April 16, 1990 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 18
@BOS 0 CLE 6
@KCR 3 SEA 6
MIN 3 TOR 4
BAL 2 CIN 5
@ATL 3 NYM 10
@CHC 1 SFG 3
@LAD 1 MON 5
PHI 4 STL 6
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,136

Monday, April 16, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:03

Cardinals

4-3

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    6 11  0
Pirates         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  2    4  8  2

W: J DeLeon (1-0), L: J Smiley (0-2), S: R Horton (1)

Pirates

3-4

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .536   14    5   0   SB
W McGee CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .367  .957   12    3   0   
T Zeile C                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .726   18    3   0   
P Guerrero 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .748    9    6   0   
  D Collins PR-1B             1   1   0   0    0   1  .400  .800    4    2   0   SB
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   2   2    0   0  .321  .816   10    1   0   2B,SB
T Brunansky RF                2   1   1   0    2   0  .353 1.266   18    2   0   2B
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .136  .377   19    1   4   GDP
J Oquendo 2B                  2   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .816   10    1   2   2B
  T Jones 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    1   3   
J DeLeon P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Tewksbury P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Morris PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
  S Terry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Walling 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         2   0   
Totals                       37   6  11   4    3   7              135   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Pendleton (3, off J Smiley); J Oquendo (1, off J Smiley); T Brunansky (3, off J Smiley).

TB: T Pendleton 3; P Guerrero 2; T Brunansky 2; V Coleman 2; J Oquendo 2; O Smith; T Zeile; J Morris.

GIDP: O Smith (3).

RBI: T Pendleton 2 (5); J Oquendo (5); V Coleman (1).

2-out RBI: T Pendleton 2; V Coleman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Jones-O Smith-D Walling.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Pendleton (1, 2nd base off D Bair/D Slaught); D Collins (1, 3rd base off D Bair/D Slaught); V Coleman (4, 2nd base off J Smiley/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .294  .780   15    1   2   
  J King PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .154  .421    6    0   0   
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   1    1   1  .300  .711   25    1   2   
A Van Slyke CF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .741   14    4   0   
B Bonilla RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .300  .967   11    2   0   HR
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .557   16    2   0   
S Bream 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .517   12    7   0   
  D Slaught PH-C              2   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    6    2   0   2B
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .289    7    6   0   
  G Redus PH-1B               1   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .703   10    2   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .375  .923   14    0   5   2·2B
J Smiley P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  M Roesler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    5    0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    6    0   0   GDP
Totals                       34   4   8   3    5   3              149   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Slaught (1, off S Terry); J Lind 2 (3, off B Tewksbury, off J DeLeon).

HR: B Bonilla (3, off J DeLeon; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: J Lind 4; B Bonilla 4; J Bell 2; D Slaught 2; A Van Slyke; W Backman.

GIDP: J Cangelosi (1).

RBI: B Bonilla 2 (8); J Bell (2).

2-out RBI: J Bell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lind-J Bell-G Redus.

E: B Bonds (1); D Slaught (1).

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 DeLeon, W (1-0)              5.1   2   2   2    2   3   1   4.35   20   81-48   29· 6·12    4· 9· 2· 0     57    -     0.98   0.10
F DiPino, H (1)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    4   12-8     6· 2· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.28   0.11
B Tewksbury, H (2)             0.2   3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   17-12    7· 2· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.11  -0.04
K Dayley, H (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-5     5· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.69   0.10
S Terry                        0     1   2   2    2   0   0  18.00    3   12-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.16  -0.15
R Horton, S (1)                1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   18-10    5· 0· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          3-2    2.44   0.17
Totals                         9     8   4   4    5   3   1          39  149-87   54·10·22   12·13· 6· 0          6-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smiley, L (0-2)              6     7   4   4    2   4   0   4.91   27   84-60   36· 9·15   10· 4· 7· 0     44    -     0.72  -0.16
M Roesler                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    3    6-6     3· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.03
D Bair                         2     4   2   1    1   2   0   3.18   10   41-29   14· 2·12    2· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.08
Totals                         9    11   6   5    3   7   0          40  131-95   53·11·30   12· 7·11· 0           -

B Tewksbury faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
S Terry faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 7,136.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            LF    1. W Backman            3B 
2. W McGee              CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. T Zeile              C     3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. P Guerrero           1B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. T Brunansky          RF    6. S Bream              1B 
7. O Smith              SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. J Oquendo            2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. J DeLeon             P     9. J Smiley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  2   20%  69% T Pendleton     J Smiley        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Zeile Scores; Guerrero Scores
   b 9   0  6-2  123  6   15%  98% J Cangelosi     R Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Slaught Scores/No RBI; Redus to 3B
   b 4   1  4-0  1--  2  -14%  74% B Bonilla       J DeLeon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores
   b 9   0  6-2  12-  5   -9%  83% J Lind          S Terry         Walk; Slaught to 3B; Redus to 2B
   b 9   2  6-4  12-  4    8% 100% A Van Slyke     R Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   48%  T Zeile         Walk
          1--  2   50%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive); Zeile to 2B
   RR     12-  2   69%  T Pendleton     Double to RF (Ground Ball); Zeile Scores; Guerrero Scores
          -2-  5   70%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      12-  5   67%  O Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   69%  W Backman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   70%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   70%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   69%  J DeLeon        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   70%  V Coleman       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      70%  W McGee         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   70%  B Bonilla       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  6   72%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   73%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   71%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  P Guerrero      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   69%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   72%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
          ---  4   67%  J Lind          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   71%  J Smiley        Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-  4   75%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   79%  T Brunansky     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  8   76%  O Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  6   84%  J Oquendo       Double to LF (Line Drive); Brunansky Scores
   O      -2-  4   83%  J DeLeon        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  2   88%  V Coleman       Single to LF (Line Drive); Oquendo Scores
   O      1--  1   88%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Jose DeLeon facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Jones replaces Jose Oquendo playing 2B batting 8th
          ---  8   84%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  1   87%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
   RR     1--  2   74%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  5   76%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   77%  S Bream         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Smiley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   75%  T Zeile         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   74%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   73%  T Pendleton     Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   76%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   80%  J Smiley        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Smiley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   78%  T Brunansky     Lineout: 3B
          ---  1   80%  O Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   78%  T Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   76%  J DeLeon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   71%  W Backman       Walk
   O      1--  8   76%  J Bell          Lineout: LF
                  Frank DiPino replaces Jose DeLeon pitching and batting 9th
          1--  3   70%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive); Backman to 2B
   O      12-  2   77%  B Bonilla       Flyball: 2B
   O      12-  2   83%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Roesler facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Roesler replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   82%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   81%  W McGee         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  2   80%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Frank DiPino facing 6-7-8
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Sid Bream batting 6th
   O      ---  5   84%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bob Tewksbury replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 9th; Gary Redus pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      ---  4   86%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   83%  J Lind          Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Mike Roesler batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   88%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Doug Bair facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Bair replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 9th; Don Slaught moves to C; Gary Redus moves to 1B
          ---  3   89%  P Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Dave Collins pinch runs for Pedro Guerrero batting 4th
          1--  4   92%  T Pendleton     Single to RF (Line Drive); Collins to 2B
   R      12-      97%  T Brunansky     Collins Steals 3B; Pendleton Steals 2B; Collins Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); Pendleton to 3B
          --3  7   97%  " "             Walk
   ROO    1-3  5   97%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Pendleton Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   96%  T Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Collins moves to 1B
          ---  2   94%  W Backman       Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--  2   89%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Backman to 2B
                  Ken Dayley replaces Bob Tewksbury pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   93%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: 1B
   O      12-  1   96%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Backman to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      -23  3   99%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Doug Bair facing 9-1-2
                  John Morris pinch hits for Ken Dayley batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  J Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   99%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   99%  W McGee         Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   99%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive); Morris to 3B/Adv on E7; Zeile to 2B
   O      -23  4   98%  D Collins       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Scott Terry facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Terry replaces John Morris pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   96%  D Slaught       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   92%  G Redus         Walk
          12-  5   83%  J Lind          Walk; Slaught to 3B; Redus to 2B
                  Ricky Horton replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 4th; Denny Walling replaces Scott Terry playing 1B batting 9th; John Cangelosi pinch hits for Doug Bair batting 9th
   ROO    123  6   98%  J Cangelosi     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Slaught Scores/No RBI; Redus to 3B
                  Jeff King pinch hits for Wally Backman batting 1st
          --3  6   96%  J King          Walk
   R      1-3  2   92%  J Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Redus Scores; King to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT199004160

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation