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Scores
Standings
TOR
@BAL		2
0
TEX
@CAL		3
4		 
(11)
TEX
@CAL		3
4
CLE
@DET		5
2
CLE
@DET		2
3
SEA
@MIL		6
8
CHW
@MIN		12
19
BOS
@NYY		4
5
KCR
@OAK		3
7
KCR
@OAK		9
3
SDP
@ATL		5
8
NYM
@CHC		2
5
LAD
@CIN		4
5
LAD
@CIN		9
3
SFG
@HOU		2
0
MON
@PIT		4
7
MON
@PIT		6
3
PHI
@STL		2
0
Sunday, June 26, 1977 1:18PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 31,167, Time of Game: 2:00
Phillies
2
37-31
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 8½ GB
 at Cardinals
0
37-32
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 9 GB
W: Jim Kaat (3-5)
L: Larry Dierker (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 10  1

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bake McBride RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .717 -0.075 0.87 0.007 -0.082 -0.8 1 1
Larry Bowa SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .676 -0.040 0.62 0.010 -0.051 -0.3 3 5
Mike Schmidt 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .268 .940 0.128 0.57 0.149 -0.022 1.1 1 2 HR
Greg Luzinski LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .326 1.002 0.008 0.94 0.064 -0.056 -0.3 1 0 HBP
   Jerry Martin LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .853 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Richie Hebner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .934 -0.089 0.78 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 9 1
   Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Garry Maddox CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .277 .743 0.062 0.66 0.138 -0.076 0.4 3 0 HR
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .678 -0.075 0.66 0.019 -0.094 -1.0 2 2 CS,GDP
Bob Boone C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .710 -0.020 0.50 0.009 -0.029 -0.3 5 1
Jim Kaat P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .095 .190 -0.006 0.49 0.015 -0.020 -0.1 0 0
   Tom Hutton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .622 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 2 2 .194 .652 -0.107 0.69 0.411 -0.519 -2.4 27 12
HR: M Schmidt (20, off L Dierker; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); G Maddox (6, off L Dierker; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: G Luzinski (2, by L Dierker).
TB: M Schmidt 4; G Maddox 4; T Sizemore; J Kaat; B Boone; B McBride.
GIDP: T Sizemore (10).
RBI: G Maddox (32); M Schmidt (44).
2-out RBI: M Schmidt.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. L Bowa-T Sizemore-R Hebner; B McBride-R Hebner; L Bowa-R Hebner-M Schmidt.
Outfield Assists: B McBride (H Cruz at 1st base).
Baserunning
CS: T Sizemore (5, 2nd base by C Carroll/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288 .745 -0.148 1.47 0.000 -0.148 -1.1 2 0
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 .324 .748 0.074 1.05 0.104 -0.030 0.5 4 3
Tony Scott CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .851 -0.175 1.76 0.034 -0.209 -1.2 0 0 GDP
Hector Cruz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .821 -0.084 1.46 0.037 -0.121 -0.4 1 0
Ted Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .941 -0.091 1.21 0.045 -0.136 -0.9 2 2
Roger Freed 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 1.083 -0.007 1.24 0.053 -0.060 -0.0 9 1
   Butch Metzger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Rader PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .948 0.029 0.54 0.029 0.000 0.1
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .792 -0.154 1.50 0.000 -0.154 -1.0 3 2
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .580 -0.054 1.35 0.027 -0.082 -0.3 2 4
Larry Dierker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.020 1.32 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 1 0 SH
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .589 -0.031 1.09 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Hernandez 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .878 0.052 1.12 0.052 0.000 0.3 3 0
Team Totals 33 0 10 0 0 5 .303 .606 -0.609 1.34 0.381 -0.991 -4.4 27 12
SH: L Dierker (2, off J Kaat).
TB: G Templeton 3; H Cruz; D Rader; K Hernandez; T Scott; M Tyson; T Simmons; R Freed.
GIDP: T Scott (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Templeton-M Tyson; M Tyson-G Templeton-R Freed.
E: K Reitz (5).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Kaat, W (3-5) 8 9 0 0 0 4 0 5.40 30 68 0.520 1.35 3.9
Gene Garber, S (9) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 4 0 0 0.088 1.25 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 34 68 0 0 0.608 0.69 4.4

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, L (1-4) 4.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 5.47 16 49 -0.044 0.82 -0.1
Clay Carroll 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.28 3 1 0 0.039 0.79 0.5
Al Hrabosky 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.24 6 0 0 0.069 0.54 1.0
Butch Metzger 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.31 9 0 0 0.043 0.51 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 2 2 2.00 34 49 1 0 0.107 1.34 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: L Dierker (2).
HBP: L Dierker (1; G Luzinski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 31,167.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Bake McBride RF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Larry Bowa SS 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Mike Schmidt 3B 3 Tony Scott CF
4 Greg Luzinski LF 4 Hector Cruz RF
5 Richie Hebner 1B 5 Ted Simmons C
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Roger Freed 1B
7 Ted Sizemore 2B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Bob Boone C 8 Mike Tyson 2B
9 Jim Kaat P 9 Larry Dierker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 2 --- R PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker 14% 59% Home Run
t5 1-0 1 --- R PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker 12% 74% Home Run
b8 0-2 2 12- O STL T. Scott J. Kaat 8% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-2 1 1-- OO STL T. Scott J. Kaat 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons J. Kaat 8% 49% Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B

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, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. McBride L. Dierker -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker -2% 46% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Kaat 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL G. Templeton J. Kaat -2% 45% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO STL T. Scott J. Kaat 5% 50% Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 1-- PHI R. Hebner L. Dierker 3% 56% Wild Pitch; Luzinski to 2B
t2 0-0 0 -2- O PHI R. Hebner L. Dierker -4% 52% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- OO PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker -7% 45% Double Play: Popfly: SS-2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL H. Cruz J. Kaat -4% 41% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons J. Kaat 8% 49% Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Freed J. Kaat 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O PHI T. Sizemore L. Dierker -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PHI B. Boone L. Dierker -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PHI J. Kaat L. Dierker -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Kaat 2% 47% Popfly: SS
b3 0-0 1 --- STL M. Tyson J. Kaat -3% 44% Single to RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O STL L. Dierker J. Kaat 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O STL L. Brock J. Kaat 4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. McBride L. Dierker -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- R PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker 14% 59% Home Run
t4 1-0 2 --- O PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker -1% 58% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Kaat 3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- STL T. Scott J. Kaat -3% 58% Single to CF
b4 0-1 1 1-- O STL H. Cruz J. Kaat 4% 61% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons J. Kaat 3% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
t5 1-0 0 --- O PHI R. Hebner L. Dierker -2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-0 1 --- R PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker 12% 74% Home Run
t5 2-0 1 --- PHI T. Sizemore L. Dierker 2% 76% Single to LF
Clay Carroll replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th
t5 2-0 1 1-- O PHI B. Boone C. Carroll -3% 73% Sizemore Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
t5 2-0 2 --- PHI B. Boone C. Carroll 1% 74% Single to CF
t5 2-0 2 1-- PHI J. Kaat C. Carroll 1% 75% Single to RF; Boone to 2B
t5 2-0 2 12- O PHI B. McBride C. Carroll -3% 72% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- STL R. Freed J. Kaat -5% 67% Single to LF
b5 0-2 0 1-- O STL K. Reitz J. Kaat 5% 72% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 0-2 1 1-- O STL M. Tyson J. Kaat 4% 76% Flyball: CF
Mike Anderson pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
b5 0-2 2 1-- O STL M. Anderson J. Kaat 3% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 2-3-4
Al Hrabosky replaces Mike Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa A. Hrabosky -2% 77% Flyball: LF
t6 2-0 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt A. Hrabosky -1% 76% Strikeout
t6 2-0 2 --- O PHI G. Luzinski A. Hrabosky -1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Kaat 3% 79% Strikeout
b6 0-2 1 --- STL G. Templeton J. Kaat -4% 75% Single to CF
b6 0-2 1 1-- OO STL T. Scott J. Kaat 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 5-6-7
t7 2-0 0 --- O PHI R. Hebner A. Hrabosky -1% 81% Popfly: 3B
t7 2-0 1 --- PHI G. Maddox A. Hrabosky 2% 82% Walk
t7 2-0 1 1-- OO PHI T. Sizemore A. Hrabosky -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
b7 0-2 0 --- O STL H. Cruz J. Kaat 4% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-2 1 --- STL T. Simmons J. Kaat -5% 78% Single to CF
b7 0-2 1 1-- O STL R. Freed J. Kaat 5% 83% Lineout: SS
b7 0-2 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz J. Kaat 4% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Butch Metzger facing 8-9-1
Butch Metzger replaces Roger Freed (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Keith Hernandez replaces Al Hrabosky (P) playing 1B batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- O PHI B. Boone B. Metzger -1% 86% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2-0 1 --- O PHI J. Kaat B. Metzger -1% 85% Groundout: C-1B
t8 2-0 2 --- PHI B. McBride B. Metzger 1% 86% Single to RF
t8 2-0 2 1-- PHI L. Bowa B. Metzger 1% 87% Walk; McBride to 2B
t8 2-0 2 12- PHI M. Schmidt B. Metzger 1% 88% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McBride to 3B; Bowa to 2B; Schmidt to 1B
t8 2-0 2 123 O PHI G. Luzinski B. Metzger -4% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
Jerry Martin replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
b8 0-2 0 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Kaat 4% 89% Flyball: LF
b8 0-2 1 --- STL K. Hernandez J. Kaat -5% 83% Single to RF
b8 0-2 1 1-- O STL L. Brock J. Kaat 5% 89% Strikeout
b8 0-2 2 1-- STL G. Templeton J. Kaat -4% 85% Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
b8 0-2 2 12- O STL T. Scott J. Kaat 8% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Butch Metzger facing 5-6-7
t9 2-0 0 --- O PHI R. Hebner B. Metzger -1% 92% Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 2-0 1 --- O PHI G. Maddox B. Metzger -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2-0 2 --- O PHI T. Sizemore B. Metzger -0% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Gene Garber facing 4-5-6
Gene Garber replaces Richie Hebner (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Tom Hutton replaces Jim Kaat (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b9 0-2 0 --- O STL H. Cruz G. Garber 5% 96% Popfly: SS
b9 0-2 1 --- O STL T. Simmons G. Garber 3% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
Dave Rader pinch hits for Butch Metzger (P) batting 6th
b9 0-2 2 --- STL D. Rader G. Garber -3% 96% Single to CF
b9 0-2 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz G. Garber 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

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