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MIN
@CHW		10
3
NYY
@CLE		1
5
NYY
@CLE		5
6
BAL
@DET		2
1
CAL
@KCR		4
16
TEX
@OAK		6
3
MIL
@SEA		7
6
BOS
@TOR		4
5
BOS
@TOR		5
3
ATL
@LAD		4
9
PIT
@MON		2
1
HOU
@SDP		1
0
CIN
@SFG		4
7
PHI
@STL		7
5
Monday, September 17, 1979 7:39PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 6,479, Time of Game: 2:36
Phillies
7
77-72
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 13 GB
 at Cardinals
5
78-69
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 11 GB
W: Steve Carlton (16-11)
S: Tug McGraw (16)
 
                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

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 1B 4 2 3 0 1 0 .330 .852 0.126 1.29 0.163 -0.037 1.1 6 0 2B
   Lonnie Smith PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   John Poff 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Manny Trillo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .248 .623 -0.061 1.88 0.083 -0.144 -1.0 1 1 SH
Bake McBride RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .272 .721 0.325 2.21 0.395 -0.070 1.0 5 0 SF
Mike Schmidt 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .258 .966 0.448 1.83 0.508 -0.060 2.7 1 3
Greg Gross LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .340 .832 -0.011 0.91 0.063 -0.074 -0.3 2 0 CS,IW
Garry Maddox CF 3 1 2 1 2 0 .283 .737 0.172 1.29 0.217 -0.046 1.5 1 0 CS,IW
Tim McCarver C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .597 -0.122 1.25 0.000 -0.122 -1.9 8 2 SH
Larry Bowa SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 .244 .639 -0.010 1.91 0.095 -0.105 -0.1 1 3 SF
Steve Carlton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .492 0.010 1.02 0.047 -0.037 0.1 0 0
   Greg Luzinski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .781 -0.051 2.07 0.000 -0.051 -0.2
   Tug McGraw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 7 13 5 5 2 .394 .874 0.826 1.51 1.571 -0.746 2.7 27 9
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .318 .791 -0.012 1.16 0.064 -0.076 0.3 2 4 2B
Jerry Mumphrey LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .724 -0.060 0.99 0.053 -0.113 -0.6 3 1 CS
Keith Hernandez 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 .344 .924 0.010 0.98 0.058 -0.048 -0.1 7 1
Ted Simmons C 4 1 1 3 0 0 .285 .880 0.734 1.68 0.796 -0.062 3.1 2 4 HR
George Hendrick RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .782 -0.055 0.94 0.019 -0.074 -0.3 3 1
Tony Scott CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .664 -0.133 1.33 0.000 -0.133 -0.9 3 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .682 -0.017 1.04 0.059 -0.076 -0.3 2 2
   Tom Herr PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .542 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ken Oberkfell 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .310 .799 -0.015 1.26 0.080 -0.095 0.3 3 1 3B
Bob Forsch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .119 .385 -0.026 0.50 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 2 0
   Will McEnaney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Jim Lentine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.000 -0.055 1.79 0.000 -0.055 -0.5
   Darold Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .091 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Freed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .833 -0.043 1.51 0.000 -0.043 -0.2
Team Totals 34 5 7 4 2 9 .206 .632 0.328 1.16 1.129 -0.801 0.7 27 16
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).
Outfield Assists: J Mumphrey (G Gross at home plate); G Hendrick (P Rose at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: J Mumphrey (11, 2nd base by S Carlton/T McCarver).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, W (16-11) 8 6 5 4 2 8 1 3.77 32 58 -0.415 1.09 -1.2
Tug McGraw, S (16) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.77 4 0 0 0.086 1.73 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 5 4 2 9 1 4.00 36 58 0 0 -0.329 1.51 -0.7

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch 6 6 1 1 2 2 0 3.89 23 56 0.243 1.19 1.9
Will McEnaney 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 2.90 11 0 0 -0.315 1.32 -2.0
Darold Knowles, BS (4), L (2-5) 0.2 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.05 5 0 0 -0.345 2.98 -1.0
Mark Littell 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.36 4 2 2 -0.412 2.27 -1.5
Team Totals 9 13 7 3 5 2 0 3.00 43 56 2 2 -0.829 1.16 -2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Littell (5; G Gross); W McEnaney (8; G Maddox).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 6,479.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Pete Rose 1B 1 Garry Templeton SS
2 Manny Trillo 2B 2 Jerry Mumphrey LF
3 Bake McBride RF 3 Keith Hernandez 1B
4 Mike Schmidt 3B 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Greg Gross LF 5 George Hendrick RF
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Tony Scott CF
7 Tim McCarver C 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Larry Bowa SS 8 Ken Oberkfell 2B
9 Steve Carlton P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-4 2 12- RRR STL T. Simmons S. Carlton -70% 15% Home Run; Mumphrey Scores; Hernandez Scores
t9 5-5 2 1-3 R PHI M. Schmidt M. Littell 35% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Trillo Scores/No RBI/unER; McBride to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
t9 4-5 2 1-3 R PHI B. McBride D. Knowles 34% 50% Single to CF; Trillo to 3B; Smith Scores
t8 2-1 1 12- RR PHI M. Schmidt W. McEnaney 16% 95% Single to RF; Rose Scores; McBride Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Schmidt to 3B
b1 0-1 2 -2- R STL T. Simmons S. Carlton -10% 48% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER; Simmons to 1B

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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 --- PHI P. Rose B. Forsch 6% 56% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch -1% 55% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Rose to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO PHI B. McBride B. Forsch 2% 57% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch -1% 56% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- STL G. Templeton S. Carlton -6% 49% Double to CF
b1 0-1 0 -2- O STL J. Mumphrey S. Carlton 4% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 -2- O STL K. Hernandez S. Carlton 4% 58% Strikeout (C-1B)
b1 0-1 2 -2- R STL T. Simmons S. Carlton -10% 48% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER; Simmons to 1B
b1 1-1 2 1-- STL G. Hendrick S. Carlton -2% 46% Single to LF; Simmons to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- O STL T. Scott S. Carlton 4% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- PHI G. Gross B. Forsch 4% 54% Single to LF
t2 1-1 0 1-- O PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B; Gross to 2B
t2 1-1 1 -2- O PHI T. McCarver B. Forsch -4% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 1-1 2 -2- O PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch -3% 45% 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, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Carlton 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- O STL K. Oberkfell S. Carlton 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 1-1 2 --- O STL B. Forsch S. Carlton 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O PHI S. Carlton B. Forsch -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- PHI P. Rose B. Forsch 3% 50% Walk
t3 1-1 1 1-- O PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch -2% 48% Single to RF; Rose out at 3B/RF-3B; Trillo to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t3 1-1 2 -2- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch -4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O STL G. Templeton S. Carlton 2% 47% Strikeout
b3 1-1 1 --- STL J. Mumphrey S. Carlton -3% 44% Single to RF
b3 1-1 1 1-- O STL K. Hernandez S. Carlton 4% 49% Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1-1 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez S. Carlton 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1-1 1 --- O PHI G. Gross B. Forsch -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-1 2 --- PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch 1% 47% Single to P
t4 1-1 2 1-- O PHI T. McCarver B. Forsch -3% 44% Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- O STL T. Simmons S. Carlton 3% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 1-1 1 --- O STL G. Hendrick S. Carlton 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- O STL T. Scott S. Carlton 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- O PHI T. McCarver B. Forsch -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 1 --- PHI L. Bowa B. Forsch 3% 50% Walk
t5 1-1 1 1-- PHI S. Carlton B. Forsch 5% 55% Reached on Interference on C; Bowa to 2B; Carlton to 1B
t5 1-1 1 12- O PHI P. Rose B. Forsch -4% 51% Groundout: 1B-P; Bowa to 3B; Carlton to 2B
t5 1-1 2 -23 O PHI M. Trillo B. Forsch -8% 43% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Carlton 3% 46% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-1 1 --- O STL K. Oberkfell S. Carlton 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b5 1-1 2 --- O STL B. Forsch S. Carlton 1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
t6 1-1 0 --- O PHI B. McBride B. Forsch -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-1 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Forsch -2% 44% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-1 2 --- PHI G. Gross B. Forsch 2% 46% Single to CF
t6 1-1 2 1-- O PHI G. Maddox B. Forsch -4% 43% Gross Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b6 1-1 0 --- O STL G. Templeton S. Carlton 3% 46% Lineout: CF
b6 1-1 1 --- O STL J. Mumphrey S. Carlton 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b6 1-1 2 --- STL K. Hernandez S. Carlton -2% 46% Walk
b6 1-1 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons S. Carlton 4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Will McEnaney facing 6-7-8
Will McEnaney replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-1 0 --- PHI G. Maddox W. McEnaney 6% 56% Walk
t7 1-1 0 1-- O PHI T. McCarver W. McEnaney -2% 54% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maddox to 2B
t7 1-1 1 -2- PHI L. Bowa W. McEnaney 6% 60% Passed Ball; Maddox to 3B
t7 1-1 1 --3 RO PHI L. Bowa W. McEnaney 6% 66% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Maddox Scores/unER
t7 2-1 2 --- O PHI S. Carlton W. McEnaney -1% 65% Lineout: LF
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
b7 1-2 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick S. Carlton 5% 70% Foul Flyball: RF
b7 1-2 1 --- O STL T. Scott S. Carlton 3% 73% Lineout: RF
b7 1-2 2 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Carlton 2% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Will McEnaney facing 1-2-3
t8 2-1 0 --- PHI P. Rose W. McEnaney 3% 79% Single to CF
t8 2-1 0 1-- O PHI M. Trillo W. McEnaney -3% 76% Lineout: LF
t8 2-1 1 1-- PHI B. McBride W. McEnaney 3% 79% Single to RF; Rose to 2B
t8 2-1 1 12- RR PHI M. Schmidt W. McEnaney 16% 95% Single to RF; Rose Scores; McBride Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Schmidt to 3B
t8 4-1 1 --3 O PHI G. Gross W. McEnaney -2% 93% Fielder's Choice P; Schmidt out at Hm/P-3B-C-3B; Gross to 2B
t8 4-1 2 -2- PHI G. Maddox W. McEnaney 0% 93% Intentional Walk
t8 4-1 2 12- O PHI T. McCarver W. McEnaney -1% 92% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
b8 1-4 0 --- STL K. Oberkfell S. Carlton -8% 84% Triple to CF
Jim Lentine pinch hits for Will McEnaney (P) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 --3 O STL J. Lentine S. Carlton 6% 90% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-4 1 --3 RO STL G. Templeton S. Carlton 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; Oberkfell Scores
b8 2-4 2 --- STL J. Mumphrey S. Carlton -3% 89% Single to CF
b8 2-4 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez S. Carlton -4% 85% Walk; Mumphrey to 2B
b8 2-4 2 12- RRR STL T. Simmons S. Carlton -70% 15% Home Run; Mumphrey Scores; Hernandez Scores
b8 5-4 2 --- O STL G. Hendrick S. Carlton 1% 16% Strikeout
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Darold Knowles facing 8-9-1
Darold Knowles replaces Jim Lentine (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-5 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa D. Knowles -7% 9% Flyball: CF
Greg Luzinski pinch hits for Steve Carlton (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 --- O PHI G. Luzinski D. Knowles -5% 4% Popfly: 1B
t9 4-5 2 --- PHI P. Rose D. Knowles 4% 8% Single to LF
Lonnie Smith pinch runs for Pete Rose (1B) batting 1st
t9 4-5 2 1-- PHI M. Trillo D. Knowles 8% 16% Single to LF; Smith to 3B
t9 4-5 2 1-3 R PHI B. McBride D. Knowles 34% 50% Single to CF; Trillo to 3B; Smith Scores
Mark Littell replaces Darold Knowles pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-5 2 1-3 R PHI M. Schmidt M. Littell 35% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Trillo Scores/No RBI/unER; McBride to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
t9 6-5 2 -23 PHI G. Gross M. Littell 1% 85% Intentional Walk
t9 6-5 2 123 R PHI G. Maddox M. Littell 8% 93% Single to SS; McBride Scores/unER; Schmidt to 3B; Gross to 2B
t9 7-5 2 123 O PHI T. McCarver M. Littell -2% 91% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 7, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Phillies' Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
Tug McGraw replaces Greg Luzinski (PH) pitching and batting 9th
John Poff replaces Lonnie Smith (PR) playing 1B batting 1st
b9 5-7 0 --- O STL T. Scott T. McGraw 4% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 5-7 1 --- STL K. Reitz T. McGraw -6% 90% Single to RF
Tom Herr pinch runs for Ken Reitz (3B) batting 7th
b9 5-7 1 1-- O STL K. Oberkfell T. McGraw 6% 96% Strikeout Looking
Roger Freed pinch hits for Mark Littell (P) batting 9th
b9 5-7 2 1-- O STL R. Freed T. McGraw 4% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 7, Cardinals 5.

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