July 12, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 3
MIN 0 KCR 8
@CHW 3 CLE 7
BOS 1 DET 2
TOR 1 NYY 5
@MIL 2 OAK 3
SEA 2
(10) TEX 4
BAL 3
(10) ATL 4
@CIN 3 LAD 8
@HOU 0 PIT 5
@MON 4
(12) NYM 4
CHC 2 PHI 5
STL 4 SDP 7
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 32,618

Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Time of Game: 2:07

Cardinals

46-41

Lost 2

4th, 7½ GB

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

W: R Lerch (6-2), L: R Eastwick (3-5)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Phillies

48-36

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   0   1   0    2   1  .280  .718    0    1   0   SB,2·CS
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522         0   0   
G Templeton SS                5   0   2   0    0   0  .315  .743    0    3   2   GDP
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .322  .883    0    8   0   2B
T Simmons C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .336  .956    0    7   2   3B
R Freed RF                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .364 1.003    0    1   0   SF
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .852    0    3   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .296  .790    0    1   3   
M Tyson 2B                    2   1   1   2    2   0  .248  .675    0    2   3   HR
E Rasmussen P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .122  .334    0    0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .680    0    0   0   GDP
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Cruz PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .727    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   9   4    6   4                    26  10

BATTING

2B: K Hernandez (19, off R Lerch).

3B: T Simmons (2, off R Lerch).

HR: M Tyson (5, off R Lerch; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: R Freed (1, off R Lerch).

TB: M Tyson 4; T Simmons 3; G Templeton 2; K Hernandez 2; R Freed 2; K Reitz; L Brock.

GIDP: M Anderson (3); G Templeton (7).

RBI: R Freed 2 (7); M Tyson 2 (38).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Reitz-M Tyson-K Hernandez.

E: R Freed (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (15, 2nd base off R Lerch/B Boone).

CS: L Brock 2 (13, 3rd base by R Lerch/B Boone, 2nd base by R Lerch/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .279  .785    0    2   0   2B,SB,CS
L Bowa SS                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .684    0    6   5   SH
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .292 1.032    0    1   1   HR
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .949    0    1   0   
R Hebner 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .299  .919    0   10   1   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .748    0    1   0   GDP
B Boone C                     4   1   3   0    0   1  .268  .724    0    5   3   CS
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .666    0    0   5   SB
R Lerch P                     3   0   1   1    0   2  .143  .360    0    1   1   
Totals                       32   5   9   4    2   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B McBride (9, off E Rasmussen).

HR: M Schmidt (26, off E Rasmussen; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: L Bowa (10, off E Rasmussen).

TB: M Schmidt 4; B McBride 3; B Boone 3; T Sizemore; L Bowa; R Lerch.

GIDP: G Maddox (2).

RBI: M Schmidt 2 (58); R Lerch (4); B McBride (26).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Lerch-L Bowa-R Hebner; T Sizemore-L Bowa-R Hebner.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Sizemore (3, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons); B McBride (17, 3rd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons).

CS: B Boone (1, 2nd base by E Rasmussen/T Simmons); B McBride (4, 2nd base by B Metzger/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
E Rasmussen                    6     7   4   4    1   4   1   3.69   24     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 7     45    -     0.88  -0.18
B Metzger                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.06    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.30   0.04
R Eastwick, L (3-5)            0.2   1   1   0    1   1   0   3.05    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.84  -0.36
Totals                         8.2   9   5   4    2   7   1          35     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 9           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Lerch, W (6-2)               9     9   4   4    6   4   1   4.77   38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 9     51    -     1.50  -0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    6   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 32,618.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Philadelphia Phillies                
1. L Brock              LF    1. B McBride            RF 
2. G Templeton          SS    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. T Simmons            C     4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. R Freed              RF    5. R Hebner             1B 
6. J Mumphrey           CF    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. B Boone              C  
8. M Tyson              2B    8. T Sizemore           2B 
9. E Rasmussen          P     9. R Lerch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-4  -23      36% 100% T Sizemore      R Eastwick      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Hebner Scores/No RBI/unER; Boone to 3B; Sizemore to 1B
   t 9   0  4-2  1--     -35%  50% M Tyson         R Lerch         Home Run; Reitz Scores
   b 4   0  1-0  1--      21%  69% M Schmidt       E Rasmussen     Home Run; Bowa Scores
   t 5   1  2-1  12-      12%  71% G Templeton     R Lerch         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   0  4-2  1--      12%  87% M Anderson      R Lerch         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Brock         Walk
          1--      44%  G Templeton     Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      54%  K Hernandez     Brock Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B McBride       Double to LF
   O      -2-      59%  L Bowa          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; McBride to 3B
   O      --3      54%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  R Freed         Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: RF
          1--      51%  K Reitz         Walk; Freed to 2B
   O      12-      55%  M Tyson         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  R Hebner        Walk
   OO     1--      51%  G Maddox        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      52%  B Boone         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  T Sizemore      Boone Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  E Rasmussen     Strikeout
          ---      50%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--      54%  G Templeton     Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      53%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  K Hernandez     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Lerch         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B McBride       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  T Simmons       Triple to RF
   RO     --3      40%  R Freed         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Simmons Scores
   O      ---      42%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
          ---      48%  L Bowa          Single to CF
   RR     1--      69%  M Schmidt       Home Run; Bowa Scores
   O      ---      66%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      64%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  M Tyson         Walk
   O      1--      64%  E Rasmussen     Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      58%  L Brock         Single to CF; Rasmussen to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  G Templeton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
          ---      74%  B Boone         Single to CF
          1--      82%  T Sizemore      Single to CF; Boone to 3B
          1-3      84%  R Lerch         Sizemore Steals 2B
   R      -23      89%  " "             Single to CF; Boone Scores; Sizemore to 3B
   RO     1-3      89%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sizemore Scores
   O      1--      88%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B; McBride to 2B
          -2-      88%  M Schmidt       McBride Steals 3B
   O      --3      86%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  K Hernandez     Double to LF
   O      -2-      83%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF; Hernandez to 3B
   R      --3      77%  R Freed         Single to CF; Hernandez Scores
   O      1--      82%  J Mumphrey      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      85%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
          ---      76%  M Tyson         Walk
                  Mike Anderson pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen batting 9th
   OO     1--      87%  M Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Butch Metzger facing 7-8-9
                  Butch Metzger replaces Mike Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  B Boone         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  R Lerch         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  G Templeton     Single to CF
          1--      69%  K Hernandez     Walk; Templeton to 2B
   O      12-      79%  T Simmons       Strikeout
   O      12-      83%  R Freed         Groundout: 1B-P; Templeton to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      -23      94%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Butch Metzger facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  B McBride       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  L Bowa          McBride Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Schmidt       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  K Reitz         Single to LF
   RR     1--      50%  M Tyson         Home Run; Reitz Scores
                  Hector Cruz pinch hits for Butch Metzger batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  H Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Rawly Eastwick facing 4-5-6
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Lou Brock pitching and batting 1st; Hector Cruz moves to LF
   O      ---      58%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
          ---      64%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      57%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
          1--      64%  B Boone         Single to LF; Hebner to 3B; Boone to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   R      -23     100%  T Sizemore      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Hebner Scores/No RBI/unER; Boone to 3B; Sizemore to 1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Phillies 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation