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Standings
CAL
@BAL		4
5		 
(10)
MIL
@CHW		3
7
OAK
@CLE		0
4
MIN
@DET		7
5
KCR
@NYY		5
4
BOS
@TEX		3
1
PIT
@ATL		2
0
CHC
@CIN		1
4
PHI
@LAD		0
4
NYM
@SDP		4
2
MON
@SFG		2
6
HOU
@STL		5
1
Friday, July 19, 1974 7:37PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 19,230, Time of Game: 2:16
Astros
5
51-44
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 12 GB
 at Cardinals
1
44-49
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
W: Tom Griffin (11-3)
L: Ray Bare (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    5 12  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF-LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .796 -0.062 0.48 0.000 -0.062 -1.1 4 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 .268 .634 0.009 0.51 0.036 -0.027 0.1 1 5
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .298 .878 0.083 0.64 0.103 -0.020 1.0 6 0 2B
Bob Watson LF-1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .298 .785 0.055 0.77 0.069 -0.014 1.1 2 0
Lee May 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .278 .772 0.185 0.69 0.199 -0.014 2.6 4 0 HR
   Bob Gallagher PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .477 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Milt May C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .726 -0.065 0.41 0.000 -0.065 -1.8 5 0 GDP
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .773 -0.012 0.27 0.008 -0.020 -0.4 0 0
Tommy Helms 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 .287 .683 0.023 0.60 0.052 -0.029 0.4 3 1 CS
   Larry Milbourne PR-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .697 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.2 1 1
Tom Griffin P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .317 .925 -0.060 0.94 0.000 -0.060 -0.9 0 0 SH
   Mike Cosgrove P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .154 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0 SH
Team Totals 34 5 12 5 1 3 .353 .842 0.156 0.55 0.468 -0.312 0.9 27 7
2B: C Cedeno (19, off R Bare).
HR: L May (17, off R Bare; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: T Griffin (9, off R Bare); M Cosgrove (1, off O Pena).
TB: L May 6; C Cedeno 3; R Metzger 2; T Helms 2; L Milbourne; B Watson; D Rader.
GIDP: M May (6).
RBI: L May 3 (56); B Watson 2 (46).
2-out RBI: L May 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Helms-R Metzger-L May; R Metzger-L Milbourne-L May.
Baserunning
CS: T Helms (3, 2nd base by R Bare/M Hill).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .786 0.021 0.71 0.059 -0.039 -0.2 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 .675 -0.068 1.07 0.061 -0.129 -0.1 0 2 GDP
Bake McBride CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 .735 -0.059 0.85 0.011 -0.071 -0.7 0 0
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 .942 0.006 0.98 0.067 -0.061 -0.4 2 0
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .288 .787 -0.035 1.13 0.115 -0.150 0.4 17 1 3B,GDP
Jerry DaVanon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.085 0.82 0.000 -0.085 -1.0 0 5
Marc Hill C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .750 -0.039 0.79 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 3 1
   Jim Dwyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .853 -0.013 0.54 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
   Jack Heidemann SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .596 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Mike Tyson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .463 -0.043 0.88 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 3 3
   Tim McCarver PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .599 0.015 0.31 0.015 0.000 0.2
   Orlando Pena P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ray Bare P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.027 0.56 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 1 2
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Folkers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ted Simmons PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .751 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 2 5 .194 .500 -0.344 0.85 0.328 -0.674 -3.1 27 17
3B: J Torre (1, off T Griffin).
TB: J Torre 4; K Reitz; B McBride; R Smith; L Brock.
GIDP: K Reitz (13); J Torre (9).
RBI: J Torre (38).
2-out RBI: J Torre.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Folkers-M Tyson-J Torre; J Torre.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (11-3) 7.2 5 1 1 1 4 0 2.96 27 68 0.319 0.94 2.5
Mike Cosgrove 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.11 6 1 0 0.025 0.46 0.7
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 33 68 1 0 0.344 0.55 3.1

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Bare, L (0-2) 7.1 9 5 5 1 3 1 7.84 30 42 -0.089 0.61 -0.2
Mike Garman 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.14 2 2 2 -0.081 0.73 -2.0
Rich Folkers 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.14 1 2 0 0.011 0.24 0.9
Orlando Pena 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 0.003 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 1 3 1 5.00 37 42 4 2 -0.156 0.85 -0.9
M Garman faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 19,230.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Greg Gross RF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Roger Metzger SS 2 Ken Reitz 3B
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Bake McBride CF
4 Bob Watson LF 4 Reggie Smith RF
5 Lee May 1B 5 Joe Torre 1B
6 Milt May C 6 Jerry DaVanon 2B
7 Doug Rader 3B 7 Marc Hill C
8 Tommy Helms 2B 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Tom Griffin P 9 Ray Bare P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 2 --3 RR HOU L. May R. Bare 16% 76% Home Run; Cedeno Scores
b7 1-3 0 1-- OO STL J. Torre T. Griffin 13% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 1-3 0 1-- OO STL K. Reitz T. Griffin 12% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-3 2 1-- R STL J. Torre T. Griffin -11% 72% Triple to CF; McBride Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno R. Bare 9% 59% Double to RF; Metzger to 3B

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross R. Bare -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- HOU R. Metzger R. Bare 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno R. Bare 9% 59% Double to RF; Metzger to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 RO HOU B. Watson R. Bare 1% 59% Groundout: SS-1B; Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 RR HOU L. May R. Bare 16% 76% Home Run; Cedeno Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- O HOU M. May R. Bare -1% 75% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Griffin 2% 77% Flyball: CF
b1 0-3 1 --- O STL K. Reitz T. Griffin 1% 79% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-3 2 --- STL B. McBride T. Griffin -1% 77% Single to 3B
b1 0-3 2 1-- O STL R. Smith T. Griffin 2% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Bare -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 3-0 1 --- HOU T. Helms R. Bare 1% 80% Single to CF
t2 3-0 1 1-- O HOU T. Griffin R. Bare -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
t2 3-0 2 -2- O HOU G. Gross R. Bare -2% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Griffin 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- O STL J. DaVanon T. Griffin 1% 80% Flyball: LF
b2 0-3 2 --- O STL M. Hill T. Griffin 1% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger R. Bare -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Bare -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-0 2 --- O HOU B. Watson R. Bare -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- O STL M. Tyson T. Griffin 2% 81% Flyball: CF
b3 0-3 1 --- O STL R. Bare T. Griffin 1% 82% Strikeout
b3 0-3 2 --- O STL L. Brock T. Griffin 1% 83% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 5-6-7
t4 3-0 0 --- HOU L. May R. Bare 2% 85% Single to RF
t4 3-0 0 1-- OO HOU M. May R. Bare -4% 81% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
t4 3-0 2 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Bare -1% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- STL K. Reitz T. Griffin -4% 76% Single to LF
b4 0-3 0 1-- O STL B. McBride T. Griffin 4% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-3 1 1-- O STL R. Smith T. Griffin 3% 83% Flyball: CF
b4 0-3 2 1-- R STL J. Torre T. Griffin -11% 72% Triple to CF; McBride Scores
b4 1-3 2 --3 O STL J. DaVanon T. Griffin 4% 77% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 8-9-1
t5 3-1 0 --- HOU T. Helms R. Bare 3% 79% Walk
t5 3-1 0 1-- O HOU T. Griffin R. Bare -2% 77% Strikeout
t5 3-1 1 1-- O HOU G. Gross R. Bare -3% 74% Helms Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 3-1 2 --- O HOU G. Gross R. Bare -1% 73% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- O STL M. Hill T. Griffin 3% 76% Strikeout
b5 1-3 1 --- O STL M. Tyson T. Griffin 2% 78% Flyball: RF
b5 1-3 2 --- O STL R. Bare T. Griffin 1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 2-3-4
t6 3-1 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger R. Bare -2% 78% Strikeout
t6 3-1 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Bare -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-1 2 --- O HOU B. Watson R. Bare -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b6 1-3 0 --- STL L. Brock T. Griffin -6% 70% Single to RF
b6 1-3 0 1-- OO STL K. Reitz T. Griffin 12% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 1-3 2 --- O STL B. McBride T. Griffin 1% 83% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 5-6-7
t7 3-1 0 --- O HOU L. May R. Bare -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 3-1 1 --- O HOU M. May R. Bare -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- HOU D. Rader R. Bare 1% 81% Single to RF
t7 3-1 2 1-- HOU T. Helms R. Bare 1% 83% Single to RF; Rader to 2B
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms (2B) batting 8th
t7 3-1 2 12- O HOU T. Griffin R. Bare -3% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
Larry Milbourne moves from PR to 2B
b7 1-3 0 --- STL R. Smith T. Griffin -7% 73% Single to LF
b7 1-3 0 1-- OO STL J. Torre T. Griffin 13% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- O STL J. DaVanon T. Griffin 1% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Ray Bare facing 1-2-3
t8 3-1 0 --- O HOU G. Gross R. Bare -1% 86% Lineout: SS
t8 3-1 1 --- HOU R. Metzger R. Bare 1% 88% Single to RF
t8 3-1 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno R. Bare 2% 89% Single to CF; Metzger to 2B
Mike Garman replaces Ray Bare pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 1 12- R HOU B. Watson M. Garman 6% 96% Single to RF; Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 3B
t8 4-1 1 1-3 R HOU L. May M. Garman 2% 97% Single to CF; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 2B
Rich Folkers replaces Mike Garman pitching and batting 9th
Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Lee May (1B) batting 5th
t8 5-1 1 12- OO HOU M. May R. Folkers -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
Bob Watson moves from LF to 1B
Greg Gross moves from RF to LF
Bob Gallagher moves from PR to RF
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Marc Hill (C) batting 7th
b8 1-5 0 --- O STL J. Dwyer T. Griffin 1% 98% Flyball: LF
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Tyson (SS) batting 8th
b8 1-5 1 --- STL T. McCarver T. Griffin -2% 96% Walk
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Rich Folkers (P) batting 9th
b8 1-5 1 1-- O STL T. Simmons T. Griffin 2% 98% Flyball: CF
Mike Cosgrove replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-5 2 1-- O STL L. Brock M. Cosgrove 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
Orlando Pena replaces Tim McCarver (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Ted Simmons moves from PH to C
Jack Heidemann replaces Jim Dwyer (PH) playing SS batting 7th
t9 5-1 0 --- O HOU D. Rader O. Pena -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-1 1 --- HOU L. Milbourne O. Pena 0% 99% Single to CF
t9 5-1 1 1-- O HOU M. Cosgrove O. Pena -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Milbourne to 2B
t9 5-1 2 -2- O HOU G. Gross O. Pena -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Mike Cosgrove facing 2-3-4
b9 1-5 0 --- STL K. Reitz M. Cosgrove -2% 96% Walk
b9 1-5 0 1-- O STL B. McBride M. Cosgrove 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-5 1 1-- O STL R. Smith M. Cosgrove 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 1-5 2 1-- STL J. Torre M. Cosgrove -1% 99% Single to CF; Reitz to 2B
b9 1-5 2 12- O STL J. DaVanon M. Cosgrove 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.

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