May 6, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
KCA 4 CHW 11
KCA 4 CLE 7
BAL 5 DET 6
BOS 3 LAA 4
@MIN 3 NYY 9
@WSA 2 WSA 5
NYY 4 LAD 5
HOU 2 CIN 12
@NYM 4 PHI 7
MLN 6 PIT 1
STL 0 CHC 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 8,659

Wednesday, May 6, 1964, 8:18PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Cardinals

11-9

Lost 1

5th, 2½ 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  2
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  0

W: B Friend (3-0), L: R Sadecki (0-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Pirates

11-8

Won 1

4th, 2 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  .185  .443    0    2   2   
D Groat SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .608    0    2   7   
B White 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .742    0    8   1   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .372 1.014    0    0   0   3B,2B
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .289  .788    0    1   0   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .323  .854    0    9   0   
C James LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .633    0    0   0   
J Lewis RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .759    0    2   0   
R Sadecki P                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   3   2B
  B Gibson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    2   2                    24  13

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (4, off B Friend); R Sadecki (1, off B Friend).

3B: K Boyer (2, off B Friend).

TB: K Boyer 5; R Sadecki 2; C Flood; J Javier; J Lewis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Groat-J Javier-B White; J Javier-D Groat-B White.

E: B Gibson (1); D Groat (5).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Alley SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .956    0    0   4   3B,IW
B Virdon CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .224  .557    0    0   1   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   2   0    0   2  .366  .946    0    0   0   2B
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .311  .817    0   16   1   CS,GDP,IW
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .323  .792    0    3   3   
M Mota LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    3   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .588    0    1   3   GDP
J Pagliaroni C                2   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .671    0    3   0   SH
B Friend P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .071  .142    0    1   6   
Totals                       28   1   7   0    3   9                    27  18

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (9, off R Sadecki).

3B: G Alley (1, off R Sadecki).

SH: J Pagliaroni (1, off R Sadecki).

IBB: G Alley (1, by R Sadecki); D Clendenon (1, by B Gibson).

TB: G Alley 3; R Clemente 3; B Bailey 2; J Pagliaroni; B Mazeroski.

GIDP: B Mazeroski (6); D Clendenon (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Friend-B Mazeroski.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Clendenon (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Sadecki).

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 Sadecki, L (0-3)             8     6   1   0    2   9   0   4.26   30     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 1· 6     75    -     1.49   0.35
B Gibson                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.19    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    2.83  -0.20
Totals                         8     7   1   0    3   9   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 1· 7          1-1

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 Friend, W (3-0)              9     6   0   0    2   2   0   3.32   33     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0· 6     75    -     1.39   0.65
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   2   0          33     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0· 6           -

R Sadecki faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Gibson (1; D Clendenon); R Sadecki (1; G Alley).

PO: R Sadecki (1; D Clendenon, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 8,659.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Javier             2B    1. G Alley              SS 
2. D Groat              SS    2. B Virdon             CF 
3. B White              1B    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. C Flood              CF    5. B Bailey             3B 
6. T McCarver           C     6. M Mota               LF 
7. C James              LF    7. B Mazeroski          2B 
8. J Lewis              RF    8. J Pagliaroni         C  
9. R Sadecki            P     9. B Friend             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  0-0  12-      19% 100% B Bailey        B Gibson        Single to P; Clemente Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; Clendenon to 2B
   t 7   0  0-0  ---     -18%  32% K Boyer         B Friend        Triple to RF
   b 9   0  0-0  ---      17%  80% R Clemente      R Sadecki       Double to RF
   t 8   0  0-0  ---     -14%  36% R Sadecki       B Friend        Double to LF
   t 8   0  0-0  -2-      13%  50% J Javier        B Friend        Fielder's Choice 1B; Sadecki out at 3B/1B-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  G Alley         Triple to RF
          --3      68%  B Virdon        Walk
   O      1-3      61%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   OO     1-3      50%  D Clendenon     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  C Flood         Walk
   O      1--      53%  T McCarver      Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      55%  C James         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  B Bailey        Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  M Mota          Strikeout
   OO     1--      50%  B Mazeroski     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  J Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  R Sadecki       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  J Pagliaroni    Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  B Friend        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  G Alley         Lineout: RF
   O      1--      50%  B Virdon        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B White         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      52%  K Boyer         Double to CF
   O      -2-      56%  C Flood         Single to CF; Boyer out at Hm/CF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Clemente      Strikeout
          ---      56%  D Clendenon     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      51%  B Bailey        Clendenon Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  C James         Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  J Lewis         Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  R Sadecki       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  J Javier        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      56%  D Groat         Double Play: Popfly: P-2B
   O      ---      57%  B White         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  B Friend        Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  G Alley         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
          ---      32%  K Boyer         Triple to RF
   O      --3      40%  C Flood         Groundout: P-1B
          --3      38%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1-3      50%  C James         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      58%  J Lewis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
          ---      64%  R Clemente      Single to 2B
   O      1--      59%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      56%  B Bailey        Groundout: P-1B; Clemente to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  M Mota          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
          ---      36%  R Sadecki       Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  J Javier        Fielder's Choice 1B; Sadecki out at 3B/1B-3B
   O      1--      52%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B; Javier to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  B White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  J Pagliaroni    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  B Friend        Strikeout
          -2-      59%  G Alley         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      56%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  C Flood         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  R Clemente      Double to RF
                  Bob Gibson replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      81%  D Clendenon     Intentional Walk
   R      12-     100%  B Bailey        Single to P; Clemente Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; Clendenon to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation