Cards overcome early deficit, beat Reds.
Cincinnati jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first on back to back homers by Dave Parker and Alan Knicely, but the Cards stuck to their game and slowly chipped away at the lead.
The Cards opened the scoring in the 3rd when Vince Coleman reached on a two out single, stole second, and scampered home on a Willie McGee RBI hit. In the 5th, Ozzie Smith led off the inning with a little power of his own, hitting a solo home run that just cleared the left center wall to cut to the gap to 3-2. Tom Nieto followed with a single, and with one out Vince Coleman singled putting runners at the corners. After Coleman stole his second base of the night, it was the NL batting leader Willie McGee coming up with a 2 run single to put the Cards out front to stay. The Cards would add a run in the 7th when Coleman singled and McGee sent him home with a double. The Reds homered in the 9th off of Neil Allen, but he was able to close the door after that to preserve the win.
Manager notes…
I didn’t think Kepshire was going to get out of the 1st, and Campbell was basically unavailable due to fatique. Fortunately I got 5 out of Kepshire, and you notice all of the double switches I made trying to keep by bullpen guys in the game for multiple innings if possible. With Campbell tired and Forsch pitching tomorrow, this is one of the very few times this year where I felt like I didn’t have free reign to do whatever I wanted with my pen. The starters have been going so deep that my pen has been fresh as a daisy. Tomorrow Lahti will be on the “DO NOT USE” list, so I’m looking for Forsch to give me 6.
I’m starting to see the chink in Neil Allen’s armor, luckily I had a two run lead.
6/1/1985, Cin85-StL85, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1985 Cincinnati 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1 4 1
1985 St.Louis 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 x 5 9 0 6 0
Cincinnati AB R H BI AVG St.Louis AB R H BI AVG
Redus lf 3 0 0 0 .270 Coleman lf 3 3 2 0 .252
Milner cf 4 1 2 0 .263 McGee cf 4 0 3 4 .393
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0 .313 Herr 2b 4 0 1 0 .235
Parker rf 4 1 1 2 .333 Dayley p 0 0 0 0 .000
Knicely c 4 2 2 2 .254 Allen p 0 0 0 0 .000
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 .281 Clark 1b 2 0 0 0 .289
Oester 2b 2 0 0 0 .291 Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0 .271
Krenchicki 3b 4 0 0 0 .246 Lahti p 0 0 0 0 .000
Browning p 2 0 0 0 .250 Lawless 2b 1 0 0 0 .167
Price p 0 0 0 0 .167 Landrum rf 4 0 0 0 .125
Esasky ph 1 0 0 0 .248 Smith,O ss 4 1 2 1 .259
Power p 0 0 0 0 .333 Nieto c 3 1 1 0 .313
32 4 6 4 Porter ph 1 0 0 0 .167
Kepshire p 1 0 0 0 .167
DeJesus ph 2 0 0 0 .154
32 5 9 5
Cincinnati INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Browning L 4-3 4.1 6 4 4 2 3 70 47 2.12
Price 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 20 11 3.16
Power 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 28 17 0.85
8.0 9 5 5 3 5 118 75
St.Louis INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Kepshire W 5-3 5.0 4 3 3 3 1 72 36 6.33
Lahti H 4 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 40 26 3.07
Dayley H 4 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 2.60
Allen S 7 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 13 9 2.21
9.0 6 4 4 3 6 131 77
Cin: Esasky batted for Price in the 7th
StL: DeJesus batted for Kepshire in the 5th
DeJesus moved to 3b in the 6th
Lawless inserted at 2b in the 8th
Porter batted for Nieto in the 8th
Porter moved to c in the 9th
E-Parker. 2B-McGee 2(4). HR-Parker(13), Knicely 2(6), Smith,O(2).
RBI-Parker 2(41), Knicely 2(12), McGee 4(26), Smith,O(20). SB-Milner(12),
Coleman 2(24). CS-Concepcion. K-Rose, Knicely 2, Oester, Krenchicki, Esasky,
McGee, Landrum 2, Kepshire, Lawless. BB-Redus, Oester 2, Coleman, Clark 2.
WP-Price 2.
GWRBI: McGee
Temperature: 66, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to right at 14 MPH.
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6/1/1985, Cin85-StL85, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1985 Cincinnati 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1 4 1
1985 St.Louis 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 x 5 9 0 6 0
Cincinnati -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Redus lf 1>9 W.1-2 43 3
Milner cf S S.2-3;1-2 5>8 8>7
Rose 1b SB2 13 53 Dayley
9 k
Parker rf HR.2-H 3>9 63 7
Knicely c HR k 6>Lahti 9>Allen
k(23) HR
Concepcion ss 13 9 S 43
Oester 2b 2>W 4>W CS2(26) k
8
Krenchicki 3b 8 7 7>k 53
Browning p 64/f.B-1 5/fl
Price p
Esasky ph k
Power p
St.Louis -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Coleman lf 1>8 W S.1-3 S
McGee cf k SB2 SB2 D.1-H
S.2-H D.3-H;2-H
Herr 2b S 8 Price 9
wp.2-3
4
Dayley p
Allen p
Clark 1b 7 4>W IW 63
Pendleton 3b 2>43 463/gdp wp.1-2
43
Lahti p
Lawless 2b 8>k
Landrum rf 53 k 6>k 53
Smith,O ss 63 5>HR 9 S.B-2(e9)
Nieto c 3>6 S 8
Porter ph 8
Kepshire p k
DeJesus ph 7 7>Power
63
Cincinnati IN OUT ER St.Louis IN OUT ER
Browning A1 C2 4 L 4-3 Kepshire A1 C4 3 W 5-3
Price C3 C8 0 Lahti C5 D2 0 H 4
Power C9 D8 1 Dayley D3 D4 0 H 4
Allen D5 D8 1 S 7
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6/1/1985, Cin85-StL85, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1985 Cincinnati 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1 4 1
1985 St.Louis 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 x 5 9 0 6 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Cincinnati batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Redus flied out to right (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Milner reached on an infield single to second (BX)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Milner stole second (>C)
0-0 1 -2- 21 Rose flied out to right (>C.BBX)
0-0 2 -2- 22 Parker homered deep to right, Milner scored (CCFBBFX)
2-0 2 --- 00 Knicely homered deep to left (X)
3-0 2 --- 10 Concepcion grounded out to the mound (BX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, St.Louis batting
3-0 0 --- 22 Coleman lined out to center (BCBCX)
3-0 1 --- 32 McGee struck out (BBBCSS)
3-0 2 --- 01 Herr reached on an infield single to second (CX)
3-0 2 1-- 02 Clark flied out to left (CSX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Cincinnati batting
3-0 0 --- 30 Oester walked (BBBB)
3-0 0 1-- 32 Krenchicki popped out to center (BBBCFFX)
3-0 1 1-- 11 Browning grounded to short, forcing Oester at second,
Browning to first (BCX)
3-0 2 1-- 32 Redus walked, Browning to second (BCBFB>B)
3-0 2 12- 20 Milner reached on an infield single to short, Browning to
third, Redus to second (BBX)
3-0 2 123 00 Rose grounded out to the mound (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, St.Louis batting
3-0 0 --- 02 Pendleton grounded out to second (SFX)
3-0 1 --- 00 Landrum grounded out to third (X)
3-0 2 --- 22 Smith,O grounded out to short (CFBBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Cincinnati batting
3-0 0 --- 10 Parker flied out to right (BX)
3-0 1 --- 12 Knicely struck out (BCSS)
3-0 2 --- 10 Concepcion flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, St.Louis batting
3-0 0 --- 12 Nieto popped out to short (FSBX)
3-0 1 --- 22 Kepshire struck out (BFSFBS)
3-0 2 --- 32 Coleman walked (BBBCCB)
3-0 2 1-- 00 Coleman stole second (1>C)
3-0 2 -2- 01 McGee lined a single to shallow center, Coleman scored
(1>C.X)
3-1 2 1-- 00 Herr flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Cincinnati batting
3-1 0 --- 32 Oester walked (BFBBSB)
3-1 0 1-- 21 Krenchicki flied out to left (FBBX)
3-1 1 1-- 10 Browning popped out to third (BX)
3-1 2 1-- 10 Redus grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, St.Louis batting
3-1 0 --- 32 Clark walked (FBBFBFB)
3-1 0 1-- 00 Pendleton grounded into a double play, Oester to
Concepcion to Rose (X)
3-1 2 --- 22 Landrum struck out (BCFBS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Cincinnati batting
3-1 0 --- 20 Milner popped out to center (BBX)
3-1 1 --- 00 Rose grounded out to third (X)
3-1 2 --- 11 Parker grounded out to short (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, St.Louis batting
3-1 0 --- 10 Smith,O homered deep to left center (BX)
3-2 0 --- 02 Nieto grounded a single up the middle (FFX)
DeJesus pinch hitting for Kepshire
3-2 0 1-- 00 DeJesus popped out to left (>X)
3-2 1 1-- 01 Coleman singled to left center, Nieto to third (FX)
3-2 1 1-3 10 Coleman stole second (B1>C)
3-2 1 -23 22 McGee lined a double to right center, Nieto scored,
Coleman scored (B1>C.BFX)
Price now pitching
3-4 1 -2- 00 Price threw a wild pitch, McGee to third (2B)
3-4 1 --3 21 Herr popped out to second (2B.BCX)
3-4 2 --3 30 Clark was walked intentionally (IIII)
3-4 2 1-3 00 Price threw a wild pitch, Clark to second (B)
3-4 2 -23 11 Pendleton grounded out to second (B.CX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Cincinnati batting
Lahti now pitching
DeJesus moved to third base
3-4 0 --- 22 Knicely struck out, Nieto to Clark (BSBSS)
3-4 1 --- 12 Concepcion reached on an infield single to third (CFBX)
3-4 1 1-- 00 Concepcion was caught stealing second (>C)
3-4 2 --- 32 Oester flied out to center (>C.BBSBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, St.Louis batting
3-4 0 --- 02 Landrum struck out (FCS)
3-4 1 --- 00 Smith,O flied out to right (X)
3-4 2 --- 22 Nieto flied out to center (CBFBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Cincinnati batting
3-4 0 --- 32 Krenchicki struck out (BFFBBS)
Esasky pinch hitting for Price
3-4 1 --- 12 Esasky struck out (CSFBFFS)
3-4 2 --- 12 Redus popped out to first (CCBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, St.Louis batting
Power now pitching
3-4 0 --- 00 DeJesus grounded out to short (X)
3-4 1 --- 12 Coleman lined a single to left center (BCSX)
3-4 1 1-- 32 McGee lined a double to left center, Coleman scored
(BpFC11BB>X)
3-5 1 -2- 11 Herr flied out to right (CBX)
3-5 2 -2- 20 Clark grounded out to short (BBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Cincinnati batting
3-5 0 --- 32 Milner flied out to left (CBBFBX)
Dayley now pitching
Lawless now playing second base
3-5 1 --- 02 Rose struck out (CCS)
3-5 2 --- 02 Parker lined out to left (CFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, St.Louis batting
3-5 0 --- 22 Lawless struck out (BFFBC)
3-5 1 --- 00 Landrum grounded out to third (X)
3-5 2 --- 01 Smith,O lined a single to shallow right, Smith,O to
second on an error by the right fielder Parker (CX)
Porter pinch hitting for Nieto
3-5 2 -2- 20 Porter flied out to center (BBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Cincinnati batting
Allen now pitching
Porter moved to catcher
3-5 0 --- 00 Knicely homered deep to left (X)
4-5 0 --- 10 Concepcion grounded out to second (BX)
4-5 1 --- 22 Oester struck out (FBFFBFS)
4-5 2 --- 11 Krenchicki grounded out to third (CBX)
1985 St. Louis Cardinals 