August 10, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
CLE 3 BOS 9
TOR 1 CHW 8
DET 4 KCR 10
NYY 1 MIL 4
TEX 3
(12) OAK 15
@SEA 4 CIN 4
@LAD 3 MON 2
@NYM 1 PHI 4
CHC 2 STL 6
@PIT 0 SDP 2
ATL 0 SFG 6
HOU 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,445

Monday, August 10, 1987
Time of Game: 2:43

Cardinals

68-43

Won 1

1st

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

W: B Forsch (10-3), L: B Fisher (7-7)

Pirates

50-62

Lost 1

6th, 18½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .287  .704    0    7   0   2·SB
O Smith SS                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .300  .768    0    2   1   2B,CS
T Herr 2B                     5   0   1   2    0   2  .282  .740    0    0   6   2B
J Clark 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .292 1.089    0   11   0   
W McGee CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .749    0    4   0   2B,GDP
T Pendleton 3B                3   2   1   0    1   0  .309  .816    0    0   1   3B,SB
J Lindeman RF                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .219  .666    0    1   0   HR,SB
T Pena C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .678    0    1   1   
B Forsch P                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .340  .963    0    1   3   2B
Totals                       34   6   9   5    5   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: O Smith (27, off B Fisher); B Forsch (6, off B Fisher); T Herr (24, off B Fisher); W McGee (25, off B Fisher).

3B: T Pendleton (2, off B Fisher).

HR: J Lindeman (6, off B Fisher; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Lindeman 5; O Smith 3; T Pendleton 3; T Herr 2; B Forsch 2; W McGee 2; V Coleman.

GIDP: W McGee (14).

RBI: J Lindeman 3 (23); T Herr 2 (59).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: T Pendleton (12, 3rd base off H Pena/M LaValliere); V Coleman 2 (76, 2nd base off H Pena/M LaValliere, 2nd base off B Fisher/M LaValliere); J Lindeman (1, 2nd base off H Pena/M LaValliere).

CS: O Smith (6, 2nd base by B Fisher/M LaValliere).

PO: T Pendleton (3rd base by M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .799    0    5   0   CS,GDP
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .857    0    3   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .669    0    2   4   
S Bream 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .770    0   10   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .774    0    1   1   2B
R Reynolds RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .738    0    0   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   2   0    0   0  .291  .733    0    5   2   
A Pedrique SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .727    0    1   1   
B Fisher P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .162  .586    0    0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .798    0    0   0   
  H Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  D Coles PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .585    0    0   0   
  B Gideon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   7   0    1   1                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla (18, off B Forsch).

TB: B Bonds 2; M LaValliere 2; B Bonilla 2; D Coles; B Fisher.

GIDP: B Bonds (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Bonilla-J Ray-S Bream; M LaValliere-B Bonilla.

E: B Bonilla (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bonds (8, 2nd base by B Forsch/T Pena).

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 (10-3)             9     7   0   0    1   1   0   3.99   32     -       ·  ·     11·13· 5· 1     73    -     0.59   0.26
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   1   0          32     -       ·  ·     11·13· 5· 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 Fisher, L (7-7)              5     8   5   4    1   3   1   4.55   23     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 2     35    -     0.75  -0.23
H Pena                         3     1   1   1    4   1   0   4.56   13     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.01
B Gideon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   5    5   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     12·10· 5· 2           -

Balks: H Pena (2).

WP: B Fisher (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 11,445.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      19%  78% J Lindeman      B Fisher        Home Run; McGee Scores; Pendleton Scores/unER
   b 2   0  3-0  1--       7%  79% B Bonilla       B Forsch        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% W McGee         B Fisher        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   t 4   1  0-3  --3      -6%  79% T Pena          B Fisher        Double Play: Strikeout, Pendleton Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   t 5   1  0-3  -23       6%  94% T Herr          B Fisher        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Forsch Scores; Coleman Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Coleman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  O Smith         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      48%  T Herr          Strikeout
          -2-      49%  J Clark         Wild Pitch; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--      45%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      49%  J Ray           Bonds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Fisher facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  W McGee         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      59%  T Pendleton     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pendleton to 1B
   RRR    12-      78%  J Lindeman      Home Run; McGee Scores; Pendleton Scores/unER
   O      ---      77%  T Pena          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      76%  B Forsch        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  S Bream         Walk
   OO     1--      79%  B Bonilla       Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Fisher facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  O Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      77%  J Clark         Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      78%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      77%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  A Pedrique      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      79%  B Fisher        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      77%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fisher to 2B
   O      12-      82%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Fisher facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  T Pendleton     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3      85%  J Lindeman      Flyball: LF
   OO     --3      79%  T Pena          Double Play: Strikeout, Pendleton Picked off 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  J Ray           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  B Bonilla       Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-      84%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Fisher facing 9-1-2
          ---      87%  B Forsch        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-      90%  V Coleman       Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B); Forsch to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
          1-3      88%  T Herr          Coleman Steals 2B
   RR     -23      94%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Forsch Scores; Coleman Scores
   O      -2-      94%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      93%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
          ---      90%  M LaValliere    Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--      92%  A Pedrique      Groundout: 2B-1B; LaValliere to 2B
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Brian Fisher batting 9th
   O      -2-      94%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      95%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Hipolito Pena facing 6-7-8
                  Hipolito Pena replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  T Pendleton     Walk
          1--      97%  J Lindeman      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-      96%  T Pena          Lineout: LF
          12-      97%  B Forsch        Pendleton Steals 3B; Lindeman Steals 2B
   R      -23      98%  " "             Balk; Pendleton Scores; Lindeman to 3B
   O      --3      97%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      97%  V Coleman       Walk
          1-3      97%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
          -23      98%  " "             Walk
   O      123      97%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Hipolito Pena facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  J Clark         Walk
   OO     1--      98%  W McGee         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Pendleton     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  M LaValliere    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      99%  A Pedrique      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Hipolito Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Lindeman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Pena          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Forsch        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Darnell Coles pinch hits for Hipolito Pena batting 9th
          ---      98%  D Coles         Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  B Bonds         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brett Gideon facing 1-2-3
                  Brett Gideon replaces Darnell Coles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  V Coleman       Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

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