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BOS  6
DET  3

CAL 15
CHW  1

CLE  9
NYY  1

BAL  5
@MIL  3

CIN 14
@ATL  2

HOU  5
LAD  3

STL  7
@PIT  6

(11)
SDP  3
SFG  2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,524

Friday, April 12, 1974, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 3:29
Cardinals
7
5-1
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   4  0  0   0  1    7 14  1
Pirates         0  0  4   0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0    6 15  3
W: M Garman (2-0), L: B Kison (0-1), S: R Folkers (1)
Pirates
6
0-5
Lost 5
6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   1   0    1   0  .222  .633    0    4   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 6   0   1   2    0   0  .370  .840    0    2   2   2B
R Smith RF                    5   2   4   1    1   0  .385  .986    0    4   0   
J Torre 1B-3B                 4   1   1   1    2   0  .261  .784    0    6   2   
T Simmons C                   6   0   2   2    0   0  .333  .789    0    8   0   2B,GDP
B McBride CF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .668    0    4   0   
K Reitz 3B                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .435 1.049    0    0   1   
  J Dwyer PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M Tyson SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .497    0    2   4   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.167    0    0   0   GDP
  S Papi SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Siebert P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    2   0   GDP
  L Melendez PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    0   0   
  P Richert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Pena P                    1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Garman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .667 1.167    0    0   0   
  R Folkers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       46   7  14   6    4   5                    33   9
BATTING
2B: T Simmons (1, off D Giusti); T Sizemore (1, off J Reuss).
TB: R Smith 4; K Reitz 3; T Simmons 3; T Sizemore 2; T McCarver; O Pena; J Torre; L Brock.
GIDP: S Siebert (1); T Simmons (1); J Cruz (1).
RBI: T Simmons 2 (4); T Sizemore 2 (5); R Smith (4); J Torre (3).
2-out RBI: T Simmons 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Torre-M Tyson-S Siebert.
E: M Tyson (2).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .564    0    3   2   SB
  P Popovich PH-SS            2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   3   
R Hebner 3B                   5   1   2   1    1   1  .320 1.026    0    0   4   2B
A Oliver CF                   6   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .735    0    3   0   SB
W Stargell LF                 6   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .422    0    2   0   
R Zisk RF                     5   2   1   1    1   2  .105  .506    0    3   1   HR
D Parker 1B                   6   1   4   3    0   0  .381 1.125    0   12   0   HR,2B,GDP
R Stennett 2B                 6   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .285    0    2   4   
M Ryan C                      2   0   0   0    1   2  .077  .327    0    5   0   
  E Kirkpatrick C             1   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.321    0    1   0   2B
J Reuss P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   2   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   0   
  J Morlan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Clines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
  B Kison P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       48   6  15   5    4   8                    33  18
BATTING
2B: D Parker (3, off P Richert); R Hebner (3, off A Hrabosky); E Kirkpatrick (1, off O Pena).
HR: D Parker (1, off S Siebert; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); R Zisk (1, off A Hrabosky; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: D Parker 8; R Zisk 4; R Hebner 3; A Oliver 3; E Kirkpatrick 2; W Stargell; R Stennett; F Taveras; J Reuss.
GIDP: D Parker (1).
RBI: D Parker 3 (5); R Hebner (5); R Zisk (1).
2-out RBI: R Hebner.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 3. B Kison-P Popovich-D Parker; R Stennett-P Popovich-D Parker; R Stennett-F Taveras-D Parker.
E: F Taveras (2); R Hebner 2 (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: F Taveras (1, 2nd base off S Siebert/T Simmons); A Oliver (1, 2nd base off S Siebert/T Simmons).

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
S Siebert                      6     8   4   4    3   7   1   2.40   29     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 2· 8     44    -     0.92  -0.20
P Richert, H (1)               0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.56  -0.03
O Pena, H (1)                  1     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    2.64   0.14
A Hrabosky, BS (1)             0.2   3   1   1    0   0   1  18.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          1-1    2.73  -0.48
M Garman, W (2-0)              1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 1          1-0    2.55   0.25
R Folkers, S (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.18
Totals                        11    15   6   6    4   8   2          52     -       ·  ·     10·11· 4·15          4-1 
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 Reuss                        6.1   6   4   1    2   4   0   3.38   29     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 6     53    -     1.22  -0.23
D Giusti                       0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0  14.54    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-0    2.38  -0.29
R Hernandez                    1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.55   0.05
J Morlan                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.69    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.94   0.03
B Kison, L (0-1)               2     4   1   1    0   0   0   1.69    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 4          0-0    2.59  -0.19
Totals                        11    14   7   4    4   5   0          50     -       ·  ·     17· 9· 1·14          2-0 
Balks: J Morlan (1).
WP: S Siebert (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 3:29.
Attendance: 9,524.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. R Smith              RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. J Torre              1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. R Zisk               RF 
6. B McBride            CF    6. D Parker             1B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. R Stennett           2B 
8. M Tyson              SS    8. M Ryan               C  
9. S Siebert            P     9. J Reuss              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  6-5  ---     -47%  43% R Zisk          A Hrabosky      Home Run
   t 7   2  4-4  12-      34%  83% T Simmons       D Giusti        Double to RF; Smith Scores/Team unER; Torre Scores/Team unER
   t 7   1  4-2  12-      30%  54% T Sizemore      J Reuss         Double to LF; Melendez Scores/unER; Brock Scores/unER
   t11   0  6-6  1--      24%  82% L Brock         B Kison         Single to LF; McCarver to 3B
   t11   1  6-6  1-3      18%  87% R Smith         B Kison         Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Sizemore to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  R Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  F Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      45%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--      42%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-      46%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  T Simmons       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B McBride       Strikeout Looking
          1--      57%  K Reitz         Single to RF; Simmons to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      1-3      45%  S Siebert       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  D Parker        Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B; Parker to 2B
          -2-      41%  M Ryan          Walk
   O      12-      46%  J Reuss         Lineout: LF
   O      12-      50%  F Taveras       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  R Hebner        Walk
          1--      30%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Hebner to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
          1-3      35%  R Zisk          Oliver Steals 2B
   R      -23      27%  " "             Wild Pitch; Hebner Scores; Oliver to 3B
          --3      26%  " "             Walk
   RRR    1-3      10%  D Parker        Home Run; Oliver Scores; Zisk Scores
          ---       9%  R Stennett      Single to RF
   O      1--      10%  M Ryan          Strikeout
          1--       9%  J Reuss         Single to LF; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      11%  F Taveras       Lineout: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       9%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
   O      ---       8%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       8%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---       8%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---       9%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
          ---      12%  K Reitz         Single to CF
   O      1--       9%  M Tyson         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--       6%  S Siebert       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
          ---       5%  R Zisk          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Zisk to 1B
   OO     1--       7%  D Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---       7%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
          ---       9%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--       7%  T Sizemore      Lineout: CF
          1--      10%  R Smith         Walk; Brock to 2B
   R      12-      17%  J Torre         Single to RF; Brock Scores; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      26%  T Simmons       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith Scores/No RBI/unER; Torre to 2B; Simmons to 1B
   O      12-      20%  B McBride       Popfly: SS
   O      12-      14%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      15%  M Ryan          Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  J Reuss         Strikeout
          ---      15%  F Taveras       Single to RF
          1--      15%  R Hebner        Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      17%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  M Tyson         Strikeout
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Sonny Siebert batting 9th
          ---      19%  L Melendez      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Melendez to 2B
          -2-      23%  L Brock         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brock to 1B
   RR     12-      54%  T Sizemore      Double to LF; Melendez Scores/unER; Brock Scores/unER
                  Dave Giusti replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      48%  R Smith         Single to RF; Sizemore out at Hm/RF-C; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Ed Kirkpatrick replaces Mike Ryan playing C batting 8th
          -2-      49%  J Torre         Walk
   RR     12-      83%  T Simmons       Double to RF; Smith Scores/Team unER; Torre Scores/Team unER
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      80%  B McBride       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Pete Richert facing 3-4-5
                  Pete Richert replaces Luis Melendez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
          ---      80%  W Stargell      Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
          1--      77%  D Parker        Double to RF; Stargell to 3B
                  Orlando Pena replaces Pete Richert pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      88%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ramon Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  M Tyson         Flyball: SS
          ---      87%  O Pena          Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Orlando Pena facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  E Kirkpatrick   Double to LF
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez batting 9th
   O      -2-      82%  B Robertson     Popfly: SS
                  Paul Popovich pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 1st
   O      -2-      89%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Orlando Pena pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      75%  R Hebner        Double to LF; Kirkpatrick Scores
   O      -2-      85%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, John Morlan facing 2-3-4
                  John Morlan replaces Bob Robertson pitching and batting 9th; Paul Popovich moves to SS
   O      ---      84%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  R Smith         Single to RF
          1--      87%  J Torre         Balk; Smith to 2B
          -2-      87%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      82%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  W Stargell      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      43%  R Zisk          Home Run
          ---      37%  D Parker        Single to CF
                  Mike Garman replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      44%  R Stennett      Lineout: RF
          1--      39%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk; Parker to 2B
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for John Morlan batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  G Clines        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
                  Bruce Kison replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  B McBride       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  K Reitz         Single to CF
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th; Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Ken Reitz batting 7th
   OO     1--      37%  J Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Garman facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Dwyer moves to 1B; Joe Torre moves to 3B; Stan Papi replaces Jose Cruz playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      43%  P Popovich      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      47%  R Hebner        Popfly: 2B
          ---      44%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Garman batting 9th
          ---      58%  T McCarver      Single to CF
          1--      82%  L Brock         Single to LF; McCarver to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1-3      87%  R Smith         Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-      85%  J Torre         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      82%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-7, Rich Folkers facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Folkers replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  D Parker        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 6.

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