July 23, 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
CLE 1 BOS 4
DET 3 CHW 2
LAA 1
(11) KCA 4
@MIN 3
(11) WSA 2
@NYY 1 CIN 5
NYM 4 LAD 5
HOU 4 PHI 13
@MLN 10
(10) CHC 13
@SFG 4 PIT 8
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 7,893

Thursday, July 23, 1964, 12:30PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Pirates

48-42

Won 3

4th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   1  3  0   0  1  0    8 16  3
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    5 13  1

W: S Blass (4-6), L: M Cuellar (2-3), S: R Face (3)

Cardinals

47-47

Lost 3

7th, 9 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bailey 3B-LF                5   2   3   1    0   1  .304  .779    0    2   3   HR
B Virdon CF                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .252  .607    0    2   0   HR,2B
R Clemente RF                 5   1   2   1    0   2  .348  .894    0    1   0   
J Lynch LF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .958    0    2   0   CS,GDP
  G Alley 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .559         0   0   
D Clendenon 1B                5   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .712    0   11   0   2B
B Mazeroski 2B                4   2   2   1    1   1  .255  .687    0    3   4   
J Pagliaroni C                3   0   1   1    1   1  .287  .813    0    5   0   3B
D Schofield SS                3   0   1   1    1   0  .269  .746    0    0   2   
D Schwall P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  T Sisk P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
  S Blass P                   2   0   1   1    0   1  .040  .080    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   8  16   7    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Virdon (5, off M Cuellar); D Clendenon (12, off M Cuellar).

3B: J Pagliaroni (2, off M Cuellar).

HR: B Virdon (2, off M Cuellar; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Bailey (5, off R Taylor; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Virdon 7; B Bailey 6; D Clendenon 3; J Pagliaroni 3; R Clemente 2; B Mazeroski 2; J Lynch; D Schofield; S Blass.

GIDP: J Lynch (2); T Sisk (1).

RBI: J Pagliaroni (21); R Clemente (54); D Schofield (21); B Virdon (17); B Mazeroski (38); B Bailey (29); S Blass (1).

2-out RBI: B Mazeroski; D Schofield; S Blass.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: D Schwall (1); D Schofield (17); B Bailey (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Lynch (1, 2nd base by M Cuellar/T McCarver).

PO: R Clemente (1st base by M Cuellar).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .720    0    1   0   
L Brock LF                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .294  .756    0    0   0   
B White 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .275  .764    0    8   0   
K Boyer 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .831    0    2   2   2B
D Groat SS                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .308  .718    0    2   3   
B Skinner RF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .254  .688    0    5   0   
J Javier 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .253  .676    0    3   1   
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .260  .695    0    6   1   2B
M Cuellar P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Hobbie P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .533         0   0   
  C Warwick PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .714    0    0   0   
  B Humphreys P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  C James PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .227  .626    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  E Spiezio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       41   5  13   4    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (14, off T Sisk); T McCarver (11, off S Blass).

TB: D Groat 2; K Boyer 2; B White 2; L Brock 2; B Skinner 2; T McCarver 2; J Javier 2; C Warwick.

RBI: J Javier (46); D Groat (38); C James (17); T McCarver (29).

2-out RBI: D Groat; J Javier.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. K Boyer-B White; M Cuellar-D Groat-B White; K Boyer-J Javier.

PB: T McCarver (8).

E: M Cuellar (2).

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 Schwall                      0.2   5   3   3    1   0   0   5.02    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 5     29    -     1.13  -0.31
T Sisk                         1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   8.65    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          3-0    1.26   0.12
S Blass, W (4-6)               4.1   5   2   2    3   4   0   3.91   21     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 5          0-0    1.14   0.03
R Face, S (3)                  2.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.68   10     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 1          2-1    1.13   0.19
Totals                         9    13   5   5    4   4   0          45     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2·13          5-1

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
M Cuellar, L (2-3)             4.2  11   6   5    0   5   1   5.40   23     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1·11     25    -     0.99  -0.32
G Hobbie                       1.1   3   1   1    3   0   0   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          1-1    0.98  -0.12
B Humphreys                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
R Taylor                       2     2   1   1    0   0   1   5.31    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.27  -0.04
Totals                         9    16   8   7    3   6   2          42     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·16          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Cuellar (1; R Clemente, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 7,893.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. B Bailey             3B    1. C Flood              CF 
2. B Virdon             CF    2. L Brock              LF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. B White              1B 
4. J Lynch              LF    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. D Groat              SS 
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. B Skinner            RF 
7. J Pagliaroni         C     7. J Javier             2B 
8. D Schofield          SS    8. T McCarver           C  
9. D Schwall            P     9. M Cuellar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  3-3  -2-      15%  72% J Pagliaroni    M Cuellar       Triple to LF; Mazeroski Scores
   b 7   1  7-3  12-     -12%  77% T McCarver      S Blass         Double to LF; Skinner Scores; Javier to 3B
   t 5   0  3-4  ---      11%  76% B Virdon        M Cuellar       Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% B Virdon        M Cuellar       Double to CF; Bailey to 3B
   b 1   2  3-2  1-3     -10%  46% J Javier        D Schwall       Single to LF; Groat Scores; Skinner to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Bailey        Single to LF
          1--      64%  B Virdon        Double to CF; Bailey to 3B
   R      -23      71%  R Clemente      Single to 2B; Bailey Scores; Virdon to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  J Lynch         Clemente Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Virdon Scores/unER; Clemente to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Lineout: RF; Clemente to 3B
   O      --3      68%  D Clendenon     Flyball: SS
   R      --3      76%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF; Clemente Scores
   O      1--      74%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Schwall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  L Brock         Single to P; Brock to 2B/Adv on E1
   R      -2-      64%  B White         Single to 3B; Brock Scores/Adv on E5; White to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      58%  D Groat         Single to CF; White Scores
          1--      56%  B Skinner       Single to RF; Groat to 3B
   R      1-3      46%  J Javier        Single to LF; Groat Scores; Skinner to 2B
          12-      43%  T McCarver      Walk; Skinner to 3B; Javier to 2B
                  Tommie Sisk replaces Don Schwall pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      50%  M Cuellar       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  D Schofield     Single to LF
   OO     1--      46%  T Sisk          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      47%  B Bailey        Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Tommie Sisk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Flood         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  B White         Single to CF
          1--      44%  K Boyer         Double to LF; White to 3B
   O      -23      50%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      48%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Lynch         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Blass replaces Tommie Sisk pitching and batting 9th
          ---      41%  B Skinner       Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  J Javier        Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      47%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  M Cuellar       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF
          1--      57%  J Pagliaroni    Passed Ball; Mazeroski to 2B
   R      -2-      72%  " "             Triple to LF; Mazeroski Scores
   O      --3      68%  D Schofield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      62%  S Blass         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      58%  B Bailey        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  L Brock         Single to RF
   O      1--      61%  B White         Strikeout
   O      1--      64%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      76%  B Virdon        Home Run
   O      ---      74%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
          ---      76%  J Lynch         Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  D Clendenon     Lynch Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      75%  " "             Double to LF
                  Glen Hobbie replaces Mike Cuellar pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      75%  B Mazeroski     Walk
          12-      77%  J Pagliaroni    Walk; Clendenon to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
   R      123      85%  D Schofield     Walk; Clendenon Scores; Mazeroski to 3B; Pagliaroni to 2B
   R      123      91%  S Blass         Single to RF; Mazeroski Scores; Pagliaroni to 3B; Schofield to 2B
   O      123      89%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  B Skinner       Walk
   O      1--      91%  J Javier        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      92%  T McCarver      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-3, Glen Hobbie facing 2-3-4
          ---      93%  B Virdon        Single to 2B
          1--      95%  R Clemente      Single to LF; Virdon to 2B
   OO     12-      92%  J Lynch         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
   O      1--      91%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
                  Carl Warwick pinch hits for Glen Hobbie batting 9th
          ---      88%  C Warwick       Single to SS
   O      1--      91%  C Flood         Lineout: RF
          1--      87%  L Brock         Walk; Warwick to 2B
   O      12-      91%  B White         Strikeout
   O      12-      94%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-3, Bob Humphreys facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Humphreys replaces Carl Warwick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Schofield     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  D Groat         Walk
   O      1--      93%  B Skinner       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  J Javier        Single to RF; Skinner to 2B
   R      12-      77%  T McCarver      Double to LF; Skinner Scores; Javier to 3B
                  Roy Face replaces Steve Blass pitching and batting 9th; Charlie James pinch hits for Bob Humphreys batting 9th
   RO     -23      81%  C James         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Javier Scores; McCarver to 3B
   O      --3      87%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Taylor replaces Charlie James pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  R Face          Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      93%  B Bailey        Home Run
   O      ---      92%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Roy Face facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  L Brock         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      96%  B White         Flyball: 1B
          ---      95%  K Boyer         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      92%  D Groat         Single to CF; Boyer to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  B Skinner       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Ron Taylor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  J Lynch         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  D Clendenon     Single to RF
   OO     1--      96%  B Mazeroski     Double Play: Flyball: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Roy Face facing 7-8-9
                  Gene Alley replaces Jerry Lynch playing 3B batting 4th; Bob Bailey moves to LF
   O      ---      98%  J Javier        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
                  Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  E Spiezio       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation