May 17, 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
BOS 2 TOR 3
@MIL 1 MIN 10
CLE 4 NYY 5
@OAK 2
(15) SEA 10
BAL 2 TEX 3
DET 1 ATL 9
MON 6 CHC 23
SDP 6 PIT 3
@CIN 0 HOU 5
STL 2 NYM 8
SFG 1 LAD 6
@PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 30,575

Tuesday, May 17, 1977, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:06

Pirates

23-9

Won 3

1st

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

W: J Candelaria (5-0), L: J Billingham (4-3), S: R Gossage (8)

Reds

14-19

Lost 1

2nd, 12 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .671    0    3   0   
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .643    0    1   3   
D Parker RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .398 1.077    0    2   0   
A Oliver LF                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .318  .827    0    1   0   CS,HBP
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .344 1.141    0    9   0   HR,GDP
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .690    0    3   2   2B
P Garner 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .710    0    2   2   HBP,SH
E Ott C                       3   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .789    0    6   0   
J Candelaria P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297    0    0   1   SH
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
Totals                       29   3   7   3    0   0                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (5, off J Billingham).

HR: W Stargell (7, off M Caldwell; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SH: J Candelaria (2, off J Billingham); P Garner (3, off J Billingham).

HBP: P Garner (1, by J Billingham); A Oliver (1, by J Billingham).

TB: W Stargell 4; R Stennett 2; D Parker 2; E Ott; F Taveras; O Moreno.

GIDP: W Stargell (3).

RBI: W Stargell 2 (16); E Ott (6).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Oliver (7, 2nd base by J Billingham/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .336  .897    0    0   4   
K Griffey RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .814    0    1   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .847    0    2   5   
G Foster CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .830    0    3   0   
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .781    0    1   2   
B Bailey 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .649    0   13   4   2B
  D Driessen PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .786    0    0   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .572    0    3   5   
E Armbrister LF               3   0   0   0    0   2  .313  .806    0    2   0   
J Billingham P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    0    2   5   
  R Knight PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  M Caldwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
Totals                       34   0   7   0    0   6                    27  25

BATTING

2B: B Bailey (1, off J Candelaria).

TB: B Bailey 2; K Griffey 2; D Driessen; D Concepcion; P Rose; G Foster.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-B Bailey.

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
J Candelaria, W (5-0)          8     6   0   0    0   6   0   1.27   30     -       ·  ·      6·10· 3· 5     76    -     1.19   0.58
R Gossage, S (8)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.93    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.59   0.04
Totals                         9     7   0   0    0   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·10· 4· 6           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham, L (4-3)          8     5   1   1    0   0   0   4.25   28     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 5     68    -     1.23   0.25
M Caldwell                     1     2   2   2    0   0   1   4.26    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.61  -0.12
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   0   1          33     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Billingham 2 (2; P Garner, A Oliver).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 30,575.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. O Moreno             CF    1. P Rose               3B 
2. F Taveras            SS    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. D Parker             RF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. A Oliver             LF    4. G Foster             CF 
5. W Stargell           1B    5. J Bench              C  
6. R Stennett           2B    6. B Bailey             1B 
7. P Garner             3B    7. D Concepcion         SS 
8. E Ott                C     8. E Armbrister         LF 
9. J Candelaria         P     9. J Billingham         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  0-1  1--      14%  96% W Stargell      M Caldwell      Home Run (LF-CF); Oliver Scores
   t 8   0  0-0  ---      13%  63% R Stennett      J Billingham    Double to LF
   t 8   1  0-0  --3      13%  75% E Ott           J Billingham    Single to LF; Stennett Scores
   t 7   1  0-0  1--      -9%  41% W Stargell      J Billingham    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 8   2  1-0  1--       7%  84% J Morgan        J Candelaria    Popfly: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  F Taveras       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  P Rose          Single to 3B
   O      1--      45%  K Griffey       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      48%  J Morgan        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      50%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Bench         Popfly: 2B
          ---      43%  B Bailey        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      47%  D Concepcion    Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      50%  E Armbrister    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  P Garner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      52%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B; Garner to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  J Candelaria    Fielder's Choice P; Garner out at 3B/P-SS-3B-2B; Candelaria to 1B
          1--      49%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Candelaria to 2B
   O      12-      45%  F Taveras       Single to SS; Candelaria out at Hm/SS-1B-3B-C; Moreno to 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Billingham    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  K Griffey       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  A Oliver        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      45%  W Stargell      Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      44%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
          ---      40%  G Foster        Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  B Bailey        Strikeout
          1--      45%  D Concepcion    Single to LF; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      50%  E Armbrister    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  E Ott           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  J Billingham    Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Griffey       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Candelaria    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  G Foster        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
          ---      56%  D Parker        Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      41%  W Stargell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Armbrister    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
          ---      63%  R Stennett      Double to LF
   O      -2-      62%  P Garner        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Stennett to 3B
   R      --3      75%  E Ott           Single to LF; Stennett Scores
   O      1--      73%  J Candelaria    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ott to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B-P-1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Knight pinch hits for Jack Billingham batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  P Rose          Lineout: RF
          ---      77%  K Griffey       Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  J Morgan        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Caldwell replaces Ray Knight pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  D Parker        Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      96%  W Stargell      Home Run (LF-CF); Oliver Scores
   O      ---      96%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
                  Rich Gossage replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dan Driessen pinch hits for Bob Bailey batting 6th
          ---      99%  D Driessen      Single to SS
   O      1--     100%  D Concepcion    Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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