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SEA
@BAL		3
4
KCR
@CHW		3
5
CLE
@DET		7
2
OAK
@NYY		1
4
CAL
@TOR		8
7		 
(11)
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@HOU		4
3
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@LAD		4
2
ATL
@PIT		3
7
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@SDP		6
5		 
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MON
@SFG		0
5
CIN
@STL		0
4
Monday, August 31, 1987,
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 39,348, Time of Game: 2:24
Reds
0
64-68
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cardinals
4
79-51
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
W: John Tudor (5-2)
L: Ted Power (10-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Cardinals       3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    4 10  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tracy Jones LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 .788 -0.060 0.69 0.018 -0.078 -0.6 1 0 GDP
Kurt Stillwell SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .681 -0.066 0.78 0.030 -0.096 -1.0 0 1
Eric Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 1.026 -0.010 0.48 0.023 -0.033 -0.2 3 1
Dave Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .745 -0.053 0.51 0.000 -0.053 -0.9 1 1
Buddy Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .765 -0.048 0.61 0.000 -0.048 -0.8 0 1
Bo Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .732 -0.033 0.42 0.000 -0.033 -0.5 11 0
Nick Esasky 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 .264 .845 0.044 0.46 0.050 -0.006 0.5 6 2
Dave Concepcion 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .701 -0.020 0.91 0.029 -0.050 -0.3 1 2
Ted Power P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .122 .393 -0.027 1.11 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 0 0
   Barry Larkin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .640 -0.027 1.19 0.000 -0.027 -0.4
   Pat Perry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dave Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .665 -0.009 0.30 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Rob Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 0 6 0 1 4 .200 .426 -0.309 0.63 0.150 -0.460 -4.6 24 9
TB: N Esasky 2; T Jones 2; D Concepcion; E Davis.
GIDP: T Jones (7).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Davis-N Esasky.
Outfield Assists: D Parker (W McGee at home plate); E Davis (L Johnson at 1st base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: K Stillwell (1st base by J Tudor).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 .286 .709 0.044 0.58 0.059 -0.015 0.1 1 1 SB
Ozzie Smith SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 .298 .766 0.075 0.43 0.081 -0.006 1.3 2 2
Tom Herr 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .285 .732 0.094 0.54 0.106 -0.012 0.9 3 2 2B
Jack Clark 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 .289 1.070 0.003 0.55 0.031 -0.029 -0.0 11 1
Willie McGee CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .292 .753 0.048 0.68 0.054 -0.006 0.6 3 0 2B
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .811 -0.073 0.56 0.000 -0.073 -1.8 0 5
Lance Johnson RF 4 0 3 1 0 1 .292 .804 0.066 0.43 0.075 -0.009 0.9 2 0 2B
   Todd Worrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tony Pena C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .613 -0.045 0.37 0.000 -0.045 -1.6 4 0
John Tudor P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .190 .418 -0.020 0.26 0.000 -0.020 -0.5 1 3
   Jose Oquendo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .762 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 10 4 3 10 .312 .778 0.192 0.50 0.406 -0.215 -0.1 27 14
2B: L Johnson (2, off T Power); T Herr (28, off T Power); W McGee (30, off T Power).
TB: L Johnson 4; T Herr 3; W McGee 3; O Smith 2; V Coleman.
RBI: W McGee 2 (94); L Johnson (4); O Smith (68).
2-out RBI: L Johnson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Pendleton-T Herr-J Clark.
PB: T Pena (10).
Outfield Assists: V Coleman (T Jones at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (90, 2nd base off T Power/B Diaz).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ted Power, L (10-9) 5 8 4 4 2 7 0 4.26 24 40 -0.211 0.67 -1.4
Pat Perry 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.39 8 0 0 0.017 0.14 1.0
Rob Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.40 3 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 3 10 0 4.50 35 40 0 0 -0.191 0.63 0.1

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Tudor, W (5-2) 8 5 0 0 1 4 0 4.17 27 75 0.294 0.66 4.1
Todd Worrell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.81 4 0 0 0.015 0.42 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 31 75 0 0 0.309 0.50 4.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Tudor (3; K Stillwell, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 39,348.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Tracy Jones LF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Kurt Stillwell SS 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Eric Davis CF 3 Tom Herr 2B
4 Dave Parker RF 4 Jack Clark 1B
5 Buddy Bell 3B 5 Willie McGee CF
6 Bo Diaz C 6 Terry Pendleton 3B
7 Nick Esasky 1B 7 Lance Johnson RF
8 Dave Concepcion 2B 8 Tony Pena C
9 Ted Power P 9 John Tudor P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 0 1-- STL T. Herr T. Power 7% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smith to 3B
b1 0-0 0 -2- R STL O. Smith T. Power 7% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Coleman Scores
b1 2-0 2 1-3 R STL L. Johnson T. Power 7% 80% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Herr Scores; McGee to 2B
t4 0-4 0 1-- O CIN E. Davis J. Tudor 5% 89% Stillwell Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b1 2-0 1 1-3 O STL T. Pendleton T. Power -5% 73% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Jones J. Tudor 2% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Jones out at 2B/LF-2B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN K. Stillwell J. Tudor 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- O CIN E. Davis J. Tudor 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ted Power facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL V. Coleman T. Power 3% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL O. Smith T. Power 2% 61% Coleman Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- R STL O. Smith T. Power 7% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Coleman Scores
b1 1-0 0 1-- STL T. Herr T. Power 7% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smith to 3B
b1 1-0 0 1-3 STL J. Clark T. Power 3% 78% Walk; Herr to 2B
b1 1-0 0 123 RO STL W. McGee T. Power -0% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores; Herr to 3B
b1 2-0 1 1-3 O STL T. Pendleton T. Power -5% 73% Strikeout
b1 2-0 2 1-3 R STL L. Johnson T. Power 7% 80% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Herr Scores; McGee to 2B
b1 3-0 2 12- O STL T. Pena T. Power -2% 78% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O CIN D. Parker J. Tudor 2% 80% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- O CIN B. Bell J. Tudor 1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-3 2 --- O CIN B. Diaz J. Tudor 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Reds' Ted Power facing 9-1-2
b2 3-0 0 --- O STL J. Tudor T. Power -1% 81% Strikeout
b2 3-0 1 --- O STL V. Coleman T. Power -1% 80% Strikeout
b2 3-0 2 --- O STL O. Smith T. Power -1% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- CIN N. Esasky J. Tudor -4% 76% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-3 0 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Tudor 3% 79% Strikeout
t3 0-3 1 1-- O CIN T. Power J. Tudor 3% 82% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-3 2 1-- O CIN T. Jones J. Tudor 2% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Reds' Ted Power facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- STL T. Herr T. Power 3% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 3-0 0 -2- O STL J. Clark T. Power -2% 85% Strikeout
b3 3-0 1 -2- R STL W. McGee T. Power 5% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Herr Scores
b3 4-0 1 1-- O STL T. Pendleton T. Power -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b3 4-0 2 1-- O STL L. Johnson T. Power -1% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McGee out at Hm/RF-1B-C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- CIN K. Stillwell J. Tudor -3% 85% Walk
t4 0-4 0 1-- O CIN E. Davis J. Tudor 5% 89% Stillwell Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t4 0-4 1 --- O CIN E. Davis J. Tudor 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-4 2 --- O CIN D. Parker J. Tudor 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Ted Power facing 8-9-1
b4 4-0 0 --- O STL T. Pena T. Power -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Tudor T. Power -1% 90% Strikeout
b4 4-0 2 --- O STL V. Coleman T. Power -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- O CIN B. Bell J. Tudor 2% 91% Flyball: RF
t5 0-4 1 --- O CIN B. Diaz J. Tudor 1% 93% Flyball: CF
t5 0-4 2 --- O CIN N. Esasky J. Tudor 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Ted Power facing 2-3-4
b5 4-0 0 --- STL O. Smith T. Power 1% 94% Walk
b5 4-0 0 1-- O STL T. Herr T. Power -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 4-0 1 1-- O STL J. Clark T. Power -1% 92% Strikeout
b5 4-0 2 1-- STL W. McGee T. Power 1% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Smith to 3B
b5 4-0 2 -23 O STL T. Pendleton T. Power -2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 8-9-1
t6 0-4 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion J. Tudor -3% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Barry Larkin pinch hits for Ted Power (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 1-- O CIN B. Larkin J. Tudor 3% 92% Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
t6 0-4 1 1-- OO CIN T. Jones J. Tudor 4% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Pat Perry facing 7-8-9
Pat Perry replaces Barry Larkin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-0 0 --- STL L. Johnson P. Perry 1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 4-0 0 1-- OO STL T. Pena P. Perry -1% 94% Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B
b6 4-0 2 --- O STL J. Tudor P. Perry -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 2-3-4
t7 0-4 0 --- O CIN K. Stillwell J. Tudor 2% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 0-4 1 --- CIN E. Davis J. Tudor -2% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 0-4 1 1-- CIN D. Parker J. Tudor -1% 93% Passed Ball; Davis to 2B
t7 0-4 1 -2- O CIN D. Parker J. Tudor 2% 95% Groundout: 1B-P; Davis to 3B
t7 0-4 2 --3 O CIN B. Bell J. Tudor 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Pat Perry facing 1-2-3
b7 4-0 0 --- O STL V. Coleman P. Perry -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 4-0 1 --- STL O. Smith P. Perry 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
b7 4-0 1 1-- O STL T. Herr P. Perry -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b7 4-0 2 1-- STL J. Clark P. Perry 0% 97% Walk; Smith to 2B
b7 4-0 2 12- O STL W. McGee P. Perry -1% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 6-7-8
t8 0-4 0 --- O CIN B. Diaz J. Tudor 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-4 1 --- CIN N. Esasky J. Tudor -1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t8 0-4 1 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Tudor 2% 98% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
Dave Collins pinch hits for Pat Perry (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 2 1-- O CIN D. Collins J. Tudor 1% 99% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Rob Murphy facing 6-7-8
Rob Murphy replaces Dave Collins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-0 0 --- O STL T. Pendleton R. Murphy -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-0 1 --- O STL L. Johnson R. Murphy -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 4-0 2 --- O STL T. Pena R. Murphy -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Todd Worrell facing 1-2-3
Todd Worrell replaces Lance Johnson (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Jose Oquendo replaces John Tudor (P) playing RF batting 9th
t9 0-4 0 --- CIN T. Jones T. Worrell -2% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 0-4 0 1-- O CIN K. Stillwell T. Worrell 2% 98% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t9 0-4 1 1-- O CIN E. Davis T. Worrell 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 0-4 2 1-- O CIN D. Parker T. Worrell 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

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