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Scores
Standings
MIN
@BOS		5
6
BAL
@CAL		8
5		 
(10)
CHW
@DET		0
3
MIL
@KCR		1
9
TEX
@NYY		0
4
CLE
@OAK		5
15
NYM
@ATL		4
3
SDP
@CHC		8
6		 
(15)
PHI
@CIN		1
2
MON
@HOU		1
5
LAD
@PIT		3
0
SFG
@STL		6
4
Tuesday, July 8, 1975 7:32PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 15,926, Time of Game: 2:27
Giants
6
40-44
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 15½ GB
 at Cardinals
4
39-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
W: Pete Falcone (7-6)
L: Bob Gibson (2-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  0   0  3  1   0  1  0    6 15  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4  9  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Von Joshua CF 4 2 3 0 1 1 .328 .820 0.157 0.71 0.172 -0.015 1.7 2 0 2B
Derrel Thomas 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .262 .709 0.128 1.09 0.191 -0.063 0.7 3 1
Bobby Murcer RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .303 .896 0.127 0.85 0.172 -0.045 1.2 3 0 HR,IW
Willie Montanez 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 .283 .727 0.137 1.00 0.216 -0.078 0.4 9 1 2B,GDP
Chris Speier SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .707 -0.180 0.84 0.000 -0.180 -2.1 3 4
Gary Thomasson LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .211 .569 -0.029 0.94 0.034 -0.063 -0.1 2 0 SB
Steve Ontiveros 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .257 .708 -0.019 0.90 0.038 -0.056 0.6 0 4
Dave Rader C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 .752 -0.085 1.11 0.018 -0.103 -0.1 4 1
Pete Falcone P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .061 .121 -0.050 0.67 0.000 -0.050 -0.9 0 1 SH
   Randy Moffitt P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .800 0.023 0.65 0.023 0.000 0.3 0 1
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 39 6 15 6 3 5 .385 .941 0.209 0.90 0.864 -0.653 1.7 27 14
2B: W Montanez (13, off G Terlecky); V Joshua (14, off B Gibson).
HR: B Murcer (10, off B Gibson; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: P Falcone (3, off R Bryant).
IBB: B Murcer (3, by J Curtis).
TB: B Murcer 5; W Montanez 4; V Joshua 4; D Thomas 2; G Thomasson 2; R Moffitt; D Rader; S Ontiveros.
GIDP: W Montanez (14).
RBI: B Murcer 2 (51); D Thomas 2 (23); W Montanez (46); D Rader (17).
2-out RBI: W Montanez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Rader-D Thomas; D Thomas-C Speier-W Montanez.
Baserunning
SB: G Thomasson (3, 2nd base off B Gibson/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .319 .809 0.035 1.51 0.066 -0.030 0.2 2 0 SB,SH
   John Curtis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .468 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reggie Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .941 -0.028 1.13 0.000 -0.028 -0.2
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .646 -0.174 1.20 0.029 -0.203 -1.1 4 0 SH
Luis Melendez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .622 -0.213 1.52 0.009 -0.221 -1.2 3 0
   Mario Guerrero SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .496 -0.043 1.51 0.000 -0.043 -0.2 2 1
Ted Simmons C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .319 .903 -0.018 1.19 0.055 -0.073 0.1 6 0 CS
Buddy Bradford RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .195 .728 -0.094 1.33 0.022 -0.116 -0.6 1 0
Ron Fairly 1B 3 1 2 4 0 0 .330 .938 0.296 0.99 0.314 -0.018 3.6 8 0 HR,HBP
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .652 -0.074 1.09 0.040 -0.114 -0.8 0 3 GDP
Mike Tyson SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .666 -0.002 0.36 0.010 -0.011 0.0 0 2
   Willie Davis PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .679 -0.004 2.55 0.077 -0.081 -0.0 0 0
Bob Gibson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .387 -0.027 1.08 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 0 1
   Doug Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .370 -0.016 0.57 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Ron Bryant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Greg Terlecky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bake McBride PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .654 0.069 2.46 0.114 -0.044 0.4 1 0 SH
Team Totals 32 4 9 4 3 1 .281 .736 -0.293 1.32 0.736 -1.025 -0.3 27 8
HR: R Fairly (3, off P Falcone; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: B McBride (4, off R Moffitt); L Brock (2, off R Moffitt); T Sizemore (13, off P Falcone).
HBP: R Fairly (2, by P Falcone).
TB: R Fairly 5; K Reitz; L Melendez; T Sizemore; M Tyson; T Simmons; L Brock; W Davis.
GIDP: K Reitz (10).
RBI: R Fairly 4 (17).
2-out RBI: R Fairly 4.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Guerrero-R Fairly; R Fairly.
E: T Sizemore (9).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (35, 2nd base off P Falcone/D Rader).
CS: T Simmons (1, 2nd base by P Falcone/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Falcone, W (7-6) 5.2 5 4 4 3 1 1 3.87 24 41 -0.004 0.91 -1.2
Randy Moffitt, H (3) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.72 10 0 0 0.128 2.23 0.6
Gary Lavelle, S (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.26 5 2 0 0.167 1.63 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 1 1 4.00 39 41 2 0 0.291 0.90 0.3

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (2-8) 5 8 4 4 1 3 1 5.13 23 37 -0.163 1.06 -1.6
Ron Bryant 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 24.55 5 0 0 -0.047 0.29 -2.1
Greg Terlecky 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 6 3 0 0.075 0.95 2.0
John Curtis 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.91 9 0 0 -0.075 0.80 -0.0
Team Totals 9 15 6 6 3 5 1 6.00 43 37 3 0 -0.210 1.32 -1.7
Balks: None.
WP: P Falcone (4).
HBP: P Falcone (2; R Fairly).
IBB: J Curtis (3; B Murcer).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 15,926.
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 Luis Melendez CF
4 Willie Montanez 1B 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Chris Speier SS 5 Buddy Bradford RF
6 Gary Thomasson LF 6 Ron Fairly 1B
7 Steve Ontiveros 3B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Dave Rader C 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Pete Falcone P 9 Bob Gibson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-5 2 123 RRRR STL R. Fairly P. Falcone -25% 68% Home Run; Melendez Scores; Simmons Scores; Bradford Scores
b7 4-5 1 -23 O STL T. Sizemore R. Moffitt 17% 62% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-0 1 1-- RR SFG B. Murcer B. Gibson 13% 90% Home Run; Thomas Scores
b7 4-5 2 -23 O STL L. Melendez R. Moffitt 13% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-4 1 12- R SFG D. Thomas J. Curtis 13% 92% Single to LF; Moffitt Scores; Joshua to 3B; Thomas to 2B/Adv on throw

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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- SFG V. Joshua B. Gibson 6% 56% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O SFG D. Thomas B. Gibson -4% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O SFG B. Murcer B. Gibson -3% 48% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 2 -2- R SFG W. Montanez B. Gibson 9% 58% Single to CF; Joshua Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O SFG C. Speier B. Gibson -2% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- STL L. Brock P. Falcone -4% 52% Single to CF
b1 0-1 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore P. Falcone -3% 50% Brock Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- O STL T. Sizemore P. Falcone 2% 51% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 O STL L. Melendez P. Falcone 6% 57% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-1 2 --3 STL T. Simmons P. Falcone -1% 56% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-3 O STL B. Bradford P. Falcone 5% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O SFG G. Thomasson B. Gibson -2% 59% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros B. Gibson -1% 57% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 --- O SFG D. Rader B. Gibson -1% 56% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- STL R. Fairly P. Falcone -4% 52% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-1 0 1-- OO STL K. Reitz P. Falcone 8% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O STL M. Tyson P. Falcone 1% 62% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O SFG P. Falcone B. Gibson -2% 60% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --- O SFG V. Joshua B. Gibson -1% 58% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 2 --- O SFG D. Thomas B. Gibson -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O STL B. Gibson P. Falcone 3% 60% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O STL L. Brock P. Falcone 2% 62% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore P. Falcone 1% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- SFG B. Murcer B. Gibson 4% 67% Single to P
t4 1-0 0 1-- SFG W. Montanez B. Gibson 5% 72% Single to LF; Murcer to 2B
t4 1-0 0 12- OO SFG C. Speier B. Gibson -10% 61% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B unassisted
t4 1-0 2 -2- SFG G. Thomasson B. Gibson 2% 63% Single to 2B; Murcer to 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 SFG S. Ontiveros B. Gibson 1% 64% Thomasson Steals 2B
t4 1-0 2 -23 SFG S. Ontiveros B. Gibson 1% 65% Walk
t4 1-0 2 123 O SFG D. Rader B. Gibson -7% 58% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Melendez P. Falcone 3% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- STL T. Simmons P. Falcone -3% 58% Single to LF
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO STL B. Bradford P. Falcone 7% 65% Double Play: Strikeout, Simmons Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- O SFG P. Falcone B. Gibson -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- SFG V. Joshua B. Gibson 8% 70% Single to LF; Joshua to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t5 1-0 1 --3 R SFG D. Thomas B. Gibson 6% 76% Single to RF; Joshua Scores
t5 2-0 1 1-- RR SFG B. Murcer B. Gibson 13% 90% Home Run; Thomas Scores
t5 4-0 1 --- O SFG W. Montanez B. Gibson -1% 89% Flyball: LF
t5 4-0 2 --- O SFG C. Speier B. Gibson -0% 89% Flyball: 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 --- O STL R. Fairly P. Falcone 2% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-4 1 --- O STL K. Reitz P. Falcone 1% 92% Foul Flyball: C
b5 0-4 2 --- STL M. Tyson P. Falcone -1% 91% Single to CF
Doug Howard pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 2 1-- O STL D. Howard P. Falcone 2% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Ron Bryant facing 6-7-8
Ron Bryant replaces Doug Howard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-0 0 --- SFG G. Thomasson R. Bryant 1% 93% Single to RF
t6 4-0 0 1-- SFG S. Ontiveros R. Bryant 2% 96% Single to LF; Thomasson to 3B
t6 4-0 0 1-3 R SFG D. Rader R. Bryant 2% 98% Single to RF; Thomasson Scores; Ontiveros to 3B
t6 5-0 0 1-3 O SFG P. Falcone R. Bryant -1% 97% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rader to 2B
t6 5-0 1 -23 SFG V. Joshua R. Bryant 0% 97% Walk
Greg Terlecky replaces Ron Bryant pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-0 1 123 O SFG D. Thomas G. Terlecky -1% 96% Foul Flyball: RF
t6 5-0 2 123 O SFG B. Murcer G. Terlecky -1% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
b6 0-5 0 --- O STL L. Brock P. Falcone 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b6 0-5 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore P. Falcone 1% 97% Foul Flyball: C
b6 0-5 2 --- STL L. Melendez P. Falcone -1% 96% Single to LF
b6 0-5 2 1-- STL T. Simmons P. Falcone -0% 96% Wild Pitch; Melendez to 2B
b6 0-5 2 -2- STL T. Simmons P. Falcone -1% 95% Walk
b6 0-5 2 12- STL B. Bradford P. Falcone -2% 93% Walk; Melendez to 3B; Simmons to 2B
b6 0-5 2 123 RRRR STL R. Fairly P. Falcone -25% 68% Home Run; Melendez Scores; Simmons Scores; Bradford Scores
Randy Moffitt replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-5 2 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Moffitt 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Greg Terlecky facing 4-5-6
t7 5-4 0 --- SFG W. Montanez G. Terlecky 7% 77% Double to RF
t7 5-4 0 -2- O SFG C. Speier G. Terlecky -5% 72% Strikeout
t7 5-4 1 -2- O SFG G. Thomasson G. Terlecky -4% 69% Flyball: LF
t7 5-4 2 -2- O SFG S. Ontiveros G. Terlecky -4% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 8-9-1
Willie Davis pinch hits for Mike Tyson (SS) batting 8th
b7 4-5 0 --- STL W. Davis R. Moffitt -8% 57% Single to RF
Bake McBride pinch hits for Greg Terlecky (P) batting 9th
b7 4-5 0 1-- STL B. McBride R. Moffitt -11% 46% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Davis to 2B
b7 4-5 0 12- O STL L. Brock R. Moffitt -0% 46% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Davis to 3B; McBride to 2B
b7 4-5 1 -23 O STL T. Sizemore R. Moffitt 17% 62% Groundout: P-1B
b7 4-5 2 -23 O STL L. Melendez R. Moffitt 13% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 8-9-1
John Curtis replaces Lou Brock (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Mario Guerrero replaces Luis Melendez (CF) playing SS batting 3rd
Willie Davis moves from PH to LF
Bake McBride moves from PH to CF
t8 5-4 0 --- O SFG D. Rader J. Curtis -2% 73% Flyball: SS
t8 5-4 1 --- SFG R. Moffitt J. Curtis 2% 76% Single to CF
t8 5-4 1 1-- SFG V. Joshua J. Curtis 3% 79% Single to LF; Moffitt to 2B
t8 5-4 1 12- R SFG D. Thomas J. Curtis 13% 92% Single to LF; Moffitt Scores; Joshua to 3B; Thomas to 2B/Adv on throw
t8 6-4 1 -23 SFG B. Murcer J. Curtis 0% 92% Intentional Walk
t8 6-4 1 123 OO SFG W. Montanez J. Curtis -7% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 4-5-6
b8 4-6 0 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Moffitt 4% 89% Flyball: LF
b8 4-6 1 --- O STL B. Bradford R. Moffitt 3% 91% Flyball: RF
b8 4-6 2 --- STL R. Fairly R. Moffitt -3% 89% Single to RF
b8 4-6 2 1-- STL K. Reitz R. Moffitt -4% 85% Single to LF; Fairly to 2B
Gary Lavelle replaces Randy Moffitt pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-6 2 12- O STL W. Davis G. Lavelle 8% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 5-6-7
t9 6-4 0 --- O SFG C. Speier J. Curtis -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-4 1 --- O SFG G. Thomasson J. Curtis -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 6-4 2 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros J. Curtis -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
b9 4-6 0 --- O STL B. McBride G. Lavelle 4% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
Reggie Smith pinch hits for John Curtis (P) batting 1st
b9 4-6 1 --- O STL R. Smith G. Lavelle 3% 99% Lineout: SS
b9 4-6 2 --- STL T. Sizemore G. Lavelle -3% 96% Single to LF
b9 4-6 2 1-- O STL M. Guerrero G. Lavelle 4% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 4.

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