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CLE  7
@BOS  5
 CAL  6
TOR  3
 MIL  4
@DET  3
 SEA  4
@KCR  2
 MIN  7
TEX  3
 NYY  6
BAL  4
 OAK  5
CHW  1
 CIN  2
@ATL  0
 HOU  5
LAD  0
 MON  4
NYM  2
 SFG  6
@SDP  5
 STL  5
PIT  3
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 19,761

 Saturday, September 26, 1981, 1:17PM
Time of Game: 2:26
Pirates
3
43-50
Lost 1
4th, 9½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  0    3  9  0
Cardinals       0  2  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    5 13  0
W: Bob Forsch (10-5), L: Mark Lee (0-2), S: Bruce Sutter (24)
 Cardinals
5
53-41
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .288  .706              3   0   SB,HBP
T Foli SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .559              2   2   GDP
  W Montanez PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .513              0   0   
  D Berra PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .596              1   0   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .338  .905              0   1   2·SB
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .221  .843              6   4   
D Parker RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .730              1   0   
M Easler LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .284  .746              3   0   2B
J Ray 2B                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .282  .715              4   4   2B
S Nicosia C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .627              3   1   2B
  K Bevacqua PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .803              0   0   
L Tiant P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .414              0   1   SH
  M Lee P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000              1   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       32   3   9   0    1   5                         24  13
Batting Events
2B: S Nicosia (10, off B Forsch); M Easler (17, off B Forsch); J Ray (9, off B Forsch).
SH: L Tiant (2, off B Forsch).
HBP: O Moreno (3, by B Forsch).
TB: J Ray 3; B Madlock 2; M Easler 2; S Nicosia 2; D Parker; W Montanez; O Moreno.
GIDP: T Foli (2).
RBI: B Madlock (42); J Ray (5); M Easler (39).
2-out RBI: M Easler; B Madlock; J Ray.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. T Foli-J Ray-J Thompson; J Thompson-D Berra.
Baserunning Events
SB: O Moreno (38, 2nd base off B Forsch/D Porter); B Madlock 2 (18, 2nd base off B Sutter/D Porter, 2nd base off B Forsch/D Porter).
Pickoffs: J Ray (1st base by B Forsch).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .662              3   2   
G Templeton SS                4   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .718              2   4   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   3   1    0   0  .306  .868             10   2   3B,CS
G Hendrick RF-CF              4   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .839              1   0   GDP
D Iorg LF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .321  .760              2   0   HR
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111              0   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .711              1   3   
D Porter C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .756              5   0   GDP
D Green CF                    2   0   1   1    0   1  .059  .170              1   1   
  S Braun PH-LF               1   1   0   0    1   0  .220  .735              0   0   
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .296              2   1   SH
  T Landrum RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .664              0   0   
Totals                       33   5  13   0    1   3                         27  13
Batting Events
3B: K Hernandez (4, off M Lee).
HR: D Iorg (2, off L Tiant; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SH: B Forsch (6, off M Lee).
TB: K Hernandez 5; D Iorg 5; G Hendrick 2; G Templeton 2; K Oberkfell 2; D Porter; D Green.
GIDP: D Porter (2); G Hendrick (9).
RBI: D Iorg (33); G Templeton (27); D Green (1); K Hernandez (44); G Hendrick (58).
2-out RBI: G Hendrick; K Hernandez; G Templeton.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Oberkfell-T Herr-K Hernandez.
Baserunning Events
CS: K Hernandez (5, 2nd base by L Tiant/S Nicosia).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant                        5.1   8   2   2    0   3   1   3.63   22     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 7     47    -     0.99   0.02
M Lee, BS (1), L (0-2)         1.1   3   3   3    1   0   0   3.38    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          1-0    2.55  -0.37
K Tekulve                      1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.52    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.52  -0.07
Totals                         8    13   5   5    1   3   1          35     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1·12          2-1 
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, W (10-5)             7     8   3   3    0   4   0   2.89   27     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2· 7     53    -     1.02  -0.05
B Sutter, S (24)               2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.61    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          0-0    1.47   0.13
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 3· 8           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Forsch (4; O Moreno).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Forsch (2; J Ray, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 19,761.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Omar Moreno                  CF       1. Tom Herr                     2B
2. Tim Foli                     SS       2. Garry Templeton              SS
3. Bill Madlock                 3B       3. Keith Hernandez              1B
4. Jason Thompson               1B       4. George Hendrick              RF
5. Dave Parker                  RF       5. Dane Iorg                    LF
6. Mike Easler                  LF       6. Ken Oberkfell                3B
7. Johnny Ray                   2B       7. Darrell Porter                C
8. Steve Nicosia                 C       8. David Green                  CF
9. Luis Tiant                    P       9. Bob Forsch                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 2 1-- R 26% 80% 3-3 STL K. Hernandez M. Lee Triple to CF; Templeton Scores
b7 2 --3 R 22% 54% 2-3 STL G. Templeton M. Lee Single to CF; Braun Scores
t4 2 --3 R -13% 52% 1-2 PIT J. Ray B. Forsch Double to RF; Easler Scores
t4 2 1-- R -13% 65% 0-2 PIT M. Easler B. Forsch Double to LF (LF-CF); Parker Scores; Easler to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 2 -2- RO -12% 40% 2-2 PIT B. Madlock B. Forsch Single to CF; Moreno Scores; Madlock out at 2B/CF-3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch Single to RF
t1 0 1-- OO 7% 54% 0-0 PIT T. Foli B. Forsch Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 2 --- -1% 52% 0-0 PIT B. Madlock B. Forsch Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t1 2 1-- -1% 51% 0-0 PIT J. Thompson B. Forsch Madlock Steals 2B
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 PIT J. Thompson B. Forsch Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL T. Herr L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 STL G. Templeton L. Tiant Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b1 1 1-- 4% 58% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez L. Tiant Single to CF; Templeton to 2B
b1 1 12- OO -8% 50% 0-0 STL G. Hendrick L. Tiant Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT D. Parker B. Forsch Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT M. Easler B. Forsch Popfly: SS
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PIT J. Ray B. Forsch Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- R 11% 66% 0-0 STL D. Iorg L. Tiant Home Run (CF-RF)
b2 0 --- 3% 69% 1-0 STL K. Oberkfell L. Tiant Single to RF
b2 0 1-- 8% 78% 1-0 STL D. Porter L. Tiant Single to RF; Oberkfell to 3B
b2 0 1-3 R 4% 82% 1-0 STL D. Green L. Tiant Single to LF; Oberkfell Scores; Porter to 2B
b2 0 12- O 0% 82% 2-0 STL B. Forsch L. Tiant Groundout: P-2B; Porter to 3B; Green to 2B
b2 1 -23 O -5% 77% 2-0 STL T. Herr L. Tiant Flyball: LF
b2 2 -23 O -4% 73% 2-0 STL G. Templeton L. Tiant Lineout: LF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- -7% 66% 0-2 PIT S. Nicosia B. Forsch Double to CF (CF-RF)
t3 0 -2- O 2% 68% 0-2 PIT L. Tiant B. Forsch Bunt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Sacrifice; Nicosia to 3B
t3 1 --3 O 6% 74% 0-2 PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch Strikeout
t3 2 --3 O 4% 78% 0-2 PIT T. Foli B. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- 2% 80% 2-0 STL K. Hernandez L. Tiant Single to LF
b3 0 1-- O -4% 77% 2-0 STL G. Hendrick L. Tiant Hernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 STL G. Hendrick L. Tiant Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 STL D. Iorg L. Tiant Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 PIT B. Madlock B. Forsch Lineout: LF
t4 1 --- O 2% 79% 0-2 PIT J. Thompson B. Forsch Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2 --- -1% 78% 0-2 PIT D. Parker B. Forsch Single to CF
t4 2 1-- R -13% 65% 0-2 PIT M. Easler B. Forsch Double to LF (LF-CF); Parker Scores; Easler to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 2 --3 R -13% 52% 1-2 PIT J. Ray B. Forsch Double to RF; Easler Scores
t4 2 -2- O 4% 56% 2-2 PIT S. Nicosia B. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 2-2 STL K. Oberkfell L. Tiant Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 STL D. Porter L. Tiant Flyball: RF
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 2-2 STL D. Green L. Tiant Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 PIT L. Tiant B. Forsch Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- -3% 50% 2-2 PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch Hit By Pitch
t5 1 1-- -2% 47% 2-2 PIT T. Foli B. Forsch Moreno Steals 2B
t5 1 -2- O 5% 52% 2-2 PIT T. Foli B. Forsch Lineout: SS
t5 2 -2- RO -12% 40% 2-2 PIT B. Madlock B. Forsch Single to CF; Moreno Scores; Madlock out at 2B/CF-3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -3% 36% 2-3 STL B. Forsch L. Tiant Strikeout
b5 1 --- O -2% 34% 2-3 STL T. Herr L. Tiant Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O -2% 32% 2-3 STL G. Templeton L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O 2% 35% 3-2 PIT J. Thompson B. Forsch Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- O 2% 36% 3-2 PIT D. Parker B. Forsch Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- O 1% 37% 3-2 PIT M. Easler B. Forsch Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O -4% 34% 2-3 STL K. Hernandez L. Tiant Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- 4% 38% 2-3 STL G. Hendrick L. Tiant Single to CF
Mark Lee replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
b6 1 1-- 6% 44% 2-3 STL D. Iorg M. Lee Single to CF (LF-CF); Hendrick to 2B
b6 1 12- O -7% 38% 2-3 STL K. Oberkfell M. Lee Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hendrick to 3B
b6 2 1-3 O -9% 29% 2-3 STL D. Porter M. Lee Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- -4% 25% 3-2 PIT J. Ray B. Forsch Single to RF
t7 0 1-- O 6% 31% 3-2 PIT S. Nicosia B. Forsch Ray Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t7 1 --- O 2% 33% 3-2 PIT S. Nicosia B. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O 1% 34% 3-2 PIT M. Lee B. Forsch Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Mark Lee facing 8-9-1
Steve Braun pinch hits for David Green (CF) batting 8th
b7 0 --- 8% 42% 2-3 STL S. Braun M. Lee Walk
b7 0 1-- O -3% 38% 2-3 STL B. Forsch M. Lee Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Braun to 2B
b7 1 -2- O -7% 32% 2-3 STL T. Herr M. Lee Groundout: 1B-P; Braun to 3B
b7 2 --3 R 22% 54% 2-3 STL G. Templeton M. Lee Single to CF; Braun Scores
b7 2 1-- R 26% 80% 3-3 STL K. Hernandez M. Lee Triple to CF; Templeton Scores
Kent Tekulve replaces Mark Lee pitching and batting 9th
b7 2 --3 R 9% 89% 4-3 STL G. Hendrick K. Tekulve Single to CF; Hernandez Scores
b7 2 1-- O -1% 88% 5-3 STL D. Iorg K. Tekulve Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 1-2-3
Bruce Sutter replaces Dane Iorg (LF) pitching and batting 5th; Steve Braun moves from PH to LF; George Hendrick moves from RF to CF; Tito Landrum replaces Bob Forsch (P) playing RF batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 3% 91% 3-5 PIT O. Moreno B. Sutter Strikeout
Willie Montanez pinch hits for Tim Foli (SS) batting 2nd
t8 1 --- -4% 87% 3-5 PIT W. Montanez B. Sutter Single to LF (LF-CF)
Dale Berra pinch runs for Willie Montanez (PH) batting 2nd
t8 1 1-- O 4% 91% 3-5 PIT B. Madlock B. Sutter Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 2 1-- -1% 91% 3-5 PIT J. Thompson B. Sutter Madlock Steals 2B
t8 2 -2- -3% 88% 3-5 PIT J. Thompson B. Sutter Walk
t8 2 12- O 7% 95% 3-5 PIT D. Parker B. Sutter Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
Dale Berra moves from PR to SS
b8 0 --- 1% 95% 5-3 STL K. Oberkfell K. Tekulve Single to RF
b8 0 1-- OO -2% 94% 5-3 STL D. Porter K. Tekulve Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b8 2 --- O -0% 94% 5-3 STL S. Braun K. Tekulve Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O 3% 97% 3-5 PIT M. Easler B. Sutter Lineout: 1B
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 3-5 PIT J. Ray B. Sutter Flyball: CF
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Steve Nicosia (C) batting 8th
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 3-5 PIT K. Bevacqua B. Sutter Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

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