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Standings
SEA
@CAL		4
6
TOR
@CHW		2
3
BOS
@CLE		8
4
DET
@KCR		8
5
NYY
@MIL		3
4
OAK
@MIN		1
3
HOU
@ATL		3
4
PHI
@MON		3
4
CHC
@NYM		1
4
CIN
@SDP		4
5
LAD
@SFG		5
0
PIT
@STL		3
1
Saturday, April 16, 1977 1:19PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 12,513, Time of Game: 2:02
Pirates
3
4-3
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Cardinals
1
5-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  1    3  7  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .603 -0.095 0.97 0.000 -0.095 -0.8 1 2
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .053 .205 -0.069 0.67 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 4 0
Dave Parker RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .464 1.145 0.066 1.28 0.142 -0.076 0.1 2 0 SB,CS
Al Oliver LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .467 -0.038 1.23 0.069 -0.107 -0.1 4 0 CS
Bill Robinson 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .348 .950 0.114 1.30 0.143 -0.029 0.5 2 0 2B
   Rich Gossage P 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.079 0.89 0.079 0.000 1.0 0 0 2B
Rennie Stennett 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .360 .974 0.135 1.07 0.178 -0.043 0.4 5 4
Phil Garner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .807 -0.061 0.86 0.002 -0.063 -0.5 1 3 IW
Ed Ott C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 -0.026 1.06 0.048 -0.075 -0.5 5 0 CS,IW
John Candelaria P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.074 1.55 0.000 -0.074 -0.6 0 0
   Tommy Helms PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ed Kirkpatrick 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 -0.022 0.88 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 3 0
Team Totals 32 3 7 3 3 2 .219 .567 0.009 1.08 0.661 -0.653 -1.4 27 9
2B: B Robinson (2, off E Rasmussen); R Gossage (1, off A Hrabosky).
IBB: P Garner (2, by A Hrabosky); E Ott (2, by E Rasmussen).
TB: D Parker 2; B Robinson 2; R Gossage 2; A Oliver; R Stennett; E Ott.
RBI: B Robinson (8); R Stennett (7); R Gossage (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Garner-R Stennett-B Robinson; R Stennett-F Taveras-E Kirkpatrick.
E: B Robinson (2); O Moreno (2).
Baserunning
SB: D Parker (1, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons).
CS: D Parker (1, 2nd base by A Hrabosky/T Simmons); A Oliver (1, 2nd base by E Rasmussen/T Simmons); E Ott (1, 2nd base by E Rasmussen/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joel Youngblood LF-3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .452 -0.186 1.50 0.000 -0.186 -1.1 1 0
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 .257 .592 -0.064 1.38 0.051 -0.115 -0.2 2 3
Tony Scott CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .417 1.128 -0.135 1.60 0.022 -0.158 -0.6 0 0 2B
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Anderson RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .800 0.123 1.27 0.156 -0.033 0.9 5 0
   Jerry Mumphrey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .533 0.090 1.79 0.090 0.000 0.4
Ted Simmons C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .355 .910 -0.311 1.91 0.000 -0.311 -2.0 2 3 2·GDP
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 1.118 0.052 0.80 0.083 -0.032 0.0 12 1
Ken Reitz 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .138 .374 0.015 0.81 0.040 -0.025 0.2 0 1 2B
   Lou Brock PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .810 -0.104 2.06 0.000 -0.104 -0.5 0 0
Don Kessinger 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .529 -0.101 1.24 0.000 -0.101 -0.7 3 6
Eric Rasmussen P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .750 -0.045 0.82 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 2
   Bake McBride PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .920 0.174 2.47 0.174 0.000 0.6 2 0 2B
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 2 4 .156 .456 -0.492 1.41 0.616 -1.110 -3.4 27 16
2B: K Reitz (2, off J Candelaria); B McBride (3, off R Gossage); T Scott (1, off J Candelaria).
TB: T Scott 2; B McBride 2; K Reitz 2; K Hernandez; M Anderson.
GIDP: T Simmons 2 (3).
RBI: M Anderson (1).
2-out RBI: M Anderson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: K Hernandez (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria, W (1-0) 6 3 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 22 66 0.159 0.89 1.9
Rich Gossage, S (1) 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 12 0 0 0.333 2.36 1.5
Team Totals 9 5 1 0 2 4 0 0.00 34 66 0 0 0.492 1.08 3.4

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric Rasmussen, L (0-2) 8 5 2 2 2 2 0 3.86 29 64 0.063 1.18 1.9
Al Hrabosky 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4.15 6 0 0 -0.071 0.62 -0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 2 3 2 0 2.00 35 64 0 0 -0.008 1.41 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: E Rasmussen (1; E Ott); A Hrabosky (1; P Garner).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 12,513.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Joel Youngblood LF
2 Omar Moreno CF 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Tony Scott CF
4 Al Oliver LF 4 Mike Anderson RF
5 Bill Robinson 1B 5 Ted Simmons C
6 Rennie Stennett 2B 6 Keith Hernandez 1B
7 Phil Garner 3B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Ed Ott C 8 Don Kessinger 2B
9 John Candelaria P 9 Eric Rasmussen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-2 0 --- STL B. McBride R. Gossage -17% 53% Double to LF
t7 1-1 1 -2- R PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen 17% 70% Single to RF; Robinson Scores
b9 1-3 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons R. Gossage 16% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 0-1 1 --3 R PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen 14% 54% Double to LF; Parker Scores
b4 0-0 2 --3 R STL M. Anderson J. Candelaria -12% 33% Single to 3B/Bunt; Templeton Scores/unER

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT O. Moreno E. Rasmussen -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Youngblood J. Candelaria 2% 47% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria 2% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Scott J. Candelaria 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT A. Oliver E. Rasmussen 4% 54% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen -6% 48% Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O PIT P. Garner E. Rasmussen -2% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL M. Anderson J. Candelaria -4% 41% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Anderson to 1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- PIT E. Ott E. Rasmussen 4% 54% Single to RF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O PIT J. Candelaria E. Rasmussen -4% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 1 1-- O PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen -3% 47% Foul Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O PIT O. Moreno E. Rasmussen -3% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O STL D. Kessinger J. Candelaria 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- O STL E. Rasmussen J. Candelaria 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver E. Rasmussen -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen -1% 44% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Youngblood J. Candelaria 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria -5% 42% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Templeton to 2B
b4 0-0 1 -2- O STL T. Scott J. Candelaria 4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B; Templeton to 3B
b4 0-0 2 --3 R STL M. Anderson J. Candelaria -12% 33% Single to 3B/Bunt; Templeton Scores/unER
b4 1-0 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria 2% 36% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen -3% 32% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- O PIT P. Garner E. Rasmussen -2% 30% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 2 --- O PIT E. Ott E. Rasmussen -1% 29% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
b5 1-0 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 2% 31% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-0 1 --- STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria -4% 27% Double to LF
b5 1-0 1 -2- O STL D. Kessinger J. Candelaria 3% 30% Foul Flyball: C
b5 1-0 2 -2- O STL E. Rasmussen J. Candelaria 3% 33% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Candelaria E. Rasmussen -4% 30% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen -3% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno E. Rasmussen -2% 25% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- O STL J. Youngblood J. Candelaria 2% 28% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria 1% 29% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 2 --- STL T. Scott J. Candelaria -2% 27% Double to LF
b6 1-0 2 -2- O STL M. Anderson J. Candelaria 3% 30% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Scott out at 3B/3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
t7 0-1 0 --- PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen 7% 37% Single to RF
t7 0-1 0 1-- PIT A. Oliver E. Rasmussen 5% 42% Parker Steals 2B
t7 0-1 0 -2- O PIT A. Oliver E. Rasmussen -3% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B; Parker to 3B
t7 0-1 1 --3 R PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen 14% 54% Double to LF; Parker Scores
t7 1-1 1 -2- R PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen 17% 70% Single to RF; Robinson Scores
t7 2-1 1 1-- O PIT P. Garner E. Rasmussen -2% 68% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Stennett to 2B
t7 2-1 2 -2- PIT E. Ott E. Rasmussen 1% 69% Intentional Walk
Tommy Helms pinch hits for John Candelaria (P) batting 9th
t7 2-1 2 12- O PIT T. Helms E. Rasmussen -5% 65% Ott Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
Rich Gossage replaces Bill Robinson (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Ed Kirkpatrick replaces Tommy Helms (PH) playing 1B batting 9th
b7 1-2 0 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Gossage 5% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-2 1 --- STL K. Hernandez R. Gossage -5% 64% Walk
Lou Brock pinch hits for Ken Reitz (3B) batting 7th
b7 1-2 1 1-- O STL L. Brock R. Gossage 6% 70% Flyball: LF
b7 1-2 2 1-- O STL D. Kessinger R. Gossage 5% 75% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 9-1-2
Joel Youngblood moves from LF to 3B
Lou Brock moves from PH to LF
t8 2-1 0 --- O PIT E. Kirkpatrick E. Rasmussen -2% 73% Flyball: RF
t8 2-1 1 --- O PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-1 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno E. Rasmussen -1% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
Bake McBride pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen (P) batting 9th
b8 1-2 0 --- STL B. McBride R. Gossage -17% 53% Double to LF
b8 1-2 0 -2- O STL J. Youngblood R. Gossage 12% 65% Strikeout
b8 1-2 1 -2- O STL G. Templeton R. Gossage 8% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B; McBride to 3B
b8 1-2 2 --3 O STL T. Scott R. Gossage 11% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 3-4-5
Al Hrabosky replaces Tony Scott (CF) pitching and batting 3rd
Bake McBride moves from PH to CF
t9 2-1 0 --- PIT D. Parker A. Hrabosky 2% 86% Single to CF
t9 2-1 0 1-- O PIT A. Oliver A. Hrabosky -4% 83% Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 2-1 1 --- PIT A. Oliver A. Hrabosky 3% 86% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 2B
t9 2-1 1 -2- R PIT R. Gossage A. Hrabosky 8% 94% Double to RF; Oliver Scores/unER
t9 3-1 1 -2- O PIT R. Stennett A. Hrabosky -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 3-1 2 -2- PIT P. Garner A. Hrabosky 0% 93% Intentional Walk
t9 3-1 2 12- O PIT E. Ott A. Hrabosky -1% 91% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Mike Anderson (RF) batting 4th
b9 1-3 0 --- STL J. Mumphrey R. Gossage -9% 82% Walk
b9 1-3 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons R. Gossage 16% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 1-3 2 --- STL K. Hernandez R. Gossage -3% 96% Single to LF
b9 1-3 2 1-- O STL L. Brock R. Gossage 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

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