September 15, 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 7
@CHW 2 KCR 7
OAK 6
(11) KCR 5
OAK 4
(10) BOS 7
@NYY 3 TEX 6
CAL 4 TOR 4
BAL 0
Forfeit to Home Team CIN 3
@LAD 2 MON 5
CHC 4 PHI 8
NYM 2 ATL 8
@SDP 7
(10) HOU 6
@SFG 3 PIT 4
@STL 3 STL 10
PIT 7

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 9,081

Thursday, September 15, 1977, 8:40PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Pirates

84-64

Lost 1

2nd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  2   2  1  0   0  1  0    7 13  0
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  7   2  0  X   10 16  1

W: J Sutton (2-1), L: L Demery (6-5), S: R Eastwick (10)

Cardinals

77-70

Won 1

3rd, 14½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   1   2   1    1   2  .255  .647    0    1   5   2B,SB
P Garner 2B                   5   1   2   4    0   0  .257  .760    0    6   2   HR,2B,GDP
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .342  .936    0    2   0   
  M Mendoza 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .485         0   2   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .544    0    0   0   
B Robinson 1B                 5   2   3   0    0   1  .303  .870    0    7   0   2B
A Oliver LF                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .301  .811    0    0   0   
  M Dilone LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .119  .278    0    0   0   
K Macha 3B-RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .260  .602    0    0   0   SB,GDP
D Dyer C                      3   1   0   0    1   1  .240  .691    0    5   1   
O Moreno CF                   4   2   2   0    0   2  .252  .680    0    3   0   SB
G Jackson P                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .722    0    0   0   
  L Demery P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .421         0   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .633    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
Totals                       38   7  13   6    3  10                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Robinson (29, off B Metzger); P Garner (31, off B Metzger); F Taveras (18, off R Eastwick).

HR: P Garner (17, off B Schultz; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: P Garner 6; B Robinson 4; F Taveras 3; O Moreno 2; A Oliver; D Parker; G Jackson; K Macha.

GIDP: P Garner (13); K Macha (4).

RBI: P Garner 4 (72); K Macha (3); F Taveras (28).

2-out RBI: P Garner 4; F Taveras.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Macha (1, 2nd base off J Sutton/D Rader); F Taveras (62, 2nd base off B Schultz/D Rader); O Moreno (46, 2nd base off B Metzger/D Rader).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .269  .663    0    0   0   
  R Bosetti LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .549         1   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   2   3   0    1   0  .298  .770    0    2   0   3B,CS
G Templeton SS                4   1   1   2    1   0  .318  .769    0    3   3   SB
R Freed 1B                    4   1   4   3    0   0  .403 1.095    0    4   1   3B
  R Eastwick P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .606    0    0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .267  .722    0    1   0   2B
D Rader C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .666    0    7   1   
  T Simmons PH-C              1   0   0   0    1   0  .324  .918    0    4   0   IW
H Cruz RF                     5   2   2   3    0   1  .239  .690    0    2   0   HR,SB
M Tyson 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .635    0    0   1   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  M Phillips 2B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .187  .499    0    1   0   
B Schultz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   1   
  T Duncan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Sutton P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Iorg PH                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .208  .504    0    0   0   
  K Hernandez 1B              1   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .848    0    1   0   
Totals                       39  10  16  10    4   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: K Reitz (35, off G Jackson).

3B: R Freed (1, off L Demery); J Mumphrey (10, off G Jackson).

HR: H Cruz (6, off G Jackson; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: T Simmons (22, by K Tekulve).

TB: R Freed 6; J Mumphrey 5; H Cruz 5; K Reitz 3; L Brock 2; K Hernandez; G Templeton; J Dwyer.

RBI: R Freed 3 (19); H Cruz 3 (42); G Templeton 2 (69); L Brock 2 (39).

2-out RBI: R Freed 3; G Templeton 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Tyson-G Templeton-R Freed; G Templeton-R Freed.

E: D Rader (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Templeton (25, 2nd base off K Tekulve/D Dyer); H Cruz (4, 2nd base off A Holland/D Dyer).

CS: J Mumphrey (14, 2nd base by A Holland/D Dyer).

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
G Jackson                      5.1   9   4   4    0   0   1   3.92   25     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 8     34    -     0.92  -0.05
L Demery, BS (1), L (6-5)      0.1   4   4   4    2   0   0   5.24    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    2.08  -0.64
A Holland                      1.1   3   2   2    0   1   0   7.71    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-0    0.55  -0.05
K Tekulve                      1     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.03    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         8    16  10  10    4   2   1          43     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2·15          2-0

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 Schultz                      3     5   3   3    2   4   1   1.89   15     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5     39    -     0.97  -0.19
B Metzger                      1.1   4   3   3    1   2   0   3.72    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.86  -0.17
J Sutton, W (2-1)              1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.24    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-0    0.28   0.02
R Eastwick, S (10)             3     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.48   11     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 1· 2          0-0    0.65   0.11
Totals                         9    13   7   7    3  10   1          41     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1·13          1-0

Balks: K Tekulve (1).

WP: R Eastwick (2).

IBB: K Tekulve (6; T Simmons).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 9,081.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Taveras            SS    1. L Brock              LF 
2. P Garner             2B    2. J Mumphrey           CF 
3. D Parker             RF    3. G Templeton          SS 
4. B Robinson           1B    4. R Freed              1B 
5. A Oliver             LF    5. K Reitz              3B 
6. K Macha              3B    6. D Rader              C  
7. D Dyer               C     7. H Cruz               RF 
8. O Moreno             CF    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. G Jackson            P     9. B Schultz            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  6-6  12-      28%  85% R Freed         L Demery        Triple to RF; Mumphrey Scores; Templeton Scores
   b 6   2  6-4  123      27%  56% G Templeton     L Demery        Single to SS; Iorg Scores; Brock Scores; Mumphrey to 2B
   t 3   2  1-1  -2-     -21%  31% P Garner        B Schultz       Home Run; Taveras Scores
   b 6   1  6-1  12-      14%  21% H Cruz          G Jackson       Home Run; Freed Scores; Reitz Scores
   t 4   2  1-3  -23     -13%  12% P Garner        B Metzger       Double to RF; Dyer Scores; Moreno Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Buddy Schultz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  D Parker        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Grant Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  J Mumphrey      Triple to RF
   O      --3      54%  G Templeton     Foul Flyball: C
   R      --3      63%  R Freed         Single to CF; Mumphrey Scores
   O      1--      61%  K Reitz         Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Buddy Schultz facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  B Robinson      Single to LF
          1--      47%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
   ROO    1-3      54%  K Macha         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Robinson Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      55%  D Dyer          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Grant Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  H Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Tyson         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Buddy Schultz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      53%  F Taveras       Walk
          1--      52%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      31%  " "             Home Run; Taveras Scores
          ---      30%  D Parker        Single to RF
          1--      29%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Parker to 2B
          12-      26%  A Oliver        Walk; Parker to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      123      32%  K Macha         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Taylor Duncan pinch hits for Buddy Schultz batting 9th
   O      ---      29%  T Duncan        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      27%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      29%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF
   O      1--      26%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Butch Metzger facing 7-8-9
                  Butch Metzger replaces Taylor Duncan pitching and batting 9th
          ---      24%  D Dyer          Walk
          1--      17%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Dyer to 3B
          1-3      16%  G Jackson       Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -23      20%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      26%  F Taveras       Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23      12%  P Garner        Double to RF; Dyer Scores; Moreno Scores
   O      -2-      13%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Grant Jackson facing 4-5-6
          ---      17%  R Freed         Single to RF
          1--      26%  K Reitz         Double to LF; Freed to 3B
   O      -23      21%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -23      14%  H Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      -23      10%  M Tyson         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Butch Metzger facing 4-5-6
          ---       7%  B Robinson      Double to LF
   O      -2-       8%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF; Robinson to 3B
   R      --3       6%  K Macha         Single to CF; Robinson Scores
                  John Sutton replaces Butch Metzger pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--       6%  D Dyer          Popfly: SS
          1--       6%  O Moreno        Macha Steals 2B; Macha to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3       7%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Miguel Dilone replaces Al Oliver playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---       6%  J Sutton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---       5%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          ---       5%  J Mumphrey      Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--       4%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Sutton facing 9-1-2
          ---       4%  G Jackson       Single to RF
          1--       3%  F Taveras       Single to RF; Jackson to 2B
   OO     12-       4%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Jackson to 3B
   O      --3       5%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Grant Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Mario Mendoza replaces Dave Parker playing 3B batting 3rd; Ken Macha moves to RF
          ---       7%  R Freed         Single to LF
          1--      11%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Freed to 2B
   O      12-       8%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: C
   RRR    12-      21%  H Cruz          Home Run; Freed Scores; Reitz Scores
                  Larry Demery replaces Grant Jackson pitching and batting 9th; Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th
          ---      25%  J Dwyer         Single to LF
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for John Sutton batting 9th
   O      1--      21%  D Iorg          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      24%  L Brock         Single to CF; Iorg to 2B
          12-      29%  J Mumphrey      Walk; Iorg to 3B; Brock to 2B
   RR     123      56%  G Templeton     Single to SS; Iorg Scores; Brock Scores; Mumphrey to 2B
   RR     12-      85%  R Freed         Triple to RF; Mumphrey Scores; Templeton Scores
          --3      85%  K Reitz         Walk
                  Al Holland replaces Larry Demery pitching and batting 9th; Ted Simmons pinch hits for Dave Rader batting 6th
   O      1-3      82%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Rawly Eastwick facing 4-5-6
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Roger Freed pitching and batting 4th; Ted Simmons moves to C; Keith Hernandez replaces Dane Iorg playing 1B batting 9th; Mike Phillips replaces Jim Dwyer playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      86%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  M Dilone        Flyball: C/Interference called
   O      ---      89%  K Macha         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Al Holland facing 7-8-9
          ---      91%  H Cruz          Single to 3B
          1--      92%  M Phillips      Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      93%  K Hernandez     Single to LF; Cruz to 3B; Hernandez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -23      97%  L Brock         Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Hernandez Scores
   O      1--      97%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  G Templeton     Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-10, Rawly Eastwick facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Bosetti replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  O Moreno        Single to CF (LF-CF)
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Al Holland batting 9th
          1--      96%  J Hairston      Wild Pitch; Moreno to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      95%  F Taveras       Double to RF; Moreno Scores
   O      -2-      97%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-7, Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jerry Hairston pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  G Templeton     Walk
          1--      98%  R Eastwick      Templeton Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Balk; Templeton to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   O      --3      97%  K Reitz         Popfly: SS
          --3      97%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      97%  H Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-10, Rawly Eastwick facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  B Tolan         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Dilone        Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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