August 14, 1990 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 9
NYY 5 TOR 12
@CHW 4 MIN 5
@CLE 4 MIL 7
@DET 6 KCR 1
TEX 0 BOS 2
@OAK 0 SEA 7
BAL 1 CHC 5
HOU 2 NYM 9
LAD 8 LAD 2
@NYM 1 PHI 4
SFG 3
(13) PIT 3
ATL 1 PIT 6
ATL 4 MON 8
@SDP 3 CIN 9
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 36,552

Tuesday, August 14, 1990, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:11

Reds

67-47

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            4  0  0   4  0  0   1  0  0    9 12  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  1    4  8  2

W: J Armstrong (12-8), L: J DeLeon (6-12), S: R Mahler (3)

Cardinals

54-62

Lost 1

6th, 13 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .226  .763   21    1   0   
P O'Neill RF                  5   2   2   1    0   1  .281  .796   24    0   0   2B
B Larkin SS                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .307  .766   16    2   3   
T Benzinger LF                5   1   2   3    0   0  .256  .641    8    1   0   2B
H Morris 1B                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .394 1.009   19   12   4   
C Sabo 3B                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .269  .846   14    0   3   3B,GDP
J Reed C                      4   1   2   1    1   0  .236  .694   19    5   0   
M Duncan 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .330  .876   15    3   6   
J Armstrong P                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .093  .226   13    3   1   HBP,2·SH
  R Mahler P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .269    4    0   0   
Totals                       38   9  12   8    4   5              153   27  17

BATTING

2B: P O'Neill (18, off J DeLeon); T Benzinger (13, off J DeLeon).

3B: C Sabo (2, off F DiPino).

SH: J Armstrong 2 (13, off J DeLeon, off T Niedenfuer).

HBP: J Armstrong (2, by F DiPino).

TB: C Sabo 3; T Benzinger 3; P O'Neill 3; M Duncan 2; H Morris 2; J Reed 2; B Larkin.

GIDP: C Sabo (5).

RBI: T Benzinger 3 (42); P O'Neill (58); C Sabo (58); B Larkin (51); J Reed (8); H Morris (24).

2-out RBI: J Reed.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Larkin-M Duncan-H Morris.

E: H Morris (4).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   2   0   0    1   1  .294  .756   18    2   0   SB
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .249  .628   18    0   3   SB
W McGee CF                    4   0   3   2    0   0  .340  .825   27    2   0   3B,SF
P Guerrero 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .781   24    6   2   GDP
  D Collins 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .575    7    3   0   
T Zeile C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .718   18    5   1   
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .223  .596   22    0   1   
R Hudler RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .738   21    5   0   HBP
J Oquendo 2B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .249  .672   11    3   1   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
  S Terry P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.100    1    0   0   
J DeLeon P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .345    6    0   0   
  T Sherrill P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .509    1    0   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   2   
  T Jones PH-2B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .173  .445    2    0   1   
Totals                       34   4   8   3    4   5              176   27  11

BATTING

3B: W McGee (5, off J Armstrong).

SF: W McGee (2, off J Armstrong).

HBP: R Hudler (1, by J Armstrong).

TB: W McGee 5; T Jones; O Smith; T Zeile; T Pendleton; P Guerrero.

GIDP: P Guerrero (10).

RBI: W McGee 2 (57); J Oquendo (31).

2-out RBI: W McGee.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.

E: T Pendleton (17); T Jones (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (24, 2nd base off R Mahler/J Reed); V Coleman (60, 2nd base off J Armstrong/J Reed).

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
J Armstrong, W (12-8)          6     5   2   1    3   4   0   3.35   28  116-66   46· 8·12   13· 3· 4· 0     57    -     0.61   0.08
R Mahler, S (3)                3     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.80   12   44-27   17· 1· 8    8· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   3    4   5   0          40  160-93   63· 9·20   21· 3· 6· 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
J DeLeon, L (6-12)             3.1   7   8   8    2   4   0   4.15   21   84-51   28·10·13    3· 5· 7· 0     16    -     0.83  -0.39
T Sherrill                     0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          3-2    0.46  -0.02
T Niedenfuer                   2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.13    8   22-16   14· 1· 1    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
F DiPino                       0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.47    4   11-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
S Terry                        2.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.75    9   27-15    9· 2· 4    4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   9    4   5   0          45  153-95   60·14·21   15·12· 8· 0          5-2

Balks: J Armstrong (5).

WP: J Armstrong 2 (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Armstrong (6; R Hudler); F DiPino (1; J Armstrong).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 36,552.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Davis              CF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. P O'Neill            RF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. W McGee              CF 
4. T Benzinger          LF    4. P Guerrero           1B 
5. H Morris             1B    5. T Zeile              C  
6. C Sabo               3B    6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. J Reed               C     7. R Hudler             RF 
8. M Duncan             2B    8. J Oquendo            2B 
9. J Armstrong          P     9. J DeLeon             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   17%  71% T Benzinger     J DeLeon        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); O'Neill Scores; Larkin Scores
   t 1   2  0-3  -2-  4    6%  83% J Reed          J DeLeon        Single to CF (Line Drive); Morris Scores
   b 3   2  4-1  1-3  2    5%  83% T Zeile         J Armstrong     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   t 4   1  1-4  123  6    4%  92% P O'Neill       J DeLeon        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Reed Scores; Duncan to 3B; Armstrong to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  5    4%  52% P O'Neill       J DeLeon        Double to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   52%  P O'Neill       Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   54%  B Larkin        Walk
   RR     12-  2   71%  T Benzinger     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); O'Neill Scores; Larkin Scores
          -2-  2   75%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Benzinger to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   77%  C Sabo          Groundout: SS-1B; Benzinger Scores; Morris to 2B
   R      -2-  4   83%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive); Morris Scores
   O      1--  4   82%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Armstrong facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   79%  V Coleman       Reached on E3 (Bunt to Weak 1B); Coleman to 1B
          1--      77%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   79%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Coleman to 3B
   RO     --3  4   78%  W McGee         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Coleman Scores/unER
          ---  8   77%  P Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   75%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive); Guerrero to 2B
   O      12- 10   79%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   78%  J Armstrong     Lineout: LF
          ---  2   80%  E Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Davis to 2B
   O      -2-  7   78%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   76%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Armstrong facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   78%  R Hudler        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   80%  J Oquendo       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   81%  J DeLeon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   80%  T Benzinger     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   79%  H Morris        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   78%  C Sabo          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Armstrong facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   80%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  O Smith         Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   79%  W McGee         Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          --3  5   78%  P Guerrero      Walk
   O      1-3  2   83%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   85%  J Reed          Walk
          1--  3   87%  M Duncan        Single to CF (Line Drive); Reed to 2B
          12-  3   91%  J Armstrong     Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Reed to 3B; Duncan to 2B; Armstrong to 1B
   O      123  4   88%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  6   92%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Reed Scores; Duncan to 3B; Armstrong to 2B
   R      123  3   95%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores; Armstrong to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
                  Tim Sherrill replaces Jose DeLeon pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  1   97%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Armstrong Scores; O'Neill to 3B; Larkin to 2B
   R      123  7   98%  H Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); O'Neill Scores; Larkin to 3B; Benzinger to 2B
   OO     123  1   97%  C Sabo          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Jack Armstrong facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   97%  R Hudler        Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   96%  J Oquendo       Walk; Hudler to 2B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Tim Sherrill batting 9th
   O      12-  1   97%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hudler to 3B; Walling to 1B
   O      1-3  2   98%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Coleman to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tom Niedenfuer facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   98%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  M Duncan        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   98%  J Armstrong     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Reed to 2B
          -2-  5   98%  E Davis         Walk
   O      12-  4   98%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Jack Armstrong facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   97%  O Smith         Walk
          1--      97%  W McGee         Balk; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-  6   98%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   98%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tom Niedenfuer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  B Larkin        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   99%  T Benzinger     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  H Morris        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Jack Armstrong facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   98%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      98%  R Hudler        Wild Pitch; Pendleton to 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Wild Pitch; Pendleton to 3B
   O      --3  5   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  2   98%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 1B-P; Pendleton Scores
                  Tim Jones pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer batting 9th
          ---  1   98%  T Jones         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   99%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-2, Frank DiPino facing 6-7-8
                  Frank DiPino replaces Jose Oquendo pitching and batting 8th; Tim Jones moves to 2B
   R      ---  2   99%  C Sabo          Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sabo Scores/Adv on E4
   O      ---  5   99%  J Reed          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   99%  M Duncan        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   99%  J Armstrong     Hit By Pitch; Duncan to 2B
                  Scott Terry replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-  4   99%  E Davis         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      12-  2   99%  P O'Neill       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Mahler replaces Jack Armstrong pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  O Smith         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      98%  W McGee         Smith Steals 2B
          -2-  3   97%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Smith to 3B
   ROO    1-3  6   99%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Smith Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  T Zeile         Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-3, Scott Terry facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Collins replaces Pedro Guerrero playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  3   99%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  1   99%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   99%  H Morris        Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  100%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  R Hudler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  S Terry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-3, Scott Terry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  100%  J Reed          Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Mahler        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Rick Mahler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  100%  T Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7  100%  V Coleman       Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Coleman to 2B
   R      -2-  6  100%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Coleman Scores
          1--     100%  D Collins       Defensive Indifference; McGee to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation