April 8, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 8, 1973, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Cardinals

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 3 GB

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

W: D Giusti (1-0), L: W Granger (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    4   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   7   SB
J Cruz CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .542    0    4   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .429 1.357    0   13   0   HR
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   1   
B Carbo RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    3   0   
R Busse SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .375    0    1   5   
R Wise P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3   4   3    0   5                    28  16

BATTING

HR: J Torre (1, off N Briles; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Torre 5; T Sizemore; J Cruz.

RBI: J Torre 3 (3).

2-out RBI: J Torre.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: K Reitz (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Sizemore (1, 2nd base off N Briles/M May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .522    0    3   4   
M Sanguillen RF               4   1   2   1    0   0  .500  .944    0    4   0   SF
A Oliver CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .375 1.083    0    1   0   2B
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .777    0    4   0   2B
B Robertson 1B                5   1   1   1    0   0  .111  .555    0   12   0   HR
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .571 1.911    0    0   3   2B,IW
G Alley SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    1   2   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Hernandez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M May C                       3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    5   0   IW
N Briles P                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   3   
  G Clines PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   4  10   4    3   0                    30  12

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (1, off R Wise); R Hebner (2, off R Wise); A Oliver (1, off R Wise).

HR: B Robertson (1, off W Granger; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: M Sanguillen (1, off W Granger).

IBB: R Hebner (1, by R Wise); M May (2, by R Wise).

TB: B Robertson 4; M Sanguillen 2; R Stennett 2; R Hebner 2; A Oliver 2; W Stargell 2; G Clines; N Briles.

RBI: B Robertson (1); N Briles (1); M Sanguillen (1); A Oliver (2).

2-out RBI: N Briles.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Hebner (1).

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 Wise                         8.1   9   3   3    3   0   0   3.24   37     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 0· 9     50    -     1.56   0.08
W Granger, BS (1), L (0-1)     1     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-1    3.41  -0.43
Totals                         9.1  10   4   4    3   0   1          41     -       ·  ·     17·11· 0·10          2-1

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                       9     4   3   2    0   5   1   2.00   32     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 4     74    -     0.91   0.03
D Giusti, W (1-0)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        10     4   3   2    0   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     15·11· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Wise 2 (2; M May, R Hebner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 0.

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. R Wise               P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  3-3  ---      43% 100% B Robertson     W Granger       Home Run
   b 9   1  3-2  1--      25%  45% R Stennett      R Wise          Single to CF; Clines to 3B
   t 4   1  2-0  1--     -22%  53% J Torre         N Briles        Home Run; Cruz Scores/unER
   t 6   2  2-2  -2-     -17%  35% J Torre         N Briles        Single to CF; Sizemore Scores
   b 9   1  3-2  1-3      11%  56% M Sanguillen    W Granger       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clines Scores

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         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  J Torre         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Stennett      Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  B Carbo         Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  R Hebner        Double to RF
   O      -2-      54%  G Alley         Flyball: RF; Hebner to 3B
          --3      55%  M May           Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      66%  N Briles        Single to CF; Hebner Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-      62%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  R Busse         Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  R Wise          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  M Sanguillen    Single to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B/Adv on E5
   R      -2-      82%  A Oliver        Double to RF; Sanguillen Scores
   O      -2-      79%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      77%  B Robertson     Flyball: RF
          -2-      77%  R Hebner        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      75%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  T Sizemore      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 1B
   O      1--      74%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      53%  J Torre         Home Run; Cruz Scores/unER
   O      ---      55%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  N Briles        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Busse         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  R Wise          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  W Stargell      Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  B Robertson     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Single to RF
          1--      47%  J Cruz          Sizemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      35%  J Torre         Single to CF; Sizemore Scores
   O      1--      38%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  M May           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      33%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  R Busse         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      29%  N Briles        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          ---      29%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   O      1--      24%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      26%  R Wise          Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  L Brock         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      28%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
          ---      38%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      29%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      25%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Robertson to 2B
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Gene Alley batting 7th
   O      -2-      15%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
                  Jackie Hernandez replaces Vic Davalillo playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      17%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      18%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      18%  T Simmons       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      10%  M May           Flyball: LF
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Nelson Briles batting 9th
          ---      20%  G Clines        Single to CF
          1--      45%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Clines to 3B
                  Wayne Granger replaces Rick Wise pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      56%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clines Scores
   O      1--      50%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Giusti replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  K Reitz         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  B Carbo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Busse         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Wayne Granger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      57%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---     100%  B Robertson     Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation