September 16, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
CLE 0 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 11
KCR 1 BAL 7
@NYY 3 OAK 4
TEX 0 SFG 8
@ATL 5 ATL 5
SFG 2 CHC 18
NYM 5 CIN 6
SDP 3 LAD 10
@HOU 0 PHI 3
MON 1 STL 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 11,850

Saturday, September 16, 1972, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Pirates

89-50

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  X    4 10  1

W: A Santorini (7-10), L: S Blass (17-7)

Cardinals

68-74

Won 4

4th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Davalillo LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .778    0    1   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .692    0    3   1   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .861    0    2   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .983    0    8   0   GDP
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .804    0    3   0   2B
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .909    0    0   3   2B
M May C                       4   0   2   0    0   0  .301  .720    0    6   0   2B
J Hernandez SS                1   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .487    0    0   2   
  C Sands PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Alley SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .641    0    0   1   
S Blass P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .173  .395    0    1   1   
  R Zisk PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       34   0   8   0    1   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R Hebner (22, off A Santorini); A Oliver (24, off A Santorini); M May (10, off A Santorini).

TB: M May 3; R Hebner 2; A Oliver 2; R Clemente; R Stennett; V Davalillo; S Blass.

GIDP: W Stargell (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hebner-R Stennett-W Stargell.

E: W Stargell (15).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .309  .747    0    3   0   IW
  J Roque PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .108  .370         0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .266  .663    0    1   6   2B
J Cruz CF-LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .232  .608    0    0   0   IW
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .293  .794    0   11   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .785    0    4   0   
B Carbo RF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .252  .739    0    3   1   IW
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .435  .938    0    2   0   GDP
M Kelleher SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .701    0    3   3   2B
A Santorini P                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .054  .179    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4  10   3    5   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Sizemore (16, off S Blass); M Kelleher (1, off S Blass).

IBB: L Brock (9, by B Miller); B Carbo (8, by S Blass); J Cruz (3, by S Blass).

TB: T Sizemore 3; L Brock 2; M Kelleher 2; K Reitz 2; J Cruz; J Torre; T Simmons.

GIDP: K Reitz (3).

RBI: J Torre 2 (79); T Sizemore (31).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Carbo-K Reitz; T Sizemore-M Kelleher-J Torre.

E: M Kelleher (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Brock (1st base by S Blass).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Blass, L (17-7)              6     9   4   3    4   5   0   2.44   30     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 9     41    -     0.94  -0.17
B Miller                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.88    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   3    5   5   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1·10           -

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 (7-10)          9     8   0   0    1   3   0   4.40   35     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 8     73    -     0.82   0.34
Totals                         9     8   0   0    1   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Blass 2 (8; J Cruz, B Carbo); B Miller (6; L Brock).

PO: S Blass (6; L Brock, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 11,850.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. V Davalillo          LF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. R Stennett           2B    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. J Cruz               CF 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. J Torre              1B 
5. A Oliver             CF    5. T Simmons            C  
6. R Hebner             3B    6. B Carbo              RF 
7. M May                C     7. K Reitz              3B 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. M Kelleher           SS 
9. S Blass              P     9. A Santorini          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  12-      19%  80% T Sizemore      S Blass         Double to LF; Kelleher Scores; Santorini to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      12%  52% R Clemente      A Santorini     Double Play: Flyball: RF-3B
   b 5   1  0-1  123      11%  92% J Torre         S Blass         Single to LF; Santorini Scores; Sizemore Scores; Cruz to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  ---       9%  65% M Kelleher      S Blass         Double to LF
   b 5   0  0-0  12-      -7%  61% L Brock         S Blass         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Santorini facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  V Davalillo     Single to CF
          1--      41%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Davalillo to 2B
   OO     12-      52%  R Clemente      Double Play: Flyball: RF-3B
   O      1--      55%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Brock         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  T Sizemore      Brock Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Santorini facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  A Oliver        Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      51%  M May           Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      55%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Carbo         Strikeout
          ---      52%  K Reitz         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  M Kelleher      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Santorini facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  S Blass         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  A Santorini     Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  L Brock         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Santorini facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  W Stargell      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      56%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  J Cruz          Strikeout
          ---      56%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--      53%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
          1--      55%  B Carbo         Walk; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      50%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Santorini facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      53%  J Hernandez     Walk
          1--      51%  S Blass         Single to SS; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-      56%  V Davalillo     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
          ---      65%  M Kelleher      Double to LF
          -2-      68%  A Santorini     Fielder's Choice 1B/Bunt; Kelleher stays at 2B; Santorini to 1B
   O      12-      61%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   R      12-      80%  T Sizemore      Double to LF; Kelleher Scores; Santorini to 3B
          -23      81%  J Cruz          Intentional Walk
   RR     123      92%  J Torre         Single to LF; Santorini Scores; Sizemore Scores; Cruz to 2B
   R      12-      96%  T Simmons       Single to 1B; Cruz Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI/unER; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B
          -23      96%  B Carbo         Intentional Walk
   OO     123      94%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Santorini facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  R Clemente      Single to RF
   OO     1--      96%  W Stargell      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  M Kelleher      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  A Santorini     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  L Brock         Single to CF
          1--      96%  T Sizemore      Single to P; Brock to 2B
   O      12-      95%  J Cruz          Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Santorini facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  R Hebner        Double to RF
          -2-      90%  M May           Single to RF; Hebner to 3B; May to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Charlie Sands pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      -23      95%  C Sands         Popfly: SS
                  Richie Zisk pinch hits for Steve Blass batting 9th
   O      -23      98%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Miller facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Miller replaces Richie Zisk pitching and batting 9th; Gene Alley replaces Charlie Sands playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  J Torre         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  B Carbo         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Santorini facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  R Clemente      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Clemente to 1B
   O      1--      99%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Miller facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  K Reitz         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  M Kelleher      Groundout: P-1B; Reitz to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  A Santorini     Flyball: CF
          -2-      99%  L Brock         Intentional Walk
                  Jorge Roque pinch runs for Lou Brock batting 1st
   O      12-      99%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Santorini facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Cruz moves to LF; Jorge Roque moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Popfly: 3B
          ---     100%  M May           Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  G Alley         Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation