April 6, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 3
@BAL 2
(10) CAL 3
@CHW 2 KCR 23
MIN 6 MIL 5
BOS 4 NYY 6
CLE 1 TEX 2
OAK 0 CIN 7
ATL 5 LAD 8
SDP 0 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 3
HOU 2 STL 8
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 17,875

Saturday, April 6, 1974
Time of Game: 2:19

Pirates

0-2

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

                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

W: S Siebert (1-0), L: B Moose (0-1)

Cardinals

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   4   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .444 1.666    0    1   2   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    2   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   0   
R Zisk RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
  B Kison P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Parker 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .542    0    8   0   
M Ryan C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    2   1   GDP
F Taveras SS                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    3   4   
B Moose P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Morlan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Kirkpatrick PH-RF         1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       29   0   4   0    2   6                    24  12

BATTING

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           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .364  .728    0    1   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 5   1   4   1    0   0  .667 1.394    0    2   3   
R Smith RF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .444 1.167    0    2   0   2B,GDP
J Torre 1B                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .730    0    5   0   HBP
  J Hickman 1B                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    4   0   
T Simmons C                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.250    0    7   1   SF
B McBride CF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .375  .900    0    2   0   HBP
K Reitz 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .444 1.056    0    2   3   2B
M Tyson SS                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .286  .661    0    1   3   
S Siebert P                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   1   
Totals                       38   8  15   8    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

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. T Sizemore-M Tyson-J Hickman; S Siebert-T Simmons-J Torre.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moose, L (0-1)               5.2  11   5   5    1   2   0   7.94   29     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0·10     28    -     1.01  -0.16
J Morlan                       1.1   3   3   0    0   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          1-0    0.10  -0.01
B Kison                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15   8   5    2   3   0          43     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·14          1-0

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
S Siebert, W (1-0)             9     4   0   0    2   6   0   0.00   31     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 4     83    -     0.87   0.34
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          31     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 4           -

Balks: S Siebert (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Morlan (1; J Torre); B Moose (1; B McBride).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 17,875.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. R Stennett           2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. A Oliver             CF    3. R Smith              RF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. J Torre              1B 
5. R Zisk               RF    5. T Simmons            C  
6. D Parker             1B    6. B McBride            CF 
7. M Ryan               C     7. K Reitz              3B 
8. F Taveras            SS    8. M Tyson              SS 
9. B Moose              P     9. S Siebert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-0  123      18%  80% M Ryan          S Siebert       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   b 3   1  0-0  12-      16%  76% R Smith         B Moose         Double to CF; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 3B
   t 4   0  2-0  1--     -11%  59% W Stargell      S Siebert       Single to RF; Oliver to 3B
   t 4   0  2-0  1-3       8%  66% R Zisk          S Siebert       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 6   0  0-2  1--       7%  94% K Reitz         B Moose         Double to LF; McBride Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  R Hebner        Single to 1B
   O      1--      52%  A Oliver        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      55%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
   OO     1--      50%  R Smith         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, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  R Zisk          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Parker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  M Ryan          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Moose facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Torre         Single to CF
          1--      64%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      59%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      54%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      50%  M Tyson         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, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  F Taveras       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Moose         Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
          1--      48%  R Stennett      Balk; Taveras to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      55%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  S Siebert       Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      60%  T Sizemore      Single to P/Bunt; Brock to 2B
   R      12-      76%  R Smith         Double to CF; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 3B
          -23      76%  J Torre         Walk
   RO     123      78%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sizemore Scores; Smith to 3B
   O      1-3      74%  B McBride       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, Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  A Oliver        Single to RF
          1--      59%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Oliver to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1-3      62%  D Parker        Walk; Zisk to 2B
   OO     123      80%  M Ryan          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, Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  S Siebert       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Moose         Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      83%  T Sizemore      Single to CF
          1--      85%  R Smith         Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-      83%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sizemore to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  T Simmons       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  W Stargell      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  B McBride       Hit By Pitch
   R      1--      94%  K Reitz         Double to LF; McBride Scores
          -2-      96%  M Tyson         Single to P; Reitz to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  S Siebert       Strikeout
   RO     1-3      96%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  T Sizemore      Single to LF; Tyson Scores; Sizemore to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  John Morlan replaces Bob Moose pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      97%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Ryan          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, John Morlan facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  J Torre         Hit By Pitch
          1--      99%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      99%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
          12-      99%  M Tyson         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B; Tyson to 1B
   RR     123     100%  S Siebert       Single to LF; Torre Scores/unER; Simmons Scores/unER; Tyson to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  L Brock         Single to LF; Tyson Scores/unER; Siebert to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Hickman replaces Joe Torre playing 1B batting 4th
          ---     100%  F Taveras       Walk
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for John Morlan batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
                  Bruce Kison replaces Richie Zisk pitching and batting 5th; Ed Kirkpatrick moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Hickman       Single to CF
          1--     100%  T Simmons       Walk; Hickman to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hickman to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation