September 29, 1976 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 6
@BAL 3 NYY 9
@BOS 6 CAL 3
CHW 0 CLE 3
DET 2 MIN 9
TEX 1 KCR 4
@OAK 0 SFG 9
@ATL 0 LAD 1
HOU 0 MON 7
@NYM 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0 SDP 6
CIN 1 PHI 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 5,992

Wednesday, September 29, 1976, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Phillies

98-61

Won 1

1st

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

W: T McGraw (7-6), L: J Curtis (6-11), S: W Twitchell (1)

Cardinals

72-87

Lost 1

4th, 26 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .671    0    2   2   3B
  F Andrews 2B                1   0   0   0    1   0  .667 1.500    0    0   1   
B Tolan LF                    3   2   2   1    0   0  .261  .631    0    1   0   
  O Brown PH-LF-RF            2   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .731    0    0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   2   2   3    0   0  .261  .897    0    1   1   HR,2B
  T Harmon 3B-SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .771    0    2   0   
J Johnstone RF-1B             4   0   1   0    1   0  .321  .838    0    1   0   
T Hutton 1B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .203  .629    0    6   0   
  B Nahorodny PH-C            1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    5   0   
B Boone C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .718    0    4   0   
  R Bosetti PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .300  .664         0   0   
J Martin CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .648    0    5   0   2B,GDP
L Bowa SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .585    0    0   2   CS
  J Vukovich 3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
L Christenson P               2   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .633    0    0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .841    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429         0   0   
  T Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .624    0    0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
Totals                       37   6   9   6    3   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Martin (7, off J Curtis); M Schmidt (29, off B Forsch).

3B: D Cash (12, off B Forsch).

HR: M Schmidt (38, off B Forsch; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: M Schmidt 6; D Cash 3; J Martin 2; B Tolan 2; J Johnstone; L Bowa; O Brown.

GIDP: J Martin (5).

RBI: M Schmidt 3 (106); B Tolan (35); J Martin (13); T Hutton (13).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-D Cash-T Hutton.

E: T Harmon (3); J Johnstone (7); B Tolan (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Bowa (8, 2nd base by L LaGrow/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mumphrey CF                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .258  .657    0    2   0   SB
G Templeton SS                5   1   3   1    0   2  .300  .698    0    0   2   3B
K Hernandez 1B                5   0   1   2    0   2  .292  .812    0   15   0   
T Simmons C                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .758    0    2   1   
  S Mejias PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .331         0   0   SB
W Crawford RF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .304  .801    0    3   0   
H Cruz 3B                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .231  .631    0    1   2   GDP
V Harris LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .584    0    1   0   
M Tyson 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .282  .764    0    3   6   
B Forsch P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .177  .448    0    0   4   
  J Tamargo PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .729    0    0   0   
  L Richard PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .180  .485         0   0   
  L LaGrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Anderson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .738    0    0   0   
  C Chant PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .529         0   1   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .740    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .300         0   0   
Totals                       39   5  11   5    3   9                    27  16

BATTING

3B: G Templeton (2, off L Christenson).

TB: G Templeton 5; J Mumphrey 2; W Crawford; H Cruz; J Tamargo; K Hernandez; V Harris; B Forsch.

GIDP: H Cruz (13).

RBI: J Mumphrey 2 (26); K Hernandez 2 (46); G Templeton (17).

2-out RBI: J Mumphrey 2; K Hernandez; G Templeton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Cruz-M Tyson-K Hernandez.

E: V Harris (14); G Templeton 2 (23).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Mejias (1, 2nd base off W Twitchell/B Nahorodny); J Mumphrey (22, 2nd base off W Twitchell/B Nahorodny).

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
L Christenson                  5     8   3   3    0   2   0   3.68   22     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 8     41    -     1.07   0.02
T McGraw, BS (6), W (7-6)      2     2   2   2    2   2   0   2.52   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.86  -0.18
W Twitchell, S (1)             2     1   0   0    1   5   0   1.75   10     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    5.03   0.31
Totals                         9    11   5   5    3   9   0          42     -       ·  ·      9·10· 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
B Forsch                       5     6   5   3    1   0   1   3.94   23     -       ·  ·     13· 2· 1· 6     38    -     0.90  -0.28
L LaGrow                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.48    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.66   0.03
J Curtis, L (6-11)             2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.63  -0.13
A Hrabosky                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.30    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.94   0.03
Totals                         9     9   6   4    3   2   1          40     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Forsch (9); A Hrabosky (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 5,992.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Cash               2B    1. J Mumphrey           CF 
2. B Tolan              LF    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. J Johnstone          RF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. T Hutton             1B    5. W Crawford           RF 
6. B Boone              C     6. H Cruz               3B 
7. J Martin             CF    7. V Harris             LF 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. L Christenson        P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  5-3  123     -28%  44% J Mumphrey      T McGraw        Single to CF; Cruz Scores; Tyson Scores; Chant to 2B
   t 8   1  5-5  1--      28%  78% J Martin        J Curtis        Double to LF; Bosetti Scores
   b 9   2  6-5  123      26% 100% H Cruz          W Twitchell     Strikeout
   b 9   0  6-5  -2-      16%  73% G Templeton     W Twitchell     Strikeout
   t 5   1  1-3  1--      13%  91% M Schmidt       B Forsch        Home Run; Tolan Scores

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%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      52%  B Tolan         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Tolan to 2B
   R      -2-      62%  M Schmidt       Double to LF; Tolan Scores/unER
          -2-      65%  J Johnstone     Wild Pitch; Schmidt to 3B
          --3      67%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      69%  T Hutton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Schmidt Scores/unER; Johnstone to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  G Templeton     Triple to LF
   RO     --3      60%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B; Templeton Scores
   O      ---      61%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  J Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  L Christenson   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  W Crawford      Single to CF
   OO     1--      61%  H Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  V Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      63%  B Tolan         Single to RF
   O      1--      60%  M Schmidt       Flyball: RF
          1--      62%  J Johnstone     Single to CF; Tolan to 2B
   O      12-      58%  T Hutton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Christenson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  M Tyson         Popfly: 3B
          ---      57%  B Forsch        Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-1B; Forsch to 2B
          -2-      58%  G Templeton     Single to P; Forsch stays at 2B
   O      12-      64%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  B Boone         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      60%  J Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Christenson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  W Crawford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  H Cruz          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  L Christenson   Lineout: 2B
          ---      71%  D Cash          Triple to RF
   R      --3      77%  B Tolan         Single to CF; Cash Scores
   RR     1--      91%  M Schmidt       Home Run; Tolan Scores
   O      ---      90%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      90%  T Hutton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Larry Christenson facing 7-8-9
                  Fred Andrews replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 1st; Terry Harmon replaces Mike Schmidt playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---      92%  V Harris        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      93%  M Tyson         Popfly: 3B
                  John Tamargo pinch hits for Bob Forsch batting 9th
          ---      92%  J Tamargo       Single to P
          1--      90%  J Mumphrey      Single to LF; Tamargo to 2B
                  Lee Richard pinch runs for John Tamargo batting 9th
   R      12-      83%  G Templeton     Single to 1B; Richard Scores; Mumphrey to 3B
   R      1-3      73%  K Hernandez     Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Templeton to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      1-3      80%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lerrin LaGrow facing 6-7-8
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Lee Richard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
          ---      78%  L Bowa          Single to RF
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Larry Christenson batting 9th
          1--      79%  T McCarver      Bowa Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
                  Tug McGraw replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th; John Vukovich replaces Larry Bowa playing 3B batting 8th; Terry Harmon moves to SS
   O      ---      80%  W Crawford      Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  H Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  V Harris        Strikeout
          1--      77%  M Tyson         Walk; Cruz to 2B
                  Mike Anderson pinch hits for Lerrin LaGrow batting 9th
          12-      72%  M Anderson      Walk; Cruz to 3B; Tyson to 2B
                  Charlie Chant pinch runs for Mike Anderson batting 9th
   RR     123      44%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF; Cruz Scores; Tyson Scores; Chant to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Templeton     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 5-5, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
                  John Curtis replaces Charlie Chant pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  F Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  Ollie Brown pinch hits for Bobby Tolan batting 2nd
          ---      50%  O Brown         Single to SS
   O      1--      46%  T Harmon        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      42%  J Johnstone     Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tug McGraw facing 3-4-5
                  Ollie Brown moves to LF
   O      ---      45%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 5-5, John Curtis facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Nahorodny pinch hits for Tom Hutton batting 5th
   O      ---      45%  B Nahorodny     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Boone         Walk
                  Rick Bosetti pinch runs for Bob Boone batting 6th
   R      1--      78%  J Martin        Double to LF; Bosetti Scores
   O      -2-      75%  J Vukovich      Strikeout
                  Tony Taylor pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
   O      -2-      72%  T Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Wayne Twitchell facing 6-7-8
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Tony Taylor pitching and batting 9th; Bill Nahorodny moves to C; Jay Johnstone moves to 1B; Rick Bosetti moves to LF; Ollie Brown moves to RF
   O      ---      78%  H Cruz          Strikeout
          ---      71%  V Harris        Single to RF
   O      1--      78%  M Tyson         Strikeout Looking
                  Lou Brock pinch hits for John Curtis batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Al Hrabosky facing 1-2-3
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Lou Brock pitching and batting 9th
          ---      87%  F Andrews       Walk
          1--      89%  O Brown         Wild Pitch; Andrews to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      84%  T Harmon        Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-      82%  J Johnstone     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  J Mumphrey      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mumphrey to 1B
          1--      57%  G Templeton     Mumphrey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      87%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
          -2-      81%  T Simmons       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Mumphrey to 3B; Simmons to 1B
                  Sam Mejias pinch runs for Ted Simmons batting 4th
          1-3      77%  W Crawford      Mejias Steals 2B
          -23      74%  " "             Walk
   O      123     100%  H Cruz          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation