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Standings
DET
@BAL		1
3
MIL
@BOS		0
9
CHW
@KCR		3
1
CLE
@NYY		10
3
CAL
@OAK		3
11
MIN
@TEX		8
4
NYM
@CHC		4
2
CIN
@HOU		1
6
ATL
@LAD		4
3
PHI
@MON		8
2
SFG
@SDP		1
2
PIT
@STL		1
3
PIT
@STL		0
4
Monday, June 24, 1974, 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 25,093, Time of Game: 2:03
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
0
28-39
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Cardinals
4
36-32
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Bob Gibson (4-8)
L: Larry Demery (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Cardinals       0  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  5  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gene Clines CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .244 .592 0.047 0.80 0.076 -0.029 0.4 2 0 SB
Ed Kirkpatrick 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .703 -0.088 0.77 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 12 0
Richie Zisk RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .860 -0.009 0.65 0.042 -0.052 -0.0 3 0 2B
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 .864 -0.080 0.72 0.000 -0.080 -1.1 1 0
Richie Hebner 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .836 0.038 0.93 0.038 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Kurt Bevacqua 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .129 .318 -0.033 0.41 0.000 -0.033 -0.6 0 1
Paul Popovich 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .582 0.026 0.71 0.059 -0.034 -0.0 0 3
Mike Ryan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .130 .390 -0.123 1.00 0.016 -0.139 -1.2 5 0
Mario Mendoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .580 -0.050 0.64 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 1 3
Larry Demery P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 1.04 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 1
   John Morlan P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 0.008 0.22 0.008 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Ed Ott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.011 0.38 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Ramon Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 3 11 .133 .379 -0.301 0.71 0.239 -0.542 -4.1 24 8
2B: R Zisk (14, off B Gibson).
TB: R Zisk 2; M Ryan; G Clines; P Popovich.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: G Clines (7, 2nd base off B Gibson/T McCarver).

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 2 .324 .827 0.012 0.54 0.038 -0.026 -0.1 3 1 SB
Tim McCarver C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .205 .603 0.033 0.50 0.040 -0.006 0.2 11 0
Ted Simmons 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .281 .785 0.168 0.77 0.190 -0.022 1.8 4 0 HR
   Ken Reitz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .693 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Joe Torre 3B-1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .757 -0.040 0.37 0.000 -0.040 -0.7 0 0
Bake McBride CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .724 -0.020 0.29 0.008 -0.027 -0.3 3 0
Jim Dwyer RF 2 1 2 1 1 0 .412 1.033 0.123 0.38 0.123 0.000 1.4 2 0 HR
Tom Heintzelman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .891 -0.031 0.42 0.000 -0.031 -0.8 2 2
Jack Heidemann SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .353 -0.019 0.25 0.000 -0.019 -0.5 1 0
Bob Gibson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .179 .385 -0.026 0.35 0.000 -0.026 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 29 4 5 4 3 5 .172 .629 0.200 0.44 0.399 -0.197 0.3 27 4
HR: T Simmons (8, off L Demery; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); J Dwyer (1, off L Demery; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Dwyer 5; T Simmons 4; B McBride; L Brock.
RBI: T Simmons 3 (41); J Dwyer (2).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Brock-T Heintzelman.
Outfield Assists: L Brock (R Hebner at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (45, 2nd base off L Demery/M Ryan).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Demery, L (0-3) 2.2 4 4 4 3 2 2 7.36 15 33 -0.253 0.74 -3.0
John Morlan 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.17 11 2 0 0.046 0.18 1.8
Ramon Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63 6 0 0 0.008 0.05 0.9
Team Totals 8 5 4 4 3 5 2 4.50 32 33 2 0 -0.199 0.71 -0.3

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (4-8) 9 4 0 0 3 11 0 4.73 33 87 0.300 0.71 4.1
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 3 11 0 0.00 33 87 0.300 0.44 4.1
Balks: L Demery (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 25,093.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Gene Clines CF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 1B 2 Tim McCarver C
3 Richie Zisk RF 3 Ted Simmons 1B
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Joe Torre 3B
5 Richie Hebner 3B 5 Bake McBride CF
6 Paul Popovich 2B 6 Jim Dwyer RF
7 Mike Ryan C 7 Tom Heintzelman 2B
8 Mario Mendoza SS 8 Jack Heidemann SS
9 Larry Demery P 9 Bob Gibson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 1 12- RRR STL T. Simmons L. Demery 19% 90% Home Run; Brock Scores; McCarver Scores
t2 0-0 0 12- OO PIT M. Ryan B. Gibson 12% 53% Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B
b2 0-0 1 --- R STL J. Dwyer L. Demery 12% 64% Home Run
t2 0-0 0 1-- PIT P. Popovich B. Gibson -6% 40% Single to RF; Hebner to 2B
t4 0-4 0 --- PIT R. Zisk B. Gibson -4% 85% Double to LF

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' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT G. Clines B. Gibson -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT E. Kirkpatrick B. Gibson -3% 44% Clines Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O PIT E. Kirkpatrick B. Gibson 4% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT R. Zisk B. Gibson 3% 51% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 3% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock L. Demery -2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver L. Demery 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O STL T. Simmons L. Demery -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted; McCarver to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Torre L. Demery -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Hebner B. Gibson -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- PIT P. Popovich B. Gibson -6% 40% Single to RF; Hebner to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- OO PIT M. Ryan B. Gibson 12% 53% Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O PIT M. Mendoza B. Gibson 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 5-6-7
Kurt Bevacqua replaces Richie Hebner playing 3B batting 5th
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL B. McBride L. Demery -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- R STL J. Dwyer L. Demery 12% 64% Home Run
b2 1-0 1 --- O STL T. Heintzelman L. Demery -1% 63% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 2 --- O STL J. Heidemann L. Demery -1% 62% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O PIT L. Demery B. Gibson 3% 65% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O PIT G. Clines B. Gibson 2% 66% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O PIT E. Kirkpatrick B. Gibson 1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson L. Demery -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- STL L. Brock L. Demery 2% 68% Single to LF
b3 1-0 1 1-- STL T. McCarver L. Demery 2% 69% Brock Steals 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- STL T. McCarver L. Demery 2% 71% Walk
b3 1-0 1 12- RRR STL T. Simmons L. Demery 19% 90% Home Run; Brock Scores; McCarver Scores
b3 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre L. Demery -0% 89% Strikeout
b3 4-0 2 --- STL B. McBride L. Demery 0% 90% Single to SS
b3 4-0 2 1-- STL J. Dwyer L. Demery 0% 90% Balk; McBride to 2B
b3 4-0 2 -2- STL J. Dwyer L. Demery 0% 90% Walk
John Morlan replaces Larry Demery pitching and batting 9th
b3 4-0 2 12- O STL T. Heintzelman J. Morlan -1% 89% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- PIT R. Zisk B. Gibson -4% 85% Double to LF
t4 0-4 0 -2- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 3% 88% Strikeout
t4 0-4 1 -2- O PIT K. Bevacqua B. Gibson 2% 90% Strikeout
t4 0-4 2 -2- O PIT P. Popovich B. Gibson 2% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' John Morlan facing 8-9-1
b4 4-0 0 --- O STL J. Heidemann J. Morlan -1% 92% Flyball: RF
b4 4-0 1 --- O STL B. Gibson J. Morlan -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-0 2 --- O STL L. Brock J. Morlan -0% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- O PIT M. Ryan B. Gibson 2% 92% Flyball: CF
t5 0-4 1 --- O PIT M. Mendoza B. Gibson 1% 93% Flyball: LF
t5 0-4 2 --- PIT J. Morlan B. Gibson -1% 93% Walk
t5 0-4 2 1-- PIT G. Clines B. Gibson -1% 91% Single to CF; Morlan to 2B
t5 0-4 2 12- O PIT E. Kirkpatrick B. Gibson 3% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' John Morlan facing 2-3-4
b5 4-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver J. Morlan -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Morlan -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre J. Morlan -0% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
t6 0-4 0 --- O PIT R. Zisk B. Gibson 1% 94% Flyball: RF
t6 0-4 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O PIT K. Bevacqua B. Gibson 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' John Morlan facing 5-6-7
b6 4-0 0 --- O STL B. McBride J. Morlan -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b6 4-0 1 --- STL J. Dwyer J. Morlan 0% 96% Single to CF
b6 4-0 1 1-- O STL T. Heintzelman J. Morlan -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 4-0 2 1-- O STL J. Heidemann J. Morlan -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t7 0-4 0 --- O PIT P. Popovich B. Gibson 1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 0-4 1 --- PIT M. Ryan B. Gibson -2% 95% Single to LF
t7 0-4 1 1-- O PIT M. Mendoza B. Gibson 2% 96% Popfly: 2B
Ed Ott pinch hits for John Morlan (P) batting 9th
t7 0-4 2 1-- O PIT E. Ott B. Gibson 1% 97% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Ramon Hernandez facing 9-1-2
Ramon Hernandez replaces Ed Ott (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson R. Hernandez -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 4-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock R. Hernandez -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-0 2 --- O STL T. McCarver R. Hernandez -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t8 0-4 0 --- O PIT G. Clines B. Gibson 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 0-4 1 --- O PIT E. Kirkpatrick B. Gibson 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-4 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk B. Gibson 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Ramon Hernandez facing 3-4-5
b8 4-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Hernandez -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre R. Hernandez -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-0 2 --- O STL B. McBride R. Hernandez -0% 99% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
Joe Torre moves from 3B to 1B
Ken Reitz replaces Ted Simmons (1B) playing 3B batting 3rd
t9 0-4 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-4 1 --- O PIT K. Bevacqua B. Gibson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-4 2 --- O PIT P. Popovich B. Gibson 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

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