May 21, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 3
NYY 1 SEA 12
@KCR 7 MIN 7
@TEX 6 TOR 8
CLE 1 ATL 7
HOU 5 PIT 4
@MON 2 PHI 5
STL 3 SDP 3
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 28,192

Monday, May 21, 1979, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:21

Cardinals

20-17

Lost 2

3rd, 4½ GB

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

W: S Carlton (5-5), L: J Denny (3-3)

Phillies

25-13

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   0   3   1    0   1  .271  .615    0    3   2   
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .371  .870    0    1   0   GDP
  B Carbo LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .432         0   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   2    0   1  .273  .793    0    5   1   HR
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .922    0    5   1   2B
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .826    0    1   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .659    0    4   2   
T Scott CF                    1   1   0   0    0   1  .272  .683    0    2   0   HBP
  J Mumphrey CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .631    0    2   0   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .680    0    0   2   
J Denny P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .087  .213    0    1   1   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Freed PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .777    0    0   0   
  T Bruno P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    0   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (9, off S Carlton).

HR: K Hernandez (4, off S Carlton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: T Scott (1, by S Carlton).

TB: K Hernandez 5; G Templeton 3; T Simmons 2; M Tyson; L Brock.

GIDP: L Brock (1).

RBI: K Hernandez 2 (26); G Templeton (8).

2-out RBI: G Templeton.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

PO: G Templeton (1st base by S Carlton).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .652    0    3   0   
L Bowa SS                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .717    0    2   1   
P Rose 1B                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .364  .943    0    8   0   2·2B,SB
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .841    0    2   0   
  M Anderson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .900         0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  2   2   1   1    2   1  .293 1.101    0    1   1   HR
D Unser CF                    3   2   1   2    1   1  .366  .830    0    2   0   2B
T McCarver C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .657    0    7   0   
R Meoli 2B                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .216  .607    0    1   1   2B
  R Aviles PH-2B              1   0   1   1    1   0  .419  .970    0    1   1   
S Carlton P                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .332    0    0   3   
Totals                       34   5  10   5    4   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Meoli (3, off J Denny); P Rose 2 (17, 2 off J Denny); D Unser (3, off J Denny).

HR: M Schmidt (15, off J Denny; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: P Rose 5; M Schmidt 4; D Unser 2; T McCarver 2; R Meoli 2; R Aviles; G Luzinski.

RBI: D Unser 2 (10); R Aviles (9); R Meoli (6); M Schmidt (34).

2-out RBI: R Meoli.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Meoli-L Bowa-P Rose.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Rose (6, 2nd base off T Bruno/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
J Denny, L (3-3)               5     7   5   5    3   2   1   3.20   25     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 7     32    -     1.23  -0.37
B Schultz                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.05    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          2-1    1.05   0.04
T Bruno                        1     2   0   0    1   3   0   3.32    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.51   0.00
W McEnaney                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.51   0.04
Totals                         8    10   5   5    4   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·10          4-1

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 (5-5)             9     8   3   3    0   7   1   3.58   34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 8     66    -     1.05   0.20
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   7   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 8           -

J Denny faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
T Bruno faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: S Carlton (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Carlton (1; G Templeton, 1st base).

HBP: S Carlton (3; T Scott).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 28,192.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Philadelphia Phillies                
1. G Templeton          SS    1. B McBride            RF 
2. L Brock              LF    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. P Rose               1B 
4. T Simmons            C     4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. G Hendrick           RF    5. M Schmidt            3B 
6. K Reitz              3B    6. D Unser              CF 
7. T Scott              CF    7. T McCarver           C  
8. M Tyson              2B    8. R Meoli              2B 
9. J Denny              P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-0  12-      20%  45% D Unser         J Denny         Double to LF; Rose Scores; Schmidt Scores
   b 6   0  3-3  ---      17%  75% M Schmidt       J Denny         Home Run
   b 4   2  3-2  --3      14%  54% R Meoli         J Denny         Double to RF; Unser Scores
   t 5   0  3-3  1--      10%  55% L Brock         S Carlton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3      -9%  30% G Templeton     S Carlton       Single to LF; Scott Scores; Tyson to 2B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  G Templeton     Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  L Brock         Templeton Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      50%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      48%  K Hernandez     Balk; Brock to 2B
   R      -2-      40%  " "             Single to LF; Brock Scores
   O      1--      42%  T Simmons       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      44%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, John Denny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  K Reitz         Strikeout
          ---      39%  T Scott         Hit By Pitch
          1--      33%  M Tyson         Single to LF; Scott to 3B
   O      1-3      39%  J Denny         Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3      30%  G Templeton     Single to LF; Scott Scores; Tyson to 2B
   O      12-      33%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  G Luzinski      Single to LF
          1--      44%  M Schmidt       Walk; Luzinski to 2B
   O      12-      41%  D Unser         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Luzinski to 3B
   O      1-3      33%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      1-3      28%  R Meoli         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      20%  K Hernandez     Home Run
   O      ---      21%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      22%  G Hendrick      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      23%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, John Denny facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      20%  S Carlton       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      19%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      18%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      19%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  M Tyson         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      21%  J Denny         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, John Denny facing 3-4-5
                  Jerry Mumphrey replaces Tony Scott playing CF batting 7th
          ---      27%  P Rose          Double to LF
   O      -2-      22%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
          -2-      25%  M Schmidt       Walk
   RR     12-      45%  D Unser         Double to LF; Rose Scores; Schmidt Scores
   O      -2-      41%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B-P; Unser to 3B
   R      --3      54%  R Meoli         Double to RF; Unser Scores
   O      -2-      50%  S Carlton       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  G Templeton     Single to LF
   OO     1--      55%  L Brock         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, John Denny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  L Bowa          Popfly: 3B
          ---      55%  P Rose          Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  G Hendrick      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      57%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, John Denny facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      75%  M Schmidt       Home Run
          ---      78%  D Unser         Walk
          1--      86%  T McCarver      Single to RF; Unser to 3B
                  Buddy Schultz replaces John Denny pitching and batting 9th; Ramon Aviles pinch hits for Rudy Meoli batting 8th
   R      1-3      90%  R Aviles        Single to CF; Unser Scores; McCarver to 2B
   O      12-      87%  S Carlton       Popfly: 3B
   O      12-      85%  B McBride       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      82%  L Bowa          Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
                  Ramon Aviles moves to 2B
   O      ---      86%  J Mumphrey      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      88%  M Tyson         Strikeout
                  Roger Freed pinch hits for Buddy Schultz batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  R Freed         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tom Bruno facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Bruno replaces Roger Freed pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  P Rose          Single to 2B
          1--      92%  G Luzinski      Rose Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      89%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      87%  D Unser         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Anderson replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tom Bruno facing 7-8-9
                  Bernie Carbo replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 2nd
          ---      95%  T McCarver      Single to CF
          1--      96%  R Aviles        Walk; McCarver to 2B
                  Will McEnaney replaces Tom Bruno pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      96%  S Carlton       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McCarver to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  B McBride       Fielder's Choice P; McCarver out at Hm/P-C-3B; Carlton to 2B; McBride to 1B
   O      12-      93%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---      84%  T Simmons       Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      91%  G Hendrick      Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-      96%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B; Simmons to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

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