September 19, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
MIN 2 WSA 1
@CHW 0
(10) NYY 8
KCA 3 CIN 7
STL 5 STL 2
@CIN 0 HOU 2
NYM 1 LAD 4
PHI 3
(16) CHC 5
@MLN 3 MLN 8
CHC 5 SFG 13
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Crosley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, September 19, 1964, 5:00PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Cardinals

82-65

Lost 2

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  5   0  0  0   0  0  0    5 14  1
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  3    7 11  0

W: S Ellis (9-3), L: B Gibson (16-11)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Reds

82-65

Won 3

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .312  .733    0    3   0   2B
L Brock LF                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .315  .815    0    3   0   2B,SB
B White 1B                    5   0   0   1    0   1  .294  .797    0    8   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   3   2    1   0  .301  .862    0    3   1   HR,2B,IW
D Groat SS                    3   0   2   0    2   1  .290  .690    0    1   1   2B,IW
T McCarver C                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .751    0    7   1   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .657    0    0   3   
M Shannon RF                  4   1   1   1    0   3  .260  .739    0    0   0   HR
B Gibson P                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .174  .444    0    1   1   3·2B
Totals                       39   5  14   5    3   7                    26   7

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (27, off B Henry); B Gibson 3 (3, 2 off B Henry, off B Purkey); C Flood (22, off S Ellis); L Brock (29, off B Purkey); D Groat (29, off B Henry).

HR: K Boyer (23, off B Purkey; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); M Shannon (7, off B Purkey; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

IBB: K Boyer (9, by S Ellis); D Groat (3, by B Henry).

TB: K Boyer 7; B Gibson 6; L Brock 4; M Shannon 4; D Groat 3; C Flood 3.

RBI: K Boyer 2 (112); M Shannon (34); B White (85); L Brock (55).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

E: K Boyer (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (42, 2nd base off B Purkey/J Edwards).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .642    0    2   3   SH
C Ruiz 3B                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .239  .565    0    0   2   
V Pinson CF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .261  .758    0    2   0   
F Robinson LF                 5   2   1   3    0   1  .302  .936    0    2   0   HR
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .284  .846    0    9   0   HR
J Edwards C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .735    0    7   0   
M Keough RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .254  .693    0    2   0   HR
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .676    0    3   3   
B Purkey P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .144         0   0   
  B Henry P                   2   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  M Queen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .522    0    0   0   
  S Ellis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .160         0   0   
  G Coleman PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .666    0    0   0   2B
  T Harper PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .253  .648         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  11   7    2   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Coleman (6, off B Gibson).

HR: F Robinson (27, off B Gibson; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); D Johnson (21, off B Gibson; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF); M Keough (8, off B Gibson; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: P Rose (3, off B Gibson).

TB: M Keough 5; F Robinson 4; D Johnson 4; B Henry 2; G Coleman 2; V Pinson 2; C Ruiz; J Edwards.

RBI: D Johnson 3 (75); F Robinson 3 (87); M Keough (24).

2-out RBI: F Robinson 3; M Keough.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Rose-D Johnson; L Cardenas-D Johnson.

PITCHING

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 Gibson, L (16-11)            8.2  11   7   6    2   7   3   3.14   40     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1·11     41    -     1.51  -0.69
Totals                         8.2  11   7   6    2   7   3          40     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1·11           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Purkey                       2.1   6   5   5    1   1   2   3.01   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 6     25    -     1.05  -0.32
B Henry                        4.2   6   0   0    1   3   0   0.89   20     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 6          0-0    0.40   0.06
S Ellis, W (9-3)               2     2   0   0    1   3   0   2.93    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.97   0.06
Totals                         9    14   5   5    3   7   2          42     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2·14           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Ellis (3; K Boyer); B Henry (4; D Groat).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. C Flood              CF    1. P Rose               2B 
2. L Brock              LF    2. C Ruiz               3B 
3. B White              1B    3. V Pinson             CF 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. F Robinson           LF 
5. D Groat              SS    5. D Johnson            1B 
6. T McCarver           C     6. J Edwards            C  
7. J Javier             2B    7. M Keough             RF 
8. M Shannon            RF    8. L Cardenas           SS 
9. B Gibson             P     9. B Purkey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  1-3      81% 100% F Robinson      B Gibson        Home Run; Harper Scores; Pinson Scores
   b 9   1  5-4  --3     -25%  16% C Ruiz          B Gibson        Strikeout Looking
   b 9   0  5-4  ---      24%  43% G Coleman       B Gibson        Double to CF
   b 6   1  5-0  12-      14%  21% D Johnson       B Gibson        Home Run; Pinson Scores; Robinson Scores/unER
   t 3   0  0-0  ---     -12%  38% M Shannon       B Purkey        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  L Brock         Single to 2B
          1--      48%  B White         Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      57%  C Ruiz          Groundout: P-1B; Rose to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Rose to 3B
   O      --3      50%  F Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Groat         Walk
   O      1--      50%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      55%  J Javier        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Johnson       Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      51%  J Edwards       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Keough        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      38%  M Shannon       Home Run
          ---      32%  B Gibson        Double to LF
          -2-      26%  C Flood         Single to P; Gibson to 3B
   R      1-3      17%  L Brock         Double to LF; Gibson Scores; Flood to 3B
   RO     -23      18%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B; Flood Scores
   RR     -2-       9%  K Boyer         Home Run; Brock Scores
                  Bill Henry replaces Bob Purkey pitching and batting 9th
          ---       8%  D Groat         Double to LF
   O      -2-       9%  T McCarver      Flyball: SS
   O      -2-       9%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       8%  L Cardenas      Strikeout Looking
          ---      10%  B Henry         Single to CF
   O      1--       8%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
   O      1--       7%  C Ruiz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Henry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       7%  M Shannon       Strikeout
          ---       6%  B Gibson        Double to LF
   O      -2-       7%  C Flood         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-       8%  L Brock         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       7%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       6%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       5%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Henry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       6%  B White         Flyball: RF
          ---       5%  K Boyer         Double to LF
          -2-       5%  D Groat         Intentional Walk
   O      12-       5%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF; Boyer to 3B
   O      1-3       6%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       5%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       7%  M Keough        Single to RF
   O      1--       5%  L Cardenas      Flyball: 3B
          1--       6%  B Henry         Single to CF; Keough to 2B
   O      12-       4%  P Rose          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Henry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       4%  M Shannon       Strikeout Looking
          ---       4%  B Gibson        Double to RF
   O      -2-       4%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-       5%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       4%  C Ruiz          Strikeout
          ---       5%  V Pinson        Single to RF
          1--       7%  F Robinson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pinson to 2B
   RRR    12-      21%  D Johnson       Home Run; Pinson Scores; Robinson Scores/unER
          ---      25%  J Edwards       Single to 2B
   O      1--      20%  M Keough        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      17%  L Cardenas      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bill Henry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      18%  B White         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      17%  K Boyer         Single to LF
          1--      13%  D Groat         Single to LF; Boyer to 3B
   OO     1-3      20%  T McCarver      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Mel Queen pinch hits for Bill Henry batting 9th
   O      ---      16%  M Queen         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      14%  P Rose          Strikeout
          ---      16%  C Ruiz          Single to RF
          1--      20%  V Pinson        Single to RF; Ruiz to 3B
   O      1-3      12%  F Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Sammy Ellis facing 7-8-9
                  Sammy Ellis replaces Mel Queen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      14%  J Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      14%  M Shannon       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      15%  B Gibson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      11%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---       8%  J Edwards       Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      18%  M Keough        Home Run
   O      ---      15%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Sammy Ellis facing 1-2-3
          ---      11%  C Flood         Double to LF
          -2-       7%  L Brock         Single to P; Flood to 3B
   O      1-3       9%  B White         Groundout: SS-1B; Brock to 2B
          -23       9%  K Boyer         Intentional Walk
   O      123      14%  D Groat         Strikeout
   O      123      19%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Gordy Coleman pinch hits for Sammy Ellis batting 9th
          ---      43%  G Coleman       Double to CF
                  Tommy Harper pinch runs for Gordy Coleman batting 9th
   O      -2-      40%  P Rose          Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Harper to 3B
   O      --3      16%  C Ruiz          Strikeout Looking
          --3      19%  V Pinson        Walk
   RRR    1-3     100%  F Robinson      Home Run; Harper Scores; Pinson Scores
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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