August 6, 1972 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 11
@BOS 2 CHW 10
TEX 1 CHW 7
TEX 1 CLE 2
DET 1 DET 6
@CLE 5 CAL 4
@KCR 3 CAL 3
@KCR 2 NYY 3
@MIL 0 NYY 6
@MIL 4
(10) OAK 6
@MIN 3
(13) MIN 5
OAK 1 ATL 4
@CIN 3
(10) LAD 6
SDP 0 PIT 8
@MON 0 PIT 7
@MON 2 NYM 12
CHC 2 HOU 7
@SFG 3 SFG 6
HOU 2 STL 6
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 26,917

Sunday, August 6, 1972
Time of Game: 2:18

Phillies

39-63

Lost 1

6th, 25 GB

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

W: A Santorini (6-7), L: W Twitchell (2-2)

Cardinals

49-51

Won 1

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .599    0    0   2   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .581    0    5   1   
T Hutton 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .727    0    5   0   
W Montanez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .711    0    2   1   2B
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .741    0    3   1   
  M Scarce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  G Neibauer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Brandon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  D Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .574    0    0   0   
D Money 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .238  .646    0    1   1   
B Robinson RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .718    0    3   0   GDP
M Ryan C                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .577    0    4   1   
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .673    0    0   0   
  J Bateman C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .580         1   0   
W Twitchell P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    0   1   
  J Lis LF                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .684    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   0   6   0    0   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: W Montanez (21, off A Santorini).

TB: D Money 2; W Montanez 2; L Bowa; G Luzinski; T Hutton.

GIDP: B Robinson (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .315  .746    0    3   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .651    0    2   5   3B,HBP
B Carbo RF                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .273  .742    0    1   0   
J Torre 3B                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .299  .816    0    1   0   
T Simmons C                   4   2   3   2    0   1  .298  .780    0    5   0   2B
M Alou 1B                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .320  .759    0   11   0   IW
J Cruz CF                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .572    0    1   0   
  L Melendez PH-CF            2   0   1   2    0   0  .237  .643    0    2   0   2B
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .578    0    1   3   
A Santorini P                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .074  .181    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   6  11   6    5   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (22, off W Twitchell); L Melendez (8, off B Wilson).

3B: T Sizemore (4, off W Twitchell).

IBB: M Alou (2, by M Scarce).

HBP: T Sizemore (3, by W Twitchell).

TB: T Simmons 4; T Sizemore 3; L Melendez 2; J Torre 2; M Alou 2; J Cruz; B Carbo.

RBI: T Simmons 2 (64); L Melendez 2 (18); J Cruz (17); M Alou (29).

2-out RBI: T Simmons; M Alou.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Santorini-D Maxvill-M Alou.

E: M Alou (6).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Twitchell, L (2-2)           5.1   7   4   4    0   3   0   4.50   23     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 7     41    -     0.71  -0.08
M Scarce                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.14    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.00  -0.03
B Wilson                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          3-2    0.56  -0.04
G Neibauer                     1.1   3   2   2    4   1   0   6.60   11     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.07  -0.02
B Brandon                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.12    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    11   6   6    5   5   0          40     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2·11          8-2

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
A Santorini, W (6-7)           9     6   0   0    0   5   0   4.32   33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 5     80    -     0.75   0.34
Totals                         9     6   0   0    0   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 5           -

M Scarce faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Scarce (4).

IBB: M Scarce (2; M Alou).

HBP: W Twitchell (2; T Sizemore).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - (none), 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 26,917.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Doyle              2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. T Hutton             1B    3. B Carbo              RF 
4. W Montanez           CF    4. J Torre              3B 
5. G Luzinski           LF    5. T Simmons            C  
6. D Money              3B    6. M Alou               1B 
7. B Robinson           RF    7. J Cruz               CF 
8. M Ryan               C     8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. W Twitchell          P     9. A Santorini          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      17%  75% T Simmons       W Twitchell     Double to RF; Torre Scores; Simmons to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 2   1  0-0  12-       9%  55% B Robinson      A Santorini     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 6   1  0-2  123       6%  98% L Melendez      B Wilson        Double to LF; Carbo Scores; Simmons Scores; Alou to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  --3       5%  77% J Cruz          W Twitchell     Single to CF; Simmons Scores
   t 4   2  2-0  12-       5%  81% B Robinson      A Santorini     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Santorini facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Hutton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Santorini facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Montanez      Strikeout
          ---      50%  G Luzinski      Single to LF
          1--      46%  D Money         Single to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Torre         Single to RF
   R      1--      75%  T Simmons       Double to RF; Torre Scores; Simmons to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3      71%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   R      --3      77%  J Cruz          Single to CF; Simmons Scores
   O      1--      75%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  A Santorini     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Santorini facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  M Ryan          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      77%  W Twitchell     Strikeout
          ---      76%  D Doyle         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      78%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      79%  T Sizemore      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      77%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      75%  J Torre         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Santorini facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  T Hutton        Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      78%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
          1--      76%  D Money         Single to RF; Hutton to 2B
   O      12-      81%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  T Simmons       Strikeout
          ---      81%  M Alou          Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      78%  D Maxvill       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Santorini facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  M Ryan          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      82%  W Twitchell     Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  A Santorini     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      81%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  T Sizemore      Triple to LF; Sizemore out at Hm/LF-CF-C-3B-C-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Santorini facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  T Hutton        Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  W Montanez      Double to CF
   O      -2-      86%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  B Carbo         Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  J Torre         Flyball: LF
          1--      88%  T Simmons       Single to 2B; Carbo to 2B
                  Mac Scarce replaces Greg Luzinski pitching and batting 5th; Joe Lis replaces Wayne Twitchell playing LF batting 9th
          12-      91%  M Alou          Wild Pitch; Carbo to 3B; Simmons to 2B
          -23      91%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Bill Wilson replaces Mac Scarce pitching and batting 5th; Luis Melendez pinch hits for Jose Cruz batting 7th
   RR     123      98%  L Melendez      Double to LF; Carbo Scores; Simmons Scores; Alou to 3B
   O      -23      96%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
   O      -23      95%  A Santorini     Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Santorini facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Melendez moves to CF
   O      ---      97%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Mike Ryan batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  O Gamble        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Wilson facing 1-2-3
                  John Bateman replaces Oscar Gamble playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
                  Gary Neibauer replaces Bill Wilson pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  B Carbo         Walk
          1--      98%  J Torre         Single to CF; Carbo to 2B
   R      12-      99%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Carbo Scores; Torre to 2B
   R      12-     100%  M Alou          Single to RF; Torre Scores; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Melendez      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-6, Al Santorini facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  J Lis           Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Doyle         Popfly: 2B
          ---     100%  L Bowa          Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--     100%  T Hutton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Gary Neibauer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Santorini     Strikeout
          ---     100%  L Brock         Walk
          1--     100%  T Sizemore      Walk; Brock to 2B
          12-     100%  B Carbo         Walk; Brock to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
                  Bucky Brandon replaces Gary Neibauer pitching and batting 5th
   O      123     100%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-6, Al Santorini facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Popfly: 1B
                  Deron Johnson pinch hits for Bucky Brandon batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Money         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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