September 4, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
BAL 1
(12) OAK 4
@CAL 3 CHW 14
TEX 0 DET 2
NYY 1 MIN 6
@KCR 0 CLE 5
@MIL 4 CIN 12
@HOU 7
(10) MON 3
CHC 2 NYM 7
PHI 1 STL 4
@PIT 2 ATL 3
@SDP 0 SFG 3
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 16,280

Tuesday, September 4, 1973, 8:09PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Cardinals

71-68

Won 2

1st

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

W: J Andrews (1-1), L: J Rooker (7-5), S: A Hrabosky (4)

Pirates

67-68

Lost 2

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .295  .758    0    3   0   2B
T Sizemore 2B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .269  .671    0    2   4   SF
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .791    0   11   1   
T Simmons C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .299  .787    0    8   0   IW
L Melendez CF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .628    0    1   0   
  T McCarver PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .678    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .577    0    1   1   GDP
  B McBride PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .689         0   0   
  T Hughes 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    0    0   0   
B Carbo RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .787    0    0   1   
M Tyson SS                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .246  .580    0    0   3   SH
M Nagy P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  T Agee PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .706    0    0   0   
  T Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .444         0   1   
  J Andrews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Heintzelman PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .381  .839    0    0   0   
  T Cruz PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz CF                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .714    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4  10   3    2   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Brock (25, off J Rooker).

SF: T Sizemore (3, off D Giusti).

SH: M Tyson (6, off D Giusti).

IBB: T Simmons (8, by D Giusti).

TB: L Brock 2; M Tyson 2; K Reitz; L Melendez; J Cruz; B Carbo; J Torre; T Heintzelman; T Simmons.

GIDP: K Reitz (17).

RBI: L Brock (57); T Sizemore (43); J Cruz (56).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .270  .674    0    3   0   SH
D Parker CF                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .267  .745    0    1   0   HR,3B
  G Clines PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .639    0    0   0   
A Oliver 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .773    0    8   1   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .286 1.004    0    1   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .830    0    1   2   2B
R Zisk RF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .317  .883    0    3   1   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   2   0    1   0  .284  .725    0    7   1   2B,IW
J Hernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .595    0    2   5   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .624    0    0   0   
J Rooker P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .535    0    1   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .733         0   1   
  J Campanis PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Sanguillen (21, off M Nagy); R Hebner (24, off M Nagy).

3B: D Parker (1, off M Nagy).

HR: D Parker (3, off M Nagy; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: D Cash (2, off T Murphy).

IBB: M Sanguillen (3, by M Nagy).

TB: D Parker 7; M Sanguillen 3; R Hebner 2; R Zisk 2; J Rooker.

RBI: D Parker 2 (8).

2-out RBI: D Parker.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Oliver-J Hernandez-J Rooker.

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
M Nagy                         5     5   2   2    3   2   1   3.18   22     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 5     48    -     0.89  -0.02
T Murphy                       1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.76    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.60   0.02
J Andrews, W (1-1)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.63   0.03
A Hrabosky, S (4)              2     1   0   0    0   4   0   1.75    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    2.25   0.21
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 2· 8          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Rooker, L (7-5)              7     8   3   3    0   5   0   3.02   28     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 8     54    -     1.37  -0.07
D Giusti, BS (5)               2     2   1   1    2   2   0   1.76    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-2    1.95  -0.20
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1·10          2-2

J Rooker faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Giusti (3).

IBB: D Giusti (12; T Simmons); M Nagy (2; M Sanguillen).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 16,280.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. D Cash               2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. D Parker             CF 
3. J Torre              1B    3. A Oliver             1B 
4. T Simmons            C     4. W Stargell           LF 
5. L Melendez           CF    5. R Hebner             3B 
6. K Reitz              3B    6. R Zisk               RF 
7. B Carbo              RF    7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. M Tyson              SS    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. M Nagy               P     9. J Rooker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  2-0  12-      29%  59% L Brock         J Rooker        Double to LF; Tyson Scores; Cruz to 3B
   t 8   2  2-2  1-3      25%  75% T McCarver      D Giusti        Wild Pitch; Brock Scores; Simmons to 2B
   t 8   1  2-2  --3     -14%  49% J Torre         D Giusti        Strikeout
   b 3   2  0-0  1--     -14%  33% D Parker        M Nagy          Triple to CF (LF-CF); Cash Scores
   b 5   1  0-1  ---     -11%  19% D Parker        M Nagy          Home Run (CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  D Parker        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  T Simmons       Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  L Melendez      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Simmons to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  K Reitz         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      45%  B Carbo         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  R Zisk          Single to 3B
   O      1--      50%  M Sanguillen    Double to RF; Zisk out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M Nagy          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Nagy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Rooker        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      47%  D Cash          Walk
   R      1--      33%  D Parker        Triple to CF (LF-CF); Cash Scores
          --3      32%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1-3      37%  W Stargell      Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      31%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Nagy facing 5-6-7
          ---      25%  R Hebner        Double to RF
   O      -2-      29%  R Zisk          Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      27%  M Sanguillen    Intentional Walk
   O      12-      31%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      35%  J Rooker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
          ---      40%  L Melendez      Single to RF
   OO     1--      30%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---      28%  B Carbo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      19%  D Parker        Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      20%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  W Stargell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
          ---      26%  M Tyson         Single to CF
                  Tommie Agee pinch hits for Mike Nagy batting 9th
   O      1--      21%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      1--      17%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      14%  T Sizemore      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Murphy facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Murphy replaces Tommie Agee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      15%  R Hebner        Strikeout
          ---      14%  R Zisk          Single to RF
   O      1--      15%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B; Zisk to 2B
   O      -2-      17%  J Hernandez     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
          ---      23%  J Torre         Single to RF
   O      1--      17%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      13%  L Melendez      Strikeout
          1--      17%  K Reitz         Single to CF; Torre to 3B
                  Bake McBride pinch runs for Ken Reitz batting 6th
   O      1-3      10%  B Carbo         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Hughes replaces Bake McBride playing 3B batting 6th
          ---       9%  J Rooker        Single to RF
   O      1--       9%  D Cash          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rooker to 2B
                  John Andrews replaces Tom Murphy pitching and batting 9th; Gene Clines pinch hits for Dave Parker batting 2nd
   O      -2-      11%  G Clines        Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      12%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
                  Gene Clines moves to CF
          ---      19%  M Tyson         Single to LF
                  Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for John Andrews batting 9th
          1--      30%  T Heintzelman   Single to LF; Tyson to 2B
                  Tommy Cruz pinch runs for Tom Heintzelman batting 9th
   R      12-      59%  L Brock         Double to LF; Tyson Scores; Cruz to 3B
                  Dave Giusti replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      63%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores; Brock to 3B
   O      --3      49%  J Torre         Strikeout
          --3      50%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Luis Melendez batting 5th
   R      1-3      75%  T McCarver      Wild Pitch; Brock Scores; Simmons to 2B
          -2-      76%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      72%  T Hughes        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 5th; Jose Cruz replaces Tommy Cruz playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  B Carbo         Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  M Tyson         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Carbo to 2B
   RO     -2-      92%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Carbo Scores; Cruz out at 2B/RF-C-1B
   O      ---      92%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Al Hrabosky facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
                  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      1--      90%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  Jim Campanis pinch hits for Dave Giusti batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  J Campanis      Lineout: LF
   O      1--     100%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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