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Standings
DET
@BAL		4
3
MIN
@CAL		5
2
CLE
@NYY		3
0
CHW
@OAK		4
5
BOS
@WSA		1
0
NYM
@ATL		3
0
LAD
@CHC		1
4
SFG
@HOU		2
3
CIN
@PIT		3
0
PHI
@STL		4
5
Wednesday, September 25, 1968,
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 10,992, Time of Game: 2:27
Phillies
4
74-85
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
5
95-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Nelson Briles (19-11)
L: Chris Short (18-13)
S: Joe Hoerner (16)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        1  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    4  9  2
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  2  1   0  0  X    5  9  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 .557 -0.024 1.01 0.067 -0.092 -0.4 5 5 2B
Roberto Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .599 -0.092 1.20 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 0 3
Tony Gonzalez CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .266 .679 -0.013 0.91 0.032 -0.045 -0.2 1 0 SF
Dick Allen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 .854 -0.018 0.39 0.010 -0.028 -0.2 2 0
John Briggs RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251 .722 -0.088 0.92 0.000 -0.088 -0.6 0 0
Bill White 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 .678 -0.031 0.89 0.034 -0.065 -0.1 11 0
Gary Sutherland 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .290 .670 0.087 0.78 0.102 -0.015 0.8 0 2
Mike Ryan C 2 0 1 1 1 0 .182 .436 0.145 1.52 0.177 -0.032 1.5 5 0
   Doug Clemens PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .214 .672 0.085 1.06 0.085 0.000 1.1 3B
Chris Short P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .158 .359 0.129 1.07 0.170 -0.041 0.5 0 2 2B
   Johnny Callison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .723 -0.105 2.41 0.000 -0.105 -0.7 GDP
   John Boozer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Clay Dalrymple PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .532 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rick Joseph PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .623 -0.113 4.48 0.000 -0.113 -0.3
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 1 5 .265 .660 -0.038 1.08 0.677 -0.716 0.6 24 12
2B: C Short (1, off N Briles); C Rojas (19, off N Briles).
3B: D Clemens (1, off N Briles).
SF: T Gonzalez (6, off N Briles).
TB: D Clemens 3; G Sutherland 3; C Short 2; C Rojas 2; B White; M Ryan; D Allen.
GIDP: J Callison (6).
RBI: C Short (4); M Ryan (15); T Gonzalez (38); D Clemens (8).
2-out RBI: D Clemens; C Short.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Sutherland-C Rojas-B White; M Ryan-C Rojas-M Ryan.
E: D Allen (12); R Pena (30).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 .745 -0.010 1.32 0.099 -0.109 0.1 3 0 SB
Julian Javier 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .631 -0.023 0.96 0.131 -0.154 -0.9 1 6
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .700 -0.058 0.64 0.004 -0.062 -0.4 5 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .246 .684 0.037 0.79 0.073 -0.036 0.3 11 0
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .702 -0.059 1.00 0.043 -0.103 -0.4 0 1 GDP
Tim McCarver C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .637 -0.019 0.63 0.005 -0.024 -0.3 4 1
Ron Davis RF 2 1 0 1 1 0 .203 .533 0.109 1.28 0.135 -0.026 0.4 1 0 SB,SF
Dal Maxvill SS 2 2 2 0 1 0 .252 .627 0.167 1.19 0.167 0.000 1.2 2 4 2B,IW
Nelson Briles P 3 1 2 2 0 1 .138 .349 0.318 1.75 0.339 -0.022 2.0 0 0 2B
   Joe Hoerner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 9 5 3 3 .300 .720 0.462 1.05 0.996 -0.536 2.0 27 12
2B: N Briles (2, off C Short); D Maxvill (8, off C Short).
SF: R Davis (3, off C Short).
IBB: D Maxvill (8, by C Short).
TB: N Briles 3; D Maxvill 3; O Cepeda 2; C Flood; J Javier; L Brock.
GIDP: M Shannon (10).
RBI: N Briles 2 (5); J Javier (49); R Davis (17); L Brock (50).
2-out RBI: J Javier.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Javier-D Maxvill-O Cepeda.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (61, 2nd base off C Short/M Ryan); R Davis (1, 2nd base off C Short/M Ryan).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Short, L (18-13) 6 8 5 4 3 2 0 2.97 27 37 -0.485 1.27 -2.7
John Boozer 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.72 7 0 0 0.023 0.17 0.8
Team Totals 8 9 5 4 3 3 0 4.50 34 37 0 0 -0.462 1.08 -2.0

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (19-11) 8.2 9 4 4 1 5 0 2.81 35 54 -0.075 0.99 -0.9
Joe Hoerner, S (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0.113 4.48 0.3
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 1 5 0 4.00 36 54 1 0 0.038 1.05 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Short (10; D Maxvill).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 10,992.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Cookie Rojas 2B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Roberto Pena SS 2 Julian Javier 2B
3 Tony Gonzalez CF 3 Curt Flood CF
4 Dick Allen LF 4 Orlando Cepeda 1B
5 John Briggs RF 5 Mike Shannon 3B
6 Bill White 1B 6 Tim McCarver C
7 Gary Sutherland 3B 7 Ron Davis RF
8 Mike Ryan C 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Chris Short P 9 Nelson Briles P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-2 2 1-- R PHI C. Short N. Briles -17% 36% Double to CF (LF-CF); Sutherland Scores
b3 0-2 1 -2- R STL N. Briles C. Short 17% 47% Single to LF; Maxvill Scores; Briles to 3B/Adv on E7
b5 2-3 0 1-3 R STL N. Briles C. Short 17% 76% Double to LF; Davis Scores; Maxvill to 3B
b5 4-3 0 -23 OO STL J. Javier C. Short -13% 73% Double Play: Fielder's Choice C; Briles out at Hm/C; Brock out at Hm/2B-C; Javier to 2B
b3 1-2 2 --3 R STL J. Javier C. Short 13% 52% Single to SS; Briles Scores/unER

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, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PHI C. Rojas N. Briles -7% 43% Double to LF (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- O PHI R. Pena N. Briles 1% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rojas to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO PHI T. Gonzalez N. Briles -3% 41% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rojas Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- PHI D. Allen N. Briles -1% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t1 1-0 2 1-- O PHI J. Briggs N. Briles 2% 42% Strikeout (C-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Chris Short facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock C. Short -2% 40% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O STL J. Javier C. Short -1% 38% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b1 0-1 2 --- O STL C. Flood C. Short -1% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- PHI B. White N. Briles -3% 34% Single to CF
t2 1-0 0 1-- PHI G. Sutherland N. Briles -5% 29% Single to P; White to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- R PHI M. Ryan N. Briles -12% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball); White Scores; Sutherland to 3B
t2 2-0 0 1-3 O PHI C. Short N. Briles 4% 21% Strikeout
t2 2-0 1 1-3 O PHI C. Rojas N. Briles 5% 26% Foul Flyball: LF
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O PHI R. Pena N. Briles 3% 29% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Chris Short facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- STL O. Cepeda C. Short 4% 34% Single to LF
b2 0-2 0 1-- OO STL M. Shannon C. Short -8% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O STL T. McCarver C. Short -1% 25% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O PHI T. Gonzalez N. Briles 1% 26% Foul Flyball: LF
t3 2-0 1 --- O PHI D. Allen N. Briles 1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O PHI J. Briggs N. Briles 1% 28% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Chris Short facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL R. Davis C. Short -2% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- STL D. Maxvill C. Short 5% 30% Double to LF (LF-CF)
b3 0-2 1 -2- R STL N. Briles C. Short 17% 47% Single to LF; Maxvill Scores; Briles to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 1-2 1 --3 O STL L. Brock C. Short -8% 39% Strikeout
b3 1-2 2 --3 R STL J. Javier C. Short 13% 52% Single to SS; Briles Scores/unER
b3 2-2 2 1-- O STL C. Flood C. Short -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
t4 2-2 0 --- O PHI B. White N. Briles 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-2 1 --- PHI G. Sutherland N. Briles -3% 49% Single to LF
t4 2-2 1 1-- O PHI M. Ryan N. Briles 3% 53% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t4 2-2 2 1-- R PHI C. Short N. Briles -17% 36% Double to CF (LF-CF); Sutherland Scores
t4 3-2 2 -2- O PHI C. Rojas N. Briles 3% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda C. Short -3% 36% Flyball: LF
b4 2-3 1 --- O STL M. Shannon C. Short -2% 34% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-3 2 --- O STL T. McCarver C. Short -1% 33% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t5 3-2 0 --- O PHI R. Pena N. Briles 2% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-2 1 --- O PHI T. Gonzalez N. Briles 1% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-2 2 --- O PHI D. Allen N. Briles 1% 37% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 7-8-9
b5 2-3 0 --- STL R. Davis C. Short 6% 43% Walk
b5 2-3 0 1-- STL D. Maxvill C. Short 5% 48% Davis Steals 2B
b5 2-3 0 -2- STL D. Maxvill C. Short 11% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Davis to 3B
b5 2-3 0 1-3 R STL N. Briles C. Short 17% 76% Double to LF; Davis Scores; Maxvill to 3B
b5 3-3 0 -23 R STL L. Brock C. Short 9% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Maxvill Scores; Briles to 3B
b5 4-3 0 1-3 STL J. Javier C. Short 1% 86% Brock Steals 2B
b5 4-3 0 -23 OO STL J. Javier C. Short -13% 73% Double Play: Fielder's Choice C; Briles out at Hm/C; Brock out at Hm/2B-C; Javier to 2B
b5 4-3 2 -2- O STL C. Flood C. Short -3% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t6 3-4 0 --- O PHI J. Briggs N. Briles 3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-4 1 --- O PHI B. White N. Briles 2% 75% Popfly: SS
t6 3-4 2 --- O PHI G. Sutherland N. Briles 1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 4-5-6
b6 4-3 0 --- STL O. Cepeda C. Short 3% 80% Single to LF
b6 4-3 0 1-- STL M. Shannon C. Short 4% 84% Walk; Cepeda to 2B
b6 4-3 0 12- O STL T. McCarver C. Short 1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cepeda to 3B; Shannon to 2B
b6 4-3 1 -23 RO STL R. Davis C. Short 3% 87% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cepeda Scores; Shannon to 3B/Adv on E6
b6 5-3 2 --3 STL D. Maxvill C. Short 0% 88% Intentional Walk
b6 5-3 2 1-3 O STL N. Briles C. Short -2% 86% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t7 3-5 0 --- PHI M. Ryan N. Briles -6% 80% Walk
Johnny Callison pinch hits for Chris Short (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 1-- OO PHI J. Callison N. Briles 11% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 3-5 2 --- O PHI C. Rojas N. Briles 1% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Phillies' John Boozer facing 1-2-3
John Boozer replaces Johnny Callison (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-3 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Boozer -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-3 1 --- O STL J. Javier J. Boozer -0% 90% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b7 5-3 2 --- STL C. Flood J. Boozer 0% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 5-3 2 1-- O STL O. Cepeda J. Boozer -1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t8 3-5 0 --- O PHI R. Pena N. Briles 3% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 3-5 1 --- O PHI T. Gonzalez N. Briles 2% 94% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t8 3-5 2 --- O PHI D. Allen N. Briles 1% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Phillies' John Boozer facing 5-6-7
b8 5-3 0 --- O STL M. Shannon J. Boozer -0% 95% Flyball: CF
b8 5-3 1 --- O STL T. McCarver J. Boozer -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 5-3 2 --- O STL R. Davis J. Boozer -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t9 3-5 0 --- O PHI J. Briggs N. Briles 3% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-5 1 --- O PHI B. White N. Briles 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 3-5 2 --- PHI G. Sutherland N. Briles -2% 97% Single to RF
Doug Clemens pinch hits for Mike Ryan (C) batting 8th
t9 3-5 2 1-- R PHI D. Clemens N. Briles -9% 89% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Sutherland Scores
Joe Hoerner replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for John Boozer (P) batting 9th
Rick Joseph pinch hits for Clay Dalrymple batting 9th
t9 4-5 2 --3 O PHI R. Joseph J. Hoerner 11% 100% Popfly: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 5.

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