April 12, 1985 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
TOR 2 OAK 15
CAL 6 SEA 2
MIN 1 MIL 11
@TEX 6 SDP 7
@ATL 3 MON 5
@CHC 1 HOU 8
PHI 3 SFG 4
@LAD 1 NYM 1
CIN 0 PIT 6
STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 47,335

Friday, April 12, 1985
Time of Game: 2:34

Cardinals

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

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

W: D Robinson (1-0), L: K Kepshire (0-1), S: J Candelaria (1)

Pirates

1-2

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .357  .829    0    3   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .343    0    2   5   GDP
W McGee CF                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .286  .572    0    2   1   
J Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .300 1.200    0    7   1   
L Smith LF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .200  .729    0    2   0   2B
T Landrum RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    2   0   
  A Van Slyke PH-RF           2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .899    0    0   0   
T Nieto C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    4   0   GDP
O Smith SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .581    0    1   3   
K Kepshire P                  1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  I DeJesus PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Braun PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .625    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       33   4   8   1    6   5                    24  11

BATTING

2B: L Smith (1, off L McWilliams); S Braun (1, off D Robinson).

TB: L Smith 2; S Braun 2; K Kepshire; I DeJesus; A Van Slyke; T Pendleton; W McGee; T Herr.

GIDP: T Pendleton (1); T Nieto (1).

RBI: W McGee (1).

2-out RBI: W McGee.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wynne CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .091  .258    0    4   0   SB
J Ray 2B                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .100  .267    0    2   3   
B Madlock 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .091  .258    0    1   2   
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .364 1.144    0    7   0   HR
G Hendrick RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .258    0    3   0   
T Pena C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    6   0   
D Frobel LF                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .286  .572    0    1   0   
  S Lezcano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Orsulak LF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .200  .473    0    3   4   
L McWilliams P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  D Robinson P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Candelaria P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   6  10   6    2   3                    27  10

BATTING

HR: J Thompson (1, off K Kepshire; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: L McWilliams (1, off K Kepshire).

TB: J Thompson 4; D Frobel 2; T Foli 2; T Pena 2; G Hendrick; B Madlock; J Ray.

RBI: D Frobel 2 (2); J Thompson 2 (3); T Foli (1); J Ray (2).

2-out RBI: D Frobel 2; J Thompson 2; T Foli.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Ray-T Foli-J Thompson 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wynne (2, 2nd base off K Kepshire/T Nieto).

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
K Kepshire, L (0-1)            3     6   5   5    2   1   1  15.00   18     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 1· 6     26    -     0.47  -0.35
K Dayley                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.65   0.04
B Campbell                     1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.41  -0.03
R Horton                       3     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.02
Totals                         8    10   6   6    2   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·10          2-0

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                   4.2   4   2   2    4   2   0   3.86   22     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 4     46    -     0.88   0.00
D Robinson, W (1-0)            3.1   3   2   2    2   2   0   4.15   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          3-0    0.89   0.09
J Candelaria, S (1)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.68   0.07
Totals                         9     8   4   4    6   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 8          4-1

K Kepshire faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
D Robinson faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L McWilliams (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 47,335.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Herr               2B    1. M Wynne              CF 
2. T Pendleton          3B    2. J Ray                2B 
3. W McGee              CF    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. J Clark              1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. L Smith              LF    5. G Hendrick           RF 
6. T Landrum            RF    6. T Pena               C  
7. T Nieto              C     7. D Frobel             LF 
8. O Smith              SS    8. T Foli               SS 
9. K Kepshire           P     9. L McWilliams         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--      20%  72% J Thompson      K Kepshire      Home Run; Madlock Scores
   t 9   0  6-3  1-3      15%  99% T Pendleton     J Candelaria    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Braun Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  -23      12%  87% D Frobel        K Kepshire      Single; Hendrick Scores; Pena Scores
   t 9   0  6-3  -2-      -9%  84% T Herr          J Candelaria    Single; Braun to 3B
   t 8   0  6-2  1-3       8%  97% T Nieto         D Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Smith Scores

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Herr          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kurt Kepshire facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Wynne         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      51%  J Ray           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  B Madlock       Walk
   RR     1--      72%  J Thompson      Home Run; Madlock Scores
          ---      73%  G Hendrick      Single
          1--      75%  T Pena          Single; Hendrick to 3B; Pena to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RR     -23      87%  D Frobel        Single; Hendrick Scores; Pena Scores
   O      1--      86%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  L Smith         Double
   O      -2-      87%  T Landrum       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      89%  T Nieto         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kurt Kepshire facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  L McWilliams    Strikeout
          ---      89%  M Wynne         Walk
          1--      90%  J Ray           Wynne Steals 2B
   R      -2-      93%  " "             Single; Wynne Scores
   O      1--      93%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Madlock to 1B
   O      1--      92%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  O Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  K Kepshire      Single
          1--      90%  T Herr          Walk; Kepshire to 2B
   O      12-      92%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kepshire to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  W McGee         Wild Pitch; Kepshire Scores; Pendleton to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kurt Kepshire facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  G Hendrick      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      90%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Frobel        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  J Clark         Strikeout
          ---      89%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--      91%  T Landrum       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  T Nieto         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kurt Kepshire facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  T Foli          Single
          1--      95%  L McWilliams    Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Foli to 2B; McWilliams to 1B
                  Ken Dayley replaces Kurt Kepshire pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  M Wynne         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      92%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
          12-      93%  B Madlock       Single; Foli to 3B; McWilliams to 2B
   O      123      91%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  O Smith         Walk
                  Ivan DeJesus pinch hits for Ken Dayley batting 9th
          1--      83%  I DeJesus       Single; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      88%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      91%  T Pendleton     Foul Flyball: C
   R      12-      86%  W McGee         Single; Smith Scores; DeJesus to 2B
          12-      82%  J Clark         Walk; DeJesus to 3B; McGee to 2B
                  Don Robinson replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      90%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Campbell replaces Ivan DeJesus pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  T Pena          Single
   O      1--      89%  D Frobel        Single to CF; Pena out at 3B/CF-3B; Frobel to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   R      -2-      94%  T Foli          Single; Frobel Scores
   O      1--      93%  D Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
                  Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Tito Landrum batting 6th
   O      ---      95%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      93%  T Nieto         Walk
   O      1--      95%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Bill Campbell batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
                  Ricky Horton replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th; Andy Van Slyke moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  M Wynne         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  J Ray           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Madlock       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  T Herr          Strikeout
          ---      95%  T Pendleton     Single
   O      1--      97%  W McGee         Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  G Hendrick      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  L Smith         Walk
          1--      89%  A Van Slyke     Single; Smith to 3B
   ROO    1-3      97%  T Nieto         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Smith Scores
   O      ---      98%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ricky Horton facing 7-8-9
                  Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Doug Frobel batting 7th
   O      ---      97%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  D Robinson      Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Orsulak replaces Sixto Lezcano playing LF batting 7th; Steve Braun pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 9th
          ---      93%  S Braun         Double
                  John Candelaria replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      84%  T Herr          Single; Braun to 3B
   ROO    1-3      99%  T Pendleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Braun Scores
   O      ---     100%  W McGee         Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation