September 17, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 10
@CHW 3 CLE 5
NYY 1 CLE 6
NYY 5 BAL 2
@DET 1 KCR 16
CAL 4 TEX 6
@OAK 3 MIL 7
@SEA 6 TOR 5
BOS 4 BOS 5
@TOR 3 LAD 9
ATL 4 PIT 2
@MON 1 HOU 1
@SDP 0 SFG 7
CIN 4 PHI 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 6,479

Monday, September 17, 1979, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Phillies

77-72

Won 3

4th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        1  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  3    7 13  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  0    5  7  3

W: S Carlton (16-11), L: D Knowles (2-5), S: T McGraw (16)

Cardinals

78-69

Lost 2

3rd, 11 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     4   2   3   0    1   0  .330  .852    0    6   0   2B
  L Smith PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
  J Poff 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         2   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .248  .624    0    1   1   SH
B McBride RF                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .272  .721    0    5   0   SF
M Schmidt 3B                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .258  .967    0    1   3   
G Gross LF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .340  .832    0    2   0   CS,IW
G Maddox CF                   3   1   2   1    2   0  .283  .737    0    1   0   CS,IW
T McCarver C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .597    0    8   2   SH
L Bowa SS                     2   0   1   1    1   0  .244  .639    0    1   3   SF
S Carlton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .491    0    0   0   
  G Luzinski PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .782    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
Totals                       33   7  13   5    5   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: P Rose (39, off B Forsch).

SF: B McBride (6, off B Forsch); L Bowa (6, off W McEnaney).

SH: T McCarver (2, off W McEnaney); M Trillo (7, off B Forsch).

IBB: G Gross (3, by M Littell); G Maddox (5, by W McEnaney).

TB: P Rose 4; G Maddox 2; B McBride 2; M Trillo 2; G Gross 2; L Bowa; M Schmidt.

RBI: B McBride 2 (54); L Bowa (30); G Maddox (58); M Schmidt (104).

2-out RBI: G Maddox; B McBride.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: M Schmidt (22).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Gross (2, 2nd base by B Forsch/T Simmons); G Maddox (13, 2nd base by B Forsch/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   1   1   1    0   1  .318  .791    0    2   4   2B
J Mumphrey LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .724    0    3   1   CS
K Hernandez 1B                2   1   0   0    2   2  .344  .924    0    7   1   
T Simmons C                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .285  .881    0    2   4   HR
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .782    0    3   1   
T Scott CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .664    0    3   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .682    0    2   2   
  T Herr PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542         0   0   
K Oberkfell 2B                4   1   1   0    0   2  .310  .798    0    3   1   3B
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .385    0    2   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  J Lentine PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091         0   0   
  R Freed PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .833    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   7   4    2   9                    27  16

BATTING

2B: G Templeton (29, off S Carlton).

3B: K Oberkfell (5, off S Carlton).

HR: T Simmons (24, off S Carlton; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: T Simmons 4; K Oberkfell 3; G Templeton 2; J Mumphrey 2; K Reitz; G Hendrick.

RBI: T Simmons 3 (81); G Templeton (58).

2-out RBI: T Simmons 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: T Simmons (13).

E: G Hendrick (2); T Simmons (10); K Reitz (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Mumphrey (11, 2nd base by S Carlton/T McCarver).

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
S Carlton, W (16-11)           8     6   5   4    2   8   1   3.77   32     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 3· 6     58    -     1.11  -0.41
T McGraw, S (16)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.77    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.93   0.09
Totals                         9     7   5   4    2   9   1          36     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 3· 7           -

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                       6     6   1   1    2   2   0   3.89   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 6     56    -     1.17   0.24
W McEnaney                     2     3   3   1    2   0   0   2.90   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 2· 3          0-0    1.35  -0.31
D Knowles, BS (4), L (2-5)     0.2   3   3   1    0   0   0   4.05    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          0-0    3.09  -0.34
M Littell                      0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.36    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    2.44  -0.41
Totals                         9    13   7   3    5   2   0          43     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2·13          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Littell (5; G Gross); W McEnaney (8; G Maddox).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 6,479.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. P Rose               1B    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. M Trillo             2B    2. J Mumphrey           LF 
3. B McBride            RF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. T Simmons            C  
5. G Gross              LF    5. G Hendrick           RF 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. T Scott              CF 
7. T McCarver           C     7. K Reitz              3B 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. K Oberkfell          2B 
9. S Carlton            P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-2  12-     -70%  15% T Simmons       S Carlton       Home Run; Mumphrey Scores; Hernandez Scores
   t 9   2  5-5  1-3      35%  85% M Schmidt       M Littell       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Trillo Scores/No RBI/unER; McBride to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
   t 9   2  5-4  1-3      34%  50% B McBride       D Knowles       Single to CF; Trillo to 3B; Smith Scores
   t 8   1  1-2  12-      16%  95% M Schmidt       W McEnaney      Single to RF; Rose Scores; McBride Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Schmidt to 3B
   b 1   2  1-0  -2-     -10%  48% T Simmons       S Carlton       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER; Simmons to 1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  P Rose          Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  M Trillo        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Rose to 3B
   RO     --3      57%  B McBride       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores
   O      ---      56%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  G Templeton     Double to CF
   O      -2-      54%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      57%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   R      -2-      48%  T Simmons       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER; Simmons to 1B
          1--      46%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Scott         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  G Gross         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B; Gross to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  L Bowa          Single to LF; Gross out at Hm/LF-3B-C-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  S Carlton       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      48%  M Trillo        Single to RF; Rose out at 3B/RF-3B; Trillo to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      45%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Templeton     Strikeout
          ---      44%  J Mumphrey      Single to RF
   O      1--      49%  K Hernandez     Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Schmidt       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      45%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  G Maddox        Single to P
   O      1--      44%  T McCarver      Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  L Bowa          Walk
          1--      55%  S Carlton       Reached on Interference on C; Bowa to 2B; Carlton to 1B
   O      12-      51%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B-P; Bowa to 3B; Carlton to 2B
   O      -23      44%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  K Reitz         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      49%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Forsch        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
          ---      46%  G Gross         Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  G Maddox        Gross Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  G Templeton     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      48%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: RF
          ---      46%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Will McEnaney facing 6-7-8
                  Will McEnaney replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
          ---      56%  G Maddox        Walk
   O      1--      54%  T McCarver      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maddox to 2B
          -2-      60%  L Bowa          Passed Ball; Maddox to 3B
   RO     --3      66%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Maddox Scores/unER
   O      ---      65%  S Carlton       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  G Hendrick      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  T Scott         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      75%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Will McEnaney facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  M Trillo        Lineout: LF
          1--      79%  B McBride       Single to RF; Rose to 2B
   RR     12-      95%  M Schmidt       Single to RF; Rose Scores; McBride Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Schmidt to 3B
   O      --3      93%  G Gross         Fielder's Choice P; Schmidt out at Hm/P-3B-C-3B; Gross to 2B
          -2-      93%  G Maddox        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      92%  T McCarver      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  K Oberkfell     Triple to CF
                  Jim Lentine pinch hits for Will McEnaney batting 9th
   O      --3      90%  J Lentine       Strikeout Looking
   RO     --3      91%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Oberkfell Scores
          ---      89%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF
          1--      85%  K Hernandez     Walk; Mumphrey to 2B
   RRR    12-      15%  T Simmons       Home Run; Mumphrey Scores; Hernandez Scores
   O      ---      16%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-5, Darold Knowles facing 8-9-1
                  Darold Knowles replaces Jim Lentine pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       9%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
                  Greg Luzinski pinch hits for Steve Carlton batting 9th
   O      ---       3%  G Luzinski      Popfly: 1B
          ---       8%  P Rose          Single to LF
                  Lonnie Smith pinch runs for Pete Rose batting 1st
          1--      16%  M Trillo        Single to LF; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      50%  B McBride       Single to CF; Trillo to 3B; Smith Scores
                  Mark Littell replaces Darold Knowles pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      85%  M Schmidt       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Trillo Scores/No RBI/unER; McBride to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
          -23      85%  G Gross         Intentional Walk
   R      123      94%  G Maddox        Single to SS; McBride Scores/unER; Schmidt to 3B; Gross to 2B
   O      123      91%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
                  Tug McGraw replaces Greg Luzinski pitching and batting 9th; John Poff replaces Lonnie Smith playing 1B batting 1st
   O      ---      96%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  K Reitz         Single to RF
                  Tom Herr pinch runs for Ken Reitz batting 7th
   O      1--      96%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout Looking
                  Roger Freed pinch hits for Mark Littell batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  R Freed         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 7, Cardinals 5.

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