April 14, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,949

Sunday, April 14, 1974, 4:10PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Cardinals

7-2

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Curtis (1-1), L: K Brett (0-1), S: R Folkers (2)

Pirates

1-7

Lost 1

6th, 5½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   2   2    1   2  .275  .691    0    0   0   SB
  B McBride CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .785         2   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .325  .736    0    2   3   GDP
R Smith RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .845    0    2   0   
  J Cruz PR-RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .536         0   0   
J Hickman 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .444 1.278    0   12   1   
T Simmons C                   5   2   1   0    0   0  .300  .726    0    2   0   GDP
L Melendez CF-LF              4   2   1   0    1   0  .300  .764    0    2   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .471 1.106    0    0   0   SF
M Tyson SS                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .241  .643    0    3   7   2·IW
J Curtis P                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .533    0    2   1   
  M Garman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Folkers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   4    6   4                    27  12

BATTING

SF: K Reitz (2, off K Brett).

IBB: M Tyson 2 (3, 2 by K Brett).

TB: L Brock 2; K Reitz 2; L Melendez; T Sizemore; T Simmons; J Hickman; J Curtis.

GIDP: T Simmons (2); T Sizemore (2).

RBI: L Brock 2 (8); K Reitz (5); T Sizemore (7).

2-out RBI: L Brock 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tyson-T Sizemore-J Hickman.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (3, 2nd base off J Morlan/E Kirkpatrick).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   2   2   2    1   0  .216  .709    0    2   3   HR,2B
G Clines LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .773    0    2   0   3B
  D Parker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .433 1.118    0    0   0   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .650    0    7   0   2B
R Zisk RF                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .143  .613    0    3   0   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .500    0    5   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .343 1.082    0    1   0   2B
E Kirkpatrick C               4   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.026    0    6   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .564    0    0   4   GDP
  W Stargell PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .207  .596    0    0   0   SF
K Brett P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  J Morlan P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Bevacqua PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Popovich PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    3   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (3, off M Garman); R Hebner (5, off J Curtis); A Oliver (2, off J Curtis).

3B: G Clines (1, off J Curtis).

HR: R Stennett (2, off J Curtis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: W Stargell (2, off J Curtis).

TB: R Stennett 6; G Clines 3; R Hebner 2; A Oliver 2; R Zisk; P Popovich; E Kirkpatrick; B Robertson.

GIDP: D Maxvill (1).

RBI: R Stennett 2 (8); W Stargell (6); G Clines (1); B Robertson (3).

2-out RBI: R Stennett 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Maxvill-R Stennett-B Robertson 2.

E: R Stennett (2); E Kirkpatrick (2); B Robertson 2 (2).

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
J Curtis, W (1-1)              8.2   8   5   5    3   2   1   4.60   36     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 2· 8     47    -     1.00   0.04
M Garman                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.68  -0.09
R Folkers, S (2)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.17   0.13
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   2   1          38     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 2· 9          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
K Brett, L (0-1)               3     5   5   3    3   2   0   9.82   18     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 2· 5     32    -     1.38  -0.43
J Morlan                       4     3   1   1    3   1   0   1.93   17     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 3· 3          0-0    0.67  -0.00
D Giusti                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   8.64    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.29   0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   4    6   4   0          42     -       ·  ·      7·10· 6· 9           -

M Garman faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Curtis (1); J Morlan (3).

IBB: K Brett 2 (3; M Tyson, M Tyson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 11,949.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. G Clines             LF 
3. R Smith              RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. J Hickman            1B    4. R Zisk               RF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. B Robertson          1B 
6. L Melendez           CF    6. R Hebner             3B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. E Kirkpatrick        C  
8. M Tyson              SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. J Curtis             P     9. K Brett              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  3-3  12-      23%  72% K Reitz         K Brett         Single to 2B; Simmons Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER; Melendez Scores/No RBI/unER; Reitz to 3B
   t 2   2  2-1  123      20%  62% L Brock         K Brett         Single to CF; Simmons Scores; Melendez Scores; Tyson to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--     -15%  26% G Clines        J Curtis        Triple to RF; Stennett Scores
   b 9   2  6-5  -2-      13% 100% D Parker        R Folkers       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 2   2  3-2  ---     -12%  49% R Stennett      J Curtis        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      45%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Stennett      Walk
   R      1--      26%  G Clines        Triple to RF; Stennett Scores
   O      --3      30%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      29%  R Zisk          Walk
   R      1-3      23%  B Robertson     Single to LF; Clines Scores; Zisk to 2B
   O      12-      26%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
   O      12-      29%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
          ---      32%  J Hickman       Single to LF
          1--      43%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Hickman to 3B
          1-3      48%  L Melendez      Walk; Simmons to 2B
   RO     123      49%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hickman Scores; Simmons to 3B; Melendez to 2B
          -23      50%  M Tyson         Intentional Walk
   O      123      42%  J Curtis        Strikeout Looking
   RR     123      62%  L Brock         Single to CF; Simmons Scores; Melendez Scores; Tyson to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  T Sizemore      Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, John Curtis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  K Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      49%  R Stennett      Home Run
   O      ---      50%  G Clines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ken Brett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      48%  R Smith         Lineout: P
   O      ---      46%  J Hickman       Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  T Simmons       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 1B
          1--      49%  L Melendez      Single to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   RR     12-      72%  K Reitz         Single to 2B; Simmons Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER; Melendez Scores/No RBI/unER; Reitz to 3B
          --3      73%  M Tyson         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      69%  J Curtis        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, John Curtis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  R Zisk          Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Morlan facing 1-2-3
                  John Morlan replaces Ken Brett pitching and batting 9th
          ---      77%  L Brock         Single to RF
          1--      82%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      85%  " "             Single to LF; Brock Scores
          1--      87%  R Smith         Wild Pitch; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Lineout: CF
          -2-      85%  J Hickman       Walk
   OO     12-      81%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, John Curtis facing 7-8-9
          ---      77%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to CF
   OO     1--      85%  D Maxvill       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Morlan        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Morlan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  L Melendez      Lineout: CF
          ---      86%  K Reitz         Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  M Tyson         Flyball: RF
          1--      85%  J Curtis        Walk; Reitz to 2B
          12-      87%  L Brock         Walk; Reitz to 3B; Curtis to 2B
   O      123      83%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Clines        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Morlan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  T Simmons       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, John Curtis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Robertson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Morlan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  L Melendez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  M Tyson         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, John Curtis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  D Maxvill       Lineout: P
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for John Morlan batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Giusti replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  J Curtis        Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  L Brock         Strikeout
   OO     1--      93%  T Sizemore      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Melendez moves to LF; Bake McBride replaces Lou Brock playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      95%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  A Oliver        Double to LF
          -2-      93%  R Zisk          Walk
   O      12-      97%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  R Smith         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Smith to 1B
                  Jose Cruz pinch runs for Reggie Smith batting 3rd
   O      1--      97%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  T Simmons       Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      97%  L Melendez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, John Curtis facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Cruz moves to RF
          ---      92%  R Hebner        Double to RF
          -2-      91%  E Kirkpatrick   Wild Pitch; Hebner to 3B
   O      --3      96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   RO     --3      99%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hebner Scores
                  Paul Popovich pinch hits for Dave Giusti batting 9th
          ---      96%  P Popovich      Single to CF
                  Mike Garman replaces John Curtis pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--      87%  R Stennett      Double to RF; Popovich Scores
                  Rich Folkers replaces Mike Garman pitching and batting 9th; Dave Parker pinch hits for Gene Clines batting 2nd
   O      -2-     100%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation