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CLE
@BOS		4
6
KCR
@CAL		2
3
MIN
@CHW		6
0
MIL
@DET		1
2
TEX
@OAK		1
5		 
(10)
ATL
@CIN		6
7
LAD
@HOU		13
1
PHI
@MON		2
3
SFG
@SDP		3
4
PIT
@STL		3
1
Friday, September 14, 1973 7:40PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 32,630, Time of Game: 2:04
Pirates
3
73-71
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
1
72-74
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
W: Nelson Briles (13-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .623 -0.080 0.61 0.000 -0.080 -1.1 2 4
Dave Parker RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .728 0.007 0.49 0.034 -0.026 0.0 3 1
Al Oliver CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .791 0.044 0.63 0.068 -0.024 0.5 4 0 2B,HBP
Willie Stargell LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .304 1.039 0.110 1.00 0.137 -0.027 1.1 2 0 IW
Richie Hebner 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .280 .835 0.099 1.71 0.099 0.000 1.2 0 0 2B
   Dave Cash 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .652 -0.045 0.74 0.000 -0.045 -0.7 1 0
Milt May C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .715 -0.044 0.77 0.007 -0.050 -0.5 5 0 IW
Bob Robertson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .248 .735 -0.017 0.86 0.015 -0.032 -0.2 7 1
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .209 .519 -0.027 0.58 0.018 -0.045 -0.7 2 2
Nelson Briles P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .516 -0.036 0.62 0.000 -0.036 -0.5 1 1 SH
   Ramon Hernandez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .476 -0.008 0.35 0.000 -0.008 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 2 3 .212 .551 0.003 0.72 0.378 -0.373 -1.1 27 10
2B: R Hebner (26, off R Cleveland); A Oliver (32, off R Cleveland).
SH: N Briles (5, off R Cleveland).
IBB: W Stargell (15, by R Cleveland); M May (10, by R Cleveland).
HBP: A Oliver (5, by R Cleveland).
TB: R Hebner 2; D Parker 2; A Oliver 2; W Stargell; B Robertson; D Maxvill.
RBI: B Robertson (38); R Hebner (64); W Stargell (108).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: N Briles (1).
Outfield Assists: D Parker (J Torre at home plate).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .752 -0.091 1.42 0.035 -0.127 -0.5 0 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .666 -0.013 1.07 0.058 -0.071 0.1 2 5
Bake McBride CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .664 -0.074 1.19 0.014 -0.088 -0.6 4 1
   Ken Reitz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .577 -0.026 1.08 0.000 -0.026 -0.1
   Hector Cruz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .091 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ted Simmons C 4 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .781 -0.066 1.11 0.000 -0.066 -0.4 4 0
Joe Torre 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .787 -0.027 0.96 0.051 -0.079 -0.1 1 1
Tim McCarver 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .258 .695 0.085 1.28 0.166 -0.081 0.6 11 0 2·2B
Bernie Carbo RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .781 -0.020 1.23 0.026 -0.046 -0.2 3 0
   Tommie Agee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .700 -0.069 2.33 0.000 -0.069 -0.4
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Heintzelman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .687 -0.013 0.52 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
Mike Tyson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .582 -0.144 1.87 0.000 -0.144 -1.1 1 5
Reggie Cleveland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .572 -0.064 1.22 0.000 -0.064 -0.5 0 0
   Luis Melendez PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .626 0.028 1.94 0.028 0.000 0.1 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 8 1 1 5 .242 .568 -0.494 1.27 0.378 -0.874 -3.1 27 12
2B: T McCarver 2 (15, 2 off N Briles).
TB: T McCarver 5; T Sizemore; B Carbo; J Torre; B McBride; L Brock.
RBI: T Simmons (83).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Tyson (30).
Outfield Assists: B McBride (R Hebner at home plate).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: B McBride (1st base by N Briles).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (13-12) 6 8 1 1 0 5 0 2.82 24 57 0.157 1.14 1.2
Ramon Hernandez, S (9) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.21 10 1 0 0.339 1.60 2.0
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 1 5 0 1.00 34 57 1 0 0.496 0.72 3.1
N Briles faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, L (13-9) 7 7 3 3 2 0 0 3.10 30 49 -0.043 0.81 0.2
Al Hrabosky 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.75 7 0 0 0.040 0.33 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 3 0 3.00 37 49 0 0 -0.003 1.27 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Cleveland (4; A Oliver).
IBB: R Cleveland 2 (12; M May, W Stargell).
Pickoffs: N Briles (1; B McBride, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 32,630.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Rennie Stennett 2B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Dave Parker RF 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Al Oliver CF 3 Bake McBride CF
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Richie Hebner 3B 5 Joe Torre 3B
6 Milt May C 6 Tim McCarver 1B
7 Bob Robertson 1B 7 Bernie Carbo RF
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Nelson Briles P 9 Reggie Cleveland P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 12- R PIT W. Stargell R. Cleveland 13% 66% Single to 1B; Parker Scores; Oliver to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 R PIT R. Hebner R. Cleveland 10% 76% Double to RF; Oliver Scores; Stargell to 3B
b7 1-3 0 --- STL T. McCarver N. Briles -10% 70% Double to LF
b7 1-3 2 1-3 O STL L. Brock R. Hernandez 8% 88% Flyball: RF
b7 1-3 0 -2- O STL T. Agee R. Hernandez 7% 77% Groundout: P-2B-1B

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' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Cleveland -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Parker R. Cleveland 2% 50% Single to SS
t1 0-0 1 1-- PIT A. Oliver R. Cleveland 4% 54% Hit By Pitch; Parker to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R PIT W. Stargell R. Cleveland 13% 66% Single to 1B; Parker Scores; Oliver to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 R PIT R. Hebner R. Cleveland 10% 76% Double to RF; Oliver Scores; Stargell to 3B
t1 2-0 1 -23 PIT M. May R. Cleveland 1% 77% Intentional Walk
t1 2-0 1 123 RO PIT B. Robertson R. Cleveland 1% 78% Single to CF; Stargell Scores; Hebner out at Hm/CF-C; May to 2B
t1 3-0 2 12- O PIT D. Maxvill R. Cleveland -2% 75% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
Dave Cash replaces Richie Hebner playing 3B batting 5th
b1 0-3 0 --- STL L. Brock N. Briles -4% 72% Single to RF
b1 0-3 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore N. Briles -6% 66% Single to 3B/Bunt; Brock to 2B
b1 0-3 0 12- O STL B. McBride N. Briles 3% 69% Flyball: CF; Brock to 3B
b1 0-3 1 1-3 RO STL T. Simmons N. Briles 0% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brock Scores
b1 1-3 2 1-- O STL J. Torre N. Briles 2% 71% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
t2 3-1 0 --- O PIT N. Briles R. Cleveland -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 3-1 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Cleveland -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 3-1 2 --- PIT D. Parker R. Cleveland 1% 69% Single to CF
t2 3-1 2 1-- O PIT A. Oliver R. Cleveland -2% 68% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- STL T. McCarver N. Briles -7% 61% Double to RF
b2 1-3 0 -2- O STL B. Carbo N. Briles 5% 66% Strikeout
b2 1-3 1 -2- O STL M. Tyson N. Briles 4% 69% Strikeout
b2 1-3 2 -2- O STL R. Cleveland N. Briles 3% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
t3 3-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell R. Cleveland -2% 71% Flyball: CF
t3 3-1 1 --- O PIT D. Cash R. Cleveland -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 3-1 2 --- O PIT M. May R. Cleveland -1% 69% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- O STL L. Brock N. Briles 3% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1-3 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore N. Briles 2% 73% Popfly: SS
b3 1-3 2 --- STL B. McBride N. Briles -1% 72% Single to CF
b3 1-3 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons N. Briles 3% 74% McBride Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- O PIT B. Robertson R. Cleveland -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-1 1 --- PIT D. Maxvill R. Cleveland 2% 75% Single to RF
t4 3-1 1 1-- O PIT N. Briles R. Cleveland -1% 73% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
t4 3-1 2 -2- O PIT R. Stennett R. Cleveland -3% 71% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b4 1-3 0 --- O STL T. Simmons N. Briles 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-3 1 --- STL J. Torre N. Briles -5% 68% Single to P; Torre to 2B/Adv on E1
b4 1-3 1 -2- O STL T. McCarver N. Briles 5% 74% Single to RF; Torre out at Hm/RF-3B
b4 1-3 2 1-- STL B. Carbo N. Briles -3% 71% Single to CF; McCarver to 2B
b4 1-3 2 12- O STL M. Tyson N. Briles 5% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- O PIT D. Parker R. Cleveland -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-1 1 --- PIT A. Oliver R. Cleveland 3% 78% Double to RF
t5 3-1 1 -2- PIT W. Stargell R. Cleveland 1% 79% Intentional Walk
t5 3-1 1 12- O PIT D. Cash R. Cleveland -3% 77% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oliver to 3B
t5 3-1 2 1-3 O PIT M. May R. Cleveland -4% 73% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
b5 1-3 0 --- O STL R. Cleveland N. Briles 3% 76% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 1 --- O STL L. Brock N. Briles 2% 78% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore N. Briles 1% 79% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
t6 3-1 0 --- O PIT B. Robertson R. Cleveland -2% 78% Flyball: CF
t6 3-1 1 --- O PIT D. Maxvill R. Cleveland -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 2 --- O PIT N. Briles R. Cleveland -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b6 1-3 0 --- O STL B. McBride N. Briles 3% 79% Flyball: LF
b6 1-3 1 --- O STL T. Simmons N. Briles 2% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 2 --- O STL J. Torre N. Briles 1% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
t7 3-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Cleveland -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- O PIT D. Parker R. Cleveland -1% 81% Flyball: CF
t7 3-1 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Cleveland -1% 80% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b7 1-3 0 --- STL T. McCarver N. Briles -10% 70% Double to LF
Ramon Hernandez replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
Tommie Agee pinch hits for Bernie Carbo (RF) batting 7th
b7 1-3 0 -2- O STL T. Agee R. Hernandez 7% 77% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b7 1-3 1 -2- O STL M. Tyson R. Hernandez 5% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B; McCarver to 3B
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Reggie Cleveland (P) batting 9th
b7 1-3 2 --3 STL L. Melendez R. Hernandez -3% 80% Walk
b7 1-3 2 1-3 O STL L. Brock R. Hernandez 8% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
Al Hrabosky replaces Tommie Agee (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Luis Melendez moves from PH to RF
t8 3-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell A. Hrabosky -1% 86% Strikeout
t8 3-1 1 --- O PIT D. Cash A. Hrabosky -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- O PIT M. May A. Hrabosky -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Ramon Hernandez facing 2-3-4
b8 1-3 0 --- O STL T. Sizemore R. Hernandez 4% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
Ken Reitz pinch hits for Bake McBride (CF) batting 3rd
b8 1-3 1 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Hernandez 3% 92% Popfly: SS
b8 1-3 2 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Hernandez 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 7-8-9
Hector Cruz replaces Ken Reitz (PH) playing CF batting 3rd
t9 3-1 0 --- PIT B. Robertson A. Hrabosky 1% 94% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Robertson to 1B
t9 3-1 0 1-- O PIT D. Maxvill A. Hrabosky -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t9 3-1 1 1-- O PIT R. Hernandez A. Hrabosky -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-1 2 1-- O PIT R. Stennett A. Hrabosky -1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Ramon Hernandez facing 5-6-7
b9 1-3 0 --- O STL J. Torre R. Hernandez 4% 96% Flyball: RF
b9 1-3 1 --- O STL T. McCarver R. Hernandez 3% 99% Flyball: RF
Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Al Hrabosky (P) batting 7th
b9 1-3 2 --- O STL T. Heintzelman R. Hernandez 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

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