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Scores
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 8:12PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 28,449, Time of Game: 2:08
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
6
36-41
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
 at Cardinals
7
40-38
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
W: Rich Folkers (2-0)
L: Steve Blass (3-6)
S: Diego Segui (11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  5    6  6  0
Cardinals       1  0  5   0  0  0   1  0  X    7  7  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gene Clines RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .698 -0.049 0.81 0.036 -0.085 -0.4 2 0
Dave Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .689 -0.064 0.87 0.016 -0.080 -0.8 3 2 SB
Al Oliver CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .785 -0.048 0.46 0.000 -0.048 -0.9 5 0
Richie Zisk LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .217 .765 -0.003 0.36 0.029 -0.032 1.1 3 0 HR
Manny Sanguillen C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .280 .723 -0.036 0.40 0.003 -0.038 -0.2 1 1
Bob Robertson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .743 -0.031 0.32 0.000 -0.031 -0.9 5 0
Richie Hebner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .280 .853 -0.023 0.27 0.003 -0.025 -0.1 1 3
Rennie Stennett SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .242 .627 -0.026 0.39 0.008 -0.034 0.5 4 1
Steve Blass P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .455 1.000 0.049 1.06 0.049 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Bob Johnson P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .143 0.005 0.16 0.005 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Fernando Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .568 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -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
   Willie Stargell PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 .310 1.093 0.022 0.42 0.022 0.000 3.4 HR
Team Totals 33 6 6 6 4 2 .182 .634 -0.207 0.51 0.171 -0.376 1.8 24 7
HR: W Stargell (24, off D Segui; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF); R Zisk (3, off R Folkers; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: R Zisk 5; W Stargell 4; G Clines; R Stennett; S Blass.
RBI: W Stargell 4 (61); R Stennett (25); R Zisk (7).
2-out RBI: W Stargell 4; R Stennett.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: D Cash (2, 2nd base off R Folkers/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 2 2 1 0 2 0 .300 .756 0.057 0.40 0.059 -0.003 0.8 2 0
   Jim Dwyer PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .180 .396 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .282 .718 0.133 0.66 0.135 -0.002 2.0 5 1 2B
Tim McCarver C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .240 .676 -0.019 0.86 0.007 -0.026 -0.6 2 0
Ted Simmons 1B 3 0 0 2 0 0 .283 .787 0.030 1.10 0.036 -0.006 -0.7 6 2 SF
   Joe Torre 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .864 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jose Cruz CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .233 .749 -0.006 0.56 0.015 -0.020 0.9 3 0
Bernie Carbo RF 3 1 0 1 1 1 .180 .533 0.049 0.70 0.071 -0.022 0.1 4 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .239 .622 0.088 0.48 0.103 -0.015 2.7 1 2 3B
Mike Tyson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .597 -0.013 0.14 0.001 -0.014 -0.5 1 4
Rich Folkers P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 0.26 0.000 -0.026 -1.0 2 1
   Diego Segui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 7 7 7 6 2 .233 .685 0.293 0.56 0.427 -0.134 3.3 27 10
2B: T Sizemore (10, off S Blass).
3B: K Reitz (2, off B Johnson).
SF: T Simmons (4, off S Blass).
TB: K Reitz 4; T Sizemore 3; J Cruz; M Tyson; L Brock.
RBI: K Reitz 3 (22); T Simmons 2 (43); J Cruz (36); B Carbo (9).
2-out RBI: K Reitz 3; J Cruz; B Carbo.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
PB: T McCarver (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Blass, L (3-6) 2.2 1 6 6 6 1 0 9.92 15 27 -0.210 1.19 -2.4
Bob Johnson 4.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 4.63 18 3 3 -0.084 0.15 -1.4
Tom Dettore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.96 4 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 7 7 6 2 0 7.88 37 27 3 3 -0.294 0.51 -3.3

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Folkers, W (2-0) 8.2 4 4 4 4 2 1 2.05 34 58 0.203 0.50 2.4
Diego Segui, S (11) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.72 3 3 3 0.004 0.65 -4.3
Team Totals 9 6 6 6 4 2 2 6.00 37 58 3 3 0.207 0.56 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 28,449.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Gene Clines RF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Dave Cash 2B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Al Oliver CF 3 Tim McCarver C
4 Richie Zisk LF 4 Ted Simmons 1B
5 Manny Sanguillen C 5 Jose Cruz CF
6 Bob Robertson 1B 6 Bernie Carbo RF
7 Richie Hebner 3B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Rennie Stennett SS 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Steve Blass P 9 Rich Folkers P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 3-0 2 123 RRR STL K. Reitz B. Johnson 10% 96% Triple to RF; McCarver Scores; Cruz Scores; Carbo Scores
b3 1-0 1 1-- STL T. Sizemore S. Blass 8% 76% Double to LF; Brock to 3B
b3 2-0 2 123 R STL B. Carbo S. Blass 7% 86% Walk; Sizemore Scores; McCarver to 3B; Cruz to 2B
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore S. Blass 6% 64% Walk; Brock to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- O PIT G. Clines R. Folkers 4% 64% Flyball: 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' Rich Folkers facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT G. Clines R. Folkers -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Cash R. Folkers 3% 50% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- PIT A. Oliver R. Folkers -2% 48% Cash Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT A. Oliver R. Folkers 3% 51% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O PIT R. Zisk R. Folkers 3% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock S. Blass 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore S. Blass 6% 64% Walk; Brock to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O STL T. McCarver S. Blass -2% 61% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Brock to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RO STL T. Simmons S. Blass 2% 63% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- O STL J. Cruz S. Blass -2% 61% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen R. Folkers 2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O PIT B. Robertson R. Folkers 2% 65% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-1 2 --- O PIT R. Hebner R. Folkers 1% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O STL B. Carbo S. Blass -2% 64% Strikeout (C-1B)
b2 1-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Blass -1% 63% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 1-0 2 --- O STL M. Tyson S. Blass -1% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Folkers 3% 65% Popfly: SS
t3 0-1 1 --- PIT S. Blass R. Folkers -3% 62% Single to LF
t3 0-1 1 1-- PIT G. Clines R. Folkers -2% 60% Passed Ball; Blass to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- O PIT G. Clines R. Folkers 4% 64% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 2 -2- O PIT D. Cash R. Folkers 4% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O STL R. Folkers S. Blass -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 1 --- STL L. Brock S. Blass 2% 68% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- STL T. Sizemore S. Blass 8% 76% Double to LF; Brock to 3B
b3 1-0 1 -23 STL T. McCarver S. Blass 1% 76% Walk
b3 1-0 1 123 RO STL T. Simmons S. Blass 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 3B; McCarver to 2B
b3 2-0 2 -23 STL J. Cruz S. Blass 1% 79% Walk
b3 2-0 2 123 R STL B. Carbo S. Blass 7% 86% Walk; Sizemore Scores; McCarver to 3B; Cruz to 2B
Bob Johnson replaces Steve Blass pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 2 123 RRR STL K. Reitz B. Johnson 10% 96% Triple to RF; McCarver Scores; Cruz Scores; Carbo Scores
b3 6-0 2 --3 O STL M. Tyson B. Johnson -0% 96% Flyball: LF
5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 3-4-5
t4 0-6 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Folkers 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-6 1 --- R PIT R. Zisk R. Folkers -2% 94% Home Run
t4 1-6 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen R. Folkers 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-6 2 --- O PIT B. Robertson R. Folkers 0% 95% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 9-1-2
b4 6-1 0 --- O STL R. Folkers B. Johnson -0% 95% Flyball: CF
b4 6-1 1 --- O STL L. Brock B. Johnson -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 6-1 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore B. Johnson -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 7-8-9
t5 1-6 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner R. Folkers 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t5 1-6 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Folkers 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t5 1-6 2 --- PIT B. Johnson R. Folkers -1% 96% Walk
t5 1-6 2 1-- O PIT G. Clines R. Folkers 1% 97% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 3-4-5
b5 6-1 0 --- O STL T. McCarver B. Johnson -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b5 6-1 1 --- O STL T. Simmons B. Johnson -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b5 6-1 2 --- O STL J. Cruz B. Johnson -0% 96% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 2-3-4
t6 1-6 0 --- O PIT D. Cash R. Folkers 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t6 1-6 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Folkers 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-6 2 --- PIT R. Zisk R. Folkers -0% 97% Single to LF
t6 1-6 2 1-- O PIT M. Sanguillen R. Folkers 1% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
b6 6-1 0 --- O STL B. Carbo B. Johnson -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b6 6-1 1 --- O STL K. Reitz B. Johnson -0% 97% Popfly: 2B
b6 6-1 2 --- STL M. Tyson B. Johnson 0% 98% Single to CF
b6 6-1 2 1-- O STL R. Folkers B. Johnson -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 6-7-8
t7 1-6 0 --- O PIT B. Robertson R. Folkers 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-6 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner R. Folkers 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-6 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Folkers 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
b7 6-1 0 --- STL L. Brock B. Johnson 0% 99% Single to CF
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Lou Brock (LF) batting 1st
b7 6-1 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore B. Johnson 0% 99% Single to 1B/Bunt; Dwyer to 2B
b7 6-1 0 12- O STL T. McCarver B. Johnson -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Dwyer to 3B
b7 6-1 1 1-3 O STL T. Simmons B. Johnson -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
b7 6-1 2 1-3 R STL J. Cruz B. Johnson 1% 99% Single to RF; Dwyer Scores; McCarver to 3B
b7 7-1 2 1-3 O STL B. Carbo B. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 9-1-2
Joe Torre replaces Ted Simmons playing 1B batting 4th
Jim Dwyer moves from PR to LF
Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Bob Johnson (P) batting 9th
t8 1-7 0 --- O PIT F. Gonzalez R. Folkers 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 1-7 1 --- O PIT G. Clines R. Folkers 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 1-7 2 --- O PIT D. Cash R. Folkers 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Pirates' Tom Dettore facing 7-8-9
Tom Dettore replaces Fernando Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-1 0 --- STL K. Reitz T. Dettore 0% 100% Single to SS
b8 7-1 0 1-- O STL M. Tyson T. Dettore -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Reitz to 2B
b8 7-1 1 -2- O STL R. Folkers T. Dettore -0% 100% Popfly: SS
b8 7-1 2 -2- O STL J. Dwyer T. Dettore -0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 3-4-5
t9 1-7 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Folkers 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 1-7 1 --- PIT R. Zisk R. Folkers -0% 100% Walk
t9 1-7 1 1-- PIT M. Sanguillen R. Folkers -0% 100% Walk; Zisk to 2B
t9 1-7 1 12- O PIT B. Robertson R. Folkers 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t9 1-7 2 12- PIT R. Hebner R. Folkers -0% 100% Walk; Zisk to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
Diego Segui replaces Rich Folkers pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-7 2 123 R PIT R. Stennett D. Segui -1% 99% Single to RF; Zisk Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Hebner to 2B
Willie Stargell pinch hits for Tom Dettore (P) batting 9th
t9 2-7 2 123 RRRR PIT W. Stargell D. Segui -2% 97% Home Run; Sanguillen Scores; Hebner Scores; Stennett Scores
t9 6-7 2 --- O PIT G. Clines D. Segui 3% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 7.

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