August 17, 1981 San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 12
MIN 2 KCR 5
TOR 3 CHW 4
@NYY 1 CHC 3
LAD 1 MON 6
@HOU 2 SFG 5
@PIT 1
(11) STL 2
SDP 1
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 21,194

Monday, August 17, 1981, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Padres

24-40

Lost 4

6th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    1  8  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    2  6  1

W: J Kaat (4-2), L: G Lucas (3-6)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cardinals

35-21

Won 4

1st

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Smith SS                    6   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .591    0    0   8   2B
G Richards LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .752    0    5   0   2B,CS
T Kennedy C                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .305  .718    0    3   2   
  D Edwards PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .351         0   0   
R Bass 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .653    0   16   0   SH
R Jones CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .676    0    3   0   
J Lefebvre RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .226  .712    0    3   0   
  J Moreno PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .472    0    0   0   IW
  G Lucas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
L Salazar 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .659    0    0   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .160         0   1   
  J Turner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .626    0    0   0   GDP
  J Littlefield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Gwosdz PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
J Bonilla 2B                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .688    0    7   4   
R Wise P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .167    0    0   3   GDP
  T Flannery 3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .824    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       43   1   8   1    1   4                    38  18

BATTING

2B: G Richards (9, off B Sutter); O Smith (6, off L Sorensen).

SH: R Bass (3, off B Shirley); T Flannery (1, off B Shirley).

IBB: J Moreno (1, by B Shirley).

TB: O Smith 3; J Bonilla 2; J Lefebvre 2; G Richards 2; T Kennedy.

GIDP: J Turner (1); R Wise (2).

RBI: J Bonilla (14).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bonilla-R Bass; O Smith-J Bonilla-R Bass.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Richards (4, 3rd base by B Sutter/G Tenace).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                6   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .665    0    3   5   
T Herr 2B                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .270  .721    0    3  11   SH
K Oberkfell 3B                5   0   3   1    1   0  .287  .715    0    2   2   GDP,IW
G Hendrick CF                 5   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .868    0    4   0   GDP,IW
D Iorg 1B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .351  .818    0   14   0   
  M Ramsey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .371  .805    0    0   0   
  G Brummer C                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .227  .523    0    2   0   
S Braun LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .570    0    3   0   SH
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .789    0    0   0   
G Tenace C-1B                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .216  .729    0    7   3   
L Sorensen P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .157    0    0   1   
  K Hernandez PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .859    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         1   0   
  J Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  B Shirley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .126         0   0   
  T Landrum PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .629    0    0   0   
  J Kaat P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.350         0   1   
Totals                       40   2   6   2    8   4                    39  23

BATTING

SH: S Braun (1, off R Wise); T Herr (4, off J Littlefield).

IBB: G Hendrick (2, by G Lucas); K Oberkfell (6, by J Littlefield).

TB: K Oberkfell 3; G Templeton; D Iorg; T Herr.

GIDP: G Hendrick (3); K Oberkfell (5).

RBI: K Oberkfell (24); G Brummer (2).

2-out RBI: K Oberkfell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Tenace-G Templeton-G Tenace; L Sorensen-G Templeton-D Iorg.

E: T Herr (4).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise                         6.2   4   1   1    2   2   0   3.32   26     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 4     62    -     1.33   0.16
J Curtis                       2.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.72    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.03   0.30
J Littlefield                  2     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.91    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.65   0.25
G Lucas, L (3-6)               1.2   1   1   1    4   1   0   2.40   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.16  -0.25
Totals                        12.2   6   2   2    8   4   0          50     -       ·  ·     20·12· 0· 6          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
L Sorensen                     7     4   1   0    0   2   0   3.11   25     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 4     69    -     1.04   0.23
B Sutter                       3     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.54    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.13   0.35
B Shirley                      2     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.37    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    3.42   0.25
J Kaat, W (4-2)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.88    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        13     8   1   0    1   4   0          46     -       ·  ·     22·11· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Littlefield (4; K Oberkfell); G Lucas (7; G Hendrick); B Shirley (3; J Moreno).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 21,194.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. O Smith              SS    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. G Richards           LF    2. T Herr               2B 
3. T Kennedy            C     3. K Oberkfell          3B 
4. R Bass               1B    4. G Hendrick           CF 
5. R Jones              CF    5. D Iorg               1B 
6. J Lefebvre           RF    6. S Braun              LF 
7. L Salazar            3B    7. S Lezcano            RF 
8. J Bonilla            2B    8. G Tenace             C  
9. R Wise               P     9. L Sorensen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-0  12-      21%  57% K Oberkfell     R Wise          Single to CF; Tenace Scores; Herr to 3B
   b11   1  1-1  12-     -20%  50% G Hendrick      J Littlefield   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b13   1  1-1  1--      19%  82% K Oberkfell     G Lucas         Single to CF; Herr to 3B
   t 9   0  1-1  ---     -17%  33% G Richards      B Sutter        Double to RF
   b13   1  1-1  123      17% 100% G Brummer       G Lucas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Herr Scores; Oberkfell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  O Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  G Richards      Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  T Kennedy       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  R Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  L Salazar       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  D Iorg          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  J Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Wise          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  O Smith         Double to CF
   O      -2-      55%  G Richards      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  L Sorensen      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  T Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      56%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Herr          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  J Lefebvre      Single to RF
          1--      38%  L Salazar       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lefebvre to 2B
   R      12-      22%  J Bonilla       Single to RF (CF-RF); Lefebvre Scores/unER; Salazar to 3B
   OO     1-3      36%  R Wise          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Salazar stays at 3B
   O      --3      40%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  D Iorg          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      32%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      36%  T Kennedy       Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  R Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
          ---      44%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      38%  L Sorensen      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      33%  G Templeton     Flyball: LF
          1--      37%  T Herr          Single to LF; Tenace to 2B
   R      12-      57%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF; Tenace Scores; Herr to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  L Salazar       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
          ---      64%  D Iorg          Single to RF
   O      1--      62%  S Braun         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Iorg to 2B
          -2-      64%  S Lezcano       Walk
   O      12-      57%  G Tenace        Flyball: RF
                  John Curtis replaces Luis Salazar pitching and batting 7th; Tim Flannery replaces Rick Wise playing 3B batting 9th; Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Lary Sorensen batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Sutter facing 8-9-1
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Keith Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  J Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  T Flannery      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Curtis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  G Templeton     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      60%  T Herr          Walk
   OO     1--      50%  K Oberkfell     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Sutter facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  G Richards      Double to RF
   O      -2-      44%  T Kennedy       Strikeout
   O      -2-      60%  R Bass          Richards Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Curtis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      57%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
                  Mike Ramsey pinch hits for Dane Iorg batting 5th
   O      ---      53%  M Ramsey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 10th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Sutter facing 5-6-7
                  Glenn Brummer replaces Mike Ramsey playing C batting 5th; Gene Tenace moves to 1B
   O      ---      56%  R Jones         Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Lefebvre      Single to RF
                  Jerry Turner pinch hits for John Curtis batting 7th
   OO     1--      63%  J Turner        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Littlefield facing 7-8-9
                  John Littlefield replaces Jerry Turner pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      57%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  G Tenace        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Bruce Sutter batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 11th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Shirley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Shirley replaces Julio Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      42%  J Bonilla       Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  T Flannery      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Bonilla to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bonilla to 3B
   O      --3      63%  G Richards      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Littlefield facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  G Templeton     Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  T Herr          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Templeton to 2B
          -2-      70%  K Oberkfell     Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      50%  G Hendrick      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 12th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Shirley facing 3-4-5
          ---      42%  T Kennedy       Single to RF
                  Dave Edwards pinch runs for Terry Kennedy batting 3rd
   O      1--      44%  R Bass          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  R Jones         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Jose Moreno pinch hits for Joe Lefebvre batting 6th
          -2-      52%  J Moreno        Intentional Walk
                  Doug Gwosdz pinch hits for John Littlefield batting 7th
   O      12-      63%  D Gwosdz        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Gary Lucas facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Lucas replaces Jose Moreno pitching and batting 6th; Doug Gwosdz moves to C; Dave Edwards moves to RF
   O      ---      57%  G Brummer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  S Braun         Walk
   O      1--      56%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
          1--      61%  G Tenace        Walk; Braun to 2B
                  Tito Landrum pinch hits for Bob Shirley batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  T Landrum       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 13th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Kaat replaces Tito Landrum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  J Bonilla       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      60%  T Flannery      Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  O Smith         Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 13th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Gary Lucas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  T Herr          Walk
          1--      82%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF; Herr to 3B
          1-3      83%  G Hendrick      Intentional Walk; Oberkfell to 2B
   RO     123     100%  G Brummer       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Herr Scores; Oberkfell to 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2.

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