September 5, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 5 OAK 11
@CAL 8 DET 7
@CLE 3 CIN 9
@HOU 3
(11) NYM 4
PHI 0 STL 5
@PIT 3 SDP 4
ATL 3 SFG 7
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 18,894

Wednesday, September 5, 1973, 8:14PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Cardinals

72-68

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    5 10  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    3 13  1

W: A Foster (12-7), L: J Morlan (2-2), S: D Segui (17)

Pirates

67-69

Lost 3

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .295  .758    0    4   0   SB
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .271  .676    0    3   3   2B,SH
J Cruz CF                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .233  .713    0    2   0   2B
T Simmons C                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .300  .789    0    6   0   2·IW
T McCarver 1B                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .253  .685    0    4   0   2B
  J Torre 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .789    0    2   0   
B Carbo RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .781    0    4   0   IW
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .577    0    1   2   SF
M Tyson SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .578    0    1   4   
A Foster P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .473    0    0   0   
  J Andrews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Heintzelman PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .804    0    0   0   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
Totals                       35   5  10   5    4   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T McCarver (12, off J Morlan); T Sizemore (19, off L Walker); J Cruz (22, off J Morlan).

SF: K Reitz (3, off C Zachary).

SH: T Sizemore (19, off B Johnson).

IBB: T Simmons 2 (10, by J Morlan, by B Johnson); B Carbo (6, by J Morlan).

TB: T Sizemore 3; T McCarver 3; J Cruz 2; A Foster; K Reitz; M Tyson; T Simmons; L Brock.

RBI: T McCarver 2 (39); T Sizemore 2 (45); K Reitz (39).

2-out RBI: T Sizemore 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Reitz-T Sizemore-J Torre.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (59, 2nd base off B Johnson/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .270  .678    0    0   3   
D Parker CF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .275  .749    0    3   0   
A Oliver 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .773    0    9   1   GDP
W Stargell LF                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .287 1.009    0    4   1   HR
M Sanguillen C                5   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .721    0    4   1   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .275  .831    0    0   2   
R Zisk RF                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .324  .896    0    3   0   2B
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .536    0    2   1   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .721    0    0   0   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   1   
J Morlan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .523         0   0   
  C Zachary P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  F Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .612    0    0   0   
  L Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134         0   0   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .622    0    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629         0   1   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .715    0    0   0   
  J Hernandez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .595         1   0   
Totals                       39   3  13   3    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Zisk (19, off D Segui).

HR: W Stargell (38, off J Andrews; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: W Stargell 5; R Zisk 4; R Hebner 2; D Parker 2; A Oliver 2; D Cash; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: A Oliver (14).

RBI: W Stargell 2 (98); A Oliver (83).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Hebner (21).

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
A Foster, W (12-7)             6    10   2   2    1   4   0   3.06   29     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0·10     47    -     1.08   0.09
J Andrews, H (2)               1     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.80    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-1    1.25   0.02
D Segui, S (17)                2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.77    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    2.01   0.16
Totals                         9    13   3   3    2   5   1          41     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0·13          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
J Morlan, L (2-2)              0.1   3   3   3    2   1   0   4.06    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3     32    -     1.25  -0.27
C Zachary                      4.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00   17     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 2          3-1    0.66   0.12
L Walker                       1     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.45    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.97  -0.12
R Hernandez                    2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.47    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.29   0.03
B Johnson                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.78    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.52   0.01
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   3   0          41     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2·10          3-1

A Foster faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Morlan 2 (4; T Simmons, B Carbo); B Johnson (6; T Simmons).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 18,894.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  123      16%  77% T McCarver      J Morlan        Double to CF (CF-RF); Sizemore Scores; Cruz Scores; Simmons to 3B
   t 6   2  1-3  123      11%  92% T Sizemore      L Walker        Double to LF; Tyson Scores; Foster Scores; Brock out at Hm/LF-SS-C
   b 5   1  3-0  12-     -11%  67% A Oliver        A Foster        Single to CF; Cash Scores; Parker to 2B
   b 8   0  5-3  ---     -10%  75% R Zisk          D Segui         Double to LF
   b 7   0  5-1  12-      10%  95% A Oliver        J Andrews       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Cash to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Morlan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
          1--      59%  J Cruz          Double to CF (CF-RF); Sizemore to 3B
          -23      60%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   RR     123      77%  T McCarver      Double to CF (CF-RF); Sizemore Scores; Cruz Scores; Simmons to 3B
          -23      77%  B Carbo         Intentional Walk
                  Chris Zachary replaces John Morlan pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      78%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Simmons Scores; McCarver to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      78%  A Oliver        Single to RF
          1--      75%  W Stargell      Single to CF; Oliver to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Zachary facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  A Foster        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      78%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  R Hebner        Popfly: 3B
          ---      77%  R Zisk          Single to SS
   O      1--      79%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      81%  C Zachary       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Zachary facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  T Simmons       Single to RF
   O      1--      80%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      79%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  D Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  A Oliver        Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Zachary facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  K Reitz         Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  M Tyson         Lineout: SS
   O      1--      82%  A Foster        Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      83%  L Brock         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Foster to 2B; Brock to 1B
   O      12-      81%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Foster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
          ---      83%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--      81%  R Zisk          Single to LF; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-      85%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Zachary facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Foster facing 9-1-2
                  Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Chris Zachary batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  F Gonzalez      Strikeout
          ---      83%  D Cash          Walk
          1--      78%  D Parker        Single to LF; Cash to 2B
   R      12-      67%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Cash Scores; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      71%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B; Parker to 3B; Oliver to 2B
   O      -23      80%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luke Walker facing 6-7-8
                  Luke Walker replaces Fernando Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  M Tyson         Single to 2B
          1--      79%  A Foster        Single to CF; Tyson to 2B
          12-      81%  L Brock         Walk; Tyson to 3B; Foster to 2B
   RRO    123      92%  T Sizemore      Double to LF; Tyson Scores; Foster Scores; Brock out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Luke Walker batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ramon Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Rennie Stennett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  T McCarver      Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  B Carbo         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Torre replaces Tim McCarver playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      91%  D Cash          Single to LF
          1--      86%  D Parker        Single to LF; Cash to 2B
                  John Andrews replaces Alan Foster pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      95%  A Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Cash to 3B
   RR     --3      86%  W Stargell      Home Run; Cash Scores
          ---      84%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ramon Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  M Tyson         Groundout: P-1B
                  Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for John Andrews batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  T Heintzelman   Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Diego Segui facing 7-8-9
                  Diego Segui replaces Tom Heintzelman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      75%  R Zisk          Double to LF
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      -2-      82%  B Robertson     Flyball: LF
                  Milt May pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez batting 9th
   O      -2-      89%  M May           Strikeout
          -2-      86%  D Cash          Walk
   O      12-      93%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Johnson replaces Bob Robertson pitching and batting 8th; Jackie Hernandez replaces Milt May playing SS batting 9th
          ---      94%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      95%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
   O      --3      93%  J Cruz          Popfly: SS
          --3      93%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      92%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Diego Segui facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation