September 11, 1962 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 3
WSA 0 NYY 8
@DET 7
(10) LAA 9
@MIN 0 LAD 3
CHC 1 SFG 2
PIT 0 CIN 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 6,498

Tuesday, September 11, 1962, 8:01PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Reds

90-57

Won 2

3rd, 5½ GB

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

W: B Purkey (21-5), L: B Gibson (15-12)

Cardinals

77-69

Lost 2

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Kasko 3B                    4   2   2   3    0   1  .277  .677    0    0   2   HR,HBP
D Blasingame 2B               4   1   2   2    1   0  .283  .708    0    3   5   3B
V Pinson CF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .286  .802    0    2   0   SF
F Robinson LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .339 1.035    0    1   0   
J Lynch RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .823    0    1   0   
  R Alvarez 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         3   0   
M Keough 1B-RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .796    0    9   2   
J Edwards C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .266  .727    0    5   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .295  .760    0    2   5   2B
B Purkey P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .103  .315    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       34   6   7   6    2   9                    27  16

BATTING

2B: L Cardenas (28, off B Gibson).

3B: D Blasingame (7, off B Gibson).

HR: E Kasko (4, off B Gibson; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: V Pinson (6, off B Gibson).

SH: B Purkey (7, off B Gibson).

HBP: E Kasko (5, by B Gibson).

TB: E Kasko 5; D Blasingame 4; L Cardenas 3; M Keough.

RBI: E Kasko 3 (40); D Blasingame 2 (31); V Pinson (89).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-D Blasingame-R Alvarez.

E: E Kasko (20); L Cardenas (20); R Alvarez (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .681    0    2   4   
S Musial LF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .334  .941    0    1   0   HR
  B Smith PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .551         0   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .777    0    3   0   GDP
B White 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .321  .870    0    8   1   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .292  .847    0    0   0   HR
G Oliver C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .798    0    6   0   
  J Schaffer C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .604    0    3   0   
M Shannon RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   0   
D Maxvill SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .516    0    1   0   SH
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .802    0    0   0   
  J Gotay SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .622    0    0   1   
B Gibson P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .664    0    1   1   HBP
  D Ferrarese P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.400         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   3   2    2   3                    27   7

BATTING

HR: K Boyer (21, off B Purkey; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); S Musial (17, off B Purkey; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: D Maxvill (4, off B Purkey).

HBP: B Gibson (2, by B Purkey).

TB: K Boyer 4; S Musial 4; M Shannon.

GIDP: C Flood (9).

RBI: S Musial (69); K Boyer (90).

2-out RBI: K Boyer.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Gotay (25); K Boyer (21).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Purkey, W (21-5)             9     3   2   2    2   3   2   2.87   35     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 0· 3     74    -     1.24   0.48
Totals                         9     3   2   2    2   3   2          35     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 0· 3           -

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 Gibson, L (15-12)            8.1   7   6   5    2   8   1   2.90   37     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 7     53    -     1.04  -0.02
D Ferrarese                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.32    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   6   5    2   9   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Purkey (13; B Gibson); B Gibson (9; E Kasko).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 6,498.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. E Kasko              3B    1. J Javier             2B 
2. D Blasingame         2B    2. S Musial             LF 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. C Flood              CF 
4. F Robinson           LF    4. B White              1B 
5. J Lynch              RF    5. K Boyer              3B 
6. M Keough             1B    6. G Oliver             C  
7. J Edwards            C     7. M Shannon            RF 
8. L Cardenas           SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. B Purkey             P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-2  1--      21%  79% C Flood         B Purkey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      13%  67% D Blasingame    B Gibson        Triple to RF; Kasko Scores
   t 9   1  2-3  12-      13%  98% E Kasko         B Gibson        Home Run (Deep LF); Edwards Scores/unER; Cardenas Scores
   b 3   2  2-1  ---     -12%  49% K Boyer         B Purkey        Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 8   0  3-2  ---     -10%  58% S Musial        B Purkey        Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  E Kasko         Hit By Pitch
   R      1--      67%  D Blasingame    Triple to RF; Kasko Scores
   RO     --3      66%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Blasingame Scores
   O      ---      65%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Lynch         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      57%  S Musial        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      59%  C Flood         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      57%  B White         Walk
   O      1--      60%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  M Keough        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Edwards       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Purkey facing 6-7-8
          ---      49%  G Oliver        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
          --3      48%  D Maxvill       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oliver stays at 3B; Maxvill to 1B
          1-3      44%  B Gibson        Hit By Pitch; Maxvill to 2B
   O      123      52%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Maxvill to 3B; Gibson to 2B
   O      123      61%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      58%  B Purkey        Strikeout
          ---      61%  E Kasko         Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  V Pinson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Purkey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      58%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      49%  K Boyer         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      50%  G Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  F Robinson      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  J Lynch         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  M Keough        Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  J Edwards       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
          ---      40%  M Shannon       Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  D Maxvill       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Shannon to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  B Gibson        Groundout: SS-1B; Shannon stays at 2B
   O      -2-      50%  J Javier        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  L Cardenas      Double to RF
          -2-      66%  B Purkey        Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Cardenas to 3B; Purkey to 1B
   O      1-3      58%  E Kasko         Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3      67%  D Blasingame    Single to LF; Cardenas Scores; Purkey to 2B
   O      12-      62%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
          12-      65%  F Robinson      Walk; Purkey to 3B; Blasingame to 2B
   O      123      57%  J Lynch         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Purkey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  S Musial        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  B White         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  M Keough        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  J Edwards       Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Purkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  K Boyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  G Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Jimmie Schaffer replaces Gene Oliver playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      65%  B Purkey        Popfly: P
   O      ---      63%  E Kasko         Strikeout
          ---      65%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      1--      62%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Purkey facing 8-9-1
                  Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      67%  F Whitfield     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      71%  B Gibson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
                  Julio Gotay replaces Fred Whitfield playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      71%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Lynch         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      67%  M Keough        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Purkey facing 2-3-4
                  Rogelio Alvarez replaces Jerry Lynch playing 1B batting 5th; Marty Keough moves to RF
          ---      58%  S Musial        Walk
                  Bobby Gene Smith pinch runs for Stan Musial batting 2nd
   OO     1--      79%  C Flood         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  B White         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Gene Smith moves to LF
          ---      85%  J Edwards       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      89%  L Cardenas      Single to RF; Edwards to 2B
   O      12-      85%  B Purkey        Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-      98%  E Kasko         Home Run (Deep LF); Edwards Scores/unER; Cardenas Scores
                  Don Ferrarese replaces Bob Gibson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Blasingame    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  V Pinson        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Purkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  K Boyer         Popfly: SS
          ---      98%  J Schaffer      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  M Shannon       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  J Gotay         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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