April 17, 1976 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
CHW 1 DET 2
@CAL 0 KCR 5
CLE 3
(5) NYY 10
MIN 0 BAL 6
@OAK 1 LAD 5
@ATL 1 PHI 18
@CHC 16
(10) CIN 11
SFG 0 HOU 5
SDP 4 NYM 17
@PIT 1 STL 4
MON 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 10,568

Saturday, April 17, 1976, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Expos

2-4

Lost 1

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0   0    3  4  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  1   0  1  0   1    4 10  1

W: E Rasmussen (1-1), L: F Scherman (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

2-4

Won 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Biittner RF                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   0   GDP
J White CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.029    0    1   0   2·SB,HBP
  E Valentine LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
M Jorgensen 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .729    0    9   2   
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .600    0    7   1   
L Parrish 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .382    0    2   2   
J Dwyer LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .444    0    4   0   3B
  D Murray P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Foli SS                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .227  .682    0    1   2   HR
P Mackanin 2B                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .136  .356    0    1   5   
C Kirby P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
  S Renko P                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  P Frias CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   3   4   3    0   2                    28  12

BATTING

3B: J Dwyer (1, off B Forsch).

HR: T Foli (1, off B Forsch; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: C Kirby (1, off B Forsch).

HBP: J White (1, by B Forsch).

TB: T Foli 4; J Dwyer 3; J White; S Renko.

GIDP: L Biittner (1).

RBI: T Foli 2 (5); L Biittner (1).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: J White 2 (3, 2nd base off B Forsch/T Simmons 2).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .294  .572    0    2   0   CS
D Kessinger SS                2   2   1   0    2   0  .111  .440    0    1   4   SH
B McBride CF                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .400  .844    0    6   0   HBP
T Simmons C                   3   0   2   3    0   0  .318  .598    0    2   0   2·SF
R Smith RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .526    0    2   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .714    0   13   0   2B
H Cruz 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .727    0    1   1   
V Harris 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .594    0    3   3   
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .333    0    0   3   
  W Crawford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.055    0    0   0   
  E Rasmussen P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   4  10   4    2   6                    30  12

BATTING

2B: K Hernandez (1, off C Kirby).

SF: T Simmons 2 (3, off C Kirby, off D Murray).

SH: D Kessinger (2, off S Renko).

HBP: B McBride (1, by F Scherman).

TB: L Brock 3; B McBride 3; K Hernandez 2; T Simmons 2; D Kessinger.

RBI: T Simmons 3 (7); B McBride (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. V Harris-D Kessinger-K Hernandez.

E: H Cruz (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Brock (1, 2nd base by S Renko/G Carter).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Kirby                        5     3   1   1    0   3   0   1.80   18     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 3     60    -     1.09   0.13
S Renko, BS (1)                2.1   5   2   2    1   1   0   7.71   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 5          0-0    2.35  -0.27
F Scherman, L (1-1)            1.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   2.57    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          1-0    2.66  -0.08
D Murray                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    2.38  -0.07
Totals                         9.1  10   4   4    2   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·10          4-1

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Forsch                       7     3   3   2    0   2   1   3.00   26     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 3     63    -     0.87  -0.09
A Hrabosky                     2     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 1          0-0    1.43   0.17
E Rasmussen, W (1-1)           1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.79    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        10     4   3   2    0   2   1          35     -       ·  ·     14·13· 1· 4           -

F Scherman faced 3 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: F Scherman (1; B McBride); B Forsch (1; J White).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 10,568.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. L Biittner           RF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. J White              CF    2. D Kessinger          SS 
3. M Jorgensen          1B    3. B McBride            CF 
4. G Carter             C     4. T Simmons            C  
5. L Parrish            3B    5. R Smith              RF 
6. J Dwyer              LF    6. K Hernandez          1B 
7. T Foli               SS    7. H Cruz               3B 
8. P Mackanin           2B    8. V Harris             2B 
9. C Kirby              P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  -2-      26%  60% B McBride       S Renko         Single to RF; Brock Scores
   b 8   1  3-3  1-3     -16%  59% R Smith         F Scherman      Fielder's Choice SS; McBride out at Hm/SS-C; Simmons to 2B
   b 8   1  3-3  1--      15%  75% T Simmons       F Scherman      Single to LF; McBride to 3B
   b 6   1  3-1  12-      14%  44% T Simmons       S Renko         Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; McBride to 2B
   t 5   0  1-1  --3     -14%  23% T Foli          B Forsch        Home Run; Dwyer Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J White         Hit By Pitch
          1--      48%  M Jorgensen     White Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      55%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Kirby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L Parrish       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  J Dwyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Kirby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
          ---      43%  P Mackanin      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mackanin to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  C Kirby         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mackanin to 3B
   RO     --3      41%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B; Mackanin Scores/unER
   O      ---      42%  J White         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Kirby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  H Cruz          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      38%  V Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      36%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      39%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      40%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Kirby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      38%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      42%  D Kessinger     Single to LF
          1--      51%  B McBride       Single to CF; Kessinger to 3B
   RO     1-3      53%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kessinger Scores
   O      1--      50%  R Smith         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      37%  J Dwyer         Triple to RF
   RR     --3      23%  T Foli          Home Run; Dwyer Scores
   O      ---      25%  P Mackanin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  C Kirby         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      26%  L Biittner      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Clay Kirby facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  K Hernandez     Double to RF
   O      -2-      29%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      25%  V Harris        Flyball: LF; Hernandez to 3B
   O      --3      20%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
          ---      18%  J White         Single to CF
          1--      16%  M Jorgensen     White Steals 2B
   O      -2-      19%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      21%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      23%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Renko replaces Clay Kirby pitching and batting 9th
          ---      29%  L Brock         Single to LF
   O      1--      20%  D Kessinger     Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      24%  " "             Walk
          1--      30%  B McBride       Single to 2B; Kessinger to 2B
   R      12-      44%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; McBride to 2B
   O      12-      40%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; McBride to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   O      -23      29%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  J Dwyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      33%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  P Mackanin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      29%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      26%  V Harris        Flyball: CF
                  Willie Crawford pinch hits for Bob Forsch batting 9th
   O      ---      24%  W Crawford      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Al Hrabosky facing 9-1-2
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Willie Crawford pitching and batting 9th
          ---      21%  S Renko         Single to RF
   OO     1--      27%  L Biittner      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  J White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  L Brock         Single to RF
   O      1--      34%  D Kessinger     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Brock to 2B
   R      -2-      60%  B McBride       Single to RF; Brock Scores
                  Fred Scherman replaces Steve Renko pitching and batting 9th
          1--      75%  T Simmons       Single to LF; McBride to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  R Smith         Fielder's Choice SS; McBride out at Hm/SS-C; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      50%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Al Hrabosky facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      56%  M Jorgensen     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  L Parrish       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Fred Scherman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      57%  H Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      53%  V Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Anderson pinch hits for Al Hrabosky batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  M Anderson      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
                  Eric Rasmussen replaces Mike Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      60%  T Foli          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  P Mackanin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Fred Scherman facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      81%  D Kessinger     Walk; Brock to 2B
          12-      93%  B McBride       Hit By Pitch; Brock to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
                  Dale Murray replaces Jim Dwyer pitching and batting 6th; Ellis Valentine replaces Jerry White playing LF batting 2nd; Pepe Frias replaces Fred Scherman playing CF batting 9th
   RO     123     100%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation