April 18, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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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

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: B Champion (1-0), L: S Spinks (0-1), S: W Twitchell (1)

Phillies

2-2

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .313  .666    0    2   3   
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .646    0    0   0   
J Hague 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .955    0   10   0   2B
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .688    0    9   0   
J Cruz CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .762    0    2   0   
E Crosby 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .571 1.142    0    0   2   
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083    0    1   2   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    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   0   
S Spinks P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    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   0   
  M Martinez SS               1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   3   8   2    3   8                    24  10

BATTING

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

DP: 1. D Maxvill-T Sizemore-J Hague.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bowa SS                     4   1   3   1    0   1  .294  .588    0    2   1   2·SB
T McCarver C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .611    0    8   0   2B,GDP
W Montanez CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .753    0    2   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .214  .696    0   12   0   3B,2B
G Luzinski LF                 3   1   1   3    0   0  .167  .980    0    1   0   HR,SF
D Money 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .350    0    0   2   
M Anderson RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .817    0    1   0   2B
D Doyle 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .607    0    1   5   
B Champion P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    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   6    2   5                    27  10

BATTING

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

PB: T McCarver 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa 2 (2, 3rd base off J Grzenda/T Simmons, 2nd base off J Grzenda/T Simmons).

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, L (0-1)              5     6   3   3    2   5   0   5.40   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 6     46    -     1.37  -0.28
T Cloninger                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.35   0.06
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

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

S Spinks faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
J Grzenda faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
C Short faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 5,311.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. L Brock              LF    1. L Bowa               SS 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. T McCarver           C  
3. M Alou               RF    3. W Montanez           CF 
4. J Hague              1B    4. D Johnson            1B 
5. T Simmons            C     5. G Luzinski           LF 
6. J Cruz               CF    6. D Money              3B 
7. E Crosby             3B    7. M Anderson           RF 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. D Doyle              2B 
9. S Spinks             P     9. B Champion           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-0  1--      20%  49% T McCarver      S Spinks        Double to CF; Bowa Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  1-3      17%  78% D Johnson       S Spinks        Double to CF; McCarver Scores; Montanez to 3B
   b 6   0  2-1  -2-      12%  61% W Montanez      S Spinks        Single to P; McCarver to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  41% E Crosby        B Champion      Single to CF; Hague Scores
   b 7   1  2-3  -2-       8%  90% L Bowa          J Grzenda       Single to CF; Doyle Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Bowa          Single to LF
   OO     1--      51%  T McCarver      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Montanez      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  J Hague         Double to CF
   O      -2-      48%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      51%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      41%  E Crosby        Single to CF; Hague Scores
   O      1--      43%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Scipio Spinks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  S Spinks        Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      40%  T Sizemore      Single to CF
          1--      39%  M Alou          Passed Ball; Sizemore to 2B
          -2-      38%  " "             Walk
          12-      35%  J Hague         Walk; Sizemore to 3B; Alou to 2B
   R      123      27%  T Simmons       Passed Ball; Sizemore Scores/unER
   O      12-      30%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 7-8-9
          ---      35%  M Anderson      Walk
          1--      42%  D Doyle         Walk; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-      35%  B Champion      Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      30%  L Bowa          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      25%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Champion facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      27%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  E Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      26%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  G Luzinski      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      24%  S Spinks        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      25%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      23%  D Money         Strikeout Looking
          ---      29%  M Anderson      Double to RF
   O      -2-      24%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Anderson to 3B
   O      --3      20%  B Champion      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Champion facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      21%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      22%  J Hague         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  T Simmons       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  L Bowa          Single to CF
   R      1--      49%  T McCarver      Double to CF; Bowa Scores
          -2-      61%  W Montanez      Single to P; McCarver to 3B
   R      1-3      78%  D Johnson       Double to CF; McCarver Scores; Montanez to 3B
                  Tony Cloninger replaces Scipio Spinks pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      77%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Montanez Scores
   O      -2-      74%  D Money         Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      71%  M Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bill Champion facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  E Crosby        Single to RF
                  Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      1--      76%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Tony Cloninger batting 9th
   O      1--      80%  L Melendez      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Grzenda facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Grzenda replaces Donn Clendenon pitching and batting 8th; Marty Martinez replaces Luis Melendez playing SS batting 9th
          ---      83%  D Doyle         Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  B Champion      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Doyle to 2B
   R      -2-      90%  L Bowa          Single to CF; Doyle Scores
          1--      91%  T McCarver      Bowa Steals 2B
          -2-      93%  " "             Bowa Steals 3B
   O      --3      90%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      --3      88%  W Montanez      Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  T Sizemore      Walk
   O      1--      91%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  J Hague         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Grzenda facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  D Johnson       Triple to CF
                  Santiago Guzman replaces Joe Grzenda pitching and batting 8th
   RR     --3      99%  G Luzinski      Home Run; Johnson Scores
   O      ---      99%  D Money         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Popfly: SS
          ---     100%  E Crosby        Single to RF
                  Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Santiago Guzman batting 8th
          1--      99%  J McNertney     Single to SS; Crosby to 2B
   R      12-      97%  M Martinez      Single to P; Crosby Scores; McNertney to 2B
                  Chris Short replaces Bill Champion pitching and batting 9th
          12-      93%  L Brock         Single to RF; McNertney to 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Chris Short pitching and batting 9th
   O      123     100%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
        1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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