September 3, 1983 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
@BOS 6 MIL 4
@CAL 3 BAL 13
@MIN 0 CLE 13
@OAK 6 NYY 5
@SEA 3 KCR 5
@TEX 0 TEX 8
KCR 1 DET 7
@TOR 4 PIT 6
@ATL 2 CHC 9
HOU 3 LAD 4
@MON 0 NYM 4
SDP 3
(15) SFG 5
@PHI 4 CIN 3
@STL 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,798

Saturday, September 3, 1983, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Reds

63-74

Won 2

6th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    3  9  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0    2  7  2

W: M Soto (15-11), L: D Rucker (6-4)

Cardinals

66-67

Lost 2

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .255  .811    0    5   0   HR,GDP
D Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .311    0    6   0   SH
P Householder RF              5   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .687    0    3   0   
D Driessen 1B                 2   1   0   0    3   0  .286  .828    0    7   0   IW
R Oester 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .691    0    0   1   SH
D Concepcion SS               5   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .595    0    1   1   
N Esasky 3B                   4   0   2   0    1   2  .253  .729    0    1   2   CS
A Trevino C                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .214  .564    0    7   2   2B
M Soto P                      4   1   0   0    0   1  .145  .340    0    0   2   
Totals                       36   3   9   3    6   5                    30   8

BATTING

2B: A Trevino (5, off D Cox).

HR: G Redus (15, off D Cox; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D Williams (1, off D Cox); R Oester (7, off B Sutter).

IBB: D Driessen (9, by D Cox).

TB: G Redus 6; A Trevino 3; N Esasky 2; D Concepcion; P Householder.

GIDP: G Redus (5).

RBI: P Householder (27); G Redus (43); D Concepcion (43).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Concepcion (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: N Esasky (1, 2nd base by D Cox/D Porter).

PO: G Redus (1st base by D Cox).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Smith SS                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .246  .652    0    2   4   2B,SB
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .738    0    3   2   
W McGee CF                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .295  .704    0    2   0   SF
G Hendrick 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .870    0   11   1   
D Iorg LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .721    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
D Porter C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .762    0    6   3   HR
A Van Slyke RF-LF             4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .810    0    2   0   
B Lyons 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .534    0    4   3   
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .863    0    0   0   
D Cox P                       3   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   4   
  D Rucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Green RF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .740    0    0   0   CS
Totals                       36   2   7   2    0   6                    30  18

BATTING

2B: O Smith (25, off M Soto).

HR: D Porter (13, off M Soto; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: W McGee (3, off M Soto).

TB: D Porter 4; O Smith 3; D Green; A Van Slyke; G Hendrick; D Cox.

RBI: D Porter (59); W McGee (57).

2-out RBI: D Porter.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cox-D Porter-G Hendrick.

E: D Cox (2); K Oberkfell (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (29, 3rd base off M Soto/A Trevino).

CS: D Green (16, 2nd base by M Soto/A Trevino).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Soto, W (15-11)             10     7   2   2    0   6   1   2.56   37     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0· 7     76    -     1.42   0.29
Totals                        10     7   2   2    0   6   1          37     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0· 7           -

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
D Cox                          9     8   2   2    5   4   1   2.96   39     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 0· 8     62    -     1.49   0.10
D Rucker, L (6-4)              0     0   1   1    1   0   0   5.80    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.08
B Sutter                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.95    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    2.52  -0.23
Totals                        10     9   3   3    6   5   1          44     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 0· 9          1-1

D Rucker faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.

Balks: B Sutter (1).

WP: None.

IBB: D Cox (1; D Driessen).

PO: D Cox (1; G Redus, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 34,798.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. G Redus              LF    1. O Smith              SS 
2. D Williams           CF    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. P Householder        RF    3. W McGee              CF 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. G Hendrick           1B 
5. R Oester             2B    5. D Iorg               LF 
6. D Concepcion         SS    6. D Porter             C  
7. N Esasky             3B    7. A Van Slyke          RF 
8. A Trevino            C     8. B Lyons              2B 
9. M Soto               P     9. D Cox                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-1  ---     -49%  47% D Porter        M Soto          Home Run
   t 9   1  1-1  ---      39%  83% G Redus         D Cox           Home Run
   t 4   1  1-1  123     -18%  44% G Redus         D Cox           Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   t10   1  2-2  --3      17%  85% D Concepcion    B Sutter        Single to LF; Driessen Scores
   b10   1  3-2  1--      16%  96% O Smith         M Soto          Green Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Redus         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      46%  P Householder   Redus Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      48%  " "             Single to 3B
   O      1--      45%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  O Smith         Double to RF
          -2-      36%  K Oberkfell     Smith Steals 3B
   O      --3      40%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   RO     --3      38%  W McGee         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
          ---      37%  G Hendrick      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hendrick to 1B
   O      1--      39%  D Iorg          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  R Oester        Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  D Concepcion    Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  N Esasky        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  D Porter        Strikeout
          ---      34%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF
   O      1--      36%  B Lyons         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      38%  D Cox           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Cox facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  A Trevino       Single to RF
   O      1--      38%  M Soto          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      43%  G Redus         Single to LF; Soto to 2B
          12-      50%  D Williams      Walk; Soto to 3B; Redus to 2B
   RO     123      50%  P Householder   Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Soto Scores; Redus to 3B
          1-3      53%  D Driessen      Walk; Householder to 2B
   O      123      45%  R Oester        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  O Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W McGee         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  N Esasky        Walk
          1--      61%  A Trevino       Double to RF; Esasky to 3B
          -23      62%  M Soto          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Soto to 1B
   OO     123      44%  G Redus         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Iorg          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Williams      Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      45%  P Householder   Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  D Driessen      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Driessen to 1B
   O      1--      44%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  B Lyons         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  D Cox           Single to LF
          1--      43%  O Smith         Single to CF; Cox to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  N Esasky        Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  A Trevino       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      43%  M Soto          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  G Hendrick      Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  D Iorg          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      56%  G Redus         Walk
   O      1--      54%  D Williams      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Redus to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  P Householder   Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      49%  D Driessen      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      42%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  B Lyons         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Cox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  N Esasky        Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  A Trevino       Esasky Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      40%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      44%  O Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      44%  M Soto          Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      83%  G Redus         Home Run
   O      ---      82%  D Williams      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  P Householder   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Iorg          Flyball: LF
   R      ---      47%  D Porter        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Rucker facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Rucker replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th
          ---      58%  D Driessen      Walk
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Dane Iorg pitching and batting 5th; Andy Van Slyke moves to LF; David Green replaces Dave Rucker playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--      56%  R Oester        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Driessen to 2B
          -2-      68%  D Concepcion    Balk; Driessen to 3B
   R      --3      85%  " "             Single to LF; Driessen Scores
   O      1--      83%  N Esasky        Strikeout
   O      1--      81%  A Trevino       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Bill Lyons batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
          ---      80%  D Green         Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  O Smith         Green Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation