September 11, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
CLE 5 BOS 6
DET 2 CHW 6
@CAL 2 CAL 5
CHW 4 KCR 4
@MIN 1 NYY 4
TOR 3 TOR 6
@NYY 4 OAK 5
MIL 3 SEA 6
TEX 4 ATL 7
SDP 3 NYM 7
@CHC 3 CIN 6
LAD 2 SFG 2
@HOU 1 PHI 6
STL 5 PIT 10
MON 4

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 49,108

Sunday, September 11, 1977
Time of Game: 2:18

Cardinals

74-69

Lost 5

4th, 15½ GB

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

W: W Brusstar (5-2), L: J Sutton (0-1), S: G Garber (15)

Phillies

89-53

Won 5

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .649    0    1   0   2B
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .293  .762    0    3   0   CS
G Templeton SS                4   1   2   1    0   1  .319  .774    0    3   4   3B
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   1    0   1  .291  .844    0    7   2   
D Rader C                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .692    0    6   1   
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .269  .723    0    3   2   
H Cruz RF                     3   1   1   2    0   0  .238  .680    0    1   0   
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .485    0    0   0   
K Oberkfell 2B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Simmons PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .925    0    0   0   
J Denny P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .114  .266    0    0   0   
  J Sutton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Phillips 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .484    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5   8   4    0   7                    24   9

BATTING

2B: L Brock (20, off J Lonborg).

3B: G Templeton (15, off J Lonborg).

TB: G Templeton 4; L Brock 2; J Mumphrey 2; K Reitz; H Cruz; D Rader.

RBI: H Cruz 2 (37); G Templeton (64); K Hernandez (79).

2-out RBI: H Cruz 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Hernandez-G Templeton-K Hernandez; D Rader-K Reitz.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Mumphrey (13, 2nd base by W Brusstar/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .317  .908    0    0   0   2B
L Bowa SS                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .272  .639    0    1   1   GDP
M Schmidt 3B                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .275  .975    0    0   1   
G Luzinski LF                 3   2   1   3    1   1  .310  .991    0    2   1   HR
J Johnstone 1B                1   0   0   1    1   0  .291  .845    0    7   0   SF
  W Brusstar P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .331  .959    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .739    0    1   0   2B
B Boone C                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .282  .776    0    7   1   2B,CS,SF
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .728    0    2   5   
J Lonborg P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .075  .194    0    0   1   
  T Hutton PH-1B              2   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .716    0    6   1   
Totals                       27   6   8   6    6   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Boone (22, off J Denny); G Maddox (22, off J Denny); B McBride (20, off J Denny).

HR: G Luzinski (36, off J Sutton; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: B Boone (7, off J Denny); J Johnstone (5, off J Denny).

TB: G Luzinski 4; B McBride 4; G Maddox 2; B Boone 2; L Bowa; T Hutton.

GIDP: L Bowa (11).

RBI: G Luzinski 3 (120); B Boone (53); G Maddox (59); J Johnstone (52).

2-out RBI: G Luzinski 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: G Luzinski (6); T Sizemore (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Boone (4, 3rd base by J Denny/D Rader).

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
J Denny                        3     6   5   5    6   1   0   4.56   19     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 1· 6     22    -     1.67  -0.32
J Sutton, L (0-1)              2     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.77    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          2-2    1.35  -0.16
B Metzger                      3     1   0   0    0   4   0   3.36    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.65   0.12
Totals                         8     8   6   6    6   6   1          35     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 8          2-2

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lonborg                      4     5   5   4    0   2   0   3.58   18     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 5     36    -     0.88  -0.38
W Brusstar, W (5-2)            3     3   0   0    0   2   0   2.76   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 3          0-0    1.45   0.25
G Garber, S (15)               2     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.55    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.29
Totals                         9     8   5   4    0   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 1· 8           -

J Denny faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: J Denny (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 49,108.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Philadelphia Phillies                
1. L Brock              LF    1. B McBride            RF 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. G Templeton          SS    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. K Hernandez          1B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. D Rader              C     5. J Johnstone          1B 
6. K Reitz              3B    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. H Cruz               RF    7. B Boone              C  
8. K Oberkfell          2B    8. T Sizemore           2B 
9. J Denny              P     9. J Lonborg            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  5-3  12-      35%  65% G Luzinski      J Sutton        Home Run; Hutton Scores; McBride Scores
   t 4   2  3-2  -23     -22%  39% H Cruz          J Lonborg       Single to LF; Rader Scores; Reitz Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   1  2-1  12-      17%  65% G Maddox        J Denny         Double to LF; Schmidt Scores; Luzinski to 3B
   t 4   2  3-4  -2-     -10%  29% K Oberkfell     J Lonborg       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cruz Scores/No RBI/unER; Oberkfell to 1B
   b 2   1  2-0  12-     -10%  29% B McBride       J Denny         Double Play: Strikeout, Boone Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  L Brock         Double to LF
   O      -2-      46%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 3B
   R      --3      36%  G Templeton     Triple to CF; Brock Scores
   RO     --3      34%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B unassisted; Templeton Scores
   O      ---      35%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  B McBride       Double to LF
   O      -2-      35%  L Bowa          Single to SS; McBride out at 3B/1B-3B
          1--      39%  M Schmidt       Walk; Bowa to 2B
   O      12-      35%  G Luzinski      Foul Flyball: 3B
          12-      36%  J Johnstone     Balk; Bowa to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
          -23      38%  " "             Walk
   O      123      30%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Lonborg facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  K Reitz         Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  H Cruz          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Cruz out at 2B/LF-2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  B Boone         Double to LF
   O      -2-      36%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      38%  J Lonborg       Walk
   OO     12-      29%  B McBride       Double Play: Strikeout, Boone Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Lonborg facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      31%  J Denny         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      32%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 2-3-4
          ---      37%  L Bowa          Walk
          1--      44%  M Schmidt       Walk; Bowa to 2B
          12-      53%  G Luzinski      Walk; Bowa to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
   RO     123      48%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bowa Scores
   R      12-      65%  G Maddox        Double to LF; Schmidt Scores; Luzinski to 3B
   RO     -23      66%  B Boone         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Luzinski Scores; Maddox to 3B
   O      --3      62%  T Sizemore      Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Lonborg facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  D Rader         Single to 2B
          1--      61%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Rader to 3B; Reitz to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RR     -23      39%  H Cruz          Single to LF; Rader Scores; Reitz Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      29%  K Oberkfell     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cruz Scores/No RBI/unER; Oberkfell to 1B
   O      1--      31%  J Denny         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, John Denny facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Jim Lonborg batting 9th
          ---      36%  T Hutton        Single to RF
          1--      43%  B McBride       Single to LF; Hutton to 2B
                  John Sutton replaces John Denny pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      36%  L Bowa          Popfly: SS
   O      12-      30%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   RRR    12-      65%  G Luzinski      Home Run; Hutton Scores; McBride Scores
   O      ---      64%  J Johnstone     Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Warren Brusstar facing 1-2-3
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 5th; Tom Hutton moves to 1B
   O      ---      67%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  J Mumphrey      Single to RF
          1--      58%  G Templeton     Single to CF; Mumphrey to 2B
   O      12-      65%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      12-      71%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-5, John Sutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Warren Brusstar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  K Reitz         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      72%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Butch Metzger facing 9-1-2
                  Butch Metzger replaces Ken Oberkfell pitching and batting 8th; Mike Phillips replaces John Sutton playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  T Hutton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  B McBride       Single to RF
   OO     1--      69%  L Bowa          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Warren Brusstar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  M Phillips      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      77%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      74%  J Mumphrey      Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  G Templeton     Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Butch Metzger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Warren Brusstar batting 5th
   O      ---      74%  T McCarver      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Gene Garber facing 3-4-5
                  Gene Garber replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      80%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Butch Metzger facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  G Maddox        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      84%  B Boone         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Gene Garber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  K Reitz         Strikeout
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Hector Cruz batting 7th
   O      ---      96%  D Iorg          Groundout: P-1B
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Butch Metzger batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 6.

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