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CAL  3
@KCR  0
 MIL  2
CLE  1
(17)		 CHW  6
@OAK  5
(12)		 MIN  9
@TEX  5
 CHC  4
NYM  3
 CIN  4
LAD  1
 ATL  4
@HOU  1
 PIT  9
MON  8
(11)		 SFG  4
@SDP  2
 STL  8
PHI  4
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 7,368

 Tuesday, May 15, 1973, 12:33PM
Time of Game: 2:30
Phillies
4
12-20
Lost 1
5th, 8½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  2  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    4  6  3
Cardinals       2  1  0   0  0  0   1  4  X    8 13  0
W: Rick Wise (4-2), L: Bucky Brandon (0-1)
 Cardinals
8
9-23
Won 1
6th, 11½ GB

Batting Stats

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .771              1   1   
  D Doyle 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .638              0   2   
M Anderson CF-RF              4   0   0   0    0   3  .246  .719              1   1   
W Montanez RF-1B              4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .603              1   0   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .596              3   0   
T Hutton 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .349  .773              8   1   2B
  B Brandon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Lonborg P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125              0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   2   1   2    1   1  .254  .762              0   3   HR
B Boone C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .551              7   1   2B
L Bowa SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .512              3   2   IW
L Christenson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              0   0   
  B Lersch P                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400              0   2   
  D Unser CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .651              0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   0    2   6                         24  13
Batting Events
2B: B Boone (4, off R Wise); T Hutton (2, off R Wise).
HR: M Schmidt (2, off R Wise; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out).
IBB: L Bowa (2, by R Wise).
TB: M Schmidt 4; T Hutton 3; B Boone 2; B Lersch; W Montanez.
RBI: M Schmidt 2 (8); B Boone (7).
2-out RBI: B Boone.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Schmidt-B Boone-T Hutton; D Doyle-L Bowa-W Montanez.
E: B Boone 2 (2); B Lersch (1).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   3   4   0    0   1  .279  .680              2   0   2·SB
J Cruz CF                     3   2   1   1    2   0  .250  .778              2   0   
J Torre 1B                    5   0   3   3    0   1  .328  .837              8   2   
T Simmons C                   3   0   2   2    2   0  .239  .610              6   0   
B Carbo RF                    3   1   0   0    2   2  .204  .582              3   0   
K Reitz 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .510              0   2   2·GDP
E Crosby SS                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .129  .487              0   3   IW
  T McCarver PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .538              0   0   
  M Kelleher SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .611              0   0   
M Tyson 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .573              1   3   
R Wise P                      3   1   0   0    0   1  .095  .399              5   1   SH
Totals                       33   8  13   0    8   5                         27  11
Batting Events
SH: R Wise (2, off B Brandon).
IBB: E Crosby (1, by B Lersch).
TB: L Brock 4; J Torre 3; T Simmons 2; K Reitz; J Cruz; T McCarver; M Tyson.
GIDP: K Reitz 2 (7).
RBI: J Torre 3 (16); T Simmons 2 (13); J Cruz (16).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Baserunning Events
SB: L Brock 2 (9, 2nd base off L Christenson/B Boone, 2nd base off B Lersch/B Boone).

Pitching Stats

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Christenson                  0     3   2   2    2   0   0   5.88    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3     34    -     1.18  -0.30
B Lersch                       7     6   2   1    5   4   0   3.55   29     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 3· 6          3-0    1.35   0.17
B Brandon, L (0-1)             0     4   4   4    1   0   0  21.60    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.74  -0.39
J Lonborg                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.50    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    13   8   7    8   5   0          42     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 3·13          5-0
L Christenson faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.
B Brandon faced 6 batters in the 8th inning.
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
R Wise, W (4-2)                9     6   4   4    2   6   1   3.62   35     -       ·  ·     11·10· 4· 6     63    -     1.01  -0.02
Totals                         9     6   4   4    2   6   1          35     -       ·  ·     11·10· 4· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: B Lersch (2); R Wise 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Lersch (1; E Crosby); R Wise (4; L Bowa).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 7,368.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Philadelphia Phillies                     St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Cesar Tovar                  2B       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Mike Anderson                CF       2. Jose Cruz                    CF
3. Willie Montanez              RF       3. Joe Torre                    1B
4. Greg Luzinski                LF       4. Ted Simmons                   C
5. Tom Hutton                   1B       5. Bernie Carbo                 RF
6. Mike Schmidt                 3B       6. Ken Reitz                    3B
7. Bob Boone                     C       7. Ed Crosby                    SS
8. Larry Bowa                   SS       8. Mike Tyson                   2B
9. Larry Christenson             P       9. Rick Wise                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 1 -2- RR -17% 52% 0-2 PHI M. Schmidt R. Wise Home Run; Hutton Scores
b7 2 12- RO 17% 50% 3-4 STL T. McCarver B. Lersch Single to P; Carbo Scores/Adv on E1/unER; Reitz out at Hm/1B-C
t4 2 1-- R -15% 52% 2-3 PHI B. Boone R. Wise Double; Schmidt Scores
b8 0 12- 11% 87% 4-4 STL L. Brock B. Brandon Single to LF; Tyson to 3B; Wise to 2B
b1 0 12- R 10% 83% 1-0 STL T. Simmons L. Christenson Single to CF; Cruz Scores; Torre to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PHI C. Tovar R. Wise Groundout: 2B-P
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 PHI M. Anderson R. Wise Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PHI W. Montanez R. Wise Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 STL L. Brock L. Christenson Single to CF
b1 0 1-- 6% 64% 0-0 STL J. Cruz L. Christenson Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 0 --3 3% 68% 0-0 STL J. Cruz L. Christenson Walk
b1 0 1-3 R 5% 73% 0-0 STL J. Torre L. Christenson Single to LF; Brock Scores; Cruz to 2B
b1 0 12- R 10% 83% 1-0 STL T. Simmons L. Christenson Single to CF; Cruz Scores; Torre to 3B
b1 0 1-3 2% 85% 2-0 STL B. Carbo L. Christenson Walk; Simmons to 2B
Barry Lersch replaces Larry Christenson pitching and batting 9th
b1 0 123 OO -10% 75% 2-0 STL K. Reitz B. Lersch Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Carbo to 2B; Simmons to 3B
b1 2 -23 1% 76% 2-0 STL E. Crosby B. Lersch Intentional Walk
b1 2 123 O -5% 71% 2-0 STL M. Tyson B. Lersch Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 73% 0-2 PHI G. Luzinski R. Wise Lineout: CF
t2 1 --- -4% 69% 0-2 PHI T. Hutton R. Wise Double to RF
t2 1 -2- RR -17% 52% 0-2 PHI M. Schmidt R. Wise Home Run; Hutton Scores
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 2-2 PHI B. Boone R. Wise Lineout: P
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 2-2 PHI L. Bowa R. Wise Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Barry Lersch facing 9-1-2
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 2-2 STL R. Wise B. Lersch Flyball: 1B
b2 1 --- 2% 55% 2-2 STL L. Brock B. Lersch Single to RF
b2 1 1-- 5% 60% 2-2 STL J. Cruz B. Lersch Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b2 1 --3 R 4% 64% 2-2 STL J. Cruz B. Lersch Wild Pitch; Brock Scores
b2 1 --- 2% 66% 3-2 STL J. Cruz B. Lersch Single to CF
b2 1 1-- 3% 69% 3-2 STL J. Torre B. Lersch Single to LF; Cruz to 2B
b2 1 12- 5% 75% 3-2 STL T. Simmons B. Lersch Walk; Cruz to 3B; Torre to 2B
b2 1 123 O -6% 68% 3-2 STL B. Carbo B. Lersch Strikeout
b2 2 123 O -6% 62% 3-2 STL K. Reitz B. Lersch Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- -4% 58% 2-3 PHI B. Lersch R. Wise Single to CF
t3 0 1-- O 4% 62% 2-3 PHI C. Tovar R. Wise Flyball: RF
t3 1 1-- O 3% 65% 2-3 PHI M. Anderson R. Wise Strikeout
t3 2 1-- O 3% 68% 2-3 PHI W. Montanez R. Wise Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Phillies' Barry Lersch facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O -2% 66% 3-2 STL E. Crosby B. Lersch Lineout: LF
b3 1 --- O -1% 64% 3-2 STL M. Tyson B. Lersch Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 63% 3-2 STL R. Wise B. Lersch Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 3% 66% 2-3 PHI G. Luzinski R. Wise Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 68% 2-3 PHI T. Hutton R. Wise Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- -2% 66% 2-3 PHI M. Schmidt R. Wise Walk
t4 2 1-- R -15% 52% 2-3 PHI B. Boone R. Wise Double; Schmidt Scores
t4 2 -2- -1% 51% 3-3 PHI L. Bowa R. Wise Intentional Walk
t4 2 12- O 5% 56% 3-3 PHI B. Lersch R. Wise Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phillies' Barry Lersch facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 3-3 STL L. Brock B. Lersch Single to CF; Brock out at 2B/CF-SS
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 3-3 STL J. Cruz B. Lersch Lineout: LF
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 3-3 STL J. Torre B. Lersch Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 3-3 PHI C. Tovar R. Wise Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 3-3 PHI M. Anderson R. Wise Strikeout
t5 2 --- -2% 53% 3-3 PHI W. Montanez R. Wise Single to CF
t5 2 1-- O 3% 56% 3-3 PHI G. Luzinski R. Wise Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phillies' Barry Lersch facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 3-3 STL T. Simmons B. Lersch Walk
b5 0 1-- O -4% 57% 3-3 STL B. Carbo B. Lersch Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 1 1-- O -4% 53% 3-3 STL K. Reitz B. Lersch Popfly: 1B
b5 2 1-- 3% 56% 3-3 STL E. Crosby B. Lersch Walk; Carbo to 2B
b5 2 12- O -6% 50% 3-3 STL M. Tyson B. Lersch Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- -5% 45% 3-3 PHI T. Hutton R. Wise Single to RF
t6 0 1-- O 2% 47% 3-3 PHI M. Schmidt R. Wise Groundout: 3B-1B; Hutton to 2B
t6 1 -2- -5% 42% 3-3 PHI B. Boone R. Wise Wild Pitch; Hutton to 3B
t6 1 --3 R -7% 35% 3-3 PHI B. Boone R. Wise Wild Pitch; Hutton Scores
t6 1 --- O 2% 37% 4-3 PHI B. Boone R. Wise Lineout: P
t6 2 --- O 1% 38% 4-3 PHI L. Bowa R. Wise Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Phillies' Barry Lersch facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O -4% 34% 3-4 STL R. Wise B. Lersch Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O -3% 31% 3-4 STL L. Brock B. Lersch Strikeout
b6 2 --- O -2% 29% 3-4 STL J. Cruz B. Lersch Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O 2% 32% 4-3 PHI B. Lersch R. Wise Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 2% 33% 4-3 PHI C. Tovar R. Wise Flyball: 2B
t7 2 --- O 1% 34% 4-3 PHI M. Anderson R. Wise Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Phillies' Barry Lersch facing 3-4-5
Denny Doyle replaces Cesar Tovar playing 2B batting 1st
b7 0 --- O -5% 30% 3-4 STL J. Torre B. Lersch Strikeout
b7 1 --- O -3% 26% 3-4 STL T. Simmons B. Lersch Groundout: P-2B-1B
b7 2 --- 3% 29% 3-4 STL B. Carbo B. Lersch Walk
b7 2 1-- 4% 33% 3-4 STL K. Reitz B. Lersch Single to LF; Carbo to 2B
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ed Crosby (SS) batting 7th
b7 2 12- RO 17% 50% 3-4 STL T. McCarver B. Lersch Single to P; Carbo Scores/Adv on E1/unER; Reitz out at Hm/1B-C
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
Mick Kelleher replaces Tim McCarver (PH) playing SS batting 7th
t8 0 --- O 5% 55% 4-4 PHI W. Montanez R. Wise Lineout: LF
t8 1 --- O 3% 58% 4-4 PHI G. Luzinski R. Wise Flyball: RF
t8 2 --- O 2% 60% 4-4 PHI T. Hutton R. Wise Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Phillies' Bucky Brandon facing 8-9-1
Bucky Brandon replaces Tom Hutton (1B) pitching and batting 5th; Willie Montanez moves from RF to 1B; Del Unser replaces Barry Lersch (P) playing CF batting 9th; Mike Anderson moves from CF to RF
b8 0 --- 6% 67% 4-4 STL M. Tyson B. Brandon Single to 3B
b8 0 1-- 9% 76% 4-4 STL R. Wise B. Brandon Fielder's Choice uk/Sacrifice Bunt; Tyson to 2B; Wise to 1B
b8 0 12- 11% 87% 4-4 STL L. Brock B. Brandon Single to LF; Tyson to 3B; Wise to 2B
b8 0 123 R 8% 95% 4-4 STL J. Cruz B. Brandon Walk; Tyson Scores; Wise to 3B; Brock to 2B
b8 0 123 RR 3% 98% 5-4 STL J. Torre B. Brandon Single to LF; Wise Scores; Brock Scores; Cruz to 2B
b8 0 12- R 1% 99% 7-4 STL T. Simmons B. Brandon Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Torre to 2B
Jim Lonborg replaces Bucky Brandon pitching and batting 5th
b8 0 12- O -0% 99% 8-4 STL B. Carbo J. Lonborg Strikeout
b8 1 12- OO -0% 99% 8-4 STL K. Reitz J. Lonborg Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-8, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 4-8 PHI M. Schmidt R. Wise Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 4-8 PHI B. Boone R. Wise Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 4-8 PHI L. Bowa R. Wise Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 8.

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