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CAL
@BAL		4
5
KCR
@BOS		4
0
TEX
@CHW		9
5
OAK
@CLE		2
4
SEA
@DET		3
4
MIN
@NYY		7
5		 
(10)
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@TOR		2
3		 
(11)
MON
@ATL		4
6
MON
@ATL		4
1
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@CIN		12
2
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@CIN		1
2
NYM
@HOU		3
4		 
(10)
PIT
@LAD		3
7
STL
@SDP		3
8
CHC
@SFG		1
0
Friday, July 28, 1978
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 43,600, Time of Game: 2:42
Pirates
3
47-50
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
3rd, 7 GB
 at Dodgers
7
60-42
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Tommy John (12-7)
L: John Candelaria (8-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  7  1
Dodgers         0  0  0   3  2  0   1  1  X    7 12  3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .282 .670 -0.058 1.04 0.054 -0.112 -0.9 0 2
Phil Garner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .705 0.065 1.13 0.108 -0.043 0.3 1 4
Dave Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .864 -0.099 1.38 0.000 -0.099 -1.0 1 0
Bill Robinson LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .253 .723 0.078 1.12 0.126 -0.048 0.4 2 0 CS
Willie Stargell 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 .279 .911 -0.109 1.23 0.039 -0.148 -0.8 9 0 GDP
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .615 0.030 0.93 0.075 -0.045 0.5 4 3
   Mario Mendoza PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .653 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Duffy Dyer C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .668 0.064 1.01 0.099 -0.035 0.6 5 0
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 .215 .591 0.045 1.02 0.086 -0.041 0.4 1 0
John Candelaria P 2 0 0 1 0 0 .128 .440 0.000 1.28 0.016 -0.017 -0.1 0 1
   Bruce Kison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Steve Brye PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .596 -0.032 1.29 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Manny Sanguillen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .667 -0.004 0.13 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Team Totals 35 3 7 3 1 7 .200 .422 -0.020 1.10 0.603 -0.624 -1.0 24 12
TB: D Dyer 2; R Stennett 2; B Robinson; P Garner; F Taveras.
GIDP: W Stargell (4).
RBI: J Candelaria (1); B Robinson (44); O Moreno (19).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-W Stargell.
PB: D Dyer (2).
E: D Dyer (3).
Baserunning
CS: B Robinson (7, 2nd base by T Forster/J Ferguson).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .830 -0.080 0.63 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 1 5
Bill North CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .266 .739 0.101 0.48 0.116 -0.015 1.4 2 0 2B,SB
Reggie Smith RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .312 .987 0.062 0.71 0.109 -0.047 0.8 2 0
Ron Cey 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .256 .786 0.046 0.77 0.099 -0.053 0.4 1 2 GDP
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .796 -0.040 0.81 0.032 -0.072 -0.7 8 1
Dusty Baker LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .281 .734 0.096 1.06 0.131 -0.035 1.5 2 0
Joe Ferguson C 3 1 1 0 1 2 .208 .742 0.007 0.91 0.037 -0.030 -0.4 7 2
Bill Russell SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .271 .645 -0.024 1.27 0.047 -0.071 -0.3 4 4
Tommy John P 4 0 1 3 0 0 .111 .304 0.313 1.44 0.358 -0.045 1.7 0 1 2B
   Terry Forster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 12 7 5 5 .343 .825 0.481 0.87 0.929 -0.448 3.4 27 15
2B: T John (2, off J Candelaria); B North (14, off J Candelaria).
TB: B North 3; D Baker 3; R Smith 2; T John 2; J Ferguson; S Garvey; B Russell; R Cey.
GIDP: R Cey (9).
RBI: T John 3 (5); R Smith 2 (65); D Baker 2 (50).
2-out RBI: T John 3.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey; J Ferguson-B Russell.
E: T John (2); D Lopes 2 (10).
Baserunning
SB: B North (21, 2nd base off K Tekulve/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria, L (8-11) 4 7 5 5 2 1 0 3.44 21 27 -0.404 1.16 -2.6
Bruce Kison 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 3.30 9 1 1 -0.023 0.89 0.3
Kent Tekulve 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 2.25 10 0 0 -0.052 0.26 -1.1
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 5 5 0 7.88 40 27 1 1 -0.479 1.10 -3.4
J Candelaria faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, W (12-7) 7.1 6 3 0 1 5 0 3.40 31 64 -0.032 1.20 0.1
Terry Forster, S (14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.18 5 1 0 0.053 0.50 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 3 0 1 7 0 0.00 36 64 1 0 0.021 0.87 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 43,600.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Phil Garner 3B 2 Bill North CF
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Bill Robinson LF 4 Ron Cey 3B
5 Willie Stargell 1B 5 Steve Garvey 1B
6 Rennie Stennett 2B 6 Dusty Baker LF
7 Duffy Dyer C 7 Joe Ferguson C
8 Omar Moreno CF 8 Bill Russell SS
9 John Candelaria P 9 Tommy John P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-2 2 123 RRR LAD T. John J. Candelaria 36% 68% Double to CF; Baker Scores; Ferguson Scores; Russell Scores
t5 3-3 1 12- OO PIT W. Stargell T. John 11% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 2-3 1 1-3 R PIT B. Robinson T. John -10% 45% Single to LF; Taveras Scores/unER; Parker to 2B
b5 3-3 0 -2- R LAD R. Smith J. Candelaria 10% 75% Single to LF; North Scores
b5 3-3 0 --- LAD B. North J. Candelaria 9% 65% Double to LF

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' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras T. John 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT P. Garner T. John -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT D. Parker T. John 3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Robinson T. John 2% 55% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Candelaria -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. North J. Candelaria -1% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAD R. Smith J. Candelaria -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT W. Stargell T. John -4% 46% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stargell to 1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- PIT R. Stennett T. John -6% 40% Single to LF; Stargell to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- PIT D. Dyer T. John -8% 32% Single to RF; Stargell to 3B; Stennett to 2B
t2 0-0 0 123 R PIT O. Moreno T. John -9% 24% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores/unER; Stennett to 3B; Dyer to 2B; Moreno to 1B
t2 1-0 0 123 RO PIT J. Candelaria T. John -2% 22% Groundout: P-1B; Stennett Scores/unER; Dyer to 3B; Moreno to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -23 O PIT F. Taveras T. John 7% 29% Fielder's Choice SS; Dyer out at Hm/SS-C-3B; Taveras to 1B
t2 2-0 2 12- O PIT P. Garner T. John 3% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O LAD R. Cey J. Candelaria -2% 30% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-2 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey J. Candelaria -2% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- LAD D. Baker J. Candelaria 1% 29% Single to CF
b2 0-2 2 1-- LAD J. Ferguson J. Candelaria 2% 32% Single to LF; Baker to 2B
b2 0-2 2 12- O LAD B. Russell J. Candelaria -5% 27% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O PIT D. Parker T. John 2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson T. John 1% 30% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell T. John 1% 31% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- O LAD T. John J. Candelaria -3% 28% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Candelaria -2% 26% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 2 --- LAD B. North J. Candelaria 1% 28% Single to P
b3 0-2 2 1-- O LAD R. Smith J. Candelaria -3% 25% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett T. John 2% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- PIT D. Dyer T. John -2% 25% Single to CF
t4 2-0 1 1-- O PIT O. Moreno T. John 2% 27% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 1-- O PIT J. Candelaria T. John 2% 29% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- O LAD R. Cey J. Candelaria -3% 26% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-2 1 --- LAD S. Garvey J. Candelaria 3% 29% Single to 3B
b4 0-2 1 1-- O LAD D. Baker J. Candelaria -4% 26% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-2 2 1-- LAD J. Ferguson J. Candelaria 1% 27% Passed Ball; Baker to 2B
b4 0-2 2 -2- LAD J. Ferguson J. Candelaria 1% 28% Walk
b4 0-2 2 12- LAD B. Russell J. Candelaria 4% 33% Walk; Baker to 3B; Ferguson to 2B
b4 0-2 2 123 RRR LAD T. John J. Candelaria 36% 68% Double to CF; Baker Scores; Ferguson Scores; Russell Scores
b4 3-2 2 -2- O LAD D. Lopes J. Candelaria -3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t5 2-3 0 --- PIT F. Taveras T. John -5% 60% Single to LF
t5 2-3 0 1-- PIT P. Garner T. John -8% 51% Reached on E1 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Taveras to 2B; Garner to 1B
t5 2-3 0 12- O PIT D. Parker T. John 4% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Taveras to 3B
t5 2-3 1 1-3 R PIT B. Robinson T. John -10% 45% Single to LF; Taveras Scores/unER; Parker to 2B
t5 3-3 1 12- OO PIT W. Stargell T. John 11% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
b5 3-3 0 --- LAD B. North J. Candelaria 9% 65% Double to LF
b5 3-3 0 -2- R LAD R. Smith J. Candelaria 10% 75% Single to LF; North Scores
Bruce Kison replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-3 0 1-- LAD R. Cey B. Kison 9% 84% Single to RF; Smith to 3B
b5 4-3 0 1-3 O LAD S. Garvey B. Kison -5% 78% Strikeout
b5 4-3 1 1-3 R LAD D. Baker B. Kison 6% 85% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Cey to 2B
b5 5-3 1 12- O LAD J. Ferguson B. Kison -2% 82% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-3 2 12- O LAD B. Russell B. Kison -2% 80% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t6 3-5 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett T. John 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- O PIT D. Dyer T. John 2% 85% Flyball: CF
t6 3-5 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno T. John 1% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
b6 5-3 0 --- O LAD T. John B. Kison -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-3 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes B. Kison -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
b6 5-3 2 --- LAD B. North B. Kison 1% 85% Walk
b6 5-3 2 1-- O LAD R. Smith B. Kison -1% 83% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
Steve Brye pinch hits for Bruce Kison (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 --- O PIT S. Brye T. John 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-5 1 --- O PIT F. Taveras T. John 2% 89% Strikeout
t7 3-5 2 --- O PIT P. Garner T. John 1% 90% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
Kent Tekulve replaces Steve Brye (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-3 0 --- LAD R. Cey K. Tekulve 1% 91% Walk
b7 5-3 0 1-- O LAD S. Garvey K. Tekulve -0% 91% Groundout: P unassisted; Cey to 2B
b7 5-3 1 -2- R LAD D. Baker K. Tekulve 4% 95% Single to LF; Cey Scores
b7 6-3 1 1-- O LAD J. Ferguson K. Tekulve -1% 94% Strikeout
b7 6-3 2 1-- LAD B. Russell K. Tekulve 0% 95% Single to 2B; Baker to 2B
b7 6-3 2 12- O LAD T. John K. Tekulve -1% 94% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
t8 3-6 0 --- O PIT D. Parker T. John 2% 96% Strikeout
t8 3-6 1 --- PIT B. Robinson T. John -2% 94% Walk
Terry Forster replaces Tommy John pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-6 1 1-- OO PIT W. Stargell T. Forster 4% 98% Double Play: Strikeout, Robinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
b8 6-3 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes K. Tekulve -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 6-3 1 --- LAD B. North K. Tekulve 0% 98% Walk
b8 6-3 1 1-- LAD R. Smith K. Tekulve 1% 98% North Steals 2B; North to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b8 6-3 1 --3 R LAD R. Smith K. Tekulve 1% 99% Single to RF; North Scores
b8 7-3 1 1-- OO LAD R. Cey K. Tekulve -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Dodgers' Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
t9 3-7 0 --- PIT R. Stennett T. Forster -2% 97% Single to P
Mario Mendoza pinch runs for Rennie Stennett (2B) batting 6th
t9 3-7 0 1-- O PIT D. Dyer T. Forster 2% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 3-7 1 1-- O PIT O. Moreno T. Forster 1% 100% Flyball: LF
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Kent Tekulve (P) batting 9th
t9 3-7 2 1-- O PIT M. Sanguillen T. Forster 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 7.

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