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OAK
@BOS		2
5
BAL
@CHW		10
11		 
(12)
MIN
@DET		7
3		 
(10)
KCR
@MIL		6
2
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@NYY		4
3		 
(10)
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@TEX		3
5
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@CIN		3
2
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@LAD		1
5
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@PHI		4
7
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@SDP		7
1
MON
@SFG		4
5		 
(16)
ATL
@STL		6
2
Saturday, August 21, 1976
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 42,235, Time of Game: 1:55
Pirates
1
66-55
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 13½ GB
 at Dodgers
5
68-54
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
2nd, 10 GB
W: Don Sutton (15-9)
L: Bob Moose (3-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  2  1
Dodgers         0  0  2   1  2  0   0  0  X    5 10  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .622 -0.061 0.62 0.000 -0.061 -0.8 0 3
Richie Hebner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .631 -0.038 0.39 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 0 3
Richie Zisk LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .794 -0.023 0.23 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 3 0
Willie Stargell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .770 -0.048 0.66 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 9 0
Dave Parker RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .304 .800 -0.019 0.42 0.010 -0.029 0.7 3 0 HR
Bill Robinson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .894 -0.024 0.31 0.000 -0.024 -0.3 2 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .650 -0.028 0.48 0.005 -0.033 -0.3 4 4
Manny Sanguillen C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .722 -0.005 0.38 0.017 -0.022 0.1 3 0 2B
Bob Moose P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1.100 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 2
   Tommy Helms PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .707 -0.002 0.10 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .625 -0.024 0.81 0.000 -0.024 -0.6
   Doc Medich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 .263 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 2 1 0 4 .067 .267 -0.283 0.44 0.032 -0.315 -2.9 24 13
2B: M Sanguillen (14, off D Sutton).
HR: D Parker (8, off D Sutton; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: D Parker 4; M Sanguillen 2.
RBI: D Parker (61).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-W Stargell.
E: R Stennett (17).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .227 .626 0.113 0.76 0.153 -0.039 0.5 1 2 3B
Bill Buckner LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .302 .716 0.109 0.71 0.110 -0.001 1.3 3 0 SB
Leron Lee RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .474 -0.057 0.64 0.000 -0.057 -1.0 2 0
   Dusty Baker RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .613 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Garvey 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .307 .771 0.011 0.55 0.058 -0.047 1.0 10 1 HR
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .864 -0.038 0.39 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 1 3
Bill Russell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .714 -0.023 0.29 0.003 -0.026 -0.3 0 3
Jim Lyttle CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .300 .762 -0.001 0.21 0.009 -0.010 0.4 5 0 IW
Ellie Rodriguez C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .203 .575 0.046 0.45 0.053 -0.007 -0.3 4 0 GDP
Don Sutton P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .098 .294 0.057 0.94 0.076 -0.018 0.6 1 0 SH
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 2 3 .312 .822 0.217 0.54 0.462 -0.243 1.5 27 9
3B: D Lopes (5, off B Moose).
HR: S Garvey (9, off B Moose; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: D Sutton (6, off B Moose).
IBB: J Lyttle (3, by B Moose).
TB: S Garvey 4; B Buckner 3; D Lopes 3; J Lyttle 2; E Rodriguez; D Sutton; B Russell.
GIDP: E Rodriguez (1).
RBI: S Garvey 2 (63); D Lopes (17); D Sutton (3); B Buckner (42).
2-out RBI: D Sutton.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
E: D Lopes (15).
Baserunning
SB: B Buckner (20, 2nd base off B Moose/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Moose, L (3-8) 5 9 5 5 2 3 1 3.31 26 30 -0.225 0.71 -2.8
Kent Tekulve 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 6 0 0 0.006 0.04 0.9
Doc Medich 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.79 3 0 0 0.002 0.05 0.4
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 2 3 1 5.62 35 30 0 0 -0.217 0.44 -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, W (15-9) 9 2 1 1 0 4 1 3.80 30 83 0.283 0.44 2.9
Team Totals 9 2 1 1 0 4 1 1.00 30 83 0.283 0.54 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Moose (5; J Lyttle).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 42,235.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Richie Hebner 3B 2 Bill Buckner LF
3 Richie Zisk LF 3 Leron Lee RF
4 Willie Stargell 1B 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Dave Parker RF 5 Ron Cey 3B
6 Bill Robinson CF 6 Bill Russell SS
7 Rennie Stennett 2B 7 Jim Lyttle CF
8 Manny Sanguillen C 8 Ellie Rodriguez C
9 Bob Moose P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 1 -2- R LAD D. Lopes B. Moose 15% 73% Triple to RF; Rodriguez Scores
b4 2-0 2 12- R LAD D. Sutton B. Moose 8% 88% Single to CF; Lyttle Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
b5 3-0 1 -2- RR LAD S. Garvey B. Moose 6% 97% Home Run; Buckner Scores
b3 1-0 1 --3 R LAD B. Buckner B. Moose 6% 78% Single to RF; Lopes Scores
b3 0-0 0 --- LAD E. Rodriguez B. Moose 4% 59% Walk

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, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras D. Sutton 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton 1% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk D. Sutton 1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes B. Moose -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- LAD B. Buckner B. Moose 2% 55% Single to 2B/Bunt
b1 0-0 1 1-- LAD L. Lee B. Moose 2% 57% Buckner Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O LAD L. Lee B. Moose -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O LAD S. Garvey B. Moose -3% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Sutton 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Robinson D. Sutton 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O LAD R. Cey B. Moose -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell B. Moose -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- O LAD J. Lyttle B. Moose -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Moose D. Sutton 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- LAD E. Rodriguez B. Moose 4% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O LAD D. Sutton B. Moose -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- R LAD D. Lopes B. Moose 15% 73% Triple to RF; Rodriguez Scores
b3 1-0 1 --3 R LAD B. Buckner B. Moose 6% 78% Single to RF; Lopes Scores
b3 2-0 1 1-- O LAD L. Lee B. Moose -2% 77% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 1-- O LAD S. Garvey B. Moose -1% 75% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras D. Sutton 3% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton 2% 79% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk D. Sutton 1% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O LAD R. Cey B. Moose -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell B. Moose -1% 78% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 --- LAD J. Lyttle B. Moose 1% 79% Single to CF
b4 2-0 2 1-- LAD E. Rodriguez B. Moose 1% 80% Single to RF; Lyttle to 2B
b4 2-0 2 12- R LAD D. Sutton B. Moose 8% 88% Single to CF; Lyttle Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
b4 3-0 2 12- O LAD D. Lopes B. Moose -2% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t5 0-3 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 2% 88% Flyball: LF
t5 0-3 1 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Sutton 1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-3 2 --- O PIT B. Robinson D. Sutton 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- LAD B. Buckner B. Moose 1% 91% Single to CF
b5 3-0 0 1-- O LAD L. Lee B. Moose -0% 91% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Buckner to 2B
b5 3-0 1 -2- RR LAD S. Garvey B. Moose 6% 97% Home Run; Buckner Scores
b5 5-0 1 --- O LAD R. Cey B. Moose -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b5 5-0 2 --- LAD B. Russell B. Moose 0% 97% Single to 2B; Russell to 2B/Adv on E4
b5 5-0 2 -2- LAD J. Lyttle B. Moose 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b5 5-0 2 12- O LAD E. Rodriguez B. Moose -0% 96% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t6 0-5 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 1% 97% Flyball: RF
t6 0-5 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton 0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
Tommy Helms pinch hits for Bob Moose (P) batting 9th
t6 0-5 2 --- O PIT T. Helms D. Sutton 0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 9-1-2
Kent Tekulve replaces Tommy Helms (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-0 0 --- O LAD D. Sutton K. Tekulve -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-0 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes K. Tekulve -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b6 5-0 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner K. Tekulve -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t7 0-5 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras D. Sutton 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-5 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t7 0-5 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk D. Sutton 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5
b7 5-0 0 --- O LAD L. Lee K. Tekulve -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b7 5-0 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey K. Tekulve -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-0 2 --- O LAD R. Cey K. Tekulve -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
Dusty Baker replaces Leron Lee playing RF batting 3rd
t8 0-5 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 0-5 1 --- R PIT D. Parker D. Sutton -1% 98% Home Run
t8 1-5 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson D. Sutton 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 1-5 2 --- PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton -0% 98% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 1B
t8 1-5 2 1-- PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton -2% 97% Double to RF; Stennett to 3B
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Kent Tekulve (P) batting 9th
t8 1-5 2 -23 O PIT E. Kirkpatrick D. Sutton 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
Doc Medich replaces Ed Kirkpatrick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-1 0 --- O LAD B. Russell D. Medich -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-1 1 --- LAD J. Lyttle D. Medich 0% 99% Single to LF
b8 5-1 1 1-- OO LAD E. Rodriguez D. Medich -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t9 1-5 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras D. Sutton 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-5 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-5 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk D. Sutton 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 5.

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