August 1, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 17,318

Thursday, August 1, 1974, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Cardinals

54-50

Won 6

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0   0  3    5 11  0
Pirates         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    2  8  1

W: R Folkers (4-1), L: D Giusti (5-4)

Pirates

50-55

Lost 1

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .773    0    2   0   SB,IW
T Sizemore 2B                 6   0   2   0    0   2  .263  .689    0    3   6   
B McBride CF                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .304  .756    0    3   0   HBP
R Smith RF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .929    0    0   0   
  L Melendez RF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .631    0    0   0   
  J Dwyer PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .827    0    1   0   
J Torre 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .785    0   15   1   2B,GDP
T Simmons C                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .754    0    7   1   IW
K Reitz 3B                    5   1   3   2    0   1  .295  .706    0    0   1   2B
M Tyson SS                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .213  .510    0    1   4   GDP
L McGlothen P                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .541    0    1   3   
  M Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .721    0    0   0   
  R Folkers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       42   5  11   4    3   5                    33  17

BATTING

2B: K Reitz (21, off D Giusti); J Torre (20, off D Giusti).

SH: R Folkers (1, off D Giusti).

IBB: T Simmons (6, by D Giusti); L Brock (12, by D Giusti).

HBP: B McBride (7, by K Brett).

TB: K Reitz 4; J Torre 3; T Sizemore 2; M Tyson 2; L McGlothen; L Brock.

GIDP: J Torre (10); M Tyson (10).

RBI: K Reitz 2 (35); B McBride (35); M Tyson (23).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (66, 2nd base off K Brett/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .266  .638    0    2   4   
R Hebner 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .820    0    1   2   
A Oliver CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .775    0    2   0   
W Stargell LF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .966    0    0   0   2B
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .287  .741    0    1   0   2B
M Sanguillen C                5   0   2   0    0   0  .290  .695    0    6   0   
E Kirkpatrick 1B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .591    0   16   1   SH
M Mendoza SS                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .241  .558    0    3   8   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .779    0    0   0   
  F Taveras SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .574         1   0   
K Brett P                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .788    0    1   2   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
Totals                       40   2   8   2    2   7                    33  17

BATTING

2B: D Parker (6, off L McGlothen); W Stargell (26, off L McGlothen).

SH: E Kirkpatrick (2, off L McGlothen).

TB: D Parker 3; M Sanguillen 2; W Stargell 2; R Hebner; K Brett; M Mendoza.

RBI: M Mendoza (14); W Stargell (62).

2-out RBI: W Stargell; M Mendoza.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Mendoza-R Stennett-E Kirkpatrick; R Stennett-M Mendoza-E Kirkpatrick.

E: D Parker (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
L McGlothen                    9     7   2   2    2   5   0   2.86   36     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 0· 7     68    -     1.22   0.35
R Folkers, W (4-1)             2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.07    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.15   0.16
Totals                        11     8   2   2    2   7   0          43     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 0· 8           -

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                       10     8   2   0    1   4   0   2.68   39     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 0· 8     75    -     1.76   0.48
D Giusti, L (5-4)              1     3   3   3    2   1   0   3.41    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.67  -0.47
Totals                        11    11   5   3    3   5   0          47     -       ·  ·     17·10· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Giusti 2 (8; T Simmons, L Brock).

HBP: K Brett (2; B McBride).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 17,318.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. B McBride            CF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. R Smith              RF    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. J Torre              1B    5. D Parker             RF 
6. T Simmons            C     6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. K Reitz              3B    7. E Kirkpatrick        1B 
8. M Tyson              SS    8. M Mendoza            SS 
9. L McGlothen          P     9. K Brett              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   1  2-2  12-      36%  94% K Reitz         D Giusti        Double to LF; Torre Scores; Simmons Scores
   t 8   1  2-2  123     -29%  40% J Torre         K Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   0  2-0  12-      23%  57% L Brock         K Brett         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Tyson Scores/No RBI/unER; McGlothen to 3B; Brock to 2B
   t 9   1  2-2  1--     -13%  37% M Tyson         K Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t11   1  2-2  ---      12%  56% J Torre         D Giusti        Double to LF

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         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Bunt Popfly: P
   O      ---      45%  B McBride       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B; Hebner to 2B
   R      -2-      36%  W Stargell      Double to LF; Hebner Scores
          -2-      35%  D Parker        Walk
   O      12-      39%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      35%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  T Simmons       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      37%  M Mendoza       Strikeout
          ---      36%  K Brett         Single to RF
   O      1--      38%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  K Reitz         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      33%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  L McGlothen     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      36%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  L Brock         Single to CF
          1--      45%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      39%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      35%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 3B
   O      --3      30%  R Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
          ---      25%  D Parker        Double to RF
   O      -2-      29%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      31%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-1B; Parker to 3B
   R      --3      21%  M Mendoza       Single to LF; Parker Scores
   O      1--      23%  K Brett         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      20%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      17%  K Reitz         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Melendez replaces Reggie Smith playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      19%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      20%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Brett facing 8-9-1
          ---      25%  M Tyson         Single to RF
          1--      34%  L McGlothen     Single to LF; Tyson to 2B
   R      12-      57%  L Brock         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Tyson Scores/No RBI/unER; McGlothen to 3B; Brock to 2B
   O      -23      48%  T Sizemore      Fielder's Choice ; McGlothen out at Hm/SS-C; Brock to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
   RO     -23      49%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B; Brock Scores/unER; Sizemore to 3B
   O      --3      43%  L Melendez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  W Stargell      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  D Parker        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  E Kirkpatrick   Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  J Torre         Single to P
   O      1--      50%  T Simmons       Popfly: SS
          1--      56%  K Reitz         Single to CF; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      49%  M Tyson         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      42%  L McGlothen     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      45%  M Mendoza       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      48%  K Brett         Strikeout
          ---      46%  R Stennett      Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Single to RF
          1--      57%  B McBride       Hit By Pitch; Sizemore to 2B
          12-      69%  L Melendez      Walk; Sizemore to 3B; McBride to 2B
   OO     123      40%  J Torre         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Lynn McGlothen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      48%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Brett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      44%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  K Reitz         Single to RF
   OO     1--      37%  M Tyson         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
          ---      30%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   O      1--      31%  E Kirkpatrick   Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sanguillen to 2B
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 8th
   O      -2-      40%  B Robertson     Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  K Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Brett facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Taveras replaces Bob Robertson playing SS batting 8th; Marc Hill pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  M Hill          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      43%  T Sizemore      Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Rich Folkers facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Folkers replaces Marc Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  R Stennett      Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Giusti replaces Ken Brett pitching and batting 9th; Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Luis Melendez batting 4th
   O      ---      44%  J Dwyer         Popfly: SS
          ---      56%  J Torre         Double to LF
          -2-      58%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   RR     12-      94%  K Reitz         Double to LF; Torre Scores; Simmons Scores
   R      -2-      97%  M Tyson         Single to RF; Reitz Scores
   O      1--      97%  R Folkers       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
          -2-      97%  L Brock         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Rich Folkers facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Dwyer moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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