August 11, 1991 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@BAL 0 OAK 3
@CAL 2 KCR 3
CLE 2
(13) NYY 12
DET 6 NYY 10
DET 8
(10) MIN 5
@SEA 2 TEX 5
MIL 4
(10) BOS 9
@TOR 6 ATL 3
HOU 1 CHC 3
NYM 2
(14) PHI 5
MON 4 PIT 6
STL 4 SDP 13
CIN 0 SFG 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 31,814

Sunday, August 11, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:32

Cardinals

58-51

Lost 2

2nd, 6 GB

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

W: R Mason (1-0), L: B Tewksbury (7-8), S: B Landrum (16)

Pirates

64-45

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Lankford CF                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .654   19    3   0   2B,CS
O Smith SS                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .291  .747   17    0   5   3B
M Thompson LF                 4   1   0   1    0   1  .335  .860   13    5   0   
T Zeile 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .788   14    0   3   
F Jose RF                     4   0   4   1    0   0  .324  .838   10    1   0   2B,SB
R Hudler 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .614   15   10   0   SH
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .237  .613   15    2   0   CS
J Oquendo 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .718   18    3   3   
B Tewksbury P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .368    7    0   1   
  C Carpenter P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  B Gilkey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .610    5    0   0   
  B McClure P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .514    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    2   3              137   24  13

BATTING

2B: F Jose (35, off R Tomlin); R Lankford (14, off R Tomlin).

3B: O Smith (2, off B Kipper).

SH: R Hudler (2, off R Tomlin).

TB: F Jose 5; O Smith 3; R Lankford 2; T Pagnozzi 2; T Zeile.

RBI: M Thompson (28); F Jose (57); T Pagnozzi (40); O Smith (35).

2-out RBI: F Jose; T Pagnozzi.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-J Oquendo-R Hudler.

E: J Oquendo (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Jose (13, 2nd base off R Tomlin/M LaValliere).

CS: T Pagnozzi (4, 2nd base by R Tomlin/M LaValliere); R Lankford (11, 2nd base by B Kipper/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .806   15   12   3   2B
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .749   16    3   2   
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .804   15    3   0   GDP
B Bonilla RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .293  .862    6    1   0   2B
B Bonds LF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .911    7    1   0   2B,CS,SF
M LaValliere C                3   1   0   0    1   1  .285  .712   17    4   0   IW
J Wehner 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .380  .858   10    2   2   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .258  .625   14    1   8   2B
R Tomlin P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .358    9    0   2   
  R Mason P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .735    2    0   0   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   6  11   6    1   2              111   27  19

BATTING

2B: O Merced (14, off B Tewksbury); B Bonds (16, off B Tewksbury); B Bonilla (28, off B Tewksbury); J Lind (11, off B Tewksbury).

SF: B Bonds (7, off B Tewksbury).

IBB: M LaValliere (2, by B Tewksbury).

TB: B Bonds 3; O Merced 3; J Lind 3; J Bell 2; B Bonilla 2; A Van Slyke; J Wehner.

GIDP: A Van Slyke (3).

RBI: J Wehner 2 (6); B Bonilla (70); O Merced (35); G Varsho (18); B Bonds (79).

2-out RBI: O Merced.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lind-O Merced-J Bell.

E: J Bell (18); J Wehner 2 (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bonds (9, 2nd base by B McClure/T Pagnozzi).

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 Tewksbury, L (7-8)           5.2  10   6   3    1   0   0   3.02   28   87-64   43· 6·15   11·11· 5· 0     30    -     1.43  -0.48
C Carpenter                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.63   0.01
B McClure                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   6.63    6   19-14    9· 3· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.03
Totals                         8    11   6   3    1   2   0          35  110-81   54· 9·18   15·12· 5· 0          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Tomlin                       5.1   7   3   2    1   1   0   2.42   24   85-54   32· 6·16   14· 3· 5· 0     44    -     0.90  -0.20
R Mason, W (1-0)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.84   0.14
B Kipper, H (4)                2     2   1   0    1   2   0   4.15    9   33-22   13· 4· 5    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.51   0.06
B Landrum, S (16)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    3    8-6     4· 0· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   2    2   3   0          38  131-85   51·10·24   19· 6· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: B Kipper (1).

WP: R Mason (1).

IBB: B Tewksbury (1; M LaValliere).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 31,814.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 21mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Lankford           CF    1. O Merced             1B 
2. O Smith              SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. M Thompson           LF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. F Jose               RF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. R Hudler             1B    6. M LaValliere         C  
7. T Pagnozzi           C     7. J Wehner             3B 
8. J Oquendo            2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. B Tewksbury          P     9. R Tomlin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-2  123  1   23%  78% J Wehner        B Tewksbury     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Bonilla Scores; Bonds Scores/unER; LaValliere to 2B
   b 6   1  3-2  1--  1   16%  54% B Bonds         B Tewksbury     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bonilla to 3B
   b 4   0  3-0  1-3  2   14%  48% B Bonilla       B Tewksbury     Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   t 7   1  6-3  -2-  4  -11%  78% O Smith         B Kipper        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Lankford Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-2  -23  4   11%  26% R Hudler        R Tomlin        Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Zeile stays at 3B; Jose out at 3B/1B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   44%  R Lankford      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   45%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Lankford to 3B
   R      --3  1   39%  M Thompson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lankford Scores; Thompson to 1B
   O      1--  3   41%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Thompson to 2B
   R      -2-  1   32%  F Jose          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Thompson Scores/unER
          1--      31%  R Hudler        Jose Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   33%  " "             Popfly: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   31%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   34%  J Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  6   29%  A Van Slyke     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Randy Tomlin facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   26%  T Pagnozzi      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      30%  J Oquendo       Pagnozzi Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  6   31%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   32%  B Tewksbury     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   30%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   28%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   27%  M LaValliere    Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   29%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   30%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   31%  M Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Tewksbury facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   28%  J Wehner        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   33%  J Lind          Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  8   29%  R Tomlin        Groundout: SS-1B; Lind stays at 2B
   O      -2-  5   25%  O Merced        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   23%  T Zeile         Walk
          1--  5   15%  F Jose          Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Zeile to 3B
   OO     -23  4   26%  R Hudler        Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Zeile stays at 3B; Jose out at 3B/1B-SS
   R      --3  4   18%  T Pagnozzi      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Zeile Scores
          1--  6   16%  J Oquendo       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pagnozzi to 3B; Oquendo to 2B
   O      -23  2   19%  B Tewksbury     Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   23%  J Bell          Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   34%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Bell to 3B
   R      1-3  2   48%  B Bonilla       Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   RO     -23  1   44%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Van Slyke Scores
   O      -2-  3   39%  M LaValliere    Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   35%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   37%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   40%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   37%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   34%  R Tomlin        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   38%  O Merced        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   33%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   29%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   23%  F Jose          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B); Zeile to 2B
   O      12-  1   23%  R Hudler        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Zeile to 3B; Jose to 2B
                  Roger Mason replaces Randy Tomlin pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  3   33%  T Pagnozzi      Fielder's Choice 3B; Zeile out at Hm/3B-C; Jose stays at 2B; Pagnozzi to 1B
          12-      32%  J Oquendo       Wild Pitch; Jose to 3B
   O      1-3  2   38%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   34%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   38%  B Bonilla       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bonilla to 1B
          1--  1   54%  B Bonds         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bonilla to 3B
          -23  4   55%  M LaValliere    Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1   78%  J Wehner        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Bonilla Scores; Bonds Scores/unER; LaValliere to 2B
          12-  3   83%  J Lind          Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); LaValliere to 3B; Wehner to 2B
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Roger Mason batting 9th
   RO     123  2   86%  G Varsho        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; LaValliere Scores/unER; Wehner to 3B; Varsho to 1B
   R      1-3  2   92%  O Merced        Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Wehner Scores/unER; Varsho to 2B
                  Cris Carpenter replaces Bob Tewksbury pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   91%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Bell to 1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Bob Kipper facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Kipper replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th; Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Cris Carpenter batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  B Gilkey        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   90%  R Lankford      Walk
          1--      89%  O Smith         Lankford Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6; Lankford to 2B
   R      -2-  4   78%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Lankford Scores/unER
   O      --3  5   85%  M Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   90%  T Zeile         Popfly: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bob McClure facing 3-4-5
                  Bob McClure replaces Bernard Gilkey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   89%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   88%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   89%  B Bonds         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   88%  M LaValliere    Bonds Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Kipper facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   81%  F Jose          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   87%  R Hudler        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   91%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pagnozzi to 1B
          1--      91%  J Oquendo       Balk; Pagnozzi to 2B
   O      -2-  2   95%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bob McClure facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   94%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Bill Landrum facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Landrum replaces Bob Kipper pitching and batting 9th; Luis Alicea pinch hits for Bob McClure batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  L Alicea        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   99%  R Lankford      Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  O Smith         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 6.

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