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@CLE		4
0
BOS
@DET		0
3
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@KCA		5
3
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@LAA		3
1
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@WSA		2
3		 
(11)
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@CHC		1
4
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@CHC		2
4
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@HOU		0
1		 
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@NYM		4
1
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1
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@PHI		14
8
STL
@PIT		5
0
Sunday, September 27, 1964 2:24PM
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 19,287, Time of Game: 2:19
Cardinals
5
89-67
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
 at Pirates
0
77-78
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
6th, 13 GB
W: Roger Craig (7-9)
L: Vern Law (12-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    5 11  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  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 0 0 .309 .727 0.070 0.70 0.094 -0.025 0.4 3 0
Lou Brock LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .814 -0.075 0.58 0.000 -0.075 -1.1 4 0
Bill White 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .298 .810 0.057 0.54 0.074 -0.017 0.3 8 0 2B
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .849 0.063 0.50 0.083 -0.021 0.8 0 1
Dick Groat SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 .690 -0.013 0.44 0.018 -0.031 -0.5 2 4
Tim McCarver C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .291 .744 -0.026 0.47 0.028 -0.053 0.7 8 0 3B,GDP
Julian Javier 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .242 .650 -0.001 0.47 0.032 -0.034 0.5 1 3 GDP
Mike Shannon RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .266 .758 0.050 0.43 0.068 -0.017 0.4 1 0 2B
Roger Craig P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .213 .523 -0.027 0.48 0.006 -0.033 -0.5 0 1 GDP
   Barney Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 11 3 0 6 .314 .743 0.098 0.52 0.403 -0.306 1.0 27 9
2B: M Shannon (8, off R Face); B White (36, off V Law).
3B: T McCarver (3, off R Face).
TB: T McCarver 4; M Shannon 3; B White 2; J Javier 2; K Boyer; D Groat; C Flood; R Craig.
GIDP: R Craig (2); J Javier (9); T McCarver (8).
RBI: J Javier (64); B White (93); T McCarver (46).
2-out RBI: T McCarver; J Javier.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Javier-D Groat-B White; D Groat-J Javier-B White.
E: D Groat (35).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Bailey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .753 -0.036 0.56 0.012 -0.049 -0.3 0 3
Bill Virdon CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .599 0.072 0.69 0.087 -0.015 0.5 2 0
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .343 .875 -0.149 1.24 0.012 -0.161 -1.2 1 1 GDP
Jerry Lynch LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .844 0.036 0.60 0.062 -0.026 0.1 1 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .287 .782 -0.029 0.98 0.041 -0.071 -0.3 9 2
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .687 -0.137 1.00 0.000 -0.137 -1.3 3 3 GDP
Gene Alley SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .199 .574 -0.047 0.60 0.000 -0.047 -0.4 3 4
Orlando McFarlane C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .596 -0.058 0.78 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 7 0
Vern Law P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .764 -0.017 0.71 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 1 0
   Dave Wissman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.024 0.99 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   Al McBean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Dick Schofield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .697 -0.014 0.58 0.000 -0.014 -0.1
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 1 8 .188 .400 -0.403 0.81 0.214 -0.619 -4.0 27 15
TB: B Virdon 2; B Bailey; R Clemente; J Lynch; D Clendenon.
GIDP: R Clemente (9); B Mazeroski (20).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 3. A McBean-G Alley-D Clendenon; B Mazeroski-G Alley-D Clendenon; B Bailey-B Mazeroski-D Clendenon.
PB: O McFarlane (2).
E: D Clendenon (11).
Outfield Assists: R Clemente (J Javier at home plate).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Craig, W (7-9) 7.2 6 0 0 1 5 0 3.12 29 71 0.352 0.85 3.2
Barney Schultz, S (11) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.83 4 2 0 0.050 0.50 0.9
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 33 71 2 0 0.402 0.52 4.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Law, L (12-13) 6 5 3 2 0 4 0 3.61 22 56 -0.104 0.70 -0.3
Al McBean 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.91 7 0 0 0.029 0.27 0.9
Roy Face 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.33 6 0 0 -0.022 0.11 -1.6
Team Totals 9 11 5 4 0 6 0 4.00 35 56 0 0 -0.097 0.81 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 19,287.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Curt Flood CF 1 Bob Bailey 3B
2 Lou Brock LF 2 Bill Virdon CF
3 Bill White 1B 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Jerry Lynch LF
5 Dick Groat SS 5 Donn Clendenon 1B
6 Tim McCarver C 6 Bill Mazeroski 2B
7 Julian Javier 2B 7 Gene Alley SS
8 Mike Shannon RF 8 Orlando McFarlane C
9 Roger Craig P 9 Vern Law P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-2 0 1-- OO PIT R. Clemente R. Craig 9% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-2 0 1-- OO PIT B. Mazeroski R. Craig 8% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 1-0 1 -2- R STL K. Boyer V. Law 8% 70% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); White Scores/No RBI/unER
t1 0-0 1 --3 R STL B. White V. Law 7% 62% Double to CF; Flood Scores
t5 2-0 0 1-- STL M. Shannon V. Law 7% 86% Single to CF; Javier to 3B

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' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL C. Flood V. Law 4% 54% Single to 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL L. Brock V. Law 6% 59% Passed Ball; Flood to 3B
t1 0-0 0 --3 O STL L. Brock V. Law -5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --3 R STL B. White V. Law 7% 62% Double to CF; Flood Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- R STL K. Boyer V. Law 8% 70% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); White Scores/No RBI/unER
t1 2-0 1 1-- O STL D. Groat V. Law -2% 68% Lineout: LF
t1 2-0 2 1-- O STL T. McCarver V. Law -2% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O PIT B. Bailey R. Craig 2% 69% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon R. Craig 2% 70% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 2 --- PIT R. Clemente R. Craig -1% 69% Single to CF
b1 0-2 2 1-- O PIT J. Lynch R. Craig 2% 71% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier V. Law -2% 70% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 --- O STL M. Shannon V. Law -1% 69% Strikeout
t2 2-0 2 --- O STL R. Craig V. Law -1% 68% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- PIT D. Clendenon R. Craig -4% 64% Single to LF
b2 0-2 0 1-- OO PIT B. Mazeroski R. Craig 8% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O PIT G. Alley R. Craig 1% 73% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood V. Law -2% 71% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock V. Law -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O STL B. White V. Law -1% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O PIT O. McFarlane R. Craig 3% 72% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 1 --- O PIT V. Law R. Craig 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 2 --- O PIT B. Bailey R. Craig 1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- O STL K. Boyer V. Law -2% 73% Lineout: 2B
t4 2-0 1 --- STL D. Groat V. Law 2% 75% Single to CF
t4 2-0 1 1-- OO STL T. McCarver V. Law -4% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- PIT B. Virdon R. Craig -5% 66% Single to RF
b4 0-2 0 1-- OO PIT R. Clemente R. Craig 9% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- PIT J. Lynch R. Craig -2% 74% Single to CF
b4 0-2 2 1-- O PIT D. Clendenon R. Craig 3% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- STL J. Javier V. Law 3% 80% Single to LF
t5 2-0 0 1-- STL M. Shannon V. Law 7% 86% Single to CF; Javier to 3B
t5 2-0 0 1-3 ROO STL R. Craig V. Law -3% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Javier Scores
t5 3-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood V. Law -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Craig 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-3 1 --- O PIT G. Alley R. Craig 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-3 2 --- O PIT O. McFarlane R. Craig 1% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 2-3-4
t6 3-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock V. Law -1% 87% Groundout: P unassisted
t6 3-0 1 --- O STL B. White V. Law -1% 86% Strikeout
t6 3-0 2 --- O STL K. Boyer V. Law -0% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 9-1-2
Dave Wissman pinch hits for Vern Law (P) batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 --- O PIT D. Wissman R. Craig 2% 88% Flyball: 1B
b6 0-3 1 --- O PIT B. Bailey R. Craig 2% 90% Flyball: CF
b6 0-3 2 --- PIT B. Virdon R. Craig -1% 89% Single to LF
b6 0-3 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente R. Craig 2% 91% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Al McBean facing 5-6-7
Al McBean replaces Dave Wissman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- O STL D. Groat A. McBean -1% 90% Strikeout
t7 3-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver A. McBean 1% 91% Single to CF
t7 3-0 1 1-- OO STL J. Javier A. McBean -2% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 4-5-6
b7 0-3 0 --- PIT J. Lynch R. Craig -5% 85% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b7 0-3 0 1-- O PIT D. Clendenon R. Craig 4% 89% Flyball: RF
b7 0-3 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Craig 3% 92% Flyball: CF
b7 0-3 2 1-- O PIT G. Alley R. Craig 2% 94% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Al McBean facing 8-9-1
t8 3-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon A. McBean -1% 93% Strikeout
t8 3-0 1 --- STL R. Craig A. McBean 1% 94% Single to RF
t8 3-0 1 1-- O STL C. Flood A. McBean -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B; Craig to 2B
t8 3-0 2 -2- O STL L. Brock A. McBean -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 8-9-1
b8 0-3 0 --- O PIT O. McFarlane R. Craig 2% 95% Strikeout
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Al McBean (P) batting 9th
b8 0-3 1 --- O PIT D. Schofield R. Craig 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-3 2 --- PIT B. Bailey R. Craig -1% 95% Single to CF
b8 0-3 2 1-- PIT B. Virdon R. Craig -3% 93% Walk; Bailey to 2B
Barney Schultz replaces Roger Craig pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-3 2 12- O PIT R. Clemente B. Schultz 4% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Roy Face facing 3-4-5
Roy Face replaces Dick Schofield (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-0 0 --- O STL B. White R. Face -0% 97% Lineout: RF
t9 3-0 1 --- STL K. Boyer R. Face 0% 97% Single to LF
t9 3-0 1 1-- O STL D. Groat R. Face -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 3-0 2 1-- R STL T. McCarver R. Face 2% 99% Triple to RF; Groat Scores
t9 4-0 2 --3 R STL J. Javier R. Face 1% 99% Single to P; McCarver Scores
t9 5-0 2 1-- O STL M. Shannon R. Face -0% 99% Double to RF; Javier out at Hm/RF-1B-C
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Barney Schultz facing 4-5-6
b9 0-5 0 --- O PIT J. Lynch B. Schultz 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-5 1 --- O PIT D. Clendenon B. Schultz 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 0-5 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Schultz 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

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