April 23, 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BOS 4 CAL 4
MIN 3 KCA 2
CHW 1 BAL 4
@NYY 3 WSA 5
DET 3 ATL 5
NYM 4 CHC 2
LAD 0 HOU 4
SFG 0 SFG 2
@HOU 1 PIT 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 11,508

Saturday, April 23, 1966, 7:02PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Pirates

9-2

Won 1

1st

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

W: P Mikkelsen (1-1), L: H Woodeshick (0-1), S: R Face (3)

Cardinals

4-5

Lost 1

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .953    0    1   0   SB
J Pagan SS                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .364 1.060    0    0   4   HR
R Clemente RF                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .313  .757    0    2   0   
W Stargell LF                 3   1   2   0    2   1  .375 1.107    0    2   0   2B
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .703    0   10   0   GDP
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .475    0    3   2   
B Bailey 3B                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .237  .800    0    0   4   2·HR
J Pagliaroni C                3   1   1   1    1   0  .348 1.052    0    9   0   HR,CS
S Blass P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Fryman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A McBean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Roberts PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   0   2B
  P Mikkelsen P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.333    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   5   9   5    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (2, off N Briles); D Roberts (1, off N Briles).

HR: J Pagan (1, off H Woodeshick; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Pagliaroni (2, off D Aust; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Bailey 2 (2, 2 off N Briles; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: B Bailey 8; J Pagliaroni 4; J Pagan 4; W Stargell 3; D Roberts 2; R Clemente; D Clendenon.

GIDP: D Clendenon (2).

RBI: B Bailey 2 (4); D Clendenon (7); J Pagliaroni (3); J Pagan (5).

2-out RBI: J Pagan; D Clendenon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Pagan-B Mazeroski-D Clendenon.

E: J Pagan (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alou (1, 2nd base off N Briles/P Corrales).

CS: J Pagliaroni (1, 2nd base by N Briles/P Corrales).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock RF                    5   1   1   1    0   3  .326  .821    0    3   0   HR
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .427    0    1   1   
C Flood CF                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .432 1.070    0    1   0   
A Johnson LF                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .206  .603    0    1   0   3B
  M Shannon LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .600 1.200    0    1   0   
C Smith 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .471 1.249    0    2   1   2B
G Kernek 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .793    0    2   0   
  P Gagliano PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   SF
  T Francona 1B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533    0    1   1   IW
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    3   1   GDP
P Corrales C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    0   10   2   
  B Skinner PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
N Briles P                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    1   0   
  D Aust P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Woodeshick P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .513    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   3    4   9                    27   6

BATTING

2B: C Smith (4, off P Mikkelsen).

3B: A Johnson (1, off S Blass).

HR: L Brock (2, off S Blass; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: P Gagliano (1, off W Fryman).

IBB: T Francona (1, by P Mikkelsen).

TB: L Brock 4; C Smith 3; A Johnson 3; C Flood 2; M Shannon.

GIDP: D Maxvill (1).

RBI: A Johnson (4); P Gagliano (1); L Brock (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Javier-G Kernek.

E: L Brock (3); J Javier (3).

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
S Blass                        5.1   5   4   4    2   4   1   4.40   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 5     44    -     0.59  -0.16
W Fryman                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.72  -0.02
A McBean                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.63   0.01
P Mikkelsen, W (1-1)           2     2   0   0    1   3   0   4.05    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.31   0.02
R Face, S (3)                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   9   1          37     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 7          4-1

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
N Briles                       8     6   3   3    4   7   2   3.38   34     -       ·  ·      4·11· 2· 6     61    -     0.96   0.20
D Aust, BS (1)                 0     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.45    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.94  -0.35
H Woodeshick, L (0-1)          0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.52  -0.33
J Hoerner                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.72   0.02
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   8   4          40     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2· 9          1-0

N Briles faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Aust faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Blass (3).

IBB: P Mikkelsen (1; T Francona).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 11,508.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. M Alou               CF    1. L Brock              RF 
2. J Pagan              SS    2. J Javier             2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. C Flood              CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. A Johnson            LF 
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. C Smith              3B 
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. G Kernek             1B 
7. B Bailey             3B    7. D Maxvill            SS 
8. J Pagliaroni         C     8. P Corrales           C  
9. S Blass              P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-4  ---      42%  82% J Pagan         H Woodeshick    Home Run
   t 9   0  4-3  ---      35%  50% J Pagliaroni    D Aust          Home Run
   b 1   1  0-1  1--     -15%  19% A Johnson       S Blass         Triple to CF; Flood Scores; Johnson Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
   b 1   0  0-0  ---     -11%  35% L Brock         S Blass         Home Run
   t 4   0  3-1  1--      -9%  21% D Clendenon     N Briles        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Alou          Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
          1--      56%  J Pagan         Alou Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      49%  R Clemente      Strikeout
          -2-      50%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      12-      45%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      35%  L Brock         Home Run
   O      ---      37%  J Javier        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      35%  C Flood         Single to LF
   RR     1--      19%  A Johnson       Triple to CF; Flood Scores; Johnson Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
   O      ---      20%  C Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      20%  G Kernek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      19%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   R      ---      26%  B Bailey        Home Run
   O      ---      25%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  S Blass         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Blass facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      27%  P Corrales      Popfly: 2B
          ---      26%  N Briles        Walk
          1--      25%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Briles to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      23%  J Pagan         Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Blass facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
          ---      22%  C Flood         Walk
   O      1--      24%  A Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      25%  C Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
          ---      30%  W Stargell      Walk
   OO     1--      21%  D Clendenon     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      23%  B Mazeroski     Walk
   O      1--      20%  B Bailey        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      21%  G Kernek        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  D Maxvill       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      23%  P Corrales      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
          ---      28%  J Pagliaroni    Walk
   O      1--      20%  S Blass         Pagliaroni Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      19%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      17%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      19%  N Briles        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      20%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      17%  J Pagan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      15%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      17%  W Stargell      Single to RF
          1--      20%  D Clendenon     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      14%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
          ---      12%  C Flood         Single to CF
   O      1--      14%  A Johnson       Strikeout
          1--      10%  C Smith         Single to CF; Flood to 3B
                  Woodie Fryman replaces Steve Blass pitching and batting 9th; Phil Gagliano pinch hits for George Kernek batting 6th
   RO     1-3       9%  P Gagliano      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Flood Scores
          1--       8%  D Maxvill       Walk; Smith to 2B
                  Al McBean replaces Woodie Fryman pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-       9%  P Corrales      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
                  Tito Francona replaces Phil Gagliano playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---       7%  B Bailey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       6%  J Pagliaroni    Popfly: SS
                  Dave Roberts pinch hits for Al McBean batting 9th
          ---       7%  D Roberts       Double to LF
   O      -2-       5%  M Alou          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 9-1-2
                  Pete Mikkelsen replaces Dave Roberts pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       6%  N Briles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       6%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       6%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Shannon replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---       4%  J Pagan         Lineout: LF
   O      ---       3%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: C
          ---       4%  W Stargell      Double to RF
   R      -2-       9%  D Clendenon     Single to CF; Stargell Scores
   O      1--       5%  B Mazeroski     Lineout: P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pete Mikkelsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       6%  C Flood         Flyball: LF
          ---       5%  M Shannon       Single to CF
          1--       3%  C Smith         Double to LF; Shannon to 3B
          -23       3%  T Francona      Intentional Walk
   OO     123       7%  D Maxvill       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      15%  B Bailey        Home Run
                  Dennis Aust replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      50%  J Pagliaroni    Home Run
                  Hal Woodeshick replaces Dennis Aust pitching and batting 9th; Manny Mota pinch hits for Jerry Lynch batting 9th; Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Pete Mikkelsen batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  M Mota          Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      82%  J Pagan         Home Run
          ---      83%  R Clemente      Single to CF
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Hal Woodeshick pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      82%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Roy Face facing 8-9-1
                  Roy Face replaces Manny Mota pitching and batting 9th; Bob Skinner pinch hits for Pat Corrales batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  B Skinner       Strikeout
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Joe Hoerner batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  T McCarver      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Brock         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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