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MIN
@BAL		5
2
BOS
@CAL		4
1
CHW
@CLE		2
0
TEX
@DET		3
1
MIL
@KCR		7
1
NYY
@OAK		3
4
PHI
@ATL		1
3
SDP
@CHC		2
5
HOU
@MON		4
5
CIN
@NYM		4
3
LAD
@PIT		3
11
SFG
@STL		4
6
Friday, May 9, 1975, 7:38PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 21,410, Time of Game: 2:37
Giants
4
14-14
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cardinals
6
10-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  7  0
Cardinals       3  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    6  9  2

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Von Joshua CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .343 .780 0.033 0.58 0.062 -0.029 0.3 0 0 2B
Derrel Thomas 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .256 .656 0.078 0.99 0.127 -0.049 0.7 1 3 SB
Bobby Murcer RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .784 -0.086 0.94 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 2 0
Gary Matthews LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .319 1.009 0.255 0.86 0.264 -0.009 3.3 0 0 HR,3B,SB
Willie Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .267 .728 -0.114 1.15 0.000 -0.114 -1.0 12 0
Chris Speier SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .775 -0.105 1.05 0.000 -0.105 -0.9 3 4
Steve Ontiveros 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .268 .704 0.056 0.74 0.085 -0.029 0.3 1 4 HBP
   Gary Thomasson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .454 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Marc Hill C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .660 -0.092 0.94 0.000 -0.092 -1.0 4 3 GDP
   Dave Heaverlo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Goodson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .649 -0.048 2.04 0.000 -0.048 -0.3
John D'Acquisto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .222 -0.021 0.83 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 0
   Gary Lavelle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.022 0.88 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 0
   Dave Rader PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .588 -0.048 0.89 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 34 4 7 3 1 7 .206 .632 -0.114 0.93 0.538 -0.652 -0.3 24 14
2B: V Joshua (3, off L McGlothen).
3B: G Matthews (2, off L McGlothen).
HR: G Matthews (4, off L McGlothen; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: S Ontiveros (1, by L McGlothen).
TB: G Matthews 7; V Joshua 3; D Thomas 2; S Ontiveros.
GIDP: M Hill (3).
RBI: G Matthews 3 (18).
2-out RBI: G Matthews 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Speier-W Montanez.
Baserunning
SB: G Matthews (7, 2nd base off L McGlothen/T Simmons); D Thomas (2, 2nd base off L McGlothen/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 .278 .734 0.015 0.51 0.086 -0.071 0.7 4 0 3B,SB,2·CS
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .281 .709 -0.025 0.40 0.009 -0.033 -0.2 1 4
Jim Dwyer CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .083 .298 0.018 0.86 0.030 -0.012 0.1 1 0
   Luis Melendez PH-CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .810 -0.038 0.32 0.004 -0.042 -1.3 1 0
Ted Simmons C 1 2 1 0 2 0 .267 .729 0.072 0.56 0.072 0.000 1.2 7 0 HBP
Ron Fairly RF 4 2 2 4 0 0 .333 .956 0.299 1.12 0.318 -0.019 2.6 1 0 HR
Keith Hernandez 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .224 .611 0.094 0.56 0.105 -0.011 0.9 5 1 2B
   Danny Cater PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .819 -0.017 0.34 0.000 -0.017 -0.5 4 0
Ken Reitz 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .348 .792 -0.034 0.50 0.004 -0.037 -0.5 2 1
Mike Tyson SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .389 1.228 0.042 0.41 0.050 -0.008 0.7 0 3 2B
Lynn McGlothen P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.042 0.68 0.043 -0.085 -1.4 1 1 SH
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 6 9 6 8 4 .310 1.025 0.384 0.57 0.721 -0.335 2.2 27 10
2B: M Tyson (2, off J D'Acquisto); K Hernandez (2, off J D'Acquisto).
3B: L Brock (2, off D Heaverlo).
HR: R Fairly (1, off J D'Acquisto; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: L McGlothen (1, off J D'Acquisto).
HBP: T Simmons (1, by J D'Acquisto).
TB: R Fairly 5; L Brock 5; K Hernandez 2; M Tyson 2; L Melendez; T Simmons.
RBI: R Fairly 4 (5); K Hernandez (6); L Brock (7).
2-out RBI: R Fairly 2; K Hernandez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. L McGlothen-T Sizemore-K Hernandez.
E: T Simmons (3); K Reitz (5).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (6, 2nd base off G Lavelle/M Hill).
CS: L Brock 2 (3, 2nd base by J D'Acquisto/M Hill, 3rd base by G Lavelle/M Hill).
Pickoffs: L McGlothen (2nd base by M Hill).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John D'Acquisto, L (1-4) 2 5 6 6 3 2 1 11.19 14 21 -0.491 0.88 -5.0
Gary Lavelle 4 3 0 0 4 1 0 1.45 18 0 0 0.080 0.42 1.9
Dave Heaverlo 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.32 7 0 0 0.024 0.26 1.0
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 8 4 1 6.75 39 21 0 0 -0.387 0.93 -2.2
J D'Acquisto faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lynn McGlothen, W (3-2) 8.1 7 4 3 1 6 1 5.70 34 60 0.032 0.89 -0.2
Al Hrabosky, S (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 2 1 0 0.082 1.62 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 1 7 1 3.00 36 60 1 0 0.114 0.57 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: J D'Acquisto (5).
HBP: J D'Acquisto (1; T Simmons); L McGlothen (1; S Ontiveros).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 21,410.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Von Joshua CF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Derrel Thomas 2B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Bobby Murcer RF 3 Jim Dwyer CF
4 Gary Matthews LF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Willie Montanez 1B 5 Ron Fairly RF
6 Chris Speier SS 6 Keith Hernandez 1B
7 Steve Ontiveros 3B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Marc Hill C 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 John D'Acquisto P 9 Lynn McGlothen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 2 -23 RR STL R. Fairly J. D'Acquisto 18% 63% Single to RF; Dwyer Scores; Simmons Scores
t3 1-4 2 1-3 RR SFG G. Matthews L. McGlothen -17% 63% Triple to RF; Joshua Scores; Thomas Scores
b3 4-3 0 1-- RR STL R. Fairly J. D'Acquisto 14% 85% Home Run; Simmons Scores
b1 2-1 2 1-- R STL K. Hernandez J. D'Acquisto 11% 73% Double to LF; Fairly Scores; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t1 0-0 1 1-- R SFG B. Murcer L. McGlothen -8% 42% Thomas Steals 2B; Thomas Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/unER

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG V. Joshua L. McGlothen 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- SFG D. Thomas L. McGlothen -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- R SFG B. Murcer L. McGlothen -8% 42% Thomas Steals 2B; Thomas Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/unER
t1 1-0 1 --- O SFG B. Murcer L. McGlothen 1% 43% Flyball: CF
t1 1-0 2 --- O SFG G. Matthews L. McGlothen 1% 44% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' John D'Acquisto facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. D'Acquisto -2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore J. D'Acquisto -2% 40% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 --- STL J. Dwyer J. D'Acquisto 1% 41% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-- STL T. Simmons J. D'Acquisto 2% 44% Hit By Pitch; Dwyer to 2B
b1 0-1 2 12- STL R. Fairly J. D'Acquisto 2% 45% Wild Pitch; Dwyer to 3B; Simmons to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -23 RR STL R. Fairly J. D'Acquisto 18% 63% Single to RF; Dwyer Scores; Simmons Scores
b1 2-1 2 1-- R STL K. Hernandez J. D'Acquisto 11% 73% Double to LF; Fairly Scores; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 3-1 2 --3 O STL K. Reitz J. D'Acquisto -3% 71% Strikeout
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t2 1-3 0 --- O SFG W. Montanez L. McGlothen 2% 73% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-3 1 --- O SFG C. Speier L. McGlothen 2% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1-3 2 --- SFG S. Ontiveros L. McGlothen -1% 73% Hit By Pitch
t2 1-3 2 1-- O SFG M. Hill L. McGlothen 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Giants' John D'Acquisto facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- STL M. Tyson J. D'Acquisto 4% 80% Double to LF
b2 3-1 0 -2- STL L. McGlothen J. D'Acquisto 4% 84% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Tyson to 3B
b2 3-1 0 1-3 R STL L. Brock J. D'Acquisto 3% 87% Single to LF; Tyson Scores; McGlothen to 2B
b2 4-1 0 12- O STL T. Sizemore J. D'Acquisto -4% 83% McGlothen Picked off 2B (C-SS)
b2 4-1 1 1-- O STL T. Sizemore J. D'Acquisto -2% 81% Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 4-1 2 --- STL T. Sizemore J. D'Acquisto 1% 82% Walk
b2 4-1 2 1-- O STL J. Dwyer J. D'Acquisto -1% 81% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- O SFG J. D'Acquisto L. McGlothen 2% 83% Strikeout
t3 1-4 1 --- SFG V. Joshua L. McGlothen -4% 79% Double to LF
t3 1-4 1 -2- SFG D. Thomas L. McGlothen -2% 77% Single to 3B; Joshua stays at 2B
t3 1-4 1 12- O SFG B. Murcer L. McGlothen 4% 80% Flyball: RF; Joshua to 3B
t3 1-4 2 1-3 RR SFG G. Matthews L. McGlothen -17% 63% Triple to RF; Joshua Scores; Thomas Scores
t3 3-4 2 --3 O SFG W. Montanez L. McGlothen 4% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' John D'Acquisto facing 4-5-6
b3 4-3 0 --- STL T. Simmons J. D'Acquisto 3% 71% Walk
b3 4-3 0 1-- RR STL R. Fairly J. D'Acquisto 14% 85% Home Run; Simmons Scores
Gary Lavelle replaces John D'Acquisto pitching and batting 9th
b3 6-3 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez G. Lavelle -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 6-3 1 --- O STL K. Reitz G. Lavelle -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 6-3 2 --- O STL M. Tyson G. Lavelle -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
t4 3-6 0 --- O SFG C. Speier L. McGlothen 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-6 1 --- SFG S. Ontiveros L. McGlothen -2% 82% Walk
t4 3-6 1 1-- OO SFG M. Hill L. McGlothen 5% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
b4 6-3 0 --- O STL L. McGlothen G. Lavelle -1% 86% Foul Flyball: C
b4 6-3 1 --- STL L. Brock G. Lavelle 1% 87% Walk
b4 6-3 1 1-- O STL T. Sizemore G. Lavelle -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Jim Dwyer (CF) batting 3rd
b4 6-3 2 1-- O STL L. Melendez G. Lavelle -1% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
Luis Melendez moves from PH to CF
t5 3-6 0 --- O SFG G. Lavelle L. McGlothen 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-6 1 --- SFG V. Joshua L. McGlothen -3% 84% Single to 2B
t5 3-6 1 1-- O SFG D. Thomas L. McGlothen 3% 87% Flyball: CF
t5 3-6 2 1-- O SFG B. Murcer L. McGlothen 2% 89% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 4-5-6
b5 6-3 0 --- STL T. Simmons G. Lavelle 1% 90% Single to LF
b5 6-3 0 1-- O STL R. Fairly G. Lavelle -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B; Simmons to 2B
Danny Cater pinch hits for Keith Hernandez (1B) batting 6th
b5 6-3 1 -2- O STL D. Cater G. Lavelle -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B; Simmons to 3B
b5 6-3 2 --3 STL K. Reitz G. Lavelle 0% 89% Walk
b5 6-3 2 1-3 STL M. Tyson G. Lavelle 1% 90% Walk; Reitz to 2B
b5 6-3 2 123 O STL L. McGlothen G. Lavelle -3% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
Danny Cater moves from PH to 1B
t6 3-6 0 --- SFG G. Matthews L. McGlothen -4% 83% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t6 3-6 0 1-- O SFG W. Montanez L. McGlothen 4% 87% Strikeout
t6 3-6 1 1-- SFG C. Speier L. McGlothen -1% 86% Matthews Steals 2B
t6 3-6 1 -2- O SFG C. Speier L. McGlothen 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 3B
t6 3-6 2 --3 O SFG S. Ontiveros L. McGlothen 3% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 1-2-3
b6 6-3 0 --- STL L. Brock G. Lavelle 1% 93% Single to CF
b6 6-3 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore G. Lavelle 1% 94% Brock Steals 2B
b6 6-3 0 -2- O STL T. Sizemore G. Lavelle -3% 91% Brock Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b6 6-3 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore G. Lavelle -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 6-3 2 --- STL L. Melendez G. Lavelle 0% 91% Single to 3B
b6 6-3 2 1-- STL T. Simmons G. Lavelle 1% 92% Walk; Melendez to 2B
b6 6-3 2 12- O STL R. Fairly G. Lavelle -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
t7 3-6 0 --- O SFG M. Hill L. McGlothen 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
Dave Rader pinch hits for Gary Lavelle (P) batting 9th
t7 3-6 1 --- O SFG D. Rader L. McGlothen 1% 94% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 3-6 2 --- O SFG V. Joshua L. McGlothen 1% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Giants' Dave Heaverlo facing 6-7-8
Dave Heaverlo replaces Marc Hill (C) pitching and batting 8th
Dave Rader moves from PH to C
b7 6-3 0 --- O STL D. Cater D. Heaverlo -1% 94% Flyball: RF
b7 6-3 1 --- O STL K. Reitz D. Heaverlo -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 6-3 2 --- O STL M. Tyson D. Heaverlo -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
t8 3-6 0 --- O SFG D. Thomas L. McGlothen 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-6 1 --- O SFG B. Murcer L. McGlothen 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 3-6 2 --- R SFG G. Matthews L. McGlothen -4% 93% Home Run
t8 4-6 2 --- O SFG W. Montanez L. McGlothen 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Giants' Dave Heaverlo facing 9-1-2
b8 6-4 0 --- O STL L. McGlothen D. Heaverlo -1% 94% Strikeout
b8 6-4 1 --- STL L. Brock D. Heaverlo 2% 96% Triple to LF
b8 6-4 1 --3 STL T. Sizemore D. Heaverlo 0% 96% Walk
b8 6-4 1 1-3 OO STL L. Melendez D. Heaverlo -3% 93% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
t9 4-6 0 --- O SFG C. Speier L. McGlothen 4% 97% Lineout: LF
t9 4-6 1 --- SFG S. Ontiveros L. McGlothen -5% 92% Single to LF
Al Hrabosky replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo (P) batting 8th
Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Steve Ontiveros (3B) batting 7th
t9 4-6 1 1-- O SFG E. Goodson A. Hrabosky 5% 97% Strikeout
t9 4-6 2 1-- O SFG D. Rader A. Hrabosky 3% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 6.

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