July 16, 1972 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 32,760

Sunday, July 16, 1972
Time of Game: 2:18

Reds

51-31

Won 6

1st

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

W: J Billingham (6-9), L: D Durham (0-1)

Cardinals

42-39

Lost 3

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .288  .735    0    2   0   SB
J Morgan 2B                   5   0   0   1    0   0  .274  .833    0    0   4   CS
B Tolan CF                    4   2   2   1    0   2  .293  .771    0    1   0   HR,2B
J Bench C                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .294  .966    0    6   1   2B,IW
T Perez 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .279  .858    0   13   1   IW
D Menke 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .232  .670    0    0   3   SH,GDP
C Geronimo RF                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .276  .853    0    2   0   
D Chaney SS                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .319  .862    0    3   3   2B
J Billingham P                3   0   0   0    0   0  .057  .140    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       32   4   8   4    4   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Chaney (4, off D Durham); J Bench (9, off D Segui); B Tolan (18, off D Durham).

HR: B Tolan (5, off D Durham; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: D Menke (4, off D Segui); J Billingham (3, off D Durham).

IBB: T Perez (8, by D Segui); J Bench (11, by D Durham).

TB: B Tolan 6; D Chaney 3; J Bench 3; T Perez; D Menke.

GIDP: D Menke (2).

RBI: J Morgan (36); D Menke (22); T Perez (51); B Tolan (47).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Perez-D Chaney; J Morgan-D Chaney-T Perez.

E: D Menke (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Rose (7, 2nd base off D Segui/T Simmons).

CS: J Morgan (10, 2nd base by D Durham/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .324  .776    0    2   0   2B,CS
E Crosby 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .236  .554    0    2   2   2B
M Alou 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .761    0    7   0   
J Torre 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .849    0    0   4   
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .755    0    9   1   GDP
B Carbo RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .230  .677    0    2   0   
J Cruz CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .207  .565    0    1   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .594    0    4   1   
D Durham P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .595    0    0   0   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   1   
Totals                       33   1   8   1    1   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: E Crosby (5, off J Billingham); L Brock (11, off J Billingham).

TB: L Brock 3; E Crosby 3; J Cruz; B Carbo; J Torre; M Alou.

GIDP: T Simmons (7).

RBI: M Alou (22).

2-out RBI: M Alou.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Torre-E Crosby-M Alou.

E: D Maxvill (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Brock (11, 2nd base by J Billingham/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham, W (6-9)          9     8   1   1    1   5   0   3.38   34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 8     71    -     1.03   0.35
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 8           -

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
D Durham, L (0-1)              7     7   3   3    2   6   1   3.86   29     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 7     55    -     1.01  -0.10
D Segui                        2     1   1   1    2   3   0   2.93    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.46  -0.04
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   9   1          38     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Billingham (5); D Segui (3).

IBB: D Durham (1; J Bench); D Segui (3; T Perez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 32,760.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. P Rose               LF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. E Crosby             2B 
3. B Tolan              CF    3. M Alou               1B 
4. J Bench              C     4. J Torre              3B 
5. T Perez              1B    5. T Simmons            C  
6. D Menke              3B    6. B Carbo              RF 
7. C Geronimo           RF    7. J Cruz               CF 
8. D Chaney             SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. J Billingham         P     9. D Durham             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-1  1-3      18%  68% M Alou          J Billingham    Double Play: Flyball: 1B-SS
   t 4   0  1-1  ---      14%  64% B Tolan         D Durham        Home Run
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-     -14%  46% M Alou          J Billingham    Single to CF; Crosby Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 6   1  1-2  12-      13%  85% T Perez         D Durham        Single to RF; Tolan Scores; Bench to 3B
   b 6   0  3-1  1--      11%  83% T Simmons       J Billingham    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Durham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Tolan         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  L Brock         Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  E Crosby        Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Durham facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Bench         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      47%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  B Carbo         Single to RF
          1--      46%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Carbo to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Durham facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  D Chaney        Double to RF
   O      -2-      56%  J Billingham    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Chaney to 3B
          --3      58%  P Rose          Walk
   RO     1-3      60%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Chaney Scores
   O      1--      58%  B Tolan         Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  D Durham        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  E Crosby        Double to RF
   R      -2-      46%  M Alou          Single to CF; Crosby Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      50%  J Torre         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Durham facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      64%  B Tolan         Home Run
   O      ---      62%  J Bench         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      60%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  D Menke         Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  C Geronimo      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  B Carbo         Strikeout
          ---      63%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      66%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Durham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  J Billingham    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  P Rose          Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  D Durham        Strikeout
          ---      58%  L Brock         Double to CF
          -2-      50%  E Crosby        Single to RF; Brock to 3B
   OO     1-3      68%  M Alou          Double Play: Flyball: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Durham facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
          ---      70%  B Tolan         Double to RF
          -2-      72%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      85%  T Perez         Single to RF; Tolan Scores; Bench to 3B
   OO     1-3      77%  D Menke         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  J Torre         Single to LF
   OO     1--      83%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Carbo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Durham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
          ---      84%  D Chaney        Single to RF
          1--      86%  J Billingham    Fielder's Choice P/Bunt; Chaney to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Billingham to 1B
   O      12-      84%  P Rose          Popfly: SS
   O      12-      81%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Don Durham batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Diego Segui facing 3-4-5
                  Diego Segui replaces Donn Clendenon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Tolan         Strikeout
          ---      89%  J Bench         Double to RF
          -2-      90%  T Perez         Intentional Walk
          12-      93%  D Menke         Wild Pitch; Bench to 3B; Perez to 2B
   RO     -23      94%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bench Scores; Perez to 3B
   O      --3      93%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  E Crosby        Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  M Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Alou to 2B
          -2-      95%  J Torre         Wild Pitch; Alou to 3B
   O      --3      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Diego Segui facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  D Chaney        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  J Billingham    Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      97%  J Morgan        Rose Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Carbo         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation