August 11, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
BOS 1 CAL 3
MIN 1 CLE 5
@DET 1 MIL 4
@NYY 2 CHW 1
@OAK 0 KCR 2
@TEX 0 ATL 7
CIN 5 CHC 7
NYM 2 HOU 6
SFG 3 MON 4
@PHI 1 PIT 10
STL 5 LAD 2
@SDP 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 34,248

Friday, August 11, 1972
Time of Game: 2:48

Cardinals

51-53

Lost 2

4th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  1    5 11  3
Pirates         2  2  0   3  0  0   2  1  X   10 16  0

W: N Briles (11-5), L: R Cleveland (12-8), S: R Hernandez (9)

Pirates

66-39

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .312  .742    0    1   1   SB
T Sizemore 2B                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .263  .676    0    1   8   2·2B
B Carbo RF                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .263  .720    0    1   1   
J Torre 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .305  .824    0    3   0   2B
T Simmons C                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .298  .777    0    3   0   
M Alou 1B                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .318  .753    0    8   1   
L Melendez CF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .680    0    0   0   
  J Cruz CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .549    0    1   0   
  J Roque PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .220    0    0   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .225  .573    0    5   5   GDP
R Cleveland P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .442    0    0   0   
  L Palmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  E Crosby PH                 0   0   0   1    1   0  .223  .533    0    0   0   
  J Grzenda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  R Bare P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J McNertney PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .639    0    0   0   
  J Cumberland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    5   6                    24  17

BATTING

2B: T Sizemore 2 (12, 2 off N Briles); J Torre (24, off N Briles).

TB: T Sizemore 5; J Torre 3; T Simmons 2; D Maxvill 2; L Melendez; M Alou.

GIDP: D Maxvill (12).

RBI: T Simmons (67); M Alou (30); E Crosby (16); T Sizemore (22); J Torre (57).

2-out RBI: E Crosby; T Simmons.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Carbo-D Maxvill-J Torre; D Maxvill-T Sizemore-M Alou; T Sizemore-D Maxvill-M Alou.

E: D Maxvill 2 (10); T Sizemore (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (46, 2nd base off N Briles/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Davalillo LF                5   0   2   1    0   0  .337  .804    0    3   0   2B
G Clines RF                   4   0   2   3    1   1  .335  .781    0    4   0   IW
A Oliver CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .309  .790    0    2   0   GDP
R Hebner 3B                   4   3   3   3    1   0  .307  .935    0    0   2   2·HR
M Sanguillen C                5   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .786    0    7   0   GDP
B Robertson 1B                3   1   2   1    2   0  .174  .573    0    7   0   2B
D Cash 2B                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .265  .663    0    3   2   
G Alley SS                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .703    0    1   3   
N Briles P                    2   2   1   1    0   0  .178  .374    0    0   1   
  B Kison P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .300         0   0   
  R Hernandez P               2   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    0   1   
Totals                       37  10  16  10    5   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: V Davalillo (17, off J Grzenda); B Robertson (7, off R Cleveland).

HR: R Hebner 2 (14, off J Cumberland, off R Cleveland; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: G Clines (1, by J Grzenda).

TB: R Hebner 9; B Robertson 3; V Davalillo 3; G Clines 2; A Oliver 2; R Hernandez; N Briles; D Cash; G Alley; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: M Sanguillen (8); A Oliver (8).

RBI: R Hebner 3 (43); G Clines 3 (9); N Briles (4); V Davalillo (19); B Robertson (25); G Alley (30).

2-out RBI: R Hebner 2; G Clines; V Davalillo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cash-G Alley-B Robertson.

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
R Cleveland, L (12-8)          3.1   8   7   6    2   2   1   3.65   18     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 8     18    -     0.68  -0.31
L Palmer                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.44  -0.02
D Higgins                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.05    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.06   0.00
J Grzenda                      1     2   2   2    2   0   0   4.70    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.46  -0.00
R Bare                         1     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-2    0.22  -0.02
J Cumberland                   1     1   1   1    0   0   1   8.08    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    16  10   9    5   2   2          42     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0·16          4-4

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, W (11-5)             5.1   5   3   3    2   4   0   3.27   22     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 5     48    -     0.61   0.12
B Kison                        0.1   2   1   1    2   0   0   2.81    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    1.34  -0.11
R Hernandez, S (9)             3.1   4   1   1    1   2   0   1.93   15     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 4          3-0    0.77   0.13
Totals                         9    11   5   5    5   6   0          42     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1·11          4-1

J Grzenda faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Briles (2).

IBB: J Grzenda (8; G Clines).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 34,248.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. V Davalillo          LF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. G Clines             RF 
3. B Carbo              RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. J Torre              3B    4. R Hebner             3B 
5. T Simmons            C     5. M Sanguillen         C  
6. M Alou               1B    6. B Robertson          1B 
7. L Melendez           CF    7. D Cash               2B 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. G Alley              SS 
9. R Cleveland          P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--      21%  73% R Hebner        R Cleveland     Home Run; Oliver Scores
   t 6   2  7-4  123       8%  93% L Brock         R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   b 2   2  0-2  12-       8%  84% V Davalillo     R Cleveland     Single to CF; Cash Scores; Briles to 2B
   t 6   2  7-3  123      -6%  85% E Crosby        B Kison         Walk; Simmons Scores; Alou to 3B; Maxvill to 2B
   t 2   1  2-0  1--       5%  77% D Maxvill       N Briles        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  T Sizemore      Double to LF
          -2-      46%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      12-      50%  J Torre         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      55%  T Simmons       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Clines        Strikeout
          ---      52%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   RR     1--      73%  R Hebner        Home Run; Oliver Scores
   O      ---      72%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  L Melendez      Single to CF
   OO     1--      77%  D Maxvill       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
          ---      79%  B Robertson     Walk
          1--      82%  D Cash          Single to LF; Robertson to 2B
   O      12-      79%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      76%  N Briles        Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Cash to 2B
   R      12-      84%  V Davalillo     Single to CF; Cash Scores; Briles to 2B
   RO     12-      88%  G Clines        Single to LF; Briles Scores; Davalillo out at 3B/LF-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  R Cleveland     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Cruz replaces Luis Melendez playing CF batting 7th
          ---      92%  A Oliver        Single to CF
          1--      92%  R Hebner        E6 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      91%  " "             Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      90%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  B Carbo         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  B Robertson     Double to LF
          -2-      95%  D Cash          Walk
   O      12-      95%  G Alley         Flyball: CF; Robertson to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  N Briles        Single to LF; Robertson Scores; Cash to 2B
                  Lowell Palmer replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching and batting 9th
          12-      97%  V Davalillo     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cash to 3B; Briles to 2B; Davalillo to 1B
   RROO   123      99%  G Clines        Double Play: Single to RF; Cash Scores; Briles Scores/unER; Clines out at 2B/RF-SS; Davalillo out at 3B/SS-3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Maxvill       Single to RF
                  Ron Allen pinch hits for Lowell Palmer batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  R Allen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dennis Higgins facing 3-4-5
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Ron Allen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B; Hebner to 2B
          -2-      99%  B Robertson     Walk
   O      12-      99%  D Cash          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  L Brock         Walk
          1--      98%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Double to LF; Brock Scores
          -2-      96%  B Carbo         Wild Pitch; Sizemore to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   R      --3      96%  J Torre         Double to LF; Sizemore Scores
                  Bruce Kison replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      94%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Torre to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  M Alou          Single to RF; Torre Scores; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      93%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF; Simmons to 3B
          1-3      91%  D Maxvill       Walk; Alou to 2B
                  Ed Crosby pinch hits for Dennis Higgins batting 9th
   R      123      85%  E Crosby        Walk; Simmons Scores; Alou to 3B; Maxvill to 2B
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      93%  L Brock         Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Joe Grzenda facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Grzenda replaces Ed Crosby pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  G Alley         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Alley to 1B
   O      1--      93%  R Hernandez     Popfly: P
          1--      95%  V Davalillo     Double to LF; Alley to 3B
          -23      95%  G Clines        Intentional Walk
   OO     123      91%  A Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Ramon Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
          ---      91%  B Carbo         Walk
          1--      87%  J Torre         Single to P; Carbo to 2B
   O      12-      91%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      95%  M Alou          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Joe Grzenda facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  R Hebner        Walk
          1--      97%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF; Hebner to 2B
                  Ray Bare replaces Joe Grzenda pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      98%  B Robertson     Single to CF; Hebner Scores; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-      98%  D Cash          Foul Flyball: RF
   R      12-      99%  G Alley         Single to CF; Sanguillen Scores; Robertson to 2B
          12-      99%  R Hernandez     Single to P; Robertson to 3B; Alley to 2B
   O      123      99%  V Davalillo     Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Alley to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      123      99%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 9.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-9, Ramon Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Jorge Roque pinch hits for Jose Cruz batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  J Roque         Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Maxvill       Single to LF
                  Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Ray Bare batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  J McNertney     Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  L Brock         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, John Cumberland facing 3-4-5
                  John Cumberland replaces Jerry McNertney pitching and batting 9th; Jorge Roque moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Popfly: SS
   R      ---     100%  R Hebner        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Robertson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, Ramon Hernandez facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  B Carbo         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-2B; Sizemore to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Sizemore Scores; Simmons to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-     100%  M Alou          Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation