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NYY
@BOS
3
4
KCR
@CAL
6
5
DET
@CLE
4
0
MIN
@OAK
4
2
HOU
@ATL
10
3
HOU
@ATL
3
4
 
(10)
MON
@CHC
5
2
SFG
@CIN
1
3
STL
@PIT
3
4
 
(10)
STL
@PIT
3
5
LAD
@SDP
4
0
Sunday, April 8, 1973 4:05PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 23,391, Time of Game: 2:09
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cardinals
3
0-3
 Lost 3 
6th, 3 GB
at Pirates
5
3-0
 Won 3 
1st
W: Dock Ellis (1-0)
L: Scipio Spinks (0-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  2
Pirates         0  1  0   0  3  0   1  0  X    5  9  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 2 5 1 0 0 .462 .962 0.231 1.07 0.231 0.000 2.8 2 0 SB
Ed Crosby 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.133 1.40 0.000 -0.133 -1.2 2 1
   Ted Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444 -0.073 2.73 0.000 -0.073 -0.5
Jose Cruz CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .633 0.017 1.13 0.119 -0.102 0.0 1 0 2B
Joe Torre 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .400 1.300 0.111 1.05 0.156 -0.045 0.9 8 2 2B
Ted Simmons C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .083 -0.169 1.15 0.000 -0.169 -1.4 7 0 GDP
Ken Reitz 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .100 .350 0.010 0.70 0.052 -0.042 0.1 0 0
   Mike Tyson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Bernie Carbo RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .473 -0.054 0.92 0.023 -0.076 -0.5 2 0
Ray Busse SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .273 -0.067 0.93 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 1 5
   Tim McCarver PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.043 0.86 0.043 0.000 0.4
Scipio Spinks P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.043 0.83 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 1 2
   Al Santorini P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Andrews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dwain Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.021 0.86 0.000 -0.021 -0.1
   Alan Foster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Luis Melendez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 -0.045 2.08 0.000 -0.045 -0.4
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 4 8 .235 .610 -0.193 1.10 0.624 -0.816 -1.1 24 11
2B: J Cruz (1, off D Ellis); J Torre (1, off D Ellis).
TB: L Brock 5; J Cruz 2; J Torre 2; T McCarver.
GIDP: T Simmons (1).
RBI: J Torre (4); L Brock (2); J Cruz (1).
2-out RBI: J Torre; L Brock.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Crosby-R Busse-J Torre.
PB: T Simmons (2).
E: T Simmons (1); E Crosby (1).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M May).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .481 -0.047 0.77 0.031 -0.078 -0.5 1 2
Manny Sanguillen RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .417 .968 -0.050 0.84 0.034 -0.085 -0.3 1 0 3B
Al Oliver CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .364 1.021 0.019 0.86 0.054 -0.035 0.1 5 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .300 1.162 0.084 1.23 0.155 -0.071 1.2 2 0 HR
Richie Hebner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1.235 -0.118 0.86 0.000 -0.118 -1.6 0 1 GDP
Bob Robertson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .083 .487 0.055 0.68 0.079 -0.024 0.2 7 1
Milt May C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .200 .833 0.241 0.87 0.267 -0.026 1.6 8 1 HR
Gene Alley SS 2 1 1 1 2 1 .143 .971 0.186 0.94 0.189 -0.003 1.4 2 2 HR,IW
Dock Ellis P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .667 -0.059 0.79 0.021 -0.080 -0.7 1 1 SH
   Ramon Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 4 5 .281 .986 0.311 0.86 0.830 -0.520 1.4 27 8
3B: M Sanguillen (1, off A Foster).
HR: G Alley (1, off A Santorini; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W Stargell (1, off S Spinks; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M May (1, off S Spinks; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: D Ellis (1, off A Foster).
IBB: G Alley (1, by J Andrews).
TB: M May 5; W Stargell 5; G Alley 4; M Sanguillen 3; A Oliver; R Stennett; D Ellis.
GIDP: R Hebner (1).
RBI: W Stargell 2 (2); M May 2 (2); G Alley (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Robertson-G Alley-D Ellis.
PB: M May (1).
E: M May (1).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scipio Spinks, L (0-1) 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 6.75 16 44 -0.220 1.21 -1.2
Al Santorini 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 27.00 4 0 0 -0.130 0.81 -1.4
John Andrews 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 2 0 0.076 0.77 1.3
Alan Foster 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.50 10 0 0 -0.036 0.34 -0.1
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 4 5 3 5.62 37 44 2 0 -0.310 1.10 -1.4
S Spinks faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dock Ellis, W (1-0) 8.2 7 3 3 4 7 0 3.12 36 61 0.160 1.05 1.7
Ramon Hernandez, S (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 2 1 0.031 1.98 -0.6
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 4 8 0 3.00 38 61 2 1 0.191 0.86 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: D Ellis (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Andrews (1; G Alley).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 23,391.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Rennie Stennett 2B
2 Ed Crosby 2B 2 Manny Sanguillen RF
3 Jose Cruz CF 3 Al Oliver CF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Willie Stargell LF
5 Ted Simmons C 5 Richie Hebner 3B
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Bob Robertson 1B
7 Bernie Carbo RF 7 Milt May C
8 Ray Busse SS 8 Gene Alley SS
9 Scipio Spinks P 9 Dock Ellis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-2 0 1-- RR PIT M. May S. Spinks 26% 72% Home Run; Robertson Scores
t3 1-1 1 -2- R STL J. Cruz D. Ellis -12% 36% Double to LF; Brock Scores
b2 0-1 0 --- R PIT W. Stargell S. Spinks 12% 55% Home Run
b5 3-2 0 --- R PIT G. Alley A. Santorini 11% 83% Home Run
t1 0-0 2 --3 R STL J. Torre D. Ellis -10% 41% Double to LF; Brock Scores

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock D. Ellis -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL E. Crosby D. Ellis -3% 44% Passed Ball; Brock to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL E. Crosby D. Ellis 1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 O STL J. Cruz D. Ellis 6% 51% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 2 --3 R STL J. Torre D. Ellis -10% 41% Double to LF; Brock Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons D. Ellis 3% 44% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett S. Spinks -2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen S. Spinks -2% 40% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver S. Spinks -1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O STL K. Reitz D. Ellis 2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- STL B. Carbo D. Ellis -2% 38% Walk
t2 1-0 1 1-- O STL R. Busse D. Ellis 3% 41% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 1-- O STL S. Spinks D. Ellis 2% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- R PIT W. Stargell S. Spinks 12% 55% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner S. Spinks -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 1-1 1 --- PIT B. Robertson S. Spinks 0% 53% E2 on Foul Ball
b2 1-1 1 --- O PIT B. Robertson S. Spinks -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 1-1 2 --- O PIT M. May S. Spinks -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- STL L. Brock D. Ellis -4% 46% Single to LF
t3 1-1 0 1-- STL E. Crosby D. Ellis -3% 43% Wild Pitch; Brock to 2B
t3 1-1 0 -2- O STL E. Crosby D. Ellis 5% 48% Groundout: C-1B
t3 1-1 1 -2- R STL J. Cruz D. Ellis -12% 36% Double to LF; Brock Scores
t3 2-1 1 -2- O STL J. Torre D. Ellis 3% 39% Strikeout
t3 2-1 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons D. Ellis 3% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 8-9-1
b3 1-2 0 --- PIT G. Alley S. Spinks 5% 47% Walk
b3 1-2 0 1-- PIT D. Ellis S. Spinks 3% 50% Passed Ball; Alley to 2B
b3 1-2 0 -2- O PIT D. Ellis S. Spinks -5% 45% Strikeout
b3 1-2 1 -2- O PIT R. Stennett S. Spinks -4% 41% Flyball: RF
b3 1-2 2 -2- O PIT M. Sanguillen S. Spinks -4% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
t4 2-1 0 --- O STL K. Reitz D. Ellis 2% 39% Flyball: LF
t4 2-1 1 --- O STL B. Carbo D. Ellis 2% 40% Flyball: CF
t4 2-1 2 --- O STL R. Busse D. Ellis 1% 41% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- PIT A. Oliver S. Spinks 5% 46% Single to LF
b4 1-2 0 1-- O PIT W. Stargell S. Spinks -5% 42% Foul Flyball: C
b4 1-2 1 1-- OO PIT R. Hebner S. Spinks -7% 35% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- O STL S. Spinks D. Ellis 2% 37% Strikeout
t5 2-1 1 --- STL L. Brock D. Ellis -2% 35% Single to SS
t5 2-1 1 1-- O STL E. Crosby D. Ellis 3% 37% Popfly: 2B
t5 2-1 2 1-- O STL J. Cruz D. Ellis 2% 40% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Scipio Spinks facing 6-7-8
b5 1-2 0 --- PIT B. Robertson S. Spinks 6% 45% Walk
b5 1-2 0 1-- RR PIT M. May S. Spinks 26% 72% Home Run; Robertson Scores
Al Santorini replaces Scipio Spinks pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-2 0 --- R PIT G. Alley A. Santorini 11% 83% Home Run
b5 4-2 0 --- PIT D. Ellis A. Santorini 2% 85% Single to RF
b5 4-2 0 1-- PIT R. Stennett A. Santorini 3% 88% Single to CF; Ellis to 2B
b5 4-2 0 12- O PIT M. Sanguillen A. Santorini -3% 85% Flyball: CF
John Andrews replaces Al Santorini pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-2 1 12- O PIT A. Oliver J. Andrews -2% 82% Lineout: LF
b5 4-2 2 12- O PIT W. Stargell J. Andrews -3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
t6 2-4 0 --- STL J. Torre D. Ellis -5% 74% Walk
t6 2-4 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons D. Ellis 10% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t6 2-4 2 --- STL K. Reitz D. Ellis -2% 83% Walk
t6 2-4 2 1-- O STL B. Carbo D. Ellis 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' John Andrews facing 5-6-7
b6 4-2 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner J. Andrews -1% 85% Flyball: LF
b6 4-2 1 --- PIT B. Robertson J. Andrews 2% 87% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Robertson to 2B
b6 4-2 1 -2- O PIT M. May J. Andrews -2% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Robertson to 3B
b6 4-2 2 --3 PIT G. Alley J. Andrews 0% 86% Intentional Walk
b6 4-2 2 1-3 O PIT D. Ellis J. Andrews -3% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
t7 2-4 0 --- O STL R. Busse D. Ellis 3% 86% Strikeout
Dwain Anderson pinch hits for John Andrews (P) batting 9th
t7 2-4 1 --- O STL D. Anderson D. Ellis 2% 89% Strikeout
t7 2-4 2 --- STL L. Brock D. Ellis -2% 87% Single to LF
t7 2-4 2 1-- STL E. Crosby D. Ellis -1% 85% Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t7 2-4 2 --3 O STL E. Crosby D. Ellis 4% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
Alan Foster replaces Dwain Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett A. Foster -1% 89% Strikeout
b7 4-2 1 --- PIT M. Sanguillen A. Foster 3% 92% Triple to CF
b7 4-2 1 --3 PIT A. Oliver A. Foster 0% 93% Walk
b7 4-2 1 1-3 R PIT W. Stargell A. Foster 4% 96% Single to LF; Sanguillen Scores; Oliver to 3B
b7 5-2 1 1-3 O PIT R. Hebner A. Foster -2% 95% Fielder's Choice 1B; Oliver out at Hm/1B-C; Stargell to 2B; Hebner to 1B
b7 5-2 2 12- O PIT B. Robertson A. Foster -1% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
t8 2-5 0 --- O STL J. Cruz D. Ellis 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-5 1 --- O STL J. Torre D. Ellis 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 2-5 2 --- O STL T. Simmons D. Ellis 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 7-8-9
b8 5-2 0 --- PIT M. May A. Foster 0% 98% Single to P
b8 5-2 0 1-- O PIT G. Alley A. Foster -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-2 1 1-- O PIT D. Ellis A. Foster -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
b8 5-2 2 -2- O PIT R. Stennett A. Foster -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
t9 2-5 0 --- STL K. Reitz D. Ellis -4% 94% Walk
Mike Tyson pinch runs for Ken Reitz (3B) batting 6th
t9 2-5 0 1-- O STL B. Carbo D. Ellis 3% 97% Flyball: CF
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ray Busse (SS) batting 8th
t9 2-5 1 1-- STL T. McCarver D. Ellis -4% 92% Single to CF; Tyson to 2B
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Alan Foster (P) batting 9th
t9 2-5 1 12- O STL L. Melendez D. Ellis 4% 97% Flyball: CF
Ramon Hernandez replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-5 2 12- R STL L. Brock R. Hernandez -4% 93% Single to CF; Tyson Scores; McCarver to 3B
Ted Sizemore pinch hits for Ed Crosby (2B) batting 2nd
t9 3-5 2 1-3 O STL T. Sizemore R. Hernandez 7% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

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