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Standings
NYY
@BAL		3
2
DET
@BOS		6
2
CAL
@CHW		3
8
MIN
@KCA		2
0
CLE
@WSA		7
9
CHC
@LAD		1
3
CIN
@NYM		12
7
MLN
@PHI		4
6
STL
@PIT		5
1
HOU
@SFG		2
8
Saturday, May 15, 1965
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 5,148, Time of Game: 2:16
Cardinals
5
13-14
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 6 GB
 at Pirates
1
9-20
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
10th, 11 GB
L: Vern Law (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    5 12  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  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 2 1 0 1 .299 .847 0.091 0.70 0.128 -0.037 0.8 5 0 HR
Lou Brock LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .316 .867 -0.018 0.72 0.032 -0.050 -0.2 2 0
Tito Francona RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .628 -0.063 0.71 0.025 -0.088 -0.9 1 0 GDP
   Mike Shannon RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .383 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .794 -0.021 0.64 0.041 -0.062 0.2 3 1 2B,GDP
Dick Groat SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .236 .635 -0.061 0.84 0.036 -0.096 -0.9 2 3 GDP
Bill White 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .835 0.067 0.66 0.096 -0.029 0.4 7 0
Tim McCarver C 4 1 3 1 0 0 .286 .685 0.147 0.67 0.148 -0.001 1.5 3 0 2B
Julian Javier 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .500 -0.064 1.01 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 1 1
   Bob Skinner PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .188 .735 0.064 0.77 0.064 0.000 1.7 3B
   Dal Maxvill 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 2 1
Tracy Stallard P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .118 .235 -0.059 0.57 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 0 1
Team Totals 36 5 12 4 0 6 .333 .861 0.082 0.69 0.570 -0.487 0.9 27 7
2B: K Boyer (4, off V Law); T McCarver (1, off V Law).
3B: B Skinner (1, off V Law).
HR: C Flood (5, off V Law; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: C Flood 5; T McCarver 4; K Boyer 3; B Skinner 3; T Francona; B White; D Groat; L Brock.
GIDP: D Groat (4); T Francona (3); K Boyer (1).
RBI: B Skinner 2 (4); C Flood (19); T McCarver (6).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Groat-D Maxvill-B White; T Stallard-D Groat-B White.
E: T Francona (1).

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 .255 .742 -0.025 1.01 0.050 -0.075 -0.4 1 4
Bill Virdon CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .308 .724 -0.054 0.86 0.017 -0.071 -0.3 1 0
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .603 -0.099 0.73 0.000 -0.099 -1.1 1 0 GDP
Jerry Lynch LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .958 -0.034 0.72 0.025 -0.059 0.1 0 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .275 .695 -0.055 0.87 0.000 -0.055 -0.2 11 2 SF
Gene Alley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .665 -0.039 0.50 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 2 5
Jim Pagliaroni C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .735 -0.040 1.06 0.026 -0.066 -0.1 6 0
   Ozzie Virgil PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .859 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Dick Schofield SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .586 0.005 0.99 0.051 -0.046 0.3 2 3
Vern Law P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.010 0.60 0.022 -0.012 0.0 2 2
   Bill Mazeroski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.088 1.98 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 GDP
   Tom Butters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 6 1 0 3 .200 .394 -0.419 0.86 0.191 -0.610 -3.1 27 16
SF: D Clendenon (1, off T Stallard).
TB: J Pagliaroni; B Virdon; B Bailey; J Lynch; D Schofield; V Law.
GIDP: R Clemente (3); B Mazeroski (1).
RBI: D Clendenon (11).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 3. V Law-D Schofield-D Clendenon; D Schofield-G Alley-D Clendenon; B Bailey-G Alley-D Clendenon.
E: G Alley (6).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tracy Stallard, W (2-1) 9 6 1 0 0 3 0 2.60 31 76 0.418 0.86 3.1
Team Totals 9 6 1 0 0 3 0 0.00 31 76 0.418 0.69 3.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Law, L (0-5) 8 12 5 4 0 6 1 2.95 33 46 -0.085 0.75 -1.4
Tom Butters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 4 0 6 1 4.00 36 46 0 0 -0.082 0.86 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 5,148.
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 Tito Francona RF 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Jerry Lynch LF
5 Dick Groat SS 5 Donn Clendenon 1B
6 Bill White 1B 6 Gene Alley 2B
7 Tim McCarver C 7 Jim Pagliaroni C
8 Julian Javier 2B 8 Dick Schofield SS
9 Tracy Stallard P 9 Vern Law P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 --- R STL C. Flood V. Law 10% 60% Home Run
t7 1-0 0 1-- STL B. White V. Law 10% 84% Single; Groat to 3B
b8 1-5 0 12- OO PIT B. Mazeroski T. Stallard 9% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Virgil to 3B
t4 1-0 0 1-- OO STL D. Groat V. Law -7% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 1-0 0 1-3 R STL T. McCarver V. Law 7% 91% Single; Groat Scores; White 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 --- R STL C. Flood V. Law 10% 60% Home Run
t1 1-0 0 --- STL L. Brock V. Law 3% 64% Single
t1 1-0 0 1-- OO STL T. Francona V. Law -6% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- O STL K. Boyer V. Law -1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Bailey T. Stallard 2% 59% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon T. Stallard 2% 60% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente T. Stallard 1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O STL D. Groat V. Law -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O STL B. White V. Law -1% 58% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1-0 2 --- STL T. McCarver V. Law 1% 59% Single
t2 1-0 2 1-- O STL J. Javier V. Law -2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Lynch T. Stallard 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Clendenon T. Stallard 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O PIT G. Alley T. Stallard 1% 62% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O STL T. Stallard V. Law -2% 60% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- STL C. Flood V. Law 2% 62% Single
t3 1-0 1 1-- O STL L. Brock V. Law -3% 60% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 1-- O STL T. Francona V. Law -2% 58% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Pagliaroni T. Stallard 3% 60% Lineout: 3B
b3 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Schofield T. Stallard 2% 62% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 2 --- O PIT V. Law T. Stallard 1% 63% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- STL K. Boyer V. Law 4% 67% Single
t4 1-0 0 1-- OO STL D. Groat V. Law -7% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O STL B. White V. Law -1% 59% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- PIT B. Bailey T. Stallard -5% 54% Single
b4 0-1 0 1-- O PIT B. Virdon T. Stallard 5% 58% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO PIT R. Clemente T. Stallard 7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- STL T. McCarver V. Law 7% 72% Double
t5 1-0 0 -2- O STL J. Javier V. Law -4% 67% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-0 1 -2- O STL T. Stallard V. Law -4% 64% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-0 2 -2- O STL C. Flood V. Law -4% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 4-5-6
b5 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Lynch T. Stallard 3% 64% Flyball: 3B
b5 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Clendenon T. Stallard 2% 66% Flyball: SS
b5 0-1 2 --- O PIT G. Alley T. Stallard 2% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock V. Law -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- STL T. Francona V. Law 3% 68% Single
t6 1-0 1 1-- OO STL K. Boyer V. Law -5% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 7-8-9
b6 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Pagliaroni T. Stallard 4% 66% Flyball: CF
b6 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Schofield T. Stallard 3% 69% Flyball: CF
b6 0-1 2 --- PIT V. Law T. Stallard -2% 67% Single
b6 0-1 2 1-- O PIT B. Bailey T. Stallard 4% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 5-6-7
t7 1-0 0 --- STL D. Groat V. Law 4% 74% Single
t7 1-0 0 1-- STL B. White V. Law 10% 84% Single; Groat to 3B
t7 1-0 0 1-3 R STL T. McCarver V. Law 7% 91% Single; Groat Scores; White to 3B
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Julian Javier (2B) batting 8th
t7 2-0 0 1-3 RRR STL B. Skinner V. Law 6% 97% Triple; White Scores; McCarver Scores; Skinner Scores/Adv on E4/unER
t7 5-0 0 --- O STL T. Stallard V. Law -0% 97% Strikeout
t7 5-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood V. Law -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-0 2 --- O STL L. Brock V. Law -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 2-3-4
Dal Maxvill replaces Bob Skinner (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
b7 0-5 0 --- PIT B. Virdon T. Stallard -2% 95% Single
b7 0-5 0 1-- O PIT R. Clemente T. Stallard 2% 97% Flyball: 2B
b7 0-5 1 1-- PIT J. Lynch T. Stallard -3% 94% Single; Virdon to 3B/Adv on E9
b7 0-5 1 1-3 RO PIT D. Clendenon T. Stallard 2% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Virdon Scores/unER
b7 1-5 2 1-- O PIT G. Alley T. Stallard 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Vern Law facing 3-4-5
t8 5-1 0 --- O STL T. Francona V. Law -0% 97% Flyball: SS
t8 5-1 1 --- STL K. Boyer V. Law 1% 97% Double
t8 5-1 1 -2- O STL D. Groat V. Law -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t8 5-1 2 -2- O STL B. White V. Law -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 7-8-9
Mike Shannon replaces Tito Francona playing RF batting 3rd
b8 1-5 0 --- PIT J. Pagliaroni T. Stallard -3% 94% Single
Ozzie Virgil pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni (C) batting 7th
b8 1-5 0 1-- PIT D. Schofield T. Stallard -5% 89% Single; Virgil to 2B
Bill Mazeroski pinch hits for Vern Law (P) batting 9th
b8 1-5 0 12- OO PIT B. Mazeroski T. Stallard 9% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Virgil to 3B
b8 1-5 2 --3 O PIT B. Bailey T. Stallard 1% 99% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Tom Butters facing 7-8-9
Tom Butters replaces Bill Mazeroski (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ozzie Virgil moves from PR to C
t9 5-1 0 --- O STL T. McCarver T. Butters -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-1 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Butters -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-1 2 --- O STL T. Stallard T. Butters -0% 98% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Tracy Stallard facing 2-3-4
b9 1-5 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon T. Stallard 1% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
b9 1-5 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente T. Stallard 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-5 2 --- O PIT J. Lynch T. Stallard 0% 100% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

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