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BOS
@CHW		5
8
SEA
@CLE		3
13
CAL
@DET		8
7
KCR
@MIL		14
11
BAL
@MIN		6
5
NYY
@TEX		5
9
OAK
@TOR		0
6
PIT
@LAD		6
2
HOU
@MON		2
1
ATL
@NYM		1
2
CIN
@PHI		6
3
CHC
@SDP		3
2
STL
@SFG		6
9		 
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Friday, June 15, 1979 7:30PM
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 50,299, Time of Game: 2:52
Pirates
6
29-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Dodgers
2
30-35
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 8 GB
W: Bert Blyleven (3-2)
L: Don Sutton (6-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  5    6 10  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 .307 .768 -0.037 0.71 0.050 -0.088 1.0 5 0 SB
Tim Foli SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 .285 .667 0.121 0.76 0.151 -0.030 1.3 2 3
Dave Parker RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .314 .963 -0.053 0.83 0.030 -0.083 1.0 3 0 SB
Willie Stargell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 .309 .950 -0.048 0.73 0.026 -0.074 -0.9 7 0
John Milner LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .855 -0.036 1.01 0.008 -0.044 -0.3 0 0
   Bill Robinson LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .863 0.030 0.63 0.030 0.000 0.4 1 0 SB
Phil Garner 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .260 .752 0.001 0.97 0.077 -0.076 0.3 2 2
Ed Ott C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .246 .653 -0.057 0.70 0.003 -0.060 -0.4 6 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .562 -0.034 0.57 0.011 -0.045 -0.6 1 0
Bert Blyleven P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .394 -0.020 0.56 0.013 -0.032 -0.2 0 0
   Kent Tekulve P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.007 0.52 0.007 0.000 0.3 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 10 5 3 11 .270 .595 -0.126 0.75 0.406 -0.532 1.8 27 5
TB: T Foli 2; B Robinson; D Parker; W Stargell; R Stennett; P Garner; K Tekulve; B Blyleven; O Moreno.
RBI: D Parker 2 (38); O Moreno 2 (27); P Garner (12).
2-out RBI: D Parker 2; O Moreno 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: B Robinson (3, 2nd base off K Brett/J Ferguson); D Parker (9, 2nd base off D Sutton/J Ferguson); O Moreno (25, 2nd base off D Patterson/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 1 0 0 0 .287 .945 -0.161 1.40 0.003 -0.164 -0.9 1 4
Bill Russell SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .716 0.084 1.63 0.170 -0.086 -0.0 0 1 SB
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 .838 -0.192 1.89 0.000 -0.192 -1.0 2 0
Steve Garvey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .856 0.059 1.81 0.112 -0.053 0.4 9 0 IW
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .914 -0.246 2.20 0.000 -0.246 -1.3 1 2
Dusty Baker LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 .843 -0.091 1.16 0.025 -0.116 -0.7 3 0 SB
Gary Thomasson CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .262 .768 -0.102 1.02 0.002 -0.103 -0.4 1 0
Joe Ferguson C 2 1 1 2 2 1 .227 .805 0.042 0.75 0.069 -0.027 1.9 10 1 HR
Don Sutton P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .132 .285 0.037 1.29 0.056 -0.019 0.2 0 0
   Von Joshua PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .317 .867 -0.051 1.83 0.000 -0.051 -0.2
   Ken Brett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Derrel Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .749 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 5 6 .182 .562 -0.626 1.45 0.437 -1.062 -2.2 27 8
HR: J Ferguson (9, off K Tekulve; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: S Garvey (6, by B Blyleven).
TB: J Ferguson 4; B Russell 2; D Lopes; D Sutton; S Garvey.
RBI: J Ferguson 2 (34).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: D Baker (4, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott); B Russell (2, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (3-2) 7.2 4 0 0 4 6 0 4.18 31 73 0.504 1.59 3.3
Kent Tekulve, S (7) 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4.57 7 2 0 0.122 0.76 -1.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 5 6 1 2.00 38 73 2 0 0.626 0.75 2.2

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, L (6-7) 7 5 1 1 1 9 0 3.68 27 71 0.230 0.89 2.3
Ken Brett 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 6.19 7 0 0 -0.049 0.63 -0.9
Dave Patterson 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.40 6 2 2 -0.055 0.31 -3.1
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 3 11 0 6.00 40 71 2 2 0.126 1.45 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: D Sutton (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Blyleven (5; S Garvey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 50,299.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Omar Moreno CF 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Bill Russell SS
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Willie Stargell 1B 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 John Milner LF 5 Ron Cey 3B
6 Phil Garner 3B 6 Dusty Baker LF
7 Ed Ott C 7 Gary Thomasson CF
8 Rennie Stennett 2B 8 Joe Ferguson C
9 Bert Blyleven P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-1 2 12- O LAD R. Cey K. Tekulve 12% 85% Lineout: SS
b8 0-1 1 -2- O LAD R. Smith B. Blyleven 10% 75% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-1 1 1-3 O LAD R. Cey B. Blyleven 9% 58% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey B. Blyleven -9% 49% Single to RF; Russell to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 R PIT J. Milner D. Sutton 9% 59% Wild Pitch; Foli Scores; Stargell to 2B

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 O. Moreno D. Sutton -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT T. Foli D. Sutton 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT D. Parker D. Sutton -3% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 3% 50% Single to CF; Foli to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 R PIT J. Milner D. Sutton 9% 59% Wild Pitch; Foli Scores; Stargell to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- O PIT J. Milner D. Sutton -3% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes B. Blyleven 2% 58% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 1 --- O LAD B. Russell B. Blyleven 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O LAD R. Smith B. Blyleven 1% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O PIT P. Garner D. Sutton -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Sutton -1% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 1% 59% Single to RF
t2 1-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Blyleven D. Sutton -2% 57% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey B. Blyleven 2% 59% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- O LAD R. Cey B. Blyleven 2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- LAD D. Baker B. Blyleven -1% 59% Walk
b2 0-1 2 1-- LAD G. Thomasson B. Blyleven -1% 58% Baker Steals 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- O LAD G. Thomasson B. Blyleven 4% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. Sutton -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O PIT T. Foli D. Sutton -1% 58% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Sutton -1% 57% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O LAD J. Ferguson B. Blyleven 3% 60% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 1 --- O LAD D. Sutton B. Blyleven 2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O LAD D. Lopes B. Blyleven 1% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton -2% 61% Popfly: 3B
t4 1-0 1 --- O PIT J. Milner D. Sutton -2% 59% Popfly: 1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O PIT P. Garner D. Sutton -1% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- LAD B. Russell B. Blyleven -5% 53% Single to SS
b4 0-1 0 1-- O LAD R. Smith B. Blyleven 5% 58% Flyball: RF
b4 0-1 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey B. Blyleven -9% 49% Single to RF; Russell to 3B
b4 0-1 1 1-3 O LAD R. Cey B. Blyleven 9% 58% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 1-3 O LAD D. Baker B. Blyleven 7% 65% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Sutton -2% 63% Flyball: 1B
t5 1-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton -2% 61% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- PIT B. Blyleven D. Sutton 1% 62% Single to CF
t5 1-0 2 1-- O PIT O. Moreno D. Sutton -2% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- O LAD G. Thomasson B. Blyleven 3% 63% Lineout: SS
b5 0-1 1 --- LAD J. Ferguson B. Blyleven -4% 59% Walk
b5 0-1 1 1-- LAD D. Sutton B. Blyleven -6% 54% Single to LF; Ferguson to 2B
b5 0-1 1 12- O LAD D. Lopes B. Blyleven 7% 61% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 2 12- O LAD B. Russell B. Blyleven 7% 67% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- PIT T. Foli D. Sutton 4% 71% Single to CF
t6 1-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Parker D. Sutton -3% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-0 1 1-- PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 2% 69% Parker Steals 2B
t6 1-0 1 -2- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton -4% 66% Strikeout
t6 1-0 2 -2- PIT J. Milner D. Sutton 1% 66% Walk
t6 1-0 2 12- O PIT P. Garner D. Sutton -5% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b6 0-1 0 --- O LAD R. Smith B. Blyleven 4% 66% Strikeout
b6 0-1 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey B. Blyleven 3% 69% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 0-1 2 --- O LAD R. Cey B. Blyleven 2% 70% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t7 1-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Sutton -2% 68% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-0 2 --- O PIT B. Blyleven D. Sutton -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
Bill Robinson replaces John Milner playing LF batting 5th
b7 0-1 0 --- O LAD D. Baker B. Blyleven 5% 70% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-1 1 --- O LAD G. Thomasson B. Blyleven 3% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 0-1 2 --- LAD J. Ferguson B. Blyleven -3% 71% Walk
Von Joshua pinch hits for Don Sutton (P) batting 9th
b7 0-1 2 1-- O LAD V. Joshua B. Blyleven 5% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
Ken Brett replaces Von Joshua (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-0 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno K. Brett -2% 74% Flyball: LF
t8 1-0 1 --- O PIT T. Foli K. Brett -2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker K. Brett -1% 71% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b8 0-1 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes B. Blyleven 6% 77% Popfly: 2B
b8 0-1 1 --- LAD B. Russell B. Blyleven -7% 70% Single to CF
b8 0-1 1 1-- LAD R. Smith B. Blyleven -5% 65% Russell Steals 2B
b8 0-1 1 -2- O LAD R. Smith B. Blyleven 10% 75% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-1 2 -2- LAD S. Garvey B. Blyleven -2% 73% Intentional Walk
Kent Tekulve replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-1 2 12- O LAD R. Cey K. Tekulve 12% 85% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
t9 1-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell K. Brett -2% 83% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-0 1 --- PIT B. Robinson K. Brett 2% 85% Single to CF
t9 1-0 1 1-- PIT P. Garner K. Brett 1% 86% Robinson Steals 2B
t9 1-0 1 -2- R PIT P. Garner K. Brett 8% 94% Single to RF; Robinson Scores; Garner to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t9 2-0 1 -2- PIT E. Ott K. Brett 0% 94% Walk
Dave Patterson replaces Ken Brett pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-0 1 12- O PIT R. Stennett D. Patterson -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t9 2-0 2 12- PIT K. Tekulve D. Patterson 1% 94% Single to SS; Garner to 3B; Ott to 2B
t9 2-0 2 123 RR PIT O. Moreno D. Patterson 5% 99% Single to RF; Garner Scores; Ott Scores; Tekulve to 3B
t9 4-0 2 1-3 PIT T. Foli D. Patterson 0% 99% Moreno Steals 2B
t9 4-0 2 -23 PIT T. Foli D. Patterson 0% 99% Walk
t9 4-0 2 123 RR PIT D. Parker D. Patterson 1% 100% Single to CF; Tekulve Scores; Moreno Scores; Foli to 2B
t9 6-0 2 12- O PIT W. Stargell D. Patterson -0% 100% Strikeout
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
b9 0-6 0 --- O LAD D. Baker K. Tekulve 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-6 1 --- LAD G. Thomasson K. Tekulve -0% 100% Walk
b9 0-6 1 1-- RR LAD J. Ferguson K. Tekulve -0% 99% Home Run; Thomasson Scores
Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Dave Patterson (P) batting 9th
b9 2-6 1 --- O LAD D. Thomas K. Tekulve 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 2-6 2 --- LAD D. Lopes K. Tekulve -0% 100% Single to SS
b9 2-6 2 1-- O LAD B. Russell K. Tekulve 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 2.

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