September 19, 1972 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 6,978

Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Time of Game: 2:05

Phillies

52-90

Lost 1

6th, 38 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0    1  5  1
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    2 15  1

W: B Gibson (17-10), L: B Brandon (6-7)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cardinals

70-74

Won 6

4th, 21 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  .249  .585    0    5   3   
C Robinson SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .517    0    1   2   
  L Bowa PR-SS                2   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .617    0    3   4   SB
T Hutton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .710    0    0   0   
W Montanez 1B                 2   0   1   1    1   0  .256  .757    0   10   0   SF,IW
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .765    0    4   0   
O Gamble RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .666    0    3   0   GDP
D Money 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .609    0    0   2   
B Boone C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .721    0    3   1   GDP
D Downs P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   2   
  B Lersch P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Stone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .516    0    0   0   
  B Brandon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   5   1    1   3                    29  14

BATTING

SF: W Montanez (4, off B Gibson).

IBB: W Montanez (13, by B Gibson).

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

GIDP: B Boone (2); O Gamble (4).

RBI: W Montanez (63).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 4. D Money-D Doyle-W Montanez; L Bowa-W Montanez; D Doyle-C Robinson-W Montanez; D Doyle-L Bowa-W Montanez.

E: B Lersch (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa (15, 2nd base off B Gibson/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .312  .752    0    3   0   CS
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .670    0    1   5   2B,SB,SH,GDP
J Cruz CF                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .238  .616    0    2   0   CS
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .292  .792    0   12   0   GDP
T Simmons C                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .302  .794    0    3   0   2B
B Carbo RF                    3   0   2   0    2   0  .257  .752    0    6   0   2B,IW
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .407  .884    0    0   0   GDP
M Kelleher SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .562    0    3   5   
  E Crosby PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .516    0    0   0   
B Gibson P                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .196  .628    0    0   1   2·2B
Totals                       38   2  15   2    4   1                    30  11

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (34, off B Brandon); B Gibson 2 (6, off D Downs, off B Lersch); B Carbo (13, off D Downs); T Sizemore (17, off B Lersch).

SH: T Sizemore (3, off B Lersch).

IBB: B Carbo (10, by B Brandon).

TB: B Gibson 4; T Simmons 3; B Carbo 3; J Cruz 3; T Sizemore 3; L Brock 2; K Reitz; J Torre.

GIDP: K Reitz (4); J Torre (17); T Sizemore (11).

RBI: K Reitz (7); L Brock (40).

2-out RBI: K Reitz.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Kelleher-T Sizemore-J Torre; B Gibson-M Kelleher-J Torre.

E: M Kelleher (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Sizemore (7, 2nd base off D Downs/B Boone).

CS: L Brock (16, 2nd base by D Downs/B Boone); J Cruz (3, 2nd base by D Downs/B Boone).

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
D Downs                        4     7   1   1    1   0   0   2.74   17     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 7     43    -     1.05   0.06
B Lersch                       3     3   0   0    1   1   0   3.64   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 3          0-0    1.82   0.21
B Brandon, L (6-7)             2.2   5   1   1    2   0   0   3.49   13     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 5          0-0    2.57  -0.16
Totals                         9.2  15   2   2    4   1   0          43     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1·15           -

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
B Gibson, W (17-10)           10     5   1   0    1   3   0   2.51   35     -       ·  ·     12·14· 0· 5     82    -     1.59   0.62
Totals                        10     5   1   0    1   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·14· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Gibson (10).

IBB: B Brandon (7; B Carbo); B Gibson (9; W Montanez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 6,978.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Doyle              2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. C Robinson           SS    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. T Hutton             CF    3. J Cruz               CF 
4. W Montanez           1B    4. J Torre              1B 
5. G Luzinski           LF    5. T Simmons            C  
6. O Gamble             RF    6. B Carbo              RF 
7. D Money              3B    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. B Boone              C     8. M Kelleher           SS 
9. D Downs              P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  1-1  12-      40% 100% K Reitz         B Brandon       Single to LF; Simmons Scores; Carbo to 2B
   b10   0  1-1  1--     -17%  53% J Torre         B Brandon       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   1  1-1  12-      15%  58% O Gamble        B Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   1  1-1  1--     -12%  50% T Sizemore      B Brandon       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   1  1-1  -23     -11%  58% J Cruz          B Lersch        Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Sizemore      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  J Torre         Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (P-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  G Luzinski      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      55%  O Gamble        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Downs facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Torre         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
          1--      59%  B Carbo         Walk; Torre to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  D Money         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  B Boone         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      55%  D Downs         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Downs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Kelleher      Flyball: LF
          ---      58%  B Gibson        Double to LF
   R      -2-      68%  L Brock         Single to RF; Gibson Scores
   O      1--      65%  T Sizemore      Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      66%  " "             Single to RF
          1--      67%  J Cruz          Sizemore Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Single to 2B; Sizemore to 3B
   O      1-3      64%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  D Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  C Robinson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
                  Larry Bowa pinch runs for Craig Robinson batting 2nd
          1--      59%  T Hutton        Single to 3B; Bowa to 2B
          12-      52%  W Montanez      Wild Pitch; Bowa to 3B; Hutton to 2B
   RO     -23      52%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bowa Scores/unER
   O      -2-      56%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Downs facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Bowa moves to SS
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      58%  B Carbo         Double to RF
   O      -2-      54%  K Reitz         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      50%  M Kelleher      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  D Money         Single to RF
   OO     1--      56%  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Barry Lersch facing 9-1-2
                  Barry Lersch replaces Dave Downs pitching and batting 9th
          ---      65%  B Gibson        Double to LF
          -2-      68%  L Brock         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      12-      69%  T Sizemore      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Gibson to 3B; Brock to 2B
   O      -23      58%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23      59%  J Torre         Walk
   O      123      50%  T Simmons       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Lersch        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Barry Lersch facing 6-7-8
          ---      62%  B Carbo         Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      50%  M Kelleher      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  T Hutton        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  W Montanez      Single to RF
          1--      44%  G Luzinski      Single to P; Montanez to 2B
   OO     12-      58%  O Gamble        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Barry Lersch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  B Gibson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  T Sizemore      Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  D Money         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ron Stone pinch hits for Barry Lersch batting 9th
   O      ---      60%  R Stone         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bucky Brandon facing 4-5-6
                  Bucky Brandon replaces Ron Stone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  T Simmons       Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
          1--      58%  K Reitz         Walk; Simmons to 2B
                  Ed Crosby pinch hits for Mick Kelleher batting 8th
   O      12-      50%  E Crosby        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
                  Ed Crosby moves to SS
   O      ---      55%  D Doyle         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  L Bowa          Single to LF
          1--      44%  T Hutton        Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      52%  W Montanez      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      62%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bucky Brandon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      57%  B Gibson        Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  L Brock         Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  T Sizemore      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bucky Brandon facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  J Cruz          Single to CF
   OO     1--      53%  J Torre         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      60%  T Simmons       Double to RF
          -2-      60%  B Carbo         Intentional Walk
   R      12-     100%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Simmons Scores; Carbo to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation