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Standings
KCR
@BAL		4
2
CHW
@BOS		4
5
MIL
@CLE		6
1
TOR
@DET		6
2
OAK
@MIN		1
0
TEX
@NYY		6
4
CAL
@SEA		8
6
CIN
@ATL		2
3
NYM
@CHC		2
1
HOU
@LAD		2
3
MON
@PIT		2
3
SDP
@SFG		6
7		 
(14)
PHI
@STL		3
7
Sunday, April 12, 1981
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 21,462, Time of Game: 1:59
Phillies
3
1-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 1 GB
 at Cardinals
7
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ 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

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .846 -0.092 0.98 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 7 0
Manny Trillo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .641 -0.018 0.89 0.058 -0.076 -0.1 5 4 2B,SB
Bake McBride RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 .500 0.082 0.94 0.135 -0.053 0.5 2 0
   Mike Proly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Mike Schmidt 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1.125 0.078 0.87 0.102 -0.024 0.6 1 3
Gary Matthews LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .182 .432 0.138 1.39 0.179 -0.041 0.9 2 1
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 .083 .167 -0.083 1.42 0.024 -0.107 -0.8 2 0
Larry Bowa SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.083 1.13 0.000 -0.083 -0.7 0 1
Bob Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .556 -0.064 0.82 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 5 0
Larry Christenson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.022 0.45 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 1
   Sparky Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Gross PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .667 0.039 0.79 0.039 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 5 3 2 8 .161 .406 -0.025 1.01 0.537 -0.562 -1.0 24 11
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).
Outfield Assists: G Matthews (S Lezcano at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: M Trillo (1, 2nd base off B Sutter/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 5 3 3 1 0 0 .444 1.444 0.300 0.70 0.314 -0.014 2.3 3 4 2·3B
Ken Oberkfell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.112 0.92 0.144 -0.032 0.4 0 2 SH
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .375 .875 0.020 0.73 0.060 -0.040 0.7 9 0
George Hendrick RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .661 -0.059 0.73 0.007 -0.066 -0.3 1 0
Darrell Porter C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .625 0.069 0.59 0.089 -0.020 0.4 8 0 2B
Sixto Lezcano LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .714 0.131 1.21 0.168 -0.037 0.9 2 0 2B
Tony Scott CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 1.143 -0.048 0.90 0.014 -0.062 0.2 2 0 HR,2B
Tom Herr 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 -0.030 0.91 0.018 -0.048 -0.7 2 2 SF
Lary Sorensen P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.019 0.69 0.019 -0.038 -0.4 0 3
   Bruce Sutter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 13 5 0 5 .371 1.018 0.475 0.81 0.833 -0.358 3.4 27 11
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.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Christenson, L (0-1) 5 9 5 4 0 3 0 7.20 24 34 -0.481 1.03 -3.4
Sparky Lyle 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 9.00 9 1 0 0.018 0.48 0.5
Mike Proly 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.00 4 0 0 -0.011 0.04 -0.6
Team Totals 8 13 7 6 0 5 1 6.75 37 34 1 0 -0.474 1.01 -3.4
L Christenson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lary Sorensen, W (1-0) 6 5 3 3 1 4 0 4.50 23 53 -0.147 1.05 -0.7
Bruce Sutter, S (1) 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 10 1 0 0.172 0.94 1.7
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 2 8 0 3.00 33 53 1 0 0.025 0.81 1.0
L Sorensen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: L Christenson (1).
WP: L Christenson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 21,462.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Pete Rose 1B 1 Garry Templeton SS
2 Manny Trillo 2B 2 Ken Oberkfell 3B
3 Bake McBride RF 3 Keith Hernandez 1B
4 Mike Schmidt 3B 4 George Hendrick RF
5 Gary Matthews LF 5 Darrell Porter C
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Sixto Lezcano LF
7 Larry Bowa SS 7 Tony Scott CF
8 Bob Boone C 8 Tom Herr 2B
9 Larry Christenson P 9 Lary Sorensen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 2 1-- R STL G. Templeton L. Christenson 19% 55% Triple to RF; Sorensen Scores
b5 3-3 2 --3 R STL K. Oberkfell L. Christenson 14% 70% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER
t4 0-1 1 -2- R PHI B. McBride L. Sorensen -14% 47% Single to LF; Trillo Scores; McBride to 2B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 R PHI G. Matthews L. Sorensen -12% 29% Single to RF; McBride Scores; Schmidt to 3B
b1 0-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton L. Christenson 10% 64% Triple to CF

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' Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI P. Rose L. Sorensen 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI M. Trillo L. Sorensen 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI B. McBride L. Sorensen 1% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton L. Christenson 10% 64% Triple to CF
b1 0-0 0 --3 R STL K. Oberkfell L. Christenson 1% 65% Wild Pitch; Templeton Scores
b1 1-0 0 --- O STL K. Oberkfell L. Christenson -2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1-0 1 --- O STL K. Hernandez L. Christenson -1% 62% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 --- O STL G. Hendrick L. Christenson -1% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt L. Sorensen -4% 57% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- O PHI G. Matthews L. Sorensen 4% 61% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 1-- OO PHI G. Maddox L. Sorensen 5% 66% 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, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- STL D. Porter L. Christenson 3% 69% Single to CF
b2 1-0 0 1-- O STL S. Lezcano L. Christenson -3% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 1 1-- O STL T. Scott L. Christenson -1% 65% Double to LF; Lezcano out at Hm/LF-2B-3B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O STL T. Herr L. Christenson -3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa L. Sorensen 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O PHI B. Boone L. Sorensen 2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O PHI L. Christenson L. Sorensen 1% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O STL L. Sorensen L. Christenson -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton L. Christenson -1% 64% Lineout: CF
b3 1-0 2 --- O STL K. Oberkfell L. Christenson -1% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- O PHI P. Rose L. Sorensen 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- PHI M. Trillo L. Sorensen -5% 61% Double to LF
t4 0-1 1 -2- R PHI B. McBride L. Sorensen -14% 47% Single to LF; Trillo Scores; McBride to 2B
t4 1-1 1 -2- PHI M. Schmidt L. Sorensen -6% 41% Single to RF; McBride to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 R PHI G. Matthews L. Sorensen -12% 29% Single to RF; McBride Scores; Schmidt to 3B
t4 2-1 1 1-3 RO PHI G. Maddox L. Sorensen -2% 27% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Schmidt Scores
t4 3-1 2 1-- O PHI L. Bowa L. Sorensen 2% 29% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 3-4-5
b4 1-3 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez L. Christenson -3% 26% Flyball: LF
b4 1-3 1 --- O STL G. Hendrick L. Christenson -2% 24% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-3 2 --- O STL D. Porter L. Christenson -1% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 8-9-1
t5 3-1 0 --- O PHI B. Boone L. Sorensen 2% 24% Flyball: RF
t5 3-1 1 --- O PHI L. Christenson L. Sorensen 1% 26% Strikeout
t5 3-1 2 --- O PHI P. Rose L. Sorensen 1% 26% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 6-7-8
b5 1-3 0 --- STL S. Lezcano L. Christenson 5% 32% Single to LF
b5 1-3 0 1-- STL T. Scott L. Christenson 3% 35% Balk; Lezcano to 2B
b5 1-3 0 -2- O STL T. Scott L. Christenson -3% 32% Flyball: RF; Lezcano to 3B
b5 1-3 1 --3 RO STL T. Herr L. Christenson 2% 34% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lezcano Scores
b5 2-3 2 --- STL L. Sorensen L. Christenson 2% 36% Single to CF
b5 2-3 2 1-- R STL G. Templeton L. Christenson 19% 55% Triple to RF; Sorensen Scores
b5 3-3 2 --3 R STL K. Oberkfell L. Christenson 14% 70% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Templeton Scores/No RBI/unER
b5 4-3 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez L. Christenson 2% 71% Single to CF; Oberkfell to 2B
b5 4-3 2 12- O STL G. Hendrick L. Christenson -4% 68% 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, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
t6 3-4 0 --- O PHI M. Trillo L. Sorensen 4% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-4 1 --- O PHI B. McBride L. Sorensen 2% 74% Strikeout
t6 3-4 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt L. Sorensen 2% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
b6 4-3 0 --- STL D. Porter L. Christenson 6% 81% Double to RF
b6 4-3 0 -2- R STL S. Lezcano L. Christenson 8% 89% Double to RF; Porter Scores
Sparky Lyle replaces Larry Christenson pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 -2- O STL T. Scott S. Lyle -2% 87% Strikeout
b6 5-3 1 -2- O STL T. Herr S. Lyle -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-3 2 -2- O STL L. Sorensen S. Lyle -2% 83% Lineout: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
t7 3-5 0 --- PHI G. Matthews L. Sorensen -6% 78% Single to CF
Bruce Sutter replaces Lary Sorensen pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 1-- O PHI G. Maddox B. Sutter 5% 83% Strikeout
t7 3-5 1 1-- O PHI L. Bowa B. Sutter 4% 87% Flyball: CF
t7 3-5 2 1-- O PHI B. Boone B. Sutter 3% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Phillies' Sparky Lyle facing 1-2-3
b7 5-3 0 --- STL G. Templeton S. Lyle 1% 91% Single to 3B
b7 5-3 0 1-- O STL K. Oberkfell S. Lyle -0% 91% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Templeton to 2B
b7 5-3 1 -2- R STL K. Hernandez S. Lyle 4% 95% Single to CF; Templeton Scores
b7 6-3 1 1-- STL G. Hendrick S. Lyle 1% 96% Single to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
b7 6-3 1 12- O STL D. Porter S. Lyle -1% 95% Strikeout
b7 6-3 2 12- O STL S. Lezcano S. Lyle -1% 94% 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, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
Greg Gross pinch hits for Sparky Lyle (P) batting 9th
t8 3-6 0 --- PHI G. Gross B. Sutter -4% 90% Walk
t8 3-6 0 1-- O PHI P. Rose B. Sutter 4% 94% Flyball: LF
t8 3-6 1 1-- O PHI M. Trillo B. Sutter 3% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 3-6 2 1-- PHI B. McBride B. Sutter -0% 96% Trillo Steals 2B
t8 3-6 2 -2- O PHI B. McBride B. Sutter 2% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Phillies' Mike Proly facing 7-8-9
Mike Proly replaces Bake McBride (RF) pitching and batting 3rd
Greg Gross moves from PH to RF
b8 6-3 0 --- R STL T. Scott M. Proly 1% 99% Home Run
b8 7-3 0 --- O STL T. Herr M. Proly -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
b8 7-3 1 --- O STL B. Sutter M. Proly -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b8 7-3 2 --- O STL G. Templeton M. Proly -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 4-5-6
t9 3-7 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt B. Sutter 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-7 1 --- O PHI G. Matthews B. Sutter 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-7 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox B. Sutter 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cardinals 7.

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