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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BAL		5
1
BOS
@CLE		7
6		 
(12)
TOR
@KCR		3
8
MIL
@NYY		1
2
MIN
@OAK		3
1
CAL
@SEA		7
5
SFG
@CIN		6
7		 
(10)
ATL
@HOU		0
2
SDP
@LAD		5
6		 
(12)
MON
@PIT		5
4
PHI
@STL		2
2		 
(5)
Sunday, April 8, 1979 1:18PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 20,055, Time of Game: 1:18
Phillies
2
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 2 GB
 at Cardinals
2
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  1   0  1    2  3  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2    2  4  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .664 -0.140 1.04 0.000 -0.140 -1.9 6 0 GDP
Larry Bowa SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.038 0.76 0.000 -0.038 -0.4 1 1
Bake McBride RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.026 0.53 0.000 -0.026 -0.3 2 0
Greg Luzinski LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .856 0.027 0.68 0.038 -0.011 0.3 0 0
Mike Schmidt 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .971 0.001 1.23 0.037 -0.035 0.0 0 0
Garry Maddox CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .644 -0.087 1.36 0.000 -0.087 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Manny Trillo 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .375 .750 0.011 1.11 0.036 -0.025 0.2 2 4
Bob Boone C 2 1 2 2 0 0 .400 1.600 0.265 1.36 0.265 0.000 2.5 1 0 HR,2B
Nino Espinosa P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 -0.011 0.89 0.004 -0.015 0.0 0 2
Team Totals 16 2 3 2 3 2 .188 .753 0.002 1.00 0.380 -0.377 -0.4 15 7
2B: B Boone (1, off B Forsch).
HR: B Boone (1, off B Forsch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Boone 6; M Trillo.
GIDP: P Rose (1); G Maddox (1).
RBI: B Boone 2 (2).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Espinosa-M Trillo-P Rose.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .286 0.005 1.20 0.054 -0.049 -0.1 2 0
Garry Templeton SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 -0.090 1.42 0.000 -0.090 -0.7 3 3
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 .400 1.255 0.246 1.12 0.268 -0.023 1.6 5 0 2B
Ted Simmons C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .400 1.255 0.074 1.25 0.120 -0.046 0.7 2 0 2B
George Hendrick CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .633 0.007 1.61 0.042 -0.035 0.0 0 0
Tony Scott RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .600 1.500 -0.101 1.91 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 1.811 -0.080 1.77 0.037 -0.118 -0.5 0 1 2B,GDP
Ken Oberkfell 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 -0.017 1.67 0.014 -0.031 -0.1 2 4
Bob Forsch P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 -0.040 1.94 0.036 -0.075 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 18 2 4 2 4 1 .222 .753 0.004 1.49 0.571 -0.568 -0.4 15 8
2B: K Reitz (4, off N Espinosa); T Simmons (1, off N Espinosa); K Hernandez (1, off N Espinosa).
TB: T Simmons 3; K Hernandez 2; K Reitz 2.
GIDP: K Reitz (1).
RBI: K Hernandez 2 (4).
2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Oberkfell-G Templeton-K Hernandez 2.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nino Espinosa 5 4 2 2 4 1 0 3.60 22 48 -0.004 1.49 0.4
Team Totals 5 4 2 2 4 1 0 3.60 22 48 -0.004 1.00 0.4

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch 5 3 2 2 3 2 1 3.60 19 52 -0.004 1.00 0.4
Team Totals 5 3 2 2 3 2 1 3.60 19 52 -0.004 1.49 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ray Perez, 1B - Bud Miller, 2B - Bob Hantak, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 1:18.
Attendance: 20,055.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Pete Rose 1B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Larry Bowa SS 2 Garry Templeton SS
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 Tony Scott RF
7 Manny Trillo 2B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Bob Boone C 8 Ken Oberkfell 2B
9 Nino Espinosa P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-2 2 1-3 RR STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa -27% 45% Double to CF; Forsch Scores; Templeton Scores
t5 1-0 1 12- R PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 14% 83% Double to RF; Maddox Scores; Trillo to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --- R PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 12% 60% Home Run
b4 0-1 1 12- OO STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa 12% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t5 2-0 1 123 OO PHI P. Rose B. Forsch -11% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-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' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI P. Rose B. Forsch -2% 48% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock N. Espinosa 2% 47% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 --- PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch -4% 50% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa -4% 41% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O STL G. Hendrick N. Espinosa 3% 45% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O STL T. Scott N. Espinosa 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa -4% 44% Double to RF; Simmons to 3B
b2 0-0 2 -23 STL K. Oberkfell N. Espinosa -1% 42% Walk
b2 0-0 2 123 O STL B. Forsch N. Espinosa 8% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 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 M. Trillo B. Forsch -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- R PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 12% 60% Home Run
t3 1-0 1 --- O PHI N. Espinosa B. Forsch -2% 58% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O PHI P. Rose B. Forsch -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock N. Espinosa 3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa 2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa 1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch -2% 61% Popfly: 2B
t4 1-0 1 --- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch -2% 59% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 2 --- O PHI G. Luzinski B. Forsch -1% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa -8% 50% Double to RF
b4 0-1 0 -2- STL G. Hendrick N. Espinosa -4% 46% Walk
b4 0-1 0 12- O STL T. Scott N. Espinosa 7% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 12- OO STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa 12% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
t5 1-0 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch 4% 68% Walk
t5 1-0 0 1-- O PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch -3% 65% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-0 1 1-- PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch 4% 68% Single to SS; Maddox to 2B
t5 1-0 1 12- R PHI B. Boone B. Forsch 14% 83% Double to RF; Maddox Scores; Trillo to 3B
t5 2-0 1 -23 PHI N. Espinosa B. Forsch 0% 83% Walk
t5 2-0 1 123 OO PHI P. Rose B. Forsch -11% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 8-9-1
b5 0-2 0 --- O STL K. Oberkfell N. Espinosa 3% 76% Flyball: RF
b5 0-2 1 --- STL B. Forsch N. Espinosa -4% 72% Walk
b5 0-2 1 1-- STL L. Brock N. Espinosa -5% 67% Walk; Forsch to 2B
b5 0-2 1 12- O STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa 6% 72% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Forsch to 3B
b5 0-2 2 1-3 RR STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa -27% 45% Double to CF; Forsch Scores; Templeton Scores
b5 2-2 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa 5% 50% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

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