April 23, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
KCR 2 CLE 2
BAL 1 MIL 3
DET 0 MIN 8
OAK 4 TEX 5
CAL 2 ATL 4
CIN 3
(11) SDP 2
@LAD 1 STL 6
@MON 1 NYM 8
CHC 2 NYM 7
CHC 6
(12) PHI 5
PIT 4
(11) HOU 13
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 18,332

Sunday, April 23, 1972
Time of Game: 2:22

Cardinals

2-6

Won 1

5th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  0    6  8  1
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  5  1

W: S Spinks (1-1), L: S Renko (1-1)

Expos

5-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou RF                     3   1   1   1    2   0  .300  .697    0    1   0   SB,GDP
  D Maxvill SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         1   2   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .176  .398    0    3   5   
J Hague 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .278  .944    0    7   0   2B
J Torre 3B                    2   0   0   0    3   0  .333  .821    0    0   1   IW
T Simmons C                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .344  .757    0    7   0   
J Cruz CF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .226  .563    0    3   0   
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .443    0    3   0   SB
E Crosby SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .389  .865    0    2   1   
  D Clendenon PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .083    0    0   0   IW
  L Melendez PR-RF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Spinks P                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   6   8   5   10   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Hague (3, off M Torrez).

IBB: D Clendenon (1, by D Lemaster); J Torre (1, by S Renko).

TB: T Simmons 2; J Hague 2; S Spinks 2; J Cruz; L Brock; M Alou.

GIDP: M Alou (2).

RBI: T Simmons 2 (5); S Spinks (1); J Hague (3); M Alou (2).

2-out RBI: J Hague.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: T Sizemore (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alou (2, 2nd base off M Marshall/J Boccabella); L Brock (2, 3rd base off D Lemaster/J Boccabella).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     2   0   1   0    3   0  .250  .794    0    3   5   
B Bailey 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .217  .541    0    1   1   
M Jorgensen 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .608    0    7   2   
R Fairly RF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .646    0    4   0   
K Singleton LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .879    0    1   1   
B Day CF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .513    0    3   0   
J Boccabella C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .422    0    5   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .594    0    3   2   
S Renko P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Fairey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  D Lemaster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Torrez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Mashore PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.300    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   5   1    5   7                    27  11

BATTING

TB: B Bailey; J Boccabella; R Fairly; R Hunt; T Foli.

RBI: R Fairly (2).

2-out RBI: R Fairly.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Jorgensen-T Foli-M Jorgensen.

E: R Hunt (2).

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
S Spinks, W (1-1)              9     5   1   1    5   7   0   2.57   38     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 5     75    -     0.81   0.41
Totals                         9     5   1   1    5   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 5           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Renko, L (1-1)               6     3   2   2    7   2   0   3.09   27     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 3     53    -     0.95  -0.00
M Marshall                     1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.03
D Lemaster                     0.1   4   4   4    1   0   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.56  -0.11
M Torrez                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.17  -0.00
T Walker                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   6   10   4   0          43     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 8          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Lemaster (1; D Clendenon); S Renko (1; J Torre).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 18,332.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Montreal Expos                       
1. M Alou               RF    1. R Hunt               2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. B Bailey             3B 
3. J Hague              1B    3. M Jorgensen          1B 
4. J Torre              3B    4. R Fairly             RF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. K Singleton          LF 
6. J Cruz               CF    6. B Day                CF 
7. L Brock              LF    7. J Boccabella         C  
8. E Crosby             SS    8. T Foli               SS 
9. S Spinks             P     9. S Renko              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  123      15%  76% T Simmons       S Renko         Single to RF; Alou Scores; Sizemore Scores; Torre to 3B
   t 8   1  0-2  1--       6%  95% L Brock         D Lemaster      Single to LF; Cruz Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Brock to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  59% T Sizemore      S Renko         Walk; Alou to 2B
   b 3   2  2-0  1-3       6%  75% M Jorgensen     S Spinks        Strikeout
   t 1   1  0-2  1-3      -5%  71% J Cruz          S Renko         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Alou          Walk
          1--      59%  T Sizemore      Walk; Alou to 2B
   O      12-      59%  J Hague         Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
          -23      60%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      76%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Alou Scores; Sizemore Scores; Torre to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      1-3      67%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      67%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      70%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      72%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  E Crosby        Flyball: RF
          ---      72%  S Spinks        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      68%  M Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  K Singleton     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      72%  B Day           Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  J Boccabella    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Renko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  T Sizemore      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      71%  J Hague         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      70%  J Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  T Foli          Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  S Renko         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  R Hunt          Walk
          1--      70%  B Bailey        Single to CF; Hunt to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      75%  J Cruz          Single to 2B
          1--      78%  L Brock         Walk; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-      75%  E Crosby        Flyball: RF; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  S Spinks        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  R Fairly        Walk
   O      1--      71%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      75%  B Day           Strikeout
   O      1--      77%  J Boccabella    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  T Sizemore      Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      76%  J Hague         Walk
          1--      77%  J Torre         Walk; Hague to 2B
   O      12-      74%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  S Renko         Strikeout
          ---      77%  R Hunt          Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Renko facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      78%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  E Crosby        Walk
   O      1--      77%  S Spinks        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Fairly        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Marshall replaces Steve Renko pitching and batting 9th
          ---      86%  M Alou          Walk
          1--      88%  T Sizemore      Alou Steals 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      83%  J Hague         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      81%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  B Day           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  J Boccabella    Strikeout
          ---      85%  T Foli          Single to SS
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Mike Marshall batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  J Fairey        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
                  Denny Lemaster replaces Jim Fairey pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  T Simmons       Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      95%  L Brock         Single to LF; Cruz Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Brock to 2B
                  Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Ed Crosby batting 8th
          -2-      96%  D Clendenon     Brock Steals 3B
          --3      96%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Luis Melendez pinch runs for Donn Clendenon batting 8th
   R      1-3      98%  S Spinks        Single to LF; Brock Scores; Melendez to 2B
   R      12-      99%  M Alou          Single to RF; Melendez Scores; Spinks to 3B
                  Mike Torrez replaces Denny Lemaster pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 2B
   RO     1-3      99%  J Hague         Double to LF; Spinks Scores; Alou out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
                  Dal Maxvill replaces Matty Alou playing SS batting 1st; Luis Melendez moves to RF
          ---      99%  R Hunt          Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: P-1B; Bailey to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  R Fairly        Single to LF; Bailey Scores
          1--      99%  K Singleton     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fairly to 2B; Singleton to 1B
   O      12-     100%  B Day           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tom Walker facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Walker replaces Mike Torrez pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--     100%  J Cruz          Popfly: SS
   O      1--      99%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Scipio Spinks facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  J Boccabella    Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Clyde Mashore pinch hits for Tom Walker batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  C Mashore       Strikeout Looking
          1--     100%  R Hunt          Walk; Foli to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197204230

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation