April 15, 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
SEA 0 CHW 7
TOR 5 DET 4
@KCR 3 MIL 7
NYY 4 OAK 3
@MIN 2 ATL 4
HOU 3 PHI 7
@MON 2 CHC 8
@NYM 4 CIN 9
@SDP 5 LAD 7
@SFG 1 PIT 7
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 41,226

Friday, April 15, 1977, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:05

Pirates

3-3

Won 3

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: J Rooker (1-1), L: P Falcone (0-1)

Cardinals

5-2

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .273  .703    0    1   3   CS
P Garner 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .885    0    1   3   2B
D Parker RF                   3   2   2   2    1   1  .458 1.170    0    3   0   HR,2B
A Oliver LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .182  .455    0    1   0   
B Robinson 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .350  .941    0   11   0   CS
R Stennett 2B                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .364  .991    0    1   3   HR,SB
M Dilone CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    0    4   0   
D Dyer C                      3   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .961    0    5   0   HR,SF
J Rooker P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   2   
Totals                       34   7  11   7    3   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Parker (3, off J Sutton); P Garner (2, off P Falcone).

HR: R Stennett (1, off P Falcone; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); D Parker (1, off P Falcone; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); D Dyer (2, off P Falcone; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D Dyer (1, off A Hrabosky).

TB: D Parker 6; R Stennett 5; D Dyer 4; P Garner 2; F Taveras 2; B Robinson; A Oliver; J Rooker.

RBI: D Parker 2 (6); R Stennett 2 (6); D Dyer 2 (5); A Oliver (1).

2-out RBI: R Stennett 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-B Robinson.

E: F Taveras (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Stennett (2, 2nd base off A Hrabosky/T Simmons).

CS: B Robinson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by P Falcone); F Taveras (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by P Falcone).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .871    0    0   0   SB
  J Youngblood LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
G Templeton SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .668    0    2   6   
B McBride CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .833    0    2   1   
H Cruz RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .455    0    1   0   
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .407 1.041    0    6   0   
K Hernandez 1B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .308 1.148    0   15   3   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .291    0    0   4   
D Kessinger 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .618    0    1   4   GDP
P Falcone P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  M Tyson PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   0   
  J Sutton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    1   5                    27  21

BATTING

TB: D Kessinger; M Anderson; L Brock.

GIDP: D Kessinger (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

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

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
J Rooker, W (1-1)              9     3   0   0    1   5   0   5.73   31     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1· 3     85    -     0.81   0.34
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   5   0          31     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1· 3           -

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
P Falcone, L (0-1)             6     6   5   5    3   4   3  11.57   25     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 6     41    -     0.75  -0.15
J Sutton                       2     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.08   0.00
A Hrabosky                     1     3   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   7    3   5   3          38     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: P Falcone 2 (2; F Taveras, 2nd base (CS); B Robinson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 41,226.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Taveras            SS    1. L Brock              LF 
2. P Garner             3B    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. D Parker             RF    3. B McBride            CF 
4. A Oliver             LF    4. H Cruz               RF 
5. B Robinson           1B    5. T Simmons            C  
6. R Stennett           2B    6. K Hernandez          1B 
7. M Dilone             CF    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. D Dyer               C     8. D Kessinger          2B 
9. J Rooker             P     9. P Falcone            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-1  -2-      17%  86% D Parker        P Falcone       Home Run; Garner Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---      12%  62% D Dyer          P Falcone       Home Run
   t 6   2  0-3  1--       9%  95% R Stennett      P Falcone       Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Robinson Scores
   b 5   1  1-0  1--       8%  67% D Kessinger     J Rooker        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  1-0  12-       7%  53% B McBride       J Rooker        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Templeton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  F Taveras       Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  P Garner        Taveras Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--      45%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B McBride       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Dilone        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      62%  D Dyer          Home Run
   O      ---      60%  J Rooker        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      62%  F Taveras       Walk
   O      1--      59%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      1--      57%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  P Falcone       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      59%  R Stennett      Robinson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      58%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      50%  G Templeton     Brock Steals 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brock stays at 2B; Templeton to 1B
   O      12-      53%  B McBride       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Templeton to 2B
   O      12-      59%  H Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      12-      64%  T Simmons       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  M Dilone        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Dyer          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Rooker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      59%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      67%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  P Garner        Double to LF
   RR     -2-      86%  D Parker        Home Run; Garner Scores
   O      ---      85%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   RR     1--      95%  R Stennett      Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      95%  M Dilone        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Tyson pinch hits for Pete Falcone batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  M Tyson         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, John Sutton facing 8-9-1
                  John Sutton replaces Mike Tyson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Dyer          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  J Rooker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  H Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, John Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  D Parker        Double to LF
   RO     -2-      99%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Parker Scores; Oliver out at 2B/CF-1B-SS-2B
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  D Kessinger     Single to LF
                  Mike Anderson pinch hits for John Sutton batting 9th
          1--      99%  M Anderson      Single to CF; Kessinger to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Brock         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Al Hrabosky facing 6-7-8
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Mike Anderson pitching and batting 9th; Joel Youngblood replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
          ---     100%  R Stennett      Single to CF
          1--     100%  M Dilone        Stennett Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Stennett to 3B
   RO     --3     100%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stennett Scores
          ---     100%  J Rooker        Single to CF
          1--     100%  F Taveras       Single to CF; Rooker to 2B
   O      12-     100%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  G Templeton     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B McBride       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Cruz          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation