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13
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5
Friday, September 7, 1984
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 4,077, Time of Game: 2:27
Cardinals
1
72-67
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
 at Pirates
4
62-79
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 23 GB
W: John Tudor (9-10)
L: Ricky Horton (9-4)
S: Rod Scurry (4)
 
                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

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie McGee CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .285 .712 -0.058 0.79 0.034 -0.092 -0.4 3 0 SB
Tom Herr 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .657 -0.032 0.93 0.041 -0.073 -0.4 1 3 2B
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .319 .742 -0.084 0.98 0.032 -0.116 -0.9 0 2 CS
David Green 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .271 .731 -0.026 0.66 0.026 -0.052 -0.4 14 0
Lonnie Smith LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .258 .711 0.002 0.75 0.053 -0.052 0.3 3 0 SB
Tito Landrum RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .725 -0.060 0.85 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 0 0
   Andy Van Slyke PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 .678 0.043 1.48 0.043 0.000 0.3 0 0
Darrell Porter C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .233 .708 -0.032 1.23 0.059 -0.091 -0.2 1 1 2B
Ozzie Smith SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 .655 0.074 1.19 0.116 -0.042 0.8 2 5 SB
Ricky Horton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .163 -0.017 0.70 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 2
   Tom Nieto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .787 -0.110 2.02 0.000 -0.110 -1.1 GDP
   Neil Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .636 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Art Howe PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 .595 -0.038 2.53 0.000 -0.038 -0.0 SF
   Dave Rucker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bill Lyons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .374 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
Team Totals 31 1 7 1 5 6 .226 .615 -0.347 0.98 0.404 -0.752 -3.1 24 14
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marvell Wynne CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 .641 0.089 0.69 0.113 -0.024 0.9 1 0
Lee Lacy RF 4 0 4 0 0 0 .314 .802 0.131 0.66 0.174 -0.043 1.2 3 0 CS
Johnny Ray 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .749 -0.049 0.60 0.012 -0.061 -0.9 2 3
Jason Thompson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .254 .753 0.040 0.60 0.071 -0.030 0.8 7 2 HR
Tony Pena C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .773 -0.077 0.84 0.007 -0.085 -0.5 7 0
Jim Morrison 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .263 .747 0.073 0.53 0.105 -0.032 0.2 1 1 HR
Brian Harper LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .221 .571 -0.023 0.49 0.007 -0.030 0.0 1 0
   Joe Orsulak LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .274 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 1 0
Denny Gonzalez SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 .179 .465 0.023 0.32 0.042 -0.019 -0.2 2 3 2B,GDP
John Tudor P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .460 -0.049 0.60 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 2 1
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rod Scurry P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 15 3 0 1 .417 1.028 0.153 0.57 0.531 -0.378 0.3 27 10
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).
Pickoffs: L Lacy (1st base by R Horton).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ricky Horton, L (9-4) 4 10 3 2 0 1 1 3.42 21 33 -0.144 0.87 -1.2
Neil Allen 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 3.56 8 0 0 -0.026 0.21 -0.1
Dave Rucker 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.97 7 0 0 0.016 0.10 0.9
Team Totals 8 15 4 3 0 1 2 3.38 36 33 0 0 -0.154 0.98 -0.3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Tudor, W (9-10) 7.2 7 1 1 4 5 0 3.51 32 62 0.280 0.95 2.2
Kent Tekulve 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.08 1 2 0 -0.043 1.48 -0.3
Rod Scurry, S (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.58 4 3 0 0.110 1.09 1.2
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 5 6 0 1.00 37 62 5 0 0.347 0.57 3.1
K Tekulve faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Horton (7; L Lacy, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 4,077.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Willie McGee CF 1 Marvell Wynne CF
2 Tom Herr 2B 2 Lee Lacy RF
3 Terry Pendleton 3B 3 Johnny Ray 2B
4 David Green 1B 4 Jason Thompson 1B
5 Lonnie Smith LF 5 Tony Pena C
6 Tito Landrum RF 6 Jim Morrison 3B
7 Darrell Porter C 7 Brian Harper LF
8 Ozzie Smith SS 8 Denny Gonzalez SS
9 Ricky Horton P 9 John Tudor P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 0 1-- R PIT L. Lacy R. Horton 14% 73% Single; Wynne Scores/Adv on E1/unER/No RBI; Lacy to 2B
t5 0-3 1 1-3 OO STL T. Nieto J. Tudor 11% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 1-0 0 --- R PIT J. Morrison R. Horton 10% 80% Home Run
t8 1-4 2 123 O STL D. Porter R. Scurry 8% 98% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 -2- R PIT M. Wynne R. Horton 7% 86% Single; Gonzalez Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Tudor facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL W. McGee J. Tudor 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- STL T. Herr J. Tudor -4% 48% Double
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL T. Pendleton J. Tudor 3% 51% Groundout: 1B-P; Herr to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O STL D. Green J. Tudor 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Wynne R. Horton -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT L. Lacy R. Horton 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT J. Ray R. Horton -4% 51% Lacy Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- PIT J. Ray R. Horton 1% 52% Single
b1 0-0 2 1-- PIT J. Thompson R. Horton 3% 55% Single; Ray to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 O PIT T. Pena R. Horton -5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Tudor facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Smith J. Tudor 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Landrum J. Tudor 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Porter J. Tudor 1% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Morrison R. Horton -2% 53% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Harper R. Horton -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- PIT D. Gonzalez R. Horton 1% 52% Single
b2 0-0 2 1-- O PIT J. Tudor R. Horton -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Tudor facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Smith J. Tudor 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL R. Horton J. Tudor 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O STL W. McGee J. Tudor 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- PIT M. Wynne R. Horton 4% 59% Single
b3 0-0 0 1-- R PIT L. Lacy R. Horton 14% 73% Single; Wynne Scores/Adv on E1/unER/No RBI; Lacy to 2B
b3 1-0 0 -2- O PIT J. Ray R. Horton -4% 69% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 1 -2- O PIT J. Thompson R. Horton -3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lacy to 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 O PIT T. Pena R. Horton -3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Tudor facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O STL T. Herr J. Tudor 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- STL T. Pendleton J. Tudor -3% 63% Single
t4 0-1 1 1-- O STL D. Green J. Tudor 5% 68% Pendleton Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
t4 0-1 2 --- STL D. Green J. Tudor -2% 67% Walk
t4 0-1 2 1-- O STL L. Smith J. Tudor 3% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- R PIT J. Morrison R. Horton 10% 80% Home Run
b4 2-0 0 --- O PIT B. Harper R. Horton -1% 78% Flyball: LF
b4 2-0 1 --- PIT D. Gonzalez R. Horton 3% 81% Double
b4 2-0 1 -2- O PIT J. Tudor R. Horton -2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-0 2 -2- R PIT M. Wynne R. Horton 7% 86% Single; Gonzalez Scores
b4 3-0 2 1-- PIT L. Lacy R. Horton 1% 87% Single; Wynne to 2B
b4 3-0 2 12- O PIT J. Ray R. Horton -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' John Tudor facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- O STL T. Landrum J. Tudor 2% 87% Flyball: RF
t5 0-3 1 --- STL D. Porter J. Tudor -4% 84% Double
t5 0-3 1 -2- STL O. Smith J. Tudor -5% 79% Single; Porter to 3B
Tom Nieto pinch hits for Ricky Horton (P) batting 9th
t5 0-3 1 1-3 OO STL T. Nieto J. Tudor 11% 90% 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, Cardinals' Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
Neil Allen replaces Tom Nieto (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-0 0 --- R PIT J. Thompson N. Allen 4% 94% Home Run
b5 4-0 0 --- PIT T. Pena N. Allen 1% 95% Single
b5 4-0 0 1-- O PIT J. Morrison N. Allen -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b5 4-0 1 1-- PIT B. Harper N. Allen 1% 95% Single; Pena to 2B
b5 4-0 1 12- OO PIT D. Gonzalez N. Allen -2% 93% 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, Pirates' John Tudor facing 1-2-3
Joe Orsulak replaces Brian Harper playing LF batting 7th
t6 0-4 0 --- STL W. McGee J. Tudor -3% 90% Single
t6 0-4 0 1-- O STL T. Herr J. Tudor 2% 93% Flyball: CF
t6 0-4 1 1-- STL T. Pendleton J. Tudor -1% 92% McGee Steals 2B
t6 0-4 1 -2- O STL T. Pendleton J. Tudor 2% 94% Popfly: 3B
t6 0-4 2 -2- O STL D. Green J. Tudor 2% 96% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Neil Allen facing 9-1-2
b6 4-0 0 --- O PIT J. Tudor N. Allen -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O PIT M. Wynne N. Allen -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b6 4-0 2 --- PIT L. Lacy N. Allen 0% 95% Single
b6 4-0 2 1-- O PIT J. Ray N. Allen -0% 95% Lacy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' John Tudor facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- STL L. Smith J. Tudor -3% 92% Walk
t7 0-4 0 1-- O STL T. Landrum J. Tudor 2% 95% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 0-4 1 1-- STL D. Porter J. Tudor -1% 94% Smith Steals 2B
t7 0-4 1 -2- STL D. Porter J. Tudor -2% 92% Walk
t7 0-4 1 12- STL O. Smith J. Tudor -5% 87% Walk; Smith to 3B; Porter to 2B
Art Howe pinch hits for Neil Allen (P) batting 9th
t7 0-4 1 123 RO STL A. Howe J. Tudor 4% 90% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores; Porter to 3B
t7 1-4 2 1-3 STL W. McGee J. Tudor -1% 89% Smith Steals 2B
t7 1-4 2 -23 O STL W. McGee J. Tudor 6% 95% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Dave Rucker facing 3-4-5
Dave Rucker replaces Art Howe (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-1 0 --- O PIT J. Ray D. Rucker -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- O PIT J. Thompson D. Rucker -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 2 --- O PIT T. Pena D. Rucker -0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' John Tudor facing 2-3-4
t8 1-4 0 --- O STL T. Herr J. Tudor 2% 96% Flyball: LF
t8 1-4 1 --- O STL T. Pendleton J. Tudor 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- STL D. Green J. Tudor -1% 96% Single
t8 1-4 2 1-- STL L. Smith J. Tudor -2% 94% Single; Green to 2B
Kent Tekulve replaces John Tudor pitching and batting 9th
Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Tito Landrum (RF) batting 6th
t8 1-4 2 12- STL A. Van Slyke K. Tekulve -4% 90% Walk; Green to 3B; Smith to 2B
Rod Scurry replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-4 2 123 O STL D. Porter R. Scurry 8% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Dave Rucker facing 6-7-8
Andy Van Slyke moves from PH to RF
b8 4-1 0 --- O PIT J. Morrison D. Rucker -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 4-1 1 --- O PIT J. Orsulak D. Rucker -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-1 2 --- PIT D. Gonzalez D. Rucker 0% 97% Single
b8 4-1 2 1-- O PIT R. Scurry D. Rucker -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Rod Scurry facing 8-9-1
t9 1-4 0 --- O STL O. Smith R. Scurry 2% 99% Popfly: 2B
Bill Lyons pinch hits for Dave Rucker (P) batting 9th
t9 1-4 1 --- O STL B. Lyons R. Scurry 1% 100% Popfly: C
t9 1-4 2 --- O STL W. McGee R. Scurry 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

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