June 17, 1975 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
@CLE 3 BOS 7
@DET 6 KCR 3
CAL 2 OAK 4
@MIN 2 OAK 8
@MIN 7 MIL 4
@NYY 3 NYY 4
MIL 2 CHW 13
@TEX 3 CHC 9
PHI 5 ATL 5
@CIN 1 LAD 6
HOU 1 MON 6
NYM 5 NYM 5
@MON 2
(11) STL 7
@PIT 4 SFG 3
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 15,898

Tuesday, June 17, 1975, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Cardinals

28-30

Won 1

5th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  4  0   0  0  2    7 14  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  1    4  8  1

W: L McGlothen (7-5), L: D Ellis (3-4), S: M Garman (3)

Pirates

34-24

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .301  .772    0    1   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .651    0    2   5   
W Davis RF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .268  .727    0    3   0   2B
R Smith 1B                    5   1   2   3    0   1  .346 1.044    0    7   1   2B,GDP
  R Fairly PR-1B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .291  .822         1   0   
T Simmons C                   4   1   4   1    1   0  .296  .812    0    8   0   IW
B McBride CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .232  .631    0    2   0   
  L Melendez PH-CF            1   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .656    0    0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .297  .690    0    0   0   IW
M Guerrero SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .548    0    2   4   IW
L McGlothen P                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  M Garman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   7  14   6    4   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: W Davis (12, off R Hernandez); R Smith (10, off R Hernandez).

IBB: T Simmons (7, by R Hernandez); M Guerrero (1, by D Ellis); K Reitz (3, by R Hernandez).

TB: T Simmons 4; W Davis 4; R Smith 3; K Reitz; L Melendez; T Sizemore; B McBride; L Brock.

GIDP: R Smith (6).

RBI: R Smith 3 (38); K Reitz (25); T Simmons (42); L Melendez (16).

2-out RBI: K Reitz.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

E: M Guerrero (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .269  .709    0    1   8   
R Hebner 3B                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .299  .858    0    0   3   HR
A Oliver CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .735    0    1   0   
  B Robinson CF               2   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .820    0    0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   1   1    1   2  .278  .840    0   13   1   
D Parker RF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .319  .919    0    2   0   SB
R Zisk LF                     3   0   0   0    2   1  .255  .680    0    1   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .330  .848    0    3   0   
F Taveras SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .476    0    4   5   
  B Robertson PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .655    0    0   0   
  M Mendoza PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .348         1   0   
D Ellis P                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .321    0    1   0   
  S McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Popovich PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .174  .486    0    0   0   
  B Moose P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .669    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
  D Dyer PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .824    0    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
Totals                       36   4   8   4    6   8                    27  19

BATTING

HR: R Hebner (7, off L McGlothen; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Hebner 5; B Robinson; D Parker; W Stargell; R Stennett; E Kirkpatrick; P Popovich.

RBI: R Hebner 3 (21); W Stargell (36).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Stargell-R Stennett-F Taveras-D Ellis.

E: R Hebner (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Parker (6, 2nd base off L McGlothen/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
L McGlothen, W (7-5)           8.1   8   4   4    6   7   1   3.88   40     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 8     52    -     1.41   0.22
M Garman, S (3)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.20    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.28   0.10
Totals                         9     8   4   4    6   8   1          42     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 8          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ellis, L (3-4)               4.1   9   5   4    1   2   0   5.02   23     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 9     28    -     1.30  -0.20
S McDowell                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.62  -0.02
B Moose                        2     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.65    8     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.63   0.06
D Giusti                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.16    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
R Hernandez                    1     3   2   2    2   0   0   3.55    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.27  -0.05
Totals                         9    14   7   6    4   3   0          44     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 0·14          2-1

Balks: D Ellis (1).

WP: None.

IBB: R Hernandez 2 (9; T Simmons, K Reitz); D Ellis (7; M Guerrero).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Art Williams.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 15,898.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. W Davis              RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. R Smith              1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. T Simmons            C     5. D Parker             RF 
6. B McBride            CF    6. R Zisk               LF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. M Guerrero           SS    8. F Taveras            SS 
9. L McGlothen          P     9. D Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  5-0  12-     -15%  76% R Hebner        L McGlothen     Home Run; Popovich Scores; Stennett Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  123      15%  93% D Dyer          L McGlothen     Strikeout Looking
   t 5   1  0-1  123      14%  89% R Smith         D Ellis         Single to RF; Brock Scores; Sizemore Scores; Davis to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  123      11%  63% L McGlothen     D Ellis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Simmons Scores/No RBI/unER; McBride to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  -23      -8%  51% K Reitz         D Ellis         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  W Davis         Flyball: RF
                  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--      48%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  T Simmons       Single to CF
          1--      54%  B McBride       Single to CF; Simmons to 2B
          12-      60%  K Reitz         Balk; Simmons to 3B; McBride to 2B
   O      -23      51%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      53%  M Guerrero      Intentional Walk
   R      123      63%  L McGlothen     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Simmons Scores/No RBI/unER; McBride to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
   O      123      57%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  D Parker        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      50%  R Zisk          Parker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      58%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 1B-P; Parker to 3B
   O      --3      62%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  W Davis         Single to RF
   OO     1--      58%  R Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-2B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
          ---      53%  D Ellis         Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      61%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      63%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  T Simmons       Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      61%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      59%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  D Parker        Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  R Zisk          Walk
   O      1--      65%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  L McGlothen     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  L Brock         Single to 2B
          1--      69%  T Sizemore      Single to SS; Brock to 2B
          12-      75%  W Davis         Single to RF; Brock to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
   RR     123      89%  R Smith         Single to RF; Brock Scores; Sizemore Scores; Davis to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Davis Scores; Smith to 2B
                  Sam McDowell replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Smith Scores; McBride to 2B
   O      12-      94%  M Guerrero      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  F Taveras       Flyball: SS
                  Paul Popovich pinch hits for Sam McDowell batting 9th
          ---      94%  P Popovich      Single to RF
          1--      91%  R Stennett      Single to RF; Popovich to 2B
   RRR    12-      76%  R Hebner        Home Run; Popovich Scores; Stennett Scores
   O      ---      78%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      77%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      80%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Moose replaces Paul Popovich pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  L McGlothen     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      80%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  F Taveras       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Moose facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Robinson replaces Al Oliver playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---      82%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---      82%  T Simmons       Single to RF
          1--      83%  B McBride       Walk; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      80%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Bob Moose batting 9th
          ---      74%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      84%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      88%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Giusti replaces Ed Kirkpatrick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      86%  L McGlothen     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      85%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      84%  D Parker        Single to CF
          1--      76%  R Zisk          Walk; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      85%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Parker to 3B
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 8th
          1-3      79%  B Robertson     Walk; Sanguillen to 2B
                  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Dave Giusti batting 9th; Mario Mendoza pinch runs for Bob Robertson batting 8th
   O      123      93%  D Dyer          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ramon Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Duffy Dyer pitching and batting 9th; Mario Mendoza moves to SS
   O      ---      93%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  W Davis         Double to LF
   R      -2-      97%  R Smith         Double to LF; Davis Scores
                  Ron Fairly pinch runs for Reggie Smith batting 4th
          -2-      98%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Bake McBride batting 6th
   RO     12-      99%  L Melendez      Single to LF; Fairly Scores; Simmons out at 3B/P-SS; Melendez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      99%  K Reitz         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Fairly moves to 1B; Luis Melendez moves to CF
          ---      96%  R Stennett      Walk
   O      1--      98%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
          1--      96%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Stennett to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Stennett Scores; Robinson to 3B
                  Mike Garman replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      96%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 4.

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