September 7, 1984 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 10
@BAL 8 NYY 4
@BOS 2 CAL 16
@CHW 8 CLE 13
OAK 2 KCR 5
SEA 4 MIN 7
TEX 3 DET 7
@TOR 4
(10) CIN 1
@LAD 0 MON 7
PHI 1 NYM 10
CHC 0 PIT 4
STL 1 HOU 6
@SDP 4 SFG 5
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,077

Friday, September 7, 1984
Time of Game: 2:27

Cardinals

72-67

Lost 1

4th, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  1
Pirates         0  0  1   2  1  0   0  0  X    4 15  0

W: J Tudor (9-10), L: R Horton (9-4), S: R Scurry (4)

Pirates

62-79

Won 2

6th, 23 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .712    0    3   0   SB
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .657    0    1   3   2B
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .742    0    0   2   CS
D Green 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .271  .731    0   14   0   
L Smith LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .258  .710    0    3   0   SB
T Landrum RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .725    0    0   0   
  A Van Slyke PH-RF           0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .678    0    0   0   
D Porter C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .233  .708    0    1   1   2B
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .655    0    2   5   SB
R Horton P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .164    0    0   2   
  T Nieto PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .787    0    0   0   GDP
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .637         0   0   
  A Howe PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .226  .595    0    0   0   SF
  D Rucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   1   
  B Lyons PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .374    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    5   6                    24  14

BATTING

2B: D Porter (14, off J Tudor); T Herr (21, off J Tudor).

SF: A Howe (3, off J Tudor).

TB: T Herr 2; D Porter 2; O Smith; D Green; L Smith; T Pendleton; W McGee.

GIDP: T Nieto (2).

RBI: A Howe (9).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-D Green.

E: R Horton (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (40, 2nd base off J Tudor/T Pena); O Smith (27, 2nd base off J Tudor/T Pena); W McGee (34, 2nd base off J Tudor/T Pena).

CS: T Pendleton (3, 2nd base by J Tudor/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wynne CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .641    0    1   0   
L Lacy RF                     4   0   4   0    0   0  .314  .802    0    3   0   CS
J Ray 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .749    0    2   3   
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .254  .753    0    7   2   HR
T Pena C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .774    0    7   0   
J Morrison 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .263  .747    0    1   1   HR
B Harper LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .571    0    1   0   
  J Orsulak LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .274    0    1   0   
D Gonzalez SS                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .179  .465    0    2   3   2B,GDP
J Tudor P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .460    0    2   1   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Scurry P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  15   3    0   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Gonzalez (3, off R Horton).

HR: J Morrison (8, off R Horton; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Thompson (17, off N Allen; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: J Thompson 5; D Gonzalez 4; L Lacy 4; J Morrison 4; M Wynne 2; B Harper; T Pena; J Ray.

GIDP: D Gonzalez (2).

RBI: M Wynne (35); J Thompson (65); J Morrison (27).

2-out RBI: M Wynne.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Gonzalez-J Ray-J Thompson.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Lacy (10, 2nd base by N Allen/D Porter).

PO: L Lacy (1st base by R Horton).

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
R Horton, L (9-4)              4    10   3   2    0   1   1   3.42   21     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0·10     33    -     0.88  -0.14
N Allen                        2     4   1   1    0   0   1   3.56    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.28  -0.03
D Rucker                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.97    7     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.14   0.02
Totals                         8    15   4   3    0   1   2          36     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·15           -

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 Tudor, W (9-10)              7.2   7   1   1    4   5   0   3.51   32     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 7     62    -     1.00   0.28
K Tekulve                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.60  -0.04
R Scurry, S (4)                1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.58    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          3-0    1.18   0.11
Totals                         9     7   1   1    5   6   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7          5-0

K Tekulve faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Horton (7; L Lacy, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 4,077.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W McGee              CF    1. M Wynne              CF 
2. T Herr               2B    2. L Lacy               RF 
3. T Pendleton          3B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. D Green              1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. L Smith              LF    5. T Pena               C  
6. T Landrum            RF    6. J Morrison           3B 
7. D Porter             C     7. B Harper             LF 
8. O Smith              SS    8. D Gonzalez           SS 
9. R Horton             P     9. J Tudor              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  1--      14%  73% L Lacy          R Horton        Single; Wynne Scores/Adv on E1/unER/No RBI; Lacy to 2B
   t 5   1  3-0  1-3      11%  90% T Nieto         J Tudor         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  0-1  ---      10%  80% J Morrison      R Horton        Home Run
   t 8   2  4-1  123       8%  98% D Porter        R Scurry        Strikeout
   b 4   2  0-2  -2-       7%  86% M Wynne         R Horton        Single; Gonzalez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W McGee         Strikeout
          ---      48%  T Herr          Double
   O      -2-      51%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B-P; Herr to 3B
   O      --3      55%  D Green         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Wynne         Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  L Lacy          Single
   O      1--      51%  J Ray           Lacy Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      52%  " "             Single
          1--      55%  J Thompson      Single; Ray to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Landrum       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  J Morrison      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      51%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  D Gonzalez      Single
   O      1--      50%  J Tudor         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  O Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  R Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  M Wynne         Single
   R      1--      73%  L Lacy          Single; Wynne Scores/Adv on E1/unER/No RBI; Lacy to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      67%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Lacy to 3B
   O      --3      63%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  T Pendleton     Single
   O      1--      68%  D Green         Pendleton Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      66%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      69%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      80%  J Morrison      Home Run
   O      ---      78%  B Harper        Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  D Gonzalez      Double
   O      -2-      79%  J Tudor         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      86%  M Wynne         Single; Gonzalez Scores
          1--      87%  L Lacy          Single; Wynne to 2B
   O      12-      85%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  T Landrum       Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  D Porter        Double
          -2-      79%  O Smith         Single; Porter to 3B
                  Tom Nieto pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 9th
   OO     1-3      90%  T Nieto         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
                  Neil Allen replaces Tom Nieto pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      94%  J Thompson      Home Run
          ---      95%  T Pena          Single
   O      1--      94%  J Morrison      Flyball: LF
          1--      95%  B Harper        Single; Pena to 2B
   OO     12-      93%  D Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Orsulak replaces Brian Harper playing LF batting 7th
          ---      90%  W McGee         Single
   O      1--      93%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
          1--      92%  T Pendleton     McGee Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      96%  D Green         Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Neil Allen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  J Tudor         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Wynne         Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  L Lacy          Single
   O      1--      95%  J Ray           Lacy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, John Tudor facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--      95%  T Landrum       Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      94%  D Porter        Smith Steals 2B
          -2-      92%  " "             Walk
          12-      87%  O Smith         Walk; Smith to 3B; Porter to 2B
                  Art Howe pinch hits for Neil Allen batting 9th
   RO     123      90%  A Howe          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores; Porter to 3B
          1-3      89%  W McGee         Smith Steals 2B
   O      -23      95%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Rucker facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Rucker replaces Art Howe pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  D Green         Single
          1--      94%  L Smith         Single; Green to 2B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces John Tudor pitching and batting 9th; Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Tito Landrum batting 6th
          12-      90%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Green to 3B; Smith to 2B
                  Rod Scurry replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      98%  D Porter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Rucker facing 6-7-8
                  Andy Van Slyke moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Orsulak       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  D Gonzalez      Single
   O      1--      97%  R Scurry        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Rod Scurry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  O Smith         Popfly: 2B
                  Bill Lyons pinch hits for Dave Rucker batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Lyons         Popfly: C
   O      ---     100%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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