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OAK
@BAL		4
3		 
(10)
CAL
@CLE		3
10
DET
@KCR		4
1
TEX
@MIL		1
5
NYY
@MIN		2
0
PIT
@LAD		5
8
ATL
@NYM		1
8
CIN
@PHI		9
7
CHC
@SDP		9
2
STL
@SFG		3
1
Wednesday, May 9, 1973
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 3,655, Time of Game: 2:19
Cardinals
3
6-20
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 9 GB
 at Giants
1
23-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
L: Ron Bryant (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3  4  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .264 .659 0.059 0.71 0.089 -0.031 0.5 6 0 2·SB,CS
Luis Melendez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .673 -0.072 0.85 0.000 -0.072 -0.9 3 0 SH
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .784 -0.018 0.73 0.021 -0.039 -0.3 7 1
Ted Simmons C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .198 .511 0.011 0.52 0.037 -0.026 0.0 6 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .193 .492 0.165 0.70 0.201 -0.036 2.0 1 1 HR,2B
Jose Cruz CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .236 .734 0.032 0.45 0.045 -0.014 -0.1 1 0
Ray Busse SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .138 .494 -0.059 0.79 0.000 -0.059 -0.7 0 0
   Mick Kelleher SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .611 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.2 0 0
Mike Tyson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .548 -0.070 0.66 0.000 -0.070 -1.6 1 4 GDP
Reggie Cleveland P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .536 -0.044 0.57 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 2 1
   Diego Segui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 4 3 5 6 .138 .541 0.006 0.65 0.395 -0.391 -1.4 27 7
2B: K Reitz (3, off E Sosa).
HR: K Reitz (1, off R Bryant; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: L Melendez (3, off R Bryant).
TB: K Reitz 6; T Simmons; L Brock.
GIDP: M Tyson (1).
RBI: K Reitz 2 (7); J Torre (11).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Reitz-J Torre.
E: R Busse (10).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock 2 (6, 2nd base off R Bryant/D Rader 2).
CS: L Brock (3, 2nd base by R Bryant/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .922 -0.047 1.58 0.041 -0.089 -0.5 3 0 SB
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .751 -0.073 1.40 0.049 -0.122 -0.5 3 2
Chris Speier SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 .758 0.103 0.94 0.121 -0.018 0.8 0 4
Willie McCovey 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .942 0.020 1.81 0.078 -0.058 0.1 6 1
   Gary Thomasson PR-1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 .669 0.045 0.88 0.045 0.000 0.4 3 0
Dave Kingman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .176 .622 -0.294 1.96 0.000 -0.294 -2.3 1 2 GDP
Jim Howarth CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .139 .364 -0.054 1.28 0.056 -0.109 -0.5 3 0
Gary Matthews LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .329 .898 0.016 1.53 0.100 -0.084 0.1 1 0
Dave Rader C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .533 -0.017 1.59 0.047 -0.064 0.5 6 1
   Garry Maddox PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .392 .939 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ron Bryant P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .182 -0.095 1.71 0.000 -0.095 -0.7 1 1
   Mike Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .778 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
   Elias Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Goodson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .329 .833 -0.088 3.48 0.000 -0.088 -0.4
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 2 6 .206 .456 -0.493 1.52 0.537 -1.030 -3.4 27 11
TB: C Speier 2; J Howarth; D Rader; T Fuentes; G Matthews; G Thomasson.
GIDP: D Kingman (2).
RBI: D Rader (7).
2-out RBI: D Rader.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Speier-T Fuentes-G Thomasson.
E: W McCovey (6).
Baserunning
SB: B Bonds (7, 2nd base off R Cleveland/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, W (2-3) 8.2 7 1 1 2 6 0 2.55 35 70 0.406 1.47 2.9
Diego Segui, S (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 1 2 0 0.088 3.48 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 1.00 36 70 2 0 0.494 0.65 3.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Bryant, L (3-3) 7 3 3 2 4 6 1 1.91 28 63 -0.027 0.76 0.4
Elias Sosa 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.88 7 0 0 0.022 0.18 1.0
Team Totals 9 4 3 2 5 6 1 2.00 35 63 0 0 -0.005 1.52 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 3,655.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         San Francisco Giants
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Bobby Bonds RF
2 Luis Melendez RF 2 Tito Fuentes 2B
3 Joe Torre 1B 3 Chris Speier SS
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Ken Reitz 3B 5 Dave Kingman 3B
6 Jose Cruz CF 6 Jim Howarth CF
7 Ray Busse SS 7 Gary Matthews LF
8 Mike Tyson 2B 8 Dave Rader C
9 Reggie Cleveland P 9 Ron Bryant P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-0 1 1-- RR STL K. Reitz R. Bryant 19% 86% Home Run; Simmons Scores/unER
b6 0-3 0 12- OO SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland 15% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Thomasson to 2B
b5 0-1 2 -23 O SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland 9% 67% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 1 1-3 O SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland 9% 58% Strikeout
b9 1-3 2 12- O SFG E. Goodson D. Segui 9% 100% Flyball: RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock R. Bryant 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL L. Melendez R. Bryant 2% 56% Brock Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL L. Melendez R. Bryant -1% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO STL J. Torre R. Bryant 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B; Brock Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- STL T. Simmons R. Bryant 1% 58% Single to LF
t1 1-0 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz R. Bryant -2% 56% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland 2% 58% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland 2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 2 --- O SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland 1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- STL J. Cruz R. Bryant 3% 64% Walk
t2 1-0 0 1-- O STL R. Busse R. Bryant -3% 61% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 1-- O STL M. Tyson R. Bryant -3% 58% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 1-- O STL R. Cleveland R. Bryant -2% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Cleveland 3% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-1 1 --- O SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland 2% 61% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland 1% 62% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock R. Bryant -2% 60% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- O STL L. Melendez R. Bryant -2% 58% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre R. Bryant -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland -4% 53% Single to LF
b3 0-1 0 1-- O SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
b3 0-1 1 -2- O SFG R. Bryant R. Cleveland 4% 59% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 -2- O SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland 4% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Bryant -2% 61% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Bryant -2% 59% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 2 --- STL J. Cruz R. Bryant 1% 60% Walk
t4 1-0 2 1-- O STL R. Busse R. Bryant -2% 58% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland -5% 53% Single to RF
b4 0-1 0 1-- SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland -8% 45% Single to LF; Fuentes to 2B
b4 0-1 0 12- O SFG W. McCovey R. Cleveland 3% 49% Flyball: RF; Fuentes to 3B
b4 0-1 1 1-3 O SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland 9% 58% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 1-3 O SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland 7% 64% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Bryant -2% 62% Flyball: CF
t5 1-0 1 --- O STL R. Cleveland R. Bryant -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- STL L. Brock R. Bryant 1% 62% Single to LF
t5 1-0 2 1-- STL L. Melendez R. Bryant 1% 63% Brock Steals 2B
t5 1-0 2 -2- O STL L. Melendez R. Bryant -4% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland -6% 54% Walk
b5 0-1 0 1-- O SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
b5 0-1 1 -2- O SFG R. Bryant R. Cleveland 5% 62% Strikeout
b5 0-1 2 -2- SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland -3% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Matthews to 3B; Bonds to 1B
b5 0-1 2 1-3 SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland -2% 58% Bonds Steals 2B
b5 0-1 2 -23 O SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland 9% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 3-4-5
t6 1-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre R. Bryant -2% 64% Flyball: CF
t6 1-0 1 --- STL T. Simmons R. Bryant 3% 67% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 1B
t6 1-0 1 1-- RR STL K. Reitz R. Bryant 19% 86% Home Run; Simmons Scores/unER
t6 3-0 1 --- O STL J. Cruz R. Bryant -1% 85% Strikeout
t6 3-0 2 --- O STL R. Busse R. Bryant -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
Mick Kelleher replaces Ray Busse playing SS batting 7th
b6 0-3 0 --- SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland -5% 80% Single to RF
b6 0-3 0 1-- SFG W. McCovey R. Cleveland -8% 72% Walk; Speier to 2B
Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Willie McCovey (1B) batting 4th
b6 0-3 0 12- OO SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland 15% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Thomasson to 2B
b6 0-3 2 -2- O SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland 3% 90% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 8-9-1
Gary Thomasson moves from PR to 1B
t7 3-0 0 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Bryant -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t7 3-0 1 --- O STL R. Cleveland R. Bryant -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-0 2 --- STL L. Brock R. Bryant 0% 89% Walk
t7 3-0 2 1-- O STL L. Melendez R. Bryant -1% 88% Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
b7 0-3 0 --- O SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland 3% 91% Lineout: 2B
b7 0-3 1 --- O SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland 2% 92% Flyball: LF
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Ron Bryant (P) batting 9th
b7 0-3 2 --- O SFG M. Phillips R. Cleveland 1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Elias Sosa facing 2-3-4
Elias Sosa replaces Mike Phillips (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-0 0 --- O STL L. Melendez E. Sosa -1% 93% Popfly: 2B
t8 3-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre E. Sosa -0% 92% Flyball: RF
t8 3-0 2 --- O STL T. Simmons E. Sosa -0% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
b8 0-3 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland 3% 95% Groundout: P-1B
b8 0-3 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland 2% 96% Flyball: CF
b8 0-3 2 --- O SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Elias Sosa facing 5-6-7
t9 3-0 0 --- STL K. Reitz E. Sosa 1% 98% Double to RF
t9 3-0 0 -2- O STL J. Cruz E. Sosa -1% 97% Popfly: 3B
t9 3-0 1 -2- STL M. Kelleher E. Sosa 0% 97% Walk
t9 3-0 1 12- OO STL M. Tyson E. Sosa -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
b9 0-3 0 --- SFG G. Thomasson R. Cleveland -5% 92% Single to RF
b9 0-3 0 1-- O SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland 4% 96% Strikeout
b9 0-3 1 1-- SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland -6% 90% Single to RF; Thomasson to 2B
b9 0-3 1 12- O SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland 6% 96% Flyball: LF
b9 0-3 2 12- R SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland -5% 91% Single to CF; Thomasson Scores; Howarth to 2B
Diego Segui replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching and batting 9th
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Elias Sosa (P) batting 9th
Garry Maddox pinch runs for Dave Rader (C) batting 8th
b9 1-3 2 12- O SFG E. Goodson D. Segui 9% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

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