April 26, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
@BAL 5 CLE 4
TEX 3 CHW 5
@DET 4 MIL 11
KCR 1 CAL 7
@MIN 1 MIN 5
CAL 2 TOR 2
@NYY 1 OAK 9
@SEA 4 PHI 6
@CHC 2 HOU 1
CIN 0 LAD 3
SDP 2 MON 8
NYM 4 MON 7
NYM 6 STL 3
@PIT 2 SFG 3
ATL 1 SFG 8
ATL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 8,139

Sunday, April 26, 1981, 1:40PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Cardinals

9-2

Won 8

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Kaat (1-0), L: G Jackson (1-1), S: B Sutter (4)

Pirates

4-6

Lost 2

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   0   1   0    1   2  .333  .948    0    2   4   3B,IW
T Scott CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .326  .826    0    1   0   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .364 1.008    0   11   1   
G Hendrick RF                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .326 1.049    0    2   0   HR,SF
S Lezcano LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .793    0    3   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .787    0    4   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .606    0    2   2   GDP
T Herr 2B                     4   1   3   0    0   1  .300  .868    0    1   4   2B,SB
S Martinez P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  G Tenace PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .983    0    0   0   
  J Edelen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Kaat P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  T Landrum PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Herr (2, off R Scurry).

3B: G Templeton (4, off R Scurry).

HR: G Hendrick (3, off R Scurry; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: G Hendrick (1, off K Tekulve).

IBB: G Templeton (1, by G Jackson).

TB: G Hendrick 5; T Herr 4; G Templeton 3; S Lezcano; K Hernandez; T Scott; T Landrum.

GIDP: K Oberkfell (1).

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (11); T Landrum (1).

2-out RBI: T Landrum.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Templeton-T Herr-K Hernandez; K Oberkfell-K Hernandez.

E: K Oberkfell (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Herr (1, 2nd base off G Jackson/S Nicosia).

PO: G Templeton (1st base by G Jackson).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .474    0    5   0   
T Foli SS                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .294  .686    0    3   2   2·2B
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .421    0    6   0   
M Easler LF                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .303  .657    0    0   0   SF
B Madlock 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .355  .794    0    1   3   
  D Berra 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .535         0   0   
  J Milner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .222  .873    0    6   0   
  P Garner PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Nicosia C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .379    0    4   0   GDP
  W Stargell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
V Law 2B                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .080  .271    0    2   1   
R Scurry P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    3   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: T Foli 2 (2, 2 off S Martinez).

SF: M Easler (2, off S Martinez).

TB: T Foli 4; B Madlock; M Easler; V Law.

GIDP: S Nicosia (2).

RBI: M Easler 2 (4).

2-out RBI: M Easler.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. V Law-T Foli-J Thompson.

E: G Jackson (1).

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
S Martinez                     6     5   2   2    2   3   0   2.25   24     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 3     55    -     1.04   0.00
J Edelen                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.04
J Kaat, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.10
B Sutter, S (4)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.18
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 3· 3           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Scurry                       7.1   8   2   2    1   4   1   1.26   30     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 8     57    -     1.17   0.13
K Tekulve, BS (2)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-1    3.44   0.01
G Jackson, L (1-1)             1     2   1   1    1   0   0   1.35    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.97  -0.32
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   4   1          38     -       ·  ·      7·14· 1·10          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Jackson (1; G Templeton).

PO: G Jackson (0; G Templeton, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 8,139.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 55° F, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Templeton          SS    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. T Scott              CF    2. T Foli               SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Hendrick           RF    4. M Easler             LF 
5. S Lezcano            LF    5. B Madlock            3B 
6. D Porter             C     6. J Thompson           1B 
7. K Oberkfell          3B    7. S Nicosia            C  
8. T Herr               2B    8. V Law                2B 
9. S Martinez           P     9. R Scurry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-2  -2-      37%  84% T Landrum       G Jackson       Single to CF; Herr Scores; Landrum to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 8   1  2-1  1--      16%  41% K Hernandez     R Scurry        Single to RF; Scott to 3B
   t 4   0  1-0  ---      13%  50% G Hendrick      R Scurry        Home Run
   b 4   1  1-1  12-      10%  50% S Nicosia       S Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-     -10%  37% M Easler        S Martinez      Single to CF; Foli Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rod Scurry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Scott         Popfly: 2B
          ---      48%  K Hernandez     Walk
          1--      50%  G Hendrick      Single to RF; Hernandez to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Silvio Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      43%  T Foli          Double to CF
   O      -2-      47%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      37%  M Easler        Single to CF; Foli Scores
   O      1--      39%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rod Scurry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
          ---      36%  T Herr          Single to RF
   O      1--      34%  S Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Silvio Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      33%  S Nicosia       Walk
          1--      30%  V Law           Single to 3B/Bunt; Nicosia to 2B
   OO     12-      38%  R Scurry        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rod Scurry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  T Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Silvio Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  T Foli          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      37%  D Parker        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rod Scurry facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  G Hendrick      Home Run
          ---      54%  S Lezcano       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      44%  K Oberkfell     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Silvio Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Easler        Popfly: SS
          ---      44%  B Madlock       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      40%  J Thompson      Walk; Madlock to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  S Nicosia       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rod Scurry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  T Herr          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  S Martinez      Flyball: CF
          ---      49%  G Templeton     Triple to RF (CF-RF)
   O      --3      44%  T Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Silvio Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Scurry        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rod Scurry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  K Hernandez     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      44%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Silvio Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  T Foli          Double to RF
   O      -2-      34%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B; Foli to 3B
   RO     --3      28%  M Easler        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Foli Scores
          ---      27%  B Madlock       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      29%  J Thompson      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rod Scurry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      25%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      22%  K Oberkfell     Lineout: CF
          ---      26%  T Herr          Double to LF
                  Gene Tenace pinch hits for Silvio Martinez batting 9th
   O      -2-      20%  G Tenace        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Edelen facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Edelen replaces Gene Tenace pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  V Law           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      24%  R Scurry        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rod Scurry facing 1-2-3
                  Dale Berra replaces Bill Madlock playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---      19%  G Templeton     Flyball: RF
          ---      25%  T Scott         Single to LF
          1--      41%  K Hernandez     Single to RF; Scott to 3B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Rod Scurry pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      48%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores; Hernandez to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  S Lezcano       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Kaat replaces Joe Edelen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  T Foli          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Grant Jackson facing 6-7-8
                  Grant Jackson replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      40%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  T Herr          Single to RF
                  Tito Landrum pinch hits for Jim Kaat batting 9th
          1--      47%  T Landrum       Herr Steals 2B
   R      -2-      84%  " "             Single to CF; Herr Scores; Landrum to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      85%  G Templeton     Intentional Walk
          12-      85%  T Scott         Templeton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Landrum to 3B; Templeton to 2B
   O      -23      82%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Sutter facing 4-5-6
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Tito Landrum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  M Easler        Groundout: SS-1B
                  John Milner pinch hits for Dale Berra batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      91%  J Thompson      Walk
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Steve Nicosia batting 7th; Phil Garner pinch runs for Jason Thompson batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation