September 28, 1977 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
DET 2
(11) TOR 3
@BOS 2 CAL 4
@MIL 2 CHW 4
@MIN 3 NYY 10
CLE 0 OAK 6
KCR 5
(10) TEX 3
SEA 1 HOU 2
@ATL 1 PHI 5
@CHC 2 CIN 8
SDP 0 LAD 2
SFG 1 PIT 3
NYM 2 MON 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 5,032

Wednesday, September 28, 1977, 7:42PM
Time of Game: 2:11

Expos

73-85

Won 1

5th, 26 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  3  0    4 11  0
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1

W: S Rogers (17-15), L: J Urrea (7-6)

Cardinals

81-76

Lost 1

3rd, 17½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .290  .721    0    2   5   GDP
C Speier SS                   4   1   3   2    0   1  .236  .658    0    1   2   2B
A Dawson CF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .285  .803    0    3   0   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .826    0    8   0   GDP
  J White LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         1   0   
E Valentine RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .850    0    0   0   GDP
  S Mejias RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .636         0   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .865    0    6   0   
D Unser LF-1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .804    0    5   0   2B
L Parrish 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .697    0    0   3   
  S Papi PR-3B                1   1   0   0    0   0  .205  .533    0    0   1   
S Rogers P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .106  .249    0    1   3   SH
Totals                       34   4  11   3    0   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Speier (31, off J Urrea); D Unser (14, off J Urrea).

SH: S Rogers (12, off J Urrea).

TB: C Speier 4; D Unser 2; A Dawson 2; L Parrish 2; S Rogers; G Carter; D Cash.

GIDP: E Valentine (17); T Perez (14); D Cash (15).

RBI: C Speier 2 (36); A Dawson (62).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Dwyer LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .821    0    0   0   
  R Bosetti LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .552         0   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .288  .747    0    4   0   
G Templeton SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .322  .784    0    1   5   2B
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .320  .911    0    7   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .843    0   11   1   2B
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .712    0    0   4   
H Cruz RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .689    0    0   0   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .666    0    0   0   
M Phillips 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .518    0    4   4   
J Urrea P                     1   0   0   0    2   0  .138  .480    0    0   1   
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Rader PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .673    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    2   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: G Templeton (19, off S Rogers); K Hernandez (39, off S Rogers).

TB: G Templeton 3; K Hernandez 2; J Mumphrey 2; T Simmons; J Dwyer.

RBI: T Simmons 2 (94).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. K Reitz-M Phillips-K Hernandez 2; G Templeton-M Phillips-K Hernandez.

E: G Templeton (32).

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
S Rogers, W (17-15)            9     7   2   2    2   5   0   3.04   36     -       ·  ·     17· 4· 1· 7     68    -     0.95   0.25
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     17· 4· 1· 7           -

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 Urrea, L (7-6)               7.1  10   4   3    0   7   0   3.14   30     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0·10     51    -     1.46  -0.29
B Metzger                      1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.53    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.46   0.04
Totals                         9    11   4   3    0   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0·11          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 5,032.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Cash               2B    1. J Dwyer              LF 
2. C Speier             SS    2. J Mumphrey           CF 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. G Templeton          SS 
4. T Perez              1B    4. T Simmons            C  
5. E Valentine          RF    5. K Hernandez          1B 
6. G Carter             C     6. K Reitz              3B 
7. D Unser              LF    7. H Cruz               RF 
8. L Parrish            3B    8. M Phillips           2B 
9. S Rogers             P     9. J Urrea              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-1  1-3      40%  81% C Speier        J Urrea         Double to RF; Papi Scores; Cash Scores; Speier to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   1  2-0  -2-      12%  38% L Parrish       J Urrea         Single to CF; Unser Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Parrish to 2B
   t 8   1  2-1  -2-      12%  41% D Cash          J Urrea         Single to LF; Papi to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  -23     -11%  26% T Simmons       S Rogers        Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Templeton Scores
   t 4   1  2-0  12-     -10%  21% E Valentine     J Urrea         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Urrea facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Cash          Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Speier        Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  A Dawson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  T Perez         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  J Mumphrey      Single to 2B
          1--      37%  G Templeton     Double to RF; Mumphrey to 3B
   RR     -23      26%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Templeton Scores
   O      1--      28%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      30%  K Reitz         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Urrea facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  E Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      26%  G Carter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      25%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Rogers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  H Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  M Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  J Urrea         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Urrea facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      26%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      28%  S Rogers        Single to RF
   OO     1--      23%  D Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      20%  J Dwyer         Single to RF
   O      1--      23%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
          1--      18%  G Templeton     Single to CF; Dwyer to 3B
   O      1-3      23%  T Simmons       Fielder's Choice 2B; Dwyer out at Hm/2B-C; Simmons to 1B; Templeton to 2B
   O      12-      26%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Urrea facing 2-3-4
          ---      31%  C Speier        Single to CF
          1--      38%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Speier to 2B
   O      12-      31%  T Perez         Strikeout
   OO     12-      21%  E Valentine     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  H Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  M Phillips      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, John Urrea facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      21%  G Carter        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      26%  D Unser         Double to RF
   R      -2-      38%  L Parrish       Single to CF; Unser Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Parrish to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  S Rogers        Strikeout
   O      -2-      29%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Rogers facing 9-1-2
          ---      25%  J Urrea         Walk
   O      1--      29%  J Dwyer         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      30%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B; Dwyer to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, John Urrea facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      30%  C Speier        Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  T Simmons       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      24%  K Hernandez     Double to LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      27%  K Reitz         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      30%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, John Urrea facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      23%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      21%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  M Phillips      Popfly: SS
          ---      20%  J Urrea         Walk
   O      1--      23%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF
          1--      21%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF; Urrea to 2B
   O      12-      25%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, John Urrea facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Bosetti replaces Jim Dwyer playing LF batting 1st
          ---      34%  L Parrish       Single to LF
                  Stan Papi pinch runs for Larry Parrish batting 8th
   O      1--      29%  S Rogers        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Papi to 2B
          -2-      41%  D Cash          Single to LF; Papi to 3B
   RR     1-3      81%  C Speier        Double to RF; Papi Scores; Cash Scores; Speier to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3      87%  A Dawson        Single to CF; Speier Scores
                  Butch Metzger replaces John Urrea pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      84%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
                  Del Unser moves to 1B; Stan Papi moves to 3B; Jerry White replaces Tony Perez playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      89%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Butch Metzger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  G Carter        Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  D Unser         Groundout: P-2B-1B; Carter to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  S Papi          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Rogers facing 7-8-9
                  Sam Mejias replaces Ellis Valentine playing RF batting 5th; Lou Brock pinch hits for Hector Cruz batting 7th
   O      ---      96%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dave Rader pinch hits for Butch Metzger batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation