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Standings
BAL
@CLE		2
1
BOS
@DET		6
5
MIN
@KCR		3
6
CAL
@MIL		4
6
CHW
@OAK		3
4
TEX
@SEA		3
7
NYY
@TOR		8
10
STL
@CHC		2
10
SDP
@CIN		6
10
ATL
@HOU		0
13
SFG
@LAD		2
3
PIT
@MON		6
0
PHI
@NYM		9
4		 
(11)
Saturday, May 20, 1978 2:15PM
, Stade Olympique
Attendance: 13,834, Time of Game: 2:10
Pirates
6
17-19
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
 at Expos
0
18-18
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
W: Bert Blyleven (3-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    6  9  0
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .270 .622 -0.040 0.45 0.035 -0.075 -0.6 2 4 SB
Omar Moreno CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .238 .679 0.065 0.28 0.072 -0.007 0.2 2 0 3B,SH
Dave Parker RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .309 .886 0.018 0.45 0.024 -0.006 0.6 3 0
John Milner LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .179 .569 -0.055 0.65 0.018 -0.073 -1.0 0 0
Willie Stargell 1B 4 2 2 5 0 1 .230 .803 0.342 0.66 0.345 -0.003 3.8 8 0 2·HR
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .662 -0.012 0.12 0.000 -0.012 -0.7 4 2
Ed Ott C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 .631 -0.004 0.17 0.009 -0.013 -0.0 8 0 2B
Phil Garner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 .658 -0.017 0.17 0.000 -0.017 -0.8 0 3
Bert Blyleven P 4 0 1 1 0 1 .087 .212 0.018 0.14 0.025 -0.007 0.5 0 2
Team Totals 34 6 9 6 3 8 .265 .854 0.315 0.35 0.528 -0.213 2.0 27 11
2B: E Ott (2, off W Twitchell).
3B: O Moreno (2, off W Twitchell).
HR: W Stargell 2 (6, 2 off W Twitchell; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: O Moreno (2, off W Twitchell).
TB: W Stargell 8; O Moreno 3; E Ott 2; D Parker 2; F Taveras; B Blyleven; J Milner.
RBI: W Stargell 5 (17); B Blyleven (1).
2-out RBI: W Stargell 3; B Blyleven.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Blyleven-F Taveras-W Stargell.
Baserunning
SB: F Taveras (11, 2nd base off W Twitchell/G Carter).

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Warren Cromartie LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .743 -0.057 0.60 0.000 -0.057 -1.0 1 0
Dave Cash 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .776 0.008 0.38 0.026 -0.018 -0.2 2 5
Andre Dawson CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .266 .763 -0.058 0.55 0.000 -0.058 -0.9 3 0
Gary Carter C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .227 .750 0.024 0.35 0.037 -0.014 -0.2 8 1
Ellis Valentine RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .721 -0.033 0.47 0.005 -0.039 -0.3 1 0
Tony Perez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .228 .636 -0.019 0.50 0.010 -0.029 0.0 9 0
   Darold Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Wayne Garrett 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .398 -0.046 0.52 0.000 -0.046 -1.3 0 1 GDP
Chris Speier SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .284 .769 0.032 0.39 0.039 -0.007 0.0 1 1
Wayne Twitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .077 -0.035 1.60 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 1 1
   Jerry White PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .473 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Hal Dues P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Del Unser 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .640 0.003 0.10 0.003 0.000 0.2 1 0
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 3 8 .103 .291 -0.183 0.48 0.120 -0.305 -4.0 27 10
TB: E Valentine; T Perez; D Cash.
GIDP: W Garrett (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (3-4) 9 3 0 0 3 8 0 4.10 32 86 0.185 0.48 4.0
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 3 8 0 0.00 32 86 0.185 0.35 4.0

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wayne Twitchell, L (2-4) 5 7 6 6 2 4 2 5.73 23 31 -0.323 0.54 -3.8
Hal Dues 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.27 8 0 0 0.006 0.04 0.9
Darold Knowles 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.74 7 0 0 0.002 0.01 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 3 8 2 6.00 38 31 0 0 -0.315 0.48 -2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 13,834.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Montreal Expos
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Warren Cromartie LF
2 Omar Moreno CF 2 Dave Cash 2B
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Andre Dawson CF
4 John Milner LF 4 Gary Carter C
5 Willie Stargell 1B 5 Ellis Valentine RF
6 Rennie Stennett 2B 6 Tony Perez 1B
7 Ed Ott C 7 Wayne Garrett 3B
8 Phil Garner 3B 8 Chris Speier SS
9 Bert Blyleven P 9 Wayne Twitchell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 1-3 RRR PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell 26% 76% Home Run; Moreno Scores; Parker Scores
t4 3-0 0 1-- RR PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell 8% 94% Home Run; Milner Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell 7% 55% Triple to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell -7% 50% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-0 1 --3 O PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell -5% 80% Baserunner Out Advancing; Taveras out at Hm/C-P

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, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras W. Twitchell -2% 48% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell 7% 55% Triple to CF
t1 0-0 1 --3 PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell 2% 57% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell -7% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 1-3 RRR PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell 26% 76% Home Run; Moreno Scores; Parker Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett W. Twitchell -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- O MON D. Cash B. Blyleven 1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-3 2 --- O MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven 1% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott W. Twitchell -1% 79% Popfly: SS
t2 3-0 1 --- O PIT P. Garner W. Twitchell -1% 78% Strikeout
t2 3-0 2 --- O PIT B. Blyleven W. Twitchell -1% 77% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- MON G. Carter B. Blyleven -4% 74% Walk
b2 0-3 0 1-- O MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven 3% 77% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-3 1 1-- O MON T. Perez B. Blyleven 3% 80% Strikeout
b2 0-3 2 1-- O MON W. Garrett B. Blyleven 2% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
t3 3-0 0 --- PIT F. Taveras W. Twitchell 2% 84% Walk
t3 3-0 0 1-- PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell 2% 85% Taveras Steals 2B
t3 3-0 0 -2- O PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell -0% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 3B
t3 3-0 1 --3 O PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell -5% 80% Baserunner Out Advancing; Taveras out at Hm/C-P
t3 3-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell -1% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- MON C. Speier B. Blyleven -4% 75% Walk
b3 0-3 0 1-- O MON W. Twitchell B. Blyleven 4% 79% Strikeout
b3 0-3 1 1-- O MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven 3% 81% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-3 2 1-- MON D. Cash B. Blyleven -3% 79% Single to CF; Cromartie to 3B
b3 0-3 2 1-3 O MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven 5% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
t4 3-0 0 --- PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell 2% 85% Single to CF
t4 3-0 0 1-- RR PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell 8% 94% Home Run; Milner Scores
t4 5-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett W. Twitchell -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 5-0 1 --- PIT E. Ott W. Twitchell 1% 94% Double to RF
t4 5-0 1 -2- O PIT P. Garner W. Twitchell -1% 93% Strikeout
t4 5-0 2 -2- R PIT B. Blyleven W. Twitchell 3% 96% Single to RF; Ott Scores
t4 6-0 2 1-- O PIT F. Taveras W. Twitchell -0% 96% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b4 0-6 0 --- O MON G. Carter B. Blyleven 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-6 1 --- O MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven 0% 97% Flyball: RF
b4 0-6 2 --- O MON T. Perez B. Blyleven 0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Wayne Twitchell facing 2-3-4
t5 6-0 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t5 6-0 1 --- PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell 0% 97% Single to LF
t5 6-0 1 1-- O PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell -0% 97% Popfly: 2B
t5 6-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- O MON W. Garrett B. Blyleven 1% 97% Flyball: CF
b5 0-6 1 --- O MON C. Speier B. Blyleven 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jerry White pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 2 --- O MON J. White B. Blyleven 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Hal Dues facing 6-7-8
Hal Dues replaces Jerry White (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett H. Dues -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-0 1 --- O PIT E. Ott H. Dues -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-0 2 --- O PIT P. Garner H. Dues -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b6 0-6 0 --- O MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven 1% 98% Strikeout
b6 0-6 1 --- O MON D. Cash B. Blyleven 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-6 2 --- O MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven 0% 99% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Hal Dues facing 9-1-2
t7 6-0 0 --- O PIT B. Blyleven H. Dues -0% 99% Strikeout
t7 6-0 1 --- O PIT F. Taveras H. Dues -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t7 6-0 2 --- PIT O. Moreno H. Dues 0% 99% Walk
t7 6-0 2 1-- PIT D. Parker H. Dues 0% 99% Single to LF; Moreno to 2B
t7 6-0 2 12- O PIT J. Milner H. Dues -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b7 0-6 0 --- O MON G. Carter B. Blyleven 0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 0-6 1 --- MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven -1% 98% Single to LF
b7 0-6 1 1-- MON T. Perez B. Blyleven -1% 97% Single to LF; Valentine to 2B
b7 0-6 1 12- OO MON W. Garrett B. Blyleven 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Darold Knowles facing 5-6-7
Darold Knowles replaces Tony Perez (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Del Unser replaces Hal Dues (P) playing 1B batting 9th
t8 6-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Knowles -0% 99% Strikeout
t8 6-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Knowles -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 6-0 2 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Knowles -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b8 0-6 0 --- O MON C. Speier B. Blyleven 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-6 1 --- MON D. Unser B. Blyleven -0% 99% Walk
b8 0-6 1 1-- O MON W. Cromartie B. Blyleven 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 0-6 2 1-- O MON D. Cash B. Blyleven 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Darold Knowles facing 8-9-1
t9 6-0 0 --- O PIT P. Garner D. Knowles -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-0 1 --- O PIT B. Blyleven D. Knowles -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 6-0 2 --- PIT F. Taveras D. Knowles 0% 100% Single to RF
t9 6-0 2 1-- O PIT O. Moreno D. Knowles -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b9 0-6 0 --- O MON A. Dawson B. Blyleven 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-6 1 --- O MON G. Carter B. Blyleven 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b9 0-6 2 --- O MON E. Valentine B. Blyleven 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Expos 0.

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