April 16, 1987 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 6
OAK 5 TOR 4
BOS 2 PIT 6
@CHC 0 NYM 9
@PHI 3 SDP 3
LAD 2
(10) MON 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 26,976

Thursday, April 16, 1987
Time of Game: 2:26

Expos

2-5

Won 2

5th, 3½ GB

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

W: N Heaton (1-1), L: B Forsch (1-1), S: R St. Claire (1)

Cardinals

4-4

Lost 2

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Candaele CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .455 1.045    0    2   0   
  H Winningham CF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .523    0    1   0   
M Webster RF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .657    0    4   0   
A Galarraga 1B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .740    0    9   2   2B,HBP,GDP
T Wallach 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .789    0    0   1   2B
J Reed C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .547    0    4   0   
A Powell LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .708    0    1   0   
V Law 2B                      3   2   1   1    1   0  .269  .859    0    2   1   HR
T Foley SS                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .222  .555    0    4   4   2B
N Heaton P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   1   
  R St. Claire P              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   4    1   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: A Galarraga (3, off B Forsch); T Foley (1, off B Forsch); T Wallach (3, off B Forsch).

HR: V Law (2, off B Forsch; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: A Galarraga (1, by B Forsch).

TB: V Law 4; T Wallach 3; A Galarraga 2; C Candaele 2; T Foley 2; N Heaton; M Webster; R St. Claire; H Winningham.

GIDP: A Galarraga (2).

RBI: T Foley 2 (2); V Law (2); T Wallach (7).

2-out RBI: T Foley 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Galarraga-T Foley-A Galarraga.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Smith SS                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .318  .749    0    3   2   SB
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .795    0    1   1   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .668    0    3   2   
J Lindeman RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .867    0    2   0   2B
W McGee CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .693    0    3   0   
T Landrum LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .897    0    4   0   
  C Ford PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .750 1.800    0    0   0   
M Laga 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .773    0    4   1   GDP
S Lake C                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .944    0    6   0   
  J Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .273 1.058    0    0   0   
B Forsch P                    2   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .600    0    1   0   2B
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
  J Oquendo PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .364  .955    0    0   0   2B
  P Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Forsch (1, off N Heaton); J Oquendo (1, off N Heaton); J Lindeman (3, off N Heaton).

TB: B Forsch 2; J Lindeman 2; J Oquendo 2; C Ford; O Smith; S Lake; T Landrum; W McGee.

GIDP: M Laga (1).

RBI: J Lindeman (7); O Smith (4); B Forsch (1).

2-out RBI: J Lindeman; B Forsch.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dawley-O Smith-M Laga.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (2, 2nd base off N Heaton/J Reed).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton, W (1-1)              7.1   6   3   3    1   3   0   5.84   28     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 5· 3     56    -     0.95   0.02
R St. Claire, S (1)            1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   7.20    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    4.43   0.35
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·12· 6· 3          1-0

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
B Forsch, L (1-1)              6     8   4   4    1   4   1   3.00   27     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 4     43    -     1.16  -0.23
B Dawley                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.35    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.63   0.06
P Perry                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.76   0.04
Totals                         9    11   4   4    1   6   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 6· 4           -

Balks: B Forsch (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Forsch (1; A Galarraga).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 26,976.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Candaele           CF    1. O Smith              SS 
2. M Webster            RF    2. T Pendleton          3B 
3. A Galarraga          1B    3. T Herr               2B 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. J Lindeman           RF 
5. J Reed               C     5. W McGee              CF 
6. A Powell             LF    6. T Landrum            LF 
7. V Law                2B    7. M Laga               1B 
8. T Foley              SS    8. S Lake               C  
9. N Heaton             P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-2  1-3      27%  77% T Foley         B Forsch        Double to CF; Wallach Scores; Law Scores
   b 9   2  4-3  12-      17% 100% J Clark         R St. Claire    Strikeout Looking
   b 9   1  4-3  12-      17%  83% M Laga          R St. Claire    Flyball: 2B
   t 6   0  2-1  -2-      15%  59% T Wallach       B Forsch        Double to CF (Line Drive); Galarraga Scores
   b 9   1  4-3  1--     -13%  66% C Ford          R St. Claire    Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); McGee to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Candaele      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      46%  M Webster       Single to 3B (Bunt Popup); Webster out at 2B/3B-2B
          ---      47%  A Galarraga     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      45%  T Wallach       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  O Smith         Walk
          1--      39%  T Pendleton     Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      46%  T Herr          Flyball: CF; Smith to 3B
   R      --3      37%  J Lindeman      Double to LF; Smith Scores
   O      -2-      40%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  A Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  V Law           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
          ---      31%  T Landrum       Single to RF
   OO     1--      38%  M Laga          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      37%  S Lake          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      26%  B Forsch        Double to LF (Line Drive); Lake Scores
   O      -2-      29%  O Smith         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      26%  T Foley         Strikeout
          ---      29%  N Heaton        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      26%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      23%  M Webster       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Neal Heaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  J Lindeman      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      24%  A Galarraga     Lineout: 1B
          ---      27%  T Wallach       Single to RF
   O      1--      24%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      21%  A Powell        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      24%  T Landrum       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  M Laga          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      36%  V Law           Home Run
   O      ---      33%  T Foley         Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      31%  N Heaton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      32%  C Candaele      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      29%  M Webster       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      31%  S Lake          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      33%  B Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  O Smith         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---      44%  A Galarraga     Double to CF
   R      -2-      59%  T Wallach       Double to CF (Line Drive); Galarraga Scores
   O      -2-      53%  J Reed          Flyball: SS
          -2-      58%  A Powell        Balk; Wallach to 3B
   O      --3      48%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          --3      50%  V Law           Walk
   RR     1-3      77%  T Foley         Double to CF; Wallach Scores; Law Scores
   O      -2-      74%  N Heaton        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Neal Heaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  T Herr          Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      82%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Dawley facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Dawley replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
          ---      84%  C Candaele      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      82%  M Webster       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      78%  A Galarraga     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  W McGee         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      85%  T Landrum       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  M Laga          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Dawley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  T Wallach       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      84%  J Reed          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      83%  A Powell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
                  Herm Winningham replaces Casey Candaele playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      88%  S Lake          Flyball: SS
                  Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Bill Dawley batting 9th
          ---      80%  J Oquendo       Double to LF
   R      -2-      69%  O Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive); Oquendo Scores
                  Randy St. Claire replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      76%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  T Herr          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pat Perry facing 7-8-9
                  Pat Perry replaces Jose Oquendo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  V Law           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  T Foley         Flyball: RF
          ---      81%  R St. Claire    Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      83%  H Winningham    Single to CF (Line Drive); St. Claire to 2B
   O      12-      80%  M Webster       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Randy St. Claire facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  J Lindeman      Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Tito Landrum batting 6th
          1--      66%  C Ford          Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); McGee to 2B
   O      12-      83%  M Laga          Flyball: 2B
                  Jack Clark pinch hits for Steve Lake batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

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