August 29, 1986 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
@BOS 3 CAL 13
DET 12 TEX 5
@CHW 2 MIL 3
@KCR 1 OAK 4
BAL 3 OAK 4
BAL 0 NYY 13
@SEA 12 TOR 6
MIN 5 CHC 7
@ATL 3 HOU 3
PIT 2 NYM 2
LAD 1 PHI 6
SFG 4 CIN 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 24,262

Friday, August 29, 1986
Time of Game: 2:28

Reds

66-62

Won 6

2nd, 7 GB

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

W: B Gullickson (12-8), L: D Cox (8-11)

Cardinals

63-65

Lost 1

3rd, 23 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Daniels LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .321  .878    0    1   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .811    0    0   1   HR
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .814    0    0   0   
E Davis CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .970    0    3   0   2B,SB
B Diaz C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .692    0    5   0   CS
B Larkin SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .628    0    3   5   
N Esasky 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .741    0   14   0   3B
R Oester 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .666    0    1   6   
B Gullickson P                4   0   1   0    0   1  .090  .206    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   2   6   1    3   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: E Davis (13, off D Cox).

3B: N Esasky (2, off D Cox).

HR: B Bell (17, off D Cox; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: B Bell 4; N Esasky 3; E Davis 2; B Diaz; K Daniels; B Gullickson.

RBI: B Bell (56).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Davis (65, 2nd base off D Cox/M LaValliere).

CS: B Diaz (1, 2nd base by D Cox/M LaValliere).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .609    0    1   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .668    0    7   0   SB
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .629    0    1   4   
A Van Slyke 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .791    0   12   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .569    0    1   5   
C Ford RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .685    0    1   0   
O Smith SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .691    0    0   1   
M LaValliere C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .621    0    4   1   
D Cox P                       1   0   0   0    0   1  .109  .298    0    0   0   SH
  J Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .660    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    0   5                    27  11

BATTING

SH: D Cox (13, off B Gullickson).

TB: W McGee 2; M LaValliere.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: M LaValliere (4); T Pendleton (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: W McGee (13, 2nd base off B Gullickson/B Diaz).

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
B Gullickson, W (12-8)         9     3   0   0    0   5   0   2.84   30     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 2· 0     86    -     1.12   0.60
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   5   0          30     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 2· 0           -

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, L (8-11)                9     6   2   1    3   3   1   3.16   36     -       ·  ·     14·13· 1· 2     69    -     0.87   0.10
Totals                         9     6   2   1    3   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     14·13· 1· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Cox (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 24,262.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. K Daniels            LF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. B Bell               3B    2. W McGee              CF 
3. D Parker             RF    3. T Herr               2B 
4. E Davis              CF    4. A Van Slyke          1B 
5. B Diaz               C     5. T Pendleton          3B 
6. B Larkin             SS    6. C Ford               RF 
7. N Esasky             1B    7. O Smith              SS 
8. R Oester             2B    8. M LaValliere         C  
9. B Gullickson         P     9. D Cox                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  --3      13%  62% E Davis         D Cox           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Daniels Scores/unER/No RBI; Davis to 3B
   t 6   0  0-1  ---      12%  79% B Bell          D Cox           Home Run
   t 4   1  0-0  --3      -7%  49% D Parker        D Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 7   0  0-2  ---       7%  89% N Esasky        D Cox           Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 4   0  1-0  ---      -5%  53% W McGee         B Gullickson    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  K Daniels       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Diaz          Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  B Larkin        Diaz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Ford          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  N Esasky        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Oester        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  B Gullickson    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--      46%  D Cox           Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; LaValliere to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  K Daniels       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--      52%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B; Daniels to 2B
          -2-      56%  D Parker        Wild Pitch; Daniels to 3B
   O      --3      49%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      62%  E Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Daniels Scores/unER/No RBI; Davis to 3B
   O      --3      58%  B Diaz          Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Gullickson facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      58%  T Herr          Strikeout
          1--      56%  A Van Slyke     McGee Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      65%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  N Esasky        Strikeout
          ---      62%  R Oester        Walk
          1--      64%  B Gullickson    Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Oester to 2B
   O      12-      60%  K Daniels       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  C Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  M LaValliere    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      79%  B Bell          Home Run
   O      ---      78%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
          ---      80%  E Davis         Walk
          1--      83%  B Diaz          Davis Steals 2B; Davis to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      79%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      76%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Gullickson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  D Cox           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      82%  V Coleman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  N Esasky        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      --3      87%  R Oester        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      82%  B Gullickson    Strikeout
   O      --3      80%  K Daniels       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Gullickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      88%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  E Davis         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      87%  B Diaz          Walk
   O      12-      85%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  C Ford          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      92%  O Smith         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      93%  M LaValliere    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  N Esasky        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Gullickson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Gullickson facing 9-1-2
                  John Morris pinch hits for Danny Cox batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Morris        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  V Coleman       Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--     100%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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