April 20, 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
BAL 2 CAL 8
@CHW 4 CLE 7
MIL 4 NYY 7
@DET 1 OAK 4
MIN 1 OAK 5
MIN 1 KCR 2
@TEX 0 ATL 4
SDP 3 CIN 5
HOU 3 HOU 7
@CIN 6 SFG 6
@LAD 3
(13) NYM 8
CHC 6 NYM 4
CHC 3 PIT 5
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 20,935

Sunday, April 20, 1975, 1:23PM
Time of Game: 1:59

Pirates

5-4

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: K Brett (1-0), L: J Denny (2-1), S: D Giusti (1)

Cardinals

6-5

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   0   1    0   0  .216  .590    0    0   2   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   3   2    0   1  .351  .983    0    0   1   3B
A Oliver CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .626    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .417 1.182    0   15   1   IW
R Zisk LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .690    0    2   0   2B,GDP
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .609    0    2   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .754    0    3   0   
F Taveras SS                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .077  .220    0    2   5   
K Brett P                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   1   HR
  D Giusti P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   5   8   5    1   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Zisk (1, off J Denny).

3B: R Hebner (1, off J Denny).

HR: K Brett (1, off M Garman; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: W Stargell (2, by J Denny).

TB: R Hebner 5; K Brett 4; R Zisk 2; D Parker; W Stargell; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: R Zisk (2).

RBI: R Hebner 2 (5); R Stennett (5); K Brett (1); M Sanguillen (6).

2-out RBI: R Hebner 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Stargell-F Taveras.

E: W Stargell (2).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .671    0    2   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .642    0    3   2   
B McBride CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .726    0    2   0   SB,GDP
R Smith RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .829    0    3   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .788    0    4   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .405  .919    0    2   3   2B
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .190  .515    0    9   0   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .840    0    1   5   
J Denny P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  L Melendez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  M Garman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Fairly PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    2   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Reitz (4, off D Giusti).

TB: L Brock 2; K Reitz 2; E Brinkman; K Hernandez; R Smith.

GIDP: B McBride (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Brinkman-K Hernandez.

E: J Denny (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B McBride (2, 2nd base off K Brett/M Sanguillen).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brett, W (1-0)               6     4   0   0    2   0   0   0.00   23     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 4     62    -     0.87   0.23
D Giusti, S (1)                3     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.41   0.04
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0· 6           -

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
J Denny, L (2-1)               5     7   4   1    1   1   0   1.40   23     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 7     43    -     0.84  -0.23
M Garman                       2     1   1   1    0   1   1   1.17    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.18  -0.01
A Hrabosky                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   2    1   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Brett (1).

IBB: J Denny (1; W Stargell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 20,935.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. R Stennett           2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. A Oliver             CF    3. B McBride            CF 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. R Smith              RF 
5. R Zisk               LF    5. T Simmons            C  
6. D Parker             RF    6. K Reitz              3B 
7. M Sanguillen         C     7. K Hernandez          1B 
8. F Taveras            SS    8. E Brinkman           SS 
9. K Brett              P     9. J Denny              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  1-3      14%  85% R Hebner        J Denny         Triple to RF; Taveras Scores/unER; Stennett Scores/unER
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-       7%  63% D Parker        J Denny         Single to LF; Zisk to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% R Zisk          J Denny         Double to LF
   b 6   0  4-0  1--       6%  94% B McBride       K Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 2   0  0-0  1-3       6%  69% M Sanguillen    J Denny         Single to LF; Zisk Scores; Parker to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  R Hebner        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Brock         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  B McBride       Walk
          1--      46%  R Smith         McBride Steals 2B; McBride to 3B/Adv on E3
   O      --3      50%  " "             Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  R Zisk          Double to LF
          -2-      63%  D Parker        Single to LF; Zisk to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Zisk Scores; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      64%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
          12-      70%  K Brett         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Sanguillen to 3B; Taveras to 2B
   RO     123      71%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanguillen Scores/unER; Taveras to 3B
   RR     1-3      85%  R Hebner        Triple to RF; Taveras Scores/unER; Stennett Scores/unER
   O      --3      83%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Denny facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  W Stargell      Single to RF
   OO     1--      85%  R Zisk          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Brett facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  E Brinkman      Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  J Denny         Flyball: LF
          1--      81%  L Brock         Single to CF; Brinkman to 2B
   O      12-      85%  T Sizemore      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      89%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Denny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  K Brett         Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  R Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      90%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hebner to 2B
          -2-      90%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      89%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
          ---      86%  K Hernandez     Single to 2B
   O      1--      88%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hernandez to 2B
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for John Denny batting 9th
   O      -2-      90%  L Melendez      Flyball: CF
          -2-      90%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Hernandez to 3B
   O      --3      93%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Garman facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Garman replaces Luis Melendez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Brett facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  T Sizemore      Walk
   OO     1--      94%  B McBride       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
          ---      93%  R Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Garman facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      97%  K Brett         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Giusti replaces Ken Brett pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  K Reitz         Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B; Reitz to 3B
                  Ron Fairly pinch hits for Mike Garman batting 9th
   O      --3      98%  R Fairly        Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Ron Fairly pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  L Brock         Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      99%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Hrabosky facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Giusti        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation