October 9, 1985 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Dodger Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1985 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
1985 postseason: WS: KCR-STL / ALCS: KCR-TOR / NLCS: STL-LAD

Game 1
LAD  4
STL  1
Game 2
LAD  8
STL  2
Game 3
STL  4
LAD  2
Game 4
STL 12
LAD  2
Game 5
STL  3
LAD  2
Game 6
STL  7
@LAD  5

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, October 9, 1985, 4:35
Time of Game: 0:00

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

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

W: F Valenzuela (1-0), L: J Tudor (0-1), S: T Niedenfuer (1)

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   GDP
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    2   0   
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167    0    1   2   2B
J Clark 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0   10   0   
C Cedeno RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   4   CS
D Porter C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   1   
O Smith SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   SB
J Tudor P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Landrum PH                1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Van Slyke RF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       33   1   8   1    2   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: T Herr (1, off F Valenzuela).

TB: T Herr 2; T Pendleton 2; O Smith 2; D Porter; J Clark; T Landrum.

GIDP: V Coleman (1).

RBI: T Landrum (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: T Pendleton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (1, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).

CS: T Pendleton (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Valenzuela).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Duncan SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
E Cabell 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    9   1   
B Madlock 3B                  4   2   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   3   2B,SB
P Guerrero LF                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .667 1.417    0    1   0   2·SB,IW
M Marshall RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
M Scioscia C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    8   0   
C Maldonado CF                3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   0   
  K Landreaux PH-CF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
S Sax 2B                      3   0   2   1    0   0  .667 1.667    0    5   2   2B
F Valenzuela P                2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   SH
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    1   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: S Sax (1, off J Tudor); B Madlock (1, off J Tudor).

SH: F Valenzuela (1, off J Tudor).

IBB: P Guerrero (1, by J Tudor).

TB: S Sax 3; P Guerrero 2; B Madlock 2; F Valenzuela; C Maldonado; M Scioscia.

RBI: M Scioscia (1); S Sax (1); C Maldonado (1); P Guerrero (1).

2-out RBI: C Maldonado; S Sax; M Scioscia.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Duncan-E Cabell.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Guerrero 2 (2, 2nd base off T Worrell/D Porter, 2nd base off J Tudor/D Porter); B Madlock (1, 2nd base off J Tudor/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 Tudor, L (0-1)               5.2   7   4   3    1   3   0   4.76   26     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 6     43    -     0.95  -0.12
K Dayley                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.43   0.01
B Campbell                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.17   0.01
T Worrell                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   3    1   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 7          3-0

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 (1-0)          6.1   7   1   1    2   6   0   1.42   27     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 6     59    -     1.04   0.25
T Niedenfuer, S (1)            2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.78   0.15
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   8   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 6          2-0

B Campbell faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Worrell (1).

IBB: J Tudor (1; P Guerrero).

PO: F Valenzuela (1; T Pendleton, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. V Coleman            LF    1. M Duncan             SS 
2. W McGee              CF    2. E Cabell             1B 
3. T Herr               2B    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. J Clark              1B    4. P Guerrero           LF 
5. C Cedeno             RF    5. M Marshall           RF 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. M Scioscia           C  
7. D Porter             C     7. C Maldonado          CF 
8. O Smith              SS    8. S Sax                2B 
9. J Tudor              P     9. F Valenzuela         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  -2-      12%  70% P Guerrero      J Tudor         Single; Madlock Scores/unER
   b 6   2  0-1  12-      11%  87% M Scioscia      J Tudor         Single; Madlock Scores; Guerrero to 3B
   t 7   1  4-1  12-       9%  95% V Coleman       T Niedenfuer    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 6   2  0-2  1-3       6%  93% C Maldonado     J Tudor         Single/Bunt; Guerrero Scores; Scioscia to 2B
   t 5   0  1-0  ---      -6%  60% D Porter        F Valenzuela    Single

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%  V Coleman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  W McGee         Strikeout
          ---      51%  T Herr          Double
          -2-      50%  J Clark         Walk
   O      12-      55%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Madlock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  O Smith         Single
          1--      51%  J Tudor         Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  M Marshall      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Scioscia      Flyball: LF
                  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
   O      ---      52%  V Coleman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  C Maldonado     Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  S Sax           Single
   O      1--      54%  F Valenzuela    Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Sax to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  T Pendleton     Single/Bunt
   O      1--      56%  D Porter        Pendleton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  E Cabell        Strikeout
          ---      56%  B Madlock       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  P Guerrero      Madlock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      70%  " "             Single; Madlock Scores/unER
   O      1--      68%  M Marshall      Flyball: LF
          1--      69%  M Scioscia      Guerrero Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  D Porter        Single
   O      1--      65%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      69%  J Tudor         Strikeout
   O      1--      72%  V Coleman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  C Maldonado     Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  S Sax           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      70%  F Valenzuela    Single
   O      1--      68%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  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%  W McGee         Strikeout
          ---      67%  T Herr          Walk
   O      1--      72%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      1--      76%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      78%  B Madlock       Double
          -2-      79%  P Guerrero      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      75%  M Marshall      Flyball: RF
   R      12-      87%  M Scioscia      Single; Madlock Scores; Guerrero to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  C Maldonado     Single/Bunt; Guerrero Scores; Scioscia to 2B
   R      12-      96%  S Sax           Double; Scioscia Scores; Maldonado to 3B
                  Ken Dayley replaces John Tudor pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      95%  F Valenzuela    Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
          ---      93%  T Pendleton     Single
   O      1--      95%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Pendleton to 2B
          -2-      92%  O Smith         Single; Pendleton to 3B
                  Tito Landrum pinch hits for Ken Dayley batting 9th
   R      1-3      87%  T Landrum       Single; Pendleton Scores; Smith to 2B
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Fernando Valenzuela pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      95%  V Coleman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Campbell facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Campbell replaces Tito Landrum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  M Duncan        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      95%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Niedenfuer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  W McGee         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  J Clark         Single/Bunt
   O      1--      98%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Campbell facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  P Guerrero      Single
                  Todd Worrell replaces Cesar Cedeno pitching and batting 5th; Andy Van Slyke replaces Bill Campbell playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  M Marshall      Flyball: RF
          1--      98%  M Scioscia      Guerrero Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      98%  C Maldonado     Wild Pitch; Guerrero to 3B
                  Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Candy Maldonado batting 7th
   O      --3      97%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Niedenfuer facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Landreaux moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  T Pendleton     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Porter        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  O Smith         Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:LAN198510090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation