September 20, 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 6
@CAL 5 DET 3
CLE 1 NYY 7
BAL 1 OAK 12
MIN 3 SEA 11
KCR 10 TEX 4
CHW 1 BOS 13
@TOR 2 SFG 7
@ATL 4 CHC 5
MON 4
(11) MON 9
@CHC 1 CIN 7
SDP 2 LAD 6
@HOU 0 NYM 6
PHI 4 PIT 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 27,441

Tuesday, September 20, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:50

Pirates

81-69

Won 2

2nd, 11½ GB

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

W: S Medvin (2-0), L: S Terry (9-4), S: J Gott (32)

Cardinals

73-79

Lost 2

4th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .284  .862   13    4   0   IW
  J Ortiz C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .712         2   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .253  .615   10    3   3   SF
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   1   2    0   1  .290  .852   13    3   0   SB
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .269  .829   24    0   2   
S Bream 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .750   18    9   1   
G Wilson RF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .622    6    1   0   SH
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .692   10    3   1   
  R Belliard PR-SS            1   1   0   0    0   0  .215  .533    5    0   2   SH
F Fermin SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .742    1    0   1   
  B Distefano PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.200    1    0   0   
  T Prince C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .430         0   0   
  R Reynolds PH-LF            2   1   1   2    0   0  .249  .651    8    2   0   
D LaPoint P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .126    6    0   1   GDP
  S Medvin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   SH
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   5   5   5    1   6              117   27  11

BATTING

SF: J Lind (3, off S Terry).

SH: R Belliard (5, off S Terry); S Medvin (1, off S Terry); G Wilson (3, off S Terry).

IBB: B Bonds (14, by S Terry).

TB: R Reynolds; A Van Slyke; G Wilson; B Distefano; S Bream.

GIDP: D LaPoint (2).

RBI: A Van Slyke 2 (93); R Reynolds 2 (49); J Lind (49).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belliard-J Lind-S Bream.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Van Slyke (30, 2nd base off K Dayley/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .262  .657   17    3   0   2B,3·SB,SH
O Smith SS                    3   0   0   1    2   0  .269  .688   23    1   2   SB
J Oquendo 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .732   21    4   3   SH
P Guerrero LF-1B              4   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .772   19    1   0   SB,IW
T Brunansky RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .756   14    1   0   GDP
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .635   10    6   0   2B
  C Ford PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .520    1    1   0   
T Pena 1B-C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .255  .662   12    9   2   IW
T Lawless 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .574   14    0   3   
  T Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .634    3    0   0   
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
S Terry P                     3   1   3   0    0   0  .280  .628    4    1   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Walling 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .612    1    0   1   
Totals                       33   1   9   1    5   5              139   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Pagnozzi (8, off D LaPoint); V Coleman (19, off D LaPoint).

SH: J Oquendo (12, off D LaPoint); V Coleman (8, off D LaPoint).

IBB: T Pena (11, by D LaPoint); P Guerrero (7, by D LaPoint).

TB: S Terry 3; T Pagnozzi 3; V Coleman 2; P Guerrero; T Pena; J Oquendo.

GIDP: T Brunansky (16).

RBI: O Smith (49).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Lawless-O Smith-J Oquendo.

E: T Pagnozzi (4); T Pena (6); P Guerrero (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (53, 2nd base off S Medvin/J Ortiz); V Coleman 3 (79, 3rd base off S Medvin/J Ortiz, 2nd base off S Medvin/J Ortiz, 3rd base off D LaPoint/M LaValliere); P Guerrero (4, 2nd base off D LaPoint/M LaValliere).

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
D LaPoint                      6.1   9   1   1    3   3   0   3.12   31  104-60   41·10· 9   10· 7· 8· 0     51    -     1.19   0.10
S Medvin, W (2-0)              2.1   0   0   0    2   2   0   5.40    8   27-15    8· 4· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.75   0.08
J Gott, S (32)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.03    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.66   0.02
Totals                         9     9   1   1    5   5   0          40  132-76   50·14·12   13· 9· 8· 0          4-0

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
S Terry, L (9-4)               7.2   3   5   1    1   5   0   2.50   29   96-64   48·10· 6   14· 4· 5· 0     65    -     1.46  -0.22
K Dayley                       0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.04    2    6-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.53  -0.08
D Quisenberry                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.78    4   13-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     5   5   1    1   6   0          35  115-77   55·12·10   15· 6· 7· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D LaPoint 2 (3; T Pena, P Guerrero); S Terry (5; B Bonds).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 27,441.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B Bonds              LF    1. V Coleman            CF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. J Oquendo            2B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. P Guerrero           LF 
5. S Bream              1B    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. G Wilson             RF    6. T Pagnozzi           C  
7. M LaValliere         C     7. T Pena               1B 
8. F Fermin             SS    8. T Lawless            3B 
9. D LaPoint            P     9. S Terry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  1-0  123  3   26%  88% R Reynolds      S Terry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bream Scores; Wilson Scores/unER; Belliard to 3B
   t 6   0  1-0  12-  1  -18%  30% D LaPoint       S Terry         Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B; Distefano to 2B
   t 8   0  1-0  12-  4   17%  63% R Belliard      S Terry         Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Bream to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  4  -14%  25% V Coleman       D LaPoint       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Terry to 3B
   t 8   0  1-0  1--  1   13%  45% G Wilson        S Terry         Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B); Bream to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  B Bonds         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   46%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   48%  J Oquendo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   45%  P Guerrero      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Oquendo to 3B
          1-3      44%  T Brunansky     Guerrero Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   50%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Terry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  S Bream         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   45%  G Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   47%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   49%  T Pena          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   50%  T Lawless       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Terry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   48%  M LaValliere    Lineout: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  1   46%  F Fermin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   45%  D LaPoint       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   41%  S Terry         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   42%  V Coleman       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Terry to 2B
   O      -2-  5   46%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Terry to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   46%  J Lind          Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  4   44%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   47%  T Pagnozzi      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  3   45%  T Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pagnozzi to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  T Lawless       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Terry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   44%  G Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   39%  S Terry         Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  4   25%  V Coleman       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Terry to 3B
   RO     -23  4   26%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B; Terry Scores
   O      -2-  3   29%  J Oquendo       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      29%  P Guerrero      Coleman Steals 3B
   O      --3  2   32%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Terry facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   38%  M LaValliere    Reached on E7 (Line Drive)
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for Felix Fermin batting 8th
          1--  1   48%  B Distefano     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); LaValliere to 2B
                  Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   OO     12-  1   30%  D LaPoint       Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B; Distefano to 2B
   O      -2-  1   24%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Prince replaces Benny Distefano playing C batting 8th; Rafael Belliard moves to SS
   O      ---  1   26%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   23%  T Pagnozzi      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   21%  T Pena          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   25%  T Lawless       Lineout: CF
          12-  1   23%  S Terry         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Pagnozzi to 3B; Pena to 2B
   O      123  2   29%  V Coleman       Lineout: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Terry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   24%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   22%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  8   20%  B Bonilla       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave LaPoint facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   17%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--  1   18%  J Oquendo       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Smith to 2B
          -2-  4   17%  P Guerrero      Intentional Walk
                  Scott Medvin replaces Dave LaPoint pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  2   23%  T Brunansky     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Terry facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   32%  S Bream         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   45%  G Wilson        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B); Bream to 2B
          12-  4   63%  R Belliard      Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Bream to 3B; Wilson to 2B
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Tom Prince batting 8th
   RR     123  3   88%  R Reynolds      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bream Scores; Wilson Scores/unER; Belliard to 3B
   O      1-3  2   85%  S Medvin        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Reynolds to 2B
          -23  4   85%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   89%  J Lind          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Belliard Scores/unER; Reynolds to 3B; Bonds to 2B/Adv on E2
                  Ken Dayley replaces Scott Terry pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23  1   97%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Reynolds Scores/unER; Bonds Scores/unER
          1--      97%  B Bonilla       Van Slyke Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Medvin facing 6-7-8
                  Junior Ortiz replaces Barry Bonds playing C batting 1st; R.J. Reynolds moves to LF; Curt Ford pinch hits for Tom Pagnozzi batting 6th
   O      ---  1   98%  C Ford          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   99%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  Tim Jones pinch hits for Tom Lawless batting 8th
   O      ---  3   99%  T Jones         Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dan Quisenberry facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Tim Jones pitching and batting 8th; Tony Pena moves to C; Pedro Guerrero moves to 1B; Denny Walling replaces Ken Dayley playing 3B batting 9th; Curt Ford moves to LF
   O      ---  6   99%  S Bream         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   99%  G Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   99%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Medvin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   99%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      98%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-  5   96%  " "             Walk
          12-      95%  J Oquendo       Coleman Steals 3B; Smith Steals 2B
   O      -23  7   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Jim Gott replaces Scott Medvin pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  1  100%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation