April 12, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 4
@BAL 2 BOS 5
CHW 4 MIL 6
@CLE 1 TOR 6
@DET 2 OAK 1
@MIN 0 TEX 6
@NYY 4 CAL 8
@SEA 6 ATL 3
CIN 2 NYM 2
@CHC 1 LAD 3
HOU 2 PIT 3
MON 2 SFG 7
SDP 6
(14) STL 7
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 21,462

Sunday, April 12, 1981
Time of Game: 1:59

Phillies

1-2

Lost 1

5th, 1 GB

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

W: L Sorensen (1-0), L: L Christenson (0-1), S: B Sutter (1)

Cardinals

1-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .385  .847    0    7   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .641    0    5   4   2B,SB
B McBride RF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .250  .500    0    2   0   
  M Proly P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .250 1.125    0    1   3   
G Matthews LF                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .182  .432    0    2   1   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .083  .166    0    2   0   
L Bowa SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   1   
B Boone C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .555    0    5   0   
L Christenson P               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  S Lyle P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gross PH-RF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .667    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   5   3    2   8                    24  11

BATTING

2B: M Trillo (1, off L Sorensen).

TB: G Matthews 2; M Trillo 2; M Schmidt; B McBride.

RBI: G Matthews (1); B McBride (1); G Maddox (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

E: P Rose (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Trillo (1, 2nd base off B Sutter/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                5   3   3   1    0   0  .444 1.444    0    3   4   2·3B
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   2   SH
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .375  .875    0    9   0   
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .661    0    1   0   
D Porter C                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .625    0    8   0   2B
S Lezcano LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .715    0    2   0   2B
T Scott CF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .286 1.143    0    2   0   HR,2B
T Herr 2B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   2   SF
L Sorensen P                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   3   
  B Sutter P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   7  13   5    0   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Porter (1, off L Christenson); T Scott (1, off L Christenson); S Lezcano (1, off L Christenson).

3B: G Templeton 2 (2, 2 off L Christenson).

HR: T Scott (1, off M Proly; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: T Herr (1, off L Christenson).

SH: K Oberkfell (1, off S Lyle).

TB: G Templeton 7; T Scott 6; D Porter 3; S Lezcano 3; K Hernandez 2; G Hendrick; L Sorensen.

RBI: K Hernandez (2); G Templeton (1); T Herr (1); S Lezcano (1); T Scott (1).

2-out RBI: G Templeton.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Templeton.

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
L Christenson, L (0-1)         5     9   5   4    0   3   0   7.20   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 9     34    -     1.03  -0.48
S Lyle                         2     3   1   1    0   2   0   9.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 3          1-0    0.58   0.02
M Proly                        1     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8    13   7   6    0   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 3·13          1-0

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
L Sorensen, W (1-0)            6     5   3   3    1   4   0   4.50   23     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 2· 5     53    -     1.03  -0.15
B Sutter, S (1)                3     0   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.03   0.17
Totals                         9     5   3   3    2   8   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 5          1-0

L Christenson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
L Sorensen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: L Christenson (1).

WP: L Christenson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 21,462.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. P Rose               1B    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. M Trillo             2B    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. B McBride            RF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. G Hendrick           RF 
5. G Matthews           LF    5. D Porter             C  
6. G Maddox             CF    6. S Lezcano            LF 
7. L Bowa               SS    7. T Scott              CF 
8. B Boone              C     8. T Herr               2B 
9. L Christenson        P     9. L Sorensen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-2  1--      19%  55% G Templeton     L Christenson   Triple to RF; Sorensen Scores
   b 5   2  3-3  --3      14%  70% K Oberkfell     L Christenson   Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 4   1  1-0  -2-     -13%  47% B McBride       L Sorensen      Single to LF; Trillo Scores; McBride to 2B
   t 4   1  1-1  1-3     -12%  29% G Matthews      L Sorensen      Single to RF; McBride Scores; Schmidt to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---      10%  64% G Templeton     L Christenson   Triple to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B McBride       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  G Templeton     Triple to CF
   R      --3      65%  K Oberkfell     Wild Pitch; Templeton Scores
   O      ---      63%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      62%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      61%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   OO     1--      66%  G Maddox        Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  D Porter        Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      65%  T Scott         Double to LF; Lezcano out at Hm/LF-2B-3B
   O      -2-      62%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  B Boone         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      68%  L Christenson   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Christenson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  L Sorensen      Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  G Templeton     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      64%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  M Trillo        Double to LF
   R      -2-      47%  B McBride       Single to LF; Trillo Scores; McBride to 2B
          -2-      41%  M Schmidt       Single to RF; McBride to 3B
   R      1-3      29%  G Matthews      Single to RF; McBride Scores; Schmidt to 3B
   RO     1-3      27%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Schmidt Scores
   O      1--      29%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Christenson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      26%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      24%  G Hendrick      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      23%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lary Sorensen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      26%  L Christenson   Strikeout
   O      ---      26%  P Rose          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Christenson facing 6-7-8
          ---      32%  S Lezcano       Single to LF
          1--      35%  T Scott         Balk; Lezcano to 2B
   O      -2-      32%  " "             Flyball: RF; Lezcano to 3B
   RO     --3      34%  T Herr          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lezcano Scores
          ---      36%  L Sorensen      Single to CF
   R      1--      55%  G Templeton     Triple to RF; Sorensen Scores
   R      --3      70%  K Oberkfell     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--      71%  K Hernandez     Single to CF; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-      68%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      71%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  B McBride       Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  D Porter        Double to RF
   R      -2-      89%  S Lezcano       Double to RF; Porter Scores
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Larry Christenson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      87%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      83%  L Sorensen      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  G Matthews      Single to CF
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Lary Sorensen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      83%  G Maddox        Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Sparky Lyle facing 1-2-3
          ---      91%  G Templeton     Single to 3B
   O      1--      91%  K Oberkfell     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Templeton to 2B
   R      -2-      95%  K Hernandez     Single to CF; Templeton Scores
          1--      96%  G Hendrick      Single to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-      95%  D Porter        Strikeout
   O      12-      94%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-6, Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Sparky Lyle batting 9th
          ---      90%  G Gross         Walk
   O      1--      94%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      96%  B McBride       Trillo Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Proly facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Proly replaces Bake McBride pitching and batting 3rd; Greg Gross moves to RF
   R      ---      99%  T Scott         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  T Herr          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      99%  B Sutter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-7, Bruce Sutter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Maddox        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 7.

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