September 5, 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
@BAL 0 CHW 11
OAK 1 CLE 3
DET 2 SEA 13
@KCR 6 MIL 3
NYY 1 TEX 7
MIN 3 TOR 7
CAL 0 ATL 7
HOU 5 SDP 5
@LAD 2 MON 7
CHC 3 NYM 6
PHI 5 SFG 3
CIN 2 STL 7
PIT 4 STL 7
PIT 6
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 5, 1983
Time of Game: 2:44

Pirates

70-66

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  0
Cardinals       0  0  4   0  0  0   0  3  X    7 10  0

W: D LaPoint (12-8), L: R Scurry (4-9)

Cardinals

68-67

Won 2

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lacy LF                     4   1   0   0    1   0  .300  .755    0    1   0   SB
J Ray 2B                      5   1   1   0    0   1  .279  .713    0    2   1   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .322  .826    0    1   0   
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .275  .718    0    5   0   
R Hebner 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .204  .580    0    5   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   1   2    0   1  .299  .754    0    6   2   
M Wynne CF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .692    0    1   0   
  B Harper PH                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .212  .650    0    0   0   SF
  J Orsulak CF                2   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   CS
D Berra SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .239  .661    0    3   4   
L McWilliams P                1   0   1   0    0   0  .134  .296    0    0   1   CS
  M Sarmiento P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100         0   0   
  J Morrison PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .325  .867    0    0   0   
  C Guante P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .255    0    0   0   
  R Scurry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Wotus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  11   4    2   8                    24   9

BATTING

SF: B Harper (4, off D LaPoint).

TB: D Parker 2; D Berra 2; J Orsulak 2; T Pena; B Madlock; R Hebner; L McWilliams; J Ray.

RBI: T Pena 2 (56); B Harper (17); B Madlock (62).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Ray-D Berra-R Hebner.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Lacy (30, 2nd base off N Allen/G Brummer).

CS: J Orsulak (1, 2nd base by D LaPoint/D Porter); L McWilliams (1, 2nd base by N Allen/G Brummer).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .315  .806    0    1   0   2B,CS
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .245  .649    0    3   1   GDP
W McGee CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .296  .712    0    5   0   3B
G Hendrick 1B                 1   1   1   1    2   0  .321  .884    0    5   0   SF
D Green RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .750    0    1   0   
F Rayford 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .636    0    0   0   
  A Van Slyke PH-3B           1   1   0   0    2   1  .272  .811    0    1   2   CS
B Lyons 2B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .531    0    0   3   
  K Oberkfell PH-2B           3   1   1   1    0   1  .285  .738    0    3   0   
G Brummer C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .683    0    2   1   
  D Porter PH-C               2   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .758    0    6   1   IW
N Allen P                     1   1   1   0    0   0  .122  .293    0    0   1   
  D LaPoint P                 2   0   1   2    1   1  .164  .422    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   7  10   7    6   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: L Smith (24, off L McWilliams).

3B: W McGee (6, off L McWilliams).

SF: G Hendrick (10, off M Sarmiento).

IBB: D Porter (10, by R Scurry).

TB: L Smith 4; W McGee 3; K Oberkfell; D Green; O Smith; G Hendrick; D LaPoint; N Allen.

GIDP: O Smith (10).

RBI: D LaPoint 2 (5); W McGee 2 (61); G Hendrick (81); O Smith (43); K Oberkfell (30).

2-out RBI: D LaPoint 2; K Oberkfell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Smith (14, 2nd base by L McWilliams/T Pena); A Van Slyke (4, 2nd base by C Guante/T Pena).

PITCHING

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 McWilliams                   2.1   5   4   4    1   0   0   3.15   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 5     30    -     1.17  -0.28
M Sarmiento                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.27    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.62  -0.02
C Guante                       2.1   3   0   0    1   1   0   2.92    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.17   0.07
R Scurry, L (4-9)              2.2   2   3   3    4   5   0   5.74   13     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-0    2.01  -0.16
Totals                         8    10   7   7    6   6   0          36     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1·10          3-1

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
N Allen                        3.1   5   4   4    1   2   0   3.97   15     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 5     35    -     1.09  -0.26
D LaPoint, W (12-8)            5.2   6   0   0    1   6   0   3.60   23     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 6          2-1    1.66   0.37
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   8   0          38     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1·11          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Scurry (7; D Porter).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Lacy               LF    1. L Smith              LF 
2. J Ray                2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. B Madlock            3B    3. W McGee              CF 
4. D Parker             RF    4. G Hendrick           1B 
5. R Hebner             1B    5. D Green              RF 
6. T Pena               C     6. F Rayford            3B 
7. M Wynne              CF    7. B Lyons              2B 
8. D Berra              SS    8. G Brummer            C  
9. L McWilliams         P     9. N Allen              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  12-      29%  88% K Oberkfell     R Scurry        Single to CF; Hendrick Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   b 3   1  1-1  1-3      18%  81% W McGee         L McWilliams    Triple (CF-RF); Smith Scores; Smith Scores
   t 4   1  4-1  123     -18%  54% T Pena          N Allen         Single (CF-RF); Ray Scores; Parker Scores; Hebner to 3B
   b 3   1  1-0  1--      11%  54% L Smith         L McWilliams    Double to LF; Allen to 3B
   b 3   1  1-0  -23      10%  63% O Smith         L McWilliams    Single to RF; Allen Scores; Smith to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Neil Allen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  L Lacy          Walk
          1--      44%  J Ray           Lacy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Flyball: CF; Lacy to 3B
   RO     --3      43%  B Madlock       Groundout: 2B-1B; Lacy Scores
   O      ---      44%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  L Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      42%  O Smith         Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      40%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Neil Allen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      42%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  M Wynne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
          ---      47%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      1--      44%  D Green         Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      40%  F Rayford       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      38%  B Lyons         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Neil Allen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
          ---      38%  L McWilliams    Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  L Lacy          McWilliams Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      43%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  G Brummer       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      43%  N Allen         Single to 3B
          1--      54%  L Smith         Double to LF; Allen to 3B
   R      -23      63%  O Smith         Single to RF; Allen Scores; Smith to 3B
   RR     1-3      81%  W McGee         Triple (CF-RF); Smith Scores; Smith Scores
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3      83%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McGee Scores
   O      ---      83%  D Green         Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Neil Allen facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  J Ray           Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
          1--      79%  D Parker        Single to LF; Ray to 2B
          12-      72%  R Hebner        Single to RF; Ray to 3B; Parker to 2B
   RR     123      54%  T Pena          Single (CF-RF); Ray Scores; Parker Scores; Hebner to 3B
                  Dave LaPoint replaces Neil Allen pitching and batting 9th; Brian Harper pinch hits for Marvell Wynne batting 7th
   RO     1-3      53%  B Harper        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hebner Scores
          1--      51%  D Berra         Single to RF; Pena to 2B
                  Jim Morrison pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento batting 9th
          12-      47%  J Morrison      Walk; Pena to 3B; Berra to 2B
   O      123      56%  L Lacy          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cecilio Guante facing 6-7-8
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Jim Morrison pitching and batting 9th; Joe Orsulak replaces Brian Harper playing CF batting 7th; Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Floyd Rayford batting 6th
          ---      60%  A Van Slyke     Walk
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Bill Lyons batting 7th
   O      1--      53%  K Oberkfell     Van Slyke Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Glenn Brummer batting 8th
   O      ---      50%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaPoint facing 2-3-4
                  Darrell Porter moves to C; Ken Oberkfell moves to 2B; Andy Van Slyke moves to 3B
   O      ---      53%  J Ray           Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Madlock       Single to SS
          1--      45%  D Parker        Single to RF; Madlock to 2B
   O      12-      51%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  T Pena          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cecilio Guante facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D LaPoint       Strikeout Looking
          ---      57%  L Smith         Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaPoint facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  J Orsulak       Single to RF
          1--      37%  D Berra         Single to RF; Orsulak to 2B
   O      12-      44%  C Guante        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Orsulak to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  J Ray           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cecilio Guante facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  W McGee         Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  G Hendrick      Single to CF
          1--      63%  D Green         Single to LF; Hendrick to 2B
                  Rod Scurry replaces Cecilio Guante pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      56%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      50%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaPoint facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  B Madlock       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  R Hebner        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rod Scurry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  D Porter        Strikeout
          ---      59%  D LaPoint       Walk
   O      1--      54%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  O Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave LaPoint facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  J Orsulak       Single to CF
   O      1--      58%  D Berra         Orsulak Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rod Scurry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      56%  W McGee         Strikeout
          ---      60%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      1--      58%  D Green         Groundout: SS-1B; Hendrick to 2B
          -2-      59%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   R      12-      88%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF; Hendrick Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
          1-3      88%  D Porter        Intentional Walk; Oberkfell to 2B
   RRO    123      97%  D LaPoint       Single to CF; Van Slyke Scores; Oberkfell Scores; Porter out at 3B/CF-3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Wotus pinch hits for Rod Scurry batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Wotus         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Ray           Foul Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation