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MIL
@BAL		4
5
MIN
@CAL		3
2
TEX
@CHW		5
3
NYY
@CLE		4
1
BOS
@DET		1
5
OAK
@KCR		16
4
CIN
@ATL		9
2
LAD
@HOU		5
4		 
(13)
CHC
@MON		1
3
PHI
@NYM		7
9		 
(11)
STL
@PIT		8
2
SDP
@SFG		2
4
Saturday, September 20, 1975 2:15PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 13,493, Time of Game: 3:00
Cardinals
8
79-75
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
 at Pirates
2
88-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
L: Jim Rooker (13-10)
S: Al Hrabosky (22)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  1  0   0  5  1    8 13  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2  7  4

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 .312 .771 -0.015 0.93 0.099 -0.113 -0.9 1 0 SB,GDP
Bake McBride CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .303 .769 0.014 1.19 0.093 -0.079 1.2 5 0 SH
Willie Davis RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .735 -0.096 0.92 0.002 -0.097 -0.7 1 0
Ted Simmons C 5 0 2 1 0 1 .336 .896 -0.053 0.87 0.035 -0.088 0.5 6 1
Reggie Smith 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .297 .864 0.117 1.01 0.149 -0.033 1.1 5 0
   Larry Lintz PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 .540 0.080 1.55 0.080 0.000 0.7 SB
   Keith Hernandez PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .658 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 2 0
Ken Reitz 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .274 .651 -0.073 0.80 0.026 -0.099 -1.1 2 1
Mario Guerrero SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .247 .584 0.072 0.75 0.095 -0.023 1.5 2 1 HBP
   Mick Kelleher SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .652 0.015 1.35 0.065 -0.051 0.2 2 3
   Ron Fairly PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 .903 0.003 1.51 0.003 0.000 0.2 IW
   Ted Sizemore 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .596 0.002 0.04 0.002 0.000 0.7 1 2
Eric Rasmussen P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .367 0.052 1.51 0.097 -0.045 0.6 0 2
   Al Hrabosky P 2 1 1 1 0 0 .231 .564 0.032 1.17 0.032 0.000 0.5 0 0
Team Totals 40 8 13 6 4 5 .325 .725 0.149 0.99 0.778 -0.629 3.9 27 10
SH: B McBride (5, off J Rooker).
IBB: R Fairly (9, by D Giusti).
HBP: M Guerrero (2, by L Demery).
TB: M Guerrero 2; L Brock 2; T Simmons 2; B McBride 2; K Reitz; T Sizemore; A Hrabosky; R Smith; W Davis.
GIDP: L Brock (7).
RBI: B McBride 2 (36); A Hrabosky (4); L Brock (47); T Simmons (94); R Smith (73).
2-out RBI: B McBride 2; R Smith; T Simmons; L Brock.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 19.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Guerrero-T Sizemore-K Hernandez.
PB: T Simmons (26).
E: M Guerrero (13).
Baserunning
SB: L Lintz (21, 2nd base off D Giusti/M Sanguillen); L Brock (54, 2nd base off R Hernandez/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .291 .719 0.005 1.61 0.123 -0.118 -0.1 1 4 IW
Richie Hebner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 .722 -0.189 2.47 0.018 -0.207 -1.0 1 2
Al Oliver CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .763 -0.190 2.99 0.065 -0.255 -1.2 1 0
Willie Stargell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .297 .898 -0.103 1.02 0.011 -0.114 0.6 9 0 2B
Dave Parker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .899 -0.075 0.99 0.012 -0.087 -0.2 4 0
Richie Zisk LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288 .848 -0.090 0.77 0.000 -0.090 -1.5 4 0 GDP
Duffy Dyer C 2 1 2 0 1 0 .218 .611 0.239 1.41 0.239 0.000 1.6 3 0 2·2B
   Miguel Dilone PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.125 3.19 0.000 -0.125 -0.6 CS
   Manny Sanguillen C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .330 .848 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 2 0
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .218 .556 0.119 1.50 0.178 -0.060 0.5 2 1 SB
Jim Rooker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .239 -0.093 1.95 0.000 -0.093 -0.7 0 3 SH
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .705 0.152 2.77 0.152 0.000 0.7 2B
   Omar Moreno PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dave Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .664 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ramon Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Demery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .448 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie Randolph PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .494 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Team Totals 32 2 7 1 4 6 .219 .649 -0.353 1.59 0.798 -1.152 -2.1 27 10
2B: W Stargell (31, off A Hrabosky); D Dyer 2 (5, 2 off E Rasmussen); E Kirkpatrick (5, off E Rasmussen).
SH: J Rooker (9, off E Rasmussen).
IBB: R Stennett (1, by A Hrabosky).
TB: D Dyer 4; E Kirkpatrick 2; F Taveras 2; W Stargell 2; R Stennett.
GIDP: R Zisk (12).
RBI: R Stennett (61).
2-out RBI: R Stennett.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Stennett-F Taveras-W Stargell.
PB: M Sanguillen (15).
E: D Giusti (3); J Rooker (4); D Parker 2 (9).
Baserunning
SB: F Taveras (17, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons).
CS: M Dilone (2, 2nd base by E Rasmussen/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric Rasmussen, W (5-4) 6.1 6 1 1 2 5 0 3.57 27 60 0.047 1.63 0.8
Al Hrabosky, S (22) 2.2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1.78 10 2 0 0.306 1.50 1.3
Team Totals 9 7 2 1 4 6 0 1.00 37 60 2 0 0.353 0.99 2.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker, L (13-10) 7 7 2 1 1 3 0 3.02 31 59 0.087 1.19 1.2
Dave Giusti 0.2 0 3 3 3 1 0 3.01 5 0 0 -0.117 1.43 -1.0
Ramon Hernandez 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.05 3 2 2 -0.108 0.48 -3.0
Larry Demery 1.1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2.82 7 2 1 -0.009 0.06 -1.1
Team Totals 9 13 8 6 4 5 0 6.00 46 59 4 3 -0.147 1.59 -3.9
R Hernandez faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: J Rooker (1).
WP: None.
HBP: L Demery (3; M Guerrero).
IBB: D Giusti (16; R Fairly); A Hrabosky (8; R Stennett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 13,493.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Rennie Stennett 2B
2 Bake McBride CF 2 Richie Hebner 3B
3 Willie Davis RF 3 Al Oliver CF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Willie Stargell 1B
5 Reggie Smith 1B 5 Dave Parker RF
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Richie Zisk LF
7 Mario Guerrero SS 7 Duffy Dyer C
8 Mike Tyson 2B 8 Frank Taveras SS
9 Eric Rasmussen P 9 Jim Rooker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-2 1 123 O PIT R. Hebner A. Hrabosky 16% 61% Flyball: 3B
b7 1-2 2 123 O PIT A. Oliver A. Hrabosky 15% 76% Lineout: SS
b7 1-2 1 -2- PIT E. Kirkpatrick E. Rasmussen -15% 46% Double to RF; Taveras to 3B
b7 1-2 0 1-- O PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen 13% 70% Dilone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 1-0 2 1-3 R STL R. Smith J. Rooker 12% 77% Single; McBride Scores; Simmons to 3B

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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' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Rooker -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- STL B. McBride J. Rooker 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O STL W. Davis J. Rooker -2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; McBride to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons J. Rooker -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner E. Rasmussen 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver E. Rasmussen 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Smith J. Rooker -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- STL K. Reitz J. Rooker 3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- STL M. Guerrero J. Rooker 4% 54% Single to CF; Reitz to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- STL M. Tyson J. Rooker 7% 61% Fielder's Choice 2B; Reitz to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
t2 0-0 1 123 R STL E. Rasmussen J. Rooker 10% 70% Reached on E1/Bunt; Reitz Scores/No RBI/unER; Guerrero to 3B; Tyson to 2B
t2 1-0 1 123 O STL L. Brock J. Rooker -7% 63% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 123 O STL B. McBride J. Rooker -7% 57% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell E. Rasmussen 2% 59% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen 2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk E. Rasmussen 1% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
t3 1-0 0 --- O STL W. Davis J. Rooker -2% 60% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 1 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Rooker -1% 59% Flyball: 2B
t3 1-0 2 --- O STL R. Smith J. Rooker -1% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- PIT D. Dyer E. Rasmussen -8% 50% Double to LF
b3 0-1 0 -2- PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen -9% 41% Single to CF; Dyer to 3B
b3 0-1 0 1-3 O PIT J. Rooker E. Rasmussen 5% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 2B
b3 0-1 1 -23 O PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen 10% 56% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 2 -23 PIT R. Hebner E. Rasmussen -2% 54% Walk
b3 0-1 2 123 O PIT A. Oliver E. Rasmussen 9% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Rooker -2% 61% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 1 --- STL M. Guerrero J. Rooker 2% 64% Single to LF
t4 1-0 1 1-- STL M. Tyson J. Rooker 2% 65% Balk; Guerrero to 2B
t4 1-0 1 -2- O STL M. Tyson J. Rooker -3% 62% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 1-0 2 -2- O STL E. Rasmussen J. Rooker -3% 59% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell E. Rasmussen 3% 62% Flyball: 3B
b4 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen 2% 64% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk E. Rasmussen 1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Rooker -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- STL B. McBride J. Rooker 3% 65% Single to P/Bunt
t5 1-0 1 1-- O STL W. Davis J. Rooker -3% 62% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 2 1-- STL T. Simmons J. Rooker 3% 65% Single; McBride to 3B
t5 1-0 2 1-3 R STL R. Smith J. Rooker 12% 77% Single; McBride Scores; Simmons to 3B
t5 2-0 2 1-3 O STL K. Reitz J. Rooker -4% 73% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- PIT D. Dyer E. Rasmussen -8% 65% Double to LF
b5 0-2 0 -2- O PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen 6% 71% Flyball: 2B
b5 0-2 1 -2- O PIT J. Rooker E. Rasmussen 4% 75% Lineout: CF; Dyer to 3B
b5 0-2 2 --3 R PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen -11% 64% Single to SS; Dyer Scores
b5 1-2 2 1-- O PIT R. Hebner E. Rasmussen 3% 67% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
t6 2-1 0 --- O STL M. Guerrero J. Rooker -2% 65% Foul Flyball: RF
t6 2-1 1 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Rooker -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-1 2 --- O STL E. Rasmussen J. Rooker -1% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
b6 1-2 0 --- PIT A. Oliver E. Rasmussen -7% 56% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b6 1-2 0 1-- O PIT W. Stargell E. Rasmussen 6% 62% Lineout: CF
b6 1-2 1 1-- O PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen 5% 67% Flyball: LF
b6 1-2 2 1-- O PIT R. Zisk E. Rasmussen 4% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
t7 2-1 0 --- STL L. Brock J. Rooker 4% 74% Single to LF
t7 2-1 0 1-- O STL B. McBride J. Rooker -1% 73% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 2B
t7 2-1 1 -2- O STL W. Davis J. Rooker -3% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 3B
t7 2-1 2 --3 O STL T. Simmons J. Rooker -4% 66% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
b7 1-2 0 --- PIT D. Dyer E. Rasmussen -8% 58% Walk
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Duffy Dyer (C) batting 7th
b7 1-2 0 1-- O PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen 13% 70% Dilone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 1-2 1 --- PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen -5% 65% Single to CF
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jim Rooker (P) batting 9th
b7 1-2 1 1-- PIT E. Kirkpatrick E. Rasmussen -4% 61% Taveras Steals 2B
b7 1-2 1 -2- PIT E. Kirkpatrick E. Rasmussen -15% 46% Double to RF; Taveras to 3B
Al Hrabosky replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
Omar Moreno pinch runs for Ed Kirkpatrick (PH) batting 9th
b7 1-2 1 -23 PIT R. Stennett A. Hrabosky -1% 45% Intentional Walk
b7 1-2 1 123 O PIT R. Hebner A. Hrabosky 16% 61% Flyball: 3B
b7 1-2 2 123 O PIT A. Oliver A. Hrabosky 15% 76% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
Dave Giusti replaces Omar Moreno (PR) pitching and batting 9th
Manny Sanguillen replaces Miguel Dilone (PR) playing C batting 7th
t8 2-1 0 --- STL R. Smith D. Giusti 3% 79% Walk
Larry Lintz pinch runs for Reggie Smith (1B) batting 5th
t8 2-1 0 1-- STL K. Reitz D. Giusti 3% 82% Lintz Steals 2B
t8 2-1 0 -2- O STL K. Reitz D. Giusti -4% 78% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-1 1 -2- STL M. Guerrero D. Giusti 1% 79% Walk
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
t8 2-1 1 12- STL R. Fairly D. Giusti 5% 84% Guerrero Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lintz to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
t8 2-1 1 -23 STL R. Fairly D. Giusti 0% 85% Intentional Walk
t8 2-1 1 123 RO STL A. Hrabosky D. Giusti 3% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lintz Scores; Guerrero to 3B
Ramon Hernandez replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 2 1-3 R STL L. Brock R. Hernandez 6% 94% Single to RF; Guerrero Scores; Hrabosky to 3B/Adv on E9
t8 4-1 2 1-3 STL B. McBride R. Hernandez 0% 94% Brock Steals 2B
t8 4-1 2 -23 RR STL B. McBride R. Hernandez 4% 98% Single; Hrabosky Scores; Brock Scores
t8 6-1 2 1-- STL W. Davis R. Hernandez 0% 99% Single to CF; McBride to 3B
Larry Demery replaces Ramon Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-1 2 1-3 R STL T. Simmons L. Demery 1% 99% Single to RF; McBride Scores; Davis to 3B
Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Larry Lintz (PR) batting 5th
t8 7-1 2 1-3 O STL K. Hernandez L. Demery -0% 99% Strikeout
5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
Keith Hernandez moves from PH to 1B
Ted Sizemore replaces Ron Fairly (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
b8 1-7 0 --- PIT W. Stargell A. Hrabosky -1% 98% Double
b8 1-7 0 -2- PIT D. Parker A. Hrabosky -1% 97% Walk
b8 1-7 0 12- OO PIT R. Zisk A. Hrabosky 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
b8 1-7 2 --3 R PIT M. Sanguillen A. Hrabosky -0% 99% Passed Ball; Stargell Scores/unER
b8 2-7 2 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen A. Hrabosky 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 6-7-8
t9 7-2 0 --- O STL K. Reitz L. Demery -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 7-2 1 --- STL M. Guerrero L. Demery 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
t9 7-2 1 1-- STL T. Sizemore L. Demery 0% 100% Single to RF; Guerrero to 3B/Adv on E9
t9 7-2 1 1-3 R STL A. Hrabosky L. Demery 0% 100% Passed Ball; Guerrero Scores/unER; Sizemore to 2B
t9 8-2 1 -2- STL A. Hrabosky L. Demery 0% 100% Single to RF; Sizemore to 3B
t9 8-2 1 1-3 OO STL L. Brock L. Demery -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 8-9-1
Mick Kelleher replaces Mario Guerrero playing SS batting 7th
b9 2-8 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras A. Hrabosky 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Willie Randolph pinch hits for Larry Demery (P) batting 9th
b9 2-8 1 --- O PIT W. Randolph A. Hrabosky 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 2-8 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett A. Hrabosky 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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