April 11, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 11
@BOS 1 DET 7
@CHW 1 BAL 7
@CLE 3 NYY 15
@KCR 2 CAL 6
@OAK 3 SEA 6
MIN 5 MIL 8
@TEX 6 CIN 5
SDP 1 HOU 3
MON 2 LAD 5
SFG 1 ATL 4
@NYM 3 CHC 9
@PHI 1 STL 6
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,720

Saturday, April 11, 1987
Time of Game: 2:37

Cardinals

3-1

Won 1

1st

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

W: B Forsch (1-0), L: B Kipper (0-1), S: T Worrell (2)

Pirates

1-3

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .294  .694    0    1   0   SB
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  J Oquendo SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
O Smith SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .703    0    5   6   CS
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Herr 2B                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .176  .498    0    0   1   2B,SB
J Clark 1B                    2   1   1   2    3   1  .200 1.000    0   11   1   HR
W McGee CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .425    0    2   0   
J Lindeman RF                 4   2   2   2    0   2  .313 1.063    0    1   0   2·HR
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
  C Ford LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.500         0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .353 1.000    0    1   1   SB
S Lake C                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 2.250    0    2   0   HR,3B
B Forsch P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Landrum RF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .375  .958    0    3   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    6   8                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Herr (1, off B Kipper).

3B: S Lake (1, off B Walk).

HR: S Lake (1, off B Kipper; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Clark (1, off L Easley; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out); J Lindeman 2 (2, 2 off B Kipper; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: J Lindeman 8; S Lake 7; J Clark 4; T Herr 2; O Smith; T Pendleton; W McGee.

RBI: J Clark 2 (2); J Lindeman 2 (4); S Lake (1); T Herr (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Herr-O Smith-J Clark; O Smith.

E: T Pendleton (1); V Coleman (1); W McGee (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Pendleton (1, 2nd base off B Kipper/M LaValliere); T Herr (2, 2nd base off L Easley/M LaValliere); V Coleman (7, 2nd base off B Kipper/M LaValliere).

CS: O Smith (1, 2nd base by B Walk/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .530    0    4   0   
A Van Slyke RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .568    0    0   0   
J Ray 2B                      3   0   1   2    1   0  .188  .528    0    1   5   2B
B Bonilla LF-1B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .667    0    3   0   2B
S Bream 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .728    0    9   1   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Morrison 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .467 1.529    0    0   1   
M LaValliere C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    9   1   GDP
R Belliard SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    0   1   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Kipper P                    1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   2   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Easley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reynolds PH-LF            1   1   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   4   3    3   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla (2, off B Forsch); J Ray (1, off R Horton); B Kipper (1, off B Forsch).

TB: J Ray 2; B Bonilla 2; B Kipper 2; M LaValliere.

GIDP: M LaValliere (1).

RBI: J Ray 2 (2); B Bonilla (1).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

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
B Forsch, W (1-0)              6     3   1   0    2   1   0   0.00   23     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 3     63    -     0.95   0.23
B Dawley                       1     0   2   1    1   0   0   3.18    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.03
R Horton                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.18   0.03
T Worrell, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     4   3   1    3   1   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·14· 1· 4          2-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Kipper, L (0-1)              3.1   5   4   4    2   3   3  10.80   17     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 5     35    -     0.87  -0.21
B Walk                         2.2   3   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.34   0.05
L Easley                       2     1   2   2    2   1   1  10.80    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.22  -0.06
J Smiley                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   6    6   8   4          41     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 9           -

B Dawley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 6,720.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            LF    1. B Bonds              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. A Van Slyke          RF 
3. T Herr               2B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. J Clark              1B    4. B Bonilla            LF 
5. W McGee              CF    5. S Bream              1B 
6. J Lindeman           RF    6. J Morrison           3B 
7. T Pendleton          3B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. S Lake               C     8. R Belliard           SS 
9. B Forsch             P     9. B Kipper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  2-0  -2-      11%  72% B Bonds         B Forsch        Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
   t 2   0  0-1  ---      10%  70% J Lindeman      B Kipper        Home Run
   t 4   0  0-2  ---       8%  82% J Lindeman      B Kipper        Home Run
   b 6   2  4-0  12-      -8%  83% B Bonilla       B Forsch        Double; Cangelosi Scores/unER; Van Slyke to 3B
   b 6   2  4-1  -23       7%  90% S Bream         B Forsch        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Kipper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      56%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Flyball: CF; Coleman to 3B
   R      --3      61%  T Herr          Double; Coleman Scores
   O      -2-      58%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  A Van Slyke     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      58%  J Ray           Walk
   O      1--      60%  B Bonilla       Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Kipper facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      70%  J Lindeman      Home Run
          ---      73%  T Pendleton     Single
          1--      75%  S Lake          Pendleton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Pendleton to 3B
   O      --3      69%  B Forsch        Strikeout
   O      --3      66%  V Coleman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  S Bream         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  M LaValliere    Single
   O      1--      71%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Kipper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--      68%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  B Kipper        Double
   OO     -2-      72%  B Bonds         Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
   O      ---      73%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Kipper facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      82%  J Lindeman      Home Run
   O      ---      80%  T Pendleton     Foul Popfly: 1B
   R      ---      87%  S Lake          Home Run
                  Bob Walk replaces Bob Kipper pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  B Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  V Coleman       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  J Ray           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      90%  S Bream         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  O Smith         Single
   O      1--      89%  T Herr          Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      88%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      89%  J Clark         Walk
          1--      90%  W McGee         Single; Clark to 2B
   O      12-      88%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  J Morrison      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Morrison to 1B
   OO     1--      91%  M LaValliere    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  S Lake          Triple
   O      --3      91%  B Forsch        Fielder's Choice P; Lake out at Hm/P-C; Forsch to 1B
   O      1--      90%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
          ---      87%  J Cangelosi     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Cangelosi to 1B
   O      1--      90%  B Bonds         Foul Flyball: C
          1--      87%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-      91%  J Ray           Flyball: LF
   R      12-      83%  B Bonilla       Double; Cangelosi Scores/unER; Van Slyke to 3B
   O      -23      90%  S Bream         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Logan Easley facing 2-3-4
                  Logan Easley replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  T Herr          Walk
          1--      90%  J Clark         Herr Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      97%  " "             Home Run; Herr Scores
   O      ---      96%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Bill Dawley facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Dawley replaces Jim Lindeman pitching and batting 6th; Tito Landrum replaces Bob Forsch playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Morrison      Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      98%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Logan Easley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  S Lake          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  T Landrum       Walk
   O      1--      98%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Bill Dawley facing 9-1-2
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Logan Easley batting 9th
          ---      96%  R Reynolds      Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Reynolds to 2B
          -2-      93%  B Bonds         Walk
                  Ricky Horton replaces Vince Coleman pitching and batting 1st; Curt Ford replaces Bill Dawley playing LF batting 6th
   O      12-      95%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P; Reynolds to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   RR     -23      90%  J Ray           Double; Reynolds Scores/unER; Bonds Scores
   O      -2-      94%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      97%  S Bream         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Smiley facing 2-3-4
                  John Smiley replaces Sid Bream pitching and batting 5th; Bobby Bonilla moves to 1B; R.J. Reynolds moves to LF
   O      ---      96%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--      96%  W McGee         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Todd Worrell facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Worrell replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 2nd; Jose Oquendo replaces Ricky Horton playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
                  Mike Diaz pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

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