May 21, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 3
NYY 1 SEA 12
@KCR 7 MIN 7
@TEX 6 TOR 8
CLE 1 ATL 7
HOU 5 PIT 4
@MON 2 PHI 5
STL 3 SDP 3
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 25,154

Monday, May 21, 1979, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Pirates

18-18

Won 6

4th, 6 GB

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

W: B Blyleven (1-2), L: S Sanderson (2-3), S: K Tekulve (4)

Expos

23-14

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .304  .796    0    3   0   HR
T Foli SS                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .720    0    1   2   2B
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .319  .947    0    3   0   2B
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   2  .333 1.088    0    8   1   HR
J Milner LF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .998    0    2   0   
  B Robinson PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .778    0    0   0   
E Ott C                       4   1   1   1    0   0  .247  .651    0    7   0   HR
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .252  .615    0    2   3   2B
  L Lacy 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .708         0   0   
D Berra 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .179  .565    0    1   3   
B Blyleven P                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .136  .318    0    0   1   GDP
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    4   9                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (6, off S Sanderson); D Parker (9, off S Sanderson); T Foli (5, off S Sanderson).

HR: W Stargell (9, off S Sanderson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); E Ott (3, off R May; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); O Moreno (2, off S Sanderson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: W Stargell 5; R Stennett 4; E Ott 4; O Moreno 4; T Foli 2; D Parker 2; B Blyleven.

GIDP: B Blyleven (1).

RBI: B Blyleven (1); O Moreno (17); W Stargell (24); E Ott (9).

2-out RBI: W Stargell; B Blyleven.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Berra-R Stennett-W Stargell.

E: E Ott (2).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Dawson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .904    0    3   0   
R Scott 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .216  .578    0    4   2   SB
W Cromartie LF                3   0   0   1    0   1  .310  .827    0    1   0   SF
T Perez 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .266  .743    0    5   0   HR,2B
G Carter C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .331  .996    0   10   0   
E Valentine RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .651    0    1   0   GDP
L Parrish 3B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .799    0    1   1   CS
  J Mason PH-3B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .637    0    1   2   
C Speier SS                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .740    0    1   2   
S Sanderson P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  T Hutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .599    0    0   0   
  R May P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .747    0    0   0   
  D Palmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    2   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Perez (5, off B Blyleven).

HR: T Perez (5, off B Blyleven; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: W Cromartie (3, off B Blyleven).

TB: T Perez 6; E Valentine; G Carter; C Speier; L Parrish.

GIDP: E Valentine (8).

RBI: W Cromartie (15); T Perez (20).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Speier-R Scott; C Speier-R Scott-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Scott (8, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott).

CS: L Parrish (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Blyleven).

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
B Blyleven, W (1-2)            8.1   6   2   1    2   6   1   4.64   31     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 6     69    -     1.22   0.28
K Tekulve, S (4)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.11    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.23   0.11
Totals                         9     6   2   1    2   7   1          33     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 6          1-0

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Sanderson, L (2-3)           5     7   3   3    2   6   2   3.65   23     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 0· 7     45    -     1.09  -0.14
R May                          3     3   1   1    2   2   1   1.38   13     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.01   0.01
D Palmer                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   9   3          39     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0·10           -

Balks: S Sanderson (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Blyleven (1; L Parrish, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 25,154.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Montreal Expos                       
1. O Moreno             CF    1. A Dawson             CF 
2. T Foli               SS    2. R Scott              2B 
3. D Parker             RF    3. W Cromartie          LF 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. T Perez              1B 
5. J Milner             LF    5. G Carter             C  
6. E Ott                C     6. E Valentine          RF 
7. R Stennett           2B    7. L Parrish            3B 
8. D Berra              3B    8. C Speier             SS 
9. B Blyleven           P     9. S Sanderson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-2  ---      16%  61% W Stargell      S Sanderson     Home Run
   b 4   0  2-1  ---     -14%  44% T Perez         B Blyleven      Home Run
   t 1   1  0-1  123     -13%  56% E Ott           S Sanderson     Double Play: Flyball: SS-2B
   t 4   2  1-1  -2-      12%  61% B Blyleven      S Sanderson     Single to LF; Stennett Scores
   t 8   0  2-3  ---      12%  87% E Ott           R May           Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      60%  O Moreno        Home Run
          ---      66%  T Foli          Double to LF
          -2-      69%  D Parker        Balk; Foli to 3B
          --3      72%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      66%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          1-3      69%  J Milner        Walk; Parker to 2B
   OO     123      56%  E Ott           Double Play: Flyball: SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  R Scott         Walk
          1--      51%  W Cromartie     Scott Steals 2B; Scott to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      49%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores/unER
   O      ---      50%  T Perez         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sanderson facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  R Stennett      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  E Valentine     Single to LF
          1--      38%  L Parrish       Single to LF; Valentine to 3B
   O      1-3      46%  C Speier        Parrish Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          --3      45%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      50%  S Sanderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sanderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      48%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: C
          ---      52%  D Parker        Double to CF
   O      -2-      48%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  J Milner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  W Cromartie     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sanderson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  E Ott           Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      52%  R Stennett      Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  D Berra         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      61%  B Blyleven      Single to LF; Stennett Scores
   O      1--      58%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      44%  T Perez         Home Run
          ---      40%  G Carter        Single to LF
   OO     1--      49%  E Valentine     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  Jim Mason pinch hits for Larry Parrish batting 7th
   O      ---      50%  J Mason         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott Sanderson facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Mason moves to 3B
   O      ---      47%  T Foli          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Strikeout
   R      ---      61%  W Stargell      Home Run
   O      ---      60%  J Milner        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  C Speier        Single to CF
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Scott Sanderson batting 9th
   O      1--      59%  T Hutton        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      64%  A Dawson        Strikeout
   O      1--      67%  R Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rudy May facing 6-7-8
                  Rudy May replaces Tom Hutton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  E Ott           Flyball: LF
          ---      67%  R Stennett      Single to LF
          1--      71%  D Berra         Walk; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      66%  B Blyleven      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Berra to 2B
   O      12-      62%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  G Carter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rudy May facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  T Foli          Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
          ---      68%  W Stargell      Single to P
                  Bill Robinson pinch hits for John Milner batting 5th
   O      1--      65%  B Robinson      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Robinson moves to LF
   O      ---      70%  E Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Mason         Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  C Speier        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rudy May facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      87%  E Ott           Home Run
   O      ---      86%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  D Berra         Walk
   OO     1--      85%  B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Lacy replaces Rennie Stennett playing 2B batting 7th; Jerry White pinch hits for Rudy May batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  J White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Expos 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
                  David Palmer replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  W Cromartie     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      89%  T Perez         Double to CF
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      96%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  E Valentine     Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Expos 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197905210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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