May 17, 1975 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
@BAL 3 KCR 5
@BOS 3 CHW 10
CLE 1 MIN 8
MIL 7 OAK 6
@NYY 1 DET 6
@TEX 4 NYM 6
@HOU 4 LAD 4
PIT 3
(10) CIN 5
@MON 3
(10) PHI 9
ATL 8 SDP 4
CHC 1 STL 17
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 6,891

Saturday, May 17, 1975
Time of Game: 2:31

Cardinals

14-17

Won 1

5th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  0  7   3  0  1   0  0  2   17 23  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  7  0

W: B Forsch (4-3), L: P Falcone (3-3)

Giants

15-19

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .324  .841    0    1   0   
  J Dwyer LF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .150  .411    0    2   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 3   2   2   2    1   1  .309  .784    0    0   0   2B
  M Tyson 2B                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .711    0    0   5   GDP
L Melendez CF                 5   1   0   1    1   0  .294  .798    0    3   0   
T Simmons C                   5   2   3   5    1   0  .274  .792    0    5   0   HR,3B
K Reitz 3B                    5   2   4   1    0   1  .322  .733    0    0   0   2·2B,SF
D Cater 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .304  .724    0    7   0   
  K Hernandez 1B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .608    0    4   0   2B
T Martinez RF                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .190  .476    0    0   0   2B
  R Fairly PH-RF              5   1   2   1    0   0  .326  .913    0    3   0   2B
E Brinkman SS                 3   3   2   1    2   0  .266  .713    0    2   1   HR,GDP
B Forsch P                    5   1   2   1    0   3  .333 1.011    0    0   3   3B
Totals                       46  17  23  17    5   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Martinez (2, off P Falcone); K Hernandez (4, off T Toms); T Sizemore (10, off D Heaverlo); R Fairly (1, off C Williams); K Reitz 2 (6, off P Falcone, off T Toms).

3B: T Simmons (1, off D Heaverlo); B Forsch (2, off D Heaverlo).

HR: E Brinkman (1, off D Heaverlo; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Simmons (5, off P Falcone; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: K Reitz (1, off T Toms).

TB: T Simmons 8; K Reitz 6; E Brinkman 5; B Forsch 4; R Fairly 3; T Sizemore 3; T Martinez 2; L Brock 2; K Hernandez 2; D Cater 2; M Tyson; J Dwyer.

GIDP: M Tyson (2); E Brinkman (3).

RBI: T Simmons 5 (27); D Cater 2 (2); T Sizemore 2 (14); T Martinez 2 (2); L Brock (11); B Forsch (1); L Melendez (8); K Reitz (12); E Brinkman (6); R Fairly (7).

2-out RBI: T Simmons 3; T Sizemore 2; T Martinez 2; D Cater 2; L Melendez; L Brock; B Forsch.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 9 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Forsch-E Brinkman-D Cater.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .337  .782    0    2   1   
  G Adams RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         2   0   
D Thomas 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .692    0    6   4   
B Murcer RF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .794    0    0   0   
  T Toms P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Ontiveros PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .714    0    0   0   2B
G Matthews LF                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .293  .899    0    0   0   
  J Brown LF                  0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .697    0    8   1   GDP
C Speier SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .727    0    0   5   
  B Miller SS                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .829    0    0   1   
E Goodson 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .554    0    0   1   SF
D Rader C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .641    0    8   0   
P Falcone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266         0   0   
  C Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  D Heaverlo P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Thomasson PH-RF-CF        2   0   1   0    0   0  .130  .477    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: S Ontiveros (6, off B Forsch).

SF: E Goodson (1, off B Forsch).

TB: S Ontiveros 2; B Murcer 2; V Joshua; B Miller; G Matthews; G Thomasson.

GIDP: W Montanez (6).

RBI: B Miller (2); E Goodson (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Miller-D Thomas-W Montanez; C Speier-D Thomas-W Montanez.

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 Forsch, W (4-3)              9     7   2   2    2   5   0   3.23   35     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 7     68    -     0.13   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·11· 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
P Falcone, L (3-3)             2     6   6   6    2   3   1   3.52   14     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 6     21    -     0.87  -0.36
C Williams                     0.2   3   5   5    3   1   0   5.55    7     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          1-1    0.41  -0.05
D Heaverlo                     3.1   8   4   4    0   2   1   3.18   17     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 8          3-3    0.03  -0.01
T Toms                         3     6   2   2    0   1   0   3.60   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 6          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    23  17  17    5   7   2          52     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1·23          4-4

P Falcone faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 6,891.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. L Brock              LF    1. V Joshua             CF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. D Thomas             2B 
3. L Melendez           CF    3. B Murcer             RF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. G Matthews           LF 
5. K Reitz              3B    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. D Cater              1B    6. C Speier             SS 
7. T Martinez           RF    7. E Goodson            3B 
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. D Rader              C  
9. B Forsch             P     9. P Falcone            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  123      17%  69% D Cater         P Falcone       Single to LF; Sizemore Scores; Simmons Scores; Reitz to 3B
   t 1   2  0-2  1-3      14%  83% T Martinez      P Falcone       Double to LF; Reitz Scores; Cater Scores
   t 3   0  0-4  ---       5%  91% T Simmons       P Falcone       Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  12-       3%  52% K Reitz         P Falcone       Single to 2B; Sizemore to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      -3%  47% L Melendez      P Falcone       Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  L Melendez      Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  T Simmons       Walk; Sizemore to 2B
          12-      52%  K Reitz         Single to 2B; Sizemore to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   RR     123      69%  D Cater         Single to LF; Sizemore Scores; Simmons Scores; Reitz to 3B
   RR     1-3      83%  T Martinez      Double to LF; Reitz Scores; Cater Scores
          -2-      84%  E Brinkman      Walk
   O      12-      82%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  V Joshua        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  D Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      84%  B Murcer        Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  L Melendez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  W Montanez      Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  C Speier        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      87%  E Goodson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      91%  T Simmons       Home Run
          ---      93%  K Reitz         Double to LF
                  Charlie Williams replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      95%  D Cater         Single to CF; Reitz to 3B
                  Ron Fairly pinch hits for Ted Martinez batting 7th
   RO     1-3      95%  R Fairly        Double to CF; Reitz Scores; Cater out at Hm/CF-SS-C
          -2-      95%  E Brinkman      Walk
   O      12-      94%  B Forsch        Strikeout
          12-      95%  L Brock         Single to SS; Fairly to 3B; Brinkman to 2B
   R      123      97%  T Sizemore      Walk; Fairly Scores; Brinkman to 3B; Brock to 2B
   R      123      98%  L Melendez      Walk; Brinkman Scores; Brock to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Charlie Williams pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123      99%  T Simmons       Triple to RF; Brock Scores; Sizemore Scores; Melendez Scores
   O      --3      99%  K Reitz         Strikeout Looking
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-11, Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Fairly moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D Heaverlo      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  V Joshua        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-0, Dave Heaverlo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Cater         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Fairly        Lineout: 2B
          ---     100%  E Brinkman      Single to RF
   R      1--     100%  B Forsch        Triple to RF; Brinkman Scores
   R      --3     100%  L Brock         Single to LF; Forsch Scores
   R      1--     100%  T Sizemore      Double to RF; Brock Scores
   O      -2-     100%  L Melendez      Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-14, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Tyson replaces Ted Sizemore playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  B Murcer        Single to CF
          1--      99%  G Matthews      Single to LF; Murcer to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  W Montanez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 14-0, Dave Heaverlo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  K Reitz         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Cater         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-14, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Goodson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 14, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 14-0, Dave Heaverlo facing 8-9-1
   R      ---     100%  E Brinkman      Home Run
          ---     100%  B Forsch        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--     100%  M Tyson         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 15, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-15, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Hernandez replaces Danny Cater playing 1B batting 6th; Jim Dwyer replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st; Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  G Thomasson     Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  V Joshua        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 15, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 15-0, Tommy Toms facing 3-4-5
                  Tommy Toms replaces Bobby Murcer pitching and batting 3rd; Gary Thomasson moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  L Melendez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  K Reitz         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  K Hernandez     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 15, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-15, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  C Speier        Walk
   O      1--     100%  E Goodson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 15, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 15-0, Tommy Toms facing 7-8-9
                  Bruce Miller replaces Chris Speier playing SS batting 6th; Jake Brown replaces Gary Matthews playing LF batting 4th
          ---     100%  R Fairly        Single to 2B
   OO     1--     100%  E Brinkman      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 15, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-15, Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  G Thomasson     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 15, Giants 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 15-0, Tommy Toms facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Thomasson moves to CF; Glenn Adams replaces Von Joshua playing RF batting 1st
          ---     100%  J Dwyer         Single to CF
          1--     100%  M Tyson         Single to CF; Dwyer to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Melendez      Flyball: RF
   R      12-     100%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Dwyer Scores; Tyson to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tyson Scores
          1--     100%  K Hernandez     Double to LF; Simmons to 3B
   O      -23     100%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 17, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-17, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Tommy Toms batting 3rd
          ---     100%  S Ontiveros     Double to LF
          -2-     100%  J Brown         Walk
   O      12-     100%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Ontiveros to 3B; Brown to 2B
   R      -23     100%  B Miller        Single to LF; Ontiveros Scores; Brown to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  E Goodson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores
   O      1--     100%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 17, Giants 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation