July 18, 1976 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 8
@BAL 6 CHW 13
MIL 3 OAK 10
@DET 1 KCR 6
BOS 3 CLE 6
@MIN 1 TEX 3
NYY 2
(12) PHI 2
@LAD 1 HOU 7
@MON 6
(10) HOU 14
@MON 1 NYM 2
ATL 0 CIN 9
@PIT 8 SDP 2
CHC 1 SFG 5
STL 4 STL 5
@SFG 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, July 18, 1976
Time of Game: 2:10

Cardinals

39-47

Lost 1

4th, 19 GB

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

W: J Barr (7-6), L: P Falcone (6-9), S: G Lavelle (9)

Giants

38-53

Won 3

6th, 19 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .332  .811    0    6   0   
D Kessinger SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .640    0    0   3   
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .679    0    2   0   
T Simmons C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .745    0    2   0   GDP
W Crawford RF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .342  .902    0    2   0   SB
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   1   2    0   0  .210  .606    0    6   1   GDP
  J Ferguson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .682    0    0   0   
M Tyson 2B                    1   1   1   1    0   0  .305  .810    0    0   0   HR
  V Harris 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .639    0    4   1   2B
H Cruz 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .190  .538    0    2   2   
P Falcone P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192    0    0   0   SH
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .784    0    0   0   
  B Greif P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   4   9   4    2   3                    24   7

BATTING

2B: V Harris (9, off J Barr).

HR: M Tyson (2, off J Barr; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: P Falcone (7, off J Barr).

TB: M Tyson 4; V Harris 2; T Simmons 2; W Crawford; H Cruz; K Hernandez; B McBride; L Brock.

GIDP: K Hernandez (6); T Simmons (7).

RBI: K Hernandez 2 (10); M Tyson (25); H Cruz (33).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2; M Tyson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Cruz-K Hernandez.

E: M Tyson (9); H Cruz (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Crawford (2, 2nd base off J Barr/M Sadek).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .731    0    1   1   
M Perez 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .669    0    3   4   
G Matthews LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .777    0    1   0   SB
B Murcer RF                   3   1   2   3    1   0  .260  .782    0    1   0   HR
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .292  .683    0    1   1   SF,GDP
C Speier SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .586    0    4   9   
D Evans 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .209  .655    0   13   2   2B
M Hill C                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .551         0   0   
  M Sadek C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .622    0    3   1   SH
J Barr P                      1   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .331    0    0   2   SB,SH
  C Arnold PH                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .239  .563    0    0   0   SF
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
Totals                       28   5   8   5    3   2                    27  20

BATTING

2B: D Evans (5, off P Falcone).

HR: B Murcer (13, off P Falcone; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: C Arnold (1, off P Falcone); K Reitz (4, off P Falcone).

SH: M Sadek (3, off P Falcone); J Barr (6, off P Falcone).

TB: B Murcer 5; G Matthews 2; D Evans 2; M Perez; L Herndon; J Barr.

GIDP: K Reitz (16).

RBI: B Murcer 3 (57); C Arnold (4); K Reitz (39).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Speier-M Perez-D Evans; D Evans-C Speier-D Evans; C Speier-M Perez.

E: M Hill (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Matthews (6, 2nd base off B Greif/T Simmons); J Barr (1, 2nd base off P Falcone/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
P Falcone, L (6-9)             6     7   5   4    2   2   1   4.06   28     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 6     40    -     1.09  -0.41
B Greif                        2     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.48    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.81   0.07
Totals                         8     8   5   4    3   2   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·14· 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
J Barr, W (7-6)                6     8   4   4    1   0   1   3.39   24     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 1· 8     39    -     1.27  -0.20
G Lavelle, S (9)               3     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.32   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.11   0.36
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   3   1          35     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Falcone (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. B McBride            CF    1. L Herndon            CF 
2. D Kessinger          SS    2. M Perez              2B 
3. L Brock              LF    3. G Matthews           LF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. B Murcer             RF 
5. W Crawford           RF    5. K Reitz              3B 
6. K Hernandez          1B    6. C Speier             SS 
7. M Tyson              2B    7. D Evans              1B 
8. H Cruz               3B    8. M Hill               C  
9. P Falcone            P     9. J Barr               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-2  1--      24%  81% B Murcer        P Falcone       Home Run; Perez Scores
   t 6   2  4-2  -23     -20%  57% K Hernandez     J Barr          Single to CF; Brock Scores; Simmons Scores; Hernandez out at 2B/CF-1B-SS
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3      12%  55% T Simmons       J Barr          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   0  2-1  -2-     -11%  45% H Cruz          J Barr          Single to RF; Harris Scores
   t 8   2  5-4  12-      10%  88% W Crawford      G Lavelle       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B McBride       Single to LF
          1--      41%  D Kessinger     Reached on Interference on C; McBride to 2B
                  Mike Sadek replaces Marc Hill playing C batting 8th
   O      12-      43%  L Brock         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; McBride to 3B
   OO     1-3      55%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Herndon       Single/Bunt
   O      1--      55%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  G Matthews      Wild Pitch; Herndon to 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herndon to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  B Murcer        Single to RF; Herndon Scores; Matthews to 3B
   RO     1-3      74%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Matthews Scores/unER; Murcer to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  W Crawford      Single to CF
   OO     1--      75%  K Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   R      ---      65%  M Tyson         Home Run
   O      ---      66%  H Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  M Sadek         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  J Barr          Single to LF
          1--      65%  L Herndon       Barr Steals 2B; Barr to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3      62%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  P Falcone       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
                  Vic Harris replaces Mike Tyson playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---      66%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  G Matthews      Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  B Murcer        Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      63%  K Reitz         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  L Brock         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      68%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
          ---      67%  W Crawford      Walk
          1--      65%  K Hernandez     Crawford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  C Speier        Popfly: 2B
          ---      70%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      73%  M Sadek         Walk; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      70%  J Barr          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Evans to 3B; Sadek to 2B
   O      -23      65%  L Herndon       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Barr facing 7-8-9
          ---      56%  V Harris        Double to RF
   R      -2-      45%  H Cruz          Single to RF; Harris Scores
   O      1--      47%  P Falcone       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 2B
   OO     -2-      56%  B McBride       Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
          ---      61%  M Perez         Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      81%  B Murcer        Home Run; Perez Scores
   O      ---      80%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Barr facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  D Kessinger     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      79%  L Brock         Single to P
          1--      74%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Brock to 2B
   O      12-      78%  W Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   RRO    -23      57%  K Hernandez     Single to CF; Brock Scores; Simmons Scores; Hernandez out at 2B/CF-1B-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  D Evans         Double to LF
   O      -2-      66%  M Sadek         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Evans to 3B
                  Chris Arnold pinch hits for Jim Barr batting 9th
   RO     --3      72%  C Arnold        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Evans Scores
   O      ---      71%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Gary Lavelle facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Chris Arnold pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  V Harris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mike Anderson pinch hits for Pete Falcone batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  M Anderson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bill Greif facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Greif replaces Mike Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  M Perez         Flyball: CF
          ---      80%  G Matthews      Single to LF
          1--      82%  B Murcer        Matthews Steals 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      76%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Gary Lavelle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  B McBride       Strikeout
          ---      75%  D Kessinger     Walk
   O      1--      82%  L Brock         Strikeout
          1--      77%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Kessinger to 2B
   O      12-      88%  W Crawford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bill Greif facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  C Speier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  M Sadek         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Keith Hernandez batting 6th
   O      ---      92%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  V Harris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Cruz          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.

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