April 15, 1965 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 4
@CAL 0 WSA 3
@CHW 1 KCA 7
CLE 3 DET 6
@MIN 4 MLN 5
CHC 1 NYM 5
HOU 4
(10) CIN 10
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 24,364

Thursday, April 15, 1965, 8:01PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Reds

2-1

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  4   0  4  0   1  0  1   10 11  2
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  5  0

W: J Tsitouris (1-0), L: B Purkey (0-1)

Cardinals

0-3

Lost 3

10th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 2B                     4   2   0   0    1   0  .154  .368    0    3   1   
T Harper LF                   2   3   2   1    2   0  .429 1.121    0    0   0   HBP
V Pinson CF                   5   2   2   3    0   0  .417 1.167    0    4   0   HR,GDP
F Robinson RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .729    0    2   0   HBP
G Coleman 1B                  4   1   1   4    1   0  .125  .722    0    9   0   HR,IW
J Edwards C                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .273  .581    0    5   0   SF
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   2   0    1   2  .273  .658    0    1   4   SB
C Ruiz 3B                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   1   GDP
J Tsitouris P                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   1   HBP
Totals                       35  10  11  10    5   5                    27   7

BATTING

HR: G Coleman (1, off B Purkey; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs); V Pinson (1, off B Purkey; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: J Edwards (1, off T Stallard).

IBB: G Coleman (1, by T Stallard).

HBP: T Harper (1, by B Purkey); F Robinson (1, by B Purkey); J Tsitouris (1, by B Purkey).

TB: V Pinson 5; G Coleman 4; L Cardenas 2; T Harper 2; F Robinson 2; J Tsitouris; J Edwards.

GIDP: C Ruiz (1); V Pinson (1).

RBI: G Coleman 4 (4); V Pinson 3 (3); J Edwards 2 (2); T Harper (1).

2-out RBI: G Coleman 4; V Pinson 3; J Edwards; T Harper.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-G Coleman.

E: J Edwards (1); C Ruiz (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Cardenas (1, 2nd base off B Purkey/D Ricketts).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .353 1.068    0    2   0   HR
L Brock LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .979    0    3   0   
B White 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .353  .780    0    8   1   SF
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .353  .801    0    1   0   2B
D Groat SS                    3   0   3   1    1   0  .313  .827    0    4   5   2·2B,SB
B Skinner RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
J Javier 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    3   4   
  C Warwick PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Ricketts C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    0    4   0   
  E Spiezio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Shannon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    0   0   
B Purkey P                    2   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  T Stallard P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Uecker C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         2   0   
Totals                       31   4   5   4    3   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (1, off J Tsitouris); D Groat 2 (2, 2 off J Tsitouris).

HR: C Flood (1, off J Tsitouris; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B White (1, off J Tsitouris).

TB: D Groat 5; C Flood 4; K Boyer 2.

GIDP: B Skinner (1).

RBI: K Boyer (1); D Groat (2); B White (3); C Flood (3).

2-out RBI: K Boyer; D Groat.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Groat-J Javier-B White; B Purkey-D Groat-B White.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Groat (1, 2nd base off J Tsitouris/J Edwards).

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
J Tsitouris, W (1-0)           9     5   4   1    3   4   1   1.00   35     -       ·  ·      8·15· 0· 5     68    -     0.76   0.01
Totals                         9     5   4   1    3   4   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·15· 0· 5           -

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 Purkey, L (0-1)              6     8   9   9    3   3   2  12.15   30     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 8     20    -     0.95  -0.49
T Stallard                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.68    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.20   0.00
B Schultz                      2     3   1   1    1   1   0   7.36   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         9    11  10  10    5   5   2          44     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·11          2-1

B Purkey faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: B Purkey (1).

WP: J Tsitouris 2 (2); T Stallard (1).

IBB: T Stallard (1; G Coleman).

HBP: B Purkey 3 (3; F Robinson, T Harper, J Tsitouris).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 24,364.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. P Rose               2B    1. C Flood              CF 
2. T Harper             LF    2. L Brock              LF 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. B White              1B 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. G Coleman            1B    5. D Groat              SS 
6. J Edwards            C     6. B Skinner            RF 
7. L Cardenas           SS    7. J Javier             2B 
8. C Ruiz               3B    8. D Ricketts           C  
9. J Tsitouris          P     9. B Purkey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-4  123      27%  93% G Coleman       B Purkey        Home Run; Rose Scores; Harper Scores; Robinson Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  12-      24%  85% V Pinson        B Purkey        Home Run; Rose Scores; Harper Scores
   b 3   2  4-2  -2-     -11%  59% D Groat         J Tsitouris     Double; Boyer Scores/unER
   t 3   2  0-0  1-3      11%  61% T Harper        B Purkey        Single; Cardenas Scores; Rose to 2B
   b 3   2  4-1  -2-      -9%  70% K Boyer         J Tsitouris     Double; Brock Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  T Harper        Single
   OO     1--      45%  V Pinson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tsitouris facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Flood         Walk
          1--      39%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Flood to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      47%  B White         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Edwards       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tsitouris facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  D Groat         Single
          1--      35%  B Skinner       Groat Steals 2B; Groat to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      40%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      46%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      --3      50%  D Ricketts      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  L Cardenas      Walk
          1--      57%  C Ruiz          Cardenas Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Balk; Cardenas to 3B
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      49%  J Tsitouris     Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      50%  P Rose          Walk
   R      1-3      61%  T Harper        Single; Cardenas Scores; Rose to 2B
   RRR    12-      85%  V Pinson        Home Run; Rose Scores; Harper Scores
          ---      85%  F Robinson      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      84%  G Coleman       Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, John Tsitouris facing 9-1-2
          ---      81%  B Purkey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
          1--      81%  L Brock         Walk; Purkey to 2B
          12-      77%  B White         Wild Pitch; Purkey to 3B; Brock to 2B
   RO     -23      79%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Purkey Scores/unER
   R      -2-      70%  K Boyer         Double; Brock Scores/unER
   R      -2-      59%  D Groat         Double; Boyer Scores/unER
   O      -2-      63%  B Skinner       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Purkey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  J Edwards       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  C Ruiz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, John Tsitouris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  D Ricketts      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      64%  B Purkey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Purkey facing 9-1-2
          ---      68%  J Tsitouris     Single
   O      1--      64%  P Rose          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      68%  T Harper        Hit By Pitch; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      63%  V Pinson        Flyball: SS
          12-      66%  F Robinson      Single; Rose to 3B; Harper to 2B
   RRRR   123      93%  G Coleman       Home Run; Rose Scores; Harper Scores; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      93%  J Edwards       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, John Tsitouris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B White         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  L Cardenas      Single
   OO     1--      95%  C Ruiz          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      95%  J Tsitouris     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      95%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, John Tsitouris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  D Groat         Walk
   OO     1--      97%  B Skinner       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bob Purkey facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      99%  V Pinson        Single; Harper to 3B
                  Tracy Stallard replaces Bob Purkey pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      99%  F Robinson      Wild Pitch; Pinson to 2B
   O      -23      98%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -23      98%  G Coleman       Intentional Walk
   RO     123      98%  J Edwards       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Harper Scores
   O      12-      98%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, John Tsitouris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Javier        Flyball: 2B
                  Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Dave Ricketts batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  E Spiezio       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tito Francona pinch hits for Tracy Stallard batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  T Francona      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-3, Barney Schultz facing 8-9-1
                  Barney Schultz replaces Ed Spiezio pitching and batting 8th; Bob Uecker replaces Tito Francona playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Ruiz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Tsitouris     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  P Rose          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, John Tsitouris facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      98%  C Flood         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  B White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Barney Schultz facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  T Harper        Walk
   O      1--      99%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  F Robinson      Single; Pinson to 2B
   O      12-      99%  G Coleman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pinson to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  J Edwards       Single; Pinson Scores; Coleman to 2B
          12-     100%  L Cardenas      Single; Coleman to 3B; Edwards to 2B
   O      123     100%  C Ruiz          Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, John Tsitouris facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  D Groat         Double
   O      -2-     100%  B Skinner       Strikeout
                  Carl Warwick pinch hits for Julian Javier batting 7th
   O      -2-     100%  C Warwick       Flyball: CF
                  Mike Shannon pinch hits for Barney Schultz batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  M Shannon       Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 4.

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