April 8, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@BAL 1 BOS 7
@CLE 6
(12) KCR 8
TOR 3 NYY 2
MIL 1 MIN 3
@OAK 1 CAL 7
@SEA 5 CIN 7
SFG 6
(10) HOU 2
ATL 0 LAD 6
SDP 5
(12) MON 5
@PIT 4 PHI 2
@STL 2
(5)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 20,055

Sunday, April 8, 1979, 1:18PM
Time of Game: 1:18

Phillies

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  1   0  1    2  3  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2    2  4  0

W: (0-0), L: (0-0)

Cardinals

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .664    0    6   0   GDP
L Bowa SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
B McBride RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
G Luzinski LF                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .856    0    0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .971    0    0   0   
G Maddox CF                   2   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .644    0    3   0   GDP
M Trillo 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    2   4   
B Boone C                     2   1   2   2    0   0  .400 1.600    0    1   0   HR,2B
N Espinosa P                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    0   2   
Totals                       16   2   3   2    3   2                    15   7

BATTING

2B: B Boone (1, off B Forsch).

HR: B Boone (1, off B Forsch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Boone 6; M Trillo.

GIDP: P Rose (1); G Maddox (1).

RBI: B Boone 2 (2).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Espinosa-M Trillo-P Rose.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .286    0    2   0   
G Templeton SS                3   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    3   3   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   1   2    0   0  .400 1.255    0    5   0   2B
T Simmons C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.255    0    2   0   2B
G Hendrick CF                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .633    0    0   0   
T Scott RF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .600 1.500    0    1   0   
K Reitz 3B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.811    0    0   1   2B,GDP
K Oberkfell 2B                1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    2   4   
B Forsch P                    1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       18   2   4   2    4   1                    15   8

BATTING

2B: K Reitz (4, off N Espinosa); T Simmons (1, off N Espinosa); K Hernandez (1, off N Espinosa).

TB: T Simmons 3; K Hernandez 2; K Reitz 2.

GIDP: K Reitz (1).

RBI: K Hernandez 2 (4).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Oberkfell-G Templeton-K Hernandez 2.

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
N Espinosa                     5     4   2   2    4   1   0   3.60   22     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 4     48    -     1.45  -0.00
Totals                         5     4   2   2    4   1   0          22     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 4           -

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
B Forsch                       5     3   2   2    3   2   1   3.60   19     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 2· 3     52    -     1.01  -0.00
Totals                         5     3   2   2    3   2   1          19     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 2· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:18.

Attendance: 20,055.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy, Rain.

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. B Boone              C     8. K Oberkfell          2B 
9. N Espinosa           P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-0  1-3     -27%  45% K Hernandez     N Espinosa      Double to CF; Forsch Scores; Templeton Scores
   t 5   1  0-1  12-      14%  83% B Boone         B Forsch        Double to RF; Maddox Scores; Trillo to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  ---      12%  60% B Boone         B Forsch        Home Run
   b 4   1  1-0  12-      12%  65% K Reitz         N Espinosa      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   t 5   1  0-2  123     -11%  72% P Rose          B Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      46%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Brock         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      49%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  G Luzinski      Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Schmidt       Lineout: LF
   OO     1--      45%  G Maddox        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  T Simmons       Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  T Scott         Flyball: RF
          1--      44%  K Reitz         Double to RF; Simmons to 3B
          -23      43%  K Oberkfell     Walk
   O      123      50%  B Forsch        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  M Trillo        Strikeout
   R      ---      60%  B Boone         Home Run
   O      ---      58%  N Espinosa      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  L Bowa          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      59%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
          ---      50%  T Simmons       Double to RF
          -2-      46%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      12-      53%  T Scott         Strikeout
   OO     12-      65%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      68%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      65%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      68%  M Trillo        Single to SS; Maddox to 2B
   R      12-      83%  B Boone         Double to RF; Maddox Scores; Trillo to 3B
          -23      83%  N Espinosa      Walk
   OO     123      72%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nino Espinosa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF
          ---      72%  B Forsch        Walk
          1--      67%  L Brock         Walk; Forsch to 2B
   O      12-      72%  G Templeton     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Forsch to 3B
   RR     1-3      45%  K Hernandez     Double to CF; Forsch Scores; Templeton Scores
   O      -2-      50%  T Simmons       Popfly: 1B
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.

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