April 16, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
MIL 5 MIL 9
@BAL 2 BOS 8
TEX 6 KCR 2
CLE 1 SEA 8
@MIN 5 SEA 7
@MIN 2 NYY 3
CHW 0 CAL 2
@OAK 1
(11) DET 4
@TOR 3 CHC 5
PIT 1 HOU 4
CIN 3
(13) LAD 8
ATL 0 MON 4
NYM 1 SFG 8
@SDP 4 STL 5
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 11,495

Sunday, April 16, 1978, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 1:52

Phillies

4-3

Lost 1

1st

                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

W: B Forsch (3-0), L: R Lerch (1-1)

Cardinals

5-4

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .579    0    1   0   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .775    0    3   3   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .780    0    1   2   
G Luzinski LF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .836    0    0   0   
R Hebner 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .893    0    7   0   SB
G Maddox CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .370  .896    0    5   0   
B Boone C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .666    0    5   0   GDP
T Sizemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .392    0    2   1   
R Lerch P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   2   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   0   0    2   3                    24   8

BATTING

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          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .717    0    1   0   
G Templeton SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .513    0    2   3   2B
J Morales RF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .788    0    1   0   
T Simmons C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .364  .883    0    3   1   2B
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .438 1.307    0   12   1   IW
K Reitz 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .313  .777    0    0   2   HBP
T Scott CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .490    0    5   0   
  R Freed PH                  1   0   1   3    0   0  .100  .300    0    0   0   2B
  J Mumphrey PR-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282    0    1   0   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .348  .897    0    1   3   
  D Iorg PH                   0   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  M Phillips 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.000         0   1   
B Forsch P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .546    0    1   1   
Totals                       31   5   6   5    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

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).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Lerch, L (1-1)               7     6   5   2    2   4   0   3.00   31     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 6     53    -     0.91  -0.11
G Garber                       1     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     6   5   2    4   5   0          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 3· 6          2-1

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
B Forsch, W (3-0)              9     0   0   0    2   3   0   0.71   29     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1· 0     88    -     0.75   0.39
Totals                         9     0   0   0    2   3   0          29     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1· 0           -

R Lerch faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Garber (1; K Hernandez).

HBP: R Lerch (1; K Reitz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 1:52.

Attendance: 11,495.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B McBride            RF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. J Morales            RF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. R Hebner             1B    5. K Hernandez          1B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. K Reitz              3B 
7. B Boone              C     7. T Scott              CF 
8. T Sizemore           2B    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. R Lerch              P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  0-1  123      19%  96% R Freed         R Lerch         Double to RF; Templeton Scores/unER; Hernandez Scores/unER; Reitz Scores/unER
   b 4   2  0-0  --3      13%  67% K Reitz         R Lerch         Single to RF; Simmons Scores
   b 6   0  0-1  ---       6%  81% G Templeton     R Lerch         Double to CF
   b 4   1  0-0  ---       5%  58% T Simmons       R Lerch         Double to CF (LF-CF)
   t 5   1  1-0  -2-       5%  67% G Maddox        B Forsch        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Schmidt       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, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--      55%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      58%  J Morales       Walk; Brock to 2B
   O      12-      54%  T Simmons       Popfly: SS
   O      12-      50%  K Hernandez     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  G Maddox        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Tyson         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Lerch         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  L Brock         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  G Templeton     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      56%  M Schmidt       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, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  J Morales       Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  T Simmons       Double to CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      55%  K Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B; Simmons to 3B
   R      --3      67%  K Reitz         Single to RF; Simmons Scores
   O      1--      65%  T Scott         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, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      65%  R Hebner        Walk
          1--      62%  G Maddox        Hebner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      72%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  B Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  R Lerch         Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  G Templeton     Double to CF
   O      -2-      77%  J Morales       Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      74%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      75%  K Hernandez     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Templeton to 3B
          1-3      77%  K Reitz         Hit By Pitch; Hernandez to 2B
                  Roger Freed pinch hits for Tony Scott batting 7th
   RRR    123      96%  R Freed         Double to RF; Templeton Scores/unER; Hernandez Scores/unER; Reitz Scores/unER
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch runs for Roger Freed batting 7th
   O      -2-      95%  M Tyson         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Mumphrey moves to CF
   O      ---      97%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      97%  G Luzinski      Walk
   O      1--      98%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  B Forsch        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  G Maddox        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      99%  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Sizemore      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  J Morales       Single to LF
          1--     100%  T Simmons       Single to SS; Morales to 3B/Adv on E6; Simmons to 2B
                  Gene Garber replaces Randy Lerch pitching and batting 9th
          -23     100%  K Hernandez     Intentional Walk
   O      123      99%  K Reitz         Strikeout
   O      123      99%  J Mumphrey      Lineout: SS
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th
   R      123     100%  D Iorg          Walk; Morales Scores; Simmons to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      123     100%  B Forsch        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Phillips replaces Dane Iorg playing 2B batting 8th; Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Gene Garber batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Johnstone     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Bowa          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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