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- LAD W. Parker B. Gibson -3% 72% Single to CF
b4 0-2 1 1-- O LAD W. Crawford B. Gibson 3% 75% Strikeout
b4 0-2 2 1-- O LAD J. Lefebvre B. Gibson 3% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- O STL R. Allen D. Sutton -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 1 --- STL D. Maxvill D. Sutton 2% 78% Single to RF
t5 2-0 1 1-- O STL B. Gibson D. Sutton -2% 76% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 2-0 2 1-- O STL L. Brock D. Sutton -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- O LAD B. Russell B. Gibson 3% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O LAD S. Yeager B. Gibson 2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O LAD D. Sutton B. Gibson 1% 81% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t6 2-0 0 --- O STL T. Sizemore D. Sutton -1% 79% Strikeout
t6 2-0 1 --- STL B. Carbo D. Sutton 3% 82% Double to LF
t6 2-0 1 -2- O STL T. Simmons D. Sutton -2% 80% Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-0 2 -2- O STL L. Melendez D. Sutton -2% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- O LAD B. Valentine B. Gibson 3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-2 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner B. Gibson 2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O LAD W. Davis B. Gibson 1% 84% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- O STL E. Crosby D. Sutton -1% 83% Flyball: CF
Matty Alou pinch hits for Ron Allen (1B) batting 7th
t7 2-0 1 --- O STL M. Alou D. Sutton -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Sutton -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
Matty Alou moves from PH to 1B
b7 0-2 0 --- LAD W. Parker B. Gibson -7% 75% Single to RF
b7 0-2 0 1-- LAD W. Crawford B. Gibson -3% 72% Wild Pitch; Parker to 2B
b7 0-2 0 -2- O LAD W. Crawford B. Gibson 7% 78% Strikeout
b7 0-2 1 -2- O LAD J. Lefebvre B. Gibson 6% 84% Lineout: RF
b7 0-2 2 -2- O LAD B. Russell B. Gibson 5% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
t8 2-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson D. Sutton -1% 88% Strikeout
t8 2-0 1 --- STL L. Brock D. Sutton 2% 90% Double to LF
t8 2-0 1 -2- STL T. Sizemore D. Sutton 2% 91% Brock Steals 3B
t8 2-0 1 --3 R STL T. Sizemore D. Sutton 3% 94% Single to CF; Brock Scores
t8 3-0 1 1-- O STL B. Carbo D. Sutton -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Sizemore to 2B
t8 3-0 2 -2- STL T. Simmons D. Sutton 0% 94% Wild Pitch; Sizemore to 3B
t8 3-0 2 --3 O STL T. Simmons D. Sutton -1% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
Manny Mota pinch hits for Steve Yeager (C) batting 8th
b8 0-3 0 --- LAD M. Mota B. Gibson -4% 89% Single to P
Chris Cannizzaro pinch hits for Don Sutton (P) batting 9th
b8 0-3 0 1-- OO LAD C. Cannizzaro B. Gibson 8% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b8 0-3 2 --- LAD B. Valentine B. Gibson -1% 96% Single to LF
b8 0-3 2 1-- LAD B. Buckner B. Gibson -2% 93% Single to P; Valentine to 2B
b8 0-3 2 12- O LAD W. Davis B. Gibson 4% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Pete Richert facing 5-6-7
Pete Richert replaces Willie Davis (CF) pitching and batting 3rd
Chris Cannizzaro moves from PH to C
Manny Mota moves from PH to CF
t9 3-0 0 --- STL L. Melendez P. Richert 0% 98% Single to CF
t9 3-0 0 1-- STL E. Crosby P. Richert 0% 98% Melendez Steals 2B
t9 3-0 0 -2- O STL E. Crosby P. Richert -1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-0 1 -2- O STL M. Alou P. Richert -0% 97% Strikeout
t9 3-0 2 -2- STL D. Maxvill P. Richert 0% 97% Intentional Walk
t9 3-0 2 12- R STL B. Gibson P. Richert 2% 99% Double to LF; Melendez Scores; Maxvill to 3B
t9 4-0 2 -23 O STL L. Brock P. Richert -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b9 0-4 0 --- O LAD W. Parker B. Gibson 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b9 0-4 1 --- LAD W. Crawford B. Gibson -1% 99% Single to LF
b9 0-4 1 1-- LAD J. Lefebvre B. Gibson -2% 96% Walk; Crawford to 2B
b9 0-4 1 12- O LAD B. Russell B. Gibson 2% 99% Flyball: RF
b9 0-4 2 12- O LAD M. Mota B. Gibson 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.

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