September 6, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
OAK 4 BOS 6
SEA 1 TOR 3
@CHW 2 CLE 2
CAL 0 NYY 6
@KCR 1 MIL 8
@MIN 7
(10) DET 4
@TEX 3 LAD 5
STL 0 HOU 4
@MON 3
(12) ATL 5
@NYM 2 CIN 5
@PHI 4 PIT 9
@SDP 5 SFG 3
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 46,780

Sunday, September 6, 1981, 1:08PM
Time of Game: 2:27

Cardinals

45-29

Lost 2

1st

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

W: F Valenzuela (12-4), L: B Forsch (7-5)

Dodgers

52-32

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .272  .702    0    1   4   CS
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .743    0    0   3   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .316  .914    0   10   2   SB
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .848    0    1   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .731    0    4   0   
D Green CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
D Iorg LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .336  .804    0    0   0   
  L DeLeon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
M Ramsey SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .622    0    1   2   
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .294    0    1   1   
  B Shirley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300         0   0   
  G Roof LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    1   8                    24  13

BATTING

TB: K Hernandez 2; K Oberkfell; T Herr.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Herr-M Ramsey-K Hernandez.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Hernandez (10, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).

CS: T Herr (7, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Valenzuela).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   0   3   2    0   1  .190  .559    0    2   2   SB
K Landreaux CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .712    0    1   0   SB,GDP
R Monday RF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .852    0    1   0   3B
  P Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .897    0    0   0   
  S Yeager C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .613         4   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .733    0    6   2   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .821    0    1   2   
R Roenicke LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    2   0   
M Scioscia C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .734    0    4   0   HBP
  M Bradley PR-RF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D Thomas SS                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .272  .707    0    4   0   
F Valenzuela P                2   1   1   3    0   0  .275  .602    0    1   1   3B,SH
Totals                       33   5  11   5    0   4                    27   7

BATTING

3B: R Monday (2, off B Forsch); F Valenzuela (1, off B Shirley).

SH: F Valenzuela (6, off B Forsch).

HBP: M Scioscia (1, by B Forsch).

TB: D Thomas 3; D Lopes 3; F Valenzuela 3; R Monday 3; R Roenicke; R Cey; K Landreaux.

GIDP: K Landreaux (5).

RBI: F Valenzuela 3 (6); D Lopes 2 (13).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Cey (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Landreaux (14, 2nd base off B Forsch/D Porter); D Lopes (17, 2nd base off L DeLeon/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
B Forsch, L (7-5)              6     8   4   4    0   3   0   2.99   26     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 7     43    -     0.99   0.01
B Shirley                      0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.26    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          3-3    0.48  -0.07
L DeLeon                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   5    0   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·10          4-3

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
F Valenzuela, W (12-4)         9     4   0   0    1   8   0   2.37   32     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 3· 4     86    -     0.96   0.44
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   8   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 3· 4           -

B Forsch faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: F Valenzuela (3; T Herr, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: B Forsch (3; M Scioscia).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 46,780.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. T Herr               2B    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. K Oberkfell          3B    2. K Landreaux          CF 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. R Monday             RF 
4. G Hendrick           RF    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. D Porter             C     5. R Cey                3B 
6. D Green              CF    6. R Roenicke           LF 
7. D Iorg               LF    7. M Scioscia           C  
8. M Ramsey             SS    8. D Thomas             SS 
9. B Forsch             P     9. F Valenzuela         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-      11%  68% D Lopes         B Forsch        Single to LF; Thomas Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -7%  51% K Landreaux     B Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 7   0  0-1  123       7%  99% F Valenzuela    B Shirley       Triple to RF; Roenicke Scores; Bradley Scores; Thomas Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  -2-       5%  76% D Porter        F Valenzuela    Strikeout
   b 7   0  0-1  12-       5%  92% D Thomas        B Forsch        Single to 2B; Roenicke to 3B; Bradley to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Herr          Strikeout
          ---      50%  K Oberkfell     Single to RF
          1--      46%  K Hernandez     Single to LF; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      54%  D Porter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Lopes         Single to LF
   OO     1--      51%  K Landreaux     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      54%  R Monday        Triple to RF
   O      --3      50%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  D Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Iorg          Lineout: 2B
          ---      53%  M Ramsey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  B Forsch        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Roenicke      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  T Herr          Walk
   O      1--      50%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      51%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Herr to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  D Thomas        Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  F Valenzuela    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
   R      -2-      68%  D Lopes         Single to LF; Thomas Scores
   O      1--      66%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      64%  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  D Porter        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      69%  D Green         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      70%  D Iorg          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  R Cey           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Roenicke      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  M Ramsey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  B Forsch        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      69%  T Herr          Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  K Oberkfell     Herr Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  D Thomas        Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  F Valenzuela    Groundout: 2B-1B; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  D Lopes         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  K Oberkfell     Popfly: SS
          ---      68%  K Hernandez     Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  G Hendrick      Lineout: SS
          1--      70%  D Porter        Hernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  K Landreaux     Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  R Monday        Strikeout
          1--      78%  S Garvey        Landreaux Steals 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Flyball: RF; Landreaux to 3B
   O      --3      72%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  D Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  D Iorg          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      81%  M Ramsey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      83%  R Roenicke      Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--      87%  M Scioscia      Hit By Pitch; Roenicke to 2B
                  Mark Bradley pinch runs for Mike Scioscia batting 7th
          12-      92%  D Thomas        Single to 2B; Roenicke to 3B; Bradley to 2B
                  Bob Shirley replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123      99%  F Valenzuela    Triple to RF; Roenicke Scores; Bradley Scores; Thomas Scores
   R      --3      99%  D Lopes         Single to CF; Valenzuela Scores
   O      1--      99%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
                  Luis DeLeon replaces Dane Iorg pitching and batting 7th; Gene Roof replaces Bob Shirley playing LF batting 9th; Pedro Guerrero pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 3rd
   O      1--      99%  P Guerrero      Strikeout, Lopes Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Fernando Valenzuela facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Yeager replaces Pedro Guerrero playing C batting 3rd; Mark Bradley moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  G Roof          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Herr          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Luis DeLeon facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  R Cey           Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  R Roenicke      Groundout: P-1B; Cey to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  M Bradley       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation