September 11, 1966 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BOS 2
(10) CHW 4
WSA 1 CAL 8
@CLE 2 KCA 5
DET 1 MIN 11
BAL 6 LAD 4
HOU 0 LAD 1
HOU 0 ATL 8
@NYM 3 PHI 9
CIN 3 STL 4
@PIT 3 CHC 4
@SFG 3 SFG 2
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 17,859

Sunday, September 11, 1966
Time of Game: 2:29

Cardinals

74-70

Won 2

5th, 10 GB

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

W: D Hughes (1-0), L: B Veale (14-11)

Pirates

83-61

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .230  .604    0    3   5   
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .288  .757    0    1   0   
C Flood CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .649    0    1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .300  .844    0   17   0   CS,IW
M Shannon RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .814    0    0   0   
T McCarver C                  3   0   2   2    1   0  .285  .764    0    5   0   
E Spiezio 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .227  .636    0    0   5   HR
  C Smith 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .694         0   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .260  .646    0    0  10   
A Jackson P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .191  .512    0    0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .661    0    0   0   
  D Hughes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
Totals                       33   4   9   4    3   7                    27  20

BATTING

HR: E Spiezio (1, off B Veale; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: D Hughes (1, off P Mikkelsen).

IBB: O Cepeda (10, by R Face).

TB: E Spiezio 4; T McCarver 2; C Flood; M Shannon; J Javier; L Brock; D Maxvill; O Cepeda.

RBI: T McCarver 2 (62); M Shannon (52); E Spiezio (2).

2-out RBI: T McCarver 2; M Shannon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Spiezio-J Javier-O Cepeda.

E: O Cepeda (14); A Jackson (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Cepeda (8, Home by B Veale/J May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Alley SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .765    0    1   3   2B
M Mota CF-LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .886    0    1   0   SH
  P Mikkelsen P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .423         0   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .327  .908    0    0   1   2B,GDP
D Clendenon 1B                3   1   1   1    1   1  .301  .861    0    8   3   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .708    0    4   3   
B Bailey LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .822    0    1   0   
  M Alou PH-CF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .347  .809    0    0   0   
J Pagan 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .671    0    2   1   
J May C                       3   0   1   0    0   2  .245  .676    0    9   1   2B
B Veale P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .351    0    1   1   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Stargell PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .952    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   4   1    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Alley (25, off A Jackson); R Clemente (26, off A Jackson); J May (4, off A Jackson).

SH: M Mota (3, off A Jackson).

TB: R Clemente 2; G Alley 2; J May 2; D Clendenon.

GIDP: R Clemente (12).

RBI: D Clendenon (81).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: J May (4).

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
A Jackson                      6     4   3   2    1   2   0   2.51   23     -       ·  ·     15· 1· 0· 4     55    -     0.89  -0.08
D Hughes, W (1-0)              3     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.96   0.36
Totals                         9     4   3   2    2   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     20· 2· 0· 4           -

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 (14-11)             7     7   4   4    2   5   1   3.23   29     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 7     50    -     1.28  -0.00
R Face, BS (4)                 1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.47    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-2    4.96  -0.26
P Mikkelsen                    1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.11    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.92   0.03
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 9          2-2

B Veale faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Mikkelsen (3).

IBB: R Face (5; O Cepeda).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 17,859.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Javier             2B    1. G Alley              SS 
2. L Brock              LF    2. M Mota               CF 
3. C Flood              CF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. M Shannon            RF    5. B Mazeroski          2B 
6. T McCarver           C     6. B Bailey             LF 
7. E Spiezio            3B    7. J Pagan              3B 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. J May                C  
9. A Jackson            P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-2  123      42%  71% T McCarver      R Face          Single to RF; Brock Scores; Cepeda Scores; Shannon out at 3B/RF-C-3B
   t 8   1  3-2  123     -18%  30% M Shannon       R Face          Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Brock to 3B; Cepeda to 2B
   t 8   0  3-2  1--      13%  46% L Brock         B Veale         Single to RF; Javier to 2B
   t 5   0  3-1  ---      12%  35% E Spiezio       B Veale         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3      10%  60% M Shannon       B Veale         Single to CF; Flood Scores; Cepeda to 2B

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%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  C Flood         Single to LF
          1--      50%  O Cepeda        Single to CF; Flood to 3B
   R      1-3      60%  M Shannon       Single to CF; Flood Scores; Cepeda to 2B
          12-      63%  T McCarver      Single to RF; Cepeda to 3B; Shannon to 2B
   O      123      56%  E Spiezio       Cepeda Caught Stealing Hm (P-C)
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  G Alley         Double to LF
          -2-      42%  M Mota          Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Alley to 3B
   ROO    1-3      49%  R Clemente      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Alley Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      50%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  E Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Javier        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Jackson facing 8-9-1
          ---      38%  J May           Double to LF
   O      -2-      42%  B Veale         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      46%  G Alley         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  M Mota          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  O Cepeda        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      45%  M Shannon       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      44%  T McCarver      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Jackson facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  R Clemente      Double to RF
   R      -2-      27%  D Clendenon     Single to CF; Clemente Scores
   RO     1--      21%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B; Clendenon Scores/No RBI/Adv on E3 (throw to 3B)/unER
   O      ---      23%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      35%  E Spiezio       Home Run
   O      ---      32%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  A Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Al Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  J May           Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  B Veale         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  G Alley         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  C Flood         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      25%  O Cepeda        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Al Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
          ---      27%  D Clendenon     Walk
   O      1--      29%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      25%  M Shannon       Flyball: LF
          ---      30%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--      24%  E Spiezio       Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      26%  D Maxvill       Passed Ball; McCarver to 2B
          -2-      28%  " "             Walk
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Al Jackson batting 9th
   O      12-      20%  P Gagliano      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Hughes facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Hughes replaces Phil Gagliano pitching and batting 9th; Matty Alou pinch hits for Bob Bailey batting 6th
   O      ---      22%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  J May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
                  Manny Mota moves to LF; Matty Alou moves to CF
          ---      33%  J Javier        Single to LF
          1--      46%  L Brock         Single to RF; Javier to 2B
                  Roy Face replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      46%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B; Javier to 3B; Brock to 2B
          -23      47%  O Cepeda        Intentional Walk
   O      123      30%  M Shannon       Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Brock to 3B; Cepeda to 2B
   RRO    123      71%  T McCarver      Single to RF; Brock Scores; Cepeda Scores; Shannon out at 3B/RF-C-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Dick Hughes facing 9-1-2
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Roy Face batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  G Alley         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pete Mikkelsen facing 7-8-9
                  Pete Mikkelsen replaces Manny Mota pitching and batting 2nd; Willie Stargell moves to LF
   O      ---      83%  E Spiezio       Strikeout
          ---      85%  D Maxvill       Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  D Hughes        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
          -2-      84%  J Javier        Wild Pitch; Maxvill to 3B
   O      --3      82%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Dick Hughes facing 3-4-5
                  Charley Smith replaces Ed Spiezio playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      90%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
          ---      91%  B Mazeroski     Walk
   O      1--     100%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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