April 10, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
BOS 1
(13) DET 12
CLE 3 WSA 9
NYY 6 CHC 6
PHI 2 NYM 4
MON 2 SDP 2
HOU 0 PIT 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 10,283

Thursday, April 10, 1969, 12:30PM
Time of Game: 2:00

Pirates

3-0

Won 3

1st

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

W: D Ellis (1-0), L: R Washburn (0-1)

Cardinals

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .412  .883    0    1   0   2B
R Hebner 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .455  .955    0    0   7   
R Clemente RF                 3   1   1   1    1   2  .286  .599    0    1   0   SF
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .462 1.346    0    1   0   2B
A Oliver 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0   14   2   IW
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .154  .368    0    1   7   SB
J May C                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .857    0    7   0   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .231  .517    0    1   3   GDP
D Ellis P                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    4   5                    27  19

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (2, off R Washburn); M Alou (1, off R Washburn).

SF: R Clemente (1, off R Washburn).

IBB: A Oliver (1, by R Washburn).

TB: R Hebner 2; M Alou 2; W Stargell 2; A Oliver; R Clemente; B Mazeroski; D Ellis; J May.

GIDP: F Patek (1).

RBI: R Clemente (3); W Stargell (3); B Mazeroski (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hebner-B Mazeroski-A Oliver.

PB: J May (1).

E: R Hebner (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Mazeroski (1, 2nd base off R Washburn/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    0    3   0   SB
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .500    0    2   0   2B
V Pinson RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .857    0    1   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .071  .142    0   11   1   
T McCarver C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .643    0    7   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .808    0    1   2   HR
J Javier 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    1   3   GDP
  B White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .375 1.045    0    0   3   
R Washburn P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    1   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: C Flood (1, off D Ellis).

HR: M Shannon (1, off D Ellis; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: M Shannon 5; C Flood 2; D Maxvill 2; J Torre; J Javier.

GIDP: J Javier (1).

RBI: M Shannon (2); C Flood (1).

2-out RBI: C Flood; M Shannon.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Javier-J Torre.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/J May).

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 Ellis, W (1-0)               9     7   2   2    1   7   1   2.00   34     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 0· 7     71    -     1.13   0.44
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   7   1          34     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 0· 7           -

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
R Washburn, L (0-1)            7     8   3   3    4   3   0   3.86   33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 8     48    -     1.34  -0.17
R Willis                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          3-0    0.64   0.11
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 9          3-0

R Washburn faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Washburn (1).

IBB: R Washburn (1; A Oliver).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 10,283.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. M Alou               CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. C Flood              CF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. V Pinson             RF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. J Torre              1B 
5. A Oliver             1B    5. T McCarver           C  
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. M Shannon            3B 
7. J May                C     7. J Javier             2B 
8. F Patek              SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. D Ellis              P     9. R Washburn           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  1-1  12-      22%  89% W Stargell      R Washburn      Double to CF; Hebner Scores; Clemente to 3B
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-     -13%  34% C Flood         D Ellis         Double to LF; Brock Scores
   b 7   0  1-1  1--      12%  48% J Javier        D Ellis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 5   0  1-0  ---       9%  44% M Alou          R Washburn      Double to RF
   t 8   1  1-3  123      -7%  85% F Patek         R Willis        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
          1--      54%  J May           Single to LF; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      49%  F Patek         Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      45%  D Ellis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  J Torre         Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      48%  M Shannon       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  R Clemente      Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  D Maxvill       Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  R Washburn      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      47%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      34%  " "             Double to LF; Brock Scores
          -2-      33%  V Pinson        Passed Ball; Flood to 3B
          --3      32%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      37%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Washburn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  A Oliver        Flyball: 1B
          ---      37%  B Mazeroski     Walk
          1--      39%  J May           Mazeroski Steals 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Mazeroski to 3B
          --3      37%  F Patek         Walk
   O      1-3      31%  D Ellis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      33%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  M Shannon       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      32%  J Javier        Single to 3B; Javier to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      35%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Washburn facing 1-2-3
          ---      44%  M Alou          Double to RF
   O      -2-      42%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alou to 3B
   RO     --3      45%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alou Scores
   O      ---      44%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  R Washburn      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Washburn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  A Oliver        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      44%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  J May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Washburn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  D Ellis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      42%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  M Shannon       Single to CF
   OO     1--      48%  J Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      46%  D Maxvill       Single to SS
   O      1--      50%  R Washburn      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Washburn facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  R Hebner        Single to CF
          1--      64%  R Clemente      Wild Pitch; Hebner to 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      89%  W Stargell      Double to CF; Hebner Scores; Clemente to 3B
          -23      90%  A Oliver        Intentional Walk
   R      123      95%  B Mazeroski     Single to SS; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 3B; Oliver to 2B
                  Ron Willis replaces Ray Washburn pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      92%  J May           Strikeout
   OO     123      85%  F Patek         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B-2B-P
   O      ---      92%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  V Pinson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Willis facing 9-1-2
          ---      94%  D Ellis         Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      93%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T McCarver      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      96%  M Shannon       Home Run
                  Bill White pinch hits for Julian Javier batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  B White         Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation