April 16, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@CAL 0 CLE 3
@MIL 2 NYY 2
BOS 1 OAK 4
CHW 3 TEX 3
KCR 2 ATL 4
SDP 2 PIT 8
@CHC 5
(12) LAD 5
@CIN 3
(11) HOU 4
SFG 0 MON 4
NYM 1 PHI 10
STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 8,107

Tuesday, April 16, 1974
Time of Game: 2:07

Cardinals

7-4

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  9  1
Phillies        0  0  1   0  1  5   3  0  X   10 13  1

W: S Carlton (1-0), L: B Gibson (0-1)

Phillies

6-3

Won 5

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .292  .700    0    4   0   SB
T Sizemore 2B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .319  .747    0    2   0   2B,2·GDP
R Smith RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .348 1.010    0    2   0   2B
  M Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Torre 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .716    0    5   1   IW
T Simmons C                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .319  .801    0    4   1   2B,SF,GDP
L Melendez CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .732    0    3   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .390  .923    0    1   0   
M Tyson SS                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .640    0    0   1   2B
  S Papi SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
B Gibson P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   1   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Richert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Cruz RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .422    0    1   0   
Totals                       31   3   9   3    4   4                    24   5

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (3, off S Carlton); M Tyson (1, off S Carlton); T Sizemore (2, off S Carlton); R Smith (3, off S Carlton).

SF: T Simmons (2, off S Carlton).

IBB: J Torre (1, by S Carlton).

TB: L Brock 3; R Smith 2; T Sizemore 2; T Simmons 2; M Tyson 2; L Melendez; B Gibson.

GIDP: T Sizemore 2 (4); T Simmons (3).

RBI: L Brock (9); T Simmons (5); T Sizemore (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Gibson-J Torre; J Torre-S Papi-J Torre.

E: P Richert (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (5, 2nd base off S Carlton/B Boone).

PO: L Melendez (1st base by S Carlton).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   0   3   3    0   0  .289  .683    0    2   3   3B,CS
L Bowa SS                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .728    0    2   5   
D Unser CF                    2   2   2   0    3   0  .476 1.127    0    2   1   SB
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .108  .263    0    0   0   
  B Robinson LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .360  .840    0    0   0   
T Hutton 1B                   5   2   1   0    0   0  .200  .667    0   11   0   GDP
M Anderson RF                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .261  .694    0    2   0   2B
B Boone C                     2   2   1   1    1   0  .346  .819    0    6   0   SF,IW
M Schmidt 3B                  2   2   1   1    2   0  .310  .842    0    1   3   
S Carlton P                   3   0   2   2    0   0  .333  .619    0    1   1   SF
Totals                       33  10  13   9    6   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: M Anderson (2, off B Gibson).

3B: D Cash (1, off B Gibson).

SF: B Boone (1, off P Richert); S Carlton (1, off B Gibson).

IBB: B Boone (1, by B Gibson).

TB: D Cash 5; M Anderson 3; S Carlton 2; D Unser 2; B Robinson; B Boone; M Schmidt; T Hutton.

GIDP: T Hutton (1).

RBI: D Cash 3 (3); M Anderson 2 (5); S Carlton 2 (2); B Boone (2); M Schmidt (4).

2-out RBI: S Carlton; D Cash.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Cash-L Bowa-T Hutton; M Schmidt-D Cash-T Hutton; M Schmidt-D Cash.

E: S Carlton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Unser (1, 2nd base off P Richert/T Simmons).

CS: D Cash (1, 2nd base by B Gibson/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
B Gibson, L (0-1)              6     9   7   7    4   4   0   6.30   29     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 1· 8     26    -     1.38  -0.51
P Richert                      0.2   2   3   1    2   0   0   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.12  -0.02
O Pena                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.03   0.00
M Thompson                     1     2   0   0    0   0   0  15.75    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  10   8    6   4   0          41     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2·12          2-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, W (1-0)             9     9   3   3    4   4   0   2.70   36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 9     57    -     0.86  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Carlton (1; J Torre); B Gibson (1; B Boone).

PO: S Carlton (0; L Melendez, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 8,107.

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 Torre              1B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. T Hutton             1B 
6. L Melendez           CF    6. M Anderson           RF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. B Boone              C  
8. M Tyson              SS    8. M Schmidt            3B 
9. B Gibson             P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-2  12-      31%  77% M Anderson      B Gibson        Double to LF; Unser Scores; Hutton Scores
   b 5   1  3-2  12-     -13%  33% L Bowa          B Gibson        Double Play: Flyball: P-1B
   b 5   1  3-1  12-      13%  47% D Cash          B Gibson        Single to CF; Boone Scores; Carlton to 2B
   b 6   1  3-4  12-      12%  90% M Schmidt       B Gibson        Single to LF; Anderson Scores; Boone to 3B; Schmidt to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 5   1  1-2  -2-     -11%  22% T Sizemore      S Carlton       Double to LF; Brock Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Walk
          1--      41%  R Smith         Double to LF; Sizemore to 3B
          -23      40%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      40%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sizemore Scores
   O      12-      44%  L Melendez      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
          ---      41%  D Unser         Walk
   O      1--      39%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      37%  M Tyson         Double to CF
          -2-      33%  B Gibson        Single to RF; Tyson to 3B
   R      1-3      27%  L Brock         Single to LF; Tyson Scores; Gibson to 2B
   OO     12-      33%  T Sizemore      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  T Hutton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  M Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      28%  B Boone         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
          ---      25%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--      28%  J Torre         Foul Flyball: C
   OO     1--      32%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
          ---      36%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      34%  S Carlton       Groundout: SS-1B; Schmidt to 2B
   R      -2-      43%  D Cash          Single to CF; Schmidt Scores
   O      1--      38%  L Bowa          Cash Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      37%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  L Melendez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  M Tyson         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
          ---      47%  D Unser         Walk
   O      1--      42%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      39%  T Hutton        Lineout: LF
   O      1--      35%  M Anderson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  B Gibson        Strikeout Looking
          ---      35%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      33%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      22%  " "             Double to LF; Brock Scores
   O      -2-      25%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      -2-      28%  J Torre         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
          ---      33%  B Boone         Single to LF
   O      1--      28%  M Schmidt       Popfly: 3B
          1--      33%  S Carlton       Single to LF; Boone to 2B
   R      12-      47%  D Cash          Single to CF; Boone Scores; Carlton to 2B
   OO     12-      33%  L Bowa          Double Play: Flyball: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  T Simmons       Strikeout Looking
          ---      33%  L Melendez      Walk
   O      1--      36%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
          1--      34%  M Tyson         Melendez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Melendez to 3B
   O      --3      39%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
          ---      45%  D Unser         Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      39%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
          1--      45%  T Hutton        Single to CF; Unser to 2B
   RR     12-      77%  M Anderson      Double to LF; Unser Scores; Hutton Scores
          -2-      78%  B Boone         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      90%  M Schmidt       Single to LF; Anderson Scores; Boone to 3B; Schmidt to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      91%  S Carlton       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Boone Scores
   R      -2-      95%  D Cash          Triple to LF; Schmidt Scores
   O      --3      95%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Bob Gibson batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Dwyer         Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      94%  L Brock         Single to CF
   OO     1--      97%  T Sizemore      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-3, Pete Richert facing 3-4-5
                  Pete Richert replaces Jim Dwyer pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  D Unser         Walk
          1--      98%  G Luzinski      Unser Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      99%  T Hutton        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Unser Scores/No RBI; Hutton to 2B
          -2-      99%  M Anderson      Single to LF; Hutton to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  B Boone         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hutton Scores/unER; Anderson to 2B
          -2-      99%  M Schmidt       Walk
   R      12-     100%  S Carlton       Single to RF; Anderson Scores/unER; Schmidt to 3B
                  Orlando Pena replaces Pete Richert pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  D Cash          Lineout: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-10, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Robinson replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Simmons       Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  L Melendez      Single to CF; Simmons out at Hm/CF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 10-3, Mike Thompson facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Thompson replaces Reggie Smith pitching and batting 3rd; Stan Papi replaces Mike Tyson playing SS batting 8th; Jose Cruz replaces Orlando Pena playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  D Unser         Single to LF
          1--     100%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Unser to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  T Hutton        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-10, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Papi          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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