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DET  5
@BAL  3
 BOS  4
CLE  2
 CAL  2
MIN  0
 CHW 14
TEX  0
 NYY  2
MIL  0
 OAK  3
KCR  2
 LAD  3
@ATL  1
 HOU  8
@CIN  4
 MON  7
NYM  2
 PHI  6
STL  3
 CHC  6
@PIT  4
 SFG  5
@SDP  1
Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 5,311

 Tuesday, April 18, 1972
Time of Game: 2:27
Cardinals
3
1-3
Lost 1
6th, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  3   1  2  X    6 10  0
W: Bill Champion (1-0), L: Scipio Spinks (0-1), S: Wayne Twitchell (1)
 Phillies
6
2-2
Won 1
3rd, 1½ GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444              0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .313  .665              2   3   
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .646              0   0   
J Hague 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .955             10   0   2B
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .688              9   0   
J Cruz CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .762              2   0   
E Crosby 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .571 1.143              0   2   
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083              1   2   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Grzenda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  S Guzman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J McNertney PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
S Spinks P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   
  T Cloninger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  L Melendez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  M Martinez SS               1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   1   
Totals                       35   3   8   0    3   8                         24  10
Batting Events
2B: J Hague (2, off B Champion).
TB: E Crosby 3; J Hague 2; T Sizemore; J McNertney; M Martinez; L Brock.
RBI: E Crosby (1); M Martinez (1).
2-out RBI: E Crosby; M Martinez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Maxvill-T Sizemore-J Hague.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Bowa SS                     4   1   3   1    0   1  .294  .588              2   1   2·SB
T McCarver C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .611              8   0   2B,GDP
W Montanez CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .753              2   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .214  .695             12   0   3B,2B
G Luzinski LF                 3   1   1   3    0   0  .167  .979              1   0   HR,SF
D Money 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .350              0   2   
M Anderson RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .817              1   0   2B
D Doyle 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .607              1   5   
B Champion P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   2   SH
  C Short P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       31   6  10   0    2   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Johnson (1, off S Spinks); T McCarver (1, off S Spinks); M Anderson (2, off S Spinks).
3B: D Johnson (1, off J Grzenda).
HR: G Luzinski (2, off S Guzman; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SF: G Luzinski (1, off T Cloninger).
SH: B Champion (1, off J Grzenda).
TB: D Johnson 5; G Luzinski 4; L Bowa 3; M Anderson 2; T McCarver 2; D Doyle; W Montanez.
GIDP: T McCarver (1).
RBI: G Luzinski 3 (4); D Johnson (2); T McCarver (2); L Bowa (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding Events
PB: T McCarver 2 (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Bowa 2 (2, 3rd base off J Grzenda/T Simmons, 2nd base off J Grzenda/T Simmons).

Pitching Stats

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, L (0-1)              5     6   3   3    2   5   0   5.40   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 6     46    -     1.37  -0.27
T Cloninger                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.35   0.07
J Grzenda                      1     3   2   2    0   0   0  13.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.76  -0.10
S Guzman                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.10  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   6   6    2   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·10          3-2
S Spinks faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
J Grzenda faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Champion, W (1-0)            8.2   7   3   2    3   7   0   2.08   36     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 7     64    -     0.95   0.14
C Short                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0  10.80    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    1.33  -0.04
W Twitchell, S (1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.09   0.07
Totals                         9     8   3   2    3   8   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 8          5-0
C Short faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 5,311.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Philadelphia Phillies                        
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Larry Bowa                   SS
2. Ted Sizemore                 2B       2. Tim McCarver                  C
3. Matty Alou                   RF       3. Willie Montanez              CF
4. Joe Hague                    1B       4. Deron Johnson                1B
5. Ted Simmons                   C       5. Greg Luzinski                LF
6. Jose Cruz                    CF       6. Don Money                    3B
7. Ed Crosby                    3B       7. Mike Anderson                RF
8. Dal Maxvill                  SS       8. Denny Doyle                  2B
9. Scipio Spinks                 P       9. Bill Champion                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 0 1-- R 19% 49% 0-2 PHI T. McCarver S. Spinks Double to CF; Bowa Scores
b6 0 1-3 R 17% 78% 1-2 PHI D. Johnson S. Spinks Double to CF; McCarver Scores; Montanez to 3B
b6 0 -2- 12% 61% 1-2 PHI W. Montanez S. Spinks Single to P; McCarver to 3B
t2 2 -2- R -11% 41% 0-0 STL E. Crosby B. Champion Single to CF; Hague Scores
b7 1 -2- R 8% 90% 3-2 PHI L. Bowa J. Grzenda Single to CF; Doyle Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock B. Champion Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 STL T. Sizemore B. Champion Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 STL M. Alou B. Champion Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 PHI L. Bowa S. Spinks Single to LF
b1 0 1-- OO -7% 51% 0-0 PHI T. McCarver S. Spinks Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 PHI W. Montanez S. Spinks Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -7% 43% 0-0 STL J. Hague B. Champion Double to CF
t2 0 -2- O 5% 48% 0-0 STL T. Simmons B. Champion Flyball: LF
t2 1 -2- O 4% 51% 0-0 STL J. Cruz B. Champion Flyball: CF
t2 2 -2- R -11% 41% 0-0 STL E. Crosby B. Champion Single to CF; Hague Scores
t2 2 1-- O 2% 43% 1-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Champion Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -3% 40% 0-1 PHI D. Johnson S. Spinks Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 39% 0-1 PHI G. Luzinski S. Spinks Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 38% 0-1 PHI D. Money S. Spinks Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 STL S. Spinks B. Champion Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 STL L. Brock B. Champion Strikeout
t3 2 --- -1% 40% 1-0 STL T. Sizemore B. Champion Single to CF
t3 2 1-- -1% 39% 1-0 STL M. Alou B. Champion Passed Ball; Sizemore to 2B
t3 2 -2- -1% 38% 1-0 STL M. Alou B. Champion Walk
t3 2 12- -3% 35% 1-0 STL J. Hague B. Champion Walk; Sizemore to 3B; Alou to 2B
t3 2 123 R -8% 27% 1-0 STL T. Simmons B. Champion Passed Ball; Sizemore Scores/unER
t3 2 12- O 3% 30% 2-0 STL T. Simmons B. Champion Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- 4% 35% 0-2 PHI M. Anderson S. Spinks Walk
b3 0 1-- 7% 42% 0-2 PHI D. Doyle S. Spinks Walk; Anderson to 2B
b3 0 12- O -7% 35% 0-2 PHI B. Champion S. Spinks Foul Flyball: C
b3 1 12- O -5% 30% 0-2 PHI L. Bowa S. Spinks Strikeout Looking
b3 2 12- O -5% 25% 0-2 PHI T. McCarver S. Spinks Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 2% 27% 2-0 STL J. Cruz B. Champion Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- O 1% 28% 2-0 STL E. Crosby B. Champion Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 28% 2-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Champion Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -3% 26% 0-2 PHI W. Montanez S. Spinks Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- O -2% 24% 0-2 PHI D. Johnson S. Spinks Strikeout
b4 2 --- O -1% 23% 0-2 PHI G. Luzinski S. Spinks Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 2% 24% 2-0 STL S. Spinks B. Champion Popfly: SS
t5 1 --- O 1% 25% 2-0 STL L. Brock B. Champion Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O 1% 26% 2-0 STL T. Sizemore B. Champion Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O -3% 23% 0-2 PHI D. Money S. Spinks Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- 6% 29% 0-2 PHI M. Anderson S. Spinks Double to RF
b5 1 -2- O -4% 25% 0-2 PHI D. Doyle S. Spinks Groundout: 1B unassisted; Anderson to 3B
b5 2 --3 O -5% 20% 0-2 PHI B. Champion S. Spinks Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 2% 21% 2-0 STL M. Alou B. Champion Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1 --- O 1% 22% 2-0 STL J. Hague B. Champion Groundout: P-SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 23% 2-0 STL T. Simmons B. Champion Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 6% 29% 0-2 PHI L. Bowa S. Spinks Single to CF
b6 0 1-- R 19% 49% 0-2 PHI T. McCarver S. Spinks Double to CF; Bowa Scores
b6 0 -2- 12% 61% 1-2 PHI W. Montanez S. Spinks Single to P; McCarver to 3B
b6 0 1-3 R 17% 78% 1-2 PHI D. Johnson S. Spinks Double to CF; McCarver Scores; Montanez to 3B
Tony Cloninger replaces Scipio Spinks pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 -23 RO -0% 77% 2-2 PHI G. Luzinski T. Cloninger Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Montanez Scores
b6 1 -2- O -3% 74% 3-2 PHI D. Money T. Cloninger Popfly: SS
b6 2 -2- O -3% 71% 3-2 PHI M. Anderson T. Cloninger Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 4% 75% 2-3 STL J. Cruz B. Champion Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- -5% 70% 2-3 STL E. Crosby B. Champion Single to RF
Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
t7 1 1-- O 5% 76% 2-3 STL D. Clendenon B. Champion Strikeout
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Tony Cloninger (P) batting 9th
t7 2 1-- O 4% 80% 2-3 STL L. Melendez B. Champion Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Joe Grzenda facing 8-9-1
Joe Grzenda replaces Donn Clendenon (PH) pitching and batting 8th; Marty Martinez replaces Luis Melendez (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b7 0 --- 3% 83% 3-2 PHI D. Doyle J. Grzenda Single to CF
b7 0 1-- O -1% 82% 3-2 PHI B. Champion J. Grzenda Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Doyle to 2B
b7 1 -2- R 8% 90% 3-2 PHI L. Bowa J. Grzenda Single to CF; Doyle Scores
b7 1 1-- 1% 91% 4-2 PHI T. McCarver J. Grzenda Bowa Steals 2B
b7 1 -2- 1% 93% 4-2 PHI T. McCarver J. Grzenda Bowa Steals 3B
b7 1 --3 O -3% 90% 4-2 PHI T. McCarver J. Grzenda Foul Flyball: C
b7 2 --3 O -2% 88% 4-2 PHI W. Montanez J. Grzenda Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 3% 91% 2-4 STL L. Brock B. Champion Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- -4% 87% 2-4 STL T. Sizemore B. Champion Walk
t8 1 1-- O 4% 91% 2-4 STL M. Alou B. Champion Groundout: 2B-1B; Sizemore to 2B
t8 2 -2- O 4% 95% 2-4 STL J. Hague B. Champion Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Joe Grzenda facing 4-5-6
b8 0 --- 2% 97% 4-2 PHI D. Johnson J. Grzenda Triple to CF
Santiago Guzman replaces Joe Grzenda pitching and batting 8th
b8 0 --3 RR 2% 99% 4-2 PHI G. Luzinski S. Guzman Home Run; Johnson Scores
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-2 PHI D. Money S. Guzman Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 6-2 PHI M. Anderson S. Guzman Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O -0% 99% 6-2 PHI D. Doyle S. Guzman Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 2-6 STL T. Simmons B. Champion Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-6 STL J. Cruz B. Champion Popfly: SS
t9 2 --- -0% 100% 2-6 STL E. Crosby B. Champion Single to RF
Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Santiago Guzman (P) batting 8th
t9 2 1-- -1% 99% 2-6 STL J. McNertney B. Champion Single to SS; Crosby to 2B
t9 2 12- R -2% 97% 2-6 STL M. Martinez B. Champion Single to P; Crosby Scores; McNertney to 2B
Chris Short replaces Bill Champion pitching and batting 9th
t9 2 12- -4% 93% 3-6 STL L. Brock C. Short Single to RF; McNertney to 3B; Martinez to 2B
Wayne Twitchell replaces Chris Short pitching and batting 9th
t9 2 123 O 7% 100% 3-6 STL T. Sizemore W. Twitchell Strikeout
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.

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