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CAL
@BOS
2
6
CHW
@CLE
2
0
CHW
@CLE
0
5
BAL
@KCR
4
2
MIN
@MIL
1
0
 
(11)
OAK
@NYY
3
2
DET
@TEX
2
8
CIN
@CHC
6
5
PHI
@LAD
0
10
ATL
@PIT
6
2
NYM
@SDP
7
0
MON
@SFG
1
9
HOU
@STL
5
1
Wednesday, August 27, 1975 7:38PM, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 13,778, Time of Game: 2:06

Astros
5
51-84
 Won 1 
6th, 38 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  0   2  1  0   0  0  0    5  5  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  9  5
W: Jim York (2-2), L: John Denny (9-4)
Cardinals
1
71-60
 Lost 1 
2nd, 3 GB

Houston Astros

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .742 .010 0.48 .043 -.034 1.1 2 0 3B
Jerry DaVanon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .834 -.046 0.38 .000 -.046 -1.1 2 7
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .770 .029 0.46 .047 -.018 0.5 1 0
Cliff Johnson C 4 1 0 0 0 1 .294 .914 .018 0.60 .038 -.020 -0.3 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .332 .888 .135 0.90 .139 -.005 1.4 7 0
   Enos Cabell 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .674 -.002 0.08 .000 -.002 -0.2 4 2
Jose Cruz RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 .786 .038 0.69 .071 -.033 0.6 5 0
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .227 .661 .075 0.62 .111 -.036 -0.1 1 2 SF
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .627 -.010 0.24 .003 -.012 -0.2 3 0 IW
Jim York P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 -.039 0.46 .007 -.046 -1.1 0 1
   Jose Sosa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1.250 -.001 0.03 .000 -.001 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 32 5 5 3 3 6 .156 .441 .207 0.51 .459 -.253 0.7 27 12
3B: W Howard (6, off J Denny).
SF: D Rader (2, off J Denny).
IBB: R Metzger (7, by J Denny).
TB: W Howard 4; J Cruz; B Watson; C Cedeno.
RBI: J Cruz (45); D Rader (44); B Watson (83).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: J York (2nd base by H Parker); J Cruz (2nd base by J Denny).

St.Louis Cardinals

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .315 .777 .056 0.55 .082 -.027 0.7 4 1 CS
Bake McBride CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .295 .741 -.030 0.59 .028 -.058 -0.3 3 0
Willie Davis RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .295 .775 .026 0.57 .056 -.031 0.4 1 0 2B
Ted Simmons C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .897 -.111 0.86 .000 -.111 -1.6 7 1
Reggie Smith 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301 .887 .008 0.74 .050 -.042 0.2 6 1
Hector Cruz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .889 -.038 0.90 .030 -.067 -0.4 1 2
Ted Sizemore 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .249 .618 -.004 0.88 .040 -.045 -0.1 2 0
Mike Tyson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .679 -.107 1.38 .000 -.107 -1.2 3 2
   Ron Fairly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .921 -.023 0.90 .000 -.023 -0.4 0 0
   Larry Lintz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .524 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 2
John Denny P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .421 -.018 0.72 .000 -.018 -0.2 0 0
   Luis Melendez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .641 -.023 1.01 .033 -.056 0.0 0 0 2B
   Harry Parker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .714 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 1
   Buddy Bradford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .736 -.017 0.66 .000 -.017 -0.2 0 0
   John Curtis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .513 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Reitz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .650 -.010 0.41 .000 -.010 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 35 1 9 0 5 1 .257 .664 -.291 0.78 .319 -.612 -3.3 27 10
2B: L Melendez (8, off J York); W Davis (27, off J York).
TB: W Davis 4; L Melendez 2; L Brock 2; H Cruz; B McBride; R Smith.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
PB: T Simmons (24).
E: L Brock (8); T Sizemore (19); H Cruz 2 (2); J Denny (3).
Outfield Assists: L Brock (D Rader at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: L Brock (14, 2nd base by J York POCS).

Houston Astros

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim York, W (2-2) 7 5 1 1 5 1 0 4.81 30 59 .250 0.85 2.3
Jose Sosa 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.18 10 0 0 .042 0.54 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 5 1 0 1.00 40 59 0 0 .292 0.51 3.3

St.Louis Cardinals

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Denny, L (9-4) 5 4 5 2 2 2 0 3.49 23 45 -.242 0.70 -2.6
Harry Parker 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.56 7 0 0 .024 0.24 1.0
John Curtis 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.57 6 0 0 .010 0.06 1.0
Team Totals 9 5 5 2 3 6 0 2.00 36 45 0 0 -.208 0.78 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Denny (6; R Metzger).
Pickoffs: J York (1; L Brock, 2nd base (CS)); H Parker (1; J York, 2nd base); J Denny (5; J Cruz, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 13,778.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Wilbur Howard LF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Jerry DaVanon 2B 2 Bake McBride CF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Willie Davis RF
4 Cliff Johnson C 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Bob Watson 1B 5 Reggie Smith 1B
6 Jose Cruz RF 6 Hector Cruz 3B
7 Doug Rader 3B 7 Ted Sizemore 2B
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Jim York P 9 John Denny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 1-3 RRO HOU D. Rader J. Denny 11% 68% Reached on E7/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores/unER; Cruz Scores/No RBI/unER; Rader out at 3B/LF-3B-C-3B
t4 2-0 1 -2- R HOU B. Watson J. Denny 8% 84% Single to CF; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 0-4 2 123 O STL M. Tyson J. York 7% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- HOU B. Watson J. Denny 6% 60% Walk; Johnson to 2B
t4 3-0 1 -2- R HOU J. Cruz J. Denny 6% 89% Single to LF; Watson Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

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' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard J. Denny -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. DaVanon J. Denny -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno J. Denny -1% 45% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim York facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. York 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL B. McBride J. York -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O STL W. Davis J. York 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted; McBride to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons J. York 3% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Johnson J. Denny 4% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- HOU B. Watson J. Denny 6% 60% Walk; Johnson to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O HOU J. Cruz J. Denny -3% 57% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Johnson to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 RRO HOU D. Rader J. Denny 11% 68% Reached on E7/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores/unER; Cruz Scores/No RBI/unER; Rader out at 3B/LF-3B-C-3B
t2 2-0 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Denny -1% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Jim York facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O STL R. Smith J. York 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O STL H. Cruz J. York 2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore J. York 1% 72% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- O HOU J. York J. Denny -2% 70% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-0 1 --- O HOU W. Howard J. Denny -1% 69% Lineout: SS
t3 2-0 2 --- O HOU J. DaVanon J. Denny -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Jim York facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL M. Tyson J. York 3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O STL J. Denny J. York 2% 73% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 2 --- STL L. Brock J. York -1% 71% Walk
b3 0-2 2 1-- O STL B. McBride J. York 3% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 3-4-5
t4 2-0 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno J. Denny 3% 77% Single to SS
t4 2-0 0 1-- O HOU C. Johnson J. Denny -1% 75% Flyball: CF; Cedeno to 2B
t4 2-0 1 -2- R HOU B. Watson J. Denny 8% 84% Single to CF; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 3-0 1 -2- R HOU J. Cruz J. Denny 6% 89% Single to LF; Watson Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 4-0 1 -2- HOU D. Rader J. Denny 1% 91% Cruz Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Cruz to 3B
t4 4-0 1 --3 O HOU D. Rader J. Denny -3% 88% Fielder's Choice 3B; Cruz out at Hm/3B-C
t4 4-0 2 1-- HOU R. Metzger J. Denny 0% 88% Passed Ball; Rader to 2B
t4 4-0 2 -2- HOU R. Metzger J. Denny 0% 88% Intentional Walk
t4 4-0 2 12- O HOU J. York J. Denny -2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Jim York facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- STL W. Davis J. York -3% 84% Single to RF
b4 0-4 0 1-- O STL T. Simmons J. York 3% 87% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 1 1-- STL R. Smith J. York -3% 83% Walk; Davis to 2B
b4 0-4 1 12- O STL H. Cruz J. York 4% 87% Flyball: RF
b4 0-4 2 12- STL T. Sizemore J. York -3% 84% Walk; Davis to 3B; Smith to 2B
b4 0-4 2 123 O STL M. Tyson J. York 7% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t5 4-0 0 --- HOU W. Howard J. Denny 3% 94% Triple to RF
t5 4-0 0 --3 O HOU J. DaVanon J. Denny -1% 92% Lineout: SS
t5 4-0 1 --3 R HOU C. Cedeno J. Denny 2% 94% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Howard Scores/No RBI/unER
t5 5-0 1 1-- O HOU C. Johnson J. Denny -1% 94% Flyball: LF
t5 5-0 2 1-- O HOU B. Watson J. Denny -0% 93% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Jim York facing 9-1-2
Enos Cabell replaces Bob Watson playing 1B batting 5th
Luis Melendez pinch hits for John Denny (P) batting 9th
b5 0-5 0 --- STL L. Melendez J. York -3% 90% Double to CF
b5 0-5 0 -2- STL L. Brock J. York -5% 85% Single to LF; Melendez to 3B
b5 0-5 0 1-3 RO STL B. McBride J. York 6% 91% Brock Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS); Melendez Scores
b5 1-5 1 --- O STL B. McBride J. York 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-5 2 --- STL W. Davis J. York -1% 90% Double to LF
b5 1-5 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons J. York 2% 93% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Harry Parker facing 6-7-8
Harry Parker replaces Luis Melendez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-1 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz H. Parker -1% 92% Flyball: LF
t6 5-1 1 --- O HOU D. Rader H. Parker -0% 91% Flyball: CF
t6 5-1 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger H. Parker -0% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Jim York facing 5-6-7
b6 1-5 0 --- O STL R. Smith J. York 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-5 1 --- O STL H. Cruz J. York 1% 94% Flyball: SS
b6 1-5 2 --- STL T. Sizemore J. York -1% 93% Walk
b6 1-5 2 1-- O STL M. Tyson J. York 2% 95% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Harry Parker facing 9-1-2
t7 5-1 0 --- HOU J. York H. Parker 1% 95% Walk
t7 5-1 0 1-- HOU W. Howard H. Parker 1% 96% Single to CF; York to 2B
t7 5-1 0 12- O HOU J. DaVanon H. Parker -1% 95% York Picked off 2B (P-2B); Howard to 2B/Adv on E4
t7 5-1 1 -2- O HOU J. DaVanon H. Parker -1% 94% Flyball: 1B
t7 5-1 2 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno H. Parker -1% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Jim York facing 9-1-2
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Harry Parker (P) batting 9th
b7 1-5 0 --- O STL B. Bradford J. York 2% 95% Strikeout
b7 1-5 1 --- STL L. Brock J. York -2% 93% Single to CF
b7 1-5 1 1-- O STL B. McBride J. York 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-5 2 1-- O STL W. Davis J. York 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 4-5-6
John Curtis replaces Buddy Bradford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-1 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson J. Curtis -0% 96% Strikeout
t8 5-1 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell J. Curtis -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-1 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Curtis -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Jose Sosa facing 4-5-6
Jose Sosa replaces Jim York pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-5 0 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Sosa 1% 97% Flyball: 2B
b8 1-5 1 --- STL R. Smith J. Sosa -2% 96% Single to CF
b8 1-5 1 1-- STL H. Cruz J. Sosa -3% 93% Single to 3B; Smith to 2B
b8 1-5 1 12- O STL T. Sizemore J. Sosa 3% 96% Flyball: LF
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Mike Tyson (SS) batting 8th
b8 1-5 2 12- O STL R. Fairly J. Sosa 2% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 7-8-9
Larry Lintz replaces Ron Fairly (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 5-1 0 --- O HOU D. Rader J. Curtis -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-1 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Curtis -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-1 2 --- O HOU J. Sosa J. Curtis -0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Jose Sosa facing 9-1-2
Ken Reitz pinch hits for John Curtis (P) batting 9th
b9 1-5 0 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Sosa 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b9 1-5 1 --- O STL L. Brock J. Sosa 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-5 2 --- STL B. McBride J. Sosa -0% 100% Single to CF
b9 1-5 2 1-- STL W. Davis J. Sosa -1% 99% Single to CF; McBride to 2B
b9 1-5 2 12- O STL T. Simmons J. Sosa 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.

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