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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		2
5
MIN
@CAL		0
1
DET
@CLE		5
3		 
(11)
MIL
@OAK		3
7
MON
@ATL		4
3		 
(14)
SFG
@CHC		8
7
PIT
@CIN		4
5
SDP
@HOU		4
2
NYM
@PHI		0
1
LAD
@STL		0
5
Thursday, May 20, 1971,
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 11,875, Time of Game: 2:02
Dodgers
0
19-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
5
22-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Steve Carlton (7-2)
L: Bill Singer (2-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Cardinals       2  0  0   1  0  0   1  1  X    5  7  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Russell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .218 .595 -0.082 0.83 0.000 -0.082 -0.9 1 3
Manny Mota RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .711 -0.047 0.64 0.013 -0.059 -0.3 1 1
Willie Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .383 .883 -0.031 0.67 0.022 -0.053 -0.4 3 0
Dick Allen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .755 -0.044 0.60 0.012 -0.056 -0.5 2 0
Wes Parker 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .270 .708 0.030 0.55 0.052 -0.022 0.6 10 1 2B
Steve Garvey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .685 -0.097 0.96 0.000 -0.097 -1.2 1 2
Bill Sudakis C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .625 -0.056 0.61 0.012 -0.068 -0.8 5 0 CS
Bobby Valentine SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .448 -0.052 0.53 0.000 -0.052 -0.7 0 4
Bill Singer P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .053 .270 0.032 0.42 0.039 -0.007 0.3 1 1 HBP
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 3 5 .161 .451 -0.347 0.65 0.150 -0.496 -4.1 24 12
2B: W Parker (6, off S Carlton).
HBP: B Singer (1, by S Carlton).
TB: W Parker 4; D Allen; W Davis.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: M Mota (J Cardenal at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: B Sudakis (1, 2nd base by S Carlton POCS).

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 .353 .876 -0.041 0.72 0.024 -0.065 -0.2 4 0 2B
Matty Alou CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .324 .770 0.020 0.38 0.041 -0.022 -0.3 6 0 2B
   Dal Maxvill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 .434 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Ted Simmons C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .323 .853 0.002 0.47 0.019 -0.017 -0.3 5 0
Joe Torre 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .331 .903 -0.026 0.68 0.022 -0.049 -0.4 0 2
Jose Cardenal RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .218 .674 0.133 0.71 0.140 -0.007 1.2 4 0
Joe Hague 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .245 .728 0.036 0.69 0.072 -0.037 0.9 5 1 HR
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .294 .692 0.019 0.49 0.037 -0.018 0.3 1 0
Ted Sizemore SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 .232 .526 0.009 0.75 0.019 -0.010 0.1 1 2 SF
   Luis Melendez PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .613 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Carlton P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .174 .513 0.002 0.43 0.011 -0.009 0.0 0 1 SH
Team Totals 28 5 7 5 4 5 .250 .762 0.154 0.59 0.385 -0.234 1.4 27 7
2B: M Alou (8, off B Singer); L Brock (10, off B Singer).
HR: J Hague (5, off B Singer; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: T Sizemore (2, off B Singer).
SH: S Carlton (3, off B Singer).
TB: J Hague 5; J Cardenal 2; L Brock 2; M Alou 2; J Torre.
RBI: J Hague 2 (16); L Brock (11); T Sizemore (10); J Cardenal (26).
2-out RBI: J Hague 2; J Cardenal.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Singer, L (2-8) 8 7 5 5 4 5 1 4.68 34 49 -0.152 0.59 -1.4
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 4 5 1 5.62 34 49 -0.152 0.65 -1.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, W (7-2) 9 5 0 0 3 5 0 2.60 35 79 0.348 0.65 4.1
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 5 0 0.00 35 79 0.348 0.59 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: S Carlton (6).
HBP: S Carlton (3; B Singer).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: S Carlton (2; B Sudakis, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 11,875.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Bill Russell 2B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Manny Mota RF 2 Matty Alou CF
3 Willie Davis CF 3 Ted Simmons C
4 Dick Allen LF 4 Joe Torre 3B
5 Wes Parker 1B 5 Jose Cardenal RF
6 Steve Garvey 3B 6 Joe Hague 1B
7 Bill Sudakis C 7 Julian Javier 2B
8 Bobby Valentine SS 8 Ted Sizemore SS
9 Bill Singer P 9 Steve Carlton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 12- R STL J. Cardenal B. Singer 11% 65% Single to LF; Simmons to 2B; Alou Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- RO STL J. Hague B. Singer 7% 71% Single to RF; Simmons Scores; Cardenal out at 3B/RF-3B
b1 0-0 1 12- O STL J. Torre B. Singer -4% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL M. Alou B. Singer 4% 57% Double to LF
t6 0-3 2 12- O LAD S. Garvey S. Carlton 4% 92% Strikeout

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell S. Carlton 2% 52% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD M. Mota S. Carlton 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- LAD W. Davis S. Carlton -1% 52% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- LAD D. Allen S. Carlton -1% 51% Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O LAD D. Allen S. Carlton 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Singer -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL M. Alou B. Singer 4% 57% Double to LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- STL T. Simmons B. Singer 2% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- O STL J. Torre B. Singer -4% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 2 12- R STL J. Cardenal B. Singer 11% 65% Single to LF; Simmons to 2B; Alou Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- RO STL J. Hague B. Singer 7% 71% Single to RF; Simmons Scores; Cardenal out at 3B/RF-3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- O LAD W. Parker S. Carlton 2% 74% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey S. Carlton 1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- LAD B. Sudakis S. Carlton -1% 74% Walk
t2 0-2 2 1-- O LAD B. Valentine S. Carlton 2% 76% Sudakis Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier B. Singer -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore B. Singer -1% 74% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 2 --- O STL S. Carlton B. Singer -1% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O LAD B. Valentine S. Carlton 2% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-2 1 --- LAD B. Singer S. Carlton -3% 72% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-2 1 1-- O LAD B. Russell S. Carlton 3% 75% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 2 1-- O LAD M. Mota S. Carlton 2% 78% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Singer -1% 76% Strikeout
b3 2-0 1 --- O STL M. Alou B. Singer -1% 75% Lineout: LF
b3 2-0 2 --- O STL T. Simmons B. Singer -1% 75% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O LAD W. Davis S. Carlton 3% 77% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 1 --- O LAD D. Allen S. Carlton 2% 79% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 2 --- LAD W. Parker S. Carlton -2% 76% Double to RF
t4 0-2 2 -2- O LAD S. Garvey S. Carlton 3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- STL J. Torre B. Singer 2% 82% Single to CF
b4 2-0 0 1-- STL J. Cardenal B. Singer 3% 86% Single to LF; Torre to 2B
b4 2-0 0 12- O STL J. Hague B. Singer -3% 82% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 1 12- STL J. Javier B. Singer 4% 86% Walk; Torre to 3B; Cardenal to 2B
b4 2-0 1 123 RO STL T. Sizemore B. Singer 1% 87% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores
b4 3-0 2 12- STL S. Carlton B. Singer 1% 88% Walk; Cardenal to 3B; Javier to 2B
b4 3-0 2 123 O STL L. Brock B. Singer -3% 85% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- O LAD B. Sudakis S. Carlton 2% 88% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine S. Carlton 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- LAD B. Singer S. Carlton -1% 88% Walk
t5 0-3 2 1-- O LAD B. Russell S. Carlton 2% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- O STL M. Alou B. Singer -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-0 1 --- O STL T. Simmons B. Singer -1% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 3-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre B. Singer -0% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- O LAD M. Mota S. Carlton 2% 90% Lineout: LF
t6 0-3 1 --- O LAD W. Davis S. Carlton 1% 91% Flyball: CF
t6 0-3 2 --- LAD D. Allen S. Carlton -1% 90% Single to LF
t6 0-3 2 1-- LAD W. Parker S. Carlton -2% 88% Single to CF; Allen to 2B
t6 0-3 2 12- O LAD S. Garvey S. Carlton 4% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 5-6-7
b6 3-0 0 --- O STL J. Cardenal B. Singer -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-0 1 --- O STL J. Hague B. Singer -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-0 2 --- O STL J. Javier B. Singer -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
t7 0-3 0 --- O LAD B. Sudakis S. Carlton 2% 93% Flyball: CF
t7 0-3 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine S. Carlton 1% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 0-3 2 --- O LAD B. Singer S. Carlton 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 8-9-1
b7 3-0 0 --- STL T. Sizemore B. Singer 1% 96% Walk
b7 3-0 0 1-- O STL S. Carlton B. Singer -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Sizemore to 2B
Luis Melendez pinch runs for Ted Sizemore (SS) batting 8th
b7 3-0 1 -2- R STL L. Brock B. Singer 2% 98% Double to LF; Melendez Scores
b7 4-0 1 -2- O STL M. Alou B. Singer -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b7 4-0 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons B. Singer -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
Dal Maxvill replaces Matty Alou (CF) playing SS batting 2nd
Luis Melendez moves from PR to CF
t8 0-4 0 --- O LAD B. Russell S. Carlton 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 0-4 1 --- LAD M. Mota S. Carlton -1% 97% Walk
t8 0-4 1 1-- O LAD W. Davis S. Carlton 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 0-4 2 1-- O LAD D. Allen S. Carlton 1% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Bill Singer facing 4-5-6
b8 4-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre B. Singer -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Cardenal B. Singer -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-0 2 --- R STL J. Hague B. Singer 1% 100% Home Run
b8 5-0 2 --- O STL J. Javier B. Singer -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
t9 0-5 0 --- LAD W. Parker S. Carlton -1% 99% Single to SS
t9 0-5 0 1-- O LAD S. Garvey S. Carlton 1% 100% Lineout: SS
t9 0-5 1 1-- O LAD B. Sudakis S. Carlton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-5 2 1-- O LAD B. Valentine S. Carlton 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.

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