August 18, 1973 San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CHW 0 BOS 8
KCR 5 CAL 4
DET 1 CLE 5
MIN 0 OAK 6
MIL 3 NYY 5
@TEX 3 CHC 2
LAD 1 HOU 3
PHI 2 ATL 3
@MON 1 NYM 12
CIN 1 PIT 6
SFG 5 SDP 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 28,786

Saturday, August 18, 1973, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Padres

45-77

Won 2

6th, 30½ GB

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

W: S Arlin (8-11), L: O Pena (4-4), S: M Caldwell (6)

Cardinals

62-61

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morales LF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .277  .729    0    4   0   GDP,IW
J Grubb CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .794    0    1   0   
D Roberts 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .726    0    1   5   
N Colbert 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .260  .737    0   11   1   
C Gaston RF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .264  .700    0    3   0   3B
F Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .663    0    5   2   
D Thomas 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .566    0    2   4   CS
D Anderson SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .130  .360    0    0   2   
R Troedson P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .367    0    0   1   GDP
  L Lee PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .612    0    0   0   
  S Arlin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .464         0   0   
  M Caldwell P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .147  .318    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   3    3   6                    27  15

BATTING

3B: C Gaston (4, off O Pena).

IBB: J Morales (3, by A Hrabosky).

TB: C Gaston 4; D Roberts 2; N Colbert 2; F Kendall; J Grubb; J Morales; D Thomas.

GIDP: R Troedson (1); J Morales (8).

RBI: C Gaston 2 (39); N Colbert (59).

2-out RBI: C Gaston.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Roberts-F Kendall-N Colbert; D Roberts-D Thomas-N Colbert.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Thomas (3, 3rd base by A Hrabosky/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .295  .755    0    1   0   2·SB,CS
T Heintzelman 2B              4   2   2   0    1   0  .500 1.045    0    2   9   IW
L Melendez RF                 2   0   1   1    1   0  .259  .633    0    1   0   GDP
  B Carbo PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .802    0    0   0   2B
  B McBride PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .385  .814         0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .695    0    0   0   
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .295  .804    0   11   0   
T Simmons C                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .289  .763    0    7   1   SF
H Cruz CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    1   0   
  T Agee PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .688    0    0   0   GDP
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .593    0    1   3   
M Tyson SS                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .245  .588    0    3   2   2B
M Nagy P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  O Pena P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Sizemore PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .664    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       32   3   9   3    5   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Carbo (15, off S Arlin); M Tyson (9, off R Troedson).

SF: T Simmons (7, off R Troedson).

SH: T Sizemore (15, off M Caldwell).

IBB: T Heintzelman (1, by M Caldwell).

TB: M Tyson 3; B Carbo 2; T Heintzelman 2; K Reitz; L Melendez; J Torre; L Brock.

GIDP: T Agee (5); L Melendez (9).

RBI: L Melendez (28); J Torre (58); T Simmons (68).

2-out RBI: J Torre.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Tyson-T Heintzelman-J Torre; T Heintzelman-J Torre.

E: M Tyson (27).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock 2 (46, 2nd base off R Troedson/F Kendall 2).

CS: L Brock (16, 3rd base by R Troedson/F Kendall).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Troedson                     6     7   3   3    2   1   0   4.44   26     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     45    -     0.79  -0.08
S Arlin, W (8-11)              1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.87    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.49  -0.20
M Caldwell, S (6)              2     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.83    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          2-0    5.03   0.56
Totals                         9     9   3   3    5   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 9          2-0

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
M Nagy                         5.1   7   2   2    1   4   0   2.76   23     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 7     49    -     1.08  -0.06
O Pena, BS (2), L (4-4)        2.2   3   2   2    1   1   0   3.46   12     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 3          2-0    1.78  -0.24
A Hrabosky                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.15    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.15   0.09
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0·10          4-0

S Arlin faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
O Pena faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: O Pena (1).

WP: None.

IBB: A Hrabosky (3; J Morales); M Caldwell (10; T Heintzelman).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 28,786.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. J Morales            LF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. J Grubb              CF    2. T Heintzelman        2B 
3. D Roberts            3B    3. L Melendez           RF 
4. N Colbert            1B    4. J Torre              1B 
5. C Gaston             RF    5. T Simmons            C  
6. F Kendall            C     6. H Cruz               CF 
7. D Thomas             2B    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. D Anderson           SS    8. M Tyson              SS 
9. R Troedson           P     9. M Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  4-3  123      38%  68% T Agee          M Caldwell      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   t 8   2  3-2  1--      30%  49% C Gaston        O Pena          Triple to CF; Colbert Scores
   t 8   2  3-3  --3      24%  72% F Kendall       O Pena          Balk; Gaston Scores
   b 8   0  4-3  12-     -18%  29% T Simmons       M Caldwell      Walk; McBride to 3B; Torre to 2B
   t 6   1  3-1  12-      18%  44% C Gaston        M Nagy          Single to CF; Roberts Scores; Colbert to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Morales       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  D Roberts       Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  N Colbert       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Troedson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      39%  T Heintzelman   Brock Steals 2B
          -2-      33%  " "             Fielder's Choice ; Brock to 3B; Heintzelman to 1B
   R      1-3      27%  L Melendez      Single to RF; Brock Scores; Heintzelman to 2B
   O      12-      29%  J Torre         Flyball: RF; Heintzelman to 3B
   RO     1-3      27%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Heintzelman Scores
   O      1--      29%  H Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  C Gaston        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  F Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Troedson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
          ---      23%  M Tyson         Double to LF
   O      -2-      25%  M Nagy          Groundout: SS-1B; Tyson to 3B
   O      --3      27%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Nagy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      25%  D Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  R Troedson      Strikeout Looking
          ---      25%  J Morales       Single to CF
   O      1--      22%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Troedson facing 2-3-4
          ---      20%  T Heintzelman   Single to CF
   OO     1--      25%  L Melendez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      26%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Nagy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      23%  D Roberts       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      21%  N Colbert       Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  C Gaston        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Troedson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      22%  K Reitz         Single to LF
   O      1--      23%  M Tyson         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Nagy facing 6-7-8
          ---      28%  F Kendall       Single to LF
   O      1--      24%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      29%  D Anderson      Walk; Thomas to 2B
   OO     12-      18%  R Troedson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Troedson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      19%  M Nagy          Flyball: LF
          ---      17%  L Brock         Walk
          1--      16%  T Heintzelman   Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      20%  " "             Brock Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---      19%  " "             Single to LF
          1--      18%  L Melendez      Walk; Heintzelman to 2B
   R      12-      10%  J Torre         Single to CF; Heintzelman Scores; Melendez to 3B
   O      1-3      12%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      10%  J Morales       Popfly: SS
          ---      13%  J Grubb         Single to P
          1--      17%  D Roberts       Single to SS; Grubb to 2B
   R      12-      27%  N Colbert       Single to LF; Grubb Scores; Roberts to 2B
   R      12-      44%  C Gaston        Single to CF; Roberts Scores; Colbert to 3B
                  Orlando Pena replaces Mike Nagy pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      32%  F Kendall       Fielder's Choice 3B; Colbert out at Hm/3B-C; Gaston to 2B; Kendall to 1B
   O      12-      25%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rich Troedson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      27%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      28%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      29%  M Tyson         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Orlando Pena facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      25%  D Anderson      Strikeout
                  Leron Lee pinch hits for Rich Troedson batting 9th
          ---      30%  L Lee           Walk
   OO     1--      20%  J Morales       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Arlin facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Arlin replaces Leron Lee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  O Pena          Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  T Heintzelman   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Orlando Pena facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      19%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      15%  D Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      18%  N Colbert       Single to SS
   R      1--      49%  C Gaston        Triple to CF; Colbert Scores
   R      --3      72%  F Kendall       Balk; Gaston Scores
   O      ---      71%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Arlin facing 3-4-5
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Luis Melendez batting 3rd
          ---      54%  B Carbo         Double to RF
                  Bake McBride pinch runs for Bernie Carbo batting 3rd
          -2-      47%  J Torre         Walk
                  Mike Caldwell replaces Steve Arlin pitching and batting 9th
          12-      29%  T Simmons       Walk; McBride to 3B; Torre to 2B
                  Tommie Agee pinch hits for Hector Cruz batting 6th
   OO     123      68%  T Agee          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   O      -23      85%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-3, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
                  Bake McBride moves to CF; Tommie Agee moves to RF
          ---      87%  D Thomas        Single to CF
          1--      90%  D Anderson      Fielder's Choice SS; Thomas to 2B/Adv on E6; Anderson to 1B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Orlando Pena pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  M Caldwell      Thomas Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Anderson to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      84%  J Morales       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      81%  J Grubb         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
          ---      68%  M Tyson         Single to CF
                  Ted Sizemore pinch hits for Al Hrabosky batting 9th
   O      1--      73%  T Sizemore      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  L Brock         Strikeout
          -2-      84%  T Heintzelman   Intentional Walk
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bake McBride batting 3rd
   O      12-     100%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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