September 2, 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 39,276

Friday, September 2, 1977, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Pirates

77-57

Lost 2

2nd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  0
Dodgers         2  0  1   3  1  3   0  0  X   10 18  1

W: B Hooton (10-7), L: J Reuss (10-12)

Dodgers

81-53

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .240  .614    0    1   5   2B,SB
P Garner 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .249  .751    0    5   4   
D Parker RF                   4   0   2   0    1   2  .346  .946    0    1   0   
B Robinson 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .884    0   10   0   
  K Macha 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .594    0    3   0   
A Oliver LF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .300  .809    0    0   1   
E Ott C                       3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .724    0    3   0   
F Gonzalez 3B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .277  .721    0    0   6   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .655    0    1   0   
J Reuss P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .462    0    0   2   
  L Demery P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .421    0    0   0   
  D Berra PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    0    0   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .527         0   0   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .552    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   2    4  11                    24  18

BATTING

2B: F Taveras (15, off E Sosa).

TB: F Taveras 3; D Parker 2; A Oliver; P Garner; B Tolan.

RBI: A Oliver (68); F Taveras (25).

2-out RBI: F Taveras.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-P Garner-K Macha.

PB: E Ott (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (52, 2nd base off B Hooton/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .283  .781    0    1   0   2B
  E Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   2   
B Russell SS                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .280  .678    0    1   0   
R Smith RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .316 1.004    0    3   0   
  J Leonard LF                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   2   1    1   1  .253  .826    0    1   2   HR
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   2   3    1   0  .282  .812    0    6   0   IW
  E Goodson 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .473         0   0   
D Baker LF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .279  .824    0    2   0   
  J Simpson PR-RF             1   1   0   0    0   1  .083  .237    0    1   0   
G Burke CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .563    0    1   0   
S Yeager C                    3   2   2   0    0   0  .255  .773    0    9   1   2B
  J Grote PH-C                2   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .652    0    1   0   GDP
B Hooton P                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .169  .386    0    0   1   2B,SH
  R Landestoy 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39  10  18  10    4   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: D Lopes (15, off J Reuss); S Yeager (18, off J Reuss); B Hooton (2, off L Demery).

HR: R Cey (25, off L Demery; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Hooton (13, off L Demery).

IBB: S Garvey (10, by L Demery).

TB: R Cey 5; B Hooton 3; S Yeager 3; D Lopes 3; R Smith 2; B Russell 2; S Garvey 2; D Baker; J Leonard; J Grote; G Burke.

GIDP: J Grote (6).

RBI: S Garvey 3 (98); J Grote (8); R Cey (99); B Russell (44); D Lopes (43); R Smith (75); B Hooton (3); D Baker (62).

2-out RBI: D Baker; J Grote; B Russell; B Hooton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

E: R Cey (15).

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 Reuss, L (10-12)             3.1   9   5   5    1   0   0   3.96   19     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 9     21    -     0.95  -0.26
L Demery                       2.2   7   5   5    3   1   1   5.01   18     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 7          1-1    0.28  -0.09
T Forster                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   5.06    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    18  10  10    4   3   1          44     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 0·18          1-1

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hooton, W (10-7)             7     4   1   1    2  10   0   2.66   28     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 3     73    -     0.77   0.15
E Sosa                         2     3   1   1    2   1   0   2.44   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4  11   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Hooton (4).

IBB: L Demery (3; S Garvey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 39,276.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. F Taveras            SS    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. P Garner             2B    2. B Russell            SS 
3. D Parker             RF    3. R Smith              RF 
4. B Robinson           1B    4. R Cey                3B 
5. A Oliver             LF    5. S Garvey             1B 
6. E Ott                C     6. D Baker              LF 
7. F Gonzalez           3B    7. G Burke              CF 
8. O Moreno             CF    8. S Yeager             C  
9. J Reuss              P     9. B Hooton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  3-0  12-      -9%  69% A Oliver        B Hooton        Single to CF; Garner Scores; Parker to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  123       8%  73% S Garvey        J Reuss         Single to LF; Lopes Scores; Russell Scores; Cey out at 3B/LF-3B-SS; Garvey to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   b 4   1  1-3  -2-       7%  88% D Lopes         J Reuss         Double to LF; Yeager Scores
   b 3   1  0-2  12-       7%  86% S Garvey        J Reuss         Single to LF; Smith Scores; Cey to 2B
   b 4   1  1-4  12-       6%  94% R Smith         L Demery        Single to RF; Lopes Scores; Russell to 3B; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Lopes         Single to CF
          1--      64%  B Russell       Single to LF; Lopes to 2B
   O      12-      63%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lopes to 3B; Russell to 2B
          -23      64%  R Cey           Walk
   RRO    123      73%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Lopes Scores; Russell Scores; Cey out at 3B/LF-3B-SS; Garvey to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      70%  D Baker         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  A Oliver        Strikeout
          ---      73%  E Ott           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ott to 1B
   O      1--      75%  F Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  G Burke         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      73%  B Hooton        Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  J Reuss         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  F Taveras       Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  B Russell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      77%  R Smith         Single to CF
          1--      80%  R Cey           Single to CF; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      86%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Smith Scores; Cey to 2B
   O      12-      85%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cey to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  G Burke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  P Garner        Single to CF
          1--      76%  D Parker        Wild Pitch; Garner to 2B
          -2-      72%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      78%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   R      12-      69%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Garner Scores; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      74%  E Ott           Foul Flyball: RF
   O      12-      79%  F Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  S Yeager        Double to LF
   O      -2-      80%  B Hooton        Bunt Groundout: P-2B; Yeager stays at 2B
   R      -2-      88%  D Lopes         Double to LF; Yeager Scores
                  Larry Demery replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      88%  B Russell       Walk
   R      12-      94%  R Smith         Single to RF; Lopes Scores; Russell to 3B; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      92%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
          -23      92%  S Garvey        Intentional Walk
   R      123      95%  D Baker         Walk; Russell Scores; Smith to 3B; Garvey to 2B
   O      123      94%  G Burke         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  O Moreno        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      96%  L Demery        Strikeout
          ---      95%  F Taveras       Single to LF
          1--      95%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Larry Demery facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  S Yeager        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  B Hooton        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Yeager to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  D Lopes         Strikeout
   R      -2-      98%  B Russell       Single to SS; Yeager Scores
   O      1--      98%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Burt Hooton facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  D Parker        Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
          1--      96%  A Oliver        Walk; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      98%  E Ott           Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Larry Demery facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      99%  R Cey           Home Run
   O      ---      99%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  D Baker         Single to 2B
                  Joe Simpson pinch runs for Dusty Baker batting 6th
          1--      99%  G Burke         Passed Ball; Simpson to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Simpson to 3B
                  Jerry Grote pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   R      --3     100%  J Grote         Single to LF; Simpson Scores
   R      1--     100%  B Hooton        Double to LF; Grote Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 10.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Grote moves to C; Jeffrey Leonard replaces Reggie Smith playing LF batting 3rd; Joe Simpson moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  O Moreno        Popfly: 3B
                  Dale Berra pinch hits for Larry Demery batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Berra         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-1, Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
                  Terry Forster replaces Dale Berra pitching and batting 9th; Ken Macha replaces Bill Robinson playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  J Leonard       Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  S Garvey        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 10.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Elias Sosa facing 2-3-4
                  Elias Sosa replaces Davey Lopes pitching and batting 1st; Rafael Landestoy replaces Burt Hooton playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  D Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  K Macha         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-1, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Simpson       Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  G Burke         Single to 2B
   OO     1--     100%  J Grote         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 10.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Elias Sosa facing 6-7-8
                  Ed Goodson replaces Steve Garvey playing 1B batting 5th
          ---     100%  E Ott           Walk
   O      1--     100%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Terry Forster batting 9th
          1--     100%  B Tolan         Single to RF; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      12-     100%  F Taveras       Double to LF; Gonzalez Scores; Tolan to 3B
          -23     100%  P Garner        Walk
   O      123     100%  D Parker        Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation