September 1, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
SEA 0 CAL 3
@BOS 2 DET 2
@CHW 1 KCR 3
MIL 1 NYY 11
@MIN 6 TOR 9
@TEX 3 PHI 3
@ATL 0 MON 4
@CIN 3 HOU 3
NYM 2 LAD 3
PIT 2
(14) SDP 3
CHC 2 SFG 4
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 11,619

Tuesday, September 1, 1981
Time of Game: 2:32

Cardinals

42-27

Lost 2

1st

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

W: V Blue (7-5), L: B Forsch (7-4), S: A Holland (6)

Giants

40-40

Won 5

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .274  .711    0    4   2   
T Landrum LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .633    0    2   1   2B
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .303  .903    0    8   1   2B
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .870    0    4   0   
S Lezcano RF                  2   0   0   1    1   1  .240  .728    0    0   0   SF
G Tenace C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .225  .782    0    2   1   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .730    0    1   3   
M Ramsey SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .680    0    2   3   
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .315    0    1   4   SH
Totals                       30   2   5   2    3   8                    24  15

BATTING

2B: T Landrum (4, off V Blue); K Hernandez (19, off V Blue).

SF: S Lezcano (4, off V Blue).

SH: B Forsch (5, off V Blue).

TB: K Hernandez 2; T Landrum 2; G Tenace; M Ramsey; T Herr.

RBI: S Lezcano (23); G Tenace (16).

2-out RBI: G Tenace.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Herr-M Ramsey-K Hernandez; B Forsch-M Ramsey-K Hernandez.

E: G Hendrick (4); K Oberkfell (12); S Lezcano (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: T Herr (1st base by V Blue).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   2   2   1   0    2   1  .242  .775    0    1   2   
D Bergman 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .767    0    9   1   SB,SH
J Clark RF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .263  .789    0    1   0   SF
D Evans 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .243  .758    0    0   1   
L Herndon LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .739    0    3   0   
J Martin CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .230  .621    0    2   0   
M May C                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .721    0    8   1   SH
J LeMaster SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .578    0    2   2   HBP,GDP
V Blue P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .523    0    1   0   GDP
  M Venable PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         0   0   
Totals                       26   4   6   2    4   2                    27   7

BATTING

SF: J Clark (4, off B Forsch).

SH: D Bergman (1, off B Forsch); M May (3, off B Forsch).

HBP: J LeMaster (1, by B Forsch).

TB: J Morgan; J Clark; D Bergman; M May; D Evans; J Martin.

GIDP: V Blue (1); J LeMaster (8).

RBI: D Evans (41); J Clark (41).

2-out RBI: D Evans.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: V Blue (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bergman (1, 2nd base off B Forsch/G Tenace).

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, L (7-4)              8     6   4   2    4   2   0   2.78   34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 6     56    -     1.11  -0.24
Totals                         8     6   4   2    4   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 6           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, W (7-5)                6     4   2   2    3   4   0   2.28   25     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 4     57    -     1.23   0.05
A Holland, S (6)               3     1   0   0    0   4   0   2.32   10     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 1· 1          0-0    1.16   0.22
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Forsch (2).

IBB: None.

PO: V Blue (5; T Herr, 1st base).

HBP: B Forsch (2; J LeMaster).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 11,619.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           San Francisco Giants                 
1. T Herr               2B    1. J Morgan             2B 
2. T Landrum            LF    2. D Bergman            1B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. J Clark              RF 
4. G Hendrick           CF    4. D Evans              3B 
5. S Lezcano            RF    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. G Tenace             C     6. J Martin             CF 
7. K Oberkfell          3B    7. M May                C  
8. M Ramsey             SS    8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. B Forsch             P     9. V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-0  12-      33%  71% D Evans         B Forsch        Single to CF; Morgan Scores; Clark Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI; Evans to 2B
   t 6   2  3-1  1-3     -12%  68% G Tenace        V Blue          Single to LF; Landrum Scores; Lezcano to 3B
   b 4   1  1-0  12-     -12%  34% J LeMaster      B Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 5   2  1-2  -2-      11%  83% L Herndon       B Forsch        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Evans Scores/No RBI/unER; Herndon to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  12-      -9%  50% V Blue          B Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Herr          Walk
          1--      44%  T Landrum       Herr Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Herr to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      54%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Morgan        Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  D Bergman       Single to SS
          1--      57%  J Clark         Bergman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      54%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-      50%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  S Lezcano       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  J Martin        Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  M May           Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Martin to 2B
          -2-      59%  J LeMaster      Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-      50%  V Blue          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  M Ramsey        Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  B Forsch        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Ramsey to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      55%  T Landrum       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      56%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      52%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
          ---      42%  K Hernandez     Double to LF
   O      -2-      43%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B; Hernandez to 3B
   RO     --3      39%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores
          ---      38%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      40%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  L Herndon       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      41%  J Martin        Walk
          1--      46%  M May           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Martin to 2B
   OO     12-      34%  J LeMaster      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  M Ramsey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      38%  B Forsch        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  V Blue          Strikeout
          ---      39%  J Morgan        Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
          1--      38%  J Clark         Single to LF; Morgan to 2B
   RR     12-      71%  D Evans         Single to CF; Morgan Scores; Clark Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI; Evans to 2B
   R      -2-      83%  L Herndon       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Evans Scores/No RBI/unER; Herndon to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  J Martin        Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
          ---      72%  T Landrum       Double to LF
   O      -2-      75%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Landrum to 3B
   O      --3      82%  G Hendrick      Foul Flyball: 1B
          --3      80%  S Lezcano       Walk
   R      1-3      68%  G Tenace        Single to LF; Landrum Scores; Lezcano to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Max Venable pinch hits for Vida Blue batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  M Venable       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Al Holland facing 8-9-1
                  Al Holland replaces Max Venable pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  M Ramsey        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  B Forsch        Strikeout
          ---      76%  T Herr          Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  T Landrum       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      82%  D Bergman       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Morgan to 2B
          -2-      85%  J Clark         Wild Pitch; Morgan to 3B
   RO     --3      89%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores
   O      ---      89%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Al Holland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  S Lezcano       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  L Herndon       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      94%  M May           Single to LF; May out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Al Holland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  G Tenace        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  M Ramsey        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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