April 13, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 6
@BAL 3 NYY 11
CLE 3 OAK 6
MIN 3 CAL 5
@SEA 3
(10) CIN 7
@ATL 2 LAD 4
HOU 2 CHC 5
@PHI 2 STL 8
@PIT 4 SFG 13
@SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 5,182

Monday, April 13, 1987
Time of Game: 2:32

Cardinals

4-2

Won 1

1st

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

W: D Cox (2-0), L: D Drabek (0-1), S: R Horton (1)

Pirates

2-4

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   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .675    0    3   0   
J Oquendo SS                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   5   
T Herr 2B                     3   2   2   1    2   0  .250  .754    0    1   3   2B,CS
J Clark 1B                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .278 1.147    0    9   0   HR
W McGee CF                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .294  .780    0    1   0   3B
J Lindeman RF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .280 1.000    0    4   0   HR
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .423 1.038    0    0   2   
S Lake C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.182    0    8   0   
D Cox P                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Laga PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200 1.133    0    0   0   
  R Horton P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   8  10   8    4   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Herr (3, off D Drabek).

3B: W McGee (1, off B Fisher).

HR: J Clark (2, off D Drabek; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out); J Lindeman (3, off D Drabek; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: J Clark 5; J Lindeman 4; W McGee 4; T Herr 3; T Pendleton 2; J Oquendo.

RBI: W McGee 3 (5); J Clark 2 (5); T Pendleton (4); J Lindeman (5); T Herr (4).

2-out RBI: J Lindeman.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Herr-J Oquendo-J Clark.

E: T Herr (2); J Oquendo (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Herr (1, 2nd base by J Smiley/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    4   2   1   0    1   2  .167  .555    0    4   0   SB
A Van Slyke RF                3   2   1   0    1   1  .217  .699    0    0   0   2B
J Ray 2B                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .240  .576    0    3   2   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .668    0   10   0   2B,GDP
J Morrison 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .455 1.520    0    0   1   
R Reynolds LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    1   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    7   2   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.181    0    0   0   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .422    0    1   1   
  B Almon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Drabek P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   2    4   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: A Van Slyke (2, off R Horton); S Bream (2, off R Horton).

TB: S Bream 2; J Ray 2; A Van Slyke 2; R Reynolds; B Bonds.

GIDP: S Bream (1).

RBI: J Ray (4); S Bream (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Smiley-S Bream.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (2, 2nd base off D Cox/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
D Cox, W (2-0)                 6     4   3   3    4   4   0   2.84   25     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 4     52    -     1.08  -0.02
R Horton, S (1)                3     2   1   1    0   4   0   1.50   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.72   0.13
Totals                         9     6   4   4    4   8   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 6           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek, L (0-1)              6     6   4   4    1   5   2   4.50   25     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 6     48    -     1.01  -0.21
B Walk                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.06
B Fisher                       0.1   3   4   4    1   0   0  14.73    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.14  -0.23
J Smiley                       1.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          1-1    0.11  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    4   7   2          39     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1·10          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 5,182.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-1  -2-      24%  76% J Clark         D Drabek        Home Run; Herr Scores
   t 6   1  1-0  1--      19%  53% T Herr          D Drabek        Double; Oquendo Scores
   b 6   0  4-1  12-     -17%  54% J Ray           D Cox           Single; Bonds Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Van Slyke to 3B; Ray to 1B
   b 6   0  4-2  1-3      13%  67% S Bream         D Cox           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Van Slyke Scores
   t 6   2  1-3  ---       9%  85% J Lindeman      D Drabek        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Coleman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  T Herr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      39%  A Van Slyke     Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      35%  J Ray           Single; Bonds Scores
   O      1--      38%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      40%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  J Clark         Strikeout
          ---      40%  W McGee         Single
   O      1--      37%  J Lindeman      Strikeout Looking
          1--      39%  T Pendleton     Single; McGee to 2B
   O      12-      34%  S Lake          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Looking
          ---      37%  R Belliard      Walk
   O      1--      39%  D Drabek        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  D Cox           Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  V Coleman       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      33%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      38%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---      42%  T Herr          Walk
   O      1--      38%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      34%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      31%  J Lindeman      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Cox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  J Morrison      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      36%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      33%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  S Lake          Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      29%  D Cox           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  M LaValliere    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      33%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Drabek        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  V Coleman       Strikeout
          ---      34%  J Oquendo       Single
   R      1--      53%  T Herr          Double; Oquendo Scores
   RR     -2-      76%  J Clark         Home Run; Herr Scores
   O      ---      75%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      85%  J Lindeman      Home Run
   O      ---      84%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  B Bonds         Single
          1--      72%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Bonds to 2B
   R      12-      54%  J Ray           Single; Bonds Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Van Slyke to 3B; Ray to 1B
   ROO    1-3      67%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Van Slyke Scores
          ---      65%  J Morrison      Walk
          1--      62%  R Reynolds      Single; Morrison to 2B
   O      12-      69%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Walk replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      67%  S Lake          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Laga pinch hits for Danny Cox batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  M Laga          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Ricky Horton facing 8-9-1
                  Ricky Horton replaces Mike Laga pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      69%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
                  Denny Gonzalez pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  D Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brian Fisher facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Fisher replaces Denny Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  J Oquendo       Walk
          1--      83%  T Herr          Single; Oquendo to 2B
          12-      89%  J Clark         Single; Oquendo to 3B; Herr to 2B
   RRR    123      98%  W McGee         Triple; Oquendo Scores; Herr Scores; Clark Scores
   O      --3      97%  J Lindeman      Flyball: CF
                  John Smiley replaces Brian Fisher pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      98%  T Pendleton     Single; McGee Scores
   O      1--      98%  S Lake          Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      98%  R Horton        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Ricky Horton facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  A Van Slyke     Double
   O      -2-      97%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B; Van Slyke to 3B
   R      --3      95%  S Bream         Double; Van Slyke Scores
   O      -2-      97%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-4, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  V Coleman       Walk
   OO     1--      98%  J Oquendo       Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
          ---      98%  T Herr          Walk
   O      1--      98%  J Clark         Herr Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Ricky Horton facing 7-8-9
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
          ---      98%  B Almon         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Almon to 1B
                  Mike Diaz pinch hits for John Smiley batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  B Bonds         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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