September 4, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 5
@BAL 4
(11) SEA 5
@BOS 2 TOR 6
@CHW 2 CAL 3
@CLE 1
(6) NYY 4
@KCR 0 MIL 16
@MIN 5 TEX 3
DET 2 STL 7
@LAD 2 HOU 5
@MON 0 NYM 4
ATL 1 PHI 7
CIN 6 SDP 5
PIT 4 SFG 3
CHC 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 48,114

Friday, September 4, 1981, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Cardinals

45-27

Won 3

1st

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

W: J Martin (5-2), L: D Goltz (2-3)

Dodgers

50-32

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .714    0    4   0   GDP
K Oberkfell 3B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .297  .737    0    0   5   CS,SF
K Hernandez 1B                4   2   4   0    1   0  .317  .925    0    9   1   2B
G Hendrick CF-RF              3   1   0   1    2   0  .283  .854    0    3   0   IW
D Iorg LF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .341  .819    0    3   0   GDP
  D Green PH-CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
D Porter C                    3   1   2   3    2   0  .228  .768    0    3   1   
S Lezcano RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .759    0    1   0   
  T Landrum RF-LF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .634    0    1   0   
M Ramsey SS                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .291  .656    0    1   4   
J Martin P                    2   0   1   2    1   1  .238  .733    0    0   1   2B,SH
Totals                       35   7  14   7    6   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Martin (2, off D Goltz); K Hernandez (20, off T Forster).

SF: K Oberkfell (3, off D Stewart).

SH: J Martin (6, off T Niedenfuer).

IBB: G Hendrick (4, by T Forster).

TB: K Hernandez 5; M Ramsey 2; J Martin 2; D Porter 2; K Oberkfell 2; S Lezcano; D Iorg; T Herr.

GIDP: T Herr (8); D Iorg (5).

RBI: D Porter 3 (15); J Martin 2 (5); G Hendrick (48); K Oberkfell (33).

2-out RBI: J Martin 2; D Porter.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: M Ramsey (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Oberkfell (4, 2nd base by T Niedenfuer/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .288  .672    0    5   4   CS
B Russell SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .212  .538    0    5   3   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .740    0   11   1   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .832    0    0   4   
P Guerrero RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .894    0    1   1   
R Roenicke LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .613    0    3   1   
D Thomas CF                   3   2   2   1    0   0  .261  .692    0    1   0   HR
D Goltz P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    0    0   0   SH
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Bradley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Lopes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .540    0    0   0   
  D Stewart P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.300         0   0   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    1   1                    27  16

BATTING

HR: D Thomas (4, off J Martin; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: D Goltz (2, off J Martin).

TB: D Thomas 5; R Roenicke; S Sax; B Russell.

RBI: D Thomas (20); B Russell (19).

2-out RBI: D Thomas; B Russell.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Cey-S Sax-S Garvey; B Russell-S Sax-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Sax (5, 2nd base by J Martin/D Porter).

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
J Martin, W (5-2)              9     5   2   1    1   1   1   2.57   33     -       ·  ·     12·14· 0· 5     71    -     0.68   0.18
Totals                         9     5   2   1    1   1   1          33     -       ·  ·     12·14· 0· 5           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Goltz, L (2-3)               3     6   3   3    2   0   0   3.05   16     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 6     33    -     0.91  -0.27
T Niedenfuer                   2     3   2   2    2   1   0   2.79    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-0    1.18  -0.03
T Forster                      2     2   1   1    2   0   0   5.48    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.32  -0.01
D Stewart                      1     3   1   1    0   1   0   1.67    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.19  -0.01
S Howe                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.82    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   7   7    6   2   0          43     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2·13          2-0

D Goltz faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Forster (3; G Hendrick).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 48,114.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. T Herr               2B    1. S Sax                2B 
2. K Oberkfell          3B    2. B Russell            SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. S Garvey             1B 
4. G Hendrick           CF    4. R Cey                3B 
5. D Iorg               LF    5. P Guerrero           RF 
6. D Porter             C     6. R Roenicke           LF 
7. S Lezcano            RF    7. S Yeager             C  
8. M Ramsey             SS    8. D Thomas             CF 
9. J Martin             P     9. D Goltz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  12-      22%  71% J Martin        D Goltz         Double to RF (CF-RF); Porter Scores; Ramsey Scores
   b 3   2  3-0  1-3      -9%  71% B Russell       J Martin        Single to LF; Thomas Scores/unER; Sax to 2B
   t 5   1  1-3  123       7%  92% D Porter        T Niedenfuer    Single to RF; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick Scores; Iorg to 3B; Porter out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
   t 3   0  0-2  1--       7%  83% K Hernandez     D Goltz         Single to CF; Oberkfell to 3B
   b 3   2  3-1  12-       5%  76% S Garvey        J Martin        Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Herr          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      46%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  K Hernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Martin facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  S Sax           Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      49%  S Garvey        Sax Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Iorg          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      47%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF
          1--      50%  M Ramsey        Single to LF; Porter to 2B
   RR     12-      71%  J Martin        Double to RF (CF-RF); Porter Scores; Ramsey Scores
   O      -2-      69%  T Herr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Martin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      73%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  R Roenicke      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Goltz facing 2-3-4
          ---      76%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF (LF-CF)
          1--      83%  K Hernandez     Single to CF; Oberkfell to 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oberkfell Scores
   OO     1--      80%  D Iorg          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, John Martin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  D Thomas        Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  D Goltz         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
          -2-      80%  S Sax           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  B Russell       Single to LF; Thomas Scores/unER; Sax to 2B
   O      12-      76%  S Garvey        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Goltz facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  D Porter        Walk
          1--      82%  S Lezcano       Single to CF; Porter to 2B
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Dave Goltz pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      78%  M Ramsey        Strikeout
   O      12-      77%  J Martin        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Porter to 3B; Lezcano to 2B
   O      -23      72%  T Herr          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Martin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      75%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
          ---      75%  R Roenicke      Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Niedenfuer facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  K Oberkfell     Single to SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--      77%  K Hernandez     Oberkfell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      78%  " "             Walk
          1--      81%  G Hendrick      Walk; Hernandez to 2B
          12-      85%  D Iorg          Single to LF; Hernandez to 3B; Hendrick to 2B
   RRO    123      92%  D Porter        Single to RF; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick Scores; Iorg to 3B; Porter out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
   O      --3      91%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, John Martin facing 8-9-1
                  Tito Landrum replaces Sixto Lezcano playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  Mark Bradley pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  M Bradley       Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  S Sax           Walk
   O      1--      94%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Terry Forster facing 8-9-1
                  Terry Forster replaces Mark Bradley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  M Ramsey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  J Martin        Walk
   OO     1--      93%  T Herr          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, John Martin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  S Garvey        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      95%  R Cey           Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  P Guerrero      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      96%  K Hernandez     Double to RF
          -2-      96%  G Hendrick      Intentional Walk
                  David Green pinch hits for Dane Iorg batting 5th
   O      12-      96%  D Green         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hernandez to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  D Porter        Single to RF; Hernandez Scores; Green to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  T Landrum       Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, John Martin facing 6-7-8
                  Tito Landrum moves to LF; David Green moves to CF; George Hendrick moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  R Roenicke      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  S Yeager        Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      97%  D Thomas        Home Run (Deep LF)
                  Davey Lopes pinch hits for Terry Forster batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Stewart replaces Davey Lopes pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  M Ramsey        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Martin        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      98%  T Herr          Single to RF; Ramsey to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ramsey Scores
          1--      99%  K Hernandez     Single to RF; Herr to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  G Hendrick      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, John Martin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Steve Howe facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Howe replaces Dave Stewart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Green         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Porter        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  T Landrum       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, John Martin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Roenicke      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation