May 25, 1978 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 8,948

Thursday, May 25, 1978, 12:32PM
Time of Game: 2:14

Expos

21-20

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: R Grimsley (7-2), L: J Urrea (2-6)

Cardinals

15-28

Lost 1

6th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .289  .750    0    0   0   SH
  P Frias 2B                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .600 2.000    0    2   2   2B
C Speier SS                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .756    0    2   2   HBP
  S Papi PH-SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .388    0    3   2   
D Unser 1B                    5   2   1   1    0   1  .245  .608    0   11   1   
G Carter C                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .236  .748    0    1   0   
  B Reece C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    0    0   1   
E Valentine RF                2   1   1   2    0   1  .277  .713    0    2   0   SF
  S Mejias RF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .473    0    1   0   
W Cromartie LF                5   0   2   2    0   0  .276  .714    0    3   0   2B
A Dawson CF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .253  .719    0    2   0   SB
L Parrish 3B                  3   2   1   1    0   1  .259  .692    0    0   1   
  W Garrett 3B                1   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .436    0    0   1   
R Grimsley P                  1   1   0   0    0   1  .115  .322    0    0   0   HBP,2·SH
Totals                       36  11  11   9    0   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: P Frias (2, off D Hamilton); W Cromartie (10, off M Littell).

SF: E Valentine (1, off J Urrea).

SH: D Cash (1, off J Urrea); R Grimsley 2 (2, off J Urrea, off D Hamilton).

HBP: C Speier (1, by J Urrea); R Grimsley (1, by J Urrea).

TB: W Cromartie 3; P Frias 2; G Carter 2; W Garrett; E Valentine; S Mejias; C Speier; L Parrish; D Unser.

RBI: W Cromartie 2 (14); E Valentine 2 (18); L Parrish (20); G Carter (25); P Frias (3); D Unser (4); D Cash (9).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Unser-S Papi; S Papi-P Frias-D Unser.

E: W Garrett (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (7, 2nd base off J Urrea/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Dwyer LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .705    0    0   0   
  D Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
G Templeton SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .498    0    2   4   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .822    0    6   2   
  D Iorg LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .452         0   0   
T Simmons C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .908    0    2   0   
  S Swisher C                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .481    0    3   0   2B
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .645    0    1   3   
J Morales RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .217  .612    0    2   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .428    0    2   0   
M Tyson 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .711    0    6   1   
J Urrea P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166    0    0   3   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  T Scott PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .512    0    0   0   GDP
  G Frazier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  R Freed PH-LF-1B            2   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .881    0    2   0   2B
Totals                       35   2   9   2    1   0                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Freed (4, off R Grimsley); S Swisher (1, off R Grimsley).

TB: S Swisher 2; R Freed 2; J Morales 2; K Reitz; K Hernandez; M Tyson; T Simmons; J Dwyer.

GIDP: T Scott (2).

RBI: J Morales (19); S Swisher (1).

2-out RBI: J Morales; S Swisher.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson.

E: J Urrea (1); G Templeton 2 (16).

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
R Grimsley, W (7-2)            9     9   2   2    1   0   0   2.53   36     -       ·  ·     10·15· 1· 9     60    -     0.37   0.14
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   0   0          36     -       ·  ·     10·15· 1· 9           -

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 (2-6)               4     6  10   3    0   1   0   4.85   23     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 6     25    -     0.77  -0.37
M Littell                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.28    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          2-2    0.03  -0.00
G Frazier                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.02   0.00
D Hamilton                     2     2   1   1    0   1   0   6.57    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11  11   4    0   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 1·11          2-2

J Urrea faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Urrea (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Urrea 2 (4; R Grimsley, C Speier).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 8,948.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Cash               2B    1. J Dwyer              LF 
2. C Speier             SS    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. D Unser              1B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. G Carter             C     4. T Simmons            C  
5. E Valentine          RF    5. K Reitz              3B 
6. W Cromartie          LF    6. J Morales            RF 
7. A Dawson             CF    7. J Mumphrey           CF 
8. L Parrish            3B    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. R Grimsley           P     9. J Urrea              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  123      18%  90% G Carter        J Urrea         Single to LF; Grimsley Scores/unER; Speier Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; Unser Scores/No RBI/unER; Carter to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  123      10%  72% D Unser         J Urrea         Fielder's Choice 1B; Parrish Scores/unER; Grimsley to 3B; Speier to 2B; Unser to 1B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---       7%  57% L Parrish       J Urrea         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Parrish to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  12-       5%  46% J Mumphrey      R Grimsley      Flyball: RF
   b 2   2  0-0  12-       4%  50% M Tyson         R Grimsley      Popfly: SS

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          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  C Speier        Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  G Carter        Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  G Templeton     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Urrea facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  E Valentine     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  T Simmons       Single to 2B
   O      1--      45%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
          1--      41%  J Morales       Single to LF; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: RF
   O      12-      50%  M Tyson         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Urrea facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  L Parrish       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Parrish to 2B
          -2-      61%  R Grimsley      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      60%  D Cash          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 3B; Grimsley to 2B
          -23      62%  C Speier        Hit By Pitch
   R      123      72%  D Unser         Fielder's Choice 1B; Parrish Scores/unER; Grimsley to 3B; Speier to 2B; Unser to 1B
   RRR    123      90%  G Carter        Single to LF; Grimsley Scores/unER; Speier Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; Unser Scores/No RBI/unER; Carter to 3B
   RO     --3      91%  E Valentine     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Carter Scores/unER
   O      ---      91%  W Cromartie     Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  J Urrea         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  J Dwyer         Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  G Templeton     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      94%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, John Urrea facing 7-8-9
          ---      94%  A Dawson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Dawson to 1B
          1--      95%  L Parrish       Dawson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Single to CF; Dawson Scores/unER
   O      1--      97%  R Grimsley      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 2B
          -2-      97%  D Cash          Wild Pitch; Parrish to 3B
   RO     --3      98%  " "             Groundout: 2B unassisted; Parrish Scores/unER
                  Stan Papi pinch hits for Chris Speier batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  S Papi          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
                  Pepe Frias replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 1st; Stan Papi moves to SS
   O      ---      98%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  K Reitz         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      98%  J Morales       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, John Urrea facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  D Unser         Single to 1B
          1--      99%  G Carter        Single to CF; Unser to 2B
   R      12-     100%  E Valentine     Single to CF; Unser Scores; Carter to 3B
                  Mark Littell replaces John Urrea pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3     100%  W Cromartie     Double to RF; Carter Scores; Valentine Scores
   OO     -2-     100%  A Dawson        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   O      ---     100%  L Parrish       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  M Tyson         Single to LF
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Mark Littell batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  T Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-0, George Frazier facing 9-1-2
                  George Frazier replaces Tony Scott pitching and batting 9th; Steve Swisher replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  R Grimsley      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  P Frias         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Papi          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
                  Wayne Garrett replaces Larry Parrish playing 3B batting 8th; Sam Mejias replaces Ellis Valentine playing RF batting 5th
          ---     100%  J Dwyer         Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Templeton     Popfly: SS
   O      1--     100%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   R      1--     100%  S Swisher       Double to LF; Dwyer Scores
          -2-     100%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Swisher to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  J Morales       Single to LF; Swisher Scores; Reitz to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-2, George Frazier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Unser         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Carter        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  S Mejias        Single to C
          1--     100%  W Cromartie     Single to LF; Mejias to 2B
   O      12-     100%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-10, Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Reece replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Roger Freed pinch hits for George Frazier batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Freed         Double to LF
   OO     -2-     100%  J Dwyer         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-2, Dave Hamilton facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Jim Dwyer pitching and batting 1st; Roger Freed moves to LF
          ---     100%  W Garrett       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  R Grimsley      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Garrett to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  P Frias         Double to LF; Garrett Scores
   O      -2-     100%  S Papi          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  D Unser         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-11, Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  K Hernandez     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  S Swisher       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--     100%  K Reitz         Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 11-2, Dave Hamilton facing 4-5-6
                  Roger Freed moves to 1B; Dane Iorg replaces Keith Hernandez playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  B Reece         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  S Mejias        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  W Cromartie     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-11, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  J Morales       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Morales to 1B
   O      1--     100%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  M Tyson         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  R Freed         Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation