July 7, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 16,255

Sunday, July 7, 1996, 1:36
Time of Game: 2:06

Cardinals

46-41

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Lieber (2-2), L: M Morgan (2-3)

Pirates

39-48

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .705   14    0   2   
R Lankford CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .867    8    0   0   GDP
  M Mejia PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    1   0   
R Gant LF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .236  .885   14    1   0   
B Jordan RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .802   11    1   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .785    5    0   0   
J Mabry 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .331  .843   15    8   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .251  .693    9    0   1   2B
  J Parrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
D Sheaffer C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .692    6   10   0   3B
L Alicea 2B                   2   0   1   2    0   0  .238  .667    9    2   4   SF
M Morgan P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .096    5    0   1   SH
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Bell 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .544    1    0   0   
Totals                       28   2   4   2    2   8              102   24   9

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (11, off J Lieber).

3B: D Sheaffer (2, off D Miceli).

SF: L Alicea (3, off D Miceli).

SH: M Morgan (6, off J Lieber).

TB: D Sheaffer 3; G Gaetti 2; R Clayton; L Alicea.

GIDP: R Lankford (6).

RBI: L Alicea 2 (29).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Clayton-L Alicea-J Mabry.

PB: D Sheaffer (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   5   2   3   0    0   2  .290  .726   15    1   4   3B
A Martin LF                   4   2   3   1    0   1  .292  .780    8    2   0   2B
J King 1B                     4   2   2   2    0   1  .280  .858   13   12   0   HR
O Merced RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .850   11    2   0   
C Hayes 3B                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .247  .717    9    0   1   3B
  J Wehner PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .601    4    0   1   
M Kingery CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .244  .609   11    1   0   3B,2B
J Bell SS                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .226  .665   12    1   3   
K Osik C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .820   13    8   0   GDP
D Miceli P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  J Lieber P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .347    9    0   4   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .849    1    0   0   
  F Cordova P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       37   8  14   8    0  10              107   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Kingery (6, off M Morgan); A Martin (17, off T Mathews).

3B: C Hayes (2, off M Morgan); M Kingery (2, off J Parrett); C Garcia (3, off M Morgan).

HR: J King (21, off M Morgan; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: C Garcia 5; M Kingery 5; J King 5; A Martin 4; C Hayes 3; J Bell 2; O Merced.

GIDP: K Osik (1).

RBI: C Hayes 3 (45); J King 2 (64); A Martin (40); O Merced (36); M Kingery (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Garcia-J Bell-J King.

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
M Morgan, L (2-3)              4.1  12   8   8    0   4   1   4.87   24   61-45   29· 6·10   11· 3· 6· 0     11    -     0.81  -0.39
T Mathews                      1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.27    6   26-19    6· 6· 7    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.08   0.01
J Parrett                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.89    4   13-9     3· 4· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
D Eckersley                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    3    6-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    14   8   8    0  10   1          37  106-79   42·16·21   14· 6· 7· 0          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Miceli                       4     2   1   1    1   4   0   4.61   14   47-31   17· 8· 6    4· 4· 1· 0     57    -     0.83   0.13
J Lieber, W (2-2)              3     2   1   1    1   2   0   4.21   12   36-22   12· 7· 3    8· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.01
D Plesac                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.20    3   11-7     2· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
F Cordova                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   8   0          32  102-65   35·16·14   14· 7· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 16,255.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Clayton            SS    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. R Lankford           CF    2. A Martin             LF 
3. R Gant               LF    3. J King               1B 
4. B Jordan             RF    4. O Merced             RF 
5. J Mabry              1B    5. C Hayes              3B 
6. G Gaetti             3B    6. M Kingery            CF 
7. D Sheaffer           C     7. J Bell               SS 
8. L Alicea             2B    8. K Osik               C  
9. M Morgan             P     9. D Miceli             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  1--  3   13%  80% J King          M Morgan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martin Scores
   b 5   1  2-4  123  4   10%  97% C Hayes         M Morgan        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martin Scores; King Scores; Merced Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2    9%  64% C Garcia        M Morgan        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   t 3   0  3-0  ---  1   -8%  71% D Sheaffer      D Miceli        Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   b 5   1  2-3  123  1    8%  87% O Merced        M Morgan        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Garcia Scores; Martin to 3B; King to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   54%  R Lankford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   64%  C Garcia        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  1   67%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Garcia Scores
   RR     1--  3   80%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martin Scores
   O      ---  3   79%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   78%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   77%  M Kingery       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dan Miceli facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   79%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   83%  J Bell          Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   OO     1--  3   79%  K Osik          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  D Miceli        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dan Miceli facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   71%  D Sheaffer      Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  4   73%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sheaffer Scores
   O      ---  3   75%  M Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   78%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      80%  A Martin        Passed Ball; Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-  3   77%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   75%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   72%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   75%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   72%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1--  3   75%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   78%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   76%  C Hayes         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  M Kingery       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  2   76%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   74%  K Osik          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
                  Jon Lieber replaces Dan Miceli pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   67%  G Gaetti        Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   70%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gaetti to 3B
   R      --3  4   63%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gaetti Scores
   O      1--  2   66%  M Morgan        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Alicea to 2B
   O      -2-  3   70%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   68%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   71%  C Garcia        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   74%  A Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Garcia to 2B
          12-  1   79%  J King          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Garcia to 3B; Martin to 2B
   R      123  1   87%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Garcia Scores; Martin to 3B; King to 2B
   RRR    123  4   97%  C Hayes         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martin Scores; King Scores; Merced Scores
   R      --3  4   98%  M Kingery       Double to RF (Line Drive); Hayes Scores
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Mike Morgan pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   97%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  6   97%  K Osik          Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   98%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  B Jordan        Groundout: P-1B; Gant to 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, T.J. Mathews facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   98%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   98%  A Martin        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   98%  J King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  G Gaetti        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   99%  L Alicea        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jeff Parrett facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Gary Gaetti pitching and batting 6th; David Bell replaces T.J. Mathews playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Charlie Hayes batting 5th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Wehner        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  M Kingery       Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  5   99%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Dan Plesac facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Plesac replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th; John Wehner moves to 3B
   O      ---  1  100%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  Miguel Mejia pinch hits for Ray Lankford batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  M Mejia         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Jeff Parrett pitching and batting 6th; Miguel Mejia moves to CF
   O      ---  2  100%  K Osik          Flyball: CF
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Dan Plesac batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3  100%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
                  Francisco Cordova replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Brian Jordan batting 4th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Mabry         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 8.

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation