October 1, 1996 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 1 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1996 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 1
1996 postseason: WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BAL / NLCS: ATL-STL / Div. Series: BAL-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-LAD / STL-SDP

Game 1
STL  3
SDP  1
Game 2
STL  5
SDP  4
Game 3
STL  7
@SDP  5

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 54,193

Tuesday, October 1, 1996, 3:08
Time of Game: 2:39

Padres

Bruce Bochy

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

W: T Stottlemyre (1-0), L: J Hamilton (0-1), S: D Eckersley (1)

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.850   19    1   0   HR
T Gwynn RF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.000   22    0   0   2B,SB
S Finley CF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .833   18    2   0   SB,HBP
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .250   20    0   1   
W Joyner 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    9    4   1   
  G Vaughn PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  A Cianfrocco 1B             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Gomez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   21    5   3   
B Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    9   2   
J Reed 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    6    2   2   
J Hamilton P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    1   0   
  S Livingstone PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  W Blair P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Gwynn PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   1   8   1    2   9              144   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Gwynn (1, off T Stottlemyre).

HR: R Henderson (1, off T Stottlemyre; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: S Finley (1, by T Stottlemyre).

TB: R Henderson 5; T Gwynn 3; W Joyner; J Reed; S Finley; C Gwynn.

RBI: R Henderson (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Johnson-C Gomez; J Reed-C Gomez-W Joyner.

E: K Caminiti (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (1, 2nd base off D Eckersley/T Pagnozzi); T Gwynn (1, 3rd base off T Stottlemyre/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   12    3   2   CS
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    6   0   GDP
R Gant LF                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.250   14    0   0   2·SB,HBP
B Jordan RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   30    1   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   1   3    0   1  .333 1.666   10    1   0   HR
J Mabry 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    7   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    9   0   
L Alicea 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 2.000    9    0   3   2·2B,CS
T Stottlemyre P               2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  R Honeycutt P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       28   3   6   3    2   9              121   27   6

BATTING

2B: L Alicea 2 (2, off W Blair, off J Hamilton).

HR: G Gaetti (1, off J Hamilton; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

HBP: R Gant (1, by J Hamilton).

TB: G Gaetti 4; L Alicea 4; R Clayton; R Gant; B Jordan.

GIDP: W McGee (1).

RBI: G Gaetti 3 (3).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant 2 (2, 2nd base off J Hamilton/B Johnson, 2nd base off W Blair/B Johnson).

CS: L Alicea (1, 3rd base by J Hamilton/B Johnson); R Clayton (1, 2nd base by W Blair/B Johnson).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Hamilton, L (0-1)            6     5   3   3    0   6   1   4.50   23   79-56   31·11·14    4· 5· 7· 0     56    -     0.54  -0.10
W Blair                        2     1   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    8   34-16    5· 9· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.04
Totals                         8     6   3   3    2   9   1          31  113-72   36·20·16    7· 5· 7· 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
T Stottlemyre, W (1-0)         6.2   5   1   1    2   7   1   1.35   28   99-57   24·11·22    6· 8· 3· 1     65    -     1.11   0.22
R Honeycutt, H (1)             0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-9     3· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.20   0.06
D Eckersley, S (1)             1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   29-20   13· 1· 6    4· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.52   0.16
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   9   1          38  139-86   40·14·32   11·11· 3· 1          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Hamilton (1; R Gant); T Stottlemyre (1; S Finley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 54,193.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. R Henderson          LF    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. T Gwynn              RF    2. W McGee              CF 
3. S Finley             CF    3. R Gant               LF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. W Joyner             1B    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. C Gomez              SS    6. J Mabry              1B 
7. B Johnson            C     7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. J Reed               2B    8. L Alicea             2B 
9. J Hamilton           P     9. T Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  3   24%  78% G Gaetti        J Hamilton      Home Run (Fly Ball); Gant Scores; Jordan Scores
   t 6   0  3-0  ---  5   -8%  78% R Henderson     T Stottlemyre   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 9   2  3-1  12-  6    7% 100% T Gwynn         D Eckersley     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3   -7%  51% W McGee         J Hamilton      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   0  3-1  ---  5   -7%  79% S Finley        R Honeycutt     Single to CF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  R Henderson     Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
          ---  3   48%  T Gwynn         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  2   46%  S Finley        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5   51%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   55%  W Joyner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joey Hamilton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line)
   OO     1--  3   51%  W McGee         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  2   52%  R Gant          Hit By Pitch
          1--  7   54%  B Jordan        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gant to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   78%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball); Gant Scores; Jordan Scores
   O      ---  1   78%  J Mabry         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   80%  C Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   81%  B Johnson       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   82%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joey Hamilton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   81%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   80%  L Alicea        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  8   79%  T Stottlemyre   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  R Henderson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   84%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joey Hamilton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   83%  R Clayton       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   82%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   82%  R Gant          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      83%  B Jordan        Gant Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   81%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   83%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  W Joyner        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  1   86%  C Gomez         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joey Hamilton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   85%  G Gaetti        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   84%  J Mabry         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   83%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   86%  B Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   87%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   88%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joey Hamilton facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   91%  L Alicea        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   91%  T Stottlemyre   Strikeout (missed bunt), Alicea Caught Stealing 3B, Safe on E5; Alicea to 3B
   O      --3  4   88%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   86%  W McGee         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  5   78%  R Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   72%  T Gwynn         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   77%  S Finley        Popfly: CF
   O      1--  7   81%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   79%  W Joyner        Single to SS; Gwynn to 2B
          12-      78%  C Gomez         Gwynn Steals 3B
   O      1-3  6   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joey Hamilton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   83%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   82%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   81%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   85%  B Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   81%  J Reed          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Joey Hamilton batting 9th
   O      1--  4   85%  S Livingstone   Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  5   82%  R Henderson     Walk; Reed to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   89%  T Gwynn         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
                  Willie Blair replaces Scott Livingstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   87%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   88%  L Alicea        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   86%  R Honeycutt     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Honeycutt facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   79%  S Finley        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   85%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching and batting 9th; Greg Vaughn pinch hits for Wally Joyner batting 5th
   O      1--  3   90%  G Vaughn        Popfly: SS
          1--      89%  C Gomez         Finley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
                  Archi Cianfrocco replaces Greg Vaughn playing 1B batting 5th
          ---  5   95%  R Clayton       Walk
   OO     1--  4   93%  W McGee         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Clayton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   93%  R Gant          Walk
          1--      93%  B Jordan        Gant Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   92%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   96%  B Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Reed          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  Chris Gwynn pinch hits for Willie Blair batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  C Gwynn         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   93%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gwynn to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  T Gwynn         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN199610010

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BATTING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation