April 12, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
MIN 2 CLE 3
@BOS 1 OAK 7
@CHW 2 CAL 5
@DET 4 KCR 4
@MIL 1 NYY 4
TEX 3 SEA 9
@TOR 6 HOU 10
@CIN 8
(10) COL 6
NYM 5 FLA 3
@LAD 1 MON 13
@PIT 3 ATL 5
@SDP 3 SFG 4
CHC 1 STL 6
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 26,753

Friday, April 12, 1996, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:36

Phillies

4-5

Lost 2

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: T Urbani (1-0), L: M Williams (0-1)

Cardinals

6-4

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.173   17    3   1   2B
M Morandini 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .847   17    0   1   
B Santiago C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .794   15    7   0   
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .152  .457   15    1   1   
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .633   12    1   0   
M Whiten RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .710   13    2   1   GDP
G Schall 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .703    7    5   0   GDP
  T Borland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Leiper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
K Sefcik SS                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    6    2   3   
  J Eisenreich PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .742    4    0   0   
  K Stocker SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .320         0   0   
M Williams P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   SH
  K Jordan 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286 1.518    5    3   0   
Totals                       29   1   4   1    2   4              116   24   9

BATTING

2B: L Dykstra (4, off T Urbani).

SH: M Williams (1, off T Urbani).

TB: L Dykstra 2; M Morandini; B Santiago; K Sefcik.

GIDP: G Schall (1); M Whiten (2).

RBI: M Morandini (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Williams-K Sefcik-G Schall.

E: D Leiper (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alicea 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .572   17    4   7   
R Clayton SS                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .743   13    1   3   2B,GDP
R Lankford CF                 3   2   2   2    1   0  .293  .936   21    3   0   2·HR
R Gant LF                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .333 1.134   18    0   0   2B,SB
M Sweeney 1B                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .884   15   11   0   SH
P Borders C                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .423  .961   17    4   1   
J Mabry RF                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .242  .691   12    1   0   2B,IW
D Bell 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .220   14    3   2   IW
T Urbani P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   11    0   0   
  C Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Bradshaw PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .384    6    0   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sheaffer PH               1   0   1   2    0   0  .278  .739    2    0   0   2B
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   6  12   6    4   6              146   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Gant (2, off T Borland); J Mabry (2, off M Williams); R Clayton (5, off M Williams); D Sheaffer (2, off D Leiper).

HR: R Lankford 2 (3, off T Borland, off M Williams; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: M Sweeney (1, off D Leiper).

IBB: J Mabry (1, by M Williams); D Bell (1, by D Leiper).

TB: R Lankford 8; J Mabry 3; R Gant 3; R Clayton 2; D Sheaffer 2; M Sweeney; T Urbani; P Borders; L Alicea.

GIDP: R Clayton (1).

RBI: R Lankford 2 (5); D Sheaffer 2 (4); J Mabry (4); P Borders (2).

2-out RBI: R Lankford.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Clayton-L Alicea-M Sweeney 2.

E: R Clayton (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant (2, 2nd base off M Williams/B Santiago).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Williams, L (0-1)            6     8   2   2    3   4   1   4.50   26   96-55   33· 6·16    5· 7· 7· 0     49    -     0.99   0.06
T Borland                      1     2   2   2    0   1   1  11.57    5   27-16    9· 3· 4    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.54  -0.05
D Leiper                       1     2   2   1    1   1   0   8.10    7   21-10    6· 3· 1    4· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.20  -0.04
Totals                         8    12   6   5    4   6   2          38  144-81   48·12·21   10· 7·11· 0          1-1

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
T Urbani, W (1-0)              5.1   3   1   1    1   0   0   3.97   20   70-38   22· 1·15    9· 5· 5· 0     57    -     1.12   0.06
C Bailey, H (1)                1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   2.25    5   19-11    1· 7· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.18   0.28
T Mathews, H (1)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    9-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.10
R Honeycutt, H (2)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.06   0.03
D Eckersley                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   15-12    8· 1· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   4   0          32  116-70   37· 9·24   14· 6· 6· 0          2-0

T Borland faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Williams (1).

IBB: M Williams (1; J Mabry); D Leiper (1; D Bell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 26,753.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. L Alicea             2B 
2. M Morandini          2B    2. R Clayton            SS 
3. B Santiago           C     3. R Lankford           CF 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. R Gant               LF 
5. P Incaviglia         LF    5. M Sweeney            1B 
6. M Whiten             RF    6. P Borders            C  
7. G Schall             1B    7. J Mabry              RF 
8. K Sefcik             SS    8. D Bell               3B 
9. M Williams           P     9. T Urbani             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-0  12-  4  -17%  55% M Morandini     T Urbani        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Sefcik Scores; Dykstra to 3B
   t 6   1  2-1  1-3  4   11%  66% B Santiago      C Bailey        Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   1  2-1  1--  1   10%  79% G Schall        C Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  5   10%  61% R Lankford      M Williams      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  3    8%  64% M Whiten        T Urbani        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Urbani facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   44%  L Dykstra       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   46%  M Morandini     Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Dykstra to 3B
   O      --3  7   51%  B Santiago      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      --3  3   55%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   51%  R Clayton       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  5   61%  R Lankford      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   60%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Urbani facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   56%  P Incaviglia    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Incaviglia to 1B
   OO     1--  3   64%  M Whiten        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   66%  G Schall        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   64%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  6   62%  P Borders       Lineout: CF
          ---  2   63%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   61%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Urbani facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   64%  K Sefcik        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   66%  M Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   67%  L Dykstra       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   65%  T Urbani        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   63%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   65%  R Clayton       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   62%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Urbani facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   65%  M Morandini     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   67%  B Santiago      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   69%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Williams facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   72%  R Gant          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      74%  M Sweeney       Gant Steals 2B
          -2-  5   80%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gant to 3B
   O      1-3  3   75%  P Borders       Strikeout Looking
   RO     1-3  5   78%  J Mabry         Double to CF (Line Drive); Gant Scores; Sweeney out at Hm/CF-SS-C; Mabry to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  3   75%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Urbani facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   78%  P Incaviglia    Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   80%  M Whiten        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  G Schall        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   83%  T Urbani        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   81%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Urbani out at 3B/RF-3B
   OO     1--  2   78%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Urbani facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   72%  K Sefcik        Single to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   75%  M Williams      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Sefcik to 2B
          -2-  5   72%  L Dykstra       Walk
   R      12-  4   55%  M Morandini     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Sefcik Scores; Dykstra to 3B
                  Cory Bailey replaces Tom Urbani pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   66%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   74%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   77%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      1--  1   74%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
          1--  5   77%  M Sweeney       Walk; Lankford to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Lankford to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
          -23  4   76%  J Mabry         Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   69%  D Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Cory Bailey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   73%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   69%  M Whiten        Walk
   OO     1--  1   79%  G Schall        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Toby Borland facing 9-1-2
                  Toby Borland replaces Gene Schall pitching and batting 7th; Kevin Jordan replaces Mike Williams playing 1B batting 9th; Terry Bradshaw pinch hits for Cory Bailey batting 9th
   O      ---  6   77%  T Bradshaw      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  L Alicea        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   74%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, T.J. Mathews facing 8-9-1
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Terry Bradshaw pitching and batting 9th; Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Kevin Sefcik batting 8th
   O      ---  4   80%  J Eisenreich    Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   84%  K Jordan        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces T.J. Mathews pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  L Dykstra       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Toby Borland facing 3-4-5
                  Kevin Stocker replaces Jim Eisenreich playing SS batting 8th
   R      ---  7   94%  R Lankford      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          ---  7   96%  R Gant          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
                  Dave Leiper replaces Toby Borland pitching and batting 7th
          -2-  1   97%  M Sweeney       Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to P's Left); Gant to 3B; Sweeney to 1B
   R      1-3  4   98%  P Borders       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gant Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sweeney to 3B; Borders to 2B
          -23  4   98%  D Bell          Intentional Walk
                  Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Rick Honeycutt batting 9th
   RR     123  2  100%  D Sheaffer      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sweeney Scores/unER; Borders Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      -23  6   99%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   99%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-6, Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Danny Sheaffer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   99%  B Santiago      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation