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BAL  6
CHW  3
 CLE  3
BOS  0
 TEX  8
@DET  2
 KCR  7
TOR  4
 MIL  4
@NYY  3
 MIN  3
@OAK  1
(12)		 CAL  5
@SEA  4
 NYM  9
@CHC  4
 SFG  4
@CIN  2
 HOU  6
ATL  0
 LAD  5
SDP  2
 PIT  7
MON  6
 STL  3
PHI  2
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 15,294

 Saturday, April 7, 1979, 1:26PM
Time of Game: 1:50
Phillies
2
0-2
Lost 2
5th, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    3 10  1
W: Pete Vuckovich (1-0), L: Ron Reed (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs
 Cardinals
3
2-0
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .429  .929              9   1   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              3   5   
B McBride RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              4   1   
G Luzinski LF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .875              1   0   HR
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .167 1.042              0   0   HR
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .821              3   0   
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   2   
B Boone C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   1   
R Lerch P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   2   
  G Gross LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   0    1   3                         24  12
Batting Events
HR: G Luzinski (1, off P Vuckovich; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); M Schmidt (1, off P Vuckovich; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Schmidt 4; G Luzinski 4; P Rose 2.
RBI: M Schmidt (1); G Luzinski (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Lerch-L Bowa-P Rose; B McBride-L Bowa.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .778              1   4   2B,SB
T Scott RF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.875              3   0   SB,CS
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   1   2    1   1  .429 1.357             13   0   HR
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286 1.089              3   0   
G Hendrick CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .625              3   0   2B
T Grieve LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  M Dimmel LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Iorg PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0                          0   0   IW
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .714 1.893              0   5   2B,HBP
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143              2   3   GDP
P Vuckovich P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   1   
Totals                       31   3  10   0    2   1                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: G Hendrick (1, off R Reed); G Templeton (1, off R Lerch); K Reitz (3, off R Lerch).
HR: K Hernandez (1, off R Lerch; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: D Iorg (1, by R Reed).
HBP: K Reitz (1, by R Lerch).
TB: K Hernandez 4; K Reitz 3; G Templeton 3; T Scott 3; G Hendrick 2; T Simmons.
GIDP: M Tyson (1).
RBI: K Hernandez 2 (2); K Reitz (4).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding Events
E: G Templeton (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: G Templeton (1, 2nd base off R Lerch/B Boone); T Scott (1, 2nd base off R Lerch/B Boone).
CS: T Scott (1, 2nd base by R Lerch/B Boone).

Pitching Stats

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                        8     8   2   2    1   1   1   2.25   31     -       ·  ·      9·11· 2· 8     58    -     1.46   0.28
R Reed, L (0-1)                0     2   1   1    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.65  -0.37
Totals                         8    10   3   3    2   1   1          34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 2·10           -  
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
P Vuckovich, W (1-0)           9     4   2   2    1   3   2   2.00   33     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 4     73    -     1.06   0.41
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1   3   2          33     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Lerch (1; K Reitz).
IBB: R Reed (1; D Iorg).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Sharp, 1B - Ray Perez, 2B - Bud Miller, 3B - Bob Hantak.
Time of Game: 1:50.
Attendance: 15,294.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Philadelphia Phillies                     St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Pete Rose                    1B       1. Garry Templeton              SS
2. Larry Bowa                   SS       2. Tony Scott                   RF
3. Bake McBride                 RF       3. Keith Hernandez              1B
4. Greg Luzinski                LF       4. Ted Simmons                   C
5. Mike Schmidt                 3B       5. George Hendrick              CF
6. Garry Maddox                 CF       6. Tom Grieve                   LF
7. Manny Trillo                 2B       7. Ken Reitz                    3B
8. Bob Boone                     C       8. Mike Tyson                   2B
9. Randy Lerch                   P       9. Pete Vuckovich                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 0 1-- RR 21% 56% 0-2 STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch Home Run; Scott Scores
b9 0 12- R 19% 100% 2-2 STL K. Reitz R. Reed Single to CF; Hendrick Scores; Iorg to 3B
b9 0 --- 17% 81% 2-2 STL G. Hendrick R. Reed Double to LF
t4 1 --- R -13% 39% 0-0 PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich Home Run
b7 0 1-- OO -12% 52% 2-2 STL M. Tyson R. Lerch Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich Single to 1B
t1 0 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich Flyball: CF
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich Popfly: 2B
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 6% 61% 0-0 STL G. Templeton R. Lerch Double to RF
b1 0 -2- 3% 64% 0-0 STL T. Scott R. Lerch Single to 3B; Templeton stays at 2B
b1 0 12- OO -12% 52% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
b1 2 1-- 1% 53% 0-0 STL T. Simmons R. Lerch Scott Steals 2B
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 STL T. Simmons R. Lerch Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich Groundout: P-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PHI M. Trillo P. Vuckovich Lineout: RF
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 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL G. Hendrick R. Lerch Lineout: CF
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL T. Grieve R. Lerch Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL K. Reitz R. Lerch Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PHI B. Boone P. Vuckovich Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 PHI R. Lerch P. Vuckovich Flyball: RF
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich Single to LF
t3 2 1-- O 3% 55% 0-0 PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 STL M. Tyson R. Lerch Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL P. Vuckovich R. Lerch Groundout: P-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL G. Templeton R. Lerch Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- R -13% 39% 0-0 PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich Home Run
t4 1 --- R -12% 28% 1-0 PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich Home Run
t4 1 --- -3% 25% 2-0 PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maddox to 2B
t4 1 -2- O 2% 27% 2-0 PHI M. Trillo P. Vuckovich Flyball: CF; Maddox to 3B
t4 2 --3 O 3% 30% 2-0 PHI B. Boone P. Vuckovich Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- 5% 35% 0-2 STL T. Scott R. Lerch Single to LF
b4 0 1-- RR 21% 56% 0-2 STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch Home Run; Scott Scores
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 2-2 STL T. Simmons R. Lerch Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 STL G. Hendrick R. Lerch Flyball: RF
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 2-2 STL T. Grieve R. Lerch Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 PHI R. Lerch P. Vuckovich Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 2-2 PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 2-2 PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 8% 65% 2-2 STL K. Reitz R. Lerch Double to LF
b5 0 -2- O -1% 64% 2-2 STL M. Tyson R. Lerch Groundout: 2B-1B; Reitz to 3B
b5 1 --3 O -8% 55% 2-2 STL P. Vuckovich R. Lerch Flyball: CF
b5 2 --3 O -5% 50% 2-2 STL G. Templeton R. Lerch Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 2% 56% 2-2 PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2 --- -2% 54% 2-2 PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich Walk
t6 2 1-- O 3% 57% 2-2 PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- 5% 62% 2-2 STL T. Scott R. Lerch Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O -8% 54% 2-2 STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 1 --- 4% 58% 2-2 STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch Walk
b6 1 1-- 5% 63% 2-2 STL T. Simmons R. Lerch Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
b6 1 12- O -6% 56% 2-2 STL G. Hendrick R. Lerch Popfly: 1B
b6 2 12- O -6% 50% 2-2 STL T. Grieve R. Lerch Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 7-8-9
Mike Dimmel replaces Tom Grieve playing LF batting 6th
t7 0 --- O 4% 54% 2-2 PHI M. Trillo P. Vuckovich Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 57% 2-2 PHI B. Boone P. Vuckovich Popfly: SS
t7 2 --- O 2% 59% 2-2 PHI R. Lerch P. Vuckovich Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- 6% 64% 2-2 STL K. Reitz R. Lerch Hit By Pitch
b7 0 1-- OO -12% 52% 2-2 STL M. Tyson R. Lerch Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b7 2 --- O -2% 50% 2-2 STL P. Vuckovich R. Lerch Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 5% 55% 2-2 PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- O 3% 58% 2-2 PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- O 2% 60% 2-2 PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- 7% 67% 2-2 STL G. Templeton R. Lerch Single to 3B
b8 0 1-- O -6% 61% 2-2 STL T. Scott R. Lerch Flyball: LF
b8 1 1-- 4% 65% 2-2 STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch Templeton Steals 2B
b8 1 -2- O -7% 58% 2-2 STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch Strikeout
b8 2 -2- O -8% 50% 2-2 STL T. Simmons R. Lerch Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 6% 56% 2-2 PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 4% 60% 2-2 PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O 3% 63% 2-2 PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
Ron Reed replaces Greg Luzinski (LF) pitching and batting 4th; Greg Gross replaces Randy Lerch (P) playing LF batting 9th
b9 0 --- 17% 81% 2-2 STL G. Hendrick R. Reed Double to LF
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Dimmel (LF) batting 6th
b9 0 -2- 0% 81% 2-2 STL D. Iorg R. Reed Intentional Walk
b9 0 12- R 19% 100% 2-2 STL K. Reitz R. Reed Single to CF; Hendrick Scores; Iorg to 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

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