September 4, 1983 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 35,255

Sunday, September 4, 1983, 1:18PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Reds

63-75

Lost 1

6th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  3  0    4  7  0
Cardinals       0  2  0   0  1  0   1  0  1    5 12  2

W: J Lahti (3-1), L: B Hayes (4-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Cardinals

67-67

Won 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .736    0    3   0   
G Redus LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .808    0    2   0   
D Williams RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    0    1   0   
  J Bench PH                  1   1   1   3    0   0  .252  .731    0    0   0   HR
  B Hayes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
D Driessen 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .283  .822    0    7   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .689    0    3   0   
N Esasky 3B                   3   0   2   1    1   1  .258  .746    0    1   2   3B
S Christmas C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    5   1   GDP
  K Paris PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .567         0   0   
  A Knicely C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .656         0   0   
T Foley SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .497    0    2   4   
J Price P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .098  .257    0    0   2   
  T Hume P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Walker PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .633    0    0   0   
  R Gale P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .639         0   0   
  P Householder PH-RF         1   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .691    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   7   4    4   3                    24  10

BATTING

3B: N Esasky (5, off J Andujar).

HR: J Bench (11, off B Sutter; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: N Esasky 4; J Bench 4; D Walker; S Christmas; P Householder; G Redus.

GIDP: S Christmas (1).

RBI: J Bench 3 (49); N Esasky (34).

2-out RBI: J Bench 3; N Esasky.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Price-T Foley-D Driessen.

BASERUNNING

PO: G Redus (1st base by J Andujar).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .311  .796    0    2   1   2B,SB
O Smith SS                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .245  .649    0    1   4   IW
W McGee CF                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .296  .709    0    2   0   2B
G Hendrick 1B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .320  .880    0   12   2   HR,2B
D Green RF                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .285  .753    0    1   0   3B,SB
F Rayford 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .220  .643    0    0   0   
B Lyons 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .544    0    4   5   
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .853    0    0   0   
  K Oberkfell 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .738         0   0   
G Brummer C                   1   0   0   1    1   0  .267  .692    0    2   0   SH,GDP,IW
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .714    0    0   0   
  J Lahti P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Andujar P                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .091  .210    0    2   2   CS
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Porter PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .760    0    1   0   
Totals                       33   5  12   5    5   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Hendrick (29, off R Gale); L Smith (23, off B Hayes); W McGee (19, off J Price).

3B: D Green (8, off R Gale).

HR: G Hendrick (16, off J Price; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: G Brummer (2, off J Price).

IBB: G Brummer (1, by R Gale); O Smith (8, by B Hayes).

TB: G Hendrick 6; D Green 5; L Smith 3; W McGee 3; F Rayford 2; B Lyons.

GIDP: G Brummer (4).

RBI: W McGee 2 (59); G Hendrick 2 (80); G Brummer (8).

2-out RBI: G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Smith-B Lyons; J Andujar-O Smith-G Hendrick.

E: O Smith (19); J Andujar (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (35, 2nd base off J Price/S Christmas); D Green (27, 2nd base off R Gale/S Christmas).

CS: J Andujar (1, 2nd base by J Price/S Christmas).

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
J Price                        4.1   7   3   3    2   3   1   2.88   20     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 7     38    -     0.82  -0.09
T Hume                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.50    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.82  -0.03
R Gale                         2     3   1   1    2   1   0   5.31   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.43  -0.03
B Hayes, L (4-3)               1     2   1   1    1   0   0   5.63    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.05  -0.27
Totals                         8    12   5   5    5   4   1          39     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0·12          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
J Andujar                      7.1   5   3   3    4   1   0   3.86   28     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 5     53    -     0.96   0.25
B Sutter, BS (6)               0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.03    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.66  -0.29
J Lahti, W (3-1)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.63    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.02   0.13
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   3   1          35     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 7          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Hayes (5; O Smith); R Gale (8; G Brummer).

PO: J Andujar (10; G Redus, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 35,255.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Milner             CF    1. L Smith              LF 
2. G Redus              LF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. D Williams           RF    3. W McGee              CF 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. G Hendrick           1B 
5. R Oester             2B    5. D Green              RF 
6. N Esasky             3B    6. F Rayford            3B 
7. S Christmas          C     7. B Lyons              2B 
8. T Foley              SS    8. G Brummer            C  
9. J Price              P     9. J Andujar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-1  12-     -36%  58% J Bench         B Sutter        Home Run; Householder Scores; Milner Scores
   b 9   0  4-4  12-      19% 100% W McGee         B Hayes         Single to CF; Smith Scores; Smith to 2B
   b 9   0  4-4  ---      17%  80% L Smith         B Hayes         Double to LF
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  66% G Hendrick      J Price         Home Run
   t 7   2  3-0  -2-      -7%  85% N Esasky        J Andujar       Triple to CF; Driessen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  G Redus         Single to LF
          1--      48%  D Williams      Redus Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Redus to 2B
   OO     -2-      55%  " "             Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Price facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  W McGee         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Driessen      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  R Oester        Walk
   O      1--      51%  N Esasky        Single to SS; Oester to 3B/Adv on E6; Esasky out at 2B/1B-2B
   O      --3      55%  S Christmas     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Price facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      66%  G Hendrick      Home Run
          ---      69%  D Green         Single to CF
          1--      74%  F Rayford       Single to LF; Green to 2B
   O      12-      72%  B Lyons         Flyball: CF; Green to 3B
   RO     1-3      75%  G Brummer       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Green Scores; Rayford to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  J Andujar       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  T Foley         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Price         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Price facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  L Smith         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      75%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      77%  W McGee         Double to LF
   O      -2-      74%  G Hendrick      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Joaquin Andujar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  G Redus         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  D Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Price facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  D Green         Strikeout
          ---      80%  F Rayford       Single to RF
          1--      82%  B Lyons         Single to LF; Rayford to 2B
   OO     12-      77%  G Brummer       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Joaquin Andujar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  R Oester        Popfly: 2B
          ---      76%  N Esasky        Walk
   OO     1--      82%  S Christmas     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Price facing 9-1-2
          ---      84%  J Andujar       Walk
   O      1--      81%  L Smith         Andujar Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      82%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      84%  O Smith         Smith Steals 2B
          -2-      85%  " "             Walk
                  Tom Hume replaces Joe Price pitching and batting 9th
   RO     12-      89%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores
   O      1--      88%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  T Foley         Groundout: 1B-P
                  Duane Walker pinch hits for Tom Hume batting 9th
          ---      87%  D Walker        Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      92%  G Redus         Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Gale replaces Duane Walker pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  D Green         Triple to RF
   O      --3      92%  F Rayford       Fielder's Choice 3B; Green out at Hm/3B-C; Rayford to 1B
   O      1--      92%  B Lyons         Groundout: SS-1B; Rayford to 2B
          -2-      92%  G Brummer       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      91%  J Andujar       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Joaquin Andujar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  D Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  D Driessen      Walk
   O      1--      92%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-1B; Driessen to 2B
   R      -2-      85%  N Esasky        Triple to CF; Driessen Scores
   O      --3      90%  S Christmas     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---      89%  W McGee         Walk
   R      1--      95%  G Hendrick      Double to LF; McGee Scores
          -2-      95%  D Green         Single to SS; Hendrick to 3B
          1-3      95%  F Rayford       Green Steals 2B
   O      -23      94%  " "             Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  T Foley         Flyball: LF
                  Paul Householder pinch hits for Rich Gale batting 9th
          ---      93%  P Householder   Single to RF
          1--      89%  E Milner        Walk; Householder to 2B
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Joaquin Andujar pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  G Redus         Strikeout
                  Johnny Bench pinch hits for Dallas Williams batting 3rd
   RRR    12-      58%  J Bench         Home Run; Householder Scores; Milner Scores
   O      ---      60%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ben Hayes facing 7-8-9
                  Ben Hayes replaces Johnny Bench pitching and batting 3rd; Paul Householder moves to RF; Steve Braun pinch hits for Bill Lyons batting 7th
   O      ---      56%  S Braun         Groundout: P-1B
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Glenn Brummer batting 8th
   O      ---      52%  D Iorg          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Bruce Sutter batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  D Porter        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Jeff Lahti facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Lahti replaces Dane Iorg pitching and batting 8th; Darrell Porter moves to C; Ken Oberkfell replaces Steve Braun playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---      56%  R Oester        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  N Esasky        Strikeout Looking
          ---      57%  S Christmas     Single to SS
                  Kelly Paris pinch runs for Steve Christmas batting 7th
   O      1--      63%  T Foley         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ben Hayes facing 1-2-3
                  Alan Knicely replaces Kelly Paris playing C batting 7th
          ---      80%  L Smith         Double to LF
          -2-      81%  O Smith         Intentional Walk
   R      12-     100%  W McGee         Single to CF; Smith Scores; Smith to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation