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DET
@BOS		1
4		 
(7)
TEX
@CAL		3
1
MIN
@MIL		3
2
KCR
@OAK		13
4
CHW
@SEA		7
4
NYY
@TOR		2
3
PIT
@CHC		0
2
CIN
@HOU		2
3		 
(13)
LAD
@SDP		1
3
Friday, September 21, 1979 4:00PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 9,552, Time of Game: 2:11
Pirates
0
91-61
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Cubs
2
78-75
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 14½ GB
W: Lynn McGlothen (12-13)
L: Don Robinson (8-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    2  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .724 -0.164 1.09 0.000 -0.164 -1.5 2 0
Tim Foli SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .653 -0.174 1.30 0.000 -0.174 -1.5 3 3 GDP
Dave Parker RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 .297 .881 0.062 0.74 0.090 -0.028 0.4 3 0 2B
Willie Stargell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291 .930 -0.082 1.27 0.030 -0.112 -0.5 3 1
John Milner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .880 -0.131 1.26 0.000 -0.131 -1.1 5 0
Bill Madlock 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .768 -0.068 0.86 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 1 2
Ed Ott C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .696 -0.056 0.72 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 4 0
Phil Garner 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .778 -0.020 1.11 0.040 -0.060 -0.0 2 0
Don Robinson P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .204 .454 0.083 1.09 0.098 -0.015 0.9 1 1
   Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Easler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .860 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Dave Roberts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 2 7 .133 .354 -0.575 1.06 0.258 -0.833 -4.7 24 7
2B: D Parker (43, off L McGlothen).
TB: D Parker 3; D Robinson; P Garner.
GIDP: T Foli (7).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Stargell-T Foli-D Robinson.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 .285 .733 0.199 1.06 0.205 -0.006 1.8 2 6
Scot Thompson CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .299 .719 0.009 1.40 0.145 -0.136 -0.4 2 0 GDP
Larry Biittner RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .750 -0.087 0.88 0.000 -0.087 -1.1 2 0
Dave Kingman LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .965 -0.092 0.91 0.003 -0.095 -0.9 3 0
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .754 -0.022 0.62 0.026 -0.048 -0.5 8 2
Steve Ontiveros 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .731 -0.059 0.79 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 1 1
Barry Foote C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .756 0.000 0.54 0.020 -0.021 -0.0 8 0
Mick Kelleher 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .526 -0.086 1.11 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 0 2
Lynn McGlothen P 3 1 2 0 0 1 .231 .519 0.064 0.73 0.072 -0.008 0.5 1 0
Team Totals 32 2 9 2 0 4 .281 .563 -0.074 0.91 0.471 -0.546 -2.1 27 11
TB: I de Jesus 3; L McGlothen 2; D Kingman; S Thompson; B Foote; B Buckner.
GIDP: S Thompson (8).
RBI: S Thompson 2 (28).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Kelleher-I de Jesus-B Buckner.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Robinson, L (8-7) 6 8 2 2 0 3 0 3.90 25 51 0.036 1.09 1.1
Grant Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.97 3 0 0 0.025 0.32 0.5
Dave Roberts 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.78 4 0 0 0.015 0.19 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 2 2 0 4 0 2.25 32 51 0 0 0.076 1.06 2.1

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lynn McGlothen, W (12-13) 9 4 0 0 2 7 0 4.16 32 84 0.575 1.06 4.7
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 7 0 0.00 32 84 0.575 0.91 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 9,552.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Omar Moreno CF 1 Ivan de Jesus SS
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Scot Thompson CF
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Larry Biittner RF
4 Willie Stargell 1B 4 Dave Kingman LF
5 John Milner LF 5 Bill Buckner 1B
6 Bill Madlock 3B 6 Steve Ontiveros 3B
7 Ed Ott C 7 Barry Foote C
8 Phil Garner 2B 8 Mick Kelleher 2B
9 Don Robinson P 9 Lynn McGlothen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 1 -23 RR CHC S. Thompson D. Robinson 14% 82% Single to RF; McGlothen Scores; de Jesus Scores; Thompson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 0-0 1 1-- CHC I. de Jesus D. Robinson 11% 68% Single to RF; McGlothen to 3B; de Jesus to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-- PIT D. Robinson L. McGlothen -10% 36% Single to LF; Garner to 3B
t3 0-0 1 12- OO PIT T. Foli L. McGlothen 10% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 O PIT O. Moreno L. McGlothen 10% 46% Fielder's Choice 1B; Garner out at Hm/1B-C; Robinson to 2B; Moreno to 1B

Play By Play

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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, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno L. McGlothen 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT T. Foli L. McGlothen 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- PIT D. Parker L. McGlothen -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell L. McGlothen 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC I. de Jesus D. Robinson 3% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC S. Thompson D. Robinson -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHC L. Biittner D. Robinson -1% 50% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Milner L. McGlothen 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Madlock L. McGlothen 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT E. Ott L. McGlothen 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kingman D. Robinson -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- CHC B. Buckner D. Robinson 3% 55% Single to LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CHC S. Ontiveros D. Robinson -3% 52% Lineout: RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- CHC B. Foote D. Robinson 2% 54% Single; Buckner to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O CHC M. Kelleher D. Robinson -4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- PIT P. Garner L. McGlothen -4% 46% Single to LF
t3 0-0 0 1-- PIT D. Robinson L. McGlothen -10% 36% Single to LF; Garner to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 O PIT O. Moreno L. McGlothen 10% 46% Fielder's Choice 1B; Garner out at Hm/1B-C; Robinson to 2B; Moreno to 1B
t3 0-0 1 12- OO PIT T. Foli L. McGlothen 10% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- CHC L. McGlothen D. Robinson 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- CHC I. de Jesus D. Robinson 6% 65% Single to C; McGlothen to 2B
b3 0-0 0 12- O CHC S. Thompson D. Robinson -6% 60% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 12- O CHC L. Biittner D. Robinson -5% 55% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 12- O CHC D. Kingman D. Robinson -5% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Parker L. McGlothen 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- PIT W. Stargell L. McGlothen -3% 50% Walk
t4 0-0 1 1-- O PIT J. Milner L. McGlothen 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Madlock L. McGlothen 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O CHC B. Buckner D. Robinson -3% 53% Groundout: P-3B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros D. Robinson -2% 51% Lineout: SS
b4 0-0 2 --- O CHC B. Foote D. Robinson -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott L. McGlothen 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O PIT P. Garner L. McGlothen 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Robinson L. McGlothen 1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- O CHC M. Kelleher D. Robinson -3% 54% Foul Flyball: 2B
b5 0-0 1 --- CHC L. McGlothen D. Robinson 3% 57% Single to CF
b5 0-0 1 1-- CHC I. de Jesus D. Robinson 11% 68% Single to RF; McGlothen to 3B; de Jesus to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b5 0-0 1 -23 RR CHC S. Thompson D. Robinson 14% 82% Single to RF; McGlothen Scores; de Jesus Scores; Thompson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 2-0 1 -2- O CHC L. Biittner D. Robinson -2% 80% Flyball: LF
b5 2-0 2 -2- O CHC D. Kingman D. Robinson -2% 78% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno L. McGlothen 3% 81% Strikeout
t6 0-2 1 --- O PIT T. Foli L. McGlothen 2% 83% Flyball: LF
t6 0-2 2 --- PIT D. Parker L. McGlothen -3% 80% Double to LF
t6 0-2 2 -2- O PIT W. Stargell L. McGlothen 4% 85% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
b6 2-0 0 --- O CHC B. Buckner D. Robinson -1% 83% Flyball: LF
b6 2-0 1 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros D. Robinson -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 2-0 2 --- O CHC B. Foote D. Robinson -1% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t7 0-2 0 --- O PIT J. Milner L. McGlothen 3% 85% Flyball: LF
t7 0-2 1 --- O PIT B. Madlock L. McGlothen 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t7 0-2 2 --- O PIT E. Ott L. McGlothen 1% 89% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 8-9-1
Grant Jackson replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-0 0 --- O CHC M. Kelleher G. Jackson -1% 88% Popfly: SS
b7 2-0 1 --- O CHC L. McGlothen G. Jackson -1% 87% Strikeout
b7 2-0 2 --- O CHC I. de Jesus G. Jackson -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
t8 0-2 0 --- O PIT P. Garner L. McGlothen 4% 90% Flyball: CF
Mike Easler pinch hits for Grant Jackson (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 1 --- O PIT M. Easler L. McGlothen 2% 92% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 0-2 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno L. McGlothen 1% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
Dave Roberts replaces Mike Easler (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-0 0 --- O CHC S. Thompson D. Roberts -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 2-0 1 --- O CHC L. Biittner D. Roberts -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-0 2 --- CHC D. Kingman D. Roberts 0% 93% Single to LF
b8 2-0 2 1-- O CHC B. Buckner D. Roberts -1% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
t9 0-2 0 --- O PIT T. Foli L. McGlothen 4% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 0-2 1 --- PIT D. Parker L. McGlothen -5% 91% Single to CF
t9 0-2 1 1-- O PIT W. Stargell L. McGlothen 5% 96% Groundout: 1B-P; Parker to 2B
t9 0-2 2 -2- O PIT J. Milner L. McGlothen 4% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

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