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Scores
Standings
CHC
@LAD		5
3
STL
@PIT		6
8
MLN
@SFG		2
3
Monday, September 18, 1961,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 8,934, Time of Game: 2:36
Cardinals
6
76-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
8
69-73
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Larry Foss (1-0)
L: Bob Gibson (11-12)
S: Roy Face (17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  4  1    6 11  3
Pirates         0  0  1   0  2  0   5  0  X    8 12  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curt Flood CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .314 .787 -0.068 1.11 0.044 -0.111 -0.2 2 0 3B
Julian Javier 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .288 .686 -0.031 1.05 0.068 -0.099 0.5 1 3 2B
Bill White 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 .292 .839 0.201 0.97 0.240 -0.039 1.5 9 0 3B
Ken Boyer 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .330 .925 -0.207 1.59 0.000 -0.207 -1.8 0 0
Stan Musial LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 .861 -0.023 1.02 0.050 -0.073 0.1 0 0
   Don Taussig PR-LF 1 2 1 0 0 0 .287 .785 0.064 1.47 0.064 0.000 0.9 0 0
Gene Oliver C 4 1 1 2 1 1 .280 .899 -0.057 1.05 0.046 -0.102 0.9 8 1 HR
Doug Clemens RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 0.033 1.27 0.073 -0.040 0.4 0 0
   Charlie James PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .653 0.039 0.61 0.046 -0.007 0.2 0 0
Jerry Buchek SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .116 .271 -0.087 1.89 0.000 -0.087 -0.8 2 5
   Carl Sawatski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .935 -0.030 1.06 0.000 -0.030 -0.2
   Alex Grammas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .557 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 1
   Carl Warwick PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .219 .671 0.012 0.08 0.012 0.000 1.0 HR
   Bob Lillis SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 .213 .473 -0.070 2.23 0.000 -0.070 -0.0 0 0
Bob Gibson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .568 -0.079 1.48 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 0 2
   Red Schoendienst PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 .776 0.059 1.34 0.059 0.000 0.4
   Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .375 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Olivares PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .351 -0.007 0.28 0.000 -0.007 -0.2
   Al Cicotte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Cunningham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .812 -0.038 1.35 0.000 -0.038 -0.4
Team Totals 38 6 11 5 7 8 .289 .979 -0.289 1.17 0.702 -0.989 1.5 24 12
2B: J Javier (14, off L Foss).
3B: B White (11, off L Foss); C Flood (4, off H Haddix).
HR: G Oliver (2, off L Foss; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); C Warwick (4, off H Haddix; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: B White 5; G Oliver 4; C Warwick 4; J Javier 3; C Flood 3; C James; D Taussig; S Musial.
RBI: G Oliver 2 (5); J Javier (41); B Lillis (22); C Warwick (15).
2-out RBI: J Javier.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 4. J Javier-A Grammas-B White; G Oliver-J Javier; J Buchek-B White; B Gibson-J Buchek-B White.
E: J Buchek (7); C Flood (4); D Clemens (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .264 .695 0.085 0.79 0.135 -0.050 0.8 1 0 3B,2B
Dick Groat SS 4 1 3 3 0 0 .272 .691 0.189 0.88 0.205 -0.015 2.8 1 3 2B
Bob Skinner LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .261 .708 -0.043 0.66 0.027 -0.070 0.2 2 0 GDP
Dick Stuart 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 .299 .925 0.036 0.55 0.057 -0.021 2.3 8 1 HR
Walt Moryn RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .174 .513 -0.044 0.79 0.023 -0.067 -0.7 2 0
Smoky Burgess C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .873 -0.087 0.87 0.037 -0.124 -1.3 11 0 GDP
Don Hoak 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .300 .851 0.032 0.80 0.067 -0.035 0.8 0 1
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .670 -0.050 0.78 0.000 -0.050 -1.0 1 0
Larry Foss P 3 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.099 1.06 0.137 -0.038 0.5 1 0
   Harvey Haddix P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .422 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roy Face P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .600 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 34 8 12 6 2 6 .353 .948 0.212 0.75 0.688 -0.475 4.0 27 6
2B: B Virdon (22, off L McDaniel); D Groat (24, off B Gibson).
3B: B Virdon (8, off B Gibson).
HR: D Stuart (31, off L McDaniel; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: D Stuart 6; B Virdon 5; D Groat 4; B Skinner; W Moryn; D Hoak; S Burgess.
GIDP: B Skinner (6); S Burgess (6).
RBI: D Groat 3 (53); D Stuart 2 (106); B Skinner (33).
2-out RBI: D Groat 3; D Stuart 2; B Skinner.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: B Virdon (6).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (11-12) 6 7 3 1 2 4 0 3.35 24 52 -0.111 0.97 0.0
Lindy McDaniel 1 5 5 5 0 1 1 5.13 8 0 0 -0.107 0.41 -4.5
Al Cicotte 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.30 4 0 0 0.006 0.15 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 8 6 2 6 1 6.75 36 52 0 0 -0.212 1.17 -4.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Foss, W (1-0) 7 6 3 2 6 5 1 2.57 33 54 0.265 1.27 0.5
Harvey Haddix 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 4.25 6 0 0 -0.050 0.28 -1.9
Roy Face, S (17) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.67 6 2 0 0.073 1.50 -0.1
Team Totals 9 11 6 5 7 8 2 5.00 45 54 2 0 0.288 0.75 -1.5
L Foss faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Face (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Walsh, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Ken Burkhart, LF - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 8,934.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Curt Flood CF 1 Bill Virdon CF
2 Julian Javier 2B 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Bill White 1B 3 Bob Skinner LF
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Dick Stuart 1B
5 Stan Musial LF 5 Walt Moryn RF
6 Gene Oliver C 6 Smoky Burgess C
7 Doug Clemens RF 7 Don Hoak 3B
8 Jerry Buchek SS 8 Bill Mazeroski 2B
9 Bob Gibson P 9 Larry Foss P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-1 2 --- R STL B. White L. Foss -14% 55% Triple to CF; White Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI/unER
b5 1-1 1 -2- R PIT L. Foss B. Gibson 14% 73% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hoak Scores/No RBI/unER; Foss to 2B
b3 0-0 1 --- R PIT B. Virdon B. Gibson 12% 65% Triple to RF; Virdon Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)
b5 2-1 2 --3 R PIT D. Groat B. Gibson 10% 81% Double to LF; Foss Scores/unER
b7 3-1 2 -23 RR PIT D. Groat L. McDaniel 8% 97% Single to CF; Foss Scores; Virdon Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw

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' Larry Foss facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL C. Flood L. Foss -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O STL J. Javier L. Foss 3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL B. White L. Foss -4% 46% Single to CF; Flood to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O STL K. Boyer L. Foss 4% 51% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 12- O STL S. Musial L. Foss 4% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Gibson -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat B. Gibson -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- PIT B. Skinner B. Gibson 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- PIT D. Stuart B. Gibson 3% 55% Single to RF; Skinner to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 O PIT W. Moryn B. Gibson -5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Larry Foss facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Oliver L. Foss 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- STL D. Clemens L. Foss -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL J. Buchek L. Foss 3% 53% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL B. Gibson L. Foss 2% 55% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- PIT S. Burgess B. Gibson 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT D. Hoak B. Gibson -8% 51% Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Burgess out at 2B/C-2B
b2 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Gibson -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Larry Foss facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood L. Foss 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- STL J. Javier L. Foss -5% 48% Double to RF
t3 0-0 1 -2- O STL B. White L. Foss 4% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-0 2 -2- O STL K. Boyer L. Foss 4% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O PIT L. Foss B. Gibson -3% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- R PIT B. Virdon B. Gibson 12% 65% Triple to RF; Virdon Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)
b3 1-0 1 --- PIT D. Groat B. Gibson 2% 67% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- OO PIT B. Skinner B. Gibson -5% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Larry Foss facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- STL S. Musial L. Foss -5% 58% Single to LF
t4 0-1 0 1-- O STL G. Oliver L. Foss 4% 62% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 1 1-- STL D. Clemens L. Foss -5% 57% Walk; Musial to 2B
t4 0-1 1 12- O STL J. Buchek L. Foss 6% 63% Strikeout
t4 0-1 2 12- O STL B. Gibson L. Foss 5% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart B. Gibson -2% 67% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 1 --- PIT W. Moryn B. Gibson 2% 69% Single to CF
b4 1-0 1 1-- OO PIT S. Burgess B. Gibson -5% 64% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Larry Foss facing 1-2-3
t5 0-1 0 --- O STL C. Flood L. Foss 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O STL J. Javier L. Foss 2% 70% Popfly: SS
t5 0-1 2 --- R STL B. White L. Foss -14% 55% Triple to CF; White Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI/unER
t5 1-1 2 --- O STL K. Boyer L. Foss 1% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- PIT D. Hoak B. Gibson 5% 61% Walk
b5 1-1 0 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Gibson -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B; Hoak to 2B
b5 1-1 1 -2- R PIT L. Foss B. Gibson 14% 73% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hoak Scores/No RBI/unER; Foss to 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- O PIT B. Virdon B. Gibson -3% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Foss to 3B
b5 2-1 2 --3 R PIT D. Groat B. Gibson 10% 81% Double to LF; Foss Scores/unER
b5 3-1 2 -2- O PIT B. Skinner B. Gibson -2% 78% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Larry Foss facing 5-6-7
t6 1-3 0 --- O STL S. Musial L. Foss 3% 81% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1-3 1 --- STL G. Oliver L. Foss -4% 78% Walk
t6 1-3 1 1-- O STL D. Clemens L. Foss 4% 82% Foul Flyball: C
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Jerry Buchek (SS) batting 8th
t6 1-3 2 1-- O STL C. Sawatski L. Foss 3% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
Alex Grammas replaces Carl Sawatski (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b6 3-1 0 --- PIT D. Stuart B. Gibson 2% 87% Single to RF
b6 3-1 0 1-- O PIT W. Moryn B. Gibson -2% 85% Popfly: 1B
b6 3-1 1 1-- OO PIT S. Burgess B. Gibson -3% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Larry Foss facing 9-1-2
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 0 --- STL R. Schoendienst L. Foss -6% 76% Walk
t7 1-3 0 1-- O STL C. Flood L. Foss 5% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 1-3 1 1-- O STL J. Javier L. Foss 4% 86% Flyball: RF
t7 1-3 2 1-- STL B. White L. Foss -4% 82% Single to RF; Flood to 3B
t7 1-3 2 1-3 O STL K. Boyer L. Foss 7% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
Lindy McDaniel replaces Red Schoendienst (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 0 --- PIT D. Hoak L. McDaniel 2% 90% Single to CF
b7 3-1 0 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski L. McDaniel -1% 89% Foul Flyball: C
b7 3-1 1 1-- O PIT L. Foss L. McDaniel -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 3-1 2 1-- PIT B. Virdon L. McDaniel 2% 89% Double to LF; Foss to 3B
b7 3-1 2 -23 RR PIT D. Groat L. McDaniel 8% 97% Single to CF; Foss Scores; Virdon Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
b7 5-1 2 -2- R PIT B. Skinner L. McDaniel 1% 98% Single to RF; Groat Scores
b7 6-1 2 1-- RR PIT D. Stuart L. McDaniel 1% 100% Home Run (Deep LF); Skinner Scores
b7 8-1 2 --- O PIT W. Moryn L. McDaniel -0% 100% Strikeout
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 8.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Pirates' Larry Foss facing 5-6-7
t8 1-8 0 --- STL S. Musial L. Foss -0% 99% Walk
Don Taussig pinch runs for Stan Musial (LF) batting 5th
t8 1-8 0 1-- RR STL G. Oliver L. Foss -1% 98% Home Run (Deep LF); Taussig Scores
Harvey Haddix replaces Larry Foss pitching and batting 9th
Charlie James pinch hits for Doug Clemens (RF) batting 7th
t8 3-8 0 --- O STL C. James H. Haddix 1% 99% Strikeout
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Alex Grammas (SS) batting 8th
t8 3-8 1 --- R STL C. Warwick H. Haddix -1% 98% Home Run (Deep RF)
Ed Olivares pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel (P) batting 9th
t8 4-8 1 --- O STL E. Olivares H. Haddix 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 4-8 2 --- STL C. Flood H. Haddix -1% 98% Triple to RF
t8 4-8 2 --3 R STL J. Javier H. Haddix -2% 96% Single to 3B/Bunt; Flood Scores
t8 5-8 2 1-- STL B. White H. Haddix -2% 93% Walk; Javier to 2B
Roy Face replaces Harvey Haddix pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-8 2 12- O STL K. Boyer R. Face 4% 97% Lineout: 1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Cardinals' Al Cicotte facing 6-7-8
Al Cicotte replaces Ed Olivares (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bob Lillis replaces Carl Warwick (PH) playing SS batting 8th
Don Taussig moves from PR to LF
Charlie James moves from PH to RF
b8 8-5 0 --- O PIT S. Burgess A. Cicotte -0% 97% Foul Flyball: C
b8 8-5 1 --- PIT D. Hoak A. Cicotte 1% 98% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Hoak to 2B
b8 8-5 1 -2- O PIT B. Mazeroski A. Cicotte -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 8-5 2 -2- O PIT R. Face A. Cicotte -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 8.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Pirates' Roy Face facing 5-6-7
t9 5-8 0 --- STL D. Taussig R. Face -4% 93% Single to RF
t9 5-8 0 1-- O STL G. Oliver R. Face 4% 96% Strikeout
t9 5-8 1 1-- STL C. James R. Face -5% 92% Single to CF; Taussig to 2B
t9 5-8 1 12- STL B. Lillis R. Face -3% 89% Wild Pitch; Taussig to 3B; James to 2B
t9 5-8 1 -23 RO STL B. Lillis R. Face 7% 96% Groundout: P-1B; Taussig Scores; James to 3B
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Al Cicotte (P) batting 9th
t9 6-8 2 --3 O STL J. Cunningham R. Face 4% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.

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