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@BAL		4
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PIT
@BAL		3
2
BAL
@PIT		8
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BAL
@PIT		9
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BAL
@PIT		1
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@BAL		4
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@BAL		4
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Wednesday, October 17, 1979
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 53,733, Time of Game: 2:54
Pirates
4
 at Orioles
1
W: Grant Jackson (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  2    4 10  0
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .311 .754 0.075 0.84 0.123 -0.048 1.0 4 0
Tim Foli SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .776 -0.054 0.81 0.023 -0.077 -0.0 3 1 SH
Dave Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .341 .810 -0.100 0.94 0.006 -0.106 -0.6 2 0 HBP
Bill Robinson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .227 .523 -0.012 0.96 0.067 -0.078 0.5 2 0 HBP
Willie Stargell 1B 5 1 4 2 0 0 .415 1.362 0.411 0.90 0.432 -0.022 1.4 6 1 HR,2·2B,GDP
Bill Madlock 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .886 0.006 1.23 0.068 -0.062 0.0 2 1 IW
Steve Nicosia C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .125 -0.177 1.46 0.000 -0.177 -1.6 6 1
Phil Garner 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .472 1.259 -0.030 1.28 0.058 -0.088 -0.0 1 2 2B,IW
Jim Bibby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 -0.045 1.72 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 1 0
   Manny Sanguillen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.032 1.27 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
   Don Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Grant Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.018 0.73 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 0
   Kent Tekulve P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.032 0.79 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 2 2 .278 .794 -0.008 1.04 0.777 -0.785 -0.6 27 6
2B: W Stargell 2 (6, 2 off S McGregor); P Garner (4, off T Stoddard).
HR: W Stargell (5, off S McGregor; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: T Foli (2, off S McGregor).
IBB: P Garner (3, by S McGregor); B Madlock (3, by S McGregor).
HBP: B Robinson (1, by D Martinez); D Parker (1, by T Martinez).
TB: W Stargell 9; O Moreno 3; P Garner 2; B Robinson; T Foli.
GIDP: W Stargell (1).
RBI: W Stargell 2 (13); O Moreno (3); B Robinson (2).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 12.

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .189 .561 0.015 1.60 0.093 -0.078 -0.5 0 0
Kiko Garcia SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .355 .896 -0.066 0.83 0.011 -0.078 -0.5 0 5 CS
   Benny Ayala PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.262 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Terry Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .929 -0.070 5.22 0.000 -0.070 -0.3
   Tim Stoddard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Flanagan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Don Stanhouse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tippy Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dennis Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Singleton RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .828 -0.034 2.06 0.026 -0.060 -0.3 1 0 IW
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .804 -0.257 2.53 0.000 -0.257 -1.3 11 0
John Lowenstein LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .739 -0.027 0.54 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 2 0
   Gary Roenicke PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .372 -0.073 1.42 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 1 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .237 .668 -0.003 0.80 0.046 -0.049 0.2 3 3
Rick Dempsey C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .815 -0.079 1.04 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 3 0
   Pat Kelly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .945 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
Rich Dauer 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .643 0.023 1.53 0.114 -0.091 0.5 4 2 HR
Scott McGregor P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 -0.002 0.80 0.018 -0.021 -0.0 1 2
   Lee May PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .425 0.070 1.86 0.070 0.000 0.3
   Mark Belanger PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 4 6 .133 .469 -0.508 1.48 0.378 -0.888 -3.6 27 14
HR: R Dauer (1, off J Bibby; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
IBB: K Singleton (1, by K Tekulve).
TB: R Dauer 4; D DeCinces 2; K Garcia.
RBI: R Dauer (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Belanger-E Murray.
E: K Garcia (3); J Lowenstein (1).
Baserunning
CS: K Garcia (1, 2nd base by J Bibby/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Bibby 4 3 1 1 0 3 1 2.08 14 55 0.078 0.68 1.0
Don Robinson 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 0.007 1.02 0.1
Grant Jackson, W (2-0) 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 10 2 0 0.139 1.70 1.0
Kent Tekulve, S (3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 6 2 0 0.284 3.42 1.4
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 6 1 1.00 34 55 4 0 0.508 1.04 3.6

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott McGregor, L (2-1) 8 7 2 2 2 2 1 2.08 34 60 0.131 1.12 2.1
Tim Stoddard 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 -0.016 0.73 -0.2
Mike Flanagan 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.68 1 1 1 -0.074 0.92 -0.8
Don Stanhouse 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 -0.023 0.40 -0.7
Tippy Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 1 2 0 -0.006 0.66 -0.4
Dennis Martinez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 2 3 1 -0.004 0.57 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 2 1 4.00 41 60 7 2 0.008 1.48 0.6
M Flanagan faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Stanhouse faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
T Martinez faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Martinez (1; D Parker); D Martinez (1; B Robinson).
IBB: K Tekulve (3; K Singleton); S McGregor 2 (2; P Garner, B Madlock).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Terry Tata, LF - Jim McKean, RF - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 53,733.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Baltimore Orioles
1 Omar Moreno CF 1 Al Bumbry CF
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Kiko Garcia SS
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Bill Robinson LF 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Willie Stargell 1B 5 John Lowenstein LF
6 Bill Madlock 3B 6 Doug DeCinces 3B
7 Steve Nicosia C 7 Rick Dempsey C
8 Phil Garner 2B 8 Rich Dauer 2B
9 Jim Bibby P 9 Scott McGregor P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT W. Stargell S. McGregor 29% 64% Home Run (Deep RF); Robinson Scores
b8 1-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O BAL E. Murray K. Tekulve 20% 84% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R BAL R. Dauer J. Bibby -11% 33% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b8 1-2 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  BAL A. Bumbry G. Jackson -9% 59% Walk; Belanger to 2B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  O PIT S. Nicosia S. McGregor -8% 38% Lineout: 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT O. Moreno S. McGregor 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT T. Foli S. McGregor -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Moreno to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Parker S. McGregor -3% 48% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Robinson S. McGregor -3% 45% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O BAL A. Bumbry J. Bibby 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL K. Garcia J. Bibby 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL K. Singleton J. Bibby 1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT W. Stargell S. McGregor 6% 56% Single to LF; Stargell to 2B/Adv on E7
t2 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Madlock S. McGregor -4% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT S. Nicosia S. McGregor -4% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT P. Garner S. McGregor 1% 49% Intentional Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bibby S. McGregor -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL E. Murray J. Bibby 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O BAL J. Lowenstein J. Bibby 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BAL D. DeCinces J. Bibby -1% 48% Single to CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BAL R. Dempsey J. Bibby 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT O. Moreno S. McGregor -3% 47% Lineout: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT T. Foli S. McGregor -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Parker S. McGregor -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R BAL R. Dauer J. Bibby -11% 33% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL S. McGregor J. Bibby 2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BAL A. Bumbry J. Bibby 1% 37% Popfly: SS
b3 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL K. Garcia J. Bibby -1% 35% Single to RF
b3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL K. Singleton J. Bibby 2% 38% Garcia Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Robinson S. McGregor -3% 35% Foul Flyball: C
t4 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT W. Stargell S. McGregor 5% 40% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t4 0-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Madlock S. McGregor 6% 46% Fielder's Choice SS; Stargell to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 3B); Madlock to 1B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  O PIT S. Nicosia S. McGregor -8% 38% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Garner S. McGregor -6% 31% Popfly: 1B/Interference called
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL K. Singleton J. Bibby 2% 33% Flyball: LF
b4 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL E. Murray J. Bibby 2% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL J. Lowenstein J. Bibby 1% 36% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Jim Bibby (P) batting 9th
t5 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT M. Sanguillen S. McGregor -3% 33% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT O. Moreno S. McGregor -2% 31% Lineout: LF
t5 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Foli S. McGregor -2% 29% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
Don Robinson replaces Manny Sanguillen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  BAL D. DeCinces D. Robinson -3% 26% Single to CF
b5 1-0 0 1-- 8,(2-2)  O BAL R. Dempsey D. Robinson 3% 29% Flyball: RF
b5 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL R. Dauer D. Robinson 3% 32% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  BAL S. McGregor D. Robinson -2% 30% Walk; DeCinces to 2B
Grant Jackson replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
b5 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BAL A. Bumbry G. Jackson 4% 34% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Parker S. McGregor -4% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT B. Robinson S. McGregor 4% 34% Single to LF
t6 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT W. Stargell S. McGregor 29% 64% Home Run (Deep RF); Robinson Scores
t6 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Madlock S. McGregor -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT S. Nicosia S. McGregor -1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 2-3-4
b6 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL K. Garcia G. Jackson 4% 65% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BAL K. Singleton G. Jackson 3% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL E. Murray G. Jackson 2% 69% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
t7 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Garner S. McGregor -3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT G. Jackson S. McGregor -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT O. Moreno S. McGregor 1% 66% Single to RF
t7 2-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT T. Foli S. McGregor -3% 64% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 5-6-7
Gary Roenicke pinch hits for John Lowenstein (LF) batting 5th
b7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL G. Roenicke G. Jackson 5% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL D. DeCinces G. Jackson 4% 72% Flyball: CF
b7 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL R. Dempsey G. Jackson 2% 75% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
Gary Roenicke moves from PH to LF
t8 2-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O PIT D. Parker S. McGregor -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT B. Robinson S. McGregor -2% 71% Flyball: LF
t8 2-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT W. Stargell S. McGregor 3% 73% Double
t8 2-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Madlock S. McGregor 1% 74% Intentional Walk
t8 2-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT S. Nicosia S. McGregor -4% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 8-9-1
b8 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL R. Dauer G. Jackson 6% 76% Popfly: SS
Lee May pinch hits for Scott McGregor (P) batting 9th
b8 1-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BAL L. May G. Jackson -7% 69% Walk
Mark Belanger pinch runs for Lee May (PH) batting 9th
b8 1-2 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  BAL A. Bumbry G. Jackson -9% 59% Walk; Belanger to 2B
Kent Tekulve replaces Grant Jackson pitching and batting 9th
Benny Ayala pinch hits for Kiko Garcia (SS) batting 2nd
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Benny Ayala batting 2nd
b8 1-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O BAL T. Crowley K. Tekulve 7% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Belanger to 3B; Bumbry to 2B
b8 1-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  BAL K. Singleton K. Tekulve -3% 64% Intentional Walk
b8 1-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O BAL E. Murray K. Tekulve 20% 84% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Tim Stoddard facing 8-9-1
Tim Stoddard replaces Terry Crowley (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Mark Belanger moves from PR to SS
t9 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT P. Garner T. Stoddard 5% 88% Double to LF
t9 2-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Tekulve T. Stoddard -3% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-2B
Mike Flanagan replaces Tim Stoddard pitching and batting 2nd
t9 2-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT O. Moreno M. Flanagan 7% 93% Single to CF; Garner Scores
Don Stanhouse replaces Mike Flanagan pitching and batting 2nd
t9 3-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT T. Foli D. Stanhouse 2% 95% Single (LF-CF); Moreno to 3B
Tippy Martinez replaces Don Stanhouse pitching and batting 2nd
t9 3-1 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  PIT D. Parker T. Martinez 1% 95% Hit By Pitch; Foli to 2B
Dennis Martinez replaces Tippy Martinez pitching and batting 2nd
t9 3-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  R PIT B. Robinson D. Martinez 3% 98% Hit By Pitch; Moreno Scores; Foli to 3B; Parker to 2B
t9 4-1 1 123 4,(0-2)  OO PIT W. Stargell D. Martinez -2% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
b9 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL G. Roenicke K. Tekulve 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL D. DeCinces K. Tekulve 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Rick Dempsey (C) batting 7th
b9 1-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL P. Kelly K. Tekulve 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 1.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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