September 12, 1983 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 5
CLE 1 NYY 1
MIL 0 CHC 8
MON 0 PHI 2
NYM 1 PIT 7
STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 10,458

Monday, September 12, 1983
Time of Game: 3:01

Cardinals

72-70

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    5 10  0
Pirates         0  0  0   3  2  2   0  0  X    7 12  0

W: L Tunnell (9-5), L: D Cox (2-4), S: M Sarmiento (4)

Pirates

73-70

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .315  .807    0    1   0   2B
  B Lyons 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .463         2   1   
  D Green PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .747    0    0   0   
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .659    0    1   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .714    0    5   0   
G Hendrick 1B                 3   2   1   1    1   0  .319  .884    0    5   0   
A Van Slyke RF                4   1   3   1    0   0  .273  .810    0    2   0   2B
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   1   2    0   0  .295  .763    0    1   2   2B
D Porter C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .240  .756    0    3   0   
M Ramsey 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .672    0    3   1   
  S Braun PH-LF               2   1   2   1    0   0  .296  .883    0    0   0   HR
D Cox P                       2   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .190    0    0   1   GDP
  D LaPoint P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .422         0   0   
  J Lahti P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Rucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  O Sanchez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Baker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Von Ohlen P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  J Adduci PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   5  10   5    3   5                    24   6

BATTING

2B: L Smith (25, off L Tunnell); A Van Slyke (13, off L Tunnell); K Oberkfell (23, off L Tunnell).

HR: S Braun (3, off L Tunnell; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: S Braun 5; A Van Slyke 4; L Smith 3; K Oberkfell 2; G Hendrick; M Ramsey.

GIDP: D Cox (1).

RBI: K Oberkfell 2 (34); S Braun (7); A Van Slyke (34); G Hendrick (86).

2-out RBI: K Oberkfell 2; G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wynne CF                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .248  .693    0    6   1   2B
J Ray 2B                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .269  .694    0    1   5   IW
B Madlock 3B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .323  .828    0    0   1   
  J Morrison PR-3B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .866         1   0   
  L Mazzilli PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .714         0   0   
  B Harper PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .216  .653    0    0   0   
  D Frobel RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .835    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .771    0   12   0   
D Parker RF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .722    0    0   0   SF
  R Hebner 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .609         0   0   
M Easler LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .316  .808    0    0   0   
T Pena C                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .298  .752    0    5   0   2B
D Berra SS                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .248  .679    0    2   4   2B
L Tunnell P                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .149  .358    0    0   0   SH
  M Sarmiento P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   7  12   7    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Berra (20, off D Cox); M Wynne (13, off D LaPoint); T Pena (19, off D Cox).

SF: D Parker (5, off D LaPoint).

SH: L Tunnell (7, off D Cox).

IBB: J Ray (3, by J Lahti).

TB: D Berra 3; T Pena 3; M Wynne 2; B Madlock 2; D Parker; L Tunnell; B Harper; M Easler; J Ray.

RBI: B Harper 2 (19); D Berra 2 (48); T Pena (61); D Parker (60); B Madlock (65).

2-out RBI: D Berra 2; T Pena.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Wynne-J Thompson; D Berra-J Thompson.

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 Cox, L (2-4)                 4     6   4   4    1   0   0   3.25   19     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 6     33    -     1.16  -0.21
D LaPoint                      1.1   4   3   3    1   2   0   3.71    9     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 4          1-1    1.30  -0.26
J Lahti                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.16    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.39  -0.00
D Rucker                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.03    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          3-2    1.18  -0.07
S Baker                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.14    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.46   0.02
D Von Ohlen                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.51    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3   3   0          39     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2·12          6-3

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tunnell, W (9-5)             6     8   5   5    3   1   1   3.82   26     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 1· 8     34    -     0.88  -0.22
M Sarmiento, S (4)             3     2   0   0    0   4   0   3.14   11     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 2          0-0    1.22   0.21
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 3·10           -

D Cox faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
J Lahti faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
L Tunnell faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Lahti (11; J Ray).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 10,458.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Smith              LF    1. M Wynne              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. J Ray                2B 
3. W McGee              CF    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. G Hendrick           1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. A Van Slyke          RF    5. D Parker             RF 
6. K Oberkfell          3B    6. M Easler             LF 
7. D Porter             C     7. T Pena               C  
8. M Ramsey             2B    8. D Berra              SS 
9. D Cox                P     9. L Tunnell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  3-1  -23      23%  54% D Berra         D Cox           Double to CF; Easler Scores; Pena Scores
   t 1   2  0-1  12-     -17%  23% K Oberkfell     L Tunnell       Double to RF; Hendrick Scores; Van Slyke Scores
   b 5   0  3-3  12-      15%  83% B Madlock       D LaPoint       Single to CF; Wynne Scores; Ray to 3B
   b 4   2  3-0  1-3      11%  31% T Pena          D Cox           Double to RF; Madlock Scores; Easler to 3B
   b 6   1  4-5  123      10%  93% B Harper        D Rucker        Single to LF; Tunnell Scores; Wynne Scores; Ray to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Tunnell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  L Smith         Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      51%  W McGee         Flyball: SS
   R      --3      42%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Smith Scores
          1--      40%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF; Hendrick to 2B
   RR     12-      23%  K Oberkfell     Double to RF; Hendrick Scores; Van Slyke Scores
          -2-      23%  D Porter        Walk
   O      12-      25%  M Ramsey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  M Wynne         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      22%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      21%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lee Tunnell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      22%  D Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      21%  L Smith         Single to RF
   OO     1--      24%  O Smith         Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      22%  J Thompson      Flyball: RF
          ---      24%  D Parker        Single to RF
   O      1--      21%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      19%  T Pena          Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lee Tunnell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      21%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      21%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 8-9-1
          ---      26%  D Berra         Single to CF
   O      1--      24%  L Tunnell       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Berra to 2B
   O      -2-      21%  M Wynne         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Berra to 3B
   O      --3      17%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lee Tunnell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      19%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
          ---      17%  D Porter        Walk
          1--      14%  M Ramsey        Single to RF; Porter to 3B
   OO     1-3      20%  D Cox           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
          ---      24%  B Madlock       Single to CF
   O      1--      20%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      17%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
          1--      20%  M Easler        Single to RF; Madlock to 3B
   R      1-3      31%  T Pena          Double to RF; Madlock Scores; Easler to 3B
   RR     -23      54%  D Berra         Double to CF; Easler Scores; Pena Scores
   O      -2-      50%  L Tunnell       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Lee Tunnell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  M Wynne         Walk
                  Dave LaPoint replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th
          1--      68%  J Ray           Single to LF; Wynne to 2B
   R      12-      83%  B Madlock       Single to CF; Wynne Scores; Ray to 3B
                  Jim Morrison pinch runs for Bill Madlock batting 3rd
          1-3      86%  J Thompson      Walk; Morrison to 2B
   RO     123      84%  D Parker        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ray Scores
   O      12-      82%  M Easler        Strikeout
   O      12-      79%  T Pena          Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Lee Tunnell facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Morrison moves to 3B
          ---      74%  G Hendrick      Walk
   RO     1--      71%  A Van Slyke     Double to RF/Interference called; Hendrick Scores; Van Slyke out at 3B/3B
   O      ---      73%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      75%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  D Berra         Strikeout
          ---      75%  L Tunnell       Single to RF
          1--      83%  M Wynne         Double to LF; Tunnell to 3B
                  Jeff Lahti replaces Dave LaPoint pitching and batting 9th
          -23      83%  J Ray           Intentional Walk
                  Dave Rucker replaces Jeff Lahti pitching and batting 9th; Brian Harper pinch hits for Lee Mazzilli batting 3rd; Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Jim Morrison batting 3rd
   RR     123      93%  B Harper        Single to LF; Tunnell Scores; Wynne Scores; Ray to 2B
   O      12-      92%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ray to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  D Parker        Lineout: P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Lee Tunnell facing 8-9-1
                  Richie Hebner replaces Dave Parker playing 3B batting 5th; Doug Frobel replaces Brian Harper playing RF batting 3rd; Steve Braun pinch hits for Mike Ramsey batting 8th
   R      ---      83%  S Braun         Home Run
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Lee Tunnell pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Sanchez pinch hits for Dave Rucker batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  O Sanchez       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Steve Baker facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Baker replaces Orlando Sanchez pitching and batting 9th; Bill Lyons replaces Lonnie Smith playing 2B batting 1st; Steve Braun moves to LF
   O      ---      89%  M Easler        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      90%  T Pena          Single to 3B
   O      1--      88%  D Berra         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      87%  M Sarmiento     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Manny Sarmiento facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  W McGee         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  G Hendrick      Lineout: CF
          ---      91%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  K Oberkfell     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dave Von Ohlen facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Von Ohlen replaces Steve Baker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  M Wynne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  D Frobel        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Manny Sarmiento facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      92%  S Braun         Single to RF
                  Jim Adduci pinch hits for Dave Von Ohlen batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  J Adduci        Flyball: CF
                  David Green pinch hits for Bill Lyons batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  D Green         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation