April 10, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 3
@BAL 2 CLE 19
@BOS 9 KCR 5
@DET 0 MIL 2
@NYY 1 OAK 9
MIN 6 MIN 7
@OAK 1 CAL 12
@SEA 5 TOR 3
CHW 1 CHC 5
NYM 2 SDP 12
@CIN 4 ATL 6
@HOU 0 SFG 8
@LAD 4 MON 9
@PHI 8 STL 8
@PIT 7

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 5,223

Sunday, April 10, 1977, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Cardinals

3-0

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  3  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    8 13  1
Pirates         4  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    7 10  1

W: C Carroll (1-0), L: J Rooker (0-1), S: J Urrea (1)

Pirates

0-3

Lost 3

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .364 1.144    0    1   0   2B
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Urrea P                   0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   1   
G Templeton SS                5   3   3   1    0   0  .400  .971    0    1   2   3B,CS
B McBride CF                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .333 1.250    0    0   0   HR
  T Scott CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .667 1.334    0    1   0   
H Cruz RF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .091  .413    0    4   0   2B
T Simmons C                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .615 1.412    0    7   0   2B
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .357 1.286    0   10   0   2B
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .231  .594    0    1   2   CS
J Davanon 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    2   3   
P Falcone P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Mumphrey PH-LF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   8  13   8    1   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (2, off G Jackson); K Hernandez (2, off J Rooker); L Brock (2, off J Rooker); H Cruz (1, off J Rooker).

3B: G Templeton (1, off L Demery).

HR: B McBride (2, off J Rooker; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: B McBride 5; G Templeton 5; T Simmons 4; K Hernandez 3; L Brock 2; H Cruz 2; K Reitz.

RBI: B McBride 3 (5); K Reitz 2 (5); G Templeton (2); K Hernandez (6); H Cruz (2).

2-out RBI: B McBride 2; H Cruz; K Hernandez; G Templeton.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 7 for 10.

FIELDING

E: H Cruz (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Templeton (1, 2nd base by R Gossage/E Ott); K Reitz (1, 2nd base by L Demery/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  3   1   0   0    2   1  .091  .468    0    2   3   2·SB
P Garner 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.096    0    0   2   2B
D Parker RF                   5   3   4   2    0   0  .571 1.285    0    3   0   2·2B
B Robinson LF                 5   2   3   4    0   1  .400 1.117    0    2   0   HR,2·SB
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .697    0    6   0   
  E Kirkpatrick 1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667    0    2   0   SH
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .364  .840    0    1   1   SF
M Dilone CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
  A Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Dyer C                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .644    0    1   1   
  G Jackson P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  O Moreno CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    0    0   0   
J Rooker P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  L Demery P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  E Ott PH-C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    5   1   
Totals                       35   7  10   7    4   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Parker 2 (2, off B Schultz, off C Carroll); P Garner (1, off P Falcone).

HR: B Robinson (1, off C Carroll; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: R Stennett (1, off P Falcone).

SH: E Kirkpatrick (1, off B Schultz).

TB: B Robinson 6; D Parker 6; P Garner 2; R Stennett; E Ott.

RBI: B Robinson 4 (6); D Parker 2 (3); R Stennett (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Robinson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robinson 2 (2, 3rd base off P Falcone/T Simmons, 2nd base off P Falcone/T Simmons); F Taveras 2 (2, 3rd base off C Carroll/T Simmons, 2nd base off C Carroll/T Simmons).

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
P Falcone                      1     3   4   4    2   1   0  36.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 3     30    -     1.07  -0.40
C Carroll, W (1-0)             4     3   2   2    1   2   1   4.50   16     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 3          1-0    0.93   0.09
B Schultz, H (1)               1.1   3   1   1    1   1   0   6.75    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.71  -0.11
J Urrea, S (1)                 2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          1-0    2.91   0.49
Totals                         9    10   7   7    4   6   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2·10          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Rooker, L (0-1)              2     9   7   7    0   1   1  31.50   15     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 9     11    -     1.00  -0.55
L Demery                       2     3   1   1    0   0   0   8.31    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 3          2-2    0.61  -0.06
G Jackson                      3     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.08   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 2· 1          0-0    0.49   0.09
R Gossage                      2     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.09
Totals                         9    13   8   8    1   5   1          39     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 4·13          2-2

P Falcone faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.
J Rooker faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: J Rooker (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 5,223.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Cloudy, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. G Templeton          SS    2. P Garner             3B 
3. B McBride            CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. H Cruz               RF    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. W Stargell           1B 
6. K Hernandez          1B    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. M Dilone             CF 
8. J Davanon            2B    8. D Dyer               C  
9. P Falcone            P     9. J Rooker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  4-3  -2-      19%  57% B McBride       J Rooker        Home Run; Templeton Scores
   b 7   0  8-6  -2-     -12%  56% B Robinson      B Schultz       Single to CF; Parker Scores
   b 1   0  2-0  -23     -11%  39% D Parker        P Falcone       Single to CF; Taveras Scores; Garner Scores; Parker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 9   1  8-7  1--      11%  90% B Robinson      J Urrea         Flyball: CF
   b 1   0  2-0  1--     -11%  51% P Garner        P Falcone       Double to LF; Taveras to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Lineout: LF
          ---      50%  G Templeton     Single to LF
          1--      52%  B McBride       Balk; Templeton to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Templeton to 3B
   R      --3      58%  H Cruz          Double to CF; Templeton Scores
          -2-      60%  T Simmons       Single to 2B; Cruz to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  K Hernandez     Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Simmons to 3B; Hernandez to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      65%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  F Taveras       Walk
          1--      51%  P Garner        Double to LF; Taveras to 3B
   RR     -23      39%  D Parker        Single to CF; Taveras Scores; Garner Scores; Parker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      32%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Parker Scores
          1--      30%  W Stargell      Robinson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      34%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      31%  R Stennett      Robinson Steals 3B
   RO     --3      29%  " "             Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      30%  M Dilone        Popfly: 1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      28%  J Davanon       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      26%  P Falcone       Strikeout Looking
          ---      28%  L Brock         Double to LF
   R      -2-      38%  G Templeton     Single to CF; Brock Scores; Templeton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -2-      57%  B McBride       Home Run; Templeton Scores
   O      ---      56%  H Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
          ---      52%  D Dyer          Walk
                  Clay Carroll replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      56%  J Rooker        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      59%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      58%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-      57%  " "             Taveras Steals 3B
          --3      56%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      61%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  T Simmons       Single to LF
          1--      75%  K Hernandez     Double to RF; Simmons to 3B
                  Larry Demery replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23      82%  K Reitz         Single to CF; Simmons Scores; Hernandez Scores
   O      1--      79%  J Davanon       Reitz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      78%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  C Carroll       Lineout: P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  W Stargell      Lineout: LF
          ---      80%  R Stennett      Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  M Dilone        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  G Templeton     Triple to LF
   R      --3      88%  B McBride       Single to CF; Templeton Scores
   O      1--      87%  H Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      86%  T Simmons       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Clay Carroll facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  D Dyer          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ed Ott pinch hits for Larry Demery batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  E Ott           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      90%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Grant Jackson facing 6-7-8
                  Grant Jackson replaces Duffy Dyer pitching and batting 8th; Ed Ott moves to C
   O      ---      89%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Davanon       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      86%  D Parker        Double to RF; Parker to 3B/Adv on E9
   RR     --3      75%  B Robinson      Home Run; Parker Scores
   O      ---      77%  W Stargell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  J Mumphrey      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      75%  L Brock         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      75%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Buddy Schultz facing 7-8-9
                  Buddy Schultz replaces Lou Brock pitching and batting 1st; Jerry Mumphrey moves to LF
   O      ---      78%  M Dilone        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  G Jackson       Flyball: RF
          ---      78%  E Ott           Single to SS
          1--      75%  F Taveras       Walk; Ott to 2B
   O      12-      82%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Grant Jackson facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Kirkpatrick replaces Willie Stargell playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      80%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  H Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  T Simmons       Double to RF
   O      -2-      79%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Buddy Schultz facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Scott replaces Bake McBride playing CF batting 3rd
          ---      69%  D Parker        Double to LF
   R      -2-      56%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Parker Scores
   O      1--      60%  E Kirkpatrick   Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Robinson to 2B
                  John Urrea replaces Buddy Schultz pitching and batting 1st
   O      -2-      66%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 3B
                  Al Oliver pinch hits for Miguel Dilone batting 7th
   O      --3      75%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-7, Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Gossage replaces Al Oliver pitching and batting 7th; Omar Moreno replaces Grant Jackson playing CF batting 8th
   O      ---      73%  K Reitz         Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  J Davanon       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, John Urrea facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  E Ott           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  F Taveras       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-7, Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  J Urrea         Walk
   O      1--      84%  G Templeton     Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      81%  T Scott         Templeton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      80%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, John Urrea facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
          ---      79%  D Parker        Single to SS
   O      1--      90%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation