September 4, 1971 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 11
@BOS 9 KCR 3
@CHW 1 MIL 4
CAL 1 OAK 5
@MIN 4 DET 9
@NYY 1 BAL 6
@WSA 2 LAD 2
CIN 1 NYM 6
@PHI 5
(10) NYM 3
@PHI 0 PIT 7
MON 6
(11) ATL 11
@SDP 7 SFG 1
HOU 0 CHC 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 31,807

Saturday, September 4, 1971, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Cubs

73-65

Won 1

3rd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  0   1  4  0   0  0  0    7 11  0
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  0  0   0  3  0    5 14  0

W: M Pappas (17-11), L: S Carlton (18-8), S: P Regan (6)

Cardinals

77-62

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C James CF-RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .761    0    2   0   2B,SB,HBP
P Popovich 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .523    0    3   3   
B Williams LF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .901    0    6   0   2B
J Hickman RF                  2   3   1   1    2   1  .266  .834    0    2   0   HR,IW
  B Davis CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .703    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .265  .785    0    0   1   HR,2B
J Pepitone 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .302  .829    0   10   1   
C Cannizzaro C                3   1   2   1    1   0  .215  .652    0    1   0   HR,GDP
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .641    0    2   6   
M Pappas P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .372    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   7  11   7    4   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Santo (21, off S Carlton); B Williams (24, off S Carlton); C James (5, off F Linzy).

HR: R Santo (19, off S Carlton; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); C Cannizzaro (6, off S Carlton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Hickman (19, off S Carlton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: J Hickman (7, by S Carlton).

HBP: C James (4, by S Carlton).

TB: R Santo 6; C Cannizzaro 5; J Hickman 4; B Williams 3; C James 3; D Kessinger; J Pepitone.

GIDP: C Cannizzaro (19).

RBI: R Santo 3 (78); C Cannizzaro (31); J Hickman (57); D Kessinger (34); B Williams (84).

2-out RBI: C Cannizzaro.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Pepitone-D Kessinger-P Popovich; D Kessinger-P Popovich-J Pepitone.

BASERUNNING

SB: C James (2, 2nd base off S Carlton/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .811    0    3   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .272  .667    0    3   7   
M Alou 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .315  .761    0    6   0   SF
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Torre 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .361  .983    0    2   0   
T Simmons C                   5   2   4   0    0   0  .304  .765    0    1   0   2B,GDP
J Hague RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .733    0    3   0   
J Cruz CF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .245  .752    0    4   1   3B
D Maxvill SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .538    0    2   0   
  L Melendez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .618    0    0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  J McNertney PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .780    0    0   0   
  F Linzy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  B Burda PH-1B               1   1   1   1    0   0  .328  .788    0    1   0   
S Carlton P                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .181  .438    0    0   0   
  C Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
  T Kubiak PH-SS              1   0   1   0    2   0  .235  .682    0    2   1   
Totals                       38   5  14   5    3   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (26, off M Pappas).

3B: J Cruz (1, off M Pappas).

SF: M Alou (7, off M Pappas).

TB: T Simmons 5; J Cruz 4; T Sizemore 2; T Kubiak; S Carlton; J Torre; B Burda; L Brock; M Alou.

GIDP: T Simmons (17).

RBI: B Burda (11); J Cruz (19); T Sizemore (38); L Brock (46); M Alou (60).

2-out RBI: T Sizemore; J Cruz.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Sizemore-T Kubiak-M Alou.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas, W (17-11)            6     9   2   2    0   0   0   3.34   26     -       ·  ·      5·11· 1· 9     46    -     0.98   0.02
P Regan, S (6)                 3     5   3   3    3   1   0   3.63   16     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 4          0-0    1.37   0.05
Totals                         9    14   5   5    3   1   0          42     -       ·  ·     11·13· 1·13           -

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
S Carlton, L (18-8)            4.2   8   7   7    3   0   3   3.49   25     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 2· 8     17    -     1.06  -0.47
C Taylor                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.90    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.32   0.00
S Williams                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.06    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.15   0.01
F Linzy                        2     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.20    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.01
M Drabowsky                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9    11   7   7    4   1   3          41     -       ·  ·      8·14· 2·11          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Carlton (11; J Hickman).

HBP: S Carlton (5; C James).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 31,807.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. C James              CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. P Popovich           2B    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. M Alou               1B 
4. J Hickman            RF    4. J Torre              3B 
5. R Santo              3B    5. T Simmons            C  
6. J Pepitone           1B    6. J Hague              RF 
7. C Cannizzaro         C     7. J Cruz               CF 
8. D Kessinger          SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. M Pappas             P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  7-5  1--      15%  99% T Simmons       P Regan         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  2-4  12-      15%  94% R Santo         S Carlton       Home Run; Williams Scores; Hickman Scores
   b 2   2  2-0  -2-     -11%  58% J Cruz          M Pappas        Triple to CF; Simmons Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% J Hickman       S Carlton       Home Run
   t 2   2  0-1  ---      11%  69% C Cannizzaro    S Carlton       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C James         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  P Popovich      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      61%  J Hickman       Home Run
   O      ---      59%  R Santo         Double to CF; Santo out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      ---      58%  J Pepitone      Popfly: SS
   R      ---      69%  C Cannizzaro    Home Run
   O      ---      68%  D Kessinger     Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  T Simmons       Double to CF
   O      -2-      69%  J Hague         Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      58%  J Cruz          Triple to CF; Simmons Scores
   O      --3      62%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  M Pappas        Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  C James         Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  P Popovich      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      58%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
          ---      53%  S Carlton       Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  T Sizemore      Single to RF; Carlton to 3B
   RO     1-3      46%  M Alou          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Carlton Scores; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Hickman       Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
          1--      55%  J Pepitone      Single to LF; Hickman to 2B
          12-      62%  C Cannizzaro    Walk; Hickman to 3B; Pepitone to 2B
   RO     123      63%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Hickman Scores; Cannizzaro to 2B
   O      12-      59%  M Pappas        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  T Simmons       Single to CF
   OO     1--      64%  J Hague         Double Play: Flyball: 1B-SS-2B
   O      ---      65%  J Cruz          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  C James         Hit By Pitch
          1--      72%  P Popovich      James Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; James to 3B
   R      --3      78%  B Williams      Double to LF; James Scores
          -2-      80%  J Hickman       Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-      94%  R Santo         Home Run; Williams Scores; Hickman Scores
   O      ---      94%  J Pepitone      Lineout: SS
          ---      94%  C Cannizzaro    Single to LF
                  Chuck Taylor replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
          1--      95%  D Kessinger     Single to RF; Cannizzaro to 2B
   O      12-      94%  M Pappas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  L Melendez      Flyball: LF
                  Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Chuck Taylor batting 9th
          ---      94%  T Kubiak        Single to SS
          1--      90%  L Brock         Single to CF; Kubiak to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  T Sizemore      Popfly: SS
   O      1-3      96%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Stan Williams replaces Luis Melendez pitching and batting 8th; Ted Kubiak moves to SS
   O      ---      96%  C James         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  B Williams      Single to 2B
   O      1--      95%  J Hickman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  T Simmons       Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  J Hague         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      95%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Simmons to 3B
                  Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Stan Williams batting 8th
   O      1-3      97%  J McNertney     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Frank Linzy facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Linzy replaces Jerry McNertney pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  J Pepitone      Walk
   OO     1--      97%  C Cannizzaro    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Phil Regan facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Regan replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th; Brock Davis replaces Jim Hickman playing CF batting 4th; Cleo James moves to RF
          ---      95%  T Kubiak        Walk
   O      1--      97%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
          1--      97%  M Alou          Single to SS/Bunt; Brock to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Frank Linzy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  P Regan         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  C James         Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  P Popovich      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Phil Regan facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  T Simmons       Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  J Hague         Strikeout
          1--      97%  J Cruz          Walk; Simmons to 2B
                  Bob Burda pinch hits for Frank Linzy batting 8th
   R      12-      93%  B Burda         Single to RF; Simmons Scores; Cruz to 2B
          12-      87%  T Kubiak        Walk; Cruz to 3B; Burda to 2B
   RO     123      92%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cruz Scores; Burda to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  T Sizemore      Single to P; Burda Scores; Brock to 2B
   O      12-      93%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 3-4-5
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Matty Alou pitching and batting 3rd; Bob Burda moves to 1B
   O      ---      93%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  B Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  R Santo         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Phil Regan facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  J Torre         Single to LF
   OO     1--      99%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Hague         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation