June 16, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 18,572

Friday, June 16, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Pirates

28-31

Won 2

4th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  2  3   1  0  0   1  1  0    9 17  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    4  7  1

W: B Blyleven (5-5), L: P Niekro (7-7), S: E Whitson (2)

Braves

24-35

Lost 1

6th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  6   2   3   0    0   1  .276  .659    0    2   5   SB,CS
J Milner LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .701    0    0   0   
  O Moreno CF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .598    0    0   0   
D Parker RF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .294  .839    0    1   0   HR
B Robinson CF-LF              5   1   3   1    0   1  .255  .704    0    2   0   2B
W Stargell 1B                 3   1   1   0    2   0  .265  .853    0   10   0   2B
R Stennett 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .256  .607    0    0   1   
  M Mendoza 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .670    0    1   0   
E Ott C                       5   1   2   3    0   0  .268  .728    0   11   0   HR,SB
P Garner 2B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .238  .667    0    0   3   SB,IW
B Blyleven P                  3   1   2   0    0   1  .121  .268    0    0   0   
  E Whitson P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       42   9  17   7    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Robinson (11, off P Niekro); W Stargell (8, off R Camp).

HR: D Parker (10, off R Camp; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); E Ott (4, off P Niekro; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: P Garner (3, by R Camp).

TB: E Ott 5; D Parker 5; B Robinson 4; F Taveras 3; B Blyleven 2; W Stargell 2; R Stennett; P Garner; O Moreno; J Milner.

RBI: E Ott 3 (16); D Parker 2 (37); R Stennett (22); B Robinson (24).

2-out RBI: E Ott 3; B Robinson; D Parker; R Stennett.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

PB: E Ott (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (10, 2nd base off J Easterly/D Murphy); E Ott (1, 2nd base off R Camp/D Murphy); F Taveras (19, 2nd base off P Niekro/D Murphy).

CS: F Taveras (11, 2nd base by E Solomon/D Murphy).

PO: O Moreno (1st base by R Camp).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .283  .710    0    0   4   
B Beall 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .222  .625    0    8   0   HBP
G Matthews RF                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .277  .947    0    1   0   
J Burroughs LF                3   0   0   0    2   1  .321  .969    0    3   0   
R Office CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .571    0    2   0   
D Murphy C                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .198  .575    0    9   1   
B Horner 3B                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .333 1.833    0    1   1   HR
D Chaney SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .709    0    3   2   
P Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .552    0    0   1   
  C Skok P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  J Maddox PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .481    0    0   0   
  E Solomon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  J Nolan PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .661    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .399    0    0   0   
  J Easterly P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   3    6  11                    27  10

BATTING

HR: B Horner (1, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: B Beall (1, by E Whitson).

TB: B Horner 4; D Murphy; B Beall; G Matthews; J Royster; D Chaney; J Maddox.

RBI: B Horner 2 (2); B Beall (4).

2-out RBI: B Horner 2; B Beall.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: D Murphy 2 (6).

E: J Royster (8).

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 Blyleven, W (5-5)            5.2   6   4   3    4   7   1   4.23   27     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 6     46    -     0.54   0.01
E Whitson, S (2)               3.1   1   0   0    2   4   0   1.69   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.47   0.11
Totals                         9     7   4   3    6  11   1          41     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 7          2-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, L (7-7)              3.1   9   7   6    1   4   1   3.15   20     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 9     19    -     0.80  -0.35
C Skok                         1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-1    0.19   0.00
E Solomon                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.54    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.17   0.01
R Camp                         2     5   2   2    2   0   1   5.11   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          0-0    0.27  -0.05
J Easterly                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.51    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    17   9   8    4   8   2          46     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·17          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Camp (5; P Garner).

PO: R Camp (1; O Moreno, 1st base).

HBP: E Whitson (1; B Beall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 18,572.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. F Taveras            SS    1. J Royster            2B 
2. J Milner             LF    2. B Beall              1B 
3. D Parker             RF    3. G Matthews           RF 
4. B Robinson           CF    4. J Burroughs          LF 
5. W Stargell           1B    5. R Office             CF 
6. R Stennett           3B    6. D Murphy             C  
7. E Ott                C     7. B Horner             3B 
8. P Garner             2B    8. D Chaney             SS 
9. B Blyleven           P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  58% B Robinson      P Niekro        Double to LF; Taveras Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3       8%  69% F Taveras       P Niekro        Passed Ball; Garner Scores; Blyleven to 2B
   t 3   2  0-4  -2-       8%  93% E Ott           P Niekro        Home Run; Stennett Scores
   b 6   2  7-2  1--      -7%  89% B Horner        B Blyleven      Home Run; Murphy Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  -23       7%  78% J Milner        P Niekro        Passed Ball; Blyleven Scores/unER; Taveras to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  F Taveras       Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Taveras to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  D Parker        Strikeout
   R      -2-      58%  B Robinson      Double to LF; Taveras Scores
   O      -2-      56%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  J Royster       Walk
   O      1--      54%  B Beall         Groundout: 2B-1B; Royster to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  G Matthews      Strikeout
          -2-      56%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      12-      60%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  R Stennett      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  P Garner        Walk
          1--      61%  B Blyleven      Single to LF; Garner to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  F Taveras       Passed Ball; Garner Scores; Blyleven to 2B
          -2-      70%  " "             Single to SS; Blyleven to 3B
          1-3      71%  J Milner        Taveras Steals 2B
   R      -23      78%  " "             Passed Ball; Blyleven Scores/unER; Taveras to 3B
   O      --3      75%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      79%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Chaney        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      78%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 2B
   R      -2-      86%  R Stennett      Single to 2B; Robinson Scores; Stennett to 2B/Adv on E4
   RR     -2-      93%  E Ott           Home Run; Stennett Scores
   O      ---      93%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  P Niekro        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      95%  J Royster       Strikeout Looking
          ---      94%  B Beall         Walk
   O      1--      95%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  B Blyleven      Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      96%  J Milner        Single to CF; Taveras to 3B
                  Craig Skok replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      97%  D Parker        Single to LF; Taveras Scores; Milner to 2B
   O      12-      97%  B Robinson      Strikeout Looking
          12-      97%  W Stargell      Walk; Milner to 3B; Parker to 2B
   O      123      97%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  R Office        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Craig Skok facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  E Ott           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  D Chaney        Strikeout
                  Jerry Maddox pinch hits for Craig Skok batting 9th
          ---      98%  J Maddox        Single to RF
          1--      98%  J Royster       Single to CF; Maddox to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  B Beall         Passed Ball; Maddox Scores; Royster to 2B
   R      -2-      94%  " "             Single to LF; Royster Scores/unER
   O      1--      95%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Eddie Solomon facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Solomon replaces Jerry Maddox pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  F Taveras       Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  J Milner        Taveras Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      95%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Office        Popfly: SS
          ---      96%  D Murphy        Single to LF
   RR     1--      89%  B Horner        Home Run; Murphy Scores
          ---      87%  D Chaney        Single to CF
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Eddie Solomon batting 9th
          1--      85%  J Nolan         Walk; Chaney to 2B
                  Ed Whitson replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      90%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Rick Camp facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Camp replaces Joe Nolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
          ---      90%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      89%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B; Stargell to 2B
   R      -2-      94%  E Ott           Single to RF; Stargell Scores
          1--      94%  P Garner        Ott Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      93%  E Whitson       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
                  Mario Mendoza replaces Rennie Stennett playing 3B batting 6th; Bill Robinson moves to LF; Omar Moreno replaces John Milner playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---      95%  B Beall         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      1--      96%  R Office        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rick Camp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  O Moreno        Single to 1B
   O      1--      96%  D Parker        Moreno Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   R      ---      98%  " "             Home Run
          ---      98%  B Robinson      Single to CF
          1--      98%  W Stargell      Double to LF; Robinson to 3B
   O      -23      98%  M Mendoza       Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          ---      98%  B Horner        Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Chaney        Strikeout
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  C Gaston        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Jamie Easterly facing 7-8-9
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Cito Gaston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  E Ott           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  P Garner        Single to RF
          1--     100%  E Whitson       Garner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  F Taveras       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  B Beall         Hit By Pitch
          1--      98%  G Matthews      Single to LF; Beall to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Burroughs     Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  R Office        Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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