April 12, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
TOR 3 DET 7
@CHW 1 BAL 7
@CLE 1 KCR 8
NYY 2 OAK 7
CAL 1 MIN 8
@SEA 5 MIL 7
@TEX 5
(12) SDP 5
@CIN 2 HOU 1
MON 0 LAD 7
SFG 5 ATL 12
@NYM 4 PHI 9
CHC 8
(10) PIT 7
STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,749

Sunday, April 12, 1987
Time of Game: 3:07

Cardinals

3-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    4 13  2
Pirates         1  0  2   0  1  3   0  0  X    7 12  0

W: B Patterson (1-1), L: J Tudor (1-1), S: D Robinson (1)

Pirates

2-3

Won 1

3rd, 1 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   2  .318  .764    0    2   0   2B
W McGee CF                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .231  .564    0    0   0   
T Herr 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .190  .578    0    0   1   2B
J Clark 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .214  .976    0   10   1   2B
  D LaPoint P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Lindeman RF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .953    0    4   1   2B
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   3   1    0   0  .409 1.045    0    0   5   
S Lake C                      3   0   2   0    0   1  .571 1.857    0    2   0   
  C Ford PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0 1.000 2.500    0    0   0   
  T Pagnozzi C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
J Oquendo SS                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   4   GDP
J Tudor P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   2·SH
  P Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Soff P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Laga PH-1B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .250 1.400    0    3   0   
Totals                       37   4  13   4    5   4                    24  12

BATTING

2B: T Herr (2, off B Patterson); J Clark (1, off B Patterson); V Coleman (1, off B Patterson); J Lindeman (2, off B Jones).

SH: J Tudor 2 (2, 2 off B Patterson).

TB: T Pendleton 3; V Coleman 3; T Herr 2; J Lindeman 2; W McGee 2; J Clark 2; S Lake 2; J Oquendo.

GIDP: J Oquendo (1).

RBI: W McGee 2 (2); J Clark (3); T Pendleton (3).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lindeman-J Clark.

E: S Lake (1); J Lindeman (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                4   3   4   1    1   0  .571 1.339    0    4   0   2B,SB
A Van Slyke RF                5   2   2   2    0   0  .200  .623    0    2   0   SB
J Ray 2B                      5   0   1   1    0   0  .190  .499    0    4   3   
J Morrison 3B                 4   1   3   3    0   0  .526 1.729    0    2   0   HR,2B
M Diaz LF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    1   0   
  B Jones P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  B Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Bream 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .649    0    8   1   SB
J Ortiz C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .762    0    5   0   
R Belliard SS                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .426    0    1   3   3B,HBP
B Patterson P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  B Bonilla LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .600    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   7  12   7    3   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Morrison (3, off J Tudor); J Cangelosi (1, off D LaPoint).

3B: R Belliard (1, off J Tudor).

HR: J Morrison (3, off J Tudor; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: R Belliard (1, by J Tudor).

TB: J Morrison 7; J Cangelosi 5; R Belliard 3; A Van Slyke 2; J Ortiz; J Ray.

RBI: J Morrison 3 (6); A Van Slyke 2 (3); J Cangelosi (1); J Ray (3).

2-out RBI: J Morrison.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belliard-J Ray-S Bream.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Van Slyke (1, 2nd base off P Perry/S Lake); S Bream (1, 2nd base off J Tudor/S Lake); J Cangelosi (1, 2nd base off J Tudor/S Lake).

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 Tudor, L (1-1)               5.1   9   6   6    3   2   1   7.84   28     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 9     25    -     0.95  -0.35
P Perry                        0     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.60  -0.07
R Soff                         1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.20   0.02
D LaPoint                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1·12          2-1

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 Patterson, W (1-1)           5     8   2   2    1   2   0   3.27   24     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 1· 8     44    -     1.37   0.06
B Jones, H (2)                 1.1   4   2   2    1   0   0   6.75    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          0-0    1.99  -0.09
B Fisher, H (2)                1.1   1   0   0    3   2   0   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.64   0.01
D Robinson, S (1)              1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          3-0    1.18   0.12
Totals                         9    13   4   4    5   4   0          44     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1·13          4-0

P Perry faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Patterson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Tudor (1; R Belliard).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 6,749.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            LF    1. J Cangelosi          CF 
2. W McGee              CF    2. A Van Slyke          RF 
3. T Herr               2B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. J Clark              1B    4. J Morrison           3B 
5. J Lindeman           RF    5. M Diaz               LF 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. S Bream              1B 
7. S Lake               C     7. J Ortiz              C  
8. J Oquendo            SS    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. J Tudor              P     9. B Patterson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-1  -2-     -12%  61% J Clark         B Patterson     Double; Herr Scores
   b 5   1  2-3  ---      11%  80% J Morrison      J Tudor         Home Run
   b 3   1  1-2  1--      11%  78% J Morrison      J Tudor         Double; Van Slyke Scores
   t 6   2  4-3  -23      10%  74% T Herr          B Jones         Flyball: CF
   t 7   1  7-4  12-       9%  94% J Oquendo       B Fisher        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  V Coleman       Double
   R      -2-      37%  W McGee         Single; Coleman Scores
   O      1--      40%  T Herr          Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      43%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      45%  J Lindeman      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  J Cangelosi     Single
   O      1--      45%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      43%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cangelosi to 2B
   R      -2-      52%  J Morrison      Single; Cangelosi Scores
   O      1--      50%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Patterson facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  T Pendleton     Single
   O      1--      50%  S Lake          Strikeout
          1--      46%  J Oquendo       Single; Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-      49%  J Tudor         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pendleton to 3B; Oquendo to 2B
   O      -23      55%  V Coleman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  S Bream         Strikeout
          ---      55%  J Ortiz         Single
          1--      59%  R Belliard      Hit By Pitch; Ortiz to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  B Patterson     Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Patterson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  W McGee         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      50%  T Herr          Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Clark         Popfly: 3B
          1--      52%  J Lindeman      Wild Pitch; Herr to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--      66%  A Van Slyke     Cangelosi Steals 2B; Cangelosi to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      70%  " "             Single; Cangelosi Scores
   O      1--      67%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
   R      1--      78%  J Morrison      Double; Van Slyke Scores
          -2-      79%  M Diaz          Walk
   O      12-      76%  S Bream         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      73%  J Ortiz         Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Patterson facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  T Pendleton     Single
          1--      62%  S Lake          Single; Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-      68%  J Oquendo       Lineout: LF
   O      12-      72%  J Tudor         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pendleton to 3B; Lake to 2B
   O      -23      79%  V Coleman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Patterson     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      77%  J Cangelosi     Single
   O      1--      75%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Patterson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  T Herr          Double
   R      -2-      61%  J Clark         Double; Herr Scores
   O      -2-      66%  J Lindeman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      71%  T Pendleton     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Tudor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      69%  J Ray           Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      80%  J Morrison      Home Run
   O      ---      79%  M Diaz          Flyball: LF
          ---      80%  S Bream         Walk
          1--      81%  J Ortiz         Bream Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Barry Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Barry Jones replaces Mike Diaz pitching and batting 5th; Bobby Bonilla replaces Bob Patterson playing LF batting 9th
          ---      73%  S Lake          Single
          1--      64%  J Oquendo       Walk; Lake to 2B
   O      12-      72%  J Tudor         Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Oquendo to 2B
          12-      63%  V Coleman       Single; Oquendo to 3B; Tudor to 2B
   RO     123      64%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oquendo Scores; Tudor to 3B; Coleman to 2B
   O      -23      74%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  R Belliard      Triple
   O      --3      79%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3      88%  J Cangelosi     Single; Belliard Scores; Cangelosi to 3B/Adv on E9
                  Pat Perry replaces John Tudor pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      91%  A Van Slyke     Single; Cangelosi Scores
          1--      92%  J Ray           Van Slyke Steals 2B
   R      -2-      95%  " "             Single; Van Slyke Scores
                  Ray Soff replaces Pat Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  J Morrison      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      94%  B Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Barry Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  J Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  J Lindeman      Double
   R      -2-      89%  T Pendleton     Single; Lindeman Scores
                  Brian Fisher replaces Barry Jones pitching and batting 5th; Curt Ford pinch hits for Steve Lake batting 7th
          1--      85%  C Ford          Walk; Pendleton to 2B
   OO     12-      94%  J Oquendo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Ray Soff facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Pagnozzi replaces Curt Ford playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      94%  S Bream         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Belliard      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Brian Fisher facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Laga pinch hits for Ray Soff batting 9th
          ---      89%  M Laga          Walk
   O      1--      93%  V Coleman       Strikeout
          1--      88%  W McGee         Single; Laga to 2B
   O      12-      93%  T Herr          Strikeout
          12-      89%  J Clark         Walk; Laga to 3B; McGee to 2B
                  Don Robinson replaces Brian Fisher pitching and batting 5th
   O      123      97%  J Lindeman      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
                  Dave LaPoint replaces Jack Clark pitching and batting 4th; Mike Laga moves to 1B
   O      ---      97%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  J Cangelosi     Double
   O      -2-      97%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B; Cangelosi to 3B
   O      --3      97%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Oquendo       Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation