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Standings
MIL
@BAL		4
9
MIL
@BAL		3
0
BOS
@CAL		6
2
MIN
@CLE		8
9
CHW
@DET		4
5
NYY
@KCR		3
4
WSA
@OAK		6
10
ATL
@CHC		4
3
PIT
@HOU		0
4
LAD
@NYM		2
9
LAD
@NYM		1
2
SFG
@PHI		5
2
SFG
@PHI		3
7
CIN
@STL		0
4
Saturday, August 28, 1971
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 40,823, Time of Game: 1:52
Reds
0
66-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 11½ GB
 at Cardinals
4
73-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
W: Bob Gibson (13-11)
L: Gary Nolan (11-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  2  0   0  0  X    4  9  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .791 -0.075 0.72 0.000 -0.075 -0.9 2 0
Hal McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .689 -0.036 0.49 0.007 -0.044 -0.4 0 0
Lee May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .283 .906 -0.040 0.39 0.000 -0.040 -0.5 9 1
Tony Perez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .285 .812 -0.022 0.63 0.014 -0.036 -0.3 2 2
Johnny Bench C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .237 .720 -0.048 0.62 0.000 -0.048 -0.5 3 1
George Foster CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .247 .697 0.034 0.55 0.049 -0.014 0.2 3 0
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .634 -0.079 1.13 0.000 -0.079 -0.8 3 4
Woody Woodward SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .587 -0.040 0.81 0.028 -0.068 -0.4 2 4 GDP
Gary Nolan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 .297 -0.019 1.34 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 1 SH
   Ty Cline PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .577 -0.014 0.58 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Tony Cloninger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Buddy Bradford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .590 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 0 3 0 1 13 .107 .245 -0.342 0.66 0.098 -0.440 -4.1 24 13
SH: G Nolan (6, off B Gibson).
TB: T Perez; H McRae; G Foster.
GIDP: W Woodward (7).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Helms-W Woodward-L May.
E: J Bench (7).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 2 2 1 0 2 0 .321 .818 0.070 0.84 0.101 -0.031 0.9 1 0 3·SB,IW
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .261 .643 0.157 0.91 0.176 -0.019 1.2 1 3 SH
Matty Alou 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .316 .762 -0.006 0.67 0.053 -0.060 0.9 6 1 2B
   Luis Melendez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .617 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Torre 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .362 .987 0.069 0.90 0.109 -0.040 0.5 0 1 IW
Ted Simmons C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .752 -0.052 0.81 0.009 -0.061 -1.3 13 0 GDP
Joe Hague RF-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .759 -0.036 0.41 0.003 -0.039 -0.2 4 0 2B
Jose Cruz CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .753 -0.027 0.28 0.000 -0.027 -1.0 1 0
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .535 -0.028 0.35 0.004 -0.032 -0.2 1 4
Bob Gibson P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .205 .536 0.011 0.34 0.027 -0.017 -0.5 0 0 SH
Team Totals 30 4 9 3 4 1 .300 .749 0.158 0.63 0.482 -0.326 0.4 27 9
2B: M Alou (24, off G Nolan); J Hague (8, off C Carroll).
SH: B Gibson (2, off T Cloninger); T Sizemore (4, off G Nolan).
IBB: L Brock (5, by T Cloninger); J Torre (17, by G Nolan).
TB: M Alou 4; T Sizemore 2; J Hague 2; B Gibson; J Torre; L Brock.
GIDP: T Simmons (16).
RBI: T Sizemore 2 (35); J Torre (113).
2-out RBI: T Sizemore; J Torre.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Maxvill-M Alou.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock 3 (49, 2nd base off G Nolan/J Bench 3).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Nolan, L (11-13) 5 7 4 3 2 1 0 3.28 24 38 -0.173 0.85 -1.7
Tony Cloninger 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.60 8 0 0 0.013 0.16 0.9
Clay Carroll 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.13 4 0 0 0.002 0.06 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 4 3 4 1 0 3.38 36 38 0 0 -0.158 0.66 -0.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (13-11) 9 3 0 0 1 13 0 3.13 30 93 0.342 0.66 4.1
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 1 13 0 0.00 30 93 0.342 0.63 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Cloninger (3; L Brock); G Nolan (9; J Torre).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 1:52.
Attendance: 40,823.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Pete Rose RF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Hal McRae LF 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Lee May 1B 3 Matty Alou 1B
4 Tony Perez 3B 4 Joe Torre 3B
5 Johnny Bench C 5 Ted Simmons C
6 George Foster CF 6 Joe Hague RF
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Jose Cruz CF
8 Woody Woodward SS 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Gary Nolan P 9 Bob Gibson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 2 -2- R STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan 12% 65% Single to LF; Brock Scores
b3 1-0 2 12- R STL J. Torre G. Nolan 11% 78% Single to LF; Sizemore Scores; Alou to 3B
t5 0-2 1 1-- OO CIN W. Woodward B. Gibson 6% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O STL M. Alou G. Nolan -6% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 1 -2- R STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan 6% 90% Single to CF; Brock Scores

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN H. McRae B. Gibson 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock G. Nolan 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan 3% 61% Brock Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan -1% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O STL M. Alou G. Nolan -6% 54% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --3 O STL J. Torre G. Nolan -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez B. Gibson 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Gibson 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O CIN G. Foster B. Gibson 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons G. Nolan -2% 53% Lineout: 2B
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Hague G. Nolan -2% 51% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Cruz G. Nolan -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Helms B. Gibson 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- CIN W. Woodward B. Gibson -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O CIN G. Nolan B. Gibson 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill G. Nolan -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- STL B. Gibson G. Nolan 3% 56% Single to LF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O STL L. Brock G. Nolan -3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan 1% 54% Brock Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- R STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan 12% 65% Single to LF; Brock Scores
b3 1-0 2 1-- STL M. Alou G. Nolan 2% 67% Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B
b3 1-0 2 12- R STL J. Torre G. Nolan 11% 78% Single to LF; Sizemore Scores; Alou to 3B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 O STL T. Simmons G. Nolan -3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- O CIN H. McRae B. Gibson 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 2% 79% Strikeout
t4 0-2 2 --- CIN T. Perez B. Gibson -1% 77% Single to RF
t4 0-2 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench B. Gibson 3% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Hague G. Nolan -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O STL J. Cruz G. Nolan -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill G. Nolan -1% 77% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- CIN G. Foster B. Gibson -5% 72% Single to 2B
t5 0-2 0 1-- O CIN T. Helms B. Gibson 4% 76% Flyball: RF
t5 0-2 1 1-- OO CIN W. Woodward B. Gibson 6% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 9-1-2
b5 2-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson G. Nolan -1% 81% Strikeout
b5 2-0 1 --- STL L. Brock G. Nolan 1% 83% Single to 3B
b5 2-0 1 1-- STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan 1% 84% Brock Steals 2B
b5 2-0 1 -2- R STL T. Sizemore G. Nolan 6% 90% Single to CF; Brock Scores
b5 3-0 1 1-- STL M. Alou G. Nolan 3% 93% Double to RF; Sizemore to 3B
b5 3-0 1 -23 STL J. Torre G. Nolan 0% 93% Intentional Walk
b5 3-0 1 123 RO STL T. Simmons G. Nolan 1% 94% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Alou Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Torre to 2B; Simmons to 1B
b5 4-0 2 12- O STL J. Hague G. Nolan -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
Ty Cline pinch hits for Gary Nolan (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 --- O CIN T. Cline B. Gibson 1% 95% Strikeout
t6 0-4 1 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 1% 95% Flyball: LF
t6 0-4 2 --- CIN H. McRae B. Gibson -1% 95% Single to CF
t6 0-4 2 1-- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 1% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
Tony Cloninger replaces Ty Cline (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-0 0 --- O STL J. Cruz T. Cloninger -0% 96% Flyball: RF
b6 4-0 1 --- STL D. Maxvill T. Cloninger 0% 96% Walk
b6 4-0 1 1-- O STL B. Gibson T. Cloninger -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
b6 4-0 2 -2- STL L. Brock T. Cloninger 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b6 4-0 2 12- O STL T. Sizemore T. Cloninger -1% 95% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t7 0-4 0 --- O CIN T. Perez B. Gibson 1% 96% Strikeout
t7 0-4 1 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Gibson 1% 97% Strikeout
t7 0-4 2 --- O CIN G. Foster B. Gibson 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
b7 4-0 0 --- STL M. Alou T. Cloninger 0% 98% Single to CF
b7 4-0 0 1-- O STL J. Torre T. Cloninger -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b7 4-0 1 1-- OO STL T. Simmons T. Cloninger -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
Joe Hague moves from RF to 1B
Luis Melendez replaces Matty Alou (1B) playing RF batting 3rd
t8 0-4 0 --- O CIN T. Helms B. Gibson 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 0-4 1 --- O CIN W. Woodward B. Gibson 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Tony Cloninger (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 2 --- O CIN B. Bradford B. Gibson 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
Clay Carroll replaces Buddy Bradford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-0 0 --- STL J. Hague C. Carroll 0% 99% Double to LF
b8 4-0 0 -2- O STL J. Cruz C. Carroll -0% 99% Fielder's Choice SS; Hague out at 3B/SS-3B; Cruz to 1B
b8 4-0 1 1-- O STL D. Maxvill C. Carroll -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz to 2B
b8 4-0 2 -2- O STL B. Gibson C. Carroll -0% 99% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t9 0-4 0 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-4 1 --- O CIN H. McRae B. Gibson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-4 2 --- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

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