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Standings
MIL
@BAL		7
9
MIL
@BAL		4
6		 
(10)
DET
@CLE		5
4
MIN
@KCR		6
7
BOS
@NYY		1
3
CAL
@OAK		0
3
CHW
@TEX		15
1
CHW
@TEX		1
2
HOU
@ATL		0
1
PHI
@CHC		8
2
SFG
@CIN		3
6
SDP
@LAD		4
1
NYM
@MON		8
19
PIT
@STL		0
4
PIT
@STL		6
7
Tuesday, July 3, 1973 5:35PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:52
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
0
36-40
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
 at Cardinals
4
39-38
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
W: Rick Wise (10-4)
L: Dock Ellis (7-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  2   0  1  X    4  8  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Davalillo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .442 -0.105 1.06 0.000 -0.105 -0.9 10 2
Gene Clines RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .708 -0.023 0.83 0.029 -0.052 -0.3 0 0
Al Oliver CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .795 -0.072 0.94 0.012 -0.085 -0.5 0 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 1.077 -0.016 0.91 0.048 -0.064 -0.2 0 0
Richie Hebner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .860 -0.063 1.06 0.065 -0.129 -0.5 1 0 2B,GDP
Manny Sanguillen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .728 -0.018 0.67 0.016 -0.034 -0.3 4 0
Dave Cash 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .700 -0.026 0.87 0.024 -0.050 -0.1 5 7
Gene Alley SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .633 -0.110 1.66 0.000 -0.110 -0.9 3 3
   Rennie Stennett PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .630 -0.017 0.34 0.000 -0.017 -0.4 1 0
Dock Ellis P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .146 .313 -0.008 1.33 0.036 -0.044 -0.2 0 0
   Fernando Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .583 0.012 0.29 0.012 0.000 0.1
   Ramon Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Tom Dettore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 0 7 0 1 1 .206 .464 -0.446 0.92 0.242 -0.690 -4.1 24 14
2B: R Hebner (16, off R Wise).
TB: R Hebner 2; A Oliver; G Clines; W Stargell; F Gonzalez; D Ellis; M Sanguillen.
GIDP: R Hebner (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. V Davalillo-G Alley; G Alley-D Cash-V Davalillo.

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .299 .750 -0.020 0.64 0.036 -0.055 0.3 2 0 SB
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .276 .702 0.177 0.90 0.181 -0.004 1.4 2 5
Joe Torre 3B-1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .864 -0.115 0.87 0.000 -0.115 -1.5 4 1 GDP
Ted Simmons C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .796 -0.027 0.90 0.033 -0.060 -0.2 1 0 IW
Tim McCarver 1B 2 0 1 2 1 0 .245 .685 0.170 1.17 0.200 -0.030 1.8 7 0 3B
   Ken Reitz 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .234 .605 0.013 0.21 0.013 0.000 0.9 0 0
Jose Cruz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .748 -0.090 0.72 0.000 -0.090 -1.5 5 0 GDP
Bernie Carbo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .543 -0.048 0.62 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 3 0
Mike Tyson SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .249 .599 0.022 0.57 0.040 -0.018 0.1 2 5
Rick Wise P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .538 -0.030 0.72 0.000 -0.030 -0.4 1 1 SH
Team Totals 29 4 8 4 3 2 .276 .689 0.052 0.77 0.503 -0.450 0.3 27 12
3B: T McCarver (3, off D Ellis).
SH: R Wise (3, off D Ellis).
IBB: T Simmons (4, by T Dettore).
TB: T McCarver 3; T Sizemore 2; L Brock 2; K Reitz; M Tyson; T Simmons.
GIDP: J Torre (7); J Cruz (5).
RBI: T McCarver 2 (25); T Sizemore (20); K Reitz (19).
2-out RBI: T McCarver 2; K Reitz; T Sizemore.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Sizemore-M Tyson-T McCarver.
E: T Sizemore (7).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (21, 3rd base off T Dettore/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dock Ellis, L (7-8) 6 6 3 3 2 2 0 3.09 24 48 -0.051 1.04 -0.2
Ramon Hernandez 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.39 6 0 0 0.012 0.12 0.6
Tom Dettore 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.28 3 1 1 -0.013 0.12 -0.7
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 3 2 0 4.50 33 48 1 1 -0.052 0.92 -0.3

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Wise, W (10-4) 9 7 0 0 1 1 0 2.87 35 73 0.448 0.92 4.1
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 35 73 0.448 0.77 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Dettore (3; T Simmons).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 1:52.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Vic Davalillo 1B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Gene Clines RF 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Al Oliver CF 3 Joe Torre 3B
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Richie Hebner 3B 5 Tim McCarver 1B
6 Manny Sanguillen C 6 Jose Cruz CF
7 Dave Cash 2B 7 Bernie Carbo RF
8 Gene Alley SS 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Dock Ellis P 9 Rick Wise P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 2 12- RR STL T. McCarver D. Ellis 17% 92% Triple to RF; Brock Scores; Sizemore Scores
b3 0-0 2 --3 R STL T. Sizemore D. Ellis 11% 65% Single to LF; Tyson Scores
t4 0-1 0 1-- OO PIT R. Hebner R. Wise 10% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 O PIT G. Alley R. Wise 8% 51% Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Hebner out at Hm/P; Cash to 2B; Alley to 1B
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Hebner R. Wise -7% 43% Double to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT V. Davalillo R. Wise 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT G. Clines R. Wise 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- PIT A. Oliver R. Wise -1% 52% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell R. Wise 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock D. Ellis -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL T. Sizemore D. Ellis 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO STL J. Torre D. Ellis -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Hebner R. Wise -7% 43% Double to RF
t2 0-0 0 -2- O PIT M. Sanguillen R. Wise 1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hebner to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 PIT D. Cash R. Wise -2% 43% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-3 O PIT G. Alley R. Wise 8% 51% Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Hebner out at Hm/P; Cash to 2B; Alley to 1B
t2 0-0 2 12- O PIT D. Ellis R. Wise 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons D. Ellis -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver D. Ellis 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O STL J. Cruz D. Ellis -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O STL B. Carbo D. Ellis -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT V. Davalillo R. Wise 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT G. Clines R. Wise 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Wise 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- STL M. Tyson D. Ellis 4% 59% Single to LF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O STL R. Wise D. Ellis -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O STL L. Brock D. Ellis -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tyson to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 R STL T. Sizemore D. Ellis 11% 65% Single to LF; Tyson Scores
b3 1-0 2 1-- O STL J. Torre D. Ellis -2% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- PIT W. Stargell R. Wise -5% 58% Single to CF
t4 0-1 0 1-- OO PIT R. Hebner R. Wise 10% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- PIT M. Sanguillen R. Wise -2% 66% Single to CF
t4 0-1 2 1-- O PIT D. Cash R. Wise 3% 69% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons D. Ellis 3% 73% Single to CF
b4 1-0 0 1-- O STL T. McCarver D. Ellis -3% 70% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-0 1 1-- OO STL J. Cruz D. Ellis -5% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- O PIT G. Alley R. Wise 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- PIT D. Ellis R. Wise -4% 64% Single to 3B
t5 0-1 1 1-- O PIT V. Davalillo R. Wise 4% 68% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 2 1-- PIT G. Clines R. Wise -3% 66% Single to RF; Ellis to 2B
t5 0-1 2 12- O PIT A. Oliver R. Wise 6% 72% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O STL B. Carbo D. Ellis -2% 70% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-0 1 --- O STL M. Tyson D. Ellis -1% 68% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- O STL R. Wise D. Ellis -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
t6 0-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell R. Wise 4% 71% Popfly: SS
t6 0-1 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner R. Wise 2% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 2 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen R. Wise 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- STL L. Brock D. Ellis 3% 78% Single to CF
b6 1-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore D. Ellis 5% 83% Single to 1B; Brock to 2B
b6 1-0 0 12- O STL J. Torre D. Ellis -4% 78% Popfly: SS
b6 1-0 1 12- O STL T. Simmons D. Ellis -4% 74% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 1-0 2 12- RR STL T. McCarver D. Ellis 17% 92% Triple to RF; Brock Scores; Sizemore Scores
b6 3-0 2 --3 O STL J. Cruz D. Ellis -1% 91% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
Joe Torre moves from 3B to 1B
Ken Reitz replaces Tim McCarver (1B) playing 3B batting 5th
t7 0-3 0 --- O PIT D. Cash R. Wise 2% 93% Lineout: 2B
Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Gene Alley (SS) batting 8th
t7 0-3 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Wise 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Dock Ellis (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 2 --- PIT F. Gonzalez R. Wise -1% 93% Single to CF
t7 0-3 2 1-- O PIT V. Davalillo R. Wise 2% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ramon Hernandez facing 7-8-9
Ramon Hernandez replaces Fernando Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Rennie Stennett moves from PH to SS
b7 3-0 0 --- O STL B. Carbo R. Hernandez -0% 94% Foul Flyball: C
b7 3-0 1 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Hernandez -0% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 3-0 2 --- O STL R. Wise R. Hernandez -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
t8 0-3 0 --- O PIT G. Clines R. Wise 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 0-3 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Wise 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-3 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell R. Wise 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ramon Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b8 3-0 0 --- STL L. Brock R. Hernandez 0% 98% Single to LF
b8 3-0 0 1-- O STL T. Sizemore R. Hernandez -0% 98% Popfly: C
b8 3-0 1 1-- O STL J. Torre R. Hernandez -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B; Brock to 2B
Tom Dettore replaces Ramon Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 2 -2- STL T. Simmons T. Dettore 0% 98% Brock Steals 3B
b8 3-0 2 --3 STL T. Simmons T. Dettore 0% 98% Intentional Walk
b8 3-0 2 1-3 R STL K. Reitz T. Dettore 1% 99% Single to LF; Brock Scores; Simmons to 2B
b8 4-0 2 12- O STL J. Cruz T. Dettore -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
t9 0-4 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner R. Wise 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-4 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen R. Wise 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 0-4 2 --- PIT D. Cash R. Wise -0% 100% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cash to 1B
t9 0-4 2 1-- O PIT R. Stennett R. Wise 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

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