September 8, 1984 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
MIL 3 NYY 12
@BOS 6 CAL 6
@CHW 5 OAK 9
@CLE 5 KCR 5
SEA 4 MIN 5
TEX 4 DET 10
@TOR 4 LAD 6
CIN 3 MON 4
PHI 0 CHC 6
@NYM 0 STL 9
@PIT 2 SFG 4
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 8,807

Saturday, September 8, 1984
Time of Game: 2:22

Cardinals

73-67

Won 1

3rd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  1   0  3  2   1  0  0    9 15  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2 11  1

W: J Andujar (19-11), L: L McWilliams (9-10)

Pirates

62-80

Lost 1

6th, 24 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .715    0    4   0   2B
T Herr 2B                     4   2   2   1    1   0  .270  .666    0    0   2   HR
  B Lyons 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .374         1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .733    0    2   0   
D Green 1B                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .273  .739    0    9   1   HR
L Smith LF                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .262  .724    0    0   0   3B,2B,SB
  A Van Slyke RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .676    0    0   0   
T Landrum RF-LF               5   1   1   1    0   1  .282  .721    0    2   0   2B
O Smith SS                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .246  .660    0    3   4   2B
G Brummer C                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .226  .551    0    5   0   
J Andujar P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .435    0    1   1   SH
Totals                       41   9  15   9    1   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Smith (17, off L McWilliams); O Smith (18, off J Winn); T Landrum (9, off L McWilliams); W McGee (15, off L McWilliams).

3B: L Smith (4, off L McWilliams).

HR: D Green (14, off J Winn; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); T Herr (4, off J Winn; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: J Andujar (7, off L McWilliams).

TB: L Smith 6; T Herr 5; D Green 5; O Smith 3; W McGee 3; G Brummer 2; T Landrum 2; T Pendleton.

RBI: L Smith 3 (43); D Green 2 (54); T Herr (43); O Smith (34); G Brummer (3); T Landrum (21).

2-out RBI: D Green.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (41, 2nd base off L McWilliams/M May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wynne CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .641    0    2   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Page PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.127    0    0   0   2B
L Lacy RF                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .312  .799    0    2   1   2B
J Ray 2B                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .757    0    2   3   HR
J Thompson 1B                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .756    0    9   0   
  E Vargas PR-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .391    0    7   0   
J Morrison 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .747    0    0   5   2B
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .547    0    1   2   
B Harper LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .233  .600    0    2   1   2B
D Gonzalez SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .200  .533    0    1   3   3B
L McWilliams P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .138  .276    0    1   2   
  J Winn P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Orsulak PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .254    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   2  11   2    1   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: B Harper (2, off J Andujar); L Lacy (19, off J Andujar); M Page (1, off J Andujar); J Morrison (10, off J Andujar).

3B: D Gonzalez (1, off J Andujar).

HR: J Ray (3, off J Andujar; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: J Ray 5; D Gonzalez 4; B Harper 3; J Morrison 2; L Lacy 2; M Page 2; J Thompson; M Wynne.

RBI: J Ray (46); L Lacy (61).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Gonzalez (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Harper (2nd base by J Andujar).

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
J Andujar, W (19-11)           9    11   2   2    1   5   1   3.12   38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·11     61    -     0.58   0.15
Totals                         9    11   2   2    1   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·11           -

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 McWilliams, L (9-10)         4.1  11   6   6    1   0   0   2.63   25     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0·11     16    -     0.97  -0.33
J Winn                         2.2   4   3   3    0   1   2   3.86   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 4          1-0    0.10  -0.02
K Tekulve                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   9    1   2   2          43     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 1·15          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Andujar (5; B Harper, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 8,807.

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. J Morrison           3B 
6. T Landrum            RF    6. M May                C  
7. O Smith              SS    7. B Harper             LF 
8. G Brummer            C     8. D Gonzalez           SS 
9. J Andujar            P     9. L McWilliams         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  3-0  1--     -13%  62% L Lacy          J Andujar       Double; Wynne Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3      10%  67% D Green         L McWilliams    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McGee Scores; Herr to 3B
   t 5   1  1-3  1--       9%  86% L Smith         L McWilliams    Double; Pendleton Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  63% T Herr          L McWilliams    Single; McGee to 3B
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3       9%  75% L Smith         L McWilliams    Single; Herr Scores; Green to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W McGee         Single
          1--      63%  T Herr          Single; McGee to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  T Pendleton     Popfly: 1B
   R      1-3      67%  D Green         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McGee Scores; Herr to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  L Smith         Single; Herr Scores; Green to 3B
          1-3      76%  T Landrum       Smith Steals 2B
   O      -23      71%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -23      66%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  M Wynne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  J Ray           Single
          1--      67%  J Thompson      Single; Ray to 2B
   O      12-      71%  J Morrison      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  G Brummer       Single
   O      1--      73%  J Andujar       Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; Brummer to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      71%  T Herr          Walk
   O      12-      68%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  B Harper        Strikeout
          ---      70%  D Gonzalez      Single
   O      1--      73%  L McWilliams    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
          ---      75%  D Green         Single
   RO     1--      80%  L Smith         Triple to LF; Green Scores; Smith out at Hm/LF-C-3B-P
   O      ---      79%  T Landrum       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  M Wynne         Single
   R      1--      62%  L Lacy          Double; Wynne Scores
   O      -2-      67%  J Ray           Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      71%  J Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-      75%  J Morrison      Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  G Brummer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      72%  J Andujar       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      73%  W McGee         Double
   O      -2-      71%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  M May           Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  B Harper        Double
   O      -2-      76%  D Gonzalez      Harper Picked off 2B (P-SS)
          ---      72%  " "             Triple
   O      --3      77%  L McWilliams    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry McWilliams facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  T Pendleton     Single
   O      1--      77%  D Green         Flyball: RF
   R      1--      86%  L Smith         Double; Pendleton Scores
   R      -2-      92%  T Landrum       Double; Smith Scores
   R      -2-      95%  O Smith         Single; Landrum Scores
                  Jim Winn replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  G Brummer       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      94%  J Andujar       Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  M Wynne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  L Lacy          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      96%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jim Winn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      98%  T Herr          Home Run
   O      ---      98%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
   R      ---      99%  D Green         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  J Thompson      Walk
                  Eddie Vargas pinch runs for Jason Thompson batting 4th
   O      1--      99%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  M May           Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  B Harper        Single; Vargas to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Winn facing 6-7-8
                  Eddie Vargas moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  T Landrum       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  O Smith         Double
   R      -2-     100%  G Brummer       Single; Smith Scores; Brummer to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-     100%  J Andujar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  W McGee         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Joaquin Andujar facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Jim Winn batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Orsulak       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Wynne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Lacy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Marvell Wynne pitching and batting 1st; Joe Orsulak moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Green         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Joaquin Andujar facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Lyons replaces Tom Herr playing 2B batting 2nd; Tito Landrum moves to LF; Andy Van Slyke replaces Lonnie Smith playing RF batting 5th
   R      ---     100%  J Ray           Home Run
   O      ---     100%  E Vargas        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  J Morrison      Double
   O      -2-     100%  M May           Groundout: 1B-P; Morrison to 3B
   O      --3     100%  B Harper        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Landrum       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Mitchell Page pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 1st
          ---     100%  M Page          Double
   O      -2-     100%  L Lacy          Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 2.

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