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OAK  4
@BAL  3
(10)		 CLE 10
CAL  3
 DET  4
@KCR  1
 MIL  5
TEX  1
 NYY  2
@MIN  0
 LAD  8
PIT  5
 NYM  8
ATL  1
 CIN  9
@PHI  7
 CHC  9
@SDP  2
 STL  3
@SFG  1
Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 3,655

 Wednesday, May 9, 1973
Time of Game: 2:19
Cardinals
3
6-20
Won 1
6th, 9 GB
 
                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
W: Reggie Cleveland (2-3), L: Ron Bryant (3-3), S: Diego Segui (3)
 Giants
1
23-10
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .264  .659              6   0   2·SB,CS
L Melendez RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .673              3   0   SH
J Torre 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .298  .784              7   1   
T Simmons C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .198  .511              6   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .193  .492              1   1   HR,2B
J Cruz CF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .236  .734              1   0   
R Busse SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .138  .494              0   0   
  M Kelleher SS               0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .611              0   0   
M Tyson 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .548              1   4   GDP
R Cleveland P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .536              2   1   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       29   3   4   0    5   6                         27   7
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. K Reitz-J Torre.
E: R Busse (10).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Brock 2 (6, 2nd base off R Bryant/D Rader).
CS: L Brock (3, 2nd base by R Bryant/D Rader).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .922              3   0   SB
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .751              3   2   
C Speier SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .758              0   4   
W McCovey 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .942              6   1   
  G Thomasson PR-1B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .669              3   0   
D Kingman 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .176  .622              1   2   GDP
J Howarth CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .139  .364              3   0   
G Matthews LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .329  .898              1   0   
D Rader C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .533              6   1   
  G Maddox PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .392  .939              0   0   
R Bryant P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .182              1   1   
  M Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .778              0   0   
  E Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  E Goodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .833              0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   0    2   6                         27  11
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. C Speier-T Fuentes-G Thomasson.
E: W McCovey (6).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Bonds (7, 2nd base off R Cleveland/T Simmons).

Pitching Stats

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 Cleveland, W (2-3)           8.2   7   1   1    2   6   0   2.55   35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 7     70    -     1.46   0.41
D Segui, S (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.69   0.09
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 7          2-0 
San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Bryant, L (3-3)              7     3   3   2    4   6   1   1.91   28     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 3     63    -     0.78  -0.03
E Sosa                         2     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.88    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         9     4   3   2    5   6   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 1 1-- RR 19% 86% 1-0 STL K. Reitz R. Bryant Home Run; Simmons Scores/unER
b6 0 12- OO 14% 87% 0-3 SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Thomasson to 2B
b5 2 -23 O 9% 67% 0-1 SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland Flyball: LF
b4 1 1-3 O 9% 58% 0-1 SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland Strikeout
b9 2 12- O 9% 100% 1-3 SFG E. Goodson D. Segui Flyball: RF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 STL L. Brock R. Bryant Walk
t1 0 1-- 3% 56% 0-0 STL L. Melendez R. Bryant Brock Steals 2B
t1 0 -2- O -1% 55% 0-0 STL L. Melendez R. Bryant Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
t1 1 --3 RO 2% 57% 0-0 STL J. Torre R. Bryant Groundout: SS-1B; Brock Scores
t1 2 --- 1% 58% 1-0 STL T. Simmons R. Bryant Single to LF
t1 2 1-- O -2% 56% 1-0 STL K. Reitz R. Bryant 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 --- O 2% 58% 0-1 SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland Flyball: LF
b1 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland 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 0 --- 3% 64% 1-0 STL J. Cruz R. Bryant Walk
t2 0 1-- O -3% 61% 1-0 STL R. Busse R. Bryant Strikeout
t2 1 1-- O -3% 58% 1-0 STL M. Tyson R. Bryant Strikeout
t2 2 1-- O -2% 56% 1-0 STL R. Cleveland R. Bryant 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 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey R. Cleveland Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland 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 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 STL L. Brock R. Bryant Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 STL L. Melendez R. Bryant Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 STL J. Torre R. Bryant 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 --- -4% 53% 0-1 SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland Single to LF
b3 0 1-- O 2% 55% 0-1 SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
b3 1 -2- O 4% 59% 0-1 SFG R. Bryant R. Cleveland Strikeout
b3 2 -2- O 4% 63% 0-1 SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland 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 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 STL T. Simmons R. Bryant Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 STL K. Reitz R. Bryant Flyball: RF
t4 2 --- 1% 60% 1-0 STL J. Cruz R. Bryant Walk
t4 2 1-- O -2% 58% 1-0 STL R. Busse R. Bryant 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 --- -5% 53% 0-1 SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland Single to RF
b4 0 1-- -8% 45% 0-1 SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland Single to LF; Fuentes to 2B
b4 0 12- O 3% 49% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey R. Cleveland Flyball: RF; Fuentes to 3B
b4 1 1-3 O 9% 58% 0-1 SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland Strikeout
b4 2 1-3 O 7% 64% 0-1 SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland 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 0 --- O -2% 62% 1-0 STL M. Tyson R. Bryant Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 STL R. Cleveland R. Bryant Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- 1% 62% 1-0 STL L. Brock R. Bryant Single to LF
t5 2 1-- 1% 63% 1-0 STL L. Melendez R. Bryant Brock Steals 2B
t5 2 -2- O -4% 59% 1-0 STL L. Melendez R. Bryant 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 --- -6% 54% 0-1 SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland Walk
b5 0 1-- O 3% 56% 0-1 SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
b5 1 -2- O 5% 62% 0-1 SFG R. Bryant R. Cleveland Strikeout
b5 2 -2- -3% 59% 0-1 SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Matthews to 3B; Bonds to 1B
b5 2 1-3 -2% 57% 0-1 SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland Bonds Steals 2B
b5 2 -23 O 9% 67% 0-1 SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland 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 0 --- O -3% 64% 1-0 STL J. Torre R. Bryant Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- 3% 67% 1-0 STL T. Simmons R. Bryant Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 1B
t6 1 1-- RR 19% 86% 1-0 STL K. Reitz R. Bryant Home Run; Simmons Scores/unER
t6 1 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 STL J. Cruz R. Bryant Strikeout
t6 2 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 STL R. Busse R. Bryant 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 --- -5% 80% 0-3 SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland Single to RF
b6 0 1-- -8% 72% 0-3 SFG W. McCovey R. Cleveland Walk; Speier to 2B
Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Willie McCovey (1B) batting 4th
b6 0 12- OO 14% 87% 0-3 SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Thomasson to 2B
b6 2 -2- O 3% 90% 0-3 SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland 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 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 STL M. Tyson R. Bryant Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O -1% 88% 3-0 STL R. Cleveland R. Bryant Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- 1% 89% 3-0 STL L. Brock R. Bryant Walk
t7 2 1-- O -1% 88% 3-0 STL L. Melendez R. Bryant Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 3% 91% 0-3 SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland Lineout: 2B
b7 1 --- O 2% 92% 0-3 SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland Flyball: LF
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Ron Bryant (P) batting 9th
b7 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-3 SFG M. Phillips R. Cleveland 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 0 --- O -1% 93% 3-0 STL L. Melendez E. Sosa Popfly: 2B
t8 1 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 STL J. Torre E. Sosa Flyball: RF
t8 2 --- O -0% 92% 3-0 STL T. Simmons E. Sosa 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 --- O 3% 95% 0-3 SFG B. Bonds R. Cleveland Groundout: P-1B
b8 1 --- O 2% 96% 0-3 SFG T. Fuentes R. Cleveland Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O 1% 97% 0-3 SFG C. Speier R. Cleveland 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 0 --- 1% 98% 3-0 STL K. Reitz E. Sosa Double to RF
t9 0 -2- O -1% 97% 3-0 STL J. Cruz E. Sosa Popfly: 3B
t9 1 -2- 0% 97% 3-0 STL M. Kelleher E. Sosa Walk
t9 1 12- OO -1% 96% 3-0 STL M. Tyson E. Sosa 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 --- -4% 92% 0-3 SFG G. Thomasson R. Cleveland Single to RF
b9 0 1-- O 4% 96% 0-3 SFG D. Kingman R. Cleveland Strikeout
b9 1 1-- -5% 90% 0-3 SFG J. Howarth R. Cleveland Single to RF; Thomasson to 2B
b9 1 12- O 6% 96% 0-3 SFG G. Matthews R. Cleveland Flyball: LF
b9 2 12- R -5% 91% 0-3 SFG D. Rader R. Cleveland 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 2 12- O 9% 100% 1-3 SFG E. Goodson D. Segui Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

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