August 11, 1973 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
CAL 1 DET 4
CHW 2 KCR 9
BAL 4 MIL 7
MIN 6 OAK 7
@NYY 3 CLE 5
@TEX 2 HOU 6
@CHC 4 PHI 3
@LAD 1 ATL 9
@PIT 3 SFG 8
NYM 7
(13) CIN 7
@STL 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,473

Saturday, August 11, 1973, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Reds

71-47

Won 4

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0   3    7 13  3
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  3   1    5 11  2

W: T Hall (7-4), L: O Pena (4-3)

Cardinals

61-56

Lost 6

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   1   3   1    0   1  .345  .850    0    0   0   2B
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .296  .911    0    2   8   SB
D Driessen 3B                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .332  .794    0    2   1   
  D Menke 3B                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .172  .606    0    0   0   2B
T Perez 1B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .301  .902    0   17   0   
J Bench C                     5   1   1   1    0   2  .253  .795    0    5   2   3B
B Tolan RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .209  .569    0    2   0   SF
C Geronimo CF                 5   1   3   0    0   0  .187  .537    0    2   0   2B
E Crosby SS                   5   1   1   2    0   0  .169  .533    0    0   4   2B,GDP
J Billingham P                4   0   0   0    0   2  .014  .069    0    0   2   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .090         0   0   
Totals                       42   7  13   7    1   7                    30  17

BATTING

2B: D Menke (8, off O Pena); P Rose (24, off R Cleveland); E Crosby (3, off R Cleveland); C Geronimo (8, off R Cleveland).

3B: J Bench (3, off O Pena).

SF: B Tolan (7, off A Hrabosky).

TB: P Rose 4; C Geronimo 4; J Bench 3; D Menke 2; T Perez 2; E Crosby 2; J Morgan; B Tolan.

GIDP: E Crosby (1).

RBI: E Crosby 2 (4); D Driessen (26); J Bench (86); T Perez (76); B Tolan (49); P Rose (46).

2-out RBI: P Rose.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Driessen-J Morgan-T Perez.

E: J Billingham (2); E Crosby (5); B Tolan (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (45, 2nd base off R Cleveland/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   2   3   3    1   0  .295  .755    0    1   0   HR,CS
T Sizemore 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .685    0    1   5   GDP
T McCarver 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .685    0   10   0   
T Simmons C                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .773    0    8   0   HR
J Torre 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .800    0    1   0   
J Cruz CF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .721    0    6   0   
B Carbo RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .795    0    0   0   2B
M Tyson SS                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .238  .568    0    3   3   
R Cleveland P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .707    0    0   1   
  H Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Folkers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118         0   1   
  L Melendez PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .627    0    0   0   
  O Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       39   5  11   4    3   5                    30  10

BATTING

2B: B Carbo (12, off J Billingham).

HR: T Simmons (9, off T Hall; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); L Brock (5, off T Hall; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: L Brock 6; T Simmons 5; B Carbo 2; J Torre 2; L Melendez; J Cruz; T McCarver.

GIDP: T Sizemore (8).

RBI: L Brock 3 (48); T Simmons (65).

2-out RBI: L Brock 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Sizemore-M Tyson-T McCarver.

PB: T Simmons (18).

E: T Sizemore (10); J Cruz (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Brock (13, 2nd base by J Billingham/J Bench).

PO: L Brock (1st base by J Billingham).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham                   8.2   9   3   3    3   5   0   3.27   36     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 2· 9     56    -     1.04   0.29
T Hall, BS (4), W (7-4)        1.1   2   2   2    0   0   2   3.84    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          2-2    1.12  -0.42
Totals                        10    11   5   5    3   5   2          42     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 2·11          2-2

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 Cleveland                    7     9   4   4    1   5   0   3.23   32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 9     47    -     1.12  -0.19
R Folkers                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.21    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.22   0.02
O Pena, L (4-3)                0     3   3   3    0   0   0   3.51    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.01  -0.47
A Hrabosky                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.31    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.18   0.00
Totals                        10    13   7   7    1   7   0          44     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0·13          1-1

O Pena faced 3 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Billingham (1; L Brock, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 46,473.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. P Rose               LF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. D Driessen           3B    3. T McCarver           1B 
4. T Perez              1B    4. T Simmons            C  
5. J Bench              C     5. J Torre              3B 
6. B Tolan              RF    6. J Cruz               CF 
7. C Geronimo           CF    7. B Carbo              RF 
8. E Crosby             SS    8. M Tyson              SS 
9. J Billingham         P     9. R Cleveland          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-1  1-3     -49%  47% L Brock         T Hall          Home Run; Carbo Scores; Melendez Scores
   t10   0  4-4  -2-      20%  87% T Perez         O Pena          Single to CF (CF-RF); Menke Scores
   t 6   1  1-1  -23      18%  81% E Crosby        R Cleveland     Double to LF; Tolan Scores; Geronimo Scores
   t10   0  4-4  ---      17%  67% D Menke         O Pena          Double to LF (LF-CF)
   t 6   1  1-1  1--      13%  63% C Geronimo      R Cleveland     Double to RF; Tolan to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Rose          Single to RF
          1--      63%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Rose to 3B
          1-3      64%  D Driessen      Morgan Steals 2B
   RO     -23      62%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rose Scores
   O      -2-      59%  T Perez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      56%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  L Brock         Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  T Sizemore      Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Lineout: 3B
          ---      59%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--      61%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  C Geronimo      Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  E Crosby        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      57%  J Billingham    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
          ---      50%  J Torre         Single to SS; Torre to 2B/Adv on E6
          -2-      46%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      12-      47%  B Carbo         Groundout: SS-1B; Torre to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -23      55%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      -23      62%  R Cleveland     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  J Morgan        Strikeout Looking
          ---      60%  D Driessen      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Driessen to 1B
          1--      62%  T Perez         Single to LF; Driessen to 2B
   O      12-      58%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  L Brock         Single to CF
   R      1--      45%  T Sizemore      Brock Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brock Scores/Adv on E9
   O      ---      47%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  T McCarver      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      47%  T Simmons       Single to RF
          1--      45%  J Torre         Single to LF; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  B Tolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Geronimo      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  E Crosby        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Tyson         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  R Cleveland     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Billingham    Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  P Rose          Single to 1B
          1--      55%  J Morgan        Walk; Rose to 2B
          12-      62%  D Driessen      Passed Ball; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B
   O      -23      51%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -23      44%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  L Brock         Walk
   OO     1--      49%  T Sizemore      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      47%  T McCarver      Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  T Simmons       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  B Tolan         Single to CF
          1--      63%  C Geronimo      Double to RF; Tolan to 3B
   RR     -23      81%  E Crosby        Double to LF; Tolan Scores; Geronimo Scores
   O      -2-      79%  J Billingham    Groundout: 2B-1B; Crosby to 3B
   R      --3      87%  P Rose          Double to CF (CF-RF); Crosby Scores; Rose to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3      86%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  B Carbo         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  M Tyson         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  D Driessen      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      89%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
                  Hector Cruz pinch hits for Reggie Cleveland batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  H Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rich Folkers facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Folkers replaces Hector Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Tolan         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      94%  C Geronimo      Single to LF
   OO     1--      92%  E Crosby        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
                  Denis Menke replaces Dan Driessen playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---      95%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rich Folkers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  J Billingham    Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  P Rose          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      95%  B Carbo         Double to LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      99%  M Tyson         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Rich Folkers batting 9th
          -2-      96%  L Melendez      Single to LF; Carbo to 3B
                  Tom Hall replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    1-3      47%  L Brock         Home Run; Carbo Scores; Melendez Scores
   O      ---      50%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Orlando Pena facing 3-4-5
                  Orlando Pena replaces Luis Melendez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      67%  D Menke         Double to LF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      87%  T Perez         Single to CF (CF-RF); Menke Scores
   R      1--      96%  J Bench         Triple to RF; Perez Scores
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Orlando Pena pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3      97%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bench Scores
   O      ---      97%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Crosby        Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Tom Hall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
   R      ---      96%  T Simmons       Home Run
   O      ---      99%  J Torre         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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