September 30, 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
@BOS 3
(10) CHW 5
SEA 4
(10) CHW 5
SEA 4 CAL 8
@KCR 4 MIL 5
DET 0 MIN 10
CLE 9
(10) NYY 5
TOR 2 TEX 9
OAK 5 ATL 8
CIN 7 MON 1
NYM 0 PHI 9
CHC 2 SDP 11
LAD 8 SFG 6
HOU 5 STL 5
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 12,338

Tuesday, September 30, 1986
Time of Game: 2:29

Pirates

62-95

Lost 5

6th, 41 GB

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

W: D Cox (12-12), L: R Rhoden (15-12)

Cardinals

79-78

Won 2

3rd, 24 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .652    0    0   1   
B Bonilla LF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .257  .693    0    1   0   GDP
J Ray 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .745    0    2   6   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .794    0   15   0   
B Bonds CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .227  .762    0    1   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .766    0    4   1   
J Morrison 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .806    0    0   0   2B
R Belliard SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .566    0    1   5   SH
  U Washington PH-SS          1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .555    0    0   2   
R Rhoden P                    3   1   2   2    0   0  .278  .709    0    0   3   HR,2B
Totals                       31   3   7   3    1   3                    24  18

BATTING

2B: R Rhoden (9, off D Cox); J Morrison (33, off D Cox).

HR: R Rhoden (1, off D Cox; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: R Belliard (11, off D Cox).

TB: R Rhoden 6; J Morrison 2; J Orsulak 2; B Bonds; J Ray.

GIDP: B Bonilla (8).

RBI: R Rhoden 2 (10); B Bonds (47).

2-out RBI: B Bonds.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Ray-R Belliard-S Bream.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .232  .583    0    4   1   
W McGee CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .258  .682    0    2   0   2·CS
T Herr 2B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .245  .663    0    2   4   
M Laga 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .205  .718    0   11   2   2B
A Van Slyke RF                3   1   3   3    1   0  .273  .798    0    2   0   HR,SB,IW
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .589    0    1   3   2B,GDP
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .704    0    0   4   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .619    0    3   1   
D Cox P                       3   0   0   0    0   1  .078  .215    0    2   1   
Totals                       31   5  11   5    2   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: T Pendleton (26, off R Rhoden); M Laga (5, off R Rhoden).

HR: A Van Slyke (12, off R Rhoden; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: A Van Slyke (4, by R Rhoden).

TB: A Van Slyke 6; T Herr 2; T Pendleton 2; W McGee 2; M Laga 2; O Smith; V Coleman.

GIDP: T Pendleton (12).

RBI: A Van Slyke 3 (59); T Herr (60); O Smith (52).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-T Herr-M Laga.

E: V Coleman (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Van Slyke (21, 2nd base off R Rhoden/T Pena).

CS: W McGee 2 (16, 2nd base by R Rhoden/T Pena 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
R Rhoden, L (15-12)            8    11   5   5    2   4   1   2.84   33     -       ·  ·     18· 4· 5· 0     42    -     0.78  -0.21
Totals                         8    11   5   5    2   4   1          33     -       ·  ·     18· 4· 5· 0           -

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
D Cox, W (12-12)               9     7   3   3    1   3   1   2.96   33     -       ·  ·     15·10· 4· 0     63    -     1.16   0.29
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     15·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: R Rhoden (4).

WP: None.

IBB: R Rhoden (8; A Van Slyke).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 12,338.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Orsulak            RF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. B Bonilla            LF    2. W McGee              CF 
3. J Ray                2B    3. T Herr               2B 
4. S Bream              1B    4. M Laga               1B 
5. B Bonds              CF    5. A Van Slyke          RF 
6. T Pena               C     6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. J Morrison           3B    7. O Smith              SS 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. M LaValliere         C  
9. R Rhoden             P     9. D Cox                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-0  -23      18%  63% A Van Slyke     R Rhoden        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Herr Scores; Laga Scores
   b 4   0  2-2  ---      14%  69% A Van Slyke     R Rhoden        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 5   0  4-2  ---     -12%  65% R Rhoden        D Cox           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 5   0  4-3  1--      11%  70% B Bonilla       D Cox           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  12-     -10%  40% B Bonds         D Cox           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bonilla Scores; Ray to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Orsulak out at 3B/LF-SS-3B/Adv on E7
          ---      50%  B Bonilla       Walk
          1--      46%  J Ray           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-      50%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   R      12-      40%  B Bonds         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bonilla Scores; Ray to 2B
   O      12-      44%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  W McGee         Strikeout
          ---      41%  T Herr          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      45%  M Laga          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Herr to 3B
   RR     -23      63%  A Van Slyke     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Herr Scores; Laga Scores
          1--      64%  T Pendleton     Van Slyke Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  J Morrison      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      56%  R Belliard      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Morrison to 3B
   R      --3      48%  R Rhoden        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Morrison Scores
   O      -2-      51%  J Orsulak       Groundout: P-1B; Rhoden to 3B
   O      --3      55%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  D Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      52%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  S Bream         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
          ---      56%  W McGee         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      51%  T Herr          McGee Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B)
          ---      53%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Laga          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Morrison      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  R Belliard      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      69%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---      75%  T Pendleton     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   RO     -2-      78%  O Smith         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Pendleton Scores; Smith out at 1B/RF-SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  D Cox           Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      65%  R Rhoden        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---      60%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--      70%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      72%  W McGee         Single to SS (Ground Ball); McGee to 1B
   O      1--      68%  T Herr          McGee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Cox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      73%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  T Pena          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Rhoden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  M Laga          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      75%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   OO     1--      71%  T Pendleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  U L Washington pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   O      ---      78%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Rhoden        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
                  U L Washington moves to SS
   O      ---      78%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  D Cox           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
          ---      89%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      91%  W McGee         Balk; Coleman to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Coleman to 3B
   R      --3      94%  T Herr          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Coleman Scores
   O      1--      94%  M Laga          Groundout: 2B-1B; Herr to 2B
          -2-      94%  A Van Slyke     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      93%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Danny Cox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  S Bream         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Pena          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

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