April 9, 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 8
@CAL 6 SEA 3
@CHW 2
(10) CLE 12
BAL 1 DET 11
@KCR 4 TOR 10
@MIN 0 NYY 4
MIL 1 BOS 2
@TEX 1 LAD 11
@ATL 3 CIN 5
HOU 4 MON 10
CHC 6 PHI 9
NYM 3 SFG 3
SDP 1 STL 3
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 36,542

Saturday, April 9, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:39

Pirates

2-2

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: G Mathews (1-0), L: B Walk (0-1), S: T Worrell (1)

Cardinals

1-3

Won 1

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .450 1.276   14    1   0   2·2B,CS
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .190   15    1   5   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .387   22    2   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .421 1.421   16    0   3   2B
D Coles RF-1B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .273 1.112   18    3   0   
R Milligan 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .425   18    7   1   
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Bream PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .733    6    0   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .571   12    7   0   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   HBP
  A Pedrique SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
B Walk P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    1   1   
  R Reynolds RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    2    1   1   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    2   5              142   24  12

BATTING

2B: B Bonds 2 (4, 2 off G Mathews); B Bonilla (2, off T Worrell).

HBP: J Cangelosi (1, by G Mathews).

TB: B Bonds 4; B Bonilla 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Reynolds-M LaValliere.

E: R Belliard (1); D Coles (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bonds (3, 3rd base by G Mathews/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   2   1   1    0   0  .150  .500   19    2   0   3B
O Smith SS                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .725   13    1   3   2B,SF
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .476   17    0   3   
B Horner 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .774   18   13   0   
W McGee CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301    6    0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .641   14    1   5   
C Ford RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    6    5   0   
T Pena C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .445   11    5   1   
G Mathews P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    6    0   3   
  J Oquendo PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .900    5    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   3   7   3    0   6              115   27  15

BATTING

2B: O Smith (1, off B Walk).

3B: V Coleman (2, off J Gott).

SF: O Smith (2, off J Gott).

TB: O Smith 3; V Coleman 3; G Mathews; C Ford; J Oquendo; T Herr.

RBI: O Smith 2 (3); V Coleman (1).

2-out RBI: O Smith.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Oquendo (1st base by J Gott).

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
B Walk, L (0-1)                6.1   5   1   1    0   6   0   1.42   25   87-59   35· 9·15   14· 3· 2· 0     65    -     0.98   0.07
J Gott                         1.2   2   2   2    0   0   0   4.91    6   25-17   11· 2· 4    3· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.58  -0.00
Totals                         8     7   3   3    0   6   0          31  112-76   46·11·19   17· 4· 4· 0          2-0

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
G Mathews, W (1-0)             8     3   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   29  123-68   34· 9·25   12· 8· 1· 0     79    -     1.39   0.54
T Worrell, S (1)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   16-12    8· 1· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.69   0.03
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   5   0          33  139-80   42·10·28   14· 9· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: G Mathews (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Gott (0; J Oquendo, 1st base).

HBP: G Mathews (1; J Cangelosi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 36,542.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B Bonds              LF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. T Herr               2B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. B Horner             1B 
5. D Coles              RF    5. W McGee              CF 
6. R Milligan           1B    6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. C Ford               RF 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. B Walk               P     9. G Mathews            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  0-0  1--  2   21%  74% O Smith         B Walk          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Coleman Scores
   t 7   2  1-0  -23  4   12%  80% M LaValliere    G Mathews       Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 7   1  0-1  1-3  3   -9%  77% T Pena          J Gott          Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
   t 8   0  1-0  ---  4   -9%  68% J Cangelosi     G Mathews       Hit By Pitch
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-  1    8%  52% J Lind          G Mathews       Bonds Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   44%  B Bonds         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      52%  J Lind          Bonds Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  5   54%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  T Herr          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   50%  D Coles         Walk
          1--      48%  R Milligan      Wild Pitch; Coles to 2B
   O      -2-  4   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   55%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   52%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   54%  B Walk          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   52%  B Bonds         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   55%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  C Ford          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   51%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  G Mathews       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   53%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   54%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  D Coles         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   56%  O Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   53%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  7   50%  B Horner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  R Milligan      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  R Belliard      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  W McGee         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   51%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  C Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  B Walk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   57%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   54%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   57%  G Mathews       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   53%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  2   74%  O Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Coleman Scores
          -2-  5   76%  T Herr          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Smith to 3B
   O      1-3  2   71%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Mathews facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   76%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: SS (Deep 3B)
          ---  4   71%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   63%  D Coles         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  8   69%  R Milligan      Groundout: 3B-1B; Bonilla to 3B; Coles to 2B
   O      -23  4   80%  M LaValliere    Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   83%  W McGee         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   81%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
          1--  1   86%  C Ford          Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); McGee to 3B
                  Jim Gott replaces Randy Milligan pitching and batting 6th; Darnell Coles moves to 1B; R.J. Reynolds replaces Bob Walk playing RF batting 9th
   OO     1-3  3   77%  T Pena          Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Mathews facing 8-9-1
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
          ---  4   68%  J Cangelosi     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   76%  R Reynolds      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   82%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   88%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Gott facing 9-1-2
                  Al Pedrique replaces John Cangelosi playing SS batting 8th; Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Greg Mathews batting 9th
          ---  5   90%  J Oquendo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      94%  V Coleman       Oquendo Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Oquendo to 3B
   R      --3  8   97%  " "             Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Oquendo Scores
   RO     --3  4   98%  O Smith         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Short CF); Coleman Scores
   O      ---  1   97%  T Herr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   97%  B Horner        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Worrell facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Worrell replaces Jose Oquendo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   97%  B Bonilla       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   99%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Sid Bream pinch hits for Jim Gott batting 6th
   O      -2-  6  100%  S Bream         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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