April 15, 1970 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
NYY 2 MIN 8
@CAL 2 CHW 7
@OAK 0 ATL 7
SDP 5 CHC 5
PHI 1 CIN 3
LAD 2 HOU 7
SFG 6
(10) STL 10
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 8,193

Wednesday, April 15, 1970, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:14

Expos

1-6

Lost 2

6th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  2
Cardinals       0  0  4   0  2  0   0  4  X   10 15  0

W: M Torrez (2-0), L: J Sparma (0-3)

Cardinals

5-2

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jones LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .083  .310    0    0   0   
M Staehle 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .208  .629    0    1   2   
R Staub RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .360  .964    0    3   0   
R Fairly 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .647    0    6   0   
C Laboy 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .494    0    2   0   
R Brand C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143    0    6   0   
B Wine SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .631    0    2   4   
A Phillips CF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .462    0    4   1   GDP
J Sparma P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  C Morton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bailey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Sutherland PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  K Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   0   1   0    6   3                    24   7

BATTING

TB: A Phillips.

GIDP: A Phillips (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Staehle-B Wine; M Staehle-B Wine-R Fairly.

PB: R Brand (1).

E: M Jones (3); J Sparma (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .207  .648    0    3   0   
  V Davalillo LF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    1   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   2   2   2    1   0  .387 1.022    0    2   0   2B,SB
D Allen 3B                    5   2   3   4    0   2  .323 1.074    0    1   0   HR
J Torre C                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .792    0    5   0   
L Lee RF                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .526    0    3   0   SF
J Hague 1B                    3   0   2   0    2   0  .292  .914    0   10   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .526    0    2   4   GDP
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .563    0    0   4   IW
M Torrez P                    3   2   3   1    0   0  .429  .929    0    0   1   HBP
Totals                       35  10  15  10    5   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Cardenal (1, off K Johnson).

HR: D Allen (3, off K Johnson; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: L Lee (2, off J Sparma).

IBB: D Maxvill (1, by C Morton).

HBP: M Torrez (1, by K Johnson).

TB: D Allen 6; J Cardenal 3; M Torrez 3; J Hague 2; J Javier 2; J Torre; V Davalillo; L Lee.

GIDP: J Javier (1).

RBI: D Allen 4 (8); J Cardenal 2 (8); M Torrez (1); L Lee (3); J Torre (6); J Javier (2).

2-out RBI: M Torrez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Javier-J Hague.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (4, 2nd base off J Sparma/R Brand).

PO: D Allen (1st base by J Sparma).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sparma, L (0-3)              3     7   4   4    2   4   0   5.82   18     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 7     31    -     0.88  -0.23
C Morton                       2     3   2   2    3   2   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 3          1-0    0.34  -0.02
C Raymond                      2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.05   0.00
K Johnson                      1     3   4   4    0   0   1  11.25    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    15  10  10    5   6   1          42     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1·15          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
M Torrez, W (2-0)              9     1   0   0    6   3   0   0.52   33     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 1     82    -     0.49   0.26
Totals                         9     1   0   0    6   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 1           -

J Sparma faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Sparma (1).

IBB: C Morton (1; D Maxvill).

PO: J Sparma (0; D Allen, 1st base).

HBP: K Johnson (1; M Torrez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 8,193.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. M Jones              LF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. M Staehle            2B    2. J Cardenal           CF 
3. R Staub              RF    3. D Allen              3B 
4. R Fairly             1B    4. J Torre              C  
5. C Laboy              3B    5. L Lee                RF 
6. R Brand              C     6. J Hague              1B 
7. B Wine               SS    7. J Javier             2B 
8. A Phillips           CF    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. J Sparma             P     9. M Torrez             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-      14%  71% J Cardenal      J Sparma        Single to LF; Torrez Scores; Cardenal to 3B/Adv on E7
   b 3   1  0-2  -2-       7%  85% J Torre         J Sparma        Single to LF; Allen Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   1  0-1  --3       5%  77% D Allen         J Sparma        Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  -2-      -5%  58% L Brock         J Sparma        Flyball: RF
   b 3   0  0-0  ---       4%  60% M Torrez        J Sparma        Single to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Staehle       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Fairly        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      55%  J Cardenal      Walk
          1--      57%  D Allen         Cardenal Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Laboy         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  R Brand         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Wine          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  L Lee           Strikeout
          ---      55%  J Hague         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  A Phillips      Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Sparma        Walk
   O      1--      53%  M Jones         Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  M Staehle       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
          ---      60%  M Torrez        Single to RF
          1--      62%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Torrez to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      71%  J Cardenal      Single to LF; Torrez Scores; Cardenal to 3B/Adv on E7
   R      --3      77%  D Allen         Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
          1--      78%  J Torre         Allen Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Allen to 2B
   R      -2-      85%  " "             Single to LF; Allen Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      86%  L Lee           Passed Ball; Torre to 3B
   RO     --3      88%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores
          ---      88%  J Hague         Walk
          1--      89%  J Javier        Single to LF; Hague to 2B
   O      12-      88%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  R Fairly        Flyball: C
   O      ---      91%  C Laboy         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  M Torrez        Single to RF
                  Carl Morton replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
          1--      94%  L Brock         Walk; Torrez to 2B
   OO     12-      91%  J Cardenal      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   O      -2-      90%  D Allen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  R Brand         Walk
   O      1--      89%  B Wine          Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      93%  A Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
          ---      93%  L Lee           Single to CF
          1--      94%  J Hague         Walk; Lee to 2B
   RO     12-      96%  J Javier        Single to CF; Lee Scores; Hague out at 3B/CF-3B; Javier to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -2-      96%  D Maxvill       Intentional Walk
   R      12-      98%  M Torrez        Single to RF; Javier Scores; Maxvill to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  L Brock         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Bailey pinch hits for Carl Morton batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Bailey        Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  M Jones         Walk
          1--      96%  M Staehle       Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      99%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Claude Raymond facing 2-3-4
                  Claude Raymond replaces Bob Bailey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  D Allen         Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  J Torre         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      98%  L Lee           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
                  Vic Davalillo replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  C Laboy         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Brand         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Wine          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Claude Raymond facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  J Hague         Single to LF
   OO     1--      99%  J Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  A Phillips      Single to LF
                  Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Claude Raymond batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  M Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  M Staehle       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Johnson replaces Gary Sutherland pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  M Torrez        Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  V Davalillo     Single to RF; Torrez to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Cardenal      Double to RF; Torrez Scores; Davalillo to 3B
   RRR    -23     100%  D Allen         Home Run; Davalillo Scores; Cardenal Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Lee           Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  J Hague         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-10, Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  C Laboy         Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Brand         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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