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Scores
Standings
MIL
@CAL		4
1
NYY
@CLE		9
3
CHW
@OAK		2
3
KCR
@SEA		8
6
MIN
@TEX		0
1
LAD
@ATL		6
4
CIN
@CHC		1
2
SDP
@HOU		7
2
SDP
@HOU		11
8
SFG
@MON		4
2
PIT
@NYM		6
5
STL
@PHI		1
11
Saturday, April 23, 1977
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 27,642, Time of Game: 2:20
Cardinals
1
9-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Phillies
11
4-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 3½ GB
W: Randy Lerch (2-1)
L: Bob Forsch (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  1
Phillies        2  0  0   0  5  2   2  0  X   11 14  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .239 .655 -0.098 0.93 0.000 -0.098 -1.1 0 0
   John Sutton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .530 -0.032 0.70 0.022 -0.054 -0.5 0 2
Bake McBride CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .742 -0.061 0.59 0.000 -0.061 -1.0 3 0
   Tony Scott CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 1.057 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hector Cruz RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .773 0.028 0.51 0.052 -0.023 0.7 2 0 3B
   Mike Anderson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .473 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Simmons C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .407 1.050 0.046 0.88 0.069 -0.023 -0.1 3 0
   Dave Rader C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .304 1.059 -0.002 0.99 0.013 -0.015 -0.3 4 1 SH
   Roger Freed 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 1.917 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.0 4 1 HR
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .656 -0.183 0.69 0.000 -0.183 -1.6 0 1
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .572 0.023 0.71 0.048 -0.025 -0.0 3 0
   Jerry DaVanon 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 1
Bob Forsch P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .476 0.000 1.29 0.028 -0.027 0.1 0 1 SH
   Buddy Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 1
   Jerry Mumphrey PH-LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .899 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1 2 0
Team Totals 31 1 7 1 3 4 .226 .681 -0.279 0.67 0.232 -0.509 -3.6 24 10
3B: H Cruz (1, off R Lerch).
HR: R Freed (1, off R Lerch; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: B Forsch (3, off R Lerch); K Hernandez (1, off R Lerch).
TB: R Freed 4; H Cruz 4; K Reitz; G Templeton; M Tyson; T Simmons.
RBI: R Freed (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: G Templeton (4).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Maddox CF 5 2 4 2 0 0 .204 .608 0.082 0.49 0.102 -0.020 2.4 3 0 2·2B
   Terry Harmon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Larry Bowa SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .705 -0.079 0.54 0.000 -0.079 -1.1 0 2
Mike Schmidt 3B 3 2 0 0 2 1 .154 .734 -0.027 0.48 0.024 -0.050 2.1 0 2
Greg Luzinski LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 .317 1.074 0.237 0.68 0.253 -0.016 4.0 1 0 HR,2·2B
   Jerry Martin PR-LF-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .639 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
Jay Johnstone RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .342 .727 0.062 0.34 0.062 0.000 0.8 4 1 SB
Bob Boone C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .290 .665 0.000 0.38 0.024 -0.024 0.3 5 0 HBP,SF
Dane Iorg 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .192 .453 -0.004 1.00 0.020 -0.024 0.0 4 1
   Davey Johnson PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .286 .571 0.028 0.64 0.028 0.000 1.2
   Bobby Tolan PR-1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 4 0
Fred Andrews 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.073 0.70 0.000 -0.073 -1.9 2 1
   Ollie Brown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Randy Lerch P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .714 -0.004 0.34 0.017 -0.020 -0.5 1 3 SH
Team Totals 37 11 14 9 3 3 .378 .996 0.222 0.48 0.530 -0.306 6.9 27 11
2B: G Luzinski 2 (6, 1 off C Carroll, 1 off B Forsch); G Maddox 2 (4, 1 off C Carroll, 1 off B Forsch).
HR: G Luzinski (3, off B Forsch; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: B Boone (1, off C Carroll).
SH: R Lerch (1, off B Schultz).
HBP: B Boone (1, by B Forsch).
TB: G Luzinski 8; G Maddox 6; J Johnstone 3; L Bowa; B Boone; R Lerch; D Johnson.
RBI: G Luzinski 4 (12); D Johnson 2 (2); G Maddox 2 (5); B Boone (6).
2-out RBI: G Luzinski 2; G Maddox 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Johnstone-B Boone.
Outfield Assists: J Johnstone (H Cruz at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Johnstone (2, 2nd base off B Forsch/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, L (3-1) 4 9 6 6 2 2 1 3.00 24 20 -0.176 0.77 -2.8
Buddy Schultz 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 3 3 2 -0.017 0.39 -0.3
Clay Carroll 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.19 7 2 2 -0.029 0.06 -2.9
John Sutton 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.91 9 0 0 -0.001 0.00 -1.0
Team Totals 8 14 11 9 3 3 1 10.12 43 20 5 4 -0.223 0.67 -6.9
B Forsch faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Lerch, W (2-1) 9 7 1 1 3 4 1 1.57 36 70 0.278 0.67 3.6
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 1 1.00 36 70 0.278 0.48 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Forsch (1; B Boone).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 27,642.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Garry Maddox CF
2 Garry Templeton SS 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Bake McBride CF 3 Mike Schmidt 3B
4 Hector Cruz RF 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Ted Simmons C 5 Jay Johnstone RF
6 Keith Hernandez 1B 6 Bob Boone C
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Dane Iorg 1B
8 Mike Tyson 2B 8 Fred Andrews 2B
9 Bob Forsch P 9 Randy Lerch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 -2- RR PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch 17% 71% Home Run; Maddox Scores
t4 0-2 1 -23 OO STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 16% 79% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
b5 2-0 0 1-- R PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch 8% 91% Double to RF; Schmidt Scores
t4 0-2 0 1-- STL T. Simmons R. Lerch -7% 62% Single to CF; Cruz to 2B
b1 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch 6% 61% Double to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock R. Lerch 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch 2% 54% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL B. McBride R. Lerch 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch -4% 57% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- RR PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch 17% 71% Home Run; Maddox Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- PHI J. Johnstone B. Forsch 1% 71% Single to RF
b1 2-0 2 1-- PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 1% 73% Single to LF; Johnstone to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- PHI D. Iorg B. Forsch 2% 75% Walk; Johnstone to 3B; Boone to 2B
b1 2-0 2 123 O PHI F. Andrews B. Forsch -5% 70% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O STL H. Cruz R. Lerch 2% 72% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-2 1 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Lerch 2% 74% Lineout: LF
t2 0-2 2 --- STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch -1% 72% Walk
t2 0-2 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 2% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
b2 2-0 0 --- O PHI R. Lerch B. Forsch -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch 2% 75% Single to LF
b2 2-0 1 1-- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch -2% 73% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 2 1-- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch -2% 71% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Lerch 2% 74% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- STL B. Forsch R. Lerch -3% 71% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- O STL L. Brock R. Lerch 3% 74% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 1-- STL G. Templeton R. Lerch -2% 72% Single to 3B; Forsch to 2B
t3 0-2 2 12- O STL B. McBride R. Lerch 5% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
b3 2-0 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch -2% 75% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 1 --- PHI J. Johnstone B. Forsch 2% 77% Single to RF
b3 2-0 1 1-- PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 1% 78% Johnstone Steals 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- O PHI B. Boone B. Forsch -2% 75% Strikeout
b3 2-0 2 -2- O PHI D. Iorg B. Forsch -2% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
t4 0-2 0 --- STL H. Cruz R. Lerch -4% 69% Single to SS
t4 0-2 0 1-- STL T. Simmons R. Lerch -7% 62% Single to CF; Cruz to 2B
t4 0-2 0 12- O STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch 1% 63% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 3B; Simmons to 2B
t4 0-2 1 -23 OO STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 16% 79% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
b4 2-0 0 --- O PHI F. Andrews B. Forsch -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- PHI R. Lerch B. Forsch 2% 79% Single to RF
b4 2-0 1 1-- O PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch -2% 77% Flyball: RF
b4 2-0 2 1-- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- STL M. Tyson R. Lerch -5% 70% Single to CF
t5 0-2 0 1-- O STL B. Forsch R. Lerch 3% 73% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
t5 0-2 1 -2- O STL L. Brock R. Lerch 4% 77% Strikeout
t5 0-2 2 -2- O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch 4% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
b5 2-0 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch 2% 83% Walk
b5 2-0 0 1-- R PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch 8% 91% Double to RF; Schmidt Scores
b5 3-0 0 -2- PHI J. Johnstone B. Forsch 2% 94% Single to RF; Luzinski to 3B
b5 3-0 0 1-3 PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 1% 94% Hit By Pitch; Johnstone to 2B
Buddy Schultz replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
Davey Johnson pinch hits for Dane Iorg (1B) batting 7th
b5 3-0 0 123 RR PHI D. Johnson B. Schultz 3% 97% Single to RF; Luzinski Scores; Johnstone Scores; Boone to 2B
Bobby Tolan pinch runs for Davey Johnson (PH) batting 7th
b5 5-0 0 12- O PHI F. Andrews B. Schultz -1% 97% Strikeout
b5 5-0 1 12- O PHI R. Lerch B. Schultz -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Boone to 3B; Tolan to 2B
Clay Carroll replaces Buddy Schultz pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-0 2 -23 RR PHI G. Maddox C. Carroll 3% 99% Double to RF; Boone Scores; Tolan Scores
b5 7-0 2 -2- O PHI L. Bowa C. Carroll -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
Bobby Tolan moves from PR to 1B
t6 0-7 0 --- O STL B. McBride R. Lerch 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-7 1 --- STL H. Cruz R. Lerch -1% 98% Triple to CF
t6 0-7 1 --3 O STL T. Simmons R. Lerch 1% 99% Strikeout
t6 0-7 2 --3 O STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cardinals' Clay Carroll facing 3-4-5
Dave Rader replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 5th
Roger Freed replaces Keith Hernandez playing 1B batting 6th
b6 7-0 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt C. Carroll 0% 99% Walk
b6 7-0 0 1-- R PHI G. Luzinski C. Carroll 0% 100% Double to CF; Schmidt Scores
Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski (LF) batting 4th
b6 8-0 0 -2- O PHI J. Johnstone C. Carroll -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; Martin to 3B
b6 8-0 1 --3 RO PHI B. Boone C. Carroll 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martin Scores
b6 9-0 2 --- O PHI B. Tolan C. Carroll -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 9.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
Jerry Martin moves from PR to LF
t7 0-9 0 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-9 1 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Lerch 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
t7 0-9 2 --- STL J. Mumphrey R. Lerch -0% 100% Walk
t7 0-9 2 1-- O STL L. Brock R. Lerch 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 9-0, Cardinals' John Sutton facing 8-9-1
John Sutton replaces Lou Brock (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Jerry DaVanon replaces Mike Tyson playing 2B batting 8th
Jerry Mumphrey moves from PH to LF
b7 9-0 0 --- O PHI F. Andrews J. Sutton -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 9-0 1 --- O PHI R. Lerch J. Sutton -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 9-0 2 --- PHI G. Maddox J. Sutton 0% 100% Single to RF
b7 9-0 2 1-- PHI L. Bowa J. Sutton 0% 100% Single to CF; Maddox to 2B
b7 9-0 2 12- RR PHI M. Schmidt J. Sutton 0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maddox Scores/No RBI/unER; Bowa Scores/No RBI/unER; Schmidt to 2B
b7 11-0 2 -2- O PHI J. Martin J. Sutton 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 11.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-11, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
Terry Harmon replaces Garry Maddox (CF) playing 2B batting 1st
Ollie Brown replaces Fred Andrews (2B) playing LF batting 8th
Jerry Martin moves from LF to CF
t8 0-11 0 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-11 1 --- O STL B. McBride R. Lerch 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 0-11 2 --- O STL H. Cruz R. Lerch 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 11-0, Cardinals' John Sutton facing 5-6-7
Tony Scott replaces Bake McBride playing CF batting 3rd
Mike Anderson replaces Hector Cruz playing RF batting 4th
b8 11-0 0 --- O PHI J. Johnstone J. Sutton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 11-0 1 --- O PHI B. Boone J. Sutton 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 11-0 2 --- O PHI B. Tolan J. Sutton 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 11.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-11, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 5-6-7
t9 0-11 0 --- O STL D. Rader R. Lerch 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-11 1 --- R STL R. Freed R. Lerch 0% 100% Home Run
t9 1-11 1 --- STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 1-11 1 1-- O STL J. DaVanon R. Lerch 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 1-11 2 1-- O STL J. Mumphrey R. Lerch 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 11.

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