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BAL 13
@CLE  6

BOS 15
@DET  1

KCR 13
CAL  0

OAK  7
@MIN  6

MIL  5
@NYY  3

TEX 10
CHW  3

PHI  9
@CHC  7

CIN  6
ATL  1

LAD  4
HOU  0

MON  7
NYM  6

(10)
PIT  9
STL  3

SFG  8
SDP  1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 22,345

Wednesday, June 18, 1975, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:38
Cardinals
3
28-31
Lost 1
5th, 7 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    3  6  2
Pirates         4  1  0   0  0  0   1  3  X    9 17  3
W: J Rooker (5-3), L: R Reed (7-6)
Pirates
9
35-24
Won 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  .299  .764    0    1   1   SB
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .649    0    5   2   CS
W Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .713    0    3   1   
R Smith 1B                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .342 1.038    0    5   1   
T Simmons C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .820    0    6   0   2B
L Melendez CF                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .263  .651    0    3   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .678    0    0   1   
M Guerrero SS                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .560    0    0   3   
R Reed P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .621    0    1   0   
  R Bryant P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Billings PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Terlecky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Barlow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Rudolph PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   6   2    3   6                    24   9
BATTING
2B: T Simmons (8, off J Rooker).
TB: T Simmons 3; L Melendez; T Sizemore; M Guerrero; L Brock.
RBI: L Melendez (17); T Sizemore (20).
2-out RBI: L Melendez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. W Davis-T Simmons.
PB: T Simmons (7).
E: M Barlow (1); L Brock (4).
BASERUNNING
SB: L Brock (21, 2nd base off J Rooker/M Sanguillen).
CS: T Sizemore (3, 2nd base by J Rooker/M Sanguillen).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .703    0    0   1   
E Kirkpatrick LF              5   2   4   0    0   1  .323  .873    0    4   0   2·2B
R Hebner 3B                   2   1   1   0    2   1  .301  .869    0    0   2   HBP
  A Howe PR-3B                0   1   0   0    0   0  .175  .505         0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .277  .837    0   11   1   IW
D Parker RF                   4   2   3   2    1   1  .327  .938    0    0   0   2B
B Robinson CF                 5   1   2   3    0   0  .311  .819    0    4   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   3   0    1   0  .338  .863    0    6   1   IW
F Taveras SS                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .201  .486    0    1   2   SB
J Rooker P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .107  .214    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       38   9  17   7    5   5                    27   9
BATTING
2B: D Parker (12, off M Barlow); E Kirkpatrick 2 (2, off G Terlecky, off R Reed).
SH: J Rooker (3, off G Terlecky).
IBB: W Stargell (4, by G Terlecky); M Sanguillen (10, by R Reed).
HBP: R Hebner (8, by M Barlow).
TB: E Kirkpatrick 6; D Parker 4; M Sanguillen 3; F Taveras 2; B Robinson 2; W Stargell; R Stennett; R Hebner.
RBI: B Robinson 3 (15); D Parker 2 (35); F Taveras (10); R Stennett (25).
2-out RBI: B Robinson; D Parker; R Stennett; F Taveras.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 7 for 21.
FIELDING
E: J Rooker (3); F Taveras (11); M Sanguillen (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: F Taveras (9, 2nd base off R Reed/T Simmons).
PO: F Taveras (1st base by M Barlow).

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
R Reed, L (7-6)                3     8   5   5    4   0   0   3.73   21     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 8     19    -     0.91  -0.42
R Bryant                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0  36.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.84   0.06
G Terlecky                     2     3   0   0    1   2   0   1.13    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.53   0.03
M Barlow                       2     6   4   3    0   2   0  13.50   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 6          0-0    0.25  -0.06
Totals                         8    17   9   8    5   5   0          45     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1·17          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
J Rooker, W (5-3)              9     6   3   1    3   6   0   3.56   37     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 6     70    -     0.93   0.11
Totals                         9     6   3   1    3   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 6           -  
R Reed faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Reed (4).
IBB: G Terlecky (1; W Stargell); R Reed (3; M Sanguillen).
PO: M Barlow (0; F Taveras, 1st base).
HBP: M Barlow (1; R Hebner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 22,345.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. E Kirkpatrick        LF 
3. W Davis              RF    3. R Hebner             3B 
4. R Smith              1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. T Simmons            C     5. D Parker             RF 
6. L Melendez           CF    6. B Robinson           CF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. M Guerrero           SS    8. F Taveras            SS 
9. R Reed               P     9. J Rooker             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-1  1-3      19%  74% B Robinson      R Reed          Single to LF; Hebner Scores; Parker Scores/Adv on E7; Robinson to 2B
   t 7   0  5-2  1--     -12%  75% D Howard        J Rooker        Fielder's Choice ; Guerrero Scores/Adv on E1/unER; Howard to 2B
   b 1   2  1-0  -23       9%  54% D Parker        R Reed          Passed Ball; Kirkpatrick Scores; Hebner to 3B
   b 1   2  1-3  12-       8%  82% F Taveras       R Reed          Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Sanguillen to 2B
   t 7   0  5-3  -2-       6%  81% L Brock         J Rooker        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  L Brock         Single to CF
          1--      41%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      36%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brock Scores/unER
   O      1--      41%  W Davis         Sizemore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      43%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to RF
          1--      48%  R Hebner        Single to CF; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   O      12-      43%  W Stargell      Flyball: 2B
          12-      45%  D Parker        Wild Pitch; Kirkpatrick to 3B; Hebner to 2B
   R      -23      54%  " "             Passed Ball; Kirkpatrick Scores; Hebner to 3B
          --3      55%  " "             Walk
   RR     1-3      74%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Hebner Scores; Parker Scores/Adv on E7; Robinson to 2B
          -2-      74%  M Sanguillen    Intentional Walk
   R      12-      82%  F Taveras       Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-      80%  J Rooker        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  T Simmons       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      83%  L Melendez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  K Reitz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  R Stennett      Lineout: 1B
          ---      84%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to 2B
          1--      85%  R Hebner        Walk; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   O      12-      84%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF; Kirkpatrick to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  D Parker        Single to RF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Hebner to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      90%  R Reed          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      91%  J Rooker        Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Taveras to 3B
   O      --3      89%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  T Sizemore      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  R Smith         Walk
          1--      89%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      83%  L Melendez      Single to CF; Smith Scores; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      87%  K Reitz         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  E Kirkpatrick   Double to LF
          -2-      91%  R Hebner        Walk
                  Ron Bryant replaces Ron Reed pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      87%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      12-      85%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  M Guerrero      Walk
                  Dick Billings pinch hits for Ron Bryant batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  D Billings      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      88%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          1--      86%  T Sizemore      Single to CF; Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-      90%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Greg Terlecky facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Terlecky replaces Dick Billings pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  J Rooker        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
          ---      84%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--      87%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      90%  L Melendez      Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Greg Terlecky facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  E Kirkpatrick   Double to RF
   O      -2-      93%  R Hebner        Strikeout
          -2-      93%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
          12-      95%  D Parker        Single to LF; Kirkpatrick to 3B; Stargell to 2B
   OO     123      91%  B Robinson      Double Play: Flyball: RF; Kirkpatrick out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
          ---      87%  M Guerrero      Single to RF
                  Doug Howard pinch hits for Greg Terlecky batting 9th
   R      1--      75%  D Howard        Fielder's Choice ; Guerrero Scores/Adv on E1/unER; Howard to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      86%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      90%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Barlow facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Barlow replaces Doug Howard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  F Taveras       Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  J Rooker        Strikeout
          1--      89%  R Stennett      Taveras Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Taveras to 2B
   RO     -2-      94%  " "             Single to LF; Taveras Scores/unER; Stennett out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      93%  T Simmons       Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  L Melendez      Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Barlow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
          ---      98%  R Hebner        Hit By Pitch
                  Art Howe pinch runs for Richie Hebner batting 3rd
          1--      98%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Howe to 2B
   R      12-      99%  D Parker        Double to LF; Howe Scores; Stargell to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Stargell Scores; Parker Scores
          1--     100%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Robinson to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Rooker        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
                  Art Howe moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ken Rudolph pinch hits for Mike Barlow batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  K Rudolph       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 9.

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