September 19, 1975 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,671

Friday, September 19, 1975, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Cardinals

78-75

Lost 4

3rd, 10 GB

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

W: K Brett (9-5), L: J Denny (10-6)

Pirates

88-65

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .763    0    3   0   
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .312  .772    0    3   0   
H Cruz RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .338    0    0   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .336  .897    0    5   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .653    0    0   0   2B
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .662    0   12   1   
M Guerrero SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .564    0    0   2   SF
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .657    0    0   6   CS
J Denny P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .466    0    0   1   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .513         0   1   
  B Bradford PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .223  .721    0    0   0   
  K Reynolds P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    1   1                    24  12

BATTING

2B: K Reitz (24, off K Brett).

SF: M Guerrero (3, off K Brett).

TB: L Brock 2; M Tyson 2; K Reitz 2; M Guerrero; J Denny.

RBI: M Guerrero (11).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: M Tyson (14); H Cruz (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Tyson (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Brett).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   2   1   0    0   0  .291  .719    0    0   6   HBP
R Hebner 3B                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .249  .725    0    1   2   
A Oliver CF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .282  .768    0    1   0   SF
W Stargell 1B                 1   1   0   0    1   0  .297  .900    0    4   2   
  E Kirkpatrick 1B            2   1   1   3    0   1  .230  .688    0    7   0   HR
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .903    0    4   0   3B
R Zisk LF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .290  .855    0    5   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .330  .850    0    1   0   
F Taveras SS                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .215  .552    0    3   2   2B
K Brett P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .635    0    1   1   2B
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   7   8   6    4   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: F Taveras (9, off J Denny); K Brett (4, off J Curtis).

3B: D Parker (10, off J Denny).

HR: E Kirkpatrick (5, off J Denny; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: A Oliver (8, off J Denny).

HBP: R Stennett (4, by J Denny).

TB: E Kirkpatrick 4; F Taveras 3; D Parker 3; K Brett 2; R Stennett; R Hebner; M Sanguillen.

RBI: E Kirkpatrick 3 (16); F Taveras 2 (23); A Oliver (80).

2-out RBI: E Kirkpatrick 3; F Taveras.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: W Stargell (10).

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 Denny, L (10-6)              4.2   6   6   5    2   2   1   3.80   23     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 6     30    -     0.81  -0.30
J Curtis                       1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.48    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.14   0.01
K Reynolds                     2     1   1   0    2   2   0   1.88   10     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     8   7   5    4   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 8          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brett, W (9-5)               7     7   1   1    1   1   0   3.08   28     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 7     59    -     0.80   0.20
R Hernandez                    2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   1   0          34     -       ·  ·     11·14· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Curtis (7).

IBB: None.

PO: K Brett (5; M Tyson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Denny (3; R Stennett).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 19,671.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B McBride            CF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. L Brock              LF    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. H Cruz               RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. W Stargell           1B 
5. K Reitz              3B    5. D Parker             RF 
6. K Hernandez          1B    6. R Zisk               LF 
7. M Guerrero           SS    7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. M Tyson              2B    8. F Taveras            SS 
9. J Denny              P     9. K Brett              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-3  12-      14%  96% E Kirkpatrick   J Denny         Home Run; Stennett Scores; Hebner Scores
   b 3   0  0-1  1--      14%  84% R Hebner        J Denny         Single to RF; Stennett Scores/Adv on E9; Hebner to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3      12%  67% F Taveras       J Denny         Double to RF; Stargell Scores; Sanguillen to 3B
   t 5   0  3-0  ---      -6%  80% K Reitz         K Brett         Double to LF
   t 5   2  3-1  12-       5%  83% B McBride       K Brett         Flyball: RF

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      ---      52%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  H Cruz          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  K Reitz         E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      55%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      52%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
          1--      55%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF; Stargell to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  F Taveras       Double to RF; Stargell Scores; Sanguillen to 3B
   O      -23      62%  K Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  M Guerrero      Single to RF
   O      1--      62%  M Tyson         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      65%  J Denny         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      68%  B McBride       Tyson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  R Stennett      Single to CF
   R      1--      84%  R Hebner        Single to RF; Stennett Scores/Adv on E9; Hebner to 3B
   RO     --3      84%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hebner Scores/unER
   O      ---      84%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  L Brock         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B; Brock to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Denny facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  R Zisk          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
                  Ed Kirkpatrick replaces Willie Stargell playing 1B batting 4th
          ---      80%  K Reitz         Double to LF
   O      -2-      82%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Reitz to 3B
   RO     --3      81%  M Guerrero      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reitz Scores
          ---      80%  M Tyson         Single to RF
          1--      77%  J Denny         Single to RF; Tyson to 2B
   O      12-      83%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Denny facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  K Brett         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      83%  R Stennett      Hit By Pitch
          1--      85%  R Hebner        Walk; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      82%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-      96%  E Kirkpatrick   Home Run; Stennett Scores; Hebner Scores
          ---      97%  D Parker        Triple to LF
                  John Curtis replaces John Denny pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      96%  R Zisk          Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Ken Brett facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  L Brock         Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  H Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  T Simmons       Flyball: SS
   O      1--      98%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Curtis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  K Brett         Double to RF
          -2-      98%  R Stennett      Wild Pitch; Brett to 3B
   O      --3      97%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Ken Brett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Guerrero      Flyball: 1B
          ---      98%  M Tyson         Single to LF
                  Buddy Bradford pinch hits for John Curtis batting 9th
          1--      98%  B Bradford      Walk; Tyson to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ken Reynolds facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Reynolds replaces Buddy Bradford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Hebner        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Ramon Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Ken Brett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  H Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ken Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  D Parker        Strikeout
          ---     100%  R Zisk          Walk
          1--     100%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Zisk to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  F Taveras       Single to P; Zisk Scores/unER; Sanguillen to 3B
          1-3     100%  R Hernandez     Walk; Taveras to 2B
   O      123     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Taveras to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      123     100%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Ramon Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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