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MIL
@BAL		5
7
MIL
@BAL		9
2
TEX
@BOS		6
8
CLE
@KCR		1
2
SEA
@MIN		8
5
SEA
@MIN		7
2
CHW
@NYY		0
3
CAL
@OAK		2
1		 
(11)
DET
@TOR		4
3
PIT
@CHC		1
5
CIN
@HOU		3
4		 
(13)
ATL
@LAD		0
8
NYM
@MON		1
4
SFG
@SDP		8
4
PHI
@STL		0
5
Sunday, April 16, 1978 1:20PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 11,495, Time of Game: 1:52
Phillies
0
4-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
5
5-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Bob Forsch (3-0)
L: Randy Lerch (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  3   0  1  X    5  6  1

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bake McBride RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .579 -0.066 0.67 0.000 -0.066 -0.7 1 0
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .775 -0.046 0.48 0.000 -0.046 -0.6 3 3
Mike Schmidt 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .779 -0.029 0.40 0.000 -0.029 -0.3 1 2
Greg Luzinski LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .836 -0.047 0.80 0.006 -0.054 -0.3 0 0
Richie Hebner 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .893 0.035 0.91 0.060 -0.025 0.1 7 0 SB
Garry Maddox CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .370 .896 -0.039 0.90 0.021 -0.060 -0.1 5 0
Bob Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .667 -0.108 1.19 0.000 -0.108 -1.2 5 0 GDP
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .392 -0.055 0.75 0.000 -0.055 -0.4 2 1
Randy Lerch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.036 0.73 0.000 -0.036 -0.2 0 2
   Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jay Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .069 -0.394 0.73 0.087 -0.482 -4.0 24 8
GIDP: B Boone (2).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
E: R Lerch (1); L Bowa (2).
Baserunning
SB: R Hebner (1, 2nd base off B Forsch/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .717 0.008 0.51 0.036 -0.028 -0.0 1 0
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 .512 0.012 0.69 0.057 -0.046 0.1 2 3 2B
Jerry Morales RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .788 -0.027 0.83 0.037 -0.064 0.1 1 0
Ted Simmons C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .884 -0.017 0.99 0.056 -0.074 0.7 3 1 2B
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .438 1.308 -0.065 1.11 0.013 -0.078 -0.2 12 1 IW
Ken Reitz 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .313 .778 0.119 1.11 0.144 -0.025 0.2 0 2 HBP
Tony Scott CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .490 -0.036 0.70 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 5 0
   Roger Freed PH 1 0 1 3 0 0 .100 .300 0.187 2.50 0.187 0.000 2.6 2B
   Jerry Mumphrey PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.8 1 0
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .348 .897 -0.036 0.48 0.000 -0.036 -0.6 1 3
   Dane Iorg PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .500 0.005 0.16 0.005 0.000 1.0
   Mike Phillips 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Bob Forsch P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .545 -0.041 0.43 0.000 -0.041 -1.3 1 1
Team Totals 31 5 6 5 4 5 .194 .596 0.106 0.79 0.535 -0.431 1.5 27 12
2B: R Freed (1, off R Lerch); G Templeton (3, off R Lerch); T Simmons (5, off R Lerch).
IBB: K Hernandez (3, by G Garber).
HBP: K Reitz (1, by R Lerch).
TB: T Simmons 3; G Templeton 2; R Freed 2; K Reitz; J Morales.
RBI: R Freed 3 (3); D Iorg (1); K Reitz (5).
2-out RBI: R Freed 3; K Reitz; D Iorg.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez.
E: K Reitz (2).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Lerch, L (1-1) 7 6 5 2 2 4 0 3.00 31 53 -0.107 0.90 -2.4
Gene Garber 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.00 5 2 1 0.001 0.10 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 5 2 4 5 0 2.25 36 53 2 1 -0.106 0.73 -1.5
R Lerch faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, W (3-0) 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.71 29 88 0.394 0.73 4.0
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 29 88 0.394 0.79 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Lerch (1; K Reitz).
IBB: G Garber (1; K Hernandez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 1:52.
Attendance: 11,495.
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 Jerry Morales RF
4 Greg Luzinski LF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Richie Hebner 1B 5 Keith Hernandez 1B
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Ken Reitz 3B
7 Bob Boone C 7 Tony Scott CF
8 Ted Sizemore 2B 8 Mike Tyson 2B
9 Randy Lerch P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 2 123 RRR STL R. Freed R. Lerch 19% 96% Double to RF; Templeton Scores/unER; Hernandez Scores/unER; Reitz Scores/unER
b4 0-0 2 --3 R STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 13% 67% Single to RF; Simmons Scores
b6 1-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton R. Lerch 6% 81% Double to CF
b4 0-0 1 --- STL T. Simmons R. Lerch 5% 58% Double to CF (LF-CF)
t5 0-1 1 -2- O PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch 5% 67% Strikeout

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' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock R. Lerch 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch -3% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- STL J. Morales R. Lerch 4% 58% Walk; Brock to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O STL T. Simmons R. Lerch -4% 54% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 12- O STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch -4% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O PHI R. Hebner B. Forsch 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch 1% 55% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Lerch -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Scott R. Lerch -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Lerch -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O PHI T. Sizemore B. Forsch 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PHI R. Lerch B. Forsch 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL B. Forsch R. Lerch -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock R. Lerch -2% 51% Lineout: 3B
b3 0-0 2 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch -1% 50% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-0 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch 1% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Morales R. Lerch -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- STL T. Simmons R. Lerch 5% 58% Double to CF (LF-CF)
b4 0-0 1 -2- O STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch -4% 55% Groundout: P-1B; Simmons to 3B
b4 0-0 2 --3 R STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 13% 67% Single to RF; Simmons Scores
b4 1-0 2 1-- O STL T. Scott R. Lerch -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t5 0-1 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch 3% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-1 1 --- PHI R. Hebner B. Forsch -4% 65% Walk
t5 0-1 1 1-- PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch -2% 62% Hebner Steals 2B
t5 0-1 1 -2- O PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch 5% 67% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 -2- O PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 5% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Lerch -2% 70% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 1 --- O STL B. Forsch R. Lerch -1% 69% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- O STL L. Brock R. Lerch -1% 68% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- O PHI T. Sizemore B. Forsch 4% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O PHI R. Lerch B. Forsch 2% 74% Strikeout
t6 0-1 2 --- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton R. Lerch 6% 81% Double to CF
b6 1-0 0 -2- O STL J. Morales R. Lerch -4% 77% Popfly: SS
b6 1-0 1 -2- O STL T. Simmons R. Lerch -3% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 2 -2- STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch 1% 75% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Templeton to 3B
b6 1-0 2 1-3 STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 2% 77% Hit By Pitch; Hernandez to 2B
Roger Freed pinch hits for Tony Scott (CF) batting 7th
b6 1-0 2 123 RRR STL R. Freed R. Lerch 19% 96% Double to RF; Templeton Scores/unER; Hernandez Scores/unER; Reitz Scores/unER
Jerry Mumphrey pinch runs for Roger Freed (PH) batting 7th
b6 4-0 2 -2- O STL M. Tyson R. Lerch -1% 95% Strikeout
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
Jerry Mumphrey moves from PR to CF
t7 0-4 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch 1% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 0-4 2 --- PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch -1% 97% Walk
t7 0-4 2 1-- O PHI R. Hebner B. Forsch 1% 98% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
b7 4-0 0 --- O STL B. Forsch R. Lerch -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock R. Lerch -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 4-0 2 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
t8 0-4 0 --- PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch -2% 95% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t8 0-4 0 1-- OO PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 4% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 0-4 2 --- O PHI T. Sizemore B. Forsch 0% 99% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
b8 4-0 0 --- STL J. Morales R. Lerch 0% 99% Single to LF
b8 4-0 0 1-- STL T. Simmons R. Lerch 0% 100% Single to SS; Morales to 3B/Adv on E6; Simmons to 2B
Gene Garber replaces Randy Lerch pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-0 0 -23 STL K. Hernandez G. Garber 0% 100% Intentional Walk
b8 4-0 0 123 O STL K. Reitz G. Garber -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 4-0 1 123 O STL J. Mumphrey G. Garber -0% 99% Lineout: SS
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
b8 4-0 2 123 R STL D. Iorg G. Garber 1% 100% Walk; Morales Scores; Simmons to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
b8 5-0 2 123 O STL B. Forsch G. Garber -0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
Mike Phillips replaces Dane Iorg (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Gene Garber (P) batting 9th
t9 0-5 0 --- O PHI J. Johnstone B. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-5 1 --- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-5 2 --- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.

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