April 13, 1971 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 3
@CHW 1
(10) KCR 5
MIN 3 OAK 2
@MIL 0 NYY 5
DET 2 BOS 5
@WSA 3 CIN 5
@ATL 4 CHC 3
@LAD 2 MON 4
NYM 1 PIT 9
@PHI 3 HOU 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 5,105

Tuesday, April 13, 1971, 12:45PM
Time of Game: 2:21

Astros

6-3

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  5    8 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  1  0   0  1  0    4  9  2

W: G Culver (2-0), L: M Torrez (0-1), S: D Lemaster (1)

Cardinals

3-4

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Cedeno CF                   4   3   3   0    1   0  .297  .730    0    3   0   2B
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .250  .698    0    1   6   CS,SH
N Miller RF                   5   1   2   4    0   0  .375 1.375    0    1   0   HR,2B
B Watson LF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .647    0    0   0   HR
  C Geronimo LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    1   0   
D Menke 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .706    0   14   1   
D Rader 3B                    2   1   2   0    2   0  .129  .390    0    1   4   2B,SB
J Edwards C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .431    0    1   1   SH
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .437    0    4   5   
  J Wynn PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .836    0    0   0   
  M Martinez PR-SS            0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB
J Billingham P                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .143    0    1   2   
  G Culver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .740    0    0   0   
  D Lemaster P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   8  10   8    6   3                    27  19

BATTING

2B: N Miller (2, off M Torrez); C Cedeno (2, off M Torrez); D Rader (1, off M Torrez).

HR: N Miller (1, off G Brunet; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); B Watson (1, off M Torrez; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Edwards (1, off M Torrez); J Morgan (1, off M Torrez).

TB: N Miller 6; C Cedeno 4; B Watson 4; D Rader 3; J Morgan; C Geronimo.

RBI: N Miller 4 (4); B Watson 2 (4); J Morgan 2 (4).

2-out RBI: N Miller 3; J Morgan 2; B Watson 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Morgan-R Metzger-D Menke; R Metzger-D Menke.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Rader (1, 3rd base off C Taylor/T Simmons); M Martinez (1, 2nd base off C Taylor/T Simmons).

CS: J Morgan (1, 2nd base by M Torrez/T Simmons).

PO: C Cedeno (1st base by M Torrez).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   0   1   2    1   0  .194  .523    0    0   1   
D Schofield 2B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .708    0    2   3   HBP,GDP
L Brock LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .393  .936    0    2   0   3B,SB
J Torre 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .954    0    1   2   
J Cardenal RF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .708    0    3   0   SF
J Beauchamp 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .600    0   12   2   GDP
  J Hague 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .544         0   1   
T Simmons C                   2   1   2   0    2   0  .529 1.445    0    3   1   2B,IW
D Maxvill SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    2   3   
M Torrez P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    2   2   HBP
  C Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Brunet P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Melendez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    3   1                    27  15

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (2, off J Billingham).

3B: L Brock (1, off J Billingham).

SF: J Cardenal (2, off G Culver).

IBB: T Simmons (1, by G Culver).

HBP: D Schofield (1, by J Billingham); M Torrez (1, by J Billingham).

TB: L Brock 4; T Simmons 3; J Torre; D Schofield; J Cardenal; D Maxvill; M Alou.

GIDP: J Beauchamp (1); D Schofield (1).

RBI: M Alou 2 (2); L Brock (4); J Cardenal (8).

2-out RBI: L Brock.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M Torrez (1); J Torre (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (1, 2nd base off J Billingham/J Edwards).

PO: M Torrez (2nd base by J Edwards).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham                   7     9   4   4    2   0   0   3.94   31     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 0· 9     41    -     1.39  -0.19
G Culver, W (2-0)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.13   0.00
D Lemaster, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   1   0          38     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0· 9          2-1

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
M Torrez, L (0-1)              8.1   7   5   5    5   2   1   5.40   35     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 7     46    -     1.31   0.04
C Taylor, H (1)                0.1   0   1   1    1   1   0   5.40    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    6.13   0.05
G Brunet, BS (1)               0.1   3   2   2    0   0   1  10.80    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          3-3    2.65  -0.76
Totals                         9    10   8   8    6   3   2          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1·10          5-3

J Billingham faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Torrez (1).

IBB: G Culver (1; T Simmons).

PO: M Torrez (0; C Cedeno, 1st base).

HBP: J Billingham 2 (2; M Torrez, D Schofield).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 5,105.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. C Cedeno             CF    1. M Alou               CF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. D Schofield          2B 
3. N Miller             RF    3. L Brock              LF 
4. B Watson             LF    4. J Torre              3B 
5. D Menke              1B    5. J Cardenal           RF 
6. D Rader              3B    6. J Beauchamp          1B 
7. J Edwards            C     7. T Simmons            C  
8. R Metzger            SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. J Billingham         P     9. M Torrez             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-3  123      62%  84% J Morgan        G Brunet        Single to CF; Cedeno to 2B; Martinez Scores; Rader Scores
   b 5   2  3-2  1--     -19%  45% L Brock         J Billingham    Triple to RF; Schofield Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  --3      18%  67% B Watson        M Torrez        Home Run; Cedeno Scores
   t 9   2  4-5  12-      14%  99% N Miller        G Brunet        Home Run; Cedeno Scores; Morgan Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  12-     -14%  13% J Alou          C Taylor        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  C Cedeno        Double to CF
   O      -2-      55%  J Morgan        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cedeno to 3B
   O      --3      49%  N Miller        Popfly: SS
   RR     --3      67%  B Watson        Home Run; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---      67%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      70%  D Schofield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
          ---      76%  D Rader         Double to LF
   O      -2-      73%  J Edwards       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      71%  R Metzger       Groundout: 3B-1B; Rader to 3B
   O      --3      68%  J Billingham    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  J Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Beauchamp     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  C Cedeno        Single to 3B; Cedeno to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      74%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
   RO     -2-      79%  N Miller        Double to CF; Cedeno Scores; Miller out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---      79%  B Watson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
          ---      75%  T Simmons       Single to LF
          1--      68%  D Maxvill       Single to RF; Simmons to 2B
          12-      59%  M Torrez        Hit By Pitch; Simmons to 3B; Maxvill to 2B
   RR     123      46%  M Alou          Single to LF; Torrez to 2B; Maxvill Scores; Simmons Scores
   O      12-      57%  D Schofield     Torrez Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          1--      53%  " "             Hit By Pitch; Alou to 2B
   O      12-      57%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Alou to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  D Rader         Walk
          1--      66%  J Edwards       Wild Pitch; Rader to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      59%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Cardenal      Single to CF
   OO     1--      64%  J Beauchamp     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      61%  T Simmons       Double to RF
   O      -2-      65%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  J Billingham    Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      60%  N Miller        Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  M Torrez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  D Schofield     Single to CF
   R      1--      45%  L Brock         Triple to RF; Schofield Scores
   O      --3      50%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  N Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      44%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
          ---      46%  D Menke         Walk
          1--      50%  D Rader         Single to CF; Menke to 3B
   O      1-3      43%  J Edwards       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      48%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Billingham    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      46%  C Cedeno        Single to CF
          1--      48%  J Morgan        Cedeno Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  M Torrez        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      41%  M Alou          Walk
   OO     1--      50%  D Schofield     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      45%  N Miller        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      42%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      40%  D Menke         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
                  Cesar Geronimo replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 4th
          ---      33%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      26%  J Torre         Brock Steals 2B
          -2-      15%  " "             Single to RF; Brock to 3B
                  George Culver replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      11%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre to 2B; Brock Scores
   O      -2-      13%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      13%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      15%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Hague replaces Jim Beauchamp playing 1B batting 6th
          ---      27%  D Rader         Walk
   O      1--      22%  J Edwards       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Rader to 2B
                  Jimmy Wynn pinch hits for Roger Metzger batting 8th
          -2-      27%  J Wynn          Walk
                  Chuck Taylor replaces Mike Torrez pitching and batting 9th; Jesus Alou pinch hits for George Culver batting 9th; Marty Martinez pinch runs for Jimmy Wynn batting 8th
   O      12-      13%  J Alou          Strikeout Looking
          12-      19%  C Cedeno        Rader Steals 3B; Martinez Steals 2B
          -23      23%  " "             Walk
                  George Brunet replaces Chuck Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      84%  J Morgan        Single to CF; Cedeno to 2B; Martinez Scores; Rader Scores
   RRR    12-      99%  N Miller        Home Run; Cedeno Scores; Morgan Scores
          ---      99%  C Geronimo      Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  D Menke         Popfly: 2B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
                  Denny Lemaster replaces Jesus Alou pitching and batting 9th; Marty Martinez moves to SS; Luis Melendez pinch hits for George Brunet batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Melendez      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Schofield     Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation