September 9, 1986 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
@BAL 5 CHW 4
OAK 1 CAL 8
@CLE 1 MIL 3
@DET 1 KCR 11
MIN 3 SEA 3
@TEX 1 NYY 3
@TOR 1 CHC 8
PHI 6
(10) HOU 9
CIN 2 LAD 9
ATL 5 MON 9
@NYM 7 STL 3
@PIT 1 SFG 7
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,291

Tuesday, September 9, 1986
Time of Game: 2:29

Cardinals

69-69

Won 1

3rd, 23 GB

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

W: R Horton (3-3), L: R Reuschel (8-16), S: T Worrell (32)

Pirates

56-81

Lost 1

6th, 35½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .244  .610    0    1   0   SB
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .663    0    6   3   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   3   1    0   0  .278  .802    0    3   0   
C Ford RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .682    0    2   0   
  T Landrum PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .528    0    0   0   
C Hurdle 1B                   2   2   1   1    1   0  .207  .641    0    4   0   HR
  F Manrique PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .572         0   1   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .576    0    1   1   
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .696    0    0   2   
M LaValliere C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .601    0    7   0   
R Horton P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .220    0    0   0   
  J Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .596    0    0   0   
  R Soff P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lindeman 1B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .976    0    3   0   2B
Totals                       36   3   9   2    1   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Lindeman (1, off L McWilliams).

HR: C Hurdle (3, off R Reuschel; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: C Hurdle 4; A Van Slyke 3; J Lindeman 2; V Coleman 2; O Smith; T Pendleton.

RBI: A Van Slyke (48); C Hurdle (15).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Pendleton-T Herr; T Herr-C Hurdle.

E: T Pendleton (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman (92, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Pena).

PO: T Pendleton (1st base by R Reuschel); V Coleman (1st base by R Reuschel).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    5   0   3   0    0   1  .231  .787    0    1   0   2·SB
T Pena C                      5   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .753    0    3   0   GDP
J Ray 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .755    0    0   6   
J Morrison 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .776    0    0   4   3B
M Diaz LF                     3   0   0   1    0   2  .300  .956    0    3   0   SF
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .821    0   16   1   
M Brown RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .601    0    2   0   
  J Orsulak PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .656    0    0   0   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .234  .566    0    1   2   
  U Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .561    0    0   0   
R Reuschel P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .129  .317    0    1   2   
  B Distefano PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .509    0    0   0   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .366         0   0   
  B Bonilla PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .698    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   1  10   1    2   7                    27  15

BATTING

3B: J Morrison (4, off R Horton).

SF: M Diaz (2, off R Horton).

TB: B Bonds 3; J Morrison 3; R Reuschel; M Brown; T Pena; R Belliard; S Bream; J Ray.

GIDP: T Pena (19).

RBI: M Diaz (30).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Reuschel (2); T Pena (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds 2 (31, 2nd base off R Horton/M LaValliere, 2nd base off T Worrell/M LaValliere).

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, W (3-3)              5     7   1   1    1   4   0   2.21   22     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 7     52    -     1.20   0.17
R Soff, H (5)                  1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   2.31    7     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 2          0-0    1.87   0.07
P Perry, H (5)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.59    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.04   0.08
T Worrell, S (32)              2     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.14    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.25   0.17
Totals                         9    10   1   1    2   7   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 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
R Reuschel, L (8-16)           7     8   3   3    1   3   1   4.20   30     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1· 8     51    -     0.90  -0.05
J Smiley                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
L McWilliams                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.05    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.33   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Soff (2); R Reuschel (5).

IBB: None.

PO: R Reuschel 2 (1; T Pendleton, 1st base; V Coleman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 4,291.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            LF    1. B Bonds              CF 
2. T Herr               2B    2. T Pena               C  
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. C Ford               RF    4. J Morrison           3B 
5. C Hurdle             1B    5. M Diaz               LF 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. S Bream              1B 
7. O Smith              SS    7. M Brown              RF 
8. M LaValliere         C     8. R Belliard           SS 
9. R Horton             P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  2-1  12-      18%  63% T Pena          R Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
   b 9   2  3-1  -23      14% 100% T Pena          T Worrell       Strikeout Looking
   b 4   0  2-0  ---     -11%  59% J Morrison      R Horton        Triple to CF
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-      11%  59% A Van Slyke     R Reuschel      Single to CF; Coleman Scores
   t 4   0  0-1  ---      11%  74% C Hurdle        R Reuschel      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Herr          Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  C Ford          Flyball: LF
                  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
          ---      42%  B Bonds         Single to CF
          1--      39%  T Pena          Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bonds to 3B
   O      --3      46%  J Ray           Lineout: 2B
          --3      45%  J Morrison      Walk
   O      1-3      50%  M Diaz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  O Smith         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Smith to 1B
   O      1--      45%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  M Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  R Belliard      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Reuschel      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  R Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  V Coleman       Single to 3B
   O      1--      47%  T Herr          Flyball: RF
          1--      48%  A Van Slyke     Coleman Steals 2B
   R      -2-      59%  " "             Single to CF; Coleman Scores
   O      1--      57%  C Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  T Pena          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      63%  J Ray           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      74%  C Hurdle        Home Run
          ---      77%  T Pendleton     Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  O Smith         Strikeout Looking, Pendleton Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Pendleton to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      70%  R Horton        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Morrison      Triple to CF
   RO     --3      61%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Morrison Scores
   O      ---      63%  S Bream         Strikeout
          ---      62%  M Brown         Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF
   O      1--      60%  C Ford          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Ricky Horton facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  R Reuschel      Single to SS
          1--      46%  B Bonds         Single to CF; Reuschel to 2B
   OO     12-      63%  T Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
          1--      60%  J Ray           Single to RF; Pena to 2B
   O      12-      67%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
          ---      71%  C Hurdle        Walk
   O      1--      69%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Hurdle to 2B
          -2-      74%  O Smith         Single to CF; Hurdle to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  M LaValliere    Wild Pitch; Hurdle Scores; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  John Morris pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 9th
   O      -2-      76%  J Morris        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Soff facing 5-6-7
                  Ray Soff replaces John Morris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  S Bream         Single to CF
   OO     1--      83%  M Brown         Double Play: Flyball: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  V Coleman       Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  T Herr          Coleman Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      80%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      80%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Soff facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  R Belliard      Walk
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
   O      1--      79%  B Distefano     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      84%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
          1--      80%  T Pena          Single to RF; Belliard to 2B
          12-      79%  J Ray           Wild Pitch; Belliard to 3B
                  Pat Perry replaces Ray Soff pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      87%  " "             Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Smiley facing 4-5-6
                  John Smiley replaces Benny Distefano pitching and batting 9th; Tito Landrum pinch hits for Curt Ford batting 4th
   O      ---      86%  T Landrum       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Fred Manrique pinch hits for Clint Hurdle batting 5th
   O      ---      85%  F Manrique      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Worrell facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Worrell replaces Fred Manrique pitching and batting 5th; Jim Lindeman replaces Pat Perry playing 1B batting 9th; Tito Landrum moves to RF
   O      ---      89%  J Morrison      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Diaz          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  S Bream         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
                  Larry McWilliams replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  J Lindeman      Double to CF
   O      -2-      91%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Worrell facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Mike Brown batting 7th
   O      ---      96%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  U L Washington pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
          ---      90%  U Washington    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Washington to 1B
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  B Bonilla       Strikeout
          1--      91%  B Bonds         Single to CF; Washington to 3B
          1-3      86%  T Pena          Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation