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CLE  9
BAL  4
 BOS  7
@DET  3
 MIN  9
LAA  1
 NYY  9
@WSA  6
 HOU  2
@LAD  1
 NYM  3
CIN  2
 PHI  9
MLN  6
 STL  4
@PIT  2
 SFG  7
CHC  6
Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 7,219

 Thursday, May 7, 1964, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:16
Cardinals
4
12-9
Won 1
4th, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    4  6  0
Pirates         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
W: Curt Simmons (3-2), L: Bob Veale (1-3), S: Roger Craig (2)
 Pirates
2
11-9
Lost 1
5th, 3 GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .188  .446              2   4   GDP
C Flood CF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .299  .808              3   0   2B
D Groat SS                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .259  .618              1   4   
K Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .358  .984              1   1   
C James LF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .254  .654              0   0   
B White 1B                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .262  .723              8   3   CS
J Long RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583              2   0   
  J Lewis RF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .772              1   0   
B Uecker C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308              5   0   
C Simmons P                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .071  .205              3   1   GDP
  R Craig P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.045              1   0   
Totals                       31   4   6   0    5   7                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: C Flood (4, off B Veale).
TB: C Flood 3; C James 2; D Groat; J Javier.
GIDP: C Simmons (1); J Javier (2).
RBI: C James (6); D Groat (7); B White (6).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Groat-J Javier-B White.
Baserunning Events
CS: B White (2, 2nd base by T Butters/O McFarlane).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Alley SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .848              2   7   
B Virdon CF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .213  .531              1   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .384 1.005              0   0   HR
G Freese 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .385 1.154              0   1   GDP
  R Johnston PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .286              0   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .777             14   0   
B Bailey LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .758              1   0   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558              0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .635              2   6   3B
J Pagliaroni C                2   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .682              4   0   
  O McFarlane C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .368              3   1   
B Veale P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   SH
  T Butters P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .667              0   0   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .333              0   0   
  A McBean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   0    1   5                         27  17
Batting Events
3B: B Mazeroski (2, off C Simmons).
HR: R Clemente (2, off C Simmons; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: B Veale (1, off C Simmons).
TB: R Clemente 6; B Mazeroski 4; J Pagliaroni; G Freese.
GIDP: G Freese (1).
RBI: R Clemente 2 (15).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Veale-G Alley-D Clendenon; B Mazeroski-G Alley-D Clendenon.
E: G Freese (2).

Pitching Stats

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
C Simmons, W (3-2)             8     7   2   2    1   4   1   3.23   31     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 3· 7     63    -     1.08   0.15
R Craig, S (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.23    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.70   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   5   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 3· 7          1-0
C Simmons faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
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, L (1-3)               4.2   5   4   3    2   3   0   5.35   21     -       ·  ·     10· 1· 0· 5     41    -     1.07  -0.31
T Butters                      2.1   0   0   0    2   3   0   3.38    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.94   0.10
A McBean                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.45   0.04
Totals                         9     6   4   3    5   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 0· 6          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: T Butters (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 7,219.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Julian Javier                2B       1. Gene Alley                   SS
2. Curt Flood                   CF       2. Bill Virdon                  CF
3. Dick Groat                   SS       3. Roberto Clemente             RF
4. Ken Boyer                    3B       4. Gene Freese                  3B
5. Charlie James                LF       5. Donn Clendenon               1B
6. Bill White                   1B       6. Bob Bailey                   LF
7. Jeoff Long                   RF       7. Bill Mazeroski               2B
8. Bob Uecker                    C       8. Jim Pagliaroni                C
9. Curt Simmons                  P       9. Bob Veale                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 1-- RR -18% 27% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons Home Run; Virdon Scores
t4 0 12- R 12% 49% 0-2 STL D. Groat B. Veale Single to CF; Javier Scores; Flood to 2B
b6 0 1-- OO 11% 82% 2-4 PIT G. Freese C. Simmons Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 2 -2- R 11% 73% 3-2 STL J. Long B. Veale Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); James Scores/No RBI/unER
t4 1 -23 R 10% 59% 1-2 STL C. James B. Veale Single to P; Flood Scores; Groat to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL J. Javier B. Veale Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 STL C. Flood B. Veale Strikeout
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL D. Groat B. Veale Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 PIT G. Alley C. Simmons Walk
b1 0 1-- O 3% 45% 0-0 PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 1 1-- RR -18% 27% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons Home Run; Virdon Scores
b1 1 --- O 1% 28% 2-0 PIT G. Freese C. Simmons Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- O 1% 29% 2-0 PIT D. Clendenon C. Simmons Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 26% 0-2 STL K. Boyer B. Veale Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 25% 0-2 STL C. James B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 24% 0-2 STL B. White B. Veale Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 1% 25% 2-0 PIT B. Bailey C. Simmons Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- -2% 24% 2-0 PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons Single to CF
b2 1 1-- -2% 21% 2-0 PIT J. Pagliaroni C. Simmons Single to CF; Mazeroski to 2B
b2 1 12- O 2% 23% 2-0 PIT B. Veale C. Simmons Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 3B; Pagliaroni to 2B
b2 2 -23 O 4% 27% 2-0 PIT G. Alley C. Simmons Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 25% 0-2 STL J. Long B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 23% 0-2 STL B. Uecker B. Veale Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 22% 0-2 STL C. Simmons B. Veale Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O 1% 24% 2-0 PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons Lineout: CF
b3 1 --- -1% 22% 2-0 PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons Single to CF
b3 1 1-- O 2% 24% 2-0 PIT G. Freese C. Simmons Flyball: RF
b3 2 1-- O 1% 25% 2-0 PIT D. Clendenon C. Simmons Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- 5% 30% 0-2 STL J. Javier B. Veale Single to CF
t4 0 1-- 7% 37% 0-2 STL C. Flood B. Veale Single to RF; Javier to 2B
t4 0 12- R 12% 49% 0-2 STL D. Groat B. Veale Single to CF; Javier Scores; Flood to 2B
t4 0 12- O -0% 48% 1-2 STL K. Boyer B. Veale Groundout: 3B-1B; Flood to 3B; Groat to 2B
t4 1 -23 R 10% 59% 1-2 STL C. James B. Veale Single to P; Flood Scores; Groat to 3B
t4 1 1-3 RO 3% 62% 2-2 STL B. White B. Veale Groundout: P-1B; Groat Scores; James to 2B
t4 2 -2- R 11% 73% 3-2 STL J. Long B. Veale Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); James Scores/No RBI/unER
t4 2 1-- O -2% 71% 4-2 STL B. Uecker B. Veale Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 3% 74% 2-4 PIT B. Bailey C. Simmons Lineout: P
b4 1 --- O 2% 76% 2-4 PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 77% 2-4 PIT J. Pagliaroni C. Simmons Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- 3% 80% 4-2 STL C. Simmons B. Veale Walk
t5 0 1-- OO -5% 74% 4-2 STL J. Javier B. Veale Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t5 2 --- 2% 76% 4-2 STL C. Flood B. Veale Double to LF
t5 2 -2- 1% 77% 4-2 STL D. Groat B. Veale Walk
Tom Butters replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
t5 2 12- 1% 78% 4-2 STL K. Boyer T. Butters Wild Pitch; Flood to 3B; Groat to 2B
t5 2 -23 1% 79% 4-2 STL K. Boyer T. Butters Walk
t5 2 123 O -5% 74% 4-2 STL C. James T. Butters Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O 3% 77% 2-4 PIT T. Butters C. Simmons Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 2% 79% 2-4 PIT G. Alley C. Simmons Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 80% 2-4 PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Tom Butters facing 6-7-8
Orlando McFarlane replaces Jim Pagliaroni playing C batting 8th
t6 0 --- 2% 82% 4-2 STL B. White T. Butters Walk
t6 0 1-- O -4% 78% 4-2 STL J. Long T. Butters White Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t6 1 --- O -1% 77% 4-2 STL J. Long T. Butters Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- O -1% 77% 4-2 STL B. Uecker T. Butters Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 3-4-5
Johnny Lewis replaces Jeoff Long playing RF batting 7th
b6 0 --- -6% 71% 2-4 PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons Single to SS
b6 0 1-- OO 11% 82% 2-4 PIT G. Freese C. Simmons Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 2 --- O 1% 83% 2-4 PIT D. Clendenon C. Simmons Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Tom Butters facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -1% 82% 4-2 STL C. Simmons T. Butters Strikeout
t7 1 --- O -1% 81% 4-2 STL J. Javier T. Butters Strikeout Looking
t7 2 --- O -1% 80% 4-2 STL C. Flood T. Butters Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 4% 84% 2-4 PIT B. Bailey C. Simmons Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- -10% 74% 2-4 PIT B. Mazeroski C. Simmons Triple to LF
b7 1 --3 O 8% 83% 2-4 PIT O. McFarlane C. Simmons Strikeout
Manny Mota pinch hits for Tom Butters (P) batting 9th
b7 2 --3 O 5% 88% 2-4 PIT M. Mota C. Simmons Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Al McBean facing 3-4-5
Al McBean replaces Manny Mota (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -1% 87% 4-2 STL D. Groat A. McBean Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- O -1% 86% 4-2 STL K. Boyer A. McBean Flyball: LF
t8 2 --- 1% 87% 4-2 STL C. James A. McBean Single to CF
t8 2 1-- O -1% 86% 4-2 STL B. White A. McBean Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 4% 90% 2-4 PIT G. Alley C. Simmons Groundout: 1B-P
b8 1 --- O 2% 92% 2-4 PIT B. Virdon C. Simmons Groundout: 1B-P
b8 2 --- O 1% 93% 2-4 PIT R. Clemente C. Simmons Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Al McBean facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- 1% 94% 4-2 STL J. Lewis A. McBean Walk
t9 0 1-- O -1% 94% 4-2 STL B. Uecker A. McBean Strikeout Looking
t9 1 1-- OO -2% 92% 4-2 STL C. Simmons A. McBean Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- -9% 83% 2-4 PIT G. Freese C. Simmons Single to LF
Roger Craig replaces Curt Simmons pitching and batting 9th; Rex Johnston pinch runs for Gene Freese (3B) batting 4th
b9 0 1-- O 7% 91% 2-4 PIT D. Clendenon R. Craig Strikeout
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bob Bailey (LF) batting 6th
b9 1 1-- O 5% 96% 2-4 PIT J. Lynch R. Craig Groundout: P unassisted; Johnston to 2B
b9 2 -2- O 4% 100% 2-4 PIT B. Mazeroski R. Craig Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

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