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BAL  3
SEA  2

(11)
BOS  3
CAL  1

DET  5
@CHW  4

(10)
CLE  2
OAK  0

CLE 10
OAK  4

KCR  5
MIL  4

MIN  4
NYY  3

TEX  4
TOR  1

ATL  3
PHI  2

CIN  7
MON  0

HOU  8
NYM  0

LAD  6
PIT  2

SDP  5
CHC  4

(10)
STL  5
@SFG  2
Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 8,996

Wednesday, September 2, 1981, 12:10PM
Time of Game: 2:18
Cardinals
5
43-27
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  1   1  0  0   0  2  0    5 13  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  9  2
W: Lary Sorensen (7-5), L: Ed Whitson (5-6), S: Bruce Sutter (18)
Giants
2
40-41
Lost 1
4th, 10½ GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .718              2   4   2B,CS,SH
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .726              1   2   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   1   2    0   0  .302  .897             11   2   
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .865              2   0   GDP
D Iorg LF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .341  .818              1   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111              0   0   
D Porter C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .224  .771              5   1   2B
S Lezcano RF                  3   0   3   1    1   0  .253  .749              3   0   
M Ramsey SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .646              1   5   2·GDP
L Sorensen P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .054  .135              1   0   
  S Braun PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .886              0   0   
  T Landrum LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .649              0   0   
Totals                       35   5  13   0    1   2                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: D Porter (6, off E Whitson); T Herr (11, off E Whitson).
SH: T Herr (5, off G Minton).
TB: T Herr 3; S Lezcano 3; D Iorg 2; D Porter 2; K Oberkfell; G Hendrick; K Hernandez; S Braun; T Landrum.
GIDP: M Ramsey 2 (6); G Hendrick (5).
RBI: K Hernandez 2 (40); S Lezcano (24); D Iorg (22); K Oberkfell (30).
2-out RBI: D Iorg.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Ramsey-T Herr-K Hernandez; K Hernandez-M Ramsey-K Hernandez.
E: K Oberkfell (13).
Baserunning Events
CS: T Herr (6, 2nd base by E Whitson/M May).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .244  .781              6   9   
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .739             13   2   GDP
J Clark RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .778              0   1   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .748              1   2   
L Herndon LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .289  .736              0   0   CS
J Martin CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .237  .636              1   0   2B
M May C                       4   1   3   0    0   0  .307  .742              2   1   2·2B
  G Sularz PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .243  .584              3   7   2B
  J Leonard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .730              0   0   GDP
E Whitson P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .107  .274              0   0   
  M Venable PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000              1   0   
  J Wohlford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .586              0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  E Cabell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .564              0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   0    2   5                         27  23
Batting Events
2B: J LeMaster (7, off L Sorensen); J Martin (4, off L Sorensen); M May 2 (12, 2 off L Sorensen).
TB: M May 5; J Martin 3; J LeMaster 2; J Morgan; M Venable; L Herndon.
GIDP: D Bergman (2); J Leonard (4).
RBI: J Morgan (28); J LeMaster (17).
2-out RBI: J Morgan; J LeMaster.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. J LeMaster-J Morgan-D Bergman; J Morgan-J LeMaster-D Bergman; D Evans-J Morgan-D Bergman.
E: J LeMaster (9); J Clark (4).
Baserunning Events
CS: L Herndon (4, 2nd base by L Sorensen/D Porter).

Pitching Stats

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
L Sorensen, W (7-5)            7     7   2   2    1   3   0   3.11   27     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 7     57    -     1.33   0.22
B Sutter, S (18)               2     2   0   0    1   2   0   2.59    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.90   0.07
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 9           -  
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
E Whitson, L (5-6)             5     7   3   2    0   1   0   3.57   20     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 0· 7     44    -     0.93  -0.15
G Lavelle                      2     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.91    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.91   0.09
G Minton                       2     6   2   2    0   1   0   3.38   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 6          0-0    0.75  -0.16
Totals                         9    13   5   4    1   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     18· 3· 0·13           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 8,996.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       San Francisco Giants                         
1. Tom Herr                     2B       1. Joe Morgan                   2B
2. Ken Oberkfell                3B       2. Dave Bergman                 1B
3. Keith Hernandez              1B       3. Jack Clark                   RF
4. George Hendrick              CF       4. Darrell Evans                3B
5. Dane Iorg                    LF       5. Larry Herndon                LF
6. Darrell Porter                C       6. Jerry Martin                 CF
7. Sixto Lezcano                RF       7. Milt May                      C
8. Mike Ramsey                  SS       8. Johnnie LeMaster             SS
9. Lary Sorensen                 P       9. Ed Whitson                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 0 12- OO 15% 99% 2-5 SFG J. Leonard B. Sutter Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Martin to 3B
b7 0 --- -14% 53% 2-3 SFG J. Martin L. Sorensen Double to LF
b7 1 --3 O 14% 69% 2-3 SFG J. LeMaster L. Sorensen Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 1-3 R -12% 62% 1-3 SFG J. Morgan L. Sorensen Single to SS; LeMaster Scores; Venable to 2B
b5 2 -2- R -9% 77% 0-3 SFG J. LeMaster L. Sorensen Double to LF; May Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 STL T. Herr E. Whitson Single to CF
t1 0 1-- 6% 60% 0-0 STL K. Oberkfell E. Whitson Herr Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6; Herr to 3B
t1 0 --3 RO -1% 59% 0-0 STL K. Oberkfell E. Whitson Groundout: 2B-1B; Herr Scores/unER
t1 1 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 STL K. Hernandez E. Whitson Flyball: CF
t1 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 STL G. Hendrick E. Whitson Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 53% 0-1 SFG J. Morgan L. Sorensen Walk
b1 0 1-- OO 8% 61% 0-1 SFG D. Bergman L. Sorensen Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 SFG J. Clark L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 3% 65% 1-0 STL D. Iorg E. Whitson Single to CF
t2 0 1-- O -3% 62% 1-0 STL D. Porter E. Whitson Flyball: SS
t2 1 1-- 3% 65% 1-0 STL S. Lezcano E. Whitson Single to LF; Iorg to 2B
t2 1 12- O -3% 62% 1-0 STL M. Ramsey E. Whitson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Iorg to 3B
t2 2 1-3 O -4% 58% 1-0 STL L. Sorensen E. Whitson Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 SFG D. Evans L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
b2 1 --- -3% 57% 0-1 SFG L. Herndon L. Sorensen Single to 3B
b2 1 1-- O 5% 62% 0-1 SFG J. Martin L. Sorensen Herndon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 2 --- O 1% 63% 0-1 SFG J. Martin L. Sorensen Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 6% 69% 1-0 STL T. Herr E. Whitson Double to RF
t3 0 -2- O -1% 68% 1-0 STL K. Oberkfell E. Whitson Groundout: 2B-1B; Herr to 3B
t3 1 --3 R 6% 74% 1-0 STL K. Hernandez E. Whitson Single to LF; Herr Scores
t3 1 1-- OO -3% 70% 2-0 STL G. Hendrick E. Whitson Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- -7% 63% 0-2 SFG M. May L. Sorensen Double to LF
b3 0 -2- O 2% 65% 0-2 SFG J. LeMaster L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B; May to 3B
b3 1 --3 O 7% 72% 0-2 SFG E. Whitson L. Sorensen Strikeout
b3 2 --3 O 4% 75% 0-2 SFG J. Morgan L. Sorensen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 STL D. Iorg E. Whitson Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- 6% 80% 2-0 STL D. Porter E. Whitson Double to RF; Porter to 3B/Adv on E9
t4 1 --3 R 4% 84% 2-0 STL S. Lezcano E. Whitson Single to CF; Porter Scores
t4 1 1-- OO -2% 82% 3-0 STL M. Ramsey E. Whitson Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 2% 84% 0-3 SFG D. Bergman L. Sorensen Flyball: 3B
b4 1 --- O 1% 85% 0-3 SFG J. Clark L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 86% 0-3 SFG D. Evans L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 STL L. Sorensen E. Whitson Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 STL T. Herr E. Whitson Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 STL K. Oberkfell E. Whitson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 2% 86% 0-3 SFG L. Herndon L. Sorensen Strikeout
b5 1 --- O 1% 88% 0-3 SFG J. Martin L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- -2% 86% 0-3 SFG M. May L. Sorensen Double to LF
b5 2 -2- R -9% 77% 0-3 SFG J. LeMaster L. Sorensen Double to LF; May Scores
Max Venable pinch hits for Ed Whitson (P) batting 9th
b5 2 -2- -3% 74% 1-3 SFG M. Venable L. Sorensen Single to SS; LeMaster to 3B
b5 2 1-3 R -12% 62% 1-3 SFG J. Morgan L. Sorensen Single to SS; LeMaster Scores; Venable to 2B
b5 2 12- O 6% 68% 2-3 SFG D. Bergman L. Sorensen Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 3-4-5
Gary Lavelle replaces Max Venable (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -2% 66% 3-2 STL K. Hernandez G. Lavelle Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O -1% 65% 3-2 STL G. Hendrick G. Lavelle Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 63% 3-2 STL D. Iorg G. Lavelle Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 4% 67% 2-3 SFG J. Clark L. Sorensen Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 70% 2-3 SFG D. Evans L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O 2% 72% 2-3 SFG L. Herndon L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -2% 70% 3-2 STL D. Porter G. Lavelle Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1 --- 2% 72% 3-2 STL S. Lezcano G. Lavelle Walk
t7 1 1-- OO -5% 67% 3-2 STL M. Ramsey G. Lavelle Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- -14% 53% 2-3 SFG J. Martin L. Sorensen Double to LF
b7 0 -2- O 2% 55% 2-3 SFG M. May L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 3B
b7 1 --3 O 14% 69% 2-3 SFG J. LeMaster L. Sorensen Groundout: 3B-1B
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Gary Lavelle (P) batting 9th
b7 2 --3 O 8% 77% 2-3 SFG J. Wohlford L. Sorensen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Greg Minton facing 9-1-2
Greg Minton replaces Jim Wohlford (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Steve Braun pinch hits for Lary Sorensen (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- 3% 80% 3-2 STL S. Braun G. Minton Single to CF
t8 0 1-- O -1% 79% 3-2 STL T. Herr G. Minton Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Braun to 2B
t8 1 -2- 5% 84% 3-2 STL K. Oberkfell G. Minton Single to 2B; Braun to 3B
t8 1 1-3 RO 4% 87% 3-2 STL K. Hernandez G. Minton Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Braun Scores
t8 2 1-- 1% 88% 4-2 STL G. Hendrick G. Minton Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
t8 2 12- RO 5% 93% 4-2 STL D. Iorg G. Minton Single to RF; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 1-2-3
Bruce Sutter replaces Dane Iorg (LF) pitching and batting 5th; Tito Landrum replaces Steve Braun (PH) playing LF batting 9th
b8 0 --- -5% 89% 2-5 SFG J. Morgan B. Sutter Walk
b8 0 1-- O 4% 93% 2-5 SFG D. Bergman B. Sutter Flyball: RF
b8 1 1-- -5% 88% 2-5 SFG J. Clark B. Sutter Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Morgan to 2B
b8 1 12- O 4% 92% 2-5 SFG D. Evans B. Sutter Groundout: 1B unassisted; Morgan to 3B; Clark to 2B
b8 2 -23 O 6% 97% 2-5 SFG L. Herndon B. Sutter Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Giants' Greg Minton facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-2 STL D. Porter G. Minton Foul Flyball: 2B
t9 1 --- 0% 97% 5-2 STL S. Lezcano G. Minton Single to CF
t9 1 1-- O -0% 97% 5-2 STL M. Ramsey G. Minton Strikeout
t9 2 1-- 0% 97% 5-2 STL T. Landrum G. Minton Single to RF; Lezcano to 2B
t9 2 12- O -1% 97% 5-2 STL T. Herr G. Minton Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 6-7-8
b9 0 --- -4% 93% 2-5 SFG J. Martin B. Sutter Single to LF
b9 0 1-- -9% 84% 2-5 SFG M. May B. Sutter Single to RF; Martin to 2B
Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster (SS) batting 8th; Guy Sularz pinch runs for Milt May (C) batting 7th
b9 0 12- OO 15% 99% 2-5 SFG J. Leonard B. Sutter Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Martin to 3B
Enos Cabell pinch hits for Greg Minton (P) batting 9th
b9 2 --3 O 1% 100% 2-5 SFG E. Cabell B. Sutter Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 2.

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