September 2, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CLE 2 CLE 6
@BAL 0 LAA 6
KCA 3 BOS 2
@MIN 1 NYY 7
DET 2 CHW 12
@WSA 7 CHC 7
SFG 0 MLN 4
LAD 0 CIN 7
@PHI 4 PIT 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 9,140

Saturday, September 2, 1961, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Pirates

62-65

Won 1

6th, 15 GB

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

W: R Face (6-7), L: L McDaniel (10-6)

Cardinals

68-62

Lost 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Christopher LF              5   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .690    0    1   1   SB,GDP
D Groat SS                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .265  .682    0    4   2   2B,CS
B Virdon CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .697    0    4   0   SH
D Stuart 1B                   4   2   3   5    0   1  .289  .889    0    3   2   2·HR
W Moryn RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .516    0    1   1   
  R Clemente RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .360  .990         1   0   
S Burgess C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .873    0    9   0   
D Hoak 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .312  .877    0    2   0   2B
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .673    0    0   0   
H Haddix P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .374    0    0   0   SH
  C Labine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         1   0   
  B Shantz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .467 1.089         0   0   
  R Nelson PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .702    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   5    3   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: D Groat (21, off L McDaniel); D Hoak (22, off L McDaniel).

HR: D Stuart 2 (24, 2 off E Broglio; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: B Virdon (4, off L McDaniel); H Haddix (4, off E Broglio).

TB: D Stuart 9; D Groat 3; D Hoak 2; R Face; J Christopher; B Mazeroski.

GIDP: J Christopher (6).

RBI: D Stuart 5 (89).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Hoak (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Christopher (3, 2nd base off E Broglio/J Schaffer).

CS: D Groat (2, 2nd base by E Broglio/J Schaffer).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    5   1   5   1    0   0  .316  .793    0    2   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .686    0    4   3   
C James LF-RF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .259  .651    0    2   0   3B
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .318  .904    0    2   3   
B White 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .305  .871    0    6   1   
D Taussig RF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .800    0    2   0   
  B Lillis PR-SS              1   1   0   0    0   0  .212  .472    0    0   2   
A Grammas SS                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .191  .547    0    3   0   
  S Musial PH-LF              1   0   0   0    1   1  .279  .853    0    0   0   
J Schaffer C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .663    0    4   1   
  C Sawatski PH-C             2   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .915    0    1   0   
E Broglio P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .350    0    1   0   
  E Olivares PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .341    0    0   0   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266         0   1   
  R Schoendienst PH           1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .757    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   4    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Flood (12, off H Haddix).

3B: C James (2, off H Haddix).

TB: C Flood 6; C James 3; K Boyer; E Olivares; C Sawatski; J Javier; A Grammas.

RBI: J Javier (35); C Flood (13); C Sawatski (26); C James (39).

2-out RBI: J Javier; C James; C Flood.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-J Javier-B White.

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
H Haddix                       4.2   6   3   3    1   3   0   4.18   21     -       ·  ·      2· 9· 0· 6     42    -     0.95  -0.08
C Labine                       0.2   0   1   1    2   1   0   3.76    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.70  -0.01
B Shantz, BS (2)               0.2   3   0   0    0   0   0   3.61    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          2-1    2.34  -0.03
R Face, W (6-7)                3     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.46   11     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 2          0-0    2.33   0.46
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   6   0          39     -       ·  ·      4·15· 0·11          3-1

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
E Broglio                      6     5   4   4    2   3   2   4.00   24     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 3· 5     47    -     0.76  -0.11
L McDaniel, L (10-6)           3     4   1   1    1   1   0   4.83   13     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 3          0-0    1.58  -0.04
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   4   2          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Al Forman, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Dusty Boggess.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 9,140.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. J Christopher        LF    1. C Flood              CF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. J Javier             2B 
3. B Virdon             CF    3. C James              LF 
4. D Stuart             1B    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. W Moryn              RF    5. B White              1B 
6. S Burgess            C     6. D Taussig            RF 
7. D Hoak               3B    7. A Grammas            SS 
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. J Schaffer           C  
9. H Haddix             P     9. E Broglio            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      20%  74% D Stuart        E Broglio       Home Run (Deep LF); Christopher Scores; Groat Scores
   t 7   1  4-4  12-     -15%  41% J Christopher   L McDaniel      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 5   2  4-2  1--     -14%  59% C James         H Haddix        Triple to LF (Deep LF-CF); Javier Scores
   t 8   0  4-4  ---      13%  63% D Groat         L McDaniel      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   t 8   1  4-4  --3      12%  73% D Stuart        L McDaniel      Single to P; Groat Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  J Christopher   Single to RF (CF-RF)
          1--      56%  D Groat         Christopher Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      54%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   RRR    12-      74%  D Stuart        Home Run (Deep LF); Christopher Scores; Groat Scores
   O      ---      73%  W Moryn         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      72%  S Burgess       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
          ---      67%  C Flood         Single to 3B; Flood to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-      71%  J Javier        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      74%  C James         Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      77%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ernie Broglio facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  D Hoak          Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  B Mazeroski     Lineout: RF
   O      ---      73%  H Haddix        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Harvey Haddix facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  B White         Walk
   O      1--      73%  D Taussig       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      76%  A Grammas       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      78%  J Schaffer      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  J Christopher   Popfly: 3B
          ---      78%  D Groat         Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  B Virdon        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      75%  D Stuart        Groat Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Harvey Haddix facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  E Broglio       Popfly: SS
          ---      75%  C Flood         Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  J Javier        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      80%  C James         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ernie Broglio facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      87%  D Stuart        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      86%  W Moryn         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      85%  S Burgess       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      84%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Harvey Haddix facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  B White         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  D Taussig       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ernie Broglio facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  H Haddix        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  J Christopher   Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      87%  D Groat         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Harvey Haddix facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  A Grammas       Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  J Schaffer      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      89%  E Broglio       Strikeout
   R      1--      82%  C Flood         Double to LF (Deep LF-CF); Grammas Scores
   R      -2-      74%  J Javier        Single to RF; Flood Scores
   R      1--      59%  C James         Triple to LF (Deep LF-CF); Javier Scores
                  Clem Labine replaces Harvey Haddix pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      65%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ernie Broglio facing 3-4-5
          ---      69%  B Virdon        Walk
   O      1--      65%  D Stuart        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      63%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-1B; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  S Burgess       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Clem Labine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  B White         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      59%  D Taussig       Walk
                  Stan Musial pinch hits for Alex Grammas batting 7th
          1--      53%  S Musial        Walk; Taussig to 2B
                  Bobby Shantz replaces Clem Labine pitching and batting 9th; Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer batting 8th; Bob Lillis pinch runs for Don Taussig batting 6th
   RO     12-      46%  C Sawatski      Single to RF; Lillis Scores; Musial out at 3B/RF-3B
                  Ed Olivares pinch hits for Ernie Broglio batting 9th
          1--      43%  E Olivares      Single to RF; Sawatski to 2B
   O      12-      50%  C Flood         Single to LF; Sawatski out at Hm/LF-C; Olivares to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Ed Olivares pitching and batting 9th; Carl Sawatski moves to C; Bob Lillis moves to SS; Stan Musial moves to LF; Charlie James moves to RF
          ---      60%  D Hoak          Double to LF
   O      -2-      53%  B Mazeroski     Popfly: 2B
                  Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bobby Shantz batting 9th
          -2-      56%  R Nelson        Walk
   OO     12-      41%  J Christopher   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Roy Face facing 2-3-4
                  Roy Face replaces Rocky Nelson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  C James         Strikeout
          ---      46%  K Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
          ---      63%  D Groat         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      61%  B Virdon        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Groat to 3B
   R      --3      73%  D Stuart        Single to P; Groat Scores
   O      1--      70%  W Moryn         Strikeout
   O      1--      67%  S Burgess       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Roy Face facing 6-7-8
                  Roberto Clemente replaces Walt Moryn playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      74%  B Lillis        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      79%  S Musial        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  C Sawatski      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  D Hoak          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
          ---      80%  R Face          Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  J Christopher   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Roy Face facing 9-1-2
                  Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      77%  C Flood         Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  C James         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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