April 16, 1972 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
NYY 1
(7) TEX 5
@CAL 1 KCR 2
CHW 1 KCR 4
CHW 3
(10) MIN 3
@OAK 2 CHC 4
PHI 0 CIN 10
LAD 1 SFG 10
@HOU 6 PIT 2
@NYM 0 ATL 5
@SDP 1 SDP 3
ATL 0 MON 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 7,148

Sunday, April 16, 1972
Time of Game: 2:28

Expos

2-0

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  6  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 11  1

W: M Marshall (1-0), L: R Wise (0-1), S: J Strohmayer (1)

Cardinals

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.071    0    1   2   2B
B Bailey 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   1   SH
M Jorgensen 1B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.208    0   12   0   
R Fairly RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .286  .804    0    0   1   2B,SB
  C Mashore PR-RF             0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Singleton LF                3   0   0   1    1   1  .167  .708    0    3   0   
B Day CF                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .143  .393    0    1   0   
T Humphrey C                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   0   2B
  B Stoneman PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Boccabella C              3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   1   
T Foli SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    1   6   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Strohmayer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E McAnally P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  B Wine SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Fairey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Torres SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   2    3   4                    27  15

BATTING

2B: T Humphrey (1, off R Wise); R Hunt (1, off R Wise); R Fairly (1, off R Wise).

SH: B Bailey (1, off R Wise).

TB: R Fairly 3; R Hunt 3; T Humphrey 2; M Jorgensen.

RBI: R Fairly (1); K Singleton (1).

2-out RBI: R Fairly.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bailey-R Hunt-M Jorgensen.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Fairly (1, 2nd base off R Wise/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .111  .222    0    1   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   4   
M Alou RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .375  .875    0    0   0   2B
  L Melendez RF               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Torre 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .875    0    2   2   
T Simmons C                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   1   
J Hague 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .829    0   16   0   GDP,2·IW
J Cruz CF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .333 1.096    0    1   0   3B
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   4   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Wise P                      3   1   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    0   6   2B
  D Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J McNertney PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2  11   2    2   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: M Alou (1, off E McAnally); R Wise (1, off E McAnally).

3B: J Cruz (1, off E McAnally).

IBB: J Hague 2 (2, by E McAnally, by M Marshall).

TB: J Cruz 4; R Wise 3; T Simmons 2; J Torre 2; M Alou 2; T Sizemore; L Brock.

GIDP: J Hague (1).

RBI: M Alou (1); J Cruz (1).

2-out RBI: M Alou.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Wise-J Torre-D Maxvill.

E: M Drabowsky (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Torre (3rd base by J Boccabella).

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
E McAnally                     6     9   2   2    1   1   0   3.00   26     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 9     46    -     1.32  -0.01
M Marshall, W (1-0)            2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.79   0.06
J Strohmayer, S (1)            1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.17
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·11           -

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
R Wise, L (0-1)                8     6   3   2    2   4   0   2.25   31     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 6     62    -     1.28  -0.06
D Shaw, BS (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    3.64   0.02
M Drabowsky                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    4.57  -0.24
Totals                         9     6   3   2    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     17· 5· 0· 6          4-2

R Wise faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: M Marshall (1).

WP: None.

IBB: E McAnally (1; J Hague); M Marshall (1; J Hague).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 7,148.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. R Hunt               2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. B Bailey             3B    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. M Jorgensen          1B    3. M Alou               RF 
4. R Fairly             RF    4. J Torre              3B 
5. K Singleton          LF    5. T Simmons            C  
6. B Day                CF    6. J Hague              1B 
7. T Humphrey           C     7. J Cruz               CF 
8. T Foli               SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. E McAnally           P     9. R Wise               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-1  1--      35%  61% R Fairly        R Wise          Double to RF; Jorgensen to 3B
   t 9   2  2-2  12-      34%  83% R Woods         M Drabowsky     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Mashore Scores/No RBI/unER; Day out at 3B/C-3B; Woods to 1B
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-     -14%  46% M Alou          E McAnally      Double to LF; Wise Scores
   b 6   1  1-1  1--     -13%  29% T Simmons       E McAnally      Single to LF; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   0  2-1  ---      12%  26% M Jorgensen     R Wise          Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Hunt          Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  B Bailey        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hunt to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  M Jorgensen     Popfly: 1B
   R      -2-      59%  R Fairly        Single to LF; Hunt Scores
          1--      60%  K Singleton     Fairly Steals 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      57%  B Day           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ernie McAnally facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  L Brock         Single to 2B
   O      1--      55%  T Sizemore      Groundout: P-1B; Brock to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      62%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
          ---      68%  T Humphrey      Double to RF
                  Bill Stoneman pinch runs for Terry Humphrey batting 7th
   OO     -2-      58%  T Foli          Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Stoneman out at 3B/P-3B; Foli out at 2B/3B-SS
   O      ---      58%  E McAnally      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ernie McAnally facing 5-6-7
                  John Boccabella replaces Bill Stoneman playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      60%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Hague         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  J Cruz          Triple to LF
   O      --3      63%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  R Hunt          Double to RF
   O      -2-      65%  B Bailey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      61%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      -2-      58%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ernie McAnally facing 9-1-2
          ---      50%  R Wise          Double to RF
   O      -2-      56%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      60%  T Sizemore      Popfly: 3B
   R      -2-      46%  M Alou          Double to LF; Wise Scores
   O      -2-      50%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  K Singleton     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Day           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      44%  J Boccabella    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Ernie McAnally facing 5-6-7
          ---      40%  T Simmons       Single to LF
   OO     1--      49%  J Hague         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  E McAnally      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Ernie McAnally facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      43%  R Wise          Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  B Bailey        Popfly: 1B
          ---      50%  M Jorgensen     Single to RF
   O      1--      46%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      43%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Ernie McAnally facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
          ---      43%  J Torre         Single to CF
          1--      29%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      29%  J Hague         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      23%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Torre Scores; Simmons out at Hm/RF-C; Hague to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      28%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      24%  B Day           Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  J Boccabella    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  T Foli          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Marshall replaces Tim Foli pitching and batting 8th; Bobby Wine replaces Ernie McAnally playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      21%  R Wise          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      21%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
   O      1--      23%  M Alou          Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Melendez replaces Matty Alou playing RF batting 3rd; Jim Fairey pinch hits for Bobby Wine batting 9th
   O      ---      18%  J Fairey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      14%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
                  Hector Torres replaces Jim Fairey playing SS batting 9th
          ---      10%  J Torre         Single to CF
          1--       8%  T Simmons       Balk; Torre to 2B
   O      -2-      11%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      10%  J Hague         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      12%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF; Torre to 3B
   O      1-3      14%  D Maxvill       Torre Picked off 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
          ---      26%  M Jorgensen     Walk
          1--      61%  R Fairly        Double to RF; Jorgensen to 3B
                  Don Shaw replaces Rick Wise pitching and batting 9th; Clyde Mashore pinch runs for Ron Fairly batting 4th
   RO     -23      56%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B; Jorgensen Scores
          -2-      58%  B Day           Walk
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Don Shaw pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      48%  J Boccabella    Flyball: LF
                  Ron Woods pinch hits for Mike Marshall batting 8th
   RO     12-      83%  R Woods         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Mashore Scores/No RBI/unER; Day out at 3B/C-3B; Woods to 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, John Strohmayer facing 8-9-1
                  John Strohmayer replaces Ron Woods pitching and batting 8th; Clyde Mashore moves to RF; Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J McNertney     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Brock         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 2.

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