April 18, 1976 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 10
@BOS 4 DET 6
@CAL 2 CLE 6
@KCR 0 MIN 5
@NYY 4 OAK 2
BAL 1
(12) TEX 7
MIL 4 MIL 4
@TEX 1 ATL 7
LAD 6 PHI 8
@CHC 5 SFG 5
@CIN 1 HOU 4
SDP 2 SDP 11
@HOU 5 PIT 7
NYM 5 STL 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 7,121

Sunday, April 18, 1976, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 1:59

Expos

2-5

Lost 2

6th, 4 GB

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

W: J Denny (1-0), L: D Warthen (0-1), S: M Wallace (1)

Cardinals

3-4

Won 2

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Biittner RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   0   
J White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .818    0    3   0   
M Jorgensen 1B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .269  .922    0    8   0   HR,2B
G Carter C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .586    0    6   0   
L Parrish 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .185  .399    0    0   5   
J Dwyer LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .500    0    0   0   
  B Rivera PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .840    0    0   0   
T Foli SS                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .625    0    2   2   
  B Foote PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Murray P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Mackanin 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .314    0    4   4   
D Warthen P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Mangual PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .550    0    0   0   
  D Carrithers P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Morales PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Frias SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    0   4                    24  12

BATTING

2B: M Jorgensen (2, off J Denny).

HR: M Jorgensen (2, off J Denny; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: M Jorgensen 6; L Biittner; G Carter; J Dwyer; L Parrish.

RBI: M Jorgensen (4).

2-out RBI: M Jorgensen.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Mackanin-T Foli-M Jorgensen; L Parrish-P Mackanin-M Jorgensen.

E: P Mackanin (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .465    0    2   0   GDP
  L Melendez LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Kessinger SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .136  .451    0    0   5   
B McBride CF                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .393  .826    0    1   0   
T Simmons C                   2   0   1   1    1   1  .333  .654    0    6   1   
R Smith RF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .120  .465    0    4   1   GDP
H Cruz 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .644    0    0   1   
K Hernandez 1B                2   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .681    0   12   1   SB
V Harris 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .511    0    1   2   
J Denny P                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    1   1   
  M Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       26   2   4   2    3   6                    27  13

BATTING

TB: D Kessinger; B McBride; T Simmons; J Denny.

GIDP: R Smith (1); L Brock (2).

RBI: T Simmons (8); R Smith (3).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: H Cruz (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Hernandez (1, 2nd base off D Warthen/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
D Warthen, L (0-1)             5     3   2   2    3   4   0   5.14   19     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 3     54    -     1.03  -0.04
D Carrithers                   2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.05
D Murray                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         8     4   2   2    3   6   0          29     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 1· 4           -

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
J Denny, W (1-0)               8.2   6   1   1    0   4   1   2.13   32     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 6     72    -     1.19   0.38
M Wallace, S (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.50   0.13
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   4   1          33     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 7,121.

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. H Cruz               3B 
7. T Foli               SS    7. K Hernandez          1B 
8. P Mackanin           2B    8. V Harris             2B 
9. D Warthen            P     9. J Denny              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-0  12-      15%  81% T Simmons       D Warthen       Single to RF; Kessinger Scores; McBride to 3B
   t 9   2  2-1  12-      13% 100% B Rivera        M Wallace       Groundout: P-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      -8%  51% R Smith         D Warthen       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-0  1--       7%  66% V Harris        D Warthen       Hernandez Steals 2B; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on E4
   b 3   1  0-0  --3      -7%  54% J Denny         D Warthen       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Biittner      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  J White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  B McBride       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Carter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  J Dwyer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  T Simmons       Walk
   OO     1--      51%  R Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  T Foli          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  P Mackanin      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Warthen       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  K Hernandez     Walk
          1--      66%  V Harris        Hernandez Steals 2B; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3      61%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      54%  J Denny         Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Biittner      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  J White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  D Kessinger     Single to SS
          1--      67%  B McBride       Single to LF; Kessinger to 2B
   R      12-      81%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Kessinger Scores; McBride to 3B
   RO     1-3      80%  R Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; McBride Scores
   O      1--      79%  H Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      77%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  G Carter        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      82%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dan Warthen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  V Harris        Strikeout Looking
          ---      83%  J Denny         Walk
   OO     1--      80%  L Brock         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  P Mackanin      Strikeout
                  Pepe Mangual pinch hits for Dan Warthen batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  P Mangual       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Carrithers facing 2-3-4
                  Don Carrithers replaces Pepe Mangual pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  D Kessinger     Lineout: SS
   O      ---      84%  B McBride       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  T Simmons       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 1-2-3
          ---      77%  L Biittner      Single
   O      1--      81%  J White         Bunt Groundout: C-1B; Biittner to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  M Jorgensen     Double to RF; Biittner out at Hm/RF-SS-C
          -2-      83%  G Carter        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jorgensen to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  L Parrish       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Carrithers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  H Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  J Dwyer         Single to RF
                  Barry Foote pinch hits for Tim Foli batting 7th
   O      1--      87%  B Foote         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      91%  P Mackanin      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Don Carrithers batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  J Morales       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dale Murray facing 8-9-1
                  Dale Murray replaces Barry Foote pitching and batting 7th; Pepe Frias replaces Jose Morales playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  V Harris        Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  J Denny         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Melendez replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      97%  L Biittner      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      97%  M Jorgensen     Home Run
          ---      93%  G Carter        Single to CF
          1--      87%  L Parrish       Single to CF; Carter to 2B
                  Mike Wallace replaces John Denny pitching and batting 9th; Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 6th
   O      12-     100%  B Rivera        Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

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