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Scores
Standings
DET
@CAL		3
1
NYY
@CHW		8
3
BAL
@KCR		2
5
BOS
@MIN		0
7
TOR
@OAK		8
1
MIL
@TEX		4
2
PHI
@ATL		3
2
SFG
@CHC		4
3		 
(13)
MON
@CIN		4
2
HOU
@NYM		1
2
SDP
@PIT		6
7
LAD
@STL		1
2
Tuesday, August 23, 1977 7:38PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 26,491, Time of Game: 2:03
Dodgers
1
74-51
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
2
70-55
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 9 GB
W: Bob Forsch (16-5)
L: Don Sutton (11-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1
Cardinals       1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  5  2

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ted Martinez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .672 -0.077 1.02 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 3 4
   Manny Mota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .938 -0.040 3.53 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
   Elias Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Bill Russell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .672 -0.130 1.39 0.041 -0.172 -0.6 1 4
Reggie Smith RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .977 -0.040 1.71 0.029 -0.069 -0.4 1 0
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .837 -0.218 2.02 0.000 -0.218 -1.2 1 3
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .797 -0.145 1.44 0.000 -0.145 -0.7 8 1
Rick Monday CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 .763 0.064 1.25 0.115 -0.051 0.6 2 0
Vic Davalillo LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1.167 -0.001 1.68 0.119 -0.120 0.4 2 0 2B
Steve Yeager C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .251 .770 -0.139 1.73 0.000 -0.139 -0.9 5 1
Don Sutton P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .468 -0.059 1.09 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 0
   Ed Goodson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .495 0.088 2.15 0.088 0.000 0.4
   Davey Lopes PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .772 0.070 3.05 0.070 0.000 0.3 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 3 1 2 8 .094 .272 -0.627 1.63 0.462 -1.090 -3.4 24 13
2B: V Davalillo (1, off B Forsch).
TB: V Davalillo 2; R Monday; B Russell.
RBI: V Davalillo (2).
2-out RBI: V Davalillo.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Martinez-B Russell-S Garvey; B Russell-T Martinez-S Garvey.
E: T Martinez (3).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .261 .648 0.122 0.76 0.147 -0.025 1.1 0 0 SB
   Rick Bosetti LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jerry Mumphrey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .808 -0.080 0.80 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 4 0
Garry Templeton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .768 -0.005 0.92 0.035 -0.041 -0.1 2 2
Ted Simmons C 3 0 2 1 0 0 .335 .940 0.129 1.04 0.143 -0.014 1.4 8 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .841 -0.114 1.02 0.000 -0.114 -1.3 12 0 GDP
Mike Anderson RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .715 -0.035 1.03 0.028 -0.062 -0.3 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 .275 .742 -0.004 0.89 0.037 -0.041 -0.1 0 3 HBP
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .627 -0.088 0.97 0.000 -0.088 -1.0 0 4 GDP
Bob Forsch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .377 -0.052 0.86 0.000 -0.052 -0.7 0 1 SH
Team Totals 27 2 5 2 0 5 .185 .399 -0.127 0.91 0.390 -0.517 -1.9 27 10
SH: B Forsch (8, off D Sutton).
HBP: K Reitz (6, by D Sutton).
TB: L Brock 2; T Simmons 2; M Anderson.
GIDP: M Tyson (6); K Hernandez (14).
RBI: T Simmons (78); L Brock (34).
2-out RBI: L Brock.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
E: K Hernandez (9); G Templeton (20).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (24, 2nd base off D Sutton/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, L (11-8) 7 5 2 1 0 3 0 3.17 26 64 0.097 0.96 1.4
Elias Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.54 3 0 0 0.030 0.40 0.5
Team Totals 8 5 2 1 0 5 0 1.12 29 64 0 0 0.127 1.63 1.9

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, W (16-5) 9 3 1 1 2 8 0 3.19 34 83 0.627 1.63 3.4
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 2 8 0 1.00 34 83 0.627 0.91 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: B Forsch (8).
HBP: D Sutton (2; K Reitz).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 26,491.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Ted Martinez 2B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Bill Russell SS 2 Jerry Mumphrey CF
3 Reggie Smith RF 3 Garry Templeton SS
4 Ron Cey 3B 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Steve Garvey 1B 5 Keith Hernandez 1B
6 Rick Monday CF 6 Mike Anderson RF
7 Vic Davalillo LF 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Steve Yeager C 8 Mike Tyson 2B
9 Don Sutton P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-2 1 --3 O LAD B. Russell B. Forsch 14% 78% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 12- R STL T. Simmons D. Sutton 12% 71% Single to RF; Brock Scores/unER; Templeton to 3B
t8 1-2 2 1-3 O LAD R. Cey B. Forsch 12% 87% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 2 1-- R LAD V. Davalillo B. Forsch -12% 52% Double to CF (LF-CF); Monday Scores
b2 1-1 2 -2- R STL L. Brock D. Sutton 10% 64% Single to CF; Reitz Scores

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD T. Martinez B. Forsch 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell B. Forsch 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O LAD R. Smith B. Forsch 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock D. Sutton 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Sutton -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- STL G. Templeton D. Sutton 4% 58% Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Brock to 2B; Templeton to 1B
b1 0-0 1 12- R STL T. Simmons D. Sutton 12% 71% Single to RF; Brock Scores/unER; Templeton to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 O STL K. Hernandez D. Sutton -6% 65% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 1-3 O STL M. Anderson D. Sutton -4% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O LAD R. Cey B. Forsch 2% 63% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey B. Forsch 2% 65% Popfly: SS
t2 0-1 2 --- LAD R. Monday B. Forsch -1% 64% Walk
t2 0-1 2 1-- R LAD V. Davalillo B. Forsch -12% 52% Double to CF (LF-CF); Monday Scores
t2 1-1 2 -2- O LAD S. Yeager B. Forsch 3% 55% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- STL K. Reitz D. Sutton 4% 59% Hit By Pitch
b2 1-1 0 1-- O STL M. Tyson D. Sutton -3% 55% Lineout: LF
b2 1-1 1 1-- O STL B. Forsch D. Sutton -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Reitz to 2B
b2 1-1 2 -2- R STL L. Brock D. Sutton 10% 64% Single to CF; Reitz Scores
b2 2-1 2 1-- STL J. Mumphrey D. Sutton 1% 65% Brock Steals 2B
b2 2-1 2 -2- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Sutton -3% 62% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O LAD D. Sutton B. Forsch 3% 64% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-2 1 --- O LAD T. Martinez B. Forsch 2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-2 2 --- O LAD B. Russell B. Forsch 1% 67% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- O STL G. Templeton D. Sutton -2% 65% Lineout: 2B
b3 2-1 1 --- O STL T. Simmons D. Sutton -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez D. Sutton -1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- O LAD R. Smith B. Forsch 3% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-2 1 --- O LAD R. Cey B. Forsch 2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-2 2 --- O LAD S. Garvey B. Forsch 1% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- O STL M. Anderson D. Sutton -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- O STL K. Reitz D. Sutton -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 2 --- O STL M. Tyson D. Sutton -1% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 --- LAD R. Monday B. Forsch -5% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Monday to 1B
t5 1-2 0 1-- O LAD V. Davalillo B. Forsch 5% 64% Popfly: SS
t5 1-2 1 1-- O LAD S. Yeager B. Forsch 4% 68% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 1-- O LAD D. Sutton B. Forsch 3% 71% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- O STL B. Forsch D. Sutton -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- O STL L. Brock D. Sutton -2% 68% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 2 --- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Sutton -1% 67% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 --- O LAD T. Martinez B. Forsch 4% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- LAD B. Russell B. Forsch -4% 66% Single to LF
t6 1-2 1 1-- O LAD R. Smith B. Forsch 3% 69% Flyball: CF; Russell to 2B
t6 1-2 2 -2- O LAD R. Cey B. Forsch 5% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 --- O STL G. Templeton D. Sutton -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-1 1 --- STL T. Simmons D. Sutton 2% 75% Single to RF
b6 2-1 1 1-- OO STL K. Hernandez D. Sutton -5% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey B. Forsch 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- LAD R. Monday B. Forsch -5% 69% Single to LF
t7 1-2 1 1-- O LAD V. Davalillo B. Forsch 4% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B; Monday to 2B
t7 1-2 2 -2- O LAD S. Yeager B. Forsch 6% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
b7 2-1 0 --- STL M. Anderson D. Sutton 3% 82% Single to LF
b7 2-1 0 1-- O STL K. Reitz D. Sutton -3% 80% Flyball: RF
b7 2-1 1 1-- OO STL M. Tyson D. Sutton -4% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Don Sutton (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- LAD E. Goodson B. Forsch -9% 66% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Goodson to 1B
Manny Mota pinch hits for Ted Martinez (2B) batting 1st
Davey Lopes pinch runs for Ed Goodson (PH) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 1-- O LAD M. Mota B. Forsch 4% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lopes to 2B
t8 1-2 1 -2- LAD B. Russell B. Forsch -7% 63% Wild Pitch; Lopes to 3B
t8 1-2 1 --3 O LAD B. Russell B. Forsch 14% 78% Flyball: CF
t8 1-2 2 --3 LAD R. Smith B. Forsch -3% 75% Walk
t8 1-2 2 1-3 O LAD R. Cey B. Forsch 12% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Elias Sosa facing 9-1-2
Elias Sosa replaces Manny Mota (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Davey Lopes moves from PR to 2B
b8 2-1 0 --- O STL B. Forsch E. Sosa -1% 86% Strikeout
b8 2-1 1 --- O STL L. Brock E. Sosa -1% 85% Strikeout
b8 2-1 2 --- O STL J. Mumphrey E. Sosa -1% 84% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
Rick Bosetti replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
t9 1-2 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey B. Forsch 7% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 1-2 1 --- O LAD R. Monday B. Forsch 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-2 2 --- O LAD V. Davalillo B. Forsch 4% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

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