September 17, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 10
@CHW 3 CLE 5
NYY 1 CLE 6
NYY 5 BAL 2
@DET 1 KCR 16
CAL 4 TEX 6
@OAK 3 MIL 7
@SEA 6 TOR 5
BOS 4 BOS 5
@TOR 3 LAD 9
ATL 4 PIT 2
@MON 1 HOU 1
@SDP 0 SFG 7
CIN 4 PHI 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 54,609

Monday, September 17, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Pirates

89-58

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2 11  1
Expos           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  6  0

W: D Robinson (8-6), L: S Rogers (13-10)

Expos

87-58

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .290  .739    0    5   0   2·2B,SB
T Foli SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .652    0    2   1   2·SH
D Parker RF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .295  .876    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .300  .949    0    5   1   IW
J Milner LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .896    0    1   0   
  B Robinson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .807         1   0   
B Madlock 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .755    0    1   3   SH
E Ott C                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .709    0    6   1   GDP
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .782    0    3   2   IW
D Robinson P                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .191  .431    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2  11   2    2   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: O Moreno 2 (20, off W Fryman, off S Rogers).

SH: T Foli 2 (16, 2 off S Rogers); B Madlock (3, off S Rogers).

IBB: P Garner (9, by S Rogers); W Stargell (10, by S Rogers).

TB: O Moreno 5; D Parker 2; D Robinson; W Stargell; B Madlock; E Ott; T Foli; J Milner.

GIDP: E Ott (7).

RBI: D Parker 2 (88).

2-out RBI: D Parker.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garner-W Stargell.

E: O Moreno (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (70, 2nd base off S Rogers/G Carter).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Cromartie LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .727    0    1   0   
D Cash 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .350  .840    0    2   3   
A Dawson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .773    0    3   1   
T Perez 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .275  .766    0   11   2   
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .806    0    5   0   
E Valentine RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .768    0    1   0   
L Parrish 3B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .909    0    0   3   2·2B
R Scott SS                    2   0   2   0    1   0  .231  .600    0    3   2   CS,IW
S Rogers P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .368    0    0   1   
  T Hutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .702    0    0   0   
  W Fryman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   0    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Parrish 2 (35, 2 off D Robinson).

IBB: R Scott (1, by D Robinson).

TB: L Parrish 4; R Scott 2; W Cromartie; D Cash.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cash-R Scott-T Perez; A Dawson-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Scott (11, 2nd base by D Robinson/E Ott).

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
D Robinson, W (8-6)            9     6   1   1    2   4   0   3.93   33     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1· 6     73    -     1.49   0.67
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   4   0          33     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1· 6           -

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 Rogers, L (13-10)            7     9   2   2    2   4   0   2.80   31     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 9     53    -     1.26   0.09
W Fryman                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.98    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.82   0.08
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Robinson (5; R Scott); S Rogers 2 (7; P Garner, W Stargell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 54,609.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  2-0  -2-     -14%  50% R Scott         D Robinson      Single to CF; Parrish Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Scott to 2B
   t 5   2  0-1  12-      13%  77% D Parker        S Rogers        Single to RF; Robinson Scores; Foli to 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   0  1-0  1--      10%  63% G Carter        D Robinson      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 5   0  2-1  -2-       9%  59% S Rogers        D Robinson      Fielder's Choice 1B; Scott out at 3B/1B-3B; Rogers to 1B
   b 7   1  2-1  1--       9%  73% T Hutton        D Robinson      Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Foli          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  W Cromartie     Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  D Cash          Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  A Dawson        Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  W Stargell      Single to RF
          1--      60%  J Milner        Single to RF; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      59%  B Madlock       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Stargell to 3B; Milner to 2B
   O      -23      51%  E Ott           Popfly: SS
          -23      53%  P Garner        Intentional Walk
   O      123      45%  D Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  G Carter        Popfly: C
   O      ---      49%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  L Parrish       Double to CF
          -2-      46%  R Scott         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  S Rogers        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      57%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Moreno to 3B
   R      --3      62%  D Parker        Single to RF; Moreno Scores
   OO     1--      57%  W Stargell      Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  J Milner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  B Madlock       Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  E Ott           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  T Perez         Walk
   OO     1--      63%  G Carter        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  D Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  O Moreno        Popfly: 2B
          1--      64%  T Foli          Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
   R      12-      77%  D Parker        Single to RF; Robinson Scores; Foli to 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      78%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      123      73%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  L Parrish       Double to CF
   R      -2-      50%  R Scott         Single to CF; Parrish Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Scott to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  S Rogers        Fielder's Choice 1B; Scott out at 3B/1B-3B; Rogers to 1B
          1--      54%  W Cromartie     Single to CF; Rogers to 2B
   O      12-      60%  D Cash          Flyball: RF; Rogers to 3B
   O      1-3      67%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  E Ott           Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  D Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  E Valentine     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      77%  O Moreno        Double to RF
   O      -2-      76%  T Foli          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3      70%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      65%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      65%  R Scott         Single to P
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Steve Rogers batting 9th
   O      1--      73%  T Hutton        Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      76%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woodie Fryman facing 5-6-7
                  Woodie Fryman replaces Tom Hutton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      76%  B Madlock       Single to SS
   OO     1--      71%  E Ott           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Robinson replaces John Milner playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      77%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  D Cash          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      85%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woodie Fryman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  D Robinson      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      84%  O Moreno        Double to LF
   O      -2-      81%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Valentine     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197909170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation