September 3, 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
@BOS 3 DET 3
NYY 2
(15) KCA 3
@MIN 2 LAD 4
HOU 3
(10) PHI 2
@MLN 0 CIN 5
@NYM 0 SFG 16
CHC 3 STL 10
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 3,925

Tuesday, September 3, 1963, 12:43PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Pirates

68-69

Lost 3

8th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  4   0  0  0    5  9  3
Cardinals       1  0  1   0  2  3   0  3  X   10 12  4

W: B Shantz (6-3), L: R Face (3-8)

Cardinals

78-60

Won 6

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bailey 3B                   5   2   1   1    0   0  .228  .639    0    0   1   HR
M Mota LF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .319  .743    0    2   0   3B
R Clemente RF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .321  .843    0    1   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .684    0    6   3   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .769    0    8   1   
J Pagliaroni C                4   0   2   0    0   1  .246  .750    0    2   5   
B Virdon CF                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .270  .708    0    2   0   
D Schofield SS                4   1   0   0    0   0  .239  .636    0    3   3   GDP
T Sisk P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .182    0    0   0   
  T Savage PH                 1   1   1   3    0   0  .210  .648    0    0   0   HR
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .029  .058         0   0   
  R Brand PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .728    0    0   0   
  D Schwall P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .319         0   0   
Totals                       39   5   9   5    0   5                    24  14

BATTING

3B: M Mota (2, off S Jones).

HR: B Bailey (11, off R Sadecki; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out); T Savage (5, off R Sadecki; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

TB: T Savage 4; M Mota 4; B Bailey 4; R Clemente 2; J Pagliaroni 2; D Clendenon.

GIDP: D Schofield (7).

RBI: T Savage 3 (13); M Mota (5); B Bailey (41).

2-out RBI: T Savage 3; M Mota.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: J Pagliaroni (7).

E: R Face (2); J Pagliaroni (6); B Mazeroski (13).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .717    0    3   5   SB,CS,SH
D Groat SS                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .327  .847    0    1   3   2B
S Musial LF                   2   0   0   1    1   2  .247  .715    0    0   0   SF
  M Shannon LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  G Kolb LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .904         0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    1   2   1   1    3   0  .293  .828    0    1   3   2B,SF,IW
B White 1B                    3   1   2   3    2   0  .298  .848    0    8   0   HR,2B,2·IW
C Flood CF                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .298  .740    0    4   0   IW
T McCarver C                  5   1   2   3    0   0  .283  .704    0    7   0   HR,CS
G Altman RF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .285  .769    0    3   0   
R Sadecki P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .390    0    0   0   CS,SH
  S Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  C Sawatski PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .749    0    0   0   
  D Maxvill PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .594         0   0   
  B Shantz P                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .476    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       30  10  12   9   10   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (24, off T Sisk); B White (23, off J Gibbon); D Groat (38, off J Gibbon).

HR: T McCarver (4, off D Schwall; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out); B White (23, off T Sisk; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: K Boyer (4, off T Sisk); S Musial (3, off T Sisk).

SH: B Shantz (1, off D Schwall); R Sadecki (6, off T Sisk); J Javier (12, off R Face).

IBB: K Boyer (7, by J Gibbon); B White 2 (8, 2 by T Sisk); C Flood (3, by J Gibbon).

TB: B White 6; T McCarver 5; D Groat 3; K Boyer 2; G Altman 2; C Flood; C Sawatski; J Javier.

RBI: T McCarver 3 (41); B White 3 (96); D Groat (69); S Musial (48); K Boyer (99).

2-out RBI: B White.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Groat-J Javier-B White.

E: K Boyer 2 (26); B White (13); J Javier (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Javier (14, 2nd base off T Sisk/J Pagliaroni).

CS: T McCarver (1, 2nd base by T Sisk/J Pagliaroni); R Sadecki (1, 2nd base by T Sisk/J Pagliaroni); J Javier (8, 2nd base by T Sisk/J Pagliaroni).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Sisk                         5     6   4   3    6   1   1   3.14   25     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 6     36    -     1.05  -0.22
R Face, BS (4), L (3-8)        0.1   2   3   1    0   0   0   2.80    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.37  -0.30
J Gibbon                       1.2   2   0   0    3   1   0   3.13   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-2    1.12  -0.13
D Schwall                      1     2   3   3    1   0   1   3.36    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.24  -0.05
Totals                         8    12  10   7   10   2   2          46     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 2·12          2-2

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
R Sadecki                      5.2   8   4   1    0   4   2   4.58   27     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 8     47    -     1.17  -0.16
S Jones                        0.1   1   1   0    0   0   0   9.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.18  -0.18
B Shantz, W (6-3)              3     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.64    9     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.70   0.14
Totals                         9     9   5   1    0   5   2          39     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Gibbon 2 (15; K Boyer, C Flood); T Sisk 2 (8; B White, B White).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Frank Walsh, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 3,925.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. B Bailey             3B    1. J Javier             2B 
2. M Mota               LF    2. D Groat              SS 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. S Musial             LF 
4. B Mazeroski          2B    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. B White              1B 
6. J Pagliaroni         C     6. C Flood              CF 
7. B Virdon             CF    7. T McCarver           C  
8. D Schofield          SS    8. G Altman             RF 
9. T Sisk               P     9. R Sadecki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  4-1  12-     -32%  56% T Savage        R Sadecki       Home Run; Virdon Scores/unER; Schofield Scores/unER; Savage Scores/unER
   t 6   2  4-4  1--     -20%  34% M Mota          S Jones         Triple; Bailey Scores/unER
   b 5   1  1-2  1--      17%  89% B White         T Sisk          Home Run; Boyer Scores
   t 4   0  2-1  12-      14%  65% D Schofield     R Sadecki       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Pagliaroni to 3B
   b 6   1  5-4  -23      14%  68% D Groat         R Face          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Altman Scores; Maxvill to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  M Mota          Flyball: 3B
          ---      52%  R Clemente      Single
   O      1--      55%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommie Sisk facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Javier        Single
   O      1--      52%  D Groat         Javier Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      55%  " "             Single
          1--      58%  S Musial        Walk; Groat to 2B
   RO     12-      64%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Groat Scores; Musial to 2B
          -2-      65%  B White         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      61%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
          ---      61%  J Pagliaroni    Single
   O      1--      64%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      1--      66%  D Schofield     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommie Sisk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  G Altman        Walk
   O      1--      64%  R Sadecki       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      62%  J Javier        Sadecki Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  T Sisk          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      52%  B Bailey        Home Run
          ---      50%  M Mota          Single
          1--      46%  R Clemente      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mota to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Mazeroski     Foul Flyball: 1B; Mota to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommie Sisk facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  J Javier        Reached on Interference on C
          1--      62%  D Groat         Javier Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Javier to 3B
   RO     --3      64%  S Musial        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Javier Scores/unER
          ---      66%  K Boyer         Double
          -2-      67%  B White         Intentional Walk
          12-      70%  C Flood         Walk; Boyer to 3B; White to 2B
   O      123      63%  T McCarver      Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  J Pagliaroni    Single
          1--      51%  B Virdon        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Pagliaroni to 2B
   OO     12-      65%  D Schofield     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Pagliaroni to 3B
   O      --3      69%  T Sisk          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tommie Sisk facing 8-9-1
          ---      72%  G Altman        Single
   O      1--      71%  R Sadecki       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Altman to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      65%  D Groat         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  R Clemente      Single
   O      1--      72%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tommie Sisk facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  S Musial        Strikeout
          ---      72%  K Boyer         Walk
   RR     1--      89%  B White         Home Run; Boyer Scores
   O      ---      88%  C Flood         Lineout: 2B
          ---      88%  T McCarver      Single
   O      1--      88%  G Altman        McCarver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  D Clendenon     Single
   O      1--      87%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      90%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  D Schofield     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Virdon to 2B
                  Ted Savage pinch hits for Tommie Sisk batting 9th
   RRR    12-      56%  T Savage        Home Run; Virdon Scores/unER; Schofield Scores/unER; Savage Scores/unER
                  Sam Jones replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th
          ---      54%  B Bailey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      34%  M Mota          Triple; Bailey Scores/unER
   O      --3      38%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Roy Face facing 8-9-1
                  Roy Face replaces Ted Savage pitching and batting 9th
          ---      45%  G Altman        Single
                  Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Sam Jones batting 9th
          1--      54%  C Sawatski      Single; Altman to 2B
                  Dal Maxvill pinch runs for Carl Sawatski batting 9th
   O      12-      54%  J Javier        Bunt Groundout: 1B-P-2B/Sacrifice; Altman to 3B; Maxvill to 2B
   R      -23      68%  D Groat         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Altman Scores; Maxvill to 3B
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Roy Face pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      77%  S Musial        Passed Ball; Maxvill Scores/unER; Groat to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      74%  K Boyer         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      86%  B White         Double; Groat Scores/unER; Boyer to 3B
          -23      87%  C Flood         Intentional Walk
   O      123      83%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Bobby Shantz facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Shantz replaces Dal Maxvill pitching and batting 9th; Mike Shannon replaces Stan Musial playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      86%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      90%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Joe Gibbon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  G Altman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  B Shantz        Walk
   O      1--      88%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
          1--      90%  D Groat         Double; Shantz to 3B
   O      -23      87%  M Shannon       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Bobby Shantz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      93%  D Schofield     Flyball: CF
                  Ron Brand pinch hits for Joe Gibbon batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  R Brand         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Don Schwall facing 4-5-6
                  Don Schwall replaces Ron Brand pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  K Boyer         Walk
   O      1--      94%  B White         Flyball: CF
          1--      95%  C Flood         Single; Boyer to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  T McCarver      Home Run; Boyer Scores; Flood Scores
          ---     100%  G Altman        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  B Shantz        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Altman to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  J Javier        Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-10, Bobby Shantz facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Kolb replaces Mike Shannon playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation