May 30, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
@BAL 1 BOS 7
MIL 6
(10) CHW 9
CAL 0 NYY 1
@CLE 0 KCR 6
@MIN 5 TEX 6
SEA 0 TOR 6
OAK 5 CIN 9
@LAD 1 PIT 3
@MON 2 CHC 10
@NYM 3 PHI 10
STL 2 SDP 11
ATL 1 HOU 9
@SFG 8
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 35,034

Saturday, May 30, 1981, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:11

Cardinals

23-16

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  9  0
Phillies        0  0  2   2  2  4   0  0  X   10 14  1

W: D Ruthven (7-2), L: L Sorensen (4-4)

Phillies

26-19

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .759    0    2   2   GDP
  M Ramsey 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .409  .890    0    2   2   
G Templeton SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .698    0    1   0   
  J Gonzalez SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .925    0    3   0   
  G Tenace 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .759    0    3   0   
G Hendrick RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .874    0    1   0   
  J Otten P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Braun PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .697    0    0   0   
D Iorg LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .609    0    0   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   3   0    0   0  .303  .729    0    1   2   SB
T Landrum CF-RF               3   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .490    0    1   0   SF
G Brummer C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    8   1   
  O Sanchez PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .350  .781    0    0   0   
L Sorensen P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .208    0    0   0   
  B Sykes P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  T Scott CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .598    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   2    0   7                    24   8

BATTING

SF: T Landrum (1, off D Ruthven).

TB: K Oberkfell 3; G Brummer; G Templeton; S Braun; O Sanchez; D Iorg; T Herr.

GIDP: T Herr (4).

RBI: T Landrum (5); O Sanchez (2).

2-out RBI: O Sanchez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Herr-G Templeton.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Oberkfell (5, 2nd base off D Ruthven/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .313  .771    0   10   0   CS
  G Gross LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .726    0    0   0   
M Trillo 2B                   5   2   1   0    0   1  .285  .729    0    1   4   
G Matthews LF                 3   2   3   1    1   0  .327  .880    0    1   0   2B
  D Unser CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .824    0    3   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .283 1.007    0    2   2   2B
  J Vukovich 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Davis RF                    4   1   3   5    0   1  .429 1.234    0    2   0   HR,2B
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .659    0    0   0   
  K Moreland 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .648         1   0   
L Bowa SS                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .543    0    0   2   
  R Aviles SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    0    0   1   
B Boone C                     3   2   1   1    1   1  .242  .658    0    7   0   2B
D Ruthven P                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .115  .340    0    0   0   2B,SH
Totals                       35  10  14  10    3   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Boone (6, off L Sorensen); G Matthews (11, off B Sykes); D Davis (1, off J Otten); M Schmidt (10, off B Sykes); D Ruthven (2, off L Sorensen).

HR: D Davis (1, off B Sykes; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: D Ruthven (3, off B Sykes).

TB: D Davis 7; G Matthews 4; M Schmidt 3; D Ruthven 2; B Boone 2; P Rose 2; L Bowa; M Trillo.

RBI: D Davis 5 (7); M Schmidt 2 (36); B Boone (13); D Ruthven (2); G Matthews (25).

2-out RBI: D Davis 3; M Schmidt 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Trillo-P Rose.

E: J Vukovich (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Rose (3, 2nd base by L Sorensen/G Brummer).

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
L Sorensen, L (4-4)            3    10   4   4    0   6   0   3.80   18     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0·10     29    -     1.02  -0.24
B Sykes                        2.2   3   6   6    3   0   1  14.54   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 2· 3          1-0    0.17  -0.02
J Otten                        2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.13    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          2-2    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  10  10    3   8   1          39     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 2·14          3-2

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ruthven, W (7-2)             9     9   2   0    0   7   0   4.09   36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 9     72    -     0.48   0.24
Totals                         9     9   2   0    0   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 9           -

L Sorensen faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 35,034.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Philadelphia Phillies                
1. T Herr               2B    1. P Rose               1B 
2. G Templeton          SS    2. M Trillo             2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. G Matthews           LF 
4. G Hendrick           RF    4. M Schmidt            3B 
5. D Iorg               LF    5. D Davis              RF 
6. K Oberkfell          3B    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. T Landrum            CF    7. L Bowa               SS 
8. G Brummer            C     8. B Boone              C  
9. L Sorensen           P     9. D Ruthven            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  12-      12%  71% G Matthews      L Sorensen      Single to LF; Rose Scores; Trillo to 2B
   b 3   2  0-1  12-      11%  78% D Davis         L Sorensen      Single to RF; Trillo Scores; Matthews to 3B
   b 4   0  0-2  1--       8%  90% B Boone         L Sorensen      Double to CF; Bowa Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  52% M Trillo        L Sorensen      Rose Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 3   2  0-0  12-       5%  55% K Hernandez     D Ruthven       Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  M Trillo        Rose Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  G Matthews      Single to RF
          1--      54%  M Schmidt       Single to CF; Matthews to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Iorg          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  T Landrum       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  G Brummer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  L Sorensen      Strikeout
          ---      53%  T Herr          Single to RF
          1--      51%  G Templeton     Single to CF; Herr to 2B
   O      12-      55%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Ruthven       Strikeout
          ---      56%  P Rose          Single to LF
          1--      60%  M Trillo        Single to CF; Rose to 2B
   R      12-      71%  G Matthews      Single to LF; Rose Scores; Trillo to 2B
   O      12-      67%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      78%  D Davis         Single to RF; Trillo Scores; Matthews to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  D Iorg          Lineout: 3B
          ---      78%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF
          1--      77%  T Landrum       Oberkfell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Oberkfell out at 3B/3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  L Bowa          Single to 3B
   R      1--      90%  B Boone         Double to CF; Bowa Scores
   R      -2-      94%  D Ruthven       Double to RF; Boone Scores
                  Bob Sykes replaces Lary Sorensen pitching and batting 9th
   OO     -2-      91%  P Rose          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   O      ---      91%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  G Brummer       Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  B Sykes         Strikeout
   OO     1--      94%  T Herr          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Sykes facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  G Matthews      Double to RF
   O      -2-      95%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     -2-      98%  D Davis         Home Run; Matthews Scores
   O      ---      98%  G Maddox        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      98%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  G Templeton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  K Hernandez     
   O      ---      99%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bob Sykes facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Ramsey replaces Tom Herr playing 2B batting 1st
          ---      99%  B Boone         Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Ruthven       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Boone to 2B
          -2-      99%  P Rose          Walk
   O      12-      99%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Boone to 3B; Trillo to 1B
          1-3      99%  G Matthews      Walk; Trillo to 2B
   RR     123     100%  M Schmidt       Double to CF; Boone Scores; Trillo Scores; Matthews to 3B
                  Jim Otten replaces George Hendrick pitching and batting 4th; Tony Scott replaces Bob Sykes playing CF batting 9th; Tito Landrum moves to RF
   RR     -23     100%  D Davis         Double to LF; Matthews Scores; Schmidt Scores
   O      -2-     100%  G Maddox        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 10.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
                  John Vukovich replaces Mike Schmidt playing 3B batting 4th; Ramon Aviles replaces Larry Bowa playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  D Iorg          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  T Landrum       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  G Brummer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 10-0, Jim Otten facing 7-8-9
                  Gene Tenace replaces Keith Hernandez playing 1B batting 3rd; Julio Gonzalez replaces Garry Templeton playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  R Aviles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Boone         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D Ruthven       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 10.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Dick Ruthven facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Moreland replaces Garry Maddox playing 1B batting 6th; Greg Gross replaces Pete Rose playing LF batting 1st; Del Unser replaces Gary Matthews playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  M Ramsey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 10-0, Jim Otten facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  G Gross         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Unser         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 10.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Dick Ruthven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Jim Otten batting 4th
          ---     100%  S Braun         Single to RF
          1--     100%  D Iorg          Single to RF; Braun to 2B
          12-     100%  K Oberkfell     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Braun to 3B; Iorg to 2B
   RO     123     100%  T Landrum       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Braun Scores/unER
                  Orlando Sanchez pinch hits for Glenn Brummer batting 8th
   R      12-     100%  O Sanchez       Single to LF; Iorg Scores/unER; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI198105300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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