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Scores
Standings
CLE
@DET		2
1
BOS
@NYY		0
5
WSH
@PHA		6
1
CHW
@SLB		17
3
PHI
@BRO		5
2
NYG
@BSN		4
0
CIN
@CHC		3
8
STL
@PIT		4
5
Tuesday, April 17, 1951,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 25,894, Time of Game: 2:25
Cardinals
4
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
5
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Murry Dickson (1-0)
L: Tom Poholsky (0-1)
S: Bill Werle (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  8  0
Pirates         0  0  3   1  0  1   0  0  X    5  7  2

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Peanuts Lowrey CF-3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 0.047 1.74 0.161 -0.113 0.5 2 0
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .650 -0.077 1.75 0.072 -0.149 -0.1 3 2
Enos Slaughter RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.061 1.75 0.063 -0.124 -0.3 1 0 SH
Stan Musial LF-CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .500 1.300 0.157 1.76 0.190 -0.034 0.5 2 0 HBP,IW
Don Richmond 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 -0.053 1.87 0.086 -0.139 -0.1 3 4 GDP
   Larry Ciaffone PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.283 5.53 0.000 -0.283 -1.2 0 0
Steve Bilko 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .750 0.020 1.53 0.102 -0.083 0.4 7 0 2B
Joe Garagiola C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.026 1.18 0.061 -0.087 -0.5 0 0
   Chuck Diering PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ted Wilks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Solly Hemus SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 .500 1.250 0.152 1.32 0.165 -0.013 1.1 0 1
Tom Poholsky P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.052 1.06 0.000 -0.052 -0.6 0 0
   Hal Rice PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.094 2.35 0.094 0.000 0.6
   Bob Habenicht P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Del Rice PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.212 4.65 0.000 -0.212 -0.9 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 8 3 7 2 .250 .681 -0.294 1.90 0.994 -1.289 -0.6 * 7
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: S Bilko (1, off M Dickson).
SH: E Slaughter (1, off M Dickson).
IBB: S Musial (1, by M Dickson).
HBP: S Musial (1, by B Werle).
TB: S Bilko 2; E Slaughter 2; S Hemus; S Musial; J Garagiola; P Lowrey; R Schoendienst.
GIDP: D Richmond (1).
RBI: D Richmond (1); S Bilko (1); R Schoendienst (1).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 8.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Dillinger 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .778 0.017 0.85 0.063 -0.046 0.1 1 0
George Metkovich CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .571 1.381 0.152 1.01 0.174 -0.022 1.5 1 0
Gus Bell RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .583 0.093 1.14 0.130 -0.036 0.9 1 0
Ralph Kiner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 -0.117 1.25 0.000 -0.117 -1.3 8 1
Wally Westlake LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .375 1.125 0.061 1.27 0.116 -0.055 0.4 2 0 HR
George Strickland SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .804 -0.054 0.65 0.007 -0.062 -0.6 4 5
Monty Basgall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 -0.067 0.65 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 4 2
Clyde McCullough C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.036 0.47 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 2 1
Murry Dickson P 2 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.500 0.176 0.71 0.176 0.000 1.4 0 3 HR
   Bill Werle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.019 0.76 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 7 5 3 0 .226 .713 0.206 0.91 0.666 -0.460 0.9 * 12
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
HR: W Westlake (1, off T Poholsky; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Dickson (1, off T Poholsky; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: M Dickson 5; W Westlake 4; G Bell 2; G Metkovich; B Dillinger.
RBI: W Westlake 2 (3); G Bell (1); M Dickson (1); G Metkovich (1).
2-out RBI: M Dickson.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. G Strickland-M Basgall; C McCullough-G Strickland; R Kiner-G Strickland-R Kiner-G Strickland.
E: G Strickland 2 (2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Poholsky, L (0-1) 6 7 5 5 1 0 2 7.50 26 37 -0.281 1.02 -2.0
Bob Habenicht 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.044 0.62 0.5
Ted Wilks 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.031 0.44 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 3 0 2 5.62 34 37 0 0 -0.206 1.90 -0.9

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Murry Dickson, W (1-0) 6 4 4 2 7 2 0 3.00 28 47 -0.243 1.26 -1.8
Bill Werle, S (2) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 13 3 1 0.537 3.29 2.4
Team Totals 9 8 4 2 7 2 0 2.00 41 47 3 1 0.294 0.91 0.6
M Dickson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Werle (1; S Musial).
IBB: M Dickson (1; S Musial).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 25,894.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 40° F.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Peanuts Lowrey CF 1 Bob Dillinger 3B
2 Red Schoendienst 2B 2 George Metkovich CF
3 Enos Slaughter RF 3 Gus Bell RF
4 Stan Musial LF 4 Ralph Kiner 1B
5 Don Richmond 3B 5 Wally Westlake LF
6 Steve Bilko 1B 6 George Strickland SS
7 Joe Garagiola C 7 Monty Basgall 2B
8 Solly Hemus SS 8 Clyde McCullough C
9 Tom Poholsky P 9 Murry Dickson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 4-5 1 12- OO STL D. Rice B. Werle 21% 87% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
t7 4-5 2 123 O STL L. Ciaffone B. Werle 14% 79% Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B
t9 4-5 2 12- O STL L. Ciaffone B. Werle 14% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-3 0 12- R PIT G. Metkovich T. Poholsky 14% 48% Single to RF; Dickson Scores; Dillinger to 3B
b4 3-3 2 --- R PIT M. Dickson T. Poholsky 14% 65% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL P. Lowrey M. Dickson -4% 46% Single to P
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL R. Schoendienst M. Dickson -5% 41% Walk; Lowrey to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O STL E. Slaughter M. Dickson 0% 42% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lowrey to 3B; Schoendienst to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 STL S. Musial M. Dickson -1% 40% Intentional Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 R STL D. Richmond M. Dickson -9% 32% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lowrey Scores; Schoendienst to 3B; Musial to 2B
t1 1-0 1 123 RRO STL S. Bilko M. Dickson -7% 25% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Schoendienst Scores/unER; Musial Scores/No RBI/unER; Bilko to 1B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t1 3-0 2 1-- O STL J. Garagiola M. Dickson 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O PIT B. Dillinger T. Poholsky -2% 24% Flyball: RF
b1 0-3 1 --- PIT G. Metkovich T. Poholsky 2% 27% Walk
b1 0-3 1 1-- PIT G. Bell T. Poholsky 6% 33% Single to RF; Metkovich to 3B
b1 0-3 1 1-3 O PIT R. Kiner T. Poholsky -6% 26% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-3 2 1-3 O PIT W. Westlake T. Poholsky -4% 22% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- STL S. Hemus M. Dickson -2% 20% Walk
t2 3-0 0 1-- O STL T. Poholsky M. Dickson 2% 22% Strikeout Looking
t2 3-0 1 1-- O STL P. Lowrey M. Dickson 2% 24% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 3-0 2 1-- O STL R. Schoendienst M. Dickson 1% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 6-7-8
b2 0-3 0 --- O PIT G. Strickland T. Poholsky -2% 23% Flyball: LF
b2 0-3 1 --- O PIT M. Basgall T. Poholsky -2% 21% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-3 2 --- O PIT C. McCullough T. Poholsky -1% 20% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- STL E. Slaughter M. Dickson -2% 18% Single to RF
t3 3-0 0 1-- O STL S. Musial M. Dickson 2% 20% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 3-0 1 1-- OO STL D. Richmond M. Dickson 3% 23% Double Play: Strikeout; Musial out at 2B/C-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- PIT M. Dickson T. Poholsky 4% 27% Single to CF
b3 0-3 0 1-- PIT B. Dillinger T. Poholsky 6% 34% Single to 3B/Bunt; Dickson to 2B
b3 0-3 0 12- R PIT G. Metkovich T. Poholsky 14% 48% Single to RF; Dickson Scores; Dillinger to 3B
b3 1-3 0 1-3 R PIT G. Bell T. Poholsky 7% 55% Single to CF (Pop Fly); Dillinger Scores; Metkovich to 2B
b3 2-3 0 12- O PIT R. Kiner T. Poholsky -3% 52% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Metkovich to 3B
b3 2-3 1 1-3 RO PIT W. Westlake T. Poholsky 1% 53% Flyball: CF; Metkovich Scores
b3 3-3 2 1-- O PIT G. Strickland T. Poholsky -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 6-7-8
t4 3-3 0 --- O STL S. Bilko M. Dickson 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-3 1 --- O STL J. Garagiola M. Dickson 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 3-3 2 --- O STL S. Hemus M. Dickson 1% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 7-8-9
b4 3-3 0 --- O PIT M. Basgall T. Poholsky -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-3 1 --- O PIT C. McCullough T. Poholsky -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-3 2 --- R PIT M. Dickson T. Poholsky 14% 65% Home Run
b4 4-3 2 --- O PIT B. Dillinger T. Poholsky -1% 64% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 9-1-2
t5 3-4 0 --- O STL T. Poholsky M. Dickson 3% 67% Flyball: CF
t5 3-4 1 --- O STL P. Lowrey M. Dickson 2% 69% Groundout: P-1B
t5 3-4 2 --- STL R. Schoendienst M. Dickson -2% 68% Single to RF
t5 3-4 2 1-- O STL E. Slaughter M. Dickson 3% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 2-3-4
b5 4-3 0 --- O PIT G. Metkovich T. Poholsky -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-3 1 --- O PIT G. Bell T. Poholsky -2% 67% Popfly: 2B
b5 4-3 2 --- O PIT R. Kiner T. Poholsky -1% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 4-5-6
t6 3-4 0 --- STL S. Musial M. Dickson -6% 60% Walk
t6 3-4 0 1-- OO STL D. Richmond M. Dickson 12% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B; Musial out at 2B/1B-SS-1B-SS
t6 3-4 2 --- STL S. Bilko M. Dickson -4% 69% Double to LF
t6 3-4 2 -2- O STL J. Garagiola M. Dickson 5% 74% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Tom Poholsky facing 5-6-7
b6 4-3 0 --- R PIT W. Westlake T. Poholsky 11% 85% Home Run
b6 5-3 0 --- O PIT G. Strickland T. Poholsky -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 5-3 1 --- O PIT M. Basgall T. Poholsky -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-3 2 --- O PIT C. McCullough T. Poholsky -1% 82% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 8-9-1
t7 3-5 0 --- STL S. Hemus M. Dickson -6% 76% Walk
Hal Rice pinch hits for Tom Poholsky (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 1-- STL H. Rice M. Dickson -9% 66% Walk; Hemus to 2B
t7 3-5 0 12- STL P. Lowrey M. Dickson -13% 54% Walk; Hemus to 3B; Rice to 2B
Bill Werle replaces Murry Dickson pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 123 RO STL R. Schoendienst B. Werle 8% 62% Flyball: LF; Hemus Scores
t7 4-5 1 12- O STL E. Slaughter B. Werle 9% 71% Flyball: RF
t7 4-5 2 12- STL S. Musial B. Werle -6% 65% Hit By Pitch; Rice to 3B; Lowrey to 2B
Larry Ciaffone pinch hits for Don Richmond (3B) batting 5th
t7 4-5 2 123 O STL L. Ciaffone B. Werle 14% 79% Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Bob Habenicht facing 9-1-2
Bob Habenicht replaces Hal Rice (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Peanuts Lowrey moves from CF to 3B
Larry Ciaffone moves from PH to LF
Stan Musial moves from LF to CF
b7 5-4 0 --- O PIT B. Werle B. Habenicht -2% 77% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 5-4 1 --- O PIT B. Dillinger B. Habenicht -1% 76% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 5-4 2 --- PIT G. Metkovich B. Habenicht 1% 77% Walk
b7 5-4 2 1-- O PIT G. Bell B. Habenicht -2% 75% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Bill Werle facing 6-7-8
t8 4-5 0 --- O STL S. Bilko B. Werle 6% 80% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t8 4-5 1 --- STL J. Garagiola B. Werle -6% 74% Single
Chuck Diering pinch runs for Joe Garagiola (C) batting 7th
t8 4-5 1 1-- STL S. Hemus B. Werle -8% 66% Single; Diering to 2B
Del Rice pinch hits for Bob Habenicht (P) batting 9th
t8 4-5 1 12- OO STL D. Rice B. Werle 21% 87% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 4-5-6
Ted Wilks replaces Chuck Diering (PR) pitching and batting 7th
Del Rice moves from PH to C
b8 5-4 0 --- O PIT R. Kiner T. Wilks -1% 85% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b8 5-4 1 --- O PIT W. Westlake T. Wilks -1% 84% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b8 5-4 2 --- PIT G. Strickland T. Wilks 1% 85% Walk
b8 5-4 2 1-- O PIT M. Basgall T. Wilks -1% 84% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Bill Werle facing 1-2-3
t9 4-5 0 --- O STL P. Lowrey B. Werle 7% 91% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t9 4-5 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst B. Werle 5% 96% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t9 4-5 2 --- STL E. Slaughter B. Werle -4% 92% Single to 1B
t9 4-5 2 1-- STL S. Musial B. Werle -6% 86% Single; Slaughter to 2B
t9 4-5 2 12- O STL L. Ciaffone B. Werle 14% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.

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