September 15, 1965 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 6,725

Wednesday, September 15, 1965, 8:17PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Cardinals

72-73

Won 2

7th, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   2  0  1   0  0  3    7 13  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3  7  0

W: R Sadecki (5-13), L: B Veale (16-11), S: N Briles (4)

Pirates

79-69

Lost 2

5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .286  .797    0    1   0   SB,SH,IW
C Flood CF                    6   0   5   5    0   0  .306  .779    0    2   0   2B
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   0    2   0  .258  .644    0    1   1   GDP
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .708    0    0   4   IW
B White 1B                    4   1   1   0    1   3  .284  .834    0    8   0   3B
J Buchek 2B                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .233  .643    0    2   3   3B
B Uecker C                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .246  .710    0    6   0   2B
B Tolan RF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .167  .400    0    7   0   
R Sadecki P                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .188  .470    0    0   0   
  N Briles P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   7  13   7   10   9                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Uecker (7, off J Gibbon); C Flood (28, off B Veale).

3B: J Buchek (2, off D Schwall); B White (3, off W Wood).

SH: L Brock (11, off J Gibbon).

IBB: K Boyer (3, by J Gibbon); L Brock (6, by D Cardwell).

TB: C Flood 6; J Buchek 4; B Uecker 3; B White 3; D Groat; R Sadecki; B Tolan.

GIDP: D Groat (10).

RBI: C Flood 5 (77); J Buchek (14); B Tolan (5).

2-out RBI: C Flood 2.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-J Buchek-B White.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (59, 2nd base off B Veale/D Crandall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bailey LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .262  .711    0    0   0   
M Mota CF                     1   0   1   0    2   0  .284  .731    0    1   0   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .762    0    0   0   
  B Virdon CF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .720    0    0   0   
A Rodgers 3B                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .289  .735    0    1   1   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .834    0    6   0   GDP
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .617    0    4   3   
W Stargell RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .812    0    2   0   
G Alley SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .651    0    1   3   
D Crandall C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .567    0   11   0   
  G Spriggs PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A McBean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .509         0   1   
  R Clemente PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .335  .852    0    0   0   
  W Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Cardwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .537         0   0   
B Veale P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .093  .217    0    0   0   
  D Schwall P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .529    0    0   0   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .294         0   1   
  J Pagliaroni PH-C           2   1   1   1    0   0  .267  .758    0    1   0   2B
Totals                       33   3   7   3    7   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Pagliaroni (13, off R Sadecki).

TB: J Pagliaroni 2; M Mota; A Rodgers; B Virdon; B Bailey; D Crandall; J Lynch.

GIDP: D Clendenon (11).

RBI: J Lynch (16); A Rodgers (23); J Pagliaroni (51).

2-out RBI: J Pagliaroni; A Rodgers; J Lynch.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Mazeroski-G Alley-D Clendenon; D Crandall.

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, W (5-13)            6.2   3   3   3    6   6   0   5.67   28     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 3     56    -     0.90   0.23
N Briles, S (4)                2.1   4   0   0    1   0   0   3.44   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 4          2-2    1.84   0.02
Totals                         9     7   3   3    7   6   0          40     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 7          2-2

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 (16-11)             3.2   3   3   3    7   8   0   2.93   21     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3     44    -     1.12  -0.19
D Schwall                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.13    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 1          3-0    0.85   0.06
J Gibbon                       2     3   1   1    2   0   0   4.56   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.52  -0.03
A McBean                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.99   0.05
W Wood                         0     3   3   3    0   0   0   3.16    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.65  -0.12
D Cardwell                     1     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.30  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   7   7   10   9   0          48     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2·13          5-2

W Wood faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Veale (17); D Cardwell (8).

IBB: J Gibbon (5; K Boyer); D Cardwell (1; L Brock).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 6,725.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. B Bailey             LF 
2. C Flood              CF    2. M Mota               CF 
3. D Groat              SS    3. A Rodgers            3B 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. B White              1B    5. B Mazeroski          2B 
6. J Buchek             2B    6. W Stargell           RF 
7. B Uecker             C     7. G Alley              SS 
8. B Tolan              RF    8. D Crandall           C  
9. R Sadecki            P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  123      18%  83% C Flood         B Veale         Single; Buchek Scores; Sadecki Scores; Brock to 3B
   b 7   2  4-2  1-3     -13%  67% A Rodgers       N Briles        Single; Bailey Scores; Lynch to 2B
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-      12%  64% C Flood         B Veale         Double; Brock Scores
   b 7   2  4-1  12-      -9%  80% J Lynch         N Briles        Single; Pagliaroni Scores; Bailey to 3B
   b 7   2  4-3  12-       9%  76% D Clendenon     N Briles        Flyball: RF

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      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  D Groat         Single
          1--      49%  K Boyer         Wild Pitch; Groat to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Bailey        Strikeout
          ---      45%  M Mota          Single to 2B
          1--      42%  A Rodgers       Walk; Mota to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  D Clendenon     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B White         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Buchek        Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  B Uecker        Walk
   O      1--      45%  B Tolan         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
   O      ---      47%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  R Sadecki       Strikeout
          ---      50%  L Brock         Walk
          1--      52%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      64%  " "             Double; Brock Scores
          -2-      66%  D Groat         Walk
   O      12-      62%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      12-      58%  B White         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  D Crandall      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      62%  B Veale         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      63%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  J Buchek        Walk
   O      1--      64%  B Uecker        Strikeout
   O      1--      61%  B Tolan         Flyball: RF
          1--      63%  R Sadecki       Walk; Buchek to 2B
          12-      66%  L Brock         Walk; Buchek to 3B; Sadecki to 2B
   RR     123      83%  C Flood         Single; Buchek Scores; Sadecki Scores; Brock to 3B
          1-3      84%  D Groat         Walk; Flood to 2B
                  Don Schwall replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      81%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Sadecki facing 2-3-4
          ---      77%  M Mota          Walk
   O      1--      80%  A Rodgers       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      83%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
          1--      81%  B Mazeroski     Walk; Mota to 2B
   O      12-      85%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Schwall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  B White         Strikeout
          ---      88%  J Buchek        Triple
   O      --3      85%  B Uecker        Lineout: 2B
   O      --3      83%  B Tolan         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Crandall      Strikeout Looking
                  Jose Pagan pinch hits for Don Schwall batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  J Pagan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Jose Pagan pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  R Sadecki       Single to 2B
   O      1--      89%  L Brock         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sadecki to 2B
   R      -2-      94%  C Flood         Single; Sadecki Scores; Flood to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      93%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-1B; Flood to 3B
          --3      93%  K Boyer         Intentional Walk
          1-3      94%  B White         Walk; Boyer to 2B
   O      123      92%  J Buchek        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  M Mota          Walk
   O      1--      94%  A Rodgers       Flyball: SS
          1--      92%  D Clendenon     Walk; Mota to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joe Gibbon facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  B Uecker        Double
   O      -2-      96%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF; Uecker to 3B
   OO     --3      94%  R Sadecki       Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  W Stargell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  D Crandall      Single
                  Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Joe Gibbon batting 9th; George Spriggs pinch runs for Del Crandall batting 8th
   R      1--      91%  J Pagliaroni    Double; Spriggs Scores
          -2-      89%  B Bailey        Walk
                  Nelson Briles replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Manny Mota batting 2nd
   R      12-      80%  J Lynch         Single; Pagliaroni Scores; Bailey to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  A Rodgers       Single; Bailey Scores; Lynch to 2B
   O      12-      76%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Al McBean facing 1-2-3
                  Al McBean replaces George Spriggs pitching and batting 8th; Jim Pagliaroni moves to C; Bill Virdon replaces Jerry Lynch playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---      74%  L Brock         Lineout: 1B
          ---      76%  C Flood         Single
   O      1--      74%  D Groat         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      72%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
          ---      71%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      78%  G Alley         Flyball: RF
                  Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Al McBean batting 8th
   O      1--      85%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Roberto Clemente pitching and batting 8th
          ---      92%  B White         Triple
   R      --3      94%  J Buchek        Single; White Scores
          1--      97%  B Uecker        Single; Buchek to 3B
                  Don Cardwell replaces Wilbur Wood pitching and batting 8th
   R      1-3      98%  B Tolan         Single; Buchek Scores; Uecker to 2B
   O      12-      98%  N Briles        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Tolan to 2B
          12-      98%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Tolan to 3B; Briles to 2B
          -23      98%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      123      99%  C Flood         Single; Tolan Scores; Briles to 3B; Brock to 2B
   OO     123      98%  D Groat         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  B Bailey        Single
          1--      96%  B Virdon        Single; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Rodgers       Lineout: LF
   O      12-     100%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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