April 15, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 1
@BOS 0 CAL 8
MIN 1 MIL 6
BAL 1 OAK 4
CHW 3
(13) ATL 6
SDP 0 HOU 3
SFG 1 PHI 3
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 6,713

Monday, April 15, 1974
Time of Game: 2:01

Cardinals

7-3

Lost 1

1st

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

W: D Ruthven (1-0), L: A Foster (0-1), S: M Scarce (1)

Phillies

5-3

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .631    0    0   0   SB
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .716    0    4   2   
R Smith RF                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .349  .998    0    1   0   2·HR,GDP
J Hickman 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .385 1.044    0    8   1   
T Simmons C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .795    0    5   0   3B
  J Dwyer PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B McBride CF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .757    0    4   0   IW
  L Melendez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .697    0    0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .432 1.020    0    0   4   
M Tyson SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .604    0    1   4   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .472    0    0   0   
  S Papi SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Foster P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    1   1   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    2   4                    24  12

BATTING

3B: T Simmons (2, off D Ruthven).

HR: R Smith 2 (2, off E Watt, off D Ruthven; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

IBB: B McBride (1, by D Ruthven).

TB: R Smith 8; T Simmons 4; T Sizemore; J Hickman.

GIDP: R Smith (4).

RBI: R Smith 2 (7).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Tyson-J Hickman; M Tyson-T Sizemore-J Hickman.

E: M Tyson (3); T Sizemore (2); J Hickman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (4, 2nd base off D Ruthven/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .548    0    3   4   HBP
L Bowa SS                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .344  .838    0    0   4   GDP
D Unser CF                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .421  .981    0    2   0   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .121  .295    0    3   1   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .120  .263    0    9   0   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Scarce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Anderson RF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .581    0    1   0   
B Boone C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .791    0    6   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .789    0    1   3   GDP
D Ruthven P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Hutton PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .800    0    2   0   
Totals                       29   3   6   1    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

HBP: D Cash (1, by A Foster).

TB: D Unser 2; L Bowa 2; B Boone; M Anderson.

GIDP: L Bowa (1); M Schmidt (1).

RBI: D Unser (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-D Cash-W Montanez.

E: B Boone (3); D Cash (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Bowa (1st base by A Foster).

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
A Foster, L (0-1)              8     6   3   2    2   5   0   2.40   32     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6     63    -     1.08  -0.08
Totals                         8     6   3   2    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ruthven, W (1-0)             8     4   1   1    2   4   1   4.15   28     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 3     72    -     1.23   0.35
E Watt, H (1)                  0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   7.36    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.62   0.04
M Scarce, S (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.35    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.72   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   4   2          33     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 3· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Ruthven (1; B McBride).

PO: A Foster (0; L Bowa, 1st base).

HBP: A Foster (1; D Cash).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 6,713.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. L Brock              LF    1. D Cash               2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. R Smith              RF    3. D Unser              CF 
4. J Hickman            1B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. W Montanez           1B 
6. B McBride            CF    6. M Anderson           RF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. B Boone              C  
8. M Tyson              SS    8. M Schmidt            3B 
9. A Foster             P     9. D Ruthven            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  1-1  12-      27%  94% D Unser         A Foster        Single to RF; Cash Scores; Bowa Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
   t 7   1  1-0  ---     -21%  54% R Smith         D Ruthven       Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 9   2  3-2  -2-      11% 100% L Melendez      M Scarce        Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      10%  68% B Boone         A Foster        Single to RF; Anderson to 3B
   t 9   2  3-2  ---      -8%  89% T Simmons       M Scarce        Single to LF; Simmons to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Single to RF
   OO     1--      55%  R Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Cash          Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  L Bowa          Single to CF
          1--      57%  D Unser         Bowa Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Bowa to 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      55%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bowa to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  W Montanez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Hickman       Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  T Simmons       Triple to RF
   O      --3      51%  B McBride       Foul Flyball: C
   O      --3      55%  K Reitz         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  M Anderson      Single to CF
          1--      68%  B Boone         Single to RF; Anderson to 3B
   ROO    1-3      63%  M Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Anderson Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      62%  D Ruthven       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  A Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  D Cash          Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      64%  L Bowa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      65%  D Unser         Single to RF
   O      1--      63%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      68%  R Smith         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      69%  J Hickman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Alan Foster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  W Montanez      Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  M Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      70%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Alan Foster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  D Ruthven       Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      66%  A Foster        Walk
   O      1--      71%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      75%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B; Brock out at Hm/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/2B-C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Alan Foster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  T Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      54%  R Smith         Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---      50%  J Hickman       Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hickman to 2B
          -2-      51%  B McBride       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      59%  K Reitz         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Alan Foster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  W Montanez      Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  M Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      54%  B Boone         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th
   O      ---      55%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  A Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Alan Foster facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Papi replaces Jose Cruz playing SS batting 8th; Tom Hutton pinch hits for Dick Ruthven batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  T Hutton        Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  D Cash          Walk
          1--      67%  L Bowa          Single to RF; Cash to 2B
   RR     12-      94%  D Unser         Single to RF; Cash Scores; Bowa Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      94%  G Luzinski      Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      93%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Eddie Watt facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Watt replaces Willie Montanez pitching and batting 5th; Tom Hutton moves to 1B
   O      ---      97%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 3B
   R      ---      91%  R Smith         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---      97%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mac Scarce replaces Eddie Watt pitching and batting 5th
          ---      89%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Simmons to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Bake McBride batting 6th; Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Ted Simmons batting 5th
   O      -2-     100%  L Melendez      Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.

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