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Scores
Standings
DET
@BAL		3
2		 
(10)
CAL
@CHW		3
2
MIN
@KCR		6
23
BOS
@MIL		4
5
CLE
@NYY		1
6
OAK
@TEX		0
2
ATL
@CIN		5
7
SDP
@LAD		0
8
NYM
@PHI		4
5
HOU
@SFG		2
3
PIT
@STL		0
8
Saturday, April 6, 1974,
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 17,875, Time of Game: 2:19
Pirates
0
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cardinals
8
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Sonny Siebert (1-0)
L: Bob Moose (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  0  3   3  0  X    8 15  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.072 0.69 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 2 4
Richie Hebner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .444 1.667 -0.042 0.79 0.024 -0.067 -0.5 1 2
Al Oliver CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .583 -0.002 0.75 0.045 -0.047 -0.2 2 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 0.079 0.78 0.113 -0.034 0.6 2 0
Richie Zisk RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.109 1.20 0.000 -0.109 -1.1 4 0
   Bruce Kison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Parker 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .542 0.027 1.03 0.048 -0.020 0.1 8 0
Mike Ryan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .400 -0.194 1.33 0.000 -0.194 -1.7 2 1 GDP
Frank Taveras SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 0.033 0.87 0.061 -0.028 0.7 3 4
Bob Moose P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.056 1.23 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 0 1
   John Morlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.7 0 0 GDP
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 2 6 .138 .331 -0.338 0.90 0.291 -0.629 -4.1 24 12
TB: A Oliver; W Stargell; R Hebner; F Taveras.
GIDP: E Kirkpatrick (1); M Ryan (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Stennett-F Taveras-D Parker.
E: R Hebner (1).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .364 .727 0.007 0.55 0.042 -0.035 0.9 1 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 5 1 4 1 0 0 .667 1.394 0.100 0.51 0.100 0.000 1.5 2 3
Reggie Smith RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .444 1.167 0.128 0.84 0.180 -0.052 0.9 2 0 2B,GDP
Joe Torre 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .730 0.025 0.88 0.046 -0.021 0.5 5 0 HBP
   Jim Hickman 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2 4 0
Ted Simmons C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .500 1.250 0.045 1.00 0.075 -0.030 1.1 7 1 SF
Bake McBride CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .900 -0.072 0.76 0.018 -0.091 -1.6 2 0 HBP
Ken Reitz 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .444 1.056 0.004 0.69 0.066 -0.062 -0.4 2 3 2B
Mike Tyson SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 .286 .661 -0.035 0.64 0.020 -0.054 0.5 1 3
Sonny Siebert P 4 0 1 2 0 1 .250 .500 -0.039 0.46 0.009 -0.048 0.8 1 1
Team Totals 38 8 15 8 2 3 .395 .889 0.163 0.69 0.556 -0.393 4.3 27 11
2B: K Reitz (1, off B Moose); R Smith (2, off B Moose).
SF: T Simmons (1, off B Moose).
HBP: B McBride (1, by B Moose); J Torre (1, by J Morlan).
TB: T Sizemore 4; R Smith 3; L Brock 2; T Simmons 2; K Reitz 2; J Torre; S Siebert; M Tyson; J Hickman.
GIDP: R Smith (2).
RBI: S Siebert 2 (2); L Brock 2 (2); T Simmons (1); T Sizemore (2); R Smith (3); K Reitz (1).
2-out RBI: S Siebert 2; T Sizemore; L Brock.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 20.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Siebert-T Simmons-J Torre; T Sizemore-M Tyson-J Hickman.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Moose, L (0-1) 5.2 11 5 5 1 2 0 7.94 29 28 -0.155 1.00 -2.5
John Morlan 1.1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 9 1 0 -0.007 0.08 -2.2
Bruce Kison 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 15 8 5 2 3 0 5.62 43 28 1 0 -0.162 0.90 -4.3

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sonny Siebert, W (1-0) 9 4 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 31 83 0.338 0.90 4.1
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 31 83 0.338 0.69 4.1
Balks: S Siebert (1).
WP: None.
HBP: J Morlan (1; J Torre); B Moose (1; B McBride).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 17,875.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Rennie Stennett 2B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Richie Hebner 3B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Al Oliver CF 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Joe Torre 1B
5 Richie Zisk RF 5 Ted Simmons C
6 Dave Parker 1B 6 Bake McBride CF
7 Mike Ryan C 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Frank Taveras SS 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Bob Moose P 9 Sonny Siebert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-2 1 123 OO PIT M. Ryan S. Siebert 18% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
b3 0-0 1 12- R STL R. Smith B. Moose 16% 76% Double to CF; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 3B
t4 0-2 0 1-- PIT W. Stargell S. Siebert -11% 59% Single to RF; Oliver to 3B
t4 0-2 0 1-3 O PIT R. Zisk S. Siebert 8% 66% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 2-0 0 1-- R STL K. Reitz B. Moose 7% 94% Double to LF; McBride Scores

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' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett S. Siebert 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Hebner S. Siebert -2% 50% Single to 1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT A. Oliver S. Siebert 3% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell S. Siebert 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Moose -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL T. Sizemore B. Moose 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO STL R. Smith B. Moose -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Zisk S. Siebert 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Parker S. Siebert 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT M. Ryan S. Siebert 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL J. Torre B. Moose 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Simmons B. Moose 6% 65% Single to CF; Torre to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- O STL B. McBride B. Moose -6% 59% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 12- O STL K. Reitz B. Moose -5% 54% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 12- O STL M. Tyson B. Moose -4% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- PIT F. Taveras S. Siebert -4% 46% Single to RF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O PIT B. Moose S. Siebert 4% 50% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
t3 0-0 1 1-- PIT R. Stennett S. Siebert -2% 48% Balk; Taveras to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O PIT R. Stennett S. Siebert 4% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 -2- O PIT R. Hebner S. Siebert 4% 55% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Siebert B. Moose -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- STL L. Brock B. Moose 3% 56% Single to LF
b3 0-0 1 1-- STL T. Sizemore B. Moose 4% 60% Single to P/Bunt; Brock to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- R STL R. Smith B. Moose 16% 76% Double to CF; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 3B
b3 1-0 1 -23 STL J. Torre B. Moose 1% 76% Walk
b3 1-0 1 123 RO STL T. Simmons B. Moose 1% 78% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sizemore Scores; Smith to 3B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 O STL B. McBride B. Moose -3% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- PIT A. Oliver S. Siebert -4% 70% Single to RF
t4 0-2 0 1-- PIT W. Stargell S. Siebert -11% 59% Single to RF; Oliver to 3B
t4 0-2 0 1-3 O PIT R. Zisk S. Siebert 8% 66% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-2 1 1-3 PIT D. Parker S. Siebert -5% 62% Walk; Zisk to 2B
t4 0-2 1 123 OO PIT M. Ryan S. Siebert 18% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- O STL K. Reitz B. Moose -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O STL M. Tyson B. Moose -1% 77% Strikeout (C-1B)
b4 2-0 2 --- O STL S. Siebert B. Moose -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras S. Siebert 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O PIT B. Moose S. Siebert 2% 81% Strikeout
t5 0-2 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett S. Siebert 1% 82% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Moose -1% 81% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- STL T. Sizemore B. Moose 1% 83% Single to CF
b5 2-0 1 1-- STL R. Smith B. Moose 2% 85% Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B
b5 2-0 1 12- O STL J. Torre B. Moose -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sizemore to 3B
b5 2-0 2 1-3 O STL T. Simmons B. Moose -3% 79% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
t6 0-2 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner S. Siebert 3% 82% Flyball: CF
t6 0-2 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver S. Siebert 2% 84% Flyball: CF
t6 0-2 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell S. Siebert 1% 86% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
b6 2-0 0 --- STL B. McBride B. Moose 2% 87% Hit By Pitch
b6 2-0 0 1-- R STL K. Reitz B. Moose 7% 94% Double to LF; McBride Scores
b6 3-0 0 -2- STL M. Tyson B. Moose 2% 96% Single to P; Reitz to 3B
b6 3-0 0 1-3 O STL S. Siebert B. Moose -2% 94% Strikeout
b6 3-0 1 1-3 RO STL L. Brock B. Moose 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 2B
b6 4-0 2 -2- R STL T. Sizemore B. Moose 2% 98% Single to LF; Tyson Scores; Sizemore to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
John Morlan replaces Bob Moose pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-0 2 -2- O STL R. Smith J. Morlan -0% 97% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
t7 0-5 0 --- O PIT R. Zisk S. Siebert 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-5 1 --- O PIT D. Parker S. Siebert 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-5 2 --- O PIT M. Ryan S. Siebert 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' John Morlan facing 4-5-6
b7 5-0 0 --- STL J. Torre J. Morlan 0% 99% Hit By Pitch
b7 5-0 0 1-- STL T. Simmons J. Morlan 0% 99% Single to RF; Torre to 2B
b7 5-0 0 12- O STL B. McBride J. Morlan -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 5-0 1 12- O STL K. Reitz J. Morlan -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 5-0 2 12- STL M. Tyson J. Morlan 0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B; Tyson to 1B
b7 5-0 2 123 RR STL S. Siebert J. Morlan 1% 100% Single to LF; Torre Scores/unER; Simmons Scores/unER; Tyson to 3B
b7 7-0 2 1-3 R STL L. Brock J. Morlan 0% 100% Single to LF; Tyson Scores/unER; Siebert to 2B
b7 8-0 2 12- O STL T. Sizemore J. Morlan -0% 100% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
Jim Hickman replaces Joe Torre playing 1B batting 4th
t8 0-8 0 --- PIT F. Taveras S. Siebert -0% 100% Walk
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for John Morlan (P) batting 9th
t8 0-8 0 1-- OO PIT E. Kirkpatrick S. Siebert 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 0-8 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett S. Siebert 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pirates' Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
Bruce Kison replaces Richie Zisk (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Ed Kirkpatrick moves from PH to RF
b8 8-0 0 --- O STL R. Smith B. Kison 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-0 1 --- STL J. Hickman B. Kison 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 8-0 1 1-- STL T. Simmons B. Kison 0% 100% Walk; Hickman to 2B
b8 8-0 1 12- O STL B. McBride B. Kison -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hickman to 3B
b8 8-0 2 1-3 O STL K. Reitz B. Kison 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
t9 0-8 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner S. Siebert 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 0-8 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver S. Siebert 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-8 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell S. Siebert 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.

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