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BOS  9
MIL  4
 MIN  5
@CAL  2
 MIN 15
@CAL  5
 DET  2
CLE  1
 KCR  2
CHW  1
(12)		 NYY  7
BAL  3
 TEX  6
@OAK  4
(12)		 ATL  3
MON  1
 MON  6
@ATL  1
 CIN  2
NYM  0
 PHI  2
@HOU  1
 PIT  4
LAD  2
 SFG  2
@STL  0
(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 17,237

 Saturday, May 15, 1976, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:31
Giants
2
11-20
Won 1
5th, 8 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2    2  9  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    0  4  1
W: Gary Lavelle (2-1), L: Al Hrabosky (0-2)
 Cardinals
0
13-18
Lost 1
4th, 7½ GB

Batting Stats

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .606              3   0   
  M Sadek C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .745              1   0   
D Thomas 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .628              4   2   
B Murcer RF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .738              1   0   
G Matthews LF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .246  .755              3   0   2B
W Montanez 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .317  .762             13   2   2B,GDP
C Speier SS                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .265  .712              2   6   
K Reitz 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .311  .711              1   5   
D Rader C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .574              3   1   GDP
  L Herndon PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .481              1   0   
M Caldwell P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   1   
  S Ontiveros PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .436              0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400              0   0   
Totals                       40   2   9   0    3   5                         33  17
Batting Events
2B: G Matthews (3, off A Hrabosky); W Montanez (8, off A Hrabosky).
TB: G Matthews 3; W Montanez 2; K Reitz 2; V Joshua; D Rader; C Speier; B Murcer.
GIDP: D Rader (4); W Montanez (5).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Reitz-D Thomas-W Montanez.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: K Reitz (3rd base by T Simmons).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Tyson 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .571              0   6   CS
V Harris CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .755              6   0   
R Smith 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .539             11   2   
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .687              5   1   GDP
M Anderson LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .784              2   0   
W Crawford RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .349  .811              2   0   
H Cruz 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .184  .481              1   0   
D Kessinger SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .674              4   8   
  L Richard PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .221              0   0   
J Denny P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .633              2   1   2B
  L Melendez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  E Rasmussen P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .577              0   0   
Totals                       35   0   4   0    2   4                         33  18
Batting Events
2B: J Denny (1, off M Caldwell).
TB: J Denny 2; W Crawford; H Cruz; R Smith.
GIDP: T Simmons (3).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Tyson-D Kessinger-R Smith; R Smith-D Kessinger-J Denny.
E: H Cruz (6).
Baserunning Events
CS: M Tyson (1, 2nd base by M Caldwell/D Rader).

Pitching Stats

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell                     7     2   0   0    1   2   0   4.60   23     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 2     74    -     0.98   0.42
G Lavelle, W (2-1)             4     2   0   0    1   2   0   0.26   14     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 2          0-0    2.41   0.43
Totals                        11     4   0   0    2   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     15·12· 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                        9     6   0   0    3   2   0   4.46   34     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 6     74    -     1.37   0.65
A Hrabosky, L (0-2)            1.1   3   2   2    0   3   0   2.39    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          0-0    2.15  -0.31
E Rasmussen                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.55    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.54   0.02
Totals                        11     9   2   2    3   5   0          43     -       ·  ·     16·10· 0· 9          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: A Hrabosky (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 17,237.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   San Francisco Giants                      St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Von Joshua                   CF       1. Mike Tyson                   2B
2. Derrel Thomas                2B       2. Vic Harris                   CF
3. Bobby Murcer                 RF       3. Reggie Smith                 1B
4. Gary Matthews                LF       4. Ted Simmons                   C
5. Willie Montanez              1B       5. Mike Anderson                LF
6. Chris Speier                 SS       6. Willie Crawford              RF
7. Ken Reitz                    3B       7. Hector Cruz                  3B
8. Dave Rader                    C       8. Don Kessinger                SS
9. Mike Caldwell                 P       9. John Denny                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t11 1 1-- 22% 72% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews A. Hrabosky Double to RF; Murcer to 3B
t11 1 -23 RR 21% 93% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez A. Hrabosky Wild Pitch; Murcer Scores; Matthews Scores
t9 0 1-- OO -18% 40% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b10 0 1-- OO 17% 47% 0-0 STL T. Simmons G. Lavelle Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 1 -23 O -14% 48% 0-0 SFG M. Caldwell J. Denny Reitz Picked off 3B (C-3B)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG V. Joshua J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 SFG D. Thomas J. Denny Walk
t1 1 1-- O -3% 48% 0-0 SFG B. Murcer J. Denny Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews J. Denny Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL M. Tyson M. Caldwell Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 STL V. Harris M. Caldwell Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL R. Smith M. Caldwell Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez J. Denny Strikeout
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 SFG C. Speier J. Denny Walk
t2 1 1-- 4% 54% 0-0 SFG K. Reitz J. Denny Single to RF; Speier to 2B
t2 1 12- OO -9% 45% 0-0 SFG D. Rader J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 STL T. Simmons M. Caldwell Walk
b2 0 1-- O 4% 45% 0-0 STL M. Anderson M. Caldwell Flyball: RF
b2 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 STL W. Crawford M. Caldwell Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 2 1-- -2% 46% 0-0 STL H. Cruz M. Caldwell Single to LF; Crawford to 2B
b2 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 STL D. Kessinger M. Caldwell Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG M. Caldwell J. Denny Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 SFG V. Joshua J. Denny Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 SFG D. Thomas J. Denny Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- -7% 38% 0-0 STL J. Denny M. Caldwell Double to LF
b3 0 -2- O 7% 44% 0-0 STL M. Tyson M. Caldwell Fielder's Choice 1B; Denny out at 3B/1B-3B
b3 1 1-- O 5% 49% 0-0 STL V. Harris M. Caldwell Tyson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL V. Harris M. Caldwell Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 SFG B. Murcer J. Denny Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews J. Denny Flyball: RF
t4 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez J. Denny Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 STL R. Smith M. Caldwell Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL T. Simmons M. Caldwell Lineout: CF
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL M. Anderson M. Caldwell Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 SFG C. Speier J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- 6% 53% 0-0 SFG K. Reitz J. Denny Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Reitz to 2B
t5 1 -2- 9% 62% 0-0 SFG D. Rader J. Denny Single to RF; Reitz to 3B; Rader to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 1 -23 O -14% 48% 0-0 SFG M. Caldwell J. Denny Reitz Picked off 3B (C-3B)
t5 2 -2- O -5% 44% 0-0 SFG M. Caldwell J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 STL W. Crawford M. Caldwell Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL H. Cruz M. Caldwell Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL D. Kessinger M. Caldwell Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 SFG V. Joshua J. Denny Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 0-0 SFG D. Thomas J. Denny Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- O -1% 43% 0-0 SFG B. Murcer J. Denny Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 3% 46% 0-0 STL J. Denny M. Caldwell Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL M. Tyson M. Caldwell Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O 2% 50% 0-0 STL V. Harris M. Caldwell Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O -4% 46% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -3% 44% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez J. Denny Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- 2% 46% 0-0 SFG C. Speier J. Denny Single to LF
t7 2 1-- 3% 49% 0-0 SFG K. Reitz J. Denny Single to LF; Speier to 2B
t7 2 12- O -7% 42% 0-0 SFG D. Rader J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 4% 45% 0-0 STL R. Smith M. Caldwell Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 48% 0-0 STL T. Simmons M. Caldwell Flyball: LF
b7 2 --- O 2% 50% 0-0 STL M. Anderson M. Caldwell Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 9-1-2
Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Mike Caldwell (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -5% 45% 0-0 SFG S. Ontiveros J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 5% 50% 0-0 SFG V. Joshua J. Denny Single to RF
t8 1 1-- O -6% 45% 0-0 SFG D. Thomas J. Denny Flyball: CF
t8 2 1-- O -5% 40% 0-0 SFG B. Murcer J. Denny Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
Gary Lavelle replaces Steve Ontiveros (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 4% 44% 0-0 STL W. Crawford G. Lavelle Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 1 --- O 3% 48% 0-0 STL H. Cruz G. Lavelle Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 2% 50% 0-0 STL D. Kessinger G. Lavelle Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- 8% 58% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews J. Denny Single to RF
t9 0 1-- OO -18% 40% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 2 --- 3% 43% 0-0 SFG C. Speier J. Denny Walk
t9 2 1-- O -6% 37% 0-0 SFG K. Reitz J. Denny Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
Luis Melendez pinch hits for John Denny (P) batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 5% 43% 0-0 STL L. Melendez G. Lavelle Flyball: CF
b9 1 --- O 4% 47% 0-0 STL M. Tyson G. Lavelle Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 3% 50% 0-0 STL V. Harris G. Lavelle Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 8-9-1
Al Hrabosky replaces Luis Melendez (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Larry Herndon pinch hits for Dave Rader (C) batting 8th
t10 0 --- O -6% 44% 0-0 SFG L. Herndon A. Hrabosky Strikeout
t10 1 --- O -4% 40% 0-0 SFG G. Lavelle A. Hrabosky Strikeout Looking
t10 2 --- O -3% 37% 0-0 SFG V. Joshua A. Hrabosky Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 3-4-5
Mike Sadek replaces Von Joshua (CF) playing C batting 1st; Larry Herndon moves from PH to CF
b10 0 --- -8% 30% 0-0 STL R. Smith G. Lavelle Single to LF
b10 0 1-- OO 17% 47% 0-0 STL T. Simmons G. Lavelle Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b10 2 --- O 3% 50% 0-0 STL M. Anderson G. Lavelle Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 2-3-4
t11 0 --- O -6% 44% 0-0 SFG D. Thomas A. Hrabosky Flyball: CF
t11 1 --- 6% 50% 0-0 SFG B. Murcer A. Hrabosky Single to CF
t11 1 1-- 22% 72% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews A. Hrabosky Double to RF; Murcer to 3B
t11 1 -23 RR 21% 93% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez A. Hrabosky Wild Pitch; Murcer Scores; Matthews Scores
t11 1 --- 1% 94% 2-0 SFG W. Montanez A. Hrabosky Double to RF
Eric Rasmussen replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 9th
t11 1 -2- O -1% 93% 2-0 SFG C. Speier E. Rasmussen Flyball: CF; Montanez to 3B
t11 2 --3 O -1% 92% 2-0 SFG K. Reitz E. Rasmussen Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
b11 0 --- -9% 83% 0-2 STL W. Crawford G. Lavelle Single to CF
b11 0 1-- O 7% 91% 0-2 STL H. Cruz G. Lavelle Flyball: CF
b11 1 1-- -9% 82% 0-2 STL D. Kessinger G. Lavelle Walk; Crawford to 2B
Lou Brock pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen (P) batting 9th; Lee Richard pinch runs for Don Kessinger (SS) batting 8th
b11 1 12- O 10% 92% 0-2 STL L. Brock G. Lavelle Strikeout
b11 2 12- O 8% 100% 0-2 STL M. Tyson G. Lavelle Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

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