September 1, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 7
@CHW 5 OAK 5
@DET 3 BAL 7
@KCR 1 MIL 3
CAL 1 MIN 9
BOS 6 TEX 10
CLE 3 MON 2
@CIN 1 LAD 6
PIT 2 NYM 3
ATL 0 PHI 8
HOU 1 CHC 4
@SDP 1 STL 8
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 6,842

Sunday, September 1, 1974
Time of Game: 1:58

Cardinals

69-65

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   4  0  2   0  1  0    8 13  1
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  3

W: B Gibson (8-12), L: E Halicki (1-8)

Giants

60-74

Lost 1

5th, 24½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   3   2   0    0   0  .316  .770    0    3   0   4·SB
  J Cruz LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .702         0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   2   3    0   1  .254  .655    0    0   5   SH
R Smith RF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .315  .913    0    6   0   3B,IW
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   2    1   0  .256  .736    0    3   0   GDP
B McBride CF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .738    0    4   0   
K Hernandez 1B                5   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .862    0    7   0   2B
K Reitz 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .668    0    0   0   
M Tyson SS                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .221  .542    0    4   2   2B,SF
B Gibson P                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .221  .494    0    0   2   2B
Totals                       40   8  13   6    2   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Gibson (3, off R Moffitt); K Hernandez (1, off E Halicki); M Tyson (13, off E Halicki).

3B: R Smith (6, off E Halicki).

SF: M Tyson (4, off E Halicki).

SH: T Sizemore (14, off E Halicki).

IBB: R Smith (5, by E Halicki).

TB: B Gibson 4; K Hernandez 3; R Smith 3; T Sizemore 2; L Brock 2; M Tyson 2; K Reitz; T Simmons.

GIDP: T Simmons (18).

RBI: T Sizemore 3 (43); T Simmons 2 (78); M Tyson (33).

2-out RBI: T Simmons 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Sizemore-M Tyson-K Hernandez 2.

E: M Tyson (24).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock 4 (98, 2nd base off E Halicki/D Rader, 3rd base off J Morris/D Rader, 2nd base off J Morris/D Rader, 2nd base off R Moffitt/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .744    0    4   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .240  .571    0    2   2   SB
G Thomasson RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .654    0    5   0   
G Matthews LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .804    0    3   0   GDP
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .689    0    0   1   GDP
D Kingman 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .768    0    8   3   
D Rader C                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .296  .739    0    2   1   3B
B Miller SS                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .631    0    2   3   2B
E Halicki P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .550    0    0   1   
  R Moffitt P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .842    0    1   1   
  M Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .513    0    0   0   
  J Morris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    2   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Miller (5, off B Gibson).

3B: D Rader (2, off B Gibson).

TB: D Rader 5; B Miller 2; D Kingman; T Fuentes; G Matthews.

GIDP: S Ontiveros (10); G Matthews (11).

RBI: B Miller (8).

2-out RBI: B Miller.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fuentes-B Miller-D Kingman.

E: E Halicki (4); D Kingman (22); S Ontiveros (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fuentes (5, 2nd base off B Gibson/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
B Gibson, W (8-12)             9     7   1   1    2   2   0   4.04   34     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0· 7     69    -     0.61   0.14
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   2   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0· 7           -

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
E Halicki, L (1-8)             3.2   7   5   1    2   1   0   4.18   22     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 7     34    -     1.23  -0.34
R Moffitt                      3.1   4   2   2    0   1   0   4.47   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 4          2-0    0.25  -0.01
J Morris                       2     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.07    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 2          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   4    2   2   0          44     -       ·  ·     12·14· 1·13          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Halicki (8; R Smith).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 1:58.

Attendance: 6,842.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. L Brock              LF    1. G Maddox             CF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. R Smith              RF    3. G Thomasson          RF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. G Matthews           LF 
5. B McBride            CF    5. S Ontiveros          3B 
6. K Hernandez          1B    6. D Kingman            1B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. D Rader              C  
8. M Tyson              SS    8. B Miller             SS 
9. B Gibson             P     9. E Halicki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-2  12-      14%  80% L Brock         E Halicki       Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Reitz Scores/No RBI/unER; Gibson to 3B; Brock to 2B
   t 4   2  1-3  123      13%  88% T Simmons       E Halicki       Single to CF; Gibson Scores/unER; Brock Scores/unER; Smith to 2B
   b 2   2  1-0  --3     -11%  47% B Miller        B Gibson        Double to LF; Rader Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  --3      10%  59% T Simmons       E Halicki       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Smith Scores/No RBI/unER; Simmons to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  12-       9%  61% G Matthews      B Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
          ---      49%  R Smith         Triple to RF
   R      --3      59%  T Simmons       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Smith Scores/No RBI/unER; Simmons to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  G Maddox        Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  T Fuentes       Single to CF
          1--      52%  G Thomasson     Walk; Fuentes to 2B
   OO     12-      61%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Halicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  K Reitz         Popfly: 2B
          ---      59%  M Tyson         Double to RF
   O      -2-      56%  B Gibson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      58%  D Rader         Triple to RF
   R      --3      47%  B Miller        Double to LF; Rader Scores
   O      -2-      50%  E Halicki       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  L Brock         Single to RF
          1--      57%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
   O      --3      49%  R Smith         Fielder's Choice ; Brock out at Hm/1B-3B-C-3B-1B; Smith to 3B
          --3      50%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1-3      45%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
          ---      44%  T Fuentes       Walk
          1--      39%  G Thomasson     Fuentes Steals 2B; Fuentes to 3B/Adv on E6
   O      --3      46%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      --3      50%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Halicki facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  K Hernandez     Double to RF
          -2-      65%  K Reitz         Single to CF; Hernandez to 3B
   RO     1-3      63%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores
          1--      67%  B Gibson        Single to LF; Reitz to 2B
   R      12-      80%  L Brock         Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Reitz Scores/No RBI/unER; Gibson to 3B; Brock to 2B
   O      -23      74%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
          -23      75%  R Smith         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      88%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Gibson Scores/unER; Brock Scores/unER; Smith to 2B
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Ed Halicki pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      87%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  D Kingman       Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  D Rader         Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  B Miller        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Randy Moffitt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      89%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  M Tyson         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  R Moffitt       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  T Fuentes       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Randy Moffitt facing 9-1-2
          ---      94%  B Gibson        Double to RF
          -2-      96%  L Brock         Single to RF; Gibson to 3B
          1-3      96%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   RR     -23      98%  " "             Single to LF; Gibson Scores; Brock Scores
   O      1--      98%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
   OO     1--      97%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  G Thomasson     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Randy Moffitt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  B McBride       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  K Hernandez     Single to SS
   O      1--      98%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  M Tyson         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  D Rader         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  B Miller        Strikeout
                  Mike Phillips pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  M Phillips      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, John Morris facing 9-1-2
                  John Morris replaces Mike Phillips pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  B Gibson        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Brock Steals 3B
   R      --3     100%  " "             Single to LF; Brock Scores
   O      1--     100%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  T Simmons       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B McBride       Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Cruz replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  G Thomasson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, John Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  K Hernandez     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Tyson         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  G Matthews      Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  S Ontiveros     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Kingman       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Giants 1.

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