September 3, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 13
@BOS 8 BOS 9
BAL 8 CAL 3
OAK 1 CHW 8
TEX 7
(11) CHW 5
TEX 2 NYY 4
@DET 3 MIN 11
@KCR 5 MIL 13
CLE 5 CLE 10
@MIL 5 CIN 4
@HOU 3 MON 5
CHC 2 NYM 5
PHI 0 PHI 6
@NYM 3 PIT 5
STL 4
(13) STL 8
@PIT 3 ATL 7
@SDP 3 SFG 11
LAD 8

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 43,839

Monday, September 3, 1973, 2:28PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Cardinals

70-68

Won 1

1st

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

W: R Folkers (4-4), L: L Walker (7-10), S: O Pena (6)

Pirates

67-67

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .296  .760    0    3   0   SB
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   2    1   0  .271  .676    0    4   4   SB
L Melendez CF                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .627    0    0   0   
  J Cruz PH-CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .711    0    2   0   
T Simmons C                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .299  .787    0    3   0   
T Hughes 1B                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    9   0   GDP
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .226  .576    0    0   2   
B Carbo RF                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .274  .791    0    6   0   HR
M Tyson SS                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .243  .574    0    0   3   IW
R Folkers P                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .056  .109    0    0   1   SF,SH
  O Pena P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   8  10   8    3   3                    27  10

BATTING

HR: B Carbo (6, off B Johnson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: R Folkers (1, off L Walker).

SH: R Folkers (1, off B Johnson).

IBB: M Tyson (7, by L Walker).

TB: B Carbo 5; T Simmons 3; L Brock 2; K Reitz; T Sizemore; M Tyson.

GIDP: T Hughes (1).

RBI: B Carbo 2 (35); T Sizemore 2 (42); L Brock 2 (56); R Folkers (1); K Reitz (38).

2-out RBI: T Sizemore 2; L Brock.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: T Simmons (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (58, 2nd base off B Johnson/M Sanguillen); T Sizemore (5, 2nd base off B Johnson/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Clines LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .641    0    1   0   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .718    0    0   0   
D Cash 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .678    0    1   7   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .776    0    7   0   
R Zisk RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .881    0    0   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .718    0    4   0   HR
B Robertson 1B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .242  .723    0    9   0   HR
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .625    0    4   3   HR
J Hernandez SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .622    0    1   2   2B
  R Hebner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .831    0    0   0   
L Walker P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134    0    0   0   
  B Johnson P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071    0    0   1   
  D Parker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .665    0    0   0   
  J Lamb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Stargell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .288 1.013    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3   9   3    0   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Hernandez (1, off R Folkers).

HR: R Stennett (9, off R Folkers; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Sanguillen (12, off R Folkers; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Robertson (13, off R Folkers; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Robertson 5; R Stennett 4; M Sanguillen 4; G Clines 2; J Hernandez 2; R Zisk; D Cash.

RBI: M Sanguillen (54); R Stennett (50); B Robertson (33).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hernandez-R Stennett-B Robertson.

E: R Stennett (14).

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 Folkers, W (4-4)             5.1   8   3   3    0   2   3   3.43   24     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 8     42    -     0.78   0.04
O Pena, S (6)                  3.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.08   13     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.24   0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0   4   3          37     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 9           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Walker, L (7-10)             3.2   5   6   1    2   1   0   4.33   19     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 1· 5     36    -     1.15  -0.32
B Johnson                      3.1   5   2   2    1   1   1   3.82   15     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 5          2-2    0.28  -0.10
J Lamb                         2     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.02    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   3    3   3   1          40     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Walker (6; M Tyson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 43,839.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. G Clines             LF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. D Cash               3B 
3. L Melendez           CF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. R Zisk               RF 
5. T Hughes             1B    5. M Sanguillen         C  
6. K Reitz              3B    6. B Robertson          1B 
7. B Carbo              RF    7. R Stennett           2B 
8. M Tyson              SS    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. R Folkers            P     9. L Walker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-1  12-      18%  72% B Carbo         L Walker        Single to RF; Hughes Scores/unER; Reitz to 3B; Carbo to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 4   1  1-0  12-      13%  55% K Reitz         L Walker        Single to CF; Simmons Scores; Hughes to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  ---     -12%  36% R Stennett      R Folkers       Home Run
   t 4   2  1-3  12-       9%  83% L Brock         L Walker        Single to CF; Carbo Scores/unER; Tyson to 3B
   t 4   2  1-4  -23       9%  93% T Sizemore      B Johnson       Single to CF; Tyson Scores/unER; Brock Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Lineout: 3B
          ---      48%  L Melendez      Walk
          1--      50%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Melendez to 2B
   O      12-      45%  T Hughes        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Folkers facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  G Clines        Single to SS
          1--      36%  D Cash          Single to LF; Clines to 2B
   O      12-      42%  A Oliver        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      46%  R Zisk          Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Walker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Folkers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      36%  R Stennett      Home Run
   O      ---      37%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  L Walker        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Luke Walker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  R Folkers       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      33%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  T Sizemore      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Folkers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  G Clines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      37%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Luke Walker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  L Melendez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      37%  T Simmons       Single to LF
          1--      42%  T Hughes        Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Simmons to 2B; Hughes to 1B
   R      12-      55%  K Reitz         Single to CF; Simmons Scores; Hughes to 2B
   R      12-      72%  B Carbo         Single to RF; Hughes Scores/unER; Reitz to 3B; Carbo to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      73%  M Tyson         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      74%  R Folkers       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reitz Scores/unER
   R      12-      83%  L Brock         Single to CF; Carbo Scores/unER; Tyson to 3B
                  Bob Johnson replaces Luke Walker pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      84%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   RR     -23      93%  " "             Single to CF; Tyson Scores/unER; Brock Scores/unER
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Luis Melendez batting 3rd
          1--      93%  J Cruz          Sizemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Rich Folkers facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Cruz moves to CF
   O      ---      94%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  B Robertson     Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Johnson facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  T Simmons       Single to CF
   OO     1--      94%  T Hughes        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  K Reitz         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Rich Folkers facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  J Hernandez     Double to CF
   O      -2-      93%  B Johnson       Flyball: LF
          -2-      90%  G Clines        Single to 2B; Hernandez to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  D Cash          Strikeout
   O      1-3      96%  A Oliver        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Johnson facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      98%  B Carbo         Home Run
          ---      98%  M Tyson         Single to 3B
   O      1--      98%  R Folkers       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  L Brock         Single to LF; Tyson Scores; Brock to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      99%  T Sizemore      Walk
   O      12-      99%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      99%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Rich Folkers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Zisk          Foul Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      98%  M Sanguillen    Home Run
   R      ---      96%  B Robertson     Home Run
                  Orlando Pena replaces Rich Folkers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bob Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  T Hughes        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  B Carbo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Orlando Pena facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Parker pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, John Lamb facing 8-9-1
                  John Lamb replaces Dave Parker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  O Pena          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Orlando Pena facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  R Zisk          Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, John Lamb facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Richie Hebner pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for John Lamb batting 9th
          ---     100%  W Stargell      Strikeout, Passed Ball; Stargell to 1B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Gene Clines batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation