September 6, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
BOS 4 BAL 4
BOS 2 MIN 9
@CHW 8 LAA 4
KCA 3
(14) NYY 2
DET 1 WSA 7
CLE 2 NYM 5
@CIN 4 CHC 3
@HOU 0 MLN 5
@PHI 0 STL 5
@PIT 1 PIT 5
STL 0 LAD 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Forbes Field, Attendance: 11,825

Friday, September 6, 1963, 9:05PM
Time of Game: 2:12

Cardinals

81-61

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Pirates         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  3  X    5 12  0

W: B Veale (2-1), L: R Taylor (9-7)

Pirates

69-72

Won 1

8th, 17 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .704    0    2   1   
B White 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .852    0    3   1   GDP
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .307  .760    0    1   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .823    0    1   0   2B,GDP
T McCarver C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .708    0   10   0   
M Shannon LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    3   1   
G Altman RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .760    0    2   0   GDP
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .598    0    1   0   2B
R Taylor P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .032  .064    0    0   1   
  C Withrow PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Mackenzie P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Musial PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .716    0    0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       30   0   6   0    2   5                    24   4

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (26, off B Veale); D Maxvill (1, off B Veale).

TB: K Boyer 2; D Maxvill 2; B White; C Flood; M Shannon; J Javier.

GIDP: G Altman (7); B White (5); K Boyer (18).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: T McCarver (15).

E: G Altman (5).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .667    0    3   2   
D Schofield SS                4   2   3   0    0   0  .249  .656    0    3   4   2B
J Lynch LF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .263  .783    0    0   0   2B
  D Clendenon PR-1B           0   1   0   0    0   0  .272  .763         1   0   
B Virdon CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .274  .711    0    1   0   
S Burgess C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .707    0    5   0   
W Stargell 1B-RF              4   1   2   2    0   1  .213  .648    0   14   1   
M Mota RF-LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .307  .718    0    0   0   
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .225  .628    0    0   4   
B Veale P                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .091  .349    0    0   5   
Totals                       35   5  12   5    1   9                    27  16

BATTING

2B: D Schofield (17, off R Taylor); J Lynch (8, off R Taylor).

TB: D Schofield 4; J Lynch 3; B Virdon 3; W Stargell 2; B Bailey; B Mazeroski.

RBI: W Stargell 2 (35); J Lynch (42); B Bailey (42); B Virdon (50).

2-out RBI: B Bailey; B Virdon.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Veale-D Schofield-D Clendenon; B Veale-D Schofield-W Stargell; B Mazeroski-W Stargell.

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
R Taylor, L (9-7)              5     8   2   2    1   3   0   2.87   23     -       ·  ·      2· 9· 0· 8     45    -     0.86  -0.05
K Mackenzie                    2     0   0   0    0   4   0   4.93    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
B Schultz                      1     4   3   2    0   2   0   3.60    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.26  -0.05
Totals                         8    12   5   4    1   9   0          36     -       ·  ·      3·11· 0·12           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, W (2-1)               9     6   0   0    2   5   0   0.56   32     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 0· 6     78    -     0.91   0.44
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 11,825.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Javier             2B    1. B Mazeroski          2B 
2. B White              1B    2. D Schofield          SS 
3. C Flood              CF    3. J Lynch              LF 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. B Virdon             CF 
5. T McCarver           C     5. S Burgess            C  
6. M Shannon            LF    6. W Stargell           1B 
7. G Altman             RF    7. M Mota               RF 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. B Bailey             3B 
9. R Taylor             P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  2-0  1--      12%  94% G Altman        B Veale         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 3   0  0-1  1--      11%  83% J Lynch         R Taylor        Double; Schofield Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  63% B Virdon        R Taylor        Single; Schofield Scores
   t 6   0  2-0  ---      -8%  72% D Maxvill       B Veale         Double
   t 8   0  2-0  ---      -7%  82% M Shannon       B Veale         Single

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  B White         Single
   O      1--      52%  C Flood         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Taylor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 2B
          ---      57%  D Schofield     Double
   O      -2-      53%  J Lynch         Strikeout
   R      -2-      63%  B Virdon        Single; Schofield Scores
   O      1--      62%  S Burgess       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  T McCarver      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  G Altman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Taylor facing 6-7-8
          ---      70%  W Stargell      Single
   O      1--      67%  M Mota          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      65%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
          1--      66%  B Veale         Walk; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      63%  B Mazeroski     Single; Stargell out at Hm/LF-C; Veale to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  R Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Taylor facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  D Schofield     Single
   R      1--      83%  J Lynch         Double; Schofield Scores
   O      -2-      82%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B; Lynch to 3B
   O      --3      78%  S Burgess       Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      75%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  B White         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      75%  C Flood         Single
   OO     1--      80%  K Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ron Taylor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  M Mota          Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  B Bailey        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      78%  B Veale         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  M Shannon       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Altman        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ron Taylor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 2B
          ---      83%  D Schofield     Single
   O      1--      82%  J Lynch         Flyball: LF
          1--      83%  B Virdon        Single; Schofield to 2B
   O      12-      81%  S Burgess       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
          ---      72%  D Maxvill       Double
                  Corky Withrow pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      -2-      78%  C Withrow       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      82%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      86%  B White         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Mackenzie facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Mackenzie replaces Corky Withrow pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  M Mota          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  B Bailey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  C Flood         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      89%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  T McCarver      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Mackenzie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  B Veale         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  B Mazeroski     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      88%  D Schofield     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  M Shannon       Single
   OO     1--      94%  G Altman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      92%  D Maxvill       Walk
                  Stan Musial pinch hits for Ken Mackenzie batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  S Musial        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Barney Schultz facing 3-4-5
                  Barney Schultz replaces Stan Musial pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Lynch         Single
                  Donn Clendenon pinch runs for Jerry Lynch batting 3rd
          1--      97%  B Virdon        Single; Clendenon to 2B
          12-      98%  S Burgess       Passed Ball; Clendenon to 3B; Virdon to 2B
   O      -23      97%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      99%  W Stargell      Single; Clendenon Scores; Virdon Scores; Stargell to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   O      -2-      99%  M Mota          Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-     100%  B Bailey        Single; Stargell Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  B Veale         Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
                  Donn Clendenon moves to 1B; Manny Mota moves to LF; Willie Stargell moves to RF
          ---      99%  J Javier        Single
   OO     1--     100%  B White         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---     100%  C Flood         Walk
          1--     100%  K Boyer         Double; Flood to 3B
   O      -23     100%  T McCarver      Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT196309062

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation