April 11, 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 10
CLE 2 CHW 8
BAL 4 KCR 4
DET 0 OAK 1
MIN 0 TOR 10
@SEA 7
(11) TEX 11
NYY 7 CIN 6
ATL 0
(6) HOU 10
LAD 6 CHC 7
@NYM 5 PHI 6
MON 3 SDP 5
SFG 3 PIT 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 16,998

Friday, April 11, 1980, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Pirates

1-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: G Jackson (1-0), L: D Hood (0-1)

Cardinals

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    2   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    2   3   
D Parker RF                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   0   
W Stargell 1B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .661    0   12   0   
  L Lacy PR-LF                0   1   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
J Milner LF                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .200  .533    0    2   0   
  B Robinson PH-1B            0   0   0   0    0   0                0    2   0   SH
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    2   1   2·GDP
E Ott C                       4   0   2   3    0   0  .286  .715    0    2   1   2B
P Garner 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .929    0    2   7   2B,IW
J Candelaria P                2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   2   
  E Solomon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Jackson P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    3   0                    27  15

BATTING

2B: P Garner (1, off B Forsch); E Ott (1, off B Forsch).

SH: B Robinson (1, off M Littell).

IBB: P Garner (1, by M Littell).

TB: E Ott 3; P Garner 2; W Stargell 2; D Parker; J Candelaria; J Milner.

GIDP: B Madlock 2 (2).

RBI: E Ott 3 (3); J Milner (1).

2-out RBI: E Ott 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Candelaria-P Garner-W Stargell; P Garner-T Foli-W Stargell.

E: J Milner (1); B Madlock (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    2   5   IW
T Scott CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .946    0   16   0   3B
T Simmons C                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   GDP
B Bonds LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .762    0    1   0   
G Hendrick RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .929    0    1   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .571 1.142    0    1   1   
K Oberkfell 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .453    0    4   8   GDP
B Forsch P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   4   
  J Lentine PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Hood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       37   3  11   2    3   1                    27  19

BATTING

3B: K Hernandez (1, off J Candelaria).

IBB: G Templeton (1, by J Candelaria).

TB: K Hernandez 4; B Bonds 2; K Reitz 2; K Oberkfell; G Hendrick; G Templeton; T Scott; B Forsch.

GIDP: T Simmons (1); K Oberkfell (1).

RBI: K Oberkfell (1); K Reitz (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Templeton-K Oberkfell-K Hernandez 2; G Templeton-K Reitz.

E: G Templeton (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                   6     9   3   2    3   0   0   3.00   29     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 9     41    -     1.24  -0.06
E Solomon                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.83   0.04
G Jackson, W (1-0)             2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.62   0.22
Totals                         9    11   3   2    3   1   0          40     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0·11           -

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 Forsch                       8     7   2   2    1   0   0   2.25   29     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 1· 7     59    -     1.24   0.35
D Hood, L (0-1)                0     0   2   0    1   0   0  undef    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.74  -0.28
M Littell, BS (1)              1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-2    3.84  -0.38
Totals                         9     8   4   2    3   0   0          36     -       ·  ·     19· 5· 1· 8          2-2

D Hood faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: J Candelaria (1).

WP: None.

IBB: M Littell (1; P Garner); J Candelaria (1; G Templeton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 16,998.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. O Moreno             CF    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. T Foli               SS    2. T Scott              CF 
3. D Parker             RF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. T Simmons            C  
5. J Milner             LF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. B Madlock            3B    6. G Hendrick           RF 
7. E Ott                C     7. K Reitz              3B 
8. P Garner             2B    8. K Oberkfell          2B 
9. J Candelaria         P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-2  -23      64%  84% E Ott           M Littell       Single to RF; Parker Scores/unER; Lacy Scores/unER; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 9   1  3-2  -23     -25%  20% B Madlock       M Littell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 6   1  0-0  12-     -19%  19% G Hendrick      J Candelaria    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hernandez Scores/No RBI; Bonds to 3B
   t 7   0  3-1  12-     -18%  15% B Madlock       B Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
   t 9   0  3-2  1--      16%  43% W Stargell      D Hood          Walk; Parker to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Foli          Flyball: RF
   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      ---      48%  G Templeton     Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  T Scott         Single to 3B
          1--      43%  K Hernandez     Balk; Scott to 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      50%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  J Milner        Walk
   OO     1--      45%  B Madlock       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Bonds         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      45%  G Hendrick      Walk
          1--      38%  K Reitz         Single to RF; Hendrick to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  K Oberkfell     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  E Ott           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  P Garner        Double to RF
          -2-      58%  J Candelaria    Single to LF; Garner to 3B
   OO     1-3      45%  O Moreno        Line Drive Double Play: SS-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Forsch        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  G Templeton     Flyball: C/Interference called
   O      ---      50%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  W Stargell      Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  J Milner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
          ---      32%  K Hernandez     Triple to LF
   O      --3      38%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      45%  B Bonds         Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      50%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  B Madlock       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  P Garner        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  B Forsch        Single to CF
          1--      42%  G Templeton     Single to LF; Forsch to 3B/Adv on E7; Templeton to 2B
   O      -23      50%  T Scott         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Candelaria    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  O Moreno        Bunt Popfly: P
   O      ---      43%  T Foli          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
          ---      38%  K Hernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
          1--      37%  B Bonds         Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
   R      12-      19%  G Hendrick      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hernandez Scores/No RBI; Bonds to 3B
   R      1-3      13%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Bonds Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   R      12-       5%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF; Hendrick Scores/unER; Reitz to 3B; Oberkfell to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23       8%  B Forsch        Popfly: SS
          -23       7%  G Templeton     Intentional Walk
   O      123       9%  T Scott         Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---      14%  D Parker        Single to RF
          1--      21%  W Stargell      Single to CF; Parker to 2B
   R      12-      33%  J Milner        Single to RF; Parker Scores; Stargell to 2B
   OO     12-      15%  B Madlock       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
   R      --3      27%  E Ott           Double to LF; Stargell Scores
   O      -2-      20%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Eddie Solomon facing 3-4-5
                  Eddie Solomon replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      23%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      22%  B Bonds         Single to CF
          1--      21%  G Hendrick      Single to CF; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-      24%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Eddie Solomon batting 9th
   O      ---      19%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      15%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      13%  T Foli          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Grant Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Grant Jackson replaces Mike Easler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      14%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
                  Jim Lentine pinch hits for Bob Forsch batting 9th
   O      ---      15%  J Lentine       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      15%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Don Hood facing 3-4-5
                  Don Hood replaces Jim Lentine pitching and batting 9th
          ---      27%  D Parker        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      43%  W Stargell      Walk; Parker to 2B
                  Mark Littell replaces Don Hood pitching and batting 9th; Bill Robinson pinch hits for John Milner batting 5th; Lee Lacy pinch runs for Willie Stargell batting 4th
   O      12-      44%  B Robinson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Parker to 3B; Lacy to 2B
   O      -23      20%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     -23      84%  E Ott           Single to RF; Parker Scores/unER; Lacy Scores/unER; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      84%  P Garner        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      81%  G Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Grant Jackson facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Robinson moves to 1B; Lee Lacy moves to LF
   O      ---      90%  T Scott         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      96%  K Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation