April 6, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
CHW 3 MIN 5
@OAK 3 SEA 14
CAL 6 SFG 7
@CIN 2 HOU 2
ATL 1 LAD 10
SDP 1 MON 3
@PIT 2
(10) STL 8
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 40,526

Friday, April 6, 1979, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:06

Phillies

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

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

W: J Denny (1-0), L: S Carlton (0-1)

Cardinals

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0   10   0   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   2   
B McBride RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    1   4   
G Maddox CF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.833    0    2   0   HR,HBP
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    1   4   CS,GDP
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
  B Boone C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Carlton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Bird P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    2   2                    24  11

BATTING

HR: G Maddox (1, off J Denny; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: G Maddox (1, by J Denny).

TB: G Maddox 4; M Trillo 2; G Luzinski; P Rose.

GIDP: M Trillo (1).

RBI: G Maddox (1).

2-out RBI: G Maddox.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: M Trillo (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Trillo (1, 2nd base by J Denny/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    3   0   SB
  M Dimmel LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
G Templeton SS                5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   5   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    9   1   
T Simmons C                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833    0    2   1   HR,IW
G Hendrick CF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    3   0   
T Scott RF                    4   2   3   3    0   1  .750 2.250    0    1   0   3B,2B
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   3   3    0   0  .750 2.000    0    1   3   2·2B
M Tyson 2B                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .250    0    5   3   SF,IW
J Denny P                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       34   8  11   8    3   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Reitz 2 (2, off S Carlton, off D Bird); T Scott (1, off S Carlton).

3B: T Scott (1, off D Bird).

HR: T Simmons (1, off S Carlton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: M Tyson (1, off S Carlton).

IBB: T Simmons (1, by S Carlton); M Tyson (1, by S Carlton).

TB: T Scott 6; K Reitz 5; T Simmons 4; K Hernandez 2; G Hendrick; G Templeton.

RBI: T Scott 3 (3); K Reitz 3 (3); T Simmons (1); M Tyson (1).

2-out RBI: K Reitz 3; T Scott 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (1, 2nd base off S Carlton/T McCarver).

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
S Carlton, L (0-1)             6.1   9   7   7    3   4   1   9.95   31     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 9     28    -     0.82  -0.20
D Bird                         0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0  13.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          3-3    0.35  -0.03
R Eastwick                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·11          3-3

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, W (1-0)               9     5   1   1    2   2   1   1.00   33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 5     73    -     0.57   0.26
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   2   1          33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Carlton 2 (2; M Tyson, T Simmons).

HBP: J Denny (1; G Maddox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Sharp, 2B - Ray Perez, 3B - Bud Miller.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 40,526.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 40° F.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. P Rose               1B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. B McBride            RF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. M Schmidt            3B    5. G Hendrick           CF 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. T Scott              RF 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. T McCarver           C     8. M Tyson              2B 
9. S Carlton            P     9. J Denny              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-1  123      21%  80% K Reitz         S Carlton       Double to LF; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick Scores; Scott to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  ---      11%  55% T Simmons       S Carlton       Home Run
   t 2   2  0-0  ---     -11%  43% G Maddox        J Denny         Home Run
   t 5   1  3-1  1--       6%  82% M Trillo        J Denny         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   2  1-3  123      -5%  76% J Denny         S Carlton       Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      43%  G Maddox        Home Run
          ---      42%  M Trillo        Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  T McCarver      Trillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      55%  T Simmons       Home Run
   O      ---      53%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  K Reitz         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, John Denny facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Carlton       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Tyson         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  J Denny         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, John Denny facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  L Bowa          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      55%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  K Hernandez     Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
          1--      55%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
          12-      59%  T Scott         Single to P; Hernandez to 3B; Hendrick to 2B
   RR     123      80%  K Reitz         Double to LF; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick Scores; Scott to 3B
          -23      81%  M Tyson         Intentional Walk
   O      123      76%  J Denny         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, John Denny facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
          ---      76%  G Maddox        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      82%  M Trillo        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  K Hernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, John Denny facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  S Carlton       Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      85%  L Bowa          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
          ---      86%  T Scott         Double to RF
          -2-      89%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Scott to 3B
   RO     1-3      91%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores
          1--      91%  J Denny         E4 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      90%  " "             Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, John Denny facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  B McBride       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  L Brock         Walk
          1--      96%  G Templeton     Brock Steals 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Single to LF; Brock to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  K Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B; Templeton to 2B
          -23      97%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
                  Doug Bird replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      95%  G Hendrick      Popfly: SS
   RRR    123      99%  T Scott         Triple to RF; Brock Scores; Templeton Scores; Simmons Scores
   R      --3     100%  K Reitz         Double to LF; Scott Scores
   O      -2-     100%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-8, John Denny facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Dimmel replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  M Trillo        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Popfly: 2B
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Doug Bird batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  G Gross         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rawly Eastwick facing 9-1-2
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Greg Gross pitching and batting 9th; Bob Boone replaces Tim McCarver playing C batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  J Denny         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Dimmel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-8, John Denny facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  G Luzinski      Single to LF; Bowa to 2B
          12-     100%  M Schmidt       Walk; Bowa to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
   O      123     100%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation