October 2, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 2,348

Friday, October 2, 1981, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Cardinals

57-43

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  0  3   0  0  2    7 11  3
Pirates         0  0  0   2  5  0   0  0  1    8 12  4

W: K Tekulve (5-5), L: B Sutter (3-5)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

46-54

Won 1

4th, 11 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     5   2   3   0    0   0  .269  .675    0    2   3   SB
G Templeton SS                5   1   1   1    0   4  .289  .711    0    2   3   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   2    1   2  .308  .872    0    9   1   2B
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   1   
  S Braun LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .706         0   0   
G Hendrick CF                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .283  .834    0    3   0   HR
D Iorg RF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .325  .768    0    2   0   
  T Landrum PH-RF             2   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .667    0    0   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   0   0    2   1  .288  .720    0    0   4   GDP
D Porter C                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .229  .788    0    5   1   HR
G Roof LF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .298  .792    0    0   0   
  S Lezcano PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .769    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100         0   0   
D LaPoint P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Kaat P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .944         0   0   
  L DeLeon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Sanchez PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .733    0    0   0   
  B Shirley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300         0   0   
  G Tenace PH-1B              1   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .819    0    1   1   
Totals                       39   7  11   5    6  12                    25  14

BATTING

2B: K Hernandez (27, off P Perez).

HR: G Hendrick (18, off R Scurry; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Porter (6, off R Scurry; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: G Hendrick 4; D Porter 4; T Herr 3; K Hernandez 3; G Templeton; O Sanchez; T Landrum; D Iorg.

GIDP: K Oberkfell (11).

RBI: K Hernandez 2 (47); G Templeton (32); D Porter (30); G Hendrick (61).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2; D Porter; G Templeton.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

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

E: G Roof (2); D Iorg (3); G Templeton (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Herr (20, 2nd base off P Perez/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .280  .690    0    2   0   2B
T Foli SS                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .249  .587    0    0   3   SH
D Parker RF                   3   2   1   1    2   0  .258  .741    0    2   0   GDP,IW
B Robinson LF                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .235  .625    0    1   0   IW
  M Easler PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .765    0    0   0   2B
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   2   4    0   1  .236  .880    0    7   0   2B
T Pena C                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .708    0   12   0   2B
D Berra 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .622    0    0   2   
J Ray 2B                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .669    0    3   3   GDP,IW
P Perez P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .363    0    0   0   SH
  K Bevacqua PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .720    0    0   0   
  R Scurry P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .396    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   8  12   6    5   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: M Easler (18, off B Sutter); J Thompson (12, off J Kaat); T Pena (9, off M Littell); O Moreno (18, off J Kaat).

SH: P Perez (2, off D LaPoint); T Foli (14, off B Sutter).

IBB: D Parker (2, by B Sutter); B Robinson (1, by J Kaat); J Ray (2, by M Littell).

TB: J Thompson 3; T Pena 3; T Foli 2; M Easler 2; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; D Parker; D Berra; J Ray.

GIDP: D Parker (5); J Ray (2).

RBI: J Thompson 4 (40); D Parker (48); M Easler (41).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Foli-J Ray-J Thompson.

E: D Berra (7); B Robinson (2); D Parker (7); J Thompson (7).

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
D LaPoint                      3.1   6   2   2    1   2   0   4.22   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 6     41    -     1.12  -0.24
J Kaat                         1     4   5   4    1   0   0   3.40    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          3-0    1.76  -0.21
L DeLeon                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.38  -0.02
B Shirley                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.42    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.05
M Littell                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.39    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.36   0.01
B Sutter, L (3-5)              0.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   2.62    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    3.22  -0.37
Totals                         8.1  12   8   7    5   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1·12          4-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Perez                        6     8   5   0    3   8   0   3.96   31     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 8     51    -     1.05  -0.10
R Scurry, BS (2)               2.2   3   2   2    3   4   2   3.77   13     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.73  -0.23
K Tekulve, W (5-5)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.40    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.40   0.06
Totals                         9    11   7   2    6  12   2          45     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1·11          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Littell (7; J Ray); B Sutter (8; D Parker); J Kaat (8; B Robinson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 2,348.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 39° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Herr               2B    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. G Templeton          SS    2. T Foli               SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Hendrick           CF    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. D Iorg               RF    5. J Thompson           1B 
6. K Oberkfell          3B    6. T Pena               C  
7. D Porter             C     7. D Berra              3B 
8. G Roof               LF    8. J Ray                2B 
9. D LaPoint            P     9. P Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  7-6  ---     -37%  60% D Porter        R Scurry        Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 9   1  7-7  12-      30% 100% M Easler        B Sutter        Double to CF (LF-CF); Moreno Scores; Parker to 3B
   t 3   2  0-0  12-     -23%  28% D Iorg          P Perez         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Herr Scores/No RBI/unER; Hernandez Scores/No RBI/unER; Iorg to 3B
   b 4   1  2-0  1--      19%  48% B Robinson      D LaPoint       Single to SS; Parker Scores/Adv on E6; Robinson to 3B
   b 4   1  2-2  123     -18%  50% J Ray           J Kaat          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Herr          Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  G Templeton     Strikeout
          1--      43%  K Hernandez     Single to LF; Herr to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
   O      1-3      55%  D Iorg          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  O Moreno        Lineout: 1B
          ---      55%  T Foli          Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  D Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  K Oberkfell     Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      53%  G Roof          Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  D LaPoint       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  T Herr          Single to 3B; Herr to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      48%  G Templeton     Strikeout
          -2-      46%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      12-      51%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
   RR     12-      28%  D Iorg          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Herr Scores/No RBI/unER; Hernandez Scores/No RBI/unER; Iorg to 3B
          --3      27%  K Oberkfell     Walk
   O      1-3      31%  D Porter        Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave LaPoint facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      28%  D Berra         Popfly: CF
          ---      31%  J Ray           Single to CF
   O      1--      29%  P Perez         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ray to 2B
   O      -2-      25%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pascual Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      27%  G Roof          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      28%  D LaPoint       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  T Herr          Single to RF
          1--      26%  G Templeton     Herr Steals 2B
   O      -2-      29%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave LaPoint facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      26%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
          ---      29%  D Parker        Walk
   R      1--      48%  B Robinson      Single to SS; Parker Scores/Adv on E6; Robinson to 3B
   R      --3      56%  J Thompson      Single to CF; Robinson Scores
          1--      60%  T Pena          Single to RF; Thompson to 2B
          12-      68%  D Berra         Single to LF; Thompson to 3B; Pena to 2B
                  Jim Kaat replaces Dave LaPoint pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      50%  J Ray           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pascual Perez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  D Iorg          Single to RF (CF-RF); Iorg to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      56%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  P Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  O Moreno        Double to LF
          -2-      66%  T Foli          Single to LF; Moreno to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  D Parker        Single to LF (LF-CF); Moreno Scores; Foli to 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on E7
          -23      81%  B Robinson      Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      95%  J Thompson      Double to CF (CF-RF); Foli Scores; Parker Scores; Robinson Scores
                  Luis DeLeon replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      94%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B; Thompson to 3B
   RO     --3      96%  D Berra         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Thompson Scores/No RBI/unER; Berra out at 2B/2B-SS
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Pascual Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  G Roof          Strikeout
                  Orlando Sanchez pinch hits for Luis DeLeon batting 9th
          ---      97%  O Sanchez       Single to LF (LF-CF)
          1--      96%  T Herr          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
   R      12-      93%  G Templeton     Single to RF; Sanchez Scores/unER; Herr to 3B
   RR     1-3      82%  K Hernandez     Double to RF; Herr Scores/unER; Templeton Scores/unER
   O      -2-      86%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bob Shirley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Shirley replaces Orlando Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Pascual Perez batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Rod Scurry facing 5-6-7
                  Rod Scurry replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 9th; Tito Landrum pinch hits for Dane Iorg batting 5th
          ---      77%  T Landrum       Single to CF (CF-RF)
   OO     1--      89%  K Oberkfell     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      87%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      90%  G Roof          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bob Shirley facing 2-3-4
                  Tito Landrum moves to RF
   O      ---      89%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Rod Scurry facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Tenace pinch hits for Bob Shirley batting 9th
          ---      81%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      87%  T Herr          Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      91%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Littell replaces Keith Hernandez pitching and batting 3rd; Gene Tenace moves to 1B
   O      ---      94%  J Thompson      Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      95%  T Pena          Double to RF
   O      -2-      94%  D Berra         Popfly: CF
          -2-      94%  J Ray           Intentional Walk
   O      12-      93%  R Scurry        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Rod Scurry facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      85%  G Hendrick      Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      92%  T Landrum       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
   R      ---      60%  D Porter        Home Run (Deep RF)
                  Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Gene Roof batting 8th
          ---      57%  S Lezcano       Walk
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Rod Scurry pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      63%  G Tenace        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 7-7, Bruce Sutter facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Sixto Lezcano pitching and batting 8th; Steve Braun replaces Mark Littell playing LF batting 3rd
          ---      70%  O Moreno        Walk
   O      1--      69%  T Foli          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Moreno to 2B
          -2-      70%  D Parker        Intentional Walk
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Bill Robinson batting 4th
   R      12-     100%  M Easler        Double to CF (LF-CF); Moreno Scores; Parker to 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation