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Scores
Standings
OAK
@CAL		4
2
BOS
@CHW		5
6
KCR
@CLE		5
8
TOR
@DET		5
2
BAL
@MIL		3
16
MIN
@SEA		8
2
NYY
@TEX		1
2
LAD
@ATL		6
2
HOU
@CIN		1
2
MON
@NYM		5
6
STL
@PHI		0
7
CHC
@PIT		3
4		 
(10)
SDP
@SFG		0
6
Saturday, April 8, 1978
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 24,441, Time of Game: 2:13
Cardinals
0
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Phillies
7
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  3
Phillies        0  2  0   2  0  0   3  0  X    7 11  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 2 0 0 1 .429 .929 0.014 0.62 0.041 -0.027 0.3 0 0
   Dave Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .444 0.057 0.79 0.083 -0.027 0.5 2 2
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .889 -0.128 0.95 0.030 -0.158 -1.8 2 0 GDP
Ted Simmons C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .333 -0.073 0.73 0.000 -0.073 -0.9 5 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .375 .944 -0.005 0.59 0.031 -0.036 0.1 6 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .625 -0.079 0.76 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 1 3
Tony Scott CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .750 -0.015 0.28 0.010 -0.026 -0.3 5 0 3B
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .857 -0.016 0.58 0.022 -0.038 -0.2 3 2
Eric Rasmussen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.65 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
   Jim Dwyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.019 0.81 0.000 -0.019 -0.3
   Pete Falcone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dane Iorg PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 33 0 8 0 1 4 .242 .568 -0.281 0.65 0.217 -0.500 -4.1 24 8
3B: T Scott (1, off L Christenson).
TB: T Scott 3; G Templeton 2; L Brock 2; K Hernandez; J Morales; M Tyson.
GIDP: J Morales (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: P Falcone (1); L Brock 2 (2).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bake McBride RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.018 0.35 0.013 -0.031 -1.1 1 0
Larry Bowa SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .708 0.042 0.54 0.075 -0.033 0.2 2 2 2B
Mike Schmidt 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .222 .556 -0.062 0.47 0.015 -0.077 0.5 2 2 2B
Greg Luzinski LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .333 .833 -0.016 0.47 0.020 -0.036 0.5 1 0
   Jerry Martin PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 0
Richie Hebner 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .667 2.048 0.086 0.47 0.119 -0.033 1.3 7 1 HR,CS,SH
Garry Maddox CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .804 -0.040 0.43 0.001 -0.042 0.0 2 0
Bob Boone C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.002 0.28 0.015 -0.018 -0.9 5 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .125 .375 0.008 0.34 0.027 -0.019 -0.4 5 4 2B
Larry Christenson P 3 1 2 4 1 0 .667 2.417 0.220 0.47 0.226 -0.006 3.5 1 1 HR
Team Totals 35 7 11 7 4 4 .314 .956 0.218 0.42 0.511 -0.295 3.4 27 10
2B: M Schmidt (1, off P Falcone); T Sizemore (1, off E Rasmussen); L Bowa (1, off E Rasmussen).
HR: L Christenson (1, off E Rasmussen; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); R Hebner (1, off E Rasmussen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: R Hebner (1, off P Falcone).
TB: R Hebner 5; L Christenson 5; L Bowa 3; G Luzinski 2; T Sizemore 2; M Schmidt 2; B McBride.
RBI: L Christenson 4 (4); G Luzinski (2); M Schmidt (1); R Hebner (1).
2-out RBI: L Christenson 4.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Bowa-R Hebner; L Christenson-T Sizemore-R Hebner.
PB: B Boone (1).
Baserunning
CS: R Hebner (1, 2nd base by E Rasmussen/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric Rasmussen, L (0-1) 4 7 4 4 1 2 2 9.00 19 33 -0.214 0.74 -2.2
Pete Falcone 2 4 3 2 2 0 0 9.00 14 0 0 -0.004 0.14 -2.9
Mark Littell 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 3 1 0.001 0.06 1.3
Dave Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 7 6 4 4 2 6.75 40 33 3 1 -0.217 0.65 -3.4
P Falcone faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Christenson, W (1-0) 9 8 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 34 74 0.283 0.65 4.1
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 34 74 0.283 0.42 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: E Rasmussen (1); L Christenson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 24,441.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Bake McBride RF
2 Garry Templeton SS 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Jerry Morales RF 3 Mike Schmidt 3B
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Keith Hernandez 1B 5 Richie Hebner 1B
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Garry Maddox CF
7 Tony Scott CF 7 Bob Boone C
8 Mike Tyson 2B 8 Ted Sizemore 2B
9 Eric Rasmussen P 9 Larry Christenson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-0 2 1-- RR PHI L. Christenson E. Rasmussen 13% 91% Home Run; Boone Scores
b2 0-0 0 --- R PHI R. Hebner E. Rasmussen 11% 66% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 12- OO STL J. Morales L. Christenson 11% 51% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 -2- R PHI L. Christenson E. Rasmussen 9% 74% Single to LF; Sizemore Scores
b1 0-0 1 --3 O PHI M. Schmidt E. Rasmussen -6% 54% Popfly: SS

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' Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock L. Christenson -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL G. Templeton L. Christenson -6% 41% Single to P; Brock to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- OO STL J. Morales L. Christenson 11% 51% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- STL T. Simmons L. Christenson -0% 51% Passed Ball; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O STL T. Simmons L. Christenson 4% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. McBride E. Rasmussen -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- PHI L. Bowa E. Rasmussen 4% 57% Double to LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- PHI M. Schmidt E. Rasmussen 3% 60% Wild Pitch; Bowa to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O PHI M. Schmidt E. Rasmussen -6% 54% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 --3 O PHI G. Luzinski E. Rasmussen -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez L. Christenson 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz L. Christenson 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Scott L. Christenson 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- R PHI R. Hebner E. Rasmussen 11% 66% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- O PHI G. Maddox E. Rasmussen -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O PHI B. Boone E. Rasmussen -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- PHI T. Sizemore E. Rasmussen 2% 65% Double to LF
b2 1-0 2 -2- R PHI L. Christenson E. Rasmussen 9% 74% Single to LF; Sizemore Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- PHI B. McBride E. Rasmussen 1% 76% Single to CF; Christenson to 2B
b2 2-0 2 12- O PHI L. Bowa E. Rasmussen -3% 73% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O STL M. Tyson L. Christenson 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O STL E. Rasmussen L. Christenson 2% 77% Foul Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 2 --- O STL L. Brock L. Christenson 1% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt E. Rasmussen -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 1 --- PHI G. Luzinski E. Rasmussen 2% 78% Single to RF
b3 2-0 1 1-- O PHI R. Hebner E. Rasmussen -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 2-0 2 1-- O PHI G. Maddox E. Rasmussen -1% 75% Hebner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- O STL G. Templeton L. Christenson 3% 77% Lineout: SS
t4 0-2 1 --- STL J. Morales L. Christenson -3% 74% Single to LF
t4 0-2 1 1-- O STL T. Simmons L. Christenson 3% 77% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 0-2 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez L. Christenson -3% 74% Single to RF; Morales to 3B
t4 0-2 2 1-3 O STL K. Reitz L. Christenson 6% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- O PHI G. Maddox E. Rasmussen -1% 79% Strikeout
b4 2-0 1 --- PHI B. Boone E. Rasmussen 2% 80% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- O PHI T. Sizemore E. Rasmussen -2% 78% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 1-- RR PHI L. Christenson E. Rasmussen 13% 91% Home Run; Boone Scores
b4 4-0 2 --- O PHI B. McBride E. Rasmussen -0% 91% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- O STL T. Scott L. Christenson 1% 93% Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 0-4 1 --- STL M. Tyson L. Christenson -2% 91% Single to LF
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen (P) batting 9th
t5 0-4 1 1-- O STL J. Dwyer L. Christenson 2% 93% Flyball: LF
t5 0-4 2 1-- STL L. Brock L. Christenson -0% 92% Wild Pitch; Tyson to 2B
t5 0-4 2 -2- O STL L. Brock L. Christenson 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
Pete Falcone replaces Jim Dwyer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa P. Falcone -0% 94% Flyball: CF
b5 4-0 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt P. Falcone -0% 93% Lineout: RF
b5 4-0 2 --- PHI G. Luzinski P. Falcone 0% 94% Walk
b5 4-0 2 1-- PHI R. Hebner P. Falcone 0% 94% Single to 1B; Luzinski to 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- O PHI G. Maddox P. Falcone -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- STL G. Templeton L. Christenson -3% 90% Single to CF
t6 0-4 0 1-- OO STL J. Morales L. Christenson 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O STL T. Simmons L. Christenson 0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
b6 4-0 0 --- O PHI B. Boone P. Falcone -0% 96% Foul Flyball: C
b6 4-0 1 --- PHI T. Sizemore P. Falcone 1% 96% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Sizemore to 2B
b6 4-0 1 -2- O PHI L. Christenson P. Falcone -1% 96% Popfly: 2B
b6 4-0 2 -2- O PHI B. McBride P. Falcone -1% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez L. Christenson 1% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 0-4 1 --- O STL K. Reitz L. Christenson 1% 97% Foul Flyball: C
t7 0-4 2 --- STL T. Scott L. Christenson -1% 96% Triple to CF
t7 0-4 2 --3 O STL M. Tyson L. Christenson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
b7 4-0 0 --- PHI L. Bowa P. Falcone 0% 98% Single to LF
b7 4-0 0 1-- R PHI M. Schmidt P. Falcone 1% 99% Double to LF; Bowa Scores; Schmidt to 3B/Adv on E7
b7 5-0 0 --3 R PHI G. Luzinski P. Falcone 0% 100% Single to CF; Schmidt Scores
Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski (LF) batting 4th
b7 6-0 0 1-- PHI R. Hebner P. Falcone 0% 100% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Martin to 2B; Hebner to 1B
b7 6-0 0 12- PHI G. Maddox P. Falcone 0% 100% Walk; Martin to 3B; Hebner to 2B
Mark Littell replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-0 0 123 O PHI B. Boone M. Littell -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 6-0 1 123 O PHI T. Sizemore M. Littell -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b7 6-0 2 123 R PHI L. Christenson M. Littell 0% 100% Walk; Martin Scores/unER; Hebner to 3B; Maddox to 2B
b7 7-0 2 123 O PHI B. McBride M. Littell -0% 100% Popfly: 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 9-1-2
Jerry Martin moves from PR to LF
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mark Littell (P) batting 9th
t8 0-7 0 --- O STL D. Iorg L. Christenson 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 0-7 1 --- STL L. Brock L. Christenson -0% 100% Single to CF
t8 0-7 1 1-- O STL G. Templeton L. Christenson 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t8 0-7 2 1-- O STL J. Morales L. Christenson 0% 100% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cardinals' Dave Hamilton facing 2-3-4
Dave Hamilton replaces Lou Brock (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Dane Iorg moves from PH to LF
b8 7-0 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa D. Hamilton -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 7-0 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt D. Hamilton 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-0 2 --- O PHI J. Martin D. Hamilton -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 4-5-6
t9 0-7 0 --- O STL T. Simmons L. Christenson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-7 1 --- STL K. Hernandez L. Christenson -0% 100% Walk
t9 0-7 1 1-- O STL K. Reitz L. Christenson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 0-7 2 1-- O STL T. Scott L. Christenson 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.

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