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@BAL		3
6
BOS
@CLE		0
3
TEX
@DET		8
2
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@KCR		4
7
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@NYY		4
3
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@OAK		3
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@SEA		5
4
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@CHC		9
4
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@CIN		4
2
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@HOU		0
6
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@LAD		2
5
MON
@PIT		6
7
PHI
@STL		2
3
Saturday, April 7, 1979 1:26PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 15,294, Time of Game: 1:50
Phillies
2
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 2 GB
 at Cardinals
3
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
L: Ron Reed (0-1)
 
                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
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .929 -0.018 1.01 0.049 -0.067 0.1 9 1
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.106 1.07 0.000 -0.106 -0.8 3 5
Bake McBride RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.112 1.13 0.000 -0.112 -0.8 4 1
Greg Luzinski LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .875 0.031 1.21 0.134 -0.103 0.4 1 0 HR
   Ron Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Schmidt 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .167 1.042 0.067 1.00 0.134 -0.066 0.7 0 0 HR
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .821 -0.051 0.92 0.032 -0.084 -0.1 3 0
Manny Trillo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.072 0.97 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 1 2
Bob Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.083 1.07 0.000 -0.083 -0.7 2 1
Randy Lerch P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.067 0.89 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 1 2
   Greg Gross LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 4 2 1 3 .125 .464 -0.411 1.03 0.349 -0.760 -2.3 24 12
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
DP: 2. R Lerch-L Bowa-P Rose; B McBride-L Bowa.
Outfield Assists: B McBride (G Templeton at 2nd base).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .778 0.105 1.49 0.169 -0.064 0.7 1 4 2B,SB
Tony Scott RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 1.875 -0.009 1.55 0.138 -0.147 0.3 3 0 SB,CS
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 .429 1.357 0.062 1.83 0.248 -0.186 0.3 13 0 HR
Ted Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 1.089 -0.088 1.71 0.050 -0.138 -0.5 3 0
George Hendrick CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .625 0.069 1.69 0.174 -0.105 -0.2 3 0 2B
Tom Grieve LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.093 1.24 0.000 -0.093 -0.7 1 0
   Mike Dimmel LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dane Iorg PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.005 2.61 0.005 0.000 0.4 IW
Ken Reitz 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .714 1.893 0.318 1.60 0.328 -0.011 0.9 0 5 2B,HBP
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 -0.160 1.65 0.000 -0.160 -1.2 2 3 GDP
Pete Vuckovich P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.121 1.17 0.000 -0.121 -0.8 1 1
Team Totals 31 3 10 3 2 1 .323 .898 0.088 1.59 1.112 -1.025 -0.8 27 13
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
E: G Templeton (1).
Baserunning
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).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Lerch 8 8 2 2 1 1 1 2.25 31 58 0.278 1.49 1.8
Ron Reed, L (0-1) 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 -0.367 2.72 -1.0
Team Totals 8 10 3 3 2 1 1 3.38 34 58 0 0 -0.089 1.03 0.8

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Vuckovich, W (1-0) 9 4 2 2 1 3 2 2.00 33 73 0.411 1.03 2.3
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 1 3 2 2.00 33 73 0.411 1.59 2.3
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.

Starting 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

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

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' Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich -4% 46% Single to 1B
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich 3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich 3% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich 2% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton R. Lerch 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- STL T. Scott R. Lerch 3% 64% Single to 3B; Templeton stays at 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- OO STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch -11% 52% Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
b1 0-0 2 1-- STL T. Simmons R. Lerch 1% 53% Scott Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons R. Lerch -3% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O PHI M. Trillo P. Vuckovich 1% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick R. Lerch -2% 53% Lineout: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Grieve R. Lerch -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Lerch -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Boone P. Vuckovich 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PHI R. Lerch P. Vuckovich 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich -1% 53% Single to LF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich 3% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Lerch -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 --- O STL P. Vuckovich R. Lerch -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- R PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich -13% 39% Home Run
t4 1-0 1 --- R PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich -12% 28% Home Run
t4 2-0 1 --- PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich -3% 25% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maddox to 2B
t4 2-0 1 -2- O PHI M. Trillo P. Vuckovich 2% 27% Flyball: CF; Maddox to 3B
t4 2-0 2 --3 O PHI B. Boone P. Vuckovich 3% 30% 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 0-2 0 --- STL T. Scott R. Lerch 5% 35% Single to LF
b4 0-2 0 1-- RR STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch 21% 56% Home Run; Scott Scores
b4 2-2 0 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Lerch -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-2 1 --- O STL G. Hendrick R. Lerch -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b4 2-2 2 --- O STL T. Grieve R. Lerch -1% 50% 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 2-2 0 --- O PHI R. Lerch P. Vuckovich 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- O PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- O PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich 1% 57% 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 2-2 0 --- STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 8% 65% Double to LF
b5 2-2 0 -2- O STL M. Tyson R. Lerch -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B; Reitz to 3B
b5 2-2 1 --3 O STL P. Vuckovich R. Lerch -8% 55% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 2 --3 O STL G. Templeton R. Lerch -5% 50% 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 2-2 0 --- O PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t6 2-2 1 --- O PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich 2% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-2 2 --- PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich -2% 54% Walk
t6 2-2 2 1-- O PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich 4% 57% 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 2-2 0 --- STL T. Scott R. Lerch 5% 62% Single to CF
b6 2-2 0 1-- O STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch -8% 54% Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 2-2 1 --- STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch 4% 58% Walk
b6 2-2 1 1-- STL T. Simmons R. Lerch 5% 63% Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
b6 2-2 1 12- O STL G. Hendrick R. Lerch -6% 56% Popfly: 1B
b6 2-2 2 12- O STL T. Grieve R. Lerch -6% 50% 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 2-2 0 --- O PHI M. Trillo P. Vuckovich 4% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-2 1 --- O PHI B. Boone P. Vuckovich 3% 57% Popfly: SS
t7 2-2 2 --- O PHI R. Lerch P. Vuckovich 2% 59% 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 2-2 0 --- STL K. Reitz R. Lerch 6% 64% Hit By Pitch
b7 2-2 0 1-- OO STL M. Tyson R. Lerch -12% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b7 2-2 2 --- O STL P. Vuckovich R. Lerch -2% 50% 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 2-2 0 --- O PHI P. Rose P. Vuckovich 5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-2 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa P. Vuckovich 3% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-2 2 --- O PHI B. McBride P. Vuckovich 2% 60% 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 2-2 0 --- STL G. Templeton R. Lerch 6% 67% Single to 3B
b8 2-2 0 1-- O STL T. Scott R. Lerch -6% 61% Flyball: LF
b8 2-2 1 1-- STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch 5% 65% Templeton Steals 2B
b8 2-2 1 -2- O STL K. Hernandez R. Lerch -7% 58% Strikeout
b8 2-2 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons R. Lerch -8% 50% 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 2-2 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski P. Vuckovich 6% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-2 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt P. Vuckovich 4% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-2 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox P. Vuckovich 3% 63% 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 2-2 0 --- STL G. Hendrick R. Reed 17% 81% Double to LF
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Dimmel (LF) batting 6th
b9 2-2 0 -2- STL D. Iorg R. Reed 0% 81% Intentional Walk
b9 2-2 0 12- R STL K. Reitz R. Reed 19% 100% Single to CF; Hendrick Scores; Iorg to 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

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