April 16, 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
SEA 4 CHW 3
TOR 2 BOS 8
@CLE 4 DET 8
@KCR 5 MIL 4
NYY 3 MIN 3
OAK 1 ATL 4
HOU 3 MON 4
PHI 3 NYM 4
CHC 1 SDP 5
CIN 4 LAD 5
@SFG 0 PIT 3
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 12,513

Saturday, April 16, 1977, 1:19PM
Time of Game: 2:02

Pirates

4-3

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

                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

W: J Candelaria (1-0), L: E Rasmussen (0-2), S: R Gossage (1)

Cardinals

5-3

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .602    0    1   2   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .053  .205    0    4   0   
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .464 1.146    0    2   0   SB,CS
A Oliver LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .467    0    4   0   CS
B Robinson 1B                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .348  .950    0    2   0   2B
  R Gossage P                 1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .360  .974    0    5   4   
P Garner 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .807    0    1   3   IW
E Ott C                       3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    5   0   CS,IW
J Candelaria P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Helms PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   
  E Kirkpatrick 1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    3   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    3   2                    27   9

BATTING

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          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Youngblood LF-3B            4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    1   0   
G Templeton SS                4   1   0   0    0   1  .257  .592    0    2   3   
T Scott CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .417 1.129    0    0   0   2B
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Anderson RF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .800    0    5   0   
  J Mumphrey PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .355  .910    0    2   3   2·GDP
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .310 1.118    0   12   1   
K Reitz 3B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .138  .374    0    0   1   2B
  L Brock PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .810    0    0   0   
D Kessinger 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .529    0    3   6   
E Rasmussen P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    0   2   
  B McBride PH-CF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .920    0    2   0   2B
Totals                       32   1   5   1    2   4                    27  16

BATTING

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).

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
J Candelaria, W (1-0)          6     3   1   0    0   2   0   0.00   22     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 2     66    -     0.90   0.16
R Gossage, S (1)               3     2   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.39   0.33
Totals                         9     5   1   0    2   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 4           -

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
E Rasmussen, L (0-2)           8     5   2   2    2   2   0   3.86   29     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5     64    -     1.17   0.06
A Hrabosky                     1     2   1   0    1   0   0   4.15    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.71  -0.07
Totals                         9     7   3   2    3   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Rasmussen (1; E Ott); A Hrabosky (1; P Garner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 12,513.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Taveras            SS    1. J Youngblood         LF 
2. O Moreno             CF    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. D Parker             RF    3. T Scott              CF 
4. A Oliver             LF    4. M Anderson           RF 
5. B Robinson           1B    5. T Simmons            C  
6. R Stennett           2B    6. K Hernandez          1B 
7. P Garner             3B    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. E Ott                C     8. D Kessinger          2B 
9. J Candelaria         P     9. E Rasmussen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-1  ---     -17%  53% B McBride       R Gossage       Double to LF
   t 7   1  1-1  -2-      17%  70% R Stennett      E Rasmussen     Single to RF; Robinson Scores
   b 9   0  3-1  1--      16%  99% T Simmons       R Gossage       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   1  1-0  --3      14%  54% B Robinson      E Rasmussen     Double to LF; Parker Scores
   b 4   2  0-0  --3     -12%  33% M Anderson      J Candelaria    Single to 3B/Bunt; Templeton Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Taveras       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  O Moreno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Youngblood    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      49%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Scott         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  B Robinson      Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  R Stennett      Walk
   O      1--      45%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  M Anderson      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Anderson to 1B
   OO     1--      49%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  E Ott           Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Candelaria    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  F Taveras       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      45%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  E Rasmussen     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Robinson      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  G Templeton     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Templeton to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  T Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B; Templeton to 3B
   R      --3      33%  M Anderson      Single to 3B/Bunt; Templeton Scores/unER
   O      1--      36%  T Simmons       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, Eric Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      30%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  K Hernandez     Popfly: 2B
          ---      27%  K Reitz         Double to LF
   O      -2-      30%  D Kessinger     Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      33%  E Rasmussen     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Rasmussen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  J Candelaria    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      27%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      25%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      27%  J Youngblood    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      29%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF
          ---      27%  T Scott         Double to LF
   O      -2-      30%  M Anderson      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, Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  D Parker        Single to RF
          1--      42%  A Oliver        Parker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      39%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Parker to 3B
   R      --3      54%  B Robinson      Double to LF; Parker Scores
   R      -2-      70%  R Stennett      Single to RF; Robinson Scores
   O      1--      68%  P Garner        Groundout: P-2B-1B; Stennett to 2B
          -2-      69%  E Ott           Intentional Walk
                  Tommy Helms pinch hits for John Candelaria batting 9th
   O      12-      65%  T Helms         Ott Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Gossage replaces Bill Robinson pitching and batting 5th; Ed Kirkpatrick replaces Tommy Helms playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---      69%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  K Hernandez     Walk
                  Lou Brock pinch hits for Ken Reitz batting 7th
   O      1--      70%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      75%  D Kessinger     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, Eric Rasmussen facing 9-1-2
                  Joel Youngblood moves to 3B; Lou Brock moves to LF
   O      ---      73%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
                  Bake McBride pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen batting 9th
          ---      53%  B McBride       Double to LF
   O      -2-      65%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
   O      -2-      73%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B; McBride to 3B
   O      --3      84%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Al Hrabosky facing 3-4-5
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Tony Scott pitching and batting 3rd; Bake McBride moves to CF
          ---      87%  D Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  A Oliver        Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      86%  " "             Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 2B
   R      -2-      94%  R Gossage       Double to RF; Oliver Scores/unER
   O      -2-      92%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          -2-      93%  P Garner        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      91%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Mike Anderson batting 4th
          ---      82%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   OO     1--      99%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      96%  K Hernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  L Brock         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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