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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		8
7		 
(11)
TOR
@CAL		4
3
MIL
@DET		1
2
SEA
@KCR		3
15
TEX
@MIN		2
5
BAL
@NYY		2
5
CHW
@OAK		9
5
CHW
@OAK		10
3
CIN
@ATL		4
2
PHI
@CHC		5
2
PHI
@CHC		0
14
LAD
@HOU		1
4
NYM
@MON		2
1
SFG
@SDP		7
3
PIT
@STL		5
7
Sunday, September 27, 1981 2:05PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 17,703, Time of Game: 2:29
Pirates
5
43-51
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 10½ GB
 at Cardinals
7
54-41
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Dave LaPoint (1-0)
L: Pascual Perez (2-7)
S: Bruce Sutter (25)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  2  0    5  8  2
Cardinals       0  1  0   4  0  1   0  1  X    7  7  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .700 -0.072 0.87 0.011 -0.083 -0.8 1 0 SB
Tim Foli SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 .240 .565 -0.018 0.66 0.034 -0.052 0.0 1 2
Bill Madlock 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .341 .910 0.062 0.76 0.099 -0.038 0.9 0 1 2B
Dave Parker RF 3 1 2 5 0 0 .265 .759 0.276 1.21 0.295 -0.019 3.9 4 0 HR,2B,HBP
Bill Robinson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .564 -0.089 1.05 0.000 -0.089 -0.8 5 1 GDP
   Jason Thompson PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .835 -0.093 1.95 0.000 -0.093 -0.4 1 1
Lee Lacy LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .698 0.006 0.43 0.028 -0.022 -0.1 3 1 3B
   Willie Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .696 -0.090 3.41 0.000 -0.090 -0.3
   Rod Scurry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .417 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Johnny Ray 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .696 -0.082 0.98 0.012 -0.094 -0.5 0 3
Steve Nicosia C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .628 0.019 0.70 0.044 -0.025 -0.0 7 0
   Doe Boyland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 -0.021 0.85 0.000 -0.021 -0.1
Pascual Perez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .381 -0.040 1.81 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 0 0
   Kurt Bevacqua PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .773 -0.008 0.29 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Ernie Camacho P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie Montanez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .508 -0.007 0.28 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Matt Alexander LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Mike Easler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .744 -0.010 0.39 0.000 -0.010 -0.1
Team Totals 34 5 8 5 1 6 .235 .719 -0.167 0.95 0.523 -0.691 1.0 24 9
2B: D Parker (13, off B Sutter); B Madlock (22, off M Littell).
3B: L Lacy (4, off D LaPoint).
HR: D Parker (9, off D LaPoint; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
HBP: D Parker (2, by D LaPoint).
TB: D Parker 6; B Madlock 3; L Lacy 3; T Foli 2; S Nicosia.
GIDP: B Robinson (2).
RBI: D Parker 5 (47).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: L Lacy (3); B Madlock (9).
Outfield Assists: L Lacy (T Herr at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: O Moreno (39, 2nd base off D LaPoint/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Herr 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .265 .668 0.184 0.86 0.242 -0.058 2.8 1 5 3B,SB
Garry Templeton SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 .288 .720 0.027 0.53 0.067 -0.040 0.3 3 2
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .306 .868 0.015 0.29 0.033 -0.017 -0.5 10 1 2B
George Hendrick RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .285 .834 -0.052 0.53 0.003 -0.055 -0.4 3 0
Dane Iorg LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .322 .762 0.019 0.46 0.041 -0.021 0.1 1 0
   Tito Landrum PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .664 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Oberkfell 3B 3 2 0 0 1 0 .284 .706 -0.022 0.62 0.022 -0.044 -0.6 0 4
Darrell Porter C 3 2 1 0 1 0 .226 .764 0.028 0.81 0.068 -0.040 0.5 6 1 2B
David Green CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .053 .234 0.273 0.81 0.273 0.000 3.3 1 0
Dave LaPoint P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.096 1.69 0.000 -0.096 -1.1 1 1
   Mark Littell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.018 0.66 0.000 -0.018 -0.3 0 0
   Bruce Sutter P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .100 -0.026 0.87 0.000 -0.026 -0.6 1 0
Team Totals 32 7 7 4 7 6 .219 .703 0.332 0.69 0.749 -0.415 3.4 27 14
2B: D Porter (9, off R Scurry); K Hernandez (24, off P Perez).
3B: T Herr (8, off P Perez).
TB: T Herr 4; G Templeton 2; D Porter 2; K Hernandez 2; D Iorg.
RBI: T Herr 3 (44); G Templeton (28).
2-out RBI: T Herr 3; G Templeton.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Templeton-T Herr-K Hernandez.
Baserunning
SB: T Herr (19, Home off P Perez/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pascual Perez, L (2-7) 4 2 5 0 4 4 0 4.26 20 48 -0.241 0.99 -3.2
Ernie Camacho 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.79 9 0 0 -0.044 0.32 -0.1
Enrique Romo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.61 4 0 0 0.010 0.14 0.4
Rod Scurry 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.71 6 0 0 -0.058 0.73 -0.6
Team Totals 8 7 7 2 7 6 0 2.25 39 48 0 0 -0.333 0.95 -3.4

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave LaPoint, W (1-0) 5.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 3.68 22 46 0.094 0.81 -0.6
Mark Littell, H (4) 2 2 2 2 0 3 0 4.70 8 0 0 -0.013 0.66 -0.2
Bruce Sutter, S (25) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.56 6 2 2 0.087 1.88 -0.2
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 1 6 1 5.00 36 46 2 2 0.168 0.69 -1.0
Balks: E Camacho (2).
WP: E Camacho 2 (2).
HBP: D LaPoint (1; D Parker).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 17,703.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting 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 Dave Parker RF 4 George Hendrick RF
5 Bill Robinson 1B 5 Dane Iorg LF
6 Lee Lacy LF 6 Ken Oberkfell 3B
7 Johnny Ray 2B 7 Darrell Porter C
8 Steve Nicosia C 8 David Green CF
9 Pascual Perez P 9 Dave LaPoint P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 2 123 RRR STL T. Herr P. Perez 21% 92% Triple to LF (LF-CF); Oberkfell Scores/unER; Porter Scores/unER; Green Scores/unER
t8 3-6 1 -23 RR PIT D. Parker B. Sutter -14% 71% Double to RF (CF-RF); Foli Scores; Madlock Scores
b2 0-0 2 1-- R STL D. Green P. Perez 13% 65% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Oberkfell Scores/No RBI/unER; Green to 2B
t6 0-5 1 12- RRR PIT D. Parker D. LaPoint -11% 83% Home Run (CF-RF); Foli Scores; Madlock Scores
t8 5-6 2 --3 O PIT W. Stargell B. Sutter 9% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. LaPoint 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT T. Foli D. LaPoint 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Madlock D. LaPoint 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Herr P. Perez -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton P. Perez -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- STL K. Hernandez P. Perez 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O STL G. Hendrick P. Perez -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Parker D. LaPoint -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT B. Robinson D. LaPoint 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- PIT L. Lacy D. LaPoint -3% 51% Triple to CF
t2 0-0 2 --3 O PIT J. Ray D. LaPoint 4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Pascual Perez facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- STL D. Iorg P. Perez 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O STL K. Oberkfell P. Perez -3% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- O STL D. Porter P. Perez -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 1-- R STL D. Green P. Perez 13% 65% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Oberkfell Scores/No RBI/unER; Green to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O STL D. LaPoint P. Perez -3% 62% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- PIT S. Nicosia D. LaPoint -4% 58% Single to RF
t3 0-1 0 1-- O PIT P. Perez D. LaPoint 4% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-1 1 1-- O PIT O. Moreno D. LaPoint 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-1 2 1-- PIT T. Foli D. LaPoint -1% 64% Moreno Steals 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O PIT T. Foli D. LaPoint 4% 68% Lineout: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O STL T. Herr P. Perez -2% 66% Lineout: RF
b3 1-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton P. Perez -1% 64% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 --- STL K. Hernandez P. Perez 2% 67% Double to LF
b3 1-0 2 -2- O STL G. Hendrick P. Perez -3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Madlock D. LaPoint 3% 66% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Parker D. LaPoint 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O PIT B. Robinson D. LaPoint 1% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Pascual Perez facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O STL D. Iorg P. Perez -2% 68% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 --- STL K. Oberkfell P. Perez 2% 70% Walk
b4 1-0 1 1-- STL D. Porter P. Perez 3% 73% Walk; Oberkfell to 2B
b4 1-0 1 12- STL D. Green P. Perez 5% 78% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oberkfell to 3B; Porter to 2B
b4 1-0 1 123 O STL D. LaPoint P. Perez -7% 72% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 2 123 RRR STL T. Herr P. Perez 21% 92% Triple to LF (LF-CF); Oberkfell Scores/unER; Porter Scores/unER; Green Scores/unER
b4 4-0 2 --3 R STL G. Templeton P. Perez 3% 95% Herr Steals Hm; Herr Scores/unER
b4 5-0 2 --- O STL G. Templeton P. Perez -0% 95% Strikeout
4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 6-7-8
t5 0-5 0 --- O PIT L. Lacy D. LaPoint 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-5 1 --- PIT J. Ray D. LaPoint -1% 95% Walk
t5 0-5 1 1-- O PIT S. Nicosia D. LaPoint 1% 96% Flyball: RF
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Pascual Perez (P) batting 9th
t5 0-5 2 1-- O PIT K. Bevacqua D. LaPoint 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Ernie Camacho facing 3-4-5
Ernie Camacho replaces Kurt Bevacqua (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-0 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez E. Camacho -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-0 1 --- STL G. Hendrick E. Camacho 0% 97% Walk
b5 5-0 1 1-- O STL D. Iorg E. Camacho -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hendrick to 2B
b5 5-0 2 -2- O STL K. Oberkfell E. Camacho -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
t6 0-5 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. LaPoint 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t6 0-5 1 --- PIT T. Foli D. LaPoint -1% 96% Single to CF
t6 0-5 1 1-- PIT B. Madlock D. LaPoint -2% 94% Single to LF; Foli to 2B
t6 0-5 1 12- RRR PIT D. Parker D. LaPoint -11% 83% Home Run (CF-RF); Foli Scores; Madlock Scores
Mark Littell replaces Dave LaPoint pitching and batting 9th
Jason Thompson pinch hits for Bill Robinson (1B) batting 5th
t6 3-5 1 --- O PIT J. Thompson M. Littell 2% 85% Strikeout
t6 3-5 2 --- O PIT L. Lacy M. Littell 1% 86% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Ernie Camacho facing 7-8-9
Jason Thompson moves from PH to 1B
b6 5-3 0 --- O STL D. Porter E. Camacho -1% 85% Flyball: RF
b6 5-3 1 --- STL D. Green E. Camacho 1% 86% Walk
b6 5-3 1 1-- STL M. Littell E. Camacho 1% 87% Balk; Green to 2B
b6 5-3 1 -2- O STL M. Littell E. Camacho -2% 85% Foul Flyball: LF
b6 5-3 2 -2- R STL T. Herr E. Camacho 6% 91% Wild Pitch; Green Scores
b6 6-3 2 --- STL T. Herr E. Camacho 0% 92% Single to CF
b6 6-3 2 1-- STL G. Templeton E. Camacho 0% 92% Wild Pitch; Herr to 2B
b6 6-3 2 -2- O STL G. Templeton E. Camacho -1% 91% Single to LF; Herr out at Hm/LF-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Mark Littell facing 7-8-9
t7 3-6 0 --- O PIT J. Ray M. Littell 2% 93% Strikeout
t7 3-6 1 --- O PIT S. Nicosia M. Littell 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
Willie Montanez pinch hits for Ernie Camacho (P) batting 9th
t7 3-6 2 --- O PIT W. Montanez M. Littell 1% 95% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 3-4-5
Enrique Romo replaces Willie Montanez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-3 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez E. Romo -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 6-3 1 --- O STL G. Hendrick E. Romo -0% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 6-3 2 --- STL D. Iorg E. Romo 0% 94% Single to CF
Tito Landrum pinch runs for Dane Iorg (LF) batting 5th
b7 6-3 2 1-- O STL K. Oberkfell E. Romo -0% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
Tito Landrum moves from PR to LF
t8 3-6 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno M. Littell 2% 96% Popfly: SS
t8 3-6 1 --- PIT T. Foli M. Littell -2% 94% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t8 3-6 1 1-- PIT B. Madlock M. Littell -8% 86% Double to LF; Foli to 3B
Bruce Sutter replaces Mark Littell pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-6 1 -23 RR PIT D. Parker B. Sutter -14% 71% Double to RF (CF-RF); Foli Scores; Madlock Scores
t8 5-6 1 -2- O PIT J. Thompson B. Sutter 7% 79% Groundout: SS-1B; Parker to 3B
Willie Stargell pinch hits for Lee Lacy (LF) batting 6th
t8 5-6 2 --3 O PIT W. Stargell B. Sutter 9% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pirates' Rod Scurry facing 7-8-9
Rod Scurry replaces Willie Stargell (PH) pitching and batting 6th
Matt Alexander replaces Enrique Romo (P) playing LF batting 9th
b8 6-5 0 --- STL D. Porter R. Scurry 4% 91% Double to RF
b8 6-5 0 -2- STL D. Green R. Scurry 1% 92% Walk
b8 6-5 0 12- O STL B. Sutter R. Scurry -3% 90% Strikeout
b8 6-5 1 12- O STL T. Herr R. Scurry -2% 88% Flyball: CF; Porter to 3B
b8 6-5 2 1-3 R STL G. Templeton R. Scurry 7% 94% Single to CF; Porter Scores; Green to 2B
b8 7-5 2 12- O STL K. Hernandez R. Scurry -1% 93% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 7-8-9
t9 5-7 0 --- O PIT J. Ray B. Sutter 3% 97% Strikeout
Doe Boyland pinch hits for Steve Nicosia (C) batting 8th
t9 5-7 1 --- O PIT D. Boyland B. Sutter 2% 99% Strikeout
Mike Easler pinch hits for Matt Alexander (LF) batting 9th
t9 5-7 2 --- O PIT M. Easler B. Sutter 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 7.

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