July 4, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 22,810

Monday, July 4, 1977, 2:35PM
Time of Game: 2:06

Cardinals

43-36

Lost 3

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: K Tekulve (6-1), L: R Eastwick (3-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Pirates

41-37

Won 2

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Scott CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .832    0    2   0   CS
D Kessinger SS-2B             4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .632    0    4   1   2B
H Cruz LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .750    0    0   0   2B
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522         0   1   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .852    0   11   1   
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .289  .792    0    0   1   
M Anderson RF                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .243  .726    0    1   0   HR
D Rader C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .766    0    4   2   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .582    0    2   3   
  T Simmons PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .337  .936    0    0   0   
  G Templeton PR-SS           0   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .739         0   0   CS
B Schultz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         0   0   
  C Carroll P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   1   
  J Urrea P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .476    0    0   0   
  J Mumphrey LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .900    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   4                    24  10

BATTING

2B: H Cruz (13, off T Forster); D Kessinger (3, off T Forster).

HR: M Anderson (3, off T Forster; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: M Anderson 6; H Cruz 2; D Kessinger 2; K Reitz; C Carroll; T Scott.

RBI: M Anderson 2 (9); H Cruz (24).

2-out RBI: H Cruz.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tyson-K Hernandez.

PB: D Rader (1).

E: C Carroll (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Templeton (10, 2nd base by K Tekulve/E Ott); T Scott (9, 2nd base by T Forster/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .574    0    1   4   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .713    0    1   3   CS
D Parker RF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .330  .924    0    5   0   HR,CS
R Stennett 2B                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .327  .803    0    6   0   HR
A Oliver LF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .290  .779    0    3   0   
J Fregosi 1B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .818    0    4   0   
E Ott C                       3   1   1   2    0   0  .271  .792    0    4   2   HR
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .631    0    3   0   
T Forster P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   1   
  L Demery P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         0   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .777    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
Totals                       28   4   6   4    2   3                    27  10

BATTING

HR: R Stennett (4, off C Carroll; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Parker (12, off R Eastwick; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); E Ott (4, off J Urrea; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: D Parker 4; R Stennett 4; E Ott 4; J Fregosi 2; P Garner.

RBI: E Ott 2 (17); D Parker (52); R Stennett (32).

2-out RBI: E Ott 2.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-J Fregosi-F Taveras-P Garner.

E: R Stennett (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Parker (13, 2nd base by C Carroll/D Rader); P Garner (4, 2nd base by R Eastwick/D Rader).

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
B Schultz                      0     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.37    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·       50    -                
C Carroll                      5     3   1   1    1   1   1   2.39   18     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 3          0-0    1.05   0.17
J Urrea, BS (3)                2     1   2   2    1   2   1   3.99    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.26  -0.21
R Eastwick, L (3-3)            1     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.68    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.69  -0.26
Totals                         8     6   4   4    2   3   3          30     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 6           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Forster                      7     8   3   3    1   4   1   5.64   29     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 3· 8     52    -     0.84  -0.04
L Demery                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.59    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
K Tekulve, W (6-1)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.14
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   4   1          35     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 4· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Forster (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 22,810.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Scott              CF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. D Kessinger          SS    2. P Garner             3B 
3. H Cruz               LF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. K Hernandez          1B    4. R Stennett           2B 
5. K Reitz              3B    5. A Oliver             LF 
6. M Anderson           RF    6. J Fregosi            1B 
7. D Rader              C     7. E Ott                C  
8. M Tyson              2B    8. O Moreno             CF 
9. B Schultz            P     9. T Forster            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  3-3  ---      36% 100% D Parker        R Eastwick      Home Run
   b 7   2  3-1  1--      35%  52% E Ott           J Urrea         Home Run; Oliver Scores
   t 4   0  1-1  1--     -19%  27% M Anderson      T Forster       Home Run; Reitz Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  -2-     -12%  52% H Cruz          T Forster       Double to RF; Kessinger Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  66% R Stennett      C Carroll       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Forster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  T Scott         Single to CF
   OO     1--      54%  D Kessinger     Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B; Scott out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      ---      55%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
                  Clay Carroll replaces Buddy Schultz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  F Taveras       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      51%  P Garner        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Forster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  K Reitz         Strikeout
          ---      53%  M Anderson      Single to SS
          1--      51%  D Rader         Walk; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-      55%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      66%  R Stennett      Home Run
   O      ---      64%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  J Fregosi       Single to LF
   OO     1--      61%  E Ott           Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Terry Forster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  C Carroll       Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  D Kessinger     Double to LF
   R      -2-      52%  H Cruz          Double to RF; Kessinger Scores
          -2-      51%  K Hernandez     Wild Pitch; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      55%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Clay Carroll facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  T Forster       Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  F Taveras       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Taveras to 1B
   O      1--      50%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Terry Forster facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  K Reitz         Single to RF
   RR     1--      27%  M Anderson      Home Run; Reitz Scores
   O      ---      28%  D Rader         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      30%  M Tyson         Lineout: RF
          ---      29%  C Carroll       Single to CF
   O      1--      31%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Clay Carroll facing 3-4-5
          ---      35%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--      28%  R Stennett      Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      26%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      26%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  H Cruz          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      28%  K Hernandez     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
          ---      34%  J Fregosi       Single to LF
   O      1--      29%  E Ott           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      31%  O Moreno        Passed Ball; Ott to 2B
   O      -2-      26%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ott to 3B
   O      --3      22%  T Forster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Terry Forster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  K Reitz         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      22%  M Anderson      Single to RF
   O      1--      24%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      1--      25%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, John Urrea facing 1-2-3
                  John Urrea replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      20%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      18%  D Parker        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Terry Forster facing 9-1-2
          ---      16%  J Urrea         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Urrea to 1B
   O      1--      18%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      21%  D Kessinger     Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      21%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, John Urrea facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      22%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      17%  J Fregosi       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      52%  E Ott           Home Run; Oliver Scores
   O      ---      50%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry Demery facing 3-4-5
                  Larry Demery replaces Terry Forster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  H Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  K Hernandez     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      61%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Rawly Eastwick facing 9-1-2
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Hector Cruz pitching and batting 3rd; Jerry Mumphrey replaces John Urrea playing LF batting 9th; Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Larry Demery batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  J Hairston      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      53%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Parker        Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jerry Hairston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  M Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th
          ---      57%  T Simmons       Walk
                  Garry Templeton pinch runs for Ted Simmons batting 8th
   O      1--      64%  J Mumphrey      Templeton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Rawly Eastwick facing 3-4-5
                  Don Kessinger moves to 2B; Garry Templeton moves to SS
   R      ---     100%  D Parker        Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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