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MIN  3
@CAL  1
 CLE  7
@CHW  2
 BAL  8
@KCR  0
 MIL  6
NYY  5
 SEA  1
@OAK  0
 TEX 11
BOS  2
 DET  4
@TOR  3
(11)		 CIN  2
@ATL  0
 LAD 11
@HOU  7
 PIT  5
@MON  4
 PIT  9
@MON  1
 CHC  4
@NYM  2
 STL  5
@PHI  0
 SFG  4
@SDP  3
(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 40,792

 Friday, July 27, 1979, 8:08PM
Time of Game: 1:49
Cardinals
5
48-47
Won 2
5th, 6 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  2  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
W: Bob Forsch (4-9), L: Nino Espinosa (10-8)
 Phillies
0
52-47
Lost 4
4th, 4 GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                5   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .811              2   3   2B
L Brock LF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .319  .777              6   0   2B
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .322  .895             12   1   
T Simmons C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .328 1.047              3   0   2B
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   1   2    0   2  .318  .833              1   0   
T Scott CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .691              0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .278  .709              0   4   
K Oberkfell 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .322  .813              2   3   
B Forsch P                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .150  .509              1   0   
Totals                       36   5   9   0    2   2                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: G Templeton (16, off K Saucier); T Simmons (17, off N Espinosa); L Brock (7, off N Espinosa).
TB: L Brock 3; T Simmons 3; G Templeton 2; K Oberkfell; G Hendrick; K Hernandez; T Scott.
RBI: G Hendrick 2 (48); K Oberkfell (18); B Forsch (5); T Simmons (56).
2-out RBI: T Simmons.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Reitz-K Oberkfell-K Hernandez.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .712              0   0   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .650              2   5   
P Rose 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .816             16   2   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .281 1.055              0   4   GDP
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .776              2   0   
G Maddox CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .729              2   0   
T McCarver C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .745              2   0   
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .639              1   5   
N Espinosa P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .436              1   0   
  K Saucier P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   1   
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .876              0   0   
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  D Unser PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .850              0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    1   3                         27  17
Batting Events
TB: T McCarver; G Luzinski; D Unser.
GIDP: M Schmidt (8).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding Events
E: G Maddox (3).

Pitching Stats

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
B Forsch, W (4-9)              9     3   0   0    1   3   0   4.72   30     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2· 3     83    -     0.51   0.24
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   3   0          30     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2· 3           -  
Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Espinosa, L (10-8)           2     6   5   5    2   0   0   3.70   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 6     22    -     0.95  -0.33
K Saucier                      4     3   0   0    0   1   0   3.99   15     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0· 3          1-0    0.25   0.05
R Eastwick                     3     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.01    9     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   2   0          38     -       ·  ·     19· 6· 1· 9          1-0
N Espinosa faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 1:49.
Attendance: 40,792.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       Philadelphia Phillies                        
1. Garry Templeton              SS       1. Bake McBride                 RF
2. Lou Brock                    LF       2. Larry Bowa                   SS
3. Keith Hernandez              1B       3. Pete Rose                    1B
4. Ted Simmons                   C       4. Mike Schmidt                 3B
5. George Hendrick              RF       5. Greg Luzinski                LF
6. Tony Scott                   CF       6. Garry Maddox                 CF
7. Ken Reitz                    3B       7. Tim McCarver                  C
8. Ken Oberkfell                2B       8. Manny Trillo                 2B
9. Bob Forsch                    P       9. Nino Espinosa                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 0 12- R 12% 81% 1-0 STL K. Oberkfell N. Espinosa Single to RF; Scott Scores; Reitz to 3B; Oberkfell to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 2 --3 R 9% 58% 0-0 STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa Single to RF; Brock Scores
t3 0 1-- 6% 88% 3-0 STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa Double to RF; Hernandez to 3B
t2 0 1-- 5% 69% 1-0 STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa Walk; Scott to 2B
b2 2 1-3 O 5% 80% 0-3 PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa Groundout: 1B-P
t1 1 --- 4% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock N. Espinosa Double to LF
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 3B
t1 2 --3 R 9% 58% 0-0 STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa Single to RF; Brock Scores
t1 2 1-- O -2% 56% 1-0 STL G. Hendrick N. Espinosa Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 58% 0-1 PHI B. McBride B. Forsch Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 PHI P. Rose B. Forsch Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 3% 64% 1-0 STL T. Scott N. Espinosa Single to P
t2 0 1-- 5% 69% 1-0 STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa Walk; Scott to 2B
t2 0 12- R 12% 81% 1-0 STL K. Oberkfell N. Espinosa Single to RF; Scott Scores; Reitz to 3B; Oberkfell to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 0 -23 RO 1% 82% 2-0 STL B. Forsch N. Espinosa Groundout: SS-1B; Reitz Scores; Oberkfell to 3B
t2 1 --3 O -4% 78% 3-0 STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa Lineout: SS
t2 2 --3 O -2% 76% 3-0 STL L. Brock N. Espinosa Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 78% 0-3 PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- -2% 75% 0-3 PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch Single to CF
b2 1 1-- O 3% 78% 0-3 PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 2 1-- -3% 76% 0-3 PHI T. McCarver B. Forsch Single to RF; Luzinski to 3B
b2 2 1-3 O 5% 80% 0-3 PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- 2% 82% 3-0 STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa Walk
t3 0 1-- 6% 88% 3-0 STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa Double to RF; Hernandez to 3B
t3 0 -23 RR 4% 92% 3-0 STL G. Hendrick N. Espinosa Single to CF; Hernandez Scores; Simmons Scores
Kevin Saucier replaces Nino Espinosa pitching and batting 9th
t3 0 1-- O -1% 91% 5-0 STL T. Scott K. Saucier Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 1 1-- O -1% 91% 5-0 STL K. Reitz K. Saucier Flyball: CF
t3 2 1-- O -1% 90% 5-0 STL K. Oberkfell K. Saucier Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 1% 91% 0-5 PHI K. Saucier B. Forsch Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1 --- O 1% 92% 0-5 PHI B. McBride B. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Kevin Saucier facing 9-1-2
t4 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-0 STL B. Forsch K. Saucier Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O -0% 92% 5-0 STL G. Templeton K. Saucier Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- 0% 92% 5-0 STL L. Brock K. Saucier Single to LF
t4 2 1-- 1% 93% 5-0 STL K. Hernandez K. Saucier Single to CF; Brock to 3B/Adv on E8; Hernandez to 2B
t4 2 -23 O -1% 91% 5-0 STL T. Simmons K. Saucier Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- -2% 89% 0-5 PHI P. Rose B. Forsch Walk
b4 0 1-- OO 5% 94% 0-5 PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Kevin Saucier facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O -1% 94% 5-0 STL G. Hendrick K. Saucier Strikeout Looking
t5 1 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 STL T. Scott K. Saucier Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 STL K. Reitz K. Saucier Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 PHI T. McCarver B. Forsch Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O 0% 96% 0-5 PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Kevin Saucier facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O -0% 95% 5-0 STL K. Oberkfell K. Saucier Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O -0% 95% 5-0 STL B. Forsch K. Saucier Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- 0% 95% 5-0 STL G. Templeton K. Saucier Double to LF
t6 2 -2- O -1% 95% 5-0 STL L. Brock K. Saucier Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
Greg Gross pinch hits for Kevin Saucier (P) batting 9th
b6 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-5 PHI G. Gross B. Forsch Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O 1% 97% 0-5 PHI B. McBride B. Forsch Lineout: 1B
b6 2 --- O 0% 97% 0-5 PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Rawly Eastwick facing 3-4-5
Rawly Eastwick replaces Greg Gross (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-0 STL K. Hernandez R. Eastwick Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1 --- O -0% 97% 5-0 STL T. Simmons R. Eastwick Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O -0% 96% 5-0 STL G. Hendrick R. Eastwick Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-5 PHI P. Rose B. Forsch Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O 1% 98% 0-5 PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch Strikeout
b7 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-5 PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Rawly Eastwick facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 STL T. Scott R. Eastwick Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 STL K. Reitz R. Eastwick Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 STL K. Oberkfell R. Eastwick Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-5 PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 PHI T. McCarver B. Forsch Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Rawly Eastwick facing 9-1-2
t9 0 --- O 0% 99% 5-0 STL B. Forsch R. Eastwick Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O -0% 99% 5-0 STL G. Templeton R. Eastwick Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 99% 5-0 STL L. Brock R. Eastwick Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
Del Unser pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick (P) batting 9th
b9 0 --- -1% 98% 0-5 PHI D. Unser B. Forsch Single to CF
b9 0 1-- O 1% 99% 0-5 PHI B. McBride B. Forsch Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 1 1-- O 1% 100% 0-5 PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch Flyball: LF
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-5 PHI P. Rose B. Forsch Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

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