April 6, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
MIL 0 BOS 15
NYY 5 CAL 3
KCR 2 MIN 8
@OAK 3 HOU 2
@ATL 1
(13) CHC 3
MON 2 NYM 3
PHI 0 PIT 7
STL 5 SDP 4
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 51,695

Friday, April 6, 1973, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:02

Cardinals

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

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

W: J Rooker (1-0), L: D Segui (0-1), S: R Hernandez (1)

Pirates

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   0   CS
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   5   
J Cruz CF                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500    0    2   0   
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    9   0   HBP
T Simmons C                   3   1   0   1    1   1  .000  .250    0    5   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   1   
B Carbo RF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .667 1.334    0    3   0   
  L Melendez PH               0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
R Busse SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    1   4   2B
B Gibson P                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SF
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Stein PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   5   7   5    5   3                    24  11

BATTING

2B: R Busse (1, off S Blass).

SF: B Gibson (1, off S Blass).

HBP: J Torre (1, by S Blass).

TB: R Busse 2; B Carbo 2; K Reitz; T Sizemore; J Torre; L Brock.

RBI: T Simmons (1); L Brock (1); B Carbo (1); K Reitz (1); B Gibson (1).

2-out RBI: L Brock.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Busse-T Sizemore-J Torre; B Gibson-R Busse-J Torre.

PB: T Simmons (1).

E: R Busse 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Brock (1, 2nd base by S Blass/M May).

PO: L Brock (1st base by S Blass).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B-SS              4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    2   2   
M Sanguillen RF               4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    4   0   GDP
A Oliver CF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .667 1.833    0    2   0   3B,SF
W Stargell LF                 2   1   0   0    2   2  .000  .500    0    1   1   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   11   1   GDP
R Hebner 3B                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .750 2.500    0    1   1   HR,2B
G Alley SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    2   4   
  J Rooker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Clines PH-LF              1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 4.000    0    0   0   3B
M May C                       3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    3   1   IW
S Blass P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Cash PH-2B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   7   8   6    5   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Hebner (1, off D Segui).

3B: A Oliver (1, off B Gibson); G Clines (1, off D Segui).

HR: R Hebner (1, off B Gibson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: A Oliver (1, off B Gibson).

IBB: M May (1, by D Segui).

TB: R Hebner 7; A Oliver 4; G Clines 3; M Sanguillen 2.

GIDP: B Robertson (1); M Sanguillen (1).

RBI: R Hebner 3 (3); G Clines 2 (2); A Oliver (1).

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

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

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
B Gibson                       7.1   6   5   4    4   4   1   4.91   31     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 6     48    -     0.86   0.01
D Segui, BS (1), L (0-1)       0.2   2   2   1    1   1   0  13.50    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          3-3    2.86  -0.71
Totals                         8     8   7   5    5   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 8          3-3

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Blass                        5     5   5   5    4   1   0   9.00   22     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 2· 5     34    -     0.74  -0.30
L Walker                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.16   0.02
J Rooker, W (1-0)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.31   0.01
R Hernandez, S (1)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.00   0.07
Totals                         9     7   5   5    5   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Blass (1).

IBB: D Segui (1; M May).

PO: S Blass (1; L Brock, 1st base).

HBP: S Blass (1; J Torre).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 51,695.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. M Sanguillen         RF 
3. J Cruz               CF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. J Torre              1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. B Robertson          1B 
6. K Reitz              3B    6. R Hebner             3B 
7. B Carbo              RF    7. G Alley              SS 
8. R Busse              SS    8. M May                C  
9. B Gibson             P     9. S Blass              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-4  -23      55%  87% G Clines        D Segui         Triple to LF; Stargell Scores; Hebner Scores
   b 8   2  5-2  123      20%  32% R Hebner        D Segui         Double to LF; Sanguillen Scores; Oliver Scores; Stargell to 3B
   b 8   1  5-2  123     -10%  12% B Robertson     D Segui         Strikeout
   t 2   1  0-1  1--      -8%  30% R Busse         S Blass         Double to RF; Carbo to 3B
   t 2   2  0-2  --3      -8%  22% L Brock         S Blass         Single to LF; Busse Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--      52%  T Sizemore      Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Stennett      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 1B
   OO     1--      51%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--      45%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Simmons to 3B; Reitz out at 2B/LF-P-2B
   R      --3      39%  B Carbo         Single to LF; Simmons Scores
          1--      30%  R Busse         Double to RF; Carbo to 3B
   RO     -23      30%  B Gibson        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Carbo Scores
          -2-      29%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Busse to 3B
   R      --3      22%  " "             Single to LF; Busse Scores
   O      1--      23%  T Sizemore      Brock Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
          ---      27%  W Stargell      Walk
   OO     1--      20%  B Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Blass facing 2-3-4
          ---      17%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
          1--      14%  J Cruz          Walk; Sizemore to 2B
          12-      10%  J Torre         Hit By Pitch; Sizemore to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   RO     123       9%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B-P; Sizemore Scores; Cruz to 3B; Torre to 2B
   RO     -23       8%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz Scores; Torre to 3B
   O      --3       9%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       8%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       7%  S Blass         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       7%  R Busse         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  B Gibson        Lineout: SS
   O      ---       8%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       6%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       6%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       7%  A Oliver        Triple to RF
   O      --3       5%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Blass facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       6%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       6%  J Cruz          Popfly: SS
   O      ---       6%  J Torre         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       5%  B Robertson     Popfly: 2B
          ---       6%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--       9%  G Alley         Walk; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-       6%  M May           Flyball: RF
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Steve Blass batting 9th
   O      12-       4%  V Davalillo     Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Luke Walker facing 5-6-7
                  Luke Walker replaces Vic Davalillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       4%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       4%  K Reitz         Groundout: P-1B
          ---       4%  B Carbo         Single to P
   O      1--       5%  R Busse         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---       7%  R Stennett      Walk
          1--       7%  M Sanguillen    Passed Ball; Stennett to 2B
          -2-      12%  " "             Single to RF; Stennett to 3B
   RO     1-3       8%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Stennett Scores/unER
   O      1--       6%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      1--       5%  B Robertson     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Luke Walker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       5%  B Gibson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---       6%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       6%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      11%  R Hebner        Home Run
   O      ---       8%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       7%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  Dave Cash pinch hits for Luke Walker batting 9th
   O      ---       6%  D Cash          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Rooker replaces Gene Alley pitching and batting 7th; Dave Cash moves to 2B; Rennie Stennett moves to SS
   O      ---       7%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
          ---       6%  J Torre         Single to RF
   O      1--       7%  T Simmons       Strikeout
   O      1--       7%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       5%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          ---       8%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
          1--      15%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Sanguillen to 3B
          1-3      22%  W Stargell      Walk; Oliver to 2B
                  Diego Segui replaces Bob Gibson pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      12%  B Robertson     Strikeout
   RR     123      32%  R Hebner        Double to LF; Sanguillen Scores; Oliver Scores; Stargell to 3B
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Jim Rooker batting 7th
   RR     -23      87%  G Clines        Triple to LF; Stargell Scores; Hebner Scores
          --3      88%  M May           Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      94%  D Cash          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Clines Scores/No RBI/unER; May to 2B; Cash to 1B
   O      12-      93%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Ramon Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Willie Stargell pitching and batting 4th; Gene Clines moves to LF; Luis Melendez pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 7th
          ---      86%  L Melendez      Walk
   O      1--      92%  R Busse         Flyball: CF
                  Bill Stein pinch hits for Diego Segui batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  B Stein         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  L Brock         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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