September 19, 1995 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
MIL 3 CLE 8
@CHW 2 DET 7
BAL 4 MIN 7
@KCR 3 NYY 5
TOR 3 OAK 3
CAL 2
(10) SEA 5
TEX 4
(11) NYM 10
@ATL 3 MON 4
@CIN 1 CHC 7
@HOU 6 SFG 7
@LAD 2 FLA 5
@PHI 4 PIT 12
STL 1 SDP 15
COL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,196

Tuesday, September 19, 1995, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:18

Cardinals

58-75

Lost 1

4th, 21 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2
Pirates         0  0  0   3  8  0   1  0  X   12 14  0

W: P Wagner (5-15), L: A Benes (0-1)

Pirates

55-78

Won 1

5th, 24 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .302  .842   12    0   0   HR
  D Creek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Cromer SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .560   14    0   3   GDP
J Mabry RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .753   10    2   0   2B
R Lankford CF                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .281  .883   17    2   0   
  A Battle CF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .669    3    3   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .749   10    7   1   2·GDP
D Bell 3B                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .252  .687    7    1   2   
D Sheaffer C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .682    5    7   0   GDP
J Oquendo 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .634    9    1   0   
A Benes P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   
  C Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Urbani P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .935         0   0   
  T Bradshaw PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .509    2    0   0   2B
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  R Giannelli PH-LF           0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    6    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   7   1    2   4               97   24   7

BATTING

2B: T Bradshaw (1, off P Wagner); J Mabry (21, off P Wagner).

HR: B Gilkey (14, off P Wagner; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: B Gilkey 4; D Bell 2; T Bradshaw 2; J Mabry 2; D Sheaffer; A Battle.

GIDP: M Sweeney 2 (3); T Cromer (13); D Sheaffer (8).

RBI: B Gilkey (63).

2-out RBI: B Gilkey.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Oquendo (6); D Bell (6).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brumfield CF                4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .723   18    1   0   
  J Wehner PR-LF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .738    2    0   0   
A Martin LF-CF                5   2   4   3    0   0  .283  .797   21    0   0   HR,2B
O Merced 1B                   5   1   4   1    0   0  .304  .849   20   14   0   
J King 3B                     2   1   0   1    2   1  .265  .804   22    0   2   SF
  F Garcia 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .439         2   1   
D Clark RF                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .306  .784   16    0   0   HBP
J Bell SS                     4   1   1   2    1   1  .258  .734   19    3   9   HR
C Garcia 2B                   5   1   1   2    0   0  .296  .773   11    3   4   HR
A Encarnacion C               4   1   0   0    1   2  .221  .602   19    4   0   IW
P Wagner P                    4   2   1   1    1   2  .184  .473   17    0   0   
Totals                       38  12  14  11    5   7              165   27  16

BATTING

2B: A Martin (22, off A Benes).

HR: J Bell (13, off A Benes; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); A Martin (12, off T Urbani; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); C Garcia (6, off A Benes; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J King (8, off J Frascatore).

IBB: A Encarnacion (5, by C Bailey).

HBP: D Clark (1, by A Benes).

TB: A Martin 8; O Merced 4; C Garcia 4; J Bell 4; D Clark; P Wagner; J Brumfield; J Wehner.

RBI: A Martin 3 (37); C Garcia 2 (47); J Bell 2 (50); P Wagner (4); J King (81); O Merced (79); J Brumfield (26).

2-out RBI: A Martin 3; P Wagner; J Brumfield.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 4. J Bell-O Merced; J Bell-C Garcia-O Merced; J King-C Garcia-O Merced; F Garcia-C Garcia-O Merced.

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
A Benes, L (0-1)               4     8   7   7    1   5   2  15.75   23   76-51   30·13· 8    6· 7· 3· 0     22    -     1.02  -0.29
C Bailey                       0.2   1   3   3    2   0   0  16.20    5   14-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          3-3    0.69  -0.04
T Urbani                       0.1   2   1   1    1   1   1   3.75    4   21-11    3· 2· 6    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.05  -0.01
J Frascatore                   2     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.66    9   31-19   16· 0· 3    6· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
D Creek                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   18-10    6· 0· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    14  12  12    5   7   3          45  160-95   58·15·22   14·14· 4· 0          5-5

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Wagner, W (5-15)             9     7   1   1    2   4   1   4.82   32   95-59   44· 9· 6   14· 8· 4· 0     71    -     0.41   0.16
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   4   1          32   95-59   44· 9· 6   14· 8· 4· 0           -

A Benes faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Urbani (5); P Wagner (7).

IBB: C Bailey (1; A Encarnacion).

HBP: A Benes (1; D Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 9,196.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Gilkey             LF    1. J Brumfield          CF 
2. T Cromer             SS    2. A Martin             LF 
3. J Mabry              RF    3. O Merced             1B 
4. R Lankford           CF    4. J King               3B 
5. M Sweeney            1B    5. D Clark              RF 
6. D Bell               3B    6. J Bell               SS 
7. D Sheaffer           C     7. C Garcia             2B 
8. J Oquendo            2B    8. A Encarnacion        C  
9. A Benes              P     9. P Wagner             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  1   21%  68% J Bell          A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clark Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  ---  2  -12%  43% B Gilkey        P Wagner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 4   0  1-2  ---  2   10%  78% C Garcia        A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 5   0  3-1  1--  1   10%  80% D Sheaffer      P Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 5   0  1-3  -2-  1    6%  91% O Merced        A Benes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin Scores; Merced to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  T Cromer        Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   52%  J Mabry         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   55%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   55%  A Martin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   58%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Martin to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   50%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   54%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   55%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   53%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   51%  C Garcia        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  A Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   54%  A Benes         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   43%  B Gilkey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   44%  T Cromer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   41%  P Wagner        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   44%  J Brumfield     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   48%  A Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brumfield to 2B
   O      12-  3   43%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   38%  J King          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Wagner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   40%  J Mabry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   43%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   48%  D Clark         Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--  1   68%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clark Scores
   R      ---  2   78%  C Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   77%  A Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  P Wagner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   75%  J Brumfield     Foul Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul Wagner facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   70%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   80%  D Sheaffer      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   81%  J Oquendo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   85%  A Martin        Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  1   91%  O Merced        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin Scores; Merced to 2B
          -2-  4   92%  J King          Walk
          12-  4   94%  D Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive); Merced to 3B; King to 2B
                  Cory Bailey replaces Alan Benes pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  1   92%  J Bell          Lineout: 2B
   RO     123  2   93%  C Garcia        Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Merced Scores; King to 3B; Clark to 2B
          -23  4   93%  A Encarnacion   Intentional Walk
   R      123  4   96%  P Wagner        Walk; King Scores; Clark to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   RR     123  3   99%  J Brumfield     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Clark Scores; Encarnacion Scores/Adv on E5; Wagner to 2B
                  Tom Urbani replaces Cory Bailey pitching and batting 9th; John Wehner pinch runs for Jacob Brumfield batting 1st
          12-      99%  A Martin        Wild Pitch; Wagner to 3B; Wehner to 2B
   RRR    -23  6  100%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Wagner Scores; Wehner Scores
          ---  5  100%  O Merced        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5  100%  J King          Walk; Merced to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  D Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 11.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-11, Paul Wagner facing 9-1-2
                  John Wehner moves to LF; Al Martin moves to CF; Terry Bradshaw pinch hits for Tom Urbani batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  T Bradshaw      Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2  100%  B Gilkey        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  7  100%  T Cromer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Mabry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-1, John Frascatore facing 6-7-8
                  John Frascatore replaces Terry Bradshaw pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  A Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 11.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-11, Paul Wagner facing 4-5-6
          ---  7  100%  R Lankford      Walk
   OO     1--  3  100%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3  100%  D Bell          Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1  100%  D Sheaffer      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bell to 2B
          12-     100%  J Oquendo       Wild Pitch; Bell to 3B; Sheaffer to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-1, John Frascatore facing 9-1-2
                  Allen Battle replaces Ray Lankford playing CF batting 4th
          ---  1  100%  P Wagner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2  100%  J Wehner        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wagner to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
          12-  6  100%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wagner to 3B; Wehner to 2B
   RO     123  5  100%  J King          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wagner Scores
   O      12-  2  100%  D Clark         Foul Flyball: 3B (Short LF Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 12.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-12, Paul Wagner facing 9-1-2
                  Freddy Garcia replaces Jeff King playing 3B batting 4th; Ray Giannelli pinch hits for John Frascatore batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  R Giannelli     Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  B Gilkey        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   OO     1--  1  100%  T Cromer        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-1, Doug Creek facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Creek replaces Bernard Gilkey pitching and batting 1st; Ray Giannelli moves to LF
          ---  5  100%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  C Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6  100%  A Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5  100%  P Wagner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 12.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-12, Paul Wagner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  J Mabry         Lineout: 3B
          ---  3  100%  A Battle        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1  100%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation