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6		 
(10)
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3		 
(8)
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4
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2		 
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4		 
(11)
Monday, July 28, 1980
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 46,973, Time of Game: 2:40
Pirates
6
56-42
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Dodgers
4
53-46
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Rick Rhoden (2-1)
L: Bob Welch (9-6)
S: Kent Tekulve (15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  2  0   0  1  2   0  0  0    6  9  2
Dodgers         1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    4 10  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .264 .660 0.140 0.96 0.152 -0.012 1.0 1 0 SB
Tim Foli SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .686 -0.041 0.76 0.012 -0.053 -0.7 0 5
Dave Parker RF 4 0 0 1 0 3 .284 .779 -0.032 0.89 0.025 -0.056 -0.6 3 1
   Lee Lacy LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .384 .989 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Milner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .725 -0.061 0.60 0.000 -0.061 -0.8 10 0
Mike Easler LF-RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .368 1.093 0.097 0.70 0.127 -0.030 0.8 2 0 3B
Bill Madlock 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .236 .620 -0.052 0.82 0.003 -0.055 -0.4 2 1
Ed Ott C 4 2 2 3 0 1 .299 .762 0.304 0.54 0.322 -0.018 2.6 6 1 2·HR
Phil Garner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .693 0.068 0.79 0.086 -0.018 0.2 3 4
Rick Rhoden P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .718 -0.009 0.77 0.012 -0.020 0.1 0 1 SH
   Kent Tekulve P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 35 6 9 6 1 6 .257 .763 0.412 0.76 0.739 -0.325 2.0 27 14
3B: M Easler (3, off B Welch).
HR: E Ott 2 (5, 2 off B Welch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: R Rhoden (3, off B Welch).
TB: E Ott 8; M Easler 4; O Moreno 2; P Garner; T Foli; R Rhoden.
RBI: E Ott 3 (27); B Madlock (25); O Moreno (17); D Parker (56).
2-out RBI: E Ott 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: D Parker (6); T Foli (9).
Outfield Assists: D Parker (J Johnstone at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: O Moreno (58, 2nd base off B Welch/J Ferguson).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rudy Law CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .633 -0.049 1.35 0.072 -0.120 -0.1 4 0 SB
Bill Russell SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 .276 .676 -0.085 1.03 0.036 -0.121 -0.6 0 2
Jay Johnstone RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 .310 .773 0.078 0.99 0.131 -0.053 0.6 4 0
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .312 .838 0.075 1.02 0.128 -0.053 0.7 8 1
Dusty Baker LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290 .840 0.133 1.10 0.180 -0.047 0.9 2 0 CS
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .761 -0.165 1.66 0.000 -0.165 -1.4 1 2
Pedro Guerrero 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .330 .931 -0.014 0.80 0.045 -0.058 0.5 0 1 HR
Joe Ferguson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .204 .730 -0.055 0.80 0.013 -0.068 -0.3 6 0
Bob Welch P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .528 -0.057 1.11 0.000 -0.057 -0.4 2 0
   Gary Thomasson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .624 -0.008 0.33 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Rick Sutcliffe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .377 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Monday PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .795 0.056 1.05 0.056 0.000 0.2
   Davey Lopes PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .668 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 2 6 .278 .677 -0.091 1.08 0.661 -0.750 0.0 27 6
HR: P Guerrero (4, off K Tekulve; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: P Guerrero 4; J Johnstone 3; D Baker 2; S Garvey 2; J Ferguson; R Law.
RBI: S Garvey (79); P Guerrero (15); J Johnstone (6); D Baker (62).
2-out RBI: D Baker; S Garvey.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: R Law (32, 2nd base off R Rhoden/E Ott).
CS: D Baker (5, 2nd base by R Rhoden/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Rhoden, W (2-1) 7.2 9 3 3 1 4 0 5.15 31 52 0.011 0.92 0.1
Kent Tekulve, S (15) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2.87 7 2 0 0.078 1.86 -0.2
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 6 1 4.00 38 52 2 0 0.089 0.76 -0.0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Welch, L (9-6) 7 9 6 6 0 4 2 3.22 30 39 -0.429 0.89 -2.9
Rick Sutcliffe 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.90 7 0 0 0.018 0.13 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 1 6 2 6.00 37 39 0 0 -0.411 1.08 -2.0
Balks: B Welch (4).
WP: R Rhoden (2); B Welch (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 46,973.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Omar Moreno CF 1 Rudy Law CF
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Bill Russell SS
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Jay Johnstone RF
4 John Milner 1B 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Mike Easler LF 5 Dusty Baker LF
6 Bill Madlock 3B 6 Ron Cey 3B
7 Ed Ott C 7 Pedro Guerrero 2B
8 Phil Garner 2B 8 Joe Ferguson C
9 Rick Rhoden P 9 Bob Welch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 4-3 2 1-- RR PIT E. Ott B. Welch 22% 87% Home Run; Easler Scores
b3 1-3 1 -2- R LAD J. Johnstone R. Rhoden -12% 55% Single to CF; Law Scores; Johnstone to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 2-3 2 --3 R LAD D. Baker R. Rhoden -12% 48% Single to LF; Johnstone Scores
t2 2-1 1 --- R PIT E. Ott B. Welch 11% 70% Home Run
b1 0-1 2 -2- R LAD S. Garvey R. Rhoden -10% 48% Single to LF; Russell Scores

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' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT O. Moreno B. Welch 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT T. Foli B. Welch 3% 56% Moreno Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O PIT T. Foli B. Welch -1% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B; Moreno to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO PIT D. Parker B. Welch 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B; Moreno Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- O PIT J. Milner B. Welch -1% 57% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O LAD R. Law R. Rhoden 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- LAD B. Russell R. Rhoden -3% 56% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- O LAD J. Johnstone R. Rhoden 2% 58% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Russell to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- R LAD S. Garvey R. Rhoden -10% 48% Single to LF; Russell Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- O LAD D. Baker R. Rhoden 2% 50% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- PIT M. Easler B. Welch 10% 60% Triple to CF
t2 1-1 0 --3 RO PIT B. Madlock B. Welch -1% 59% Groundout: 1B-P; Easler Scores
t2 2-1 1 --- R PIT E. Ott B. Welch 11% 70% Home Run
t2 3-1 1 --- O PIT P. Garner B. Welch -1% 69% Foul Flyball: RF
t2 3-1 2 --- O PIT R. Rhoden B. Welch -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- O LAD R. Cey R. Rhoden 2% 70% Strikeout
b2 1-3 1 --- O LAD P. Guerrero R. Rhoden 2% 72% Popfly: 2B
b2 1-3 2 --- LAD J. Ferguson R. Rhoden -1% 71% Single to CF
b2 1-3 2 1-- O LAD B. Welch R. Rhoden 2% 73% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t3 3-1 0 --- PIT O. Moreno B. Welch 3% 76% Single to CF
t3 3-1 0 1-- PIT T. Foli B. Welch 2% 78% Balk; Moreno to 2B
t3 3-1 0 -2- O PIT T. Foli B. Welch -3% 75% Flyball: CF
t3 3-1 1 -2- O PIT D. Parker B. Welch -3% 72% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-1 2 -2- O PIT J. Milner B. Welch -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- LAD R. Law R. Rhoden -4% 65% Single to P/Bunt
b3 1-3 0 1-- LAD B. Russell R. Rhoden -3% 62% Law Steals 2B
b3 1-3 0 -2- O LAD B. Russell R. Rhoden 5% 67% Strikeout
b3 1-3 1 -2- R LAD J. Johnstone R. Rhoden -12% 55% Single to CF; Law Scores; Johnstone to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 2-3 1 -2- O LAD S. Garvey R. Rhoden 4% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnstone to 3B
b3 2-3 2 --3 R LAD D. Baker R. Rhoden -12% 48% Single to LF; Johnstone Scores
b3 3-3 2 1-- O LAD R. Cey R. Rhoden 2% 50% Baker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
t4 3-3 0 --- O PIT M. Easler B. Welch -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 3-3 1 --- O PIT B. Madlock B. Welch -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t4 3-3 2 --- O PIT E. Ott B. Welch -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
b4 3-3 0 --- O LAD R. Cey R. Rhoden 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-3 1 --- O LAD P. Guerrero R. Rhoden 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b4 3-3 2 --- O LAD J. Ferguson R. Rhoden 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
t5 3-3 0 --- PIT P. Garner B. Welch 5% 55% Single to RF
t5 3-3 0 1-- PIT R. Rhoden B. Welch 4% 59% Wild Pitch; Garner to 2B
t5 3-3 0 -2- O PIT R. Rhoden B. Welch -1% 57% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Garner to 3B
t5 3-3 1 --3 RO PIT O. Moreno B. Welch 4% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B; Garner Scores
t5 4-3 2 --- PIT T. Foli B. Welch 1% 63% Single to CF
t5 4-3 2 1-- O PIT D. Parker B. Welch -2% 60% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 9-1-2
b5 3-4 0 --- O LAD B. Welch R. Rhoden 3% 64% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-4 1 --- O LAD R. Law R. Rhoden 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-4 2 --- O LAD B. Russell R. Rhoden 2% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
t6 4-3 0 --- O PIT J. Milner B. Welch -2% 65% Flyball: RF
t6 4-3 1 --- PIT M. Easler B. Welch 3% 68% Single to RF
t6 4-3 1 1-- O PIT B. Madlock B. Welch -3% 65% Flyball: CF
t6 4-3 2 1-- RR PIT E. Ott B. Welch 22% 87% Home Run; Easler Scores
t6 6-3 2 --- O PIT P. Garner B. Welch -0% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 3-4-5
b6 3-6 0 --- O LAD J. Johnstone R. Rhoden 2% 89% Single to RF; Johnstone out at 3B/RF-2B-3B/Adv on E9
b6 3-6 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey R. Rhoden 2% 90% Bunt Popfly: 3B
b6 3-6 2 --- LAD D. Baker R. Rhoden -1% 89% Single to P
b6 3-6 2 1-- O LAD R. Cey R. Rhoden 2% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
t7 6-3 0 --- PIT R. Rhoden B. Welch 1% 92% Single to RF
t7 6-3 0 1-- O PIT O. Moreno B. Welch -1% 91% Flyball: CF
t7 6-3 1 1-- O PIT T. Foli B. Welch -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t7 6-3 2 1-- O PIT D. Parker B. Welch -1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
b7 3-6 0 --- O LAD P. Guerrero R. Rhoden 2% 92% Flyball: RF
b7 3-6 1 --- O LAD J. Ferguson R. Rhoden 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Bob Welch (P) batting 9th
b7 3-6 2 --- O LAD G. Thomasson R. Rhoden 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
Rick Sutcliffe replaces Gary Thomasson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-3 0 --- O PIT J. Milner R. Sutcliffe -1% 94% Flyball: RF
t8 6-3 1 --- O PIT M. Easler R. Sutcliffe -0% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 6-3 2 --- PIT B. Madlock R. Sutcliffe 0% 93% Walk
t8 6-3 2 1-- O PIT E. Ott R. Sutcliffe -1% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
Lee Lacy replaces Dave Parker (RF) playing LF batting 3rd
Mike Easler moves from LF to RF
b8 3-6 0 --- O LAD R. Law R. Rhoden 2% 95% Flyball: RF
b8 3-6 1 --- O LAD B. Russell R. Rhoden 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-6 2 --- LAD J. Johnstone R. Rhoden -1% 95% Single to CF
b8 3-6 2 1-- LAD S. Garvey R. Rhoden -3% 93% Single to RF; Johnstone to 2B
Kent Tekulve replaces Rick Rhoden pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-6 2 12- LAD D. Baker K. Tekulve -5% 88% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Johnstone to 3B; Garvey to 2B
b8 3-6 2 123 O LAD R. Cey K. Tekulve 9% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
t9 6-3 0 --- O PIT P. Garner R. Sutcliffe -0% 97% Strikeout
t9 6-3 1 --- O PIT K. Tekulve R. Sutcliffe -0% 97% Strikeout
t9 6-3 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno R. Sutcliffe -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
b9 3-6 0 --- R LAD P. Guerrero K. Tekulve -4% 92% Home Run
b9 4-6 0 --- O LAD J. Ferguson K. Tekulve 4% 96% Strikeout
Rick Monday pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe (P) batting 9th
b9 4-6 1 --- LAD R. Monday K. Tekulve -6% 91% Walk
Davey Lopes pinch runs for Rick Monday (PH) batting 9th
b9 4-6 1 1-- O LAD R. Law K. Tekulve 5% 96% Groundout: P-1B; Lopes to 2B
b9 4-6 2 -2- O LAD B. Russell K. Tekulve 4% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 4.

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