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OAK  2
@CAL  1
 BOS  4
@DET  1
 KCR  4
TEX  0
 MIN 14
CHW  2
 MIL  1
@NYY  0
 LAD  4
@ATL  1
 PHI  2
@CHC  1
 CIN  4
HOU  2
 NYM  3
@MON  1
 STL  4
@PIT  3
 SFG  6
SDP  4
Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,603

 Wednesday, October 4, 1972, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 1:56
Cardinals
4
75-81
Won 1
4th, 21½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    3 13  2
W: Bob Gibson (19-11), L: Nelson Briles (14-11)
 Pirates
3
96-59
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .311  .752              2   0   IW
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .264  .659              2   1   CS
J Cruz CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .628              2   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .776              9   1   
T Simmons C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .303  .801             11   1   CS
B Stein 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .314  .857              0   0   
B Carbo RF                    1   1   0   0    3   0  .251  .742              0   1   
M Kelleher SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .159  .454              0   4   SH
B Gibson P                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .194  .600              1   1   
Totals                       31   4   7   0    5   6                         27   9
Batting Events
SH: M Kelleher (2, off B Kison).
IBB: L Brock (12, by B Kison).
TB: T Simmons 2; T Sizemore; B Gibson; J Torre; L Brock; B Stein.
RBI: T Sizemore 2 (38); L Brock (42); B Gibson (12).
2-out RBI: T Sizemore 2; B Gibson; L Brock.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Kelleher-T Sizemore-J Torre.
Baserunning Events
CS: T Simmons (3, 2nd base by B Kison/M May); T Sizemore (3, 2nd base by N Briles/M May).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Davalillo RF-1B             4   1   1   0    1   0  .318  .780              3   0   
D Cash 2B                     5   0   2   1    0   2  .282  .690              4   5   
A Oliver CF                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .312  .789              1   1   GDP
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .293  .930              8   0   
  R Zisk LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .588              0   0   
M May C                       5   1   1   0    0   2  .281  .677              6   3   
R Stennett LF-RF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .683              2   0   
J Pagan 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .252  .677              0   3   
G Alley SS                    2   1   2   0    2   0  .248  .641              3   3   
N Briles P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .157  .350              0   2   
  B Mazeroski PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .467              0   0   
  B Kison P                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .189  .506              0   0   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .338              0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  M Sanguillen PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .726              0   0   
Totals                       38   3  13   0    3  11                         27  18
Batting Events
TB: A Oliver 3; G Alley 2; D Cash 2; J Pagan 2; B Kison; M May; V Davalillo; M Sanguillen.
GIDP: A Oliver (13).
RBI: B Kison (9); A Oliver (89); D Cash (30).
2-out RBI: B Kison.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding Events
E: R Stennett (10); W Stargell (17).

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 Gibson, W (19-11)            9    13   3   3    3  11   0   2.46   41     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1·13     57    -     1.64   0.34
Totals                         9    13   3   3    3  11   0          41     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1·13           -  
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, L (14-11)            5     3   4   0    2   4   0   3.08   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 3     55    -     1.07  -0.20
B Kison                        2     2   0   0    2   1   0   3.26    9     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.54   0.03
B Johnson                      1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.36   0.01
D Giusti                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.93    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   0    5   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Kison (2; L Brock).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - (none), 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 4,603.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Vic Davalillo                RF
2. Ted Sizemore                 2B       2. Dave Cash                    2B
3. Jose Cruz                    CF       3. Al Oliver                    CF
4. Joe Torre                    1B       4. Willie Stargell              1B
5. Ted Simmons                   C       5. Milt May                      C
6. Bill Stein                   3B       6. Rennie Stennett              LF
7. Bernie Carbo                 RF       7. Jose Pagan                   3B
8. Mick Kelleher                SS       8. Gene Alley                   SS
9. Bob Gibson                    P       9. Nelson Briles                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 2 12- R 16% 65% 0-0 STL B. Gibson N. Briles Single to RF; Simmons Scores/unER; Carbo to 2B
b9 2 12- O 16% 100% 3-4 PIT M. May B. Gibson Strikeout
b9 1 12- O 16% 84% 3-4 PIT R. Zisk B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b9 1 12- R -13% 69% 2-4 PIT A. Oliver B. Gibson Single to RF; Davalillo Scores; Cash to 2B
t5 2 12- R 13% 78% 1-0 STL L. Brock N. Briles Single to LF; Carbo Scores/unER; Gibson to 3B/Adv on E7; Brock to 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, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock N. Briles Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 STL T. Sizemore N. Briles Flyball: LF
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL J. Cruz N. Briles Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 PIT V. Davalillo B. Gibson Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 PIT D. Cash B. Gibson Single to SS
b1 1 1-- -4% 42% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver B. Gibson Single to RF; Cash to 2B
b1 1 12- O 4% 46% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Strikeout
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 PIT M. May B. Gibson Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL J. Torre N. Briles Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 STL T. Simmons N. Briles Strikeout
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL B. Stein N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 PIT R. Stennett B. Gibson Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 PIT J. Pagan B. Gibson Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 PIT G. Alley B. Gibson Walk
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 PIT N. Briles B. Gibson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL B. Carbo N. Briles Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 STL M. Kelleher N. Briles Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL B. Gibson N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 PIT V. Davalillo B. Gibson Single to RF
b3 0 1-- O 4% 44% 0-0 PIT D. Cash B. Gibson Strikeout
b3 1 1-- OO 6% 50% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver B. Gibson Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 STL L. Brock N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 STL T. Sizemore N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- 2% 47% 0-0 STL J. Cruz N. Briles Walk
t4 2 1-- O -3% 44% 0-0 STL J. Torre N. Briles Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 PIT M. May B. Gibson Flyball: LF
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Stennett B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- 5% 55% 0-0 STL T. Simmons N. Briles Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 1B
t5 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 STL B. Stein N. Briles Strikeout
t5 1 1-- 5% 55% 0-0 STL B. Carbo N. Briles Walk; Simmons to 2B
t5 1 12- O -6% 50% 0-0 STL M. Kelleher N. Briles Strikeout
t5 2 12- R 16% 65% 0-0 STL B. Gibson N. Briles Single to RF; Simmons Scores/unER; Carbo to 2B
t5 2 12- R 13% 78% 1-0 STL L. Brock N. Briles Single to LF; Carbo Scores/unER; Gibson to 3B/Adv on E7; Brock to 2B
t5 2 -23 RR 12% 91% 2-0 STL T. Sizemore N. Briles Single to CF; Gibson Scores/unER; Brock Scores/unER
t5 2 1-- O -1% 90% 4-0 STL J. Cruz N. Briles Sizemore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- -3% 87% 0-4 PIT J. Pagan B. Gibson Single to RF
b5 0 1-- -5% 82% 0-4 PIT G. Alley B. Gibson Single to LF; Pagan to 2B
Bill Mazeroski pinch hits for Nelson Briles (P) batting 9th
b5 0 12- O 1% 83% 0-4 PIT B. Mazeroski B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted; Pagan to 3B; Alley to 2B
b5 1 -23 -2% 81% 0-4 PIT V. Davalillo B. Gibson Walk
b5 1 123 O 7% 87% 0-4 PIT D. Cash B. Gibson Strikeout
b5 2 123 O 6% 94% 0-4 PIT A. Oliver B. Gibson Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
Bruce Kison replaces Bill Mazeroski (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -0% 93% 4-0 STL J. Cruz B. Kison Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O -0% 93% 4-0 STL J. Torre B. Kison Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- 0% 93% 4-0 STL T. Simmons B. Kison Single to LF
t6 2 1-- O -1% 92% 4-0 STL B. Stein B. Kison Simmons Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O 2% 94% 0-4 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Strikeout
b6 1 --- -2% 92% 0-4 PIT M. May B. Gibson Single to RF
b6 1 1-- O 2% 94% 0-4 PIT R. Stennett B. Gibson Strikeout
b6 2 1-- -2% 92% 0-4 PIT J. Pagan B. Gibson Single to CF; May to 2B
b6 2 12- -3% 89% 0-4 PIT G. Alley B. Gibson Walk; May to 3B; Pagan to 2B
b6 2 123 RO 2% 91% 0-4 PIT B. Kison B. Gibson Single to RF; May Scores; Pagan out at Hm/RF-C; Alley to 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- 1% 92% 4-1 STL B. Stein B. Kison Single to RF
t7 0 1-- 2% 94% 4-1 STL B. Carbo B. Kison Walk; Stein to 2B
t7 0 12- O 0% 94% 4-1 STL M. Kelleher B. Kison Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Stein to 3B; Carbo to 2B
t7 1 -23 O -3% 92% 4-1 STL B. Gibson B. Kison Strikeout Looking
t7 2 -23 0% 92% 4-1 STL L. Brock B. Kison Intentional Walk
t7 2 123 O -2% 90% 4-1 STL T. Sizemore B. Kison Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O 2% 92% 1-4 PIT V. Davalillo B. Gibson Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O 1% 94% 1-4 PIT D. Cash B. Gibson Groundout: 1B-P
b7 2 --- -1% 92% 1-4 PIT A. Oliver B. Gibson Single to RF
b7 2 1-- O 2% 94% 1-4 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 3-4-5
Bob Johnson replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th; Vic Davalillo moves from RF to 1B; Richie Zisk replaces Willie Stargell (1B) playing LF batting 4th; Rennie Stennett moves from LF to RF
t8 0 --- O -0% 94% 4-1 STL J. Cruz B. Johnson Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- 1% 94% 4-1 STL J. Torre B. Johnson Single to LF
t8 1 1-- O -0% 94% 4-1 STL T. Simmons B. Johnson Single to CF (LF-CF); Torre to 3B; Simmons out at 2B/CF-SS-2B-1B
t8 2 --3 O -1% 93% 4-1 STL B. Stein B. Johnson Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O 2% 95% 1-4 PIT M. May B. Gibson Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 1% 97% 1-4 PIT R. Stennett B. Gibson Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 1% 97% 1-4 PIT J. Pagan B. Gibson Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
Dave Giusti replaces Bob Johnson pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- 0% 98% 4-1 STL B. Carbo D. Giusti Walk
t9 0 1-- O -0% 97% 4-1 STL M. Kelleher D. Giusti Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 1 1-- O -0% 97% 4-1 STL B. Gibson D. Giusti Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 2 1-- O -0% 97% 4-1 STL L. Brock D. Giusti Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
b9 0 --- -4% 93% 1-4 PIT G. Alley B. Gibson Single to CF
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Dave Giusti (P) batting 9th
b9 0 1-- -9% 84% 1-4 PIT M. Sanguillen B. Gibson Single to LF; Alley to 2B
b9 0 12- O 6% 90% 1-4 PIT V. Davalillo B. Gibson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Alley to 3B
b9 1 1-3 R -8% 82% 1-4 PIT D. Cash B. Gibson Single to CF; Alley Scores; Davalillo to 2B
b9 1 12- R -13% 69% 2-4 PIT A. Oliver B. Gibson Single to RF; Davalillo Scores; Cash to 2B
b9 1 12- O 16% 84% 3-4 PIT R. Zisk B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b9 2 12- O 16% 100% 3-4 PIT M. May B. Gibson Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

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