October 11, 1987 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 5 at Candlestick Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1987 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 5
1987 postseason: WS: MIN-STL / ALCS: MIN-DET / NLCS: STL-SFG

Game 1
STL  5
SFG  3
Game 2
SFG  5
@STL  0
Game 3
STL  6
@SFG  5
Game 4
SFG  4
STL  2
Game 5
SFG  6
STL  3
Game 6
STL  1
SFG  0
Game 7
STL  6
SFG  0

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 59,363

Sunday, October 11, 1987, 1:35
Time of Game: 0:00

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

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

W: J Price (1-0), L: B Forsch (1-1)

Giants

Roger Craig

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .818   10    1   0   2B
O Smith SS                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .235  .653    9    0   0   SF,SH
T Herr 2B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .105  .205    6    3   1   SF,GDP
D Driessen 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .788    7    5   0   
  J Lindeman PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .964    7    1   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .316  .737   15    4   0   CS
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .533   16    1   5   3B
J Morris RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   0   
  B Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Lawless PH-RF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    4    1   0   
T Pena C                      2   1   1   0    1   1  .357  .828   14    6   2   
G Mathews P                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
  C Ford RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .733         0   0   
  J Oquendo PH-RF             2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    6    1   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   3   7   2    1   7              100   24   8

BATTING

2B: V Coleman (1, off R Reuschel).

3B: T Pendleton (1, off R Reuschel).

SF: T Herr (1, off R Reuschel); O Smith (1, off R Reuschel).

SH: O Smith (1, off R Reuschel).

TB: T Pendleton 3; V Coleman 3; W McGee 2; G Mathews; T Pena.

GIDP: T Herr (3).

RBI: O Smith (1); T Herr (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-T Herr-D Driessen.

BASERUNNING

CS: W McGee (1, 2nd base by R Reuschel/B Brenly).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Thompson 2B                 2   1   1   1    1   0  .125  .771   19    1   4   3B,SB,CS,HBP
K Mitchell 3B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .273  .728   28    1   0   HR,SB
J Leonard LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .412 1.618   18    1   0   
C Maldonado RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .563   14    0   0   
C Davis CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .641    3    3   0   GDP
  E Milner CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    1   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .444 1.222   14    9   2   
B Brenly C                    1   1   0   0    3   0  .231  .913   23    7   1   
J Uribe SS                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .200  .450   10    4   3   SB
R Reuschel P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  M Aldrete PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .367    7    0   0   SF
  J Price P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       28   6   7   6    5   7              148   27  11

BATTING

3B: R Thompson (1, off R Horton).

HR: K Mitchell (1, off G Mathews; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: M Aldrete (1, off R Horton).

HBP: R Thompson (1, by K Dayley).

TB: K Mitchell 5; R Thompson 3; C Davis; W Clark; C Maldonado; J Uribe.

GIDP: C Davis (1).

RBI: J Uribe 2 (2); K Mitchell 2 (2); M Aldrete (1); R Thompson (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Thompson-J Uribe-W Clark.

E: R Reuschel (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Mitchell (1, 2nd base off G Mathews/T Pena); R Thompson (2, 2nd base off G Mathews/T Pena); J Uribe (1, 3rd base off R Horton/T Pena).

CS: R Thompson (1, 2nd base by K Dayley/T Pena).

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
G Mathews                      3     2   2   2    2   3   1   3.48   13   52-32   18· 8· 6    2· 4· 1· 1     48    -     1.03  -0.09
B Forsch, L (1-1)              0     3   4   4    1   0   0  12.00    4   12-8     6· 0· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.90  -0.40
R Horton                       3     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   10   44-31   22· 5· 4    4· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.58   0.00
K Dayley                       2     0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    8   32-16    6· 6· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         8     7   6   6    5   7   1          35  140-87   52·19·15    7·10· 4· 1          2-2

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
R Reuschel                     4     6   3   2    0   1   0   6.30   17   35-24   21· 1· 6    7· 5· 3· 1     41    -     1.14  -0.17
J Price, W (1-0)               5     1   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   17   59-43   21·10·12    4· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.68   0.20
Totals                         9     7   3   2    1   7   0          34   94-67   42·11·18   11·10· 4· 1           -

B Forsch faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Reuschel (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Dayley (1; R Thompson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 59,363.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           San Francisco Giants                 
1. V Coleman            LF    1. R Thompson           2B 
2. O Smith              SS    2. K Mitchell           3B 
3. T Herr               2B    3. J Leonard            LF 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. C Maldonado          RF 
5. W McGee              CF    5. C Davis              CF 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. W Clark              1B 
7. J Morris             RF    7. B Brenly             C  
8. T Pena               C     8. J Uribe              SS 
9. G Mathews            P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  3-2  123  1   18%  82% J Uribe         B Forsch        Single to RF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Clark Scores; Brenly to 3B; Uribe to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   1  2-1  ---  6   13%  53% K Mitchell      G Mathews       Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 4   0  3-2  1--  2   13%  59% W Clark         B Forsch        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davis to 3B
   t 4   2  2-2  --3  1  -12%  39% J Morris        R Reuschel      Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Pendleton Scores/No RBI/unER; Morris to 1B
   t 3   0  1-1  12-  1   -8%  31% V Coleman       R Reuschel      Single to P/Bunt; Pena to 3B; Mathews to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  V Coleman       Double to CF
   O      -2-      45%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Coleman to 3B
   RO     --3      43%  T Herr          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Coleman Scores
   O      ---      44%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   48%  R Thompson      Walk
          1--      50%  K Mitchell      Thompson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   58%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Thompson Scores
          1--      61%  J Leonard       Mitchell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   60%  " "             Flyball: CF; Mitchell to 3B
   O      --3  4   54%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  1   50%  C Davis         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  T Pendleton     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   55%  J Morris        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Mathews facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  B Brenly        Walk
   O      1--  3   52%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Uribe to 1B
   O      1--  3   50%  R Reuschel      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   46%  T Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   40%  G Mathews       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pena to 2B
          12-  1   31%  V Coleman       Single to P/Bunt; Pena to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   RO     123  1   34%  O Smith         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pena Scores
   OO     12-  3   43%  T Herr          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   40%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  6   53%  K Mitchell      Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   51%  J Leonard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  C Maldonado     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  D Driessen      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  4   50%  W McGee         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      55%  T Pendleton     McGee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-SS)
          ---  6   51%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      --3  1   39%  J Morris        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Pendleton Scores/No RBI/unER; Morris to 1B
          1--      38%  T Pena          Wild Pitch; Morris to 2B
   O      -2-  5   42%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Forsch replaces John Morris pitching and batting 7th; Curt Ford replaces Greg Mathews playing RF batting 9th
          ---  1   47%  C Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   59%  W Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davis to 3B
          1-3  8   64%  B Brenly        Walk; Clark to 2B
   RR     123  1   82%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Clark Scores; Brenly to 3B; Uribe to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Ricky Horton replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 7th; Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
   RO     -23  7   81%  M Aldrete       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brenly Scores
          -2-      83%  R Thompson      Uribe Steals 3B
   R      --3  6   90%  " "             Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Uribe Scores
   O      --3  9   87%  K Mitchell      Flyball: 1B
   O      --3  6   85%  J Leonard       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Joe Price facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Price replaces Mike Aldrete pitching and batting 9th; Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Curt Ford batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  J Oquendo       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  6   89%  V Coleman       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   89%  O Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Oquendo moves to RF
          ---  2   91%  C Maldonado     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   88%  C Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   88%  W Clark         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Joe Price facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   90%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   90%  W McGee         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   92%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ricky Horton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   91%  B Brenly        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  J Price         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Joe Price facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Lawless pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 7th
   O      ---  2   93%  T Lawless       Lineout: 3B
          ---  5   90%  T Pena          Walk
   O      1--  3   93%  J Oquendo       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   95%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Dayley replaces Jose Oquendo pitching and batting 9th; Tom Lawless moves to RF
          ---  2   95%  R Thompson      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      94%  K Mitchell      Thompson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   94%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   94%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Joe Price facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Milner replaces Chili Davis playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   96%  O Smith         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  2   97%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
                  Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Dan Driessen batting 4th
   O      ---  7   98%  J Lindeman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ken Dayley facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Lindeman moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   97%  C Maldonado     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  5   97%  E Milner        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   97%  W Clark         Walk
          1--  4   97%  B Brenly        Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  J Uribe         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Joe Price facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  T Lawless       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation