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SEA  5
@CAL  4
 CHW  7
DET  2
 TOR  3
@KCR  1
 MIL  6
BOS  4
 OAK  9
MIN  8
(12)		 TEX  3
CLE  0
 ATL  6
SFG  1
 LAD 14
@CIN  4
 SDP  2
@HOU  1
 STL 12
@MON  2
 PIT  1
@NYM  0
(11)		 CHC  4
@PHI  2
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 6,506

 Wednesday, April 26, 1978
Time of Game: 2:48
Pirates
1
9-7
Won 6
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    1  4  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    0  6  0
W: Bert Blyleven (1-1), L: Bob Myrick (0-2)
 Mets
0
9-10
Lost 4
5th, 1½ GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .485              0   5   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .667              3   0   2B
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .344  .993              1   0   
B Robinson LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .924              2   1   CS,SH
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .743             14   1   
E Ott C                       4   1   1   1    0   1  .204  .604              9   0   HR
P Garner 2B-3B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .549              2   6   CS
J Fregosi 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .100  .457              0   0   
  M Mendoza 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167              0   1   
B Blyleven P                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              2   3   
Totals                       33   1   4   0    2   9                         33  17
Batting Events
2B: O Moreno (3, off C Swan).
HR: E Ott (1, off B Myrick; 11th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: B Robinson (1, off S Lockwood).
TB: E Ott 4; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; D Parker.
RBI: E Ott (7).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Baserunning Events
CS: B Robinson (2, 2nd base by C Swan POCS); P Garner (2, 2nd base by S Lockwood/J Stearns).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .243  .740              1   0   2B
B Valentine 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .563              2   5   SH
B Boisclair RF                3   0   0   0    2   1  .231  .641              2   0   
S Henderson LF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .619              1   0   
W Montanez 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .185  .559             13   1   
J Stearns C                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .193  .482             10   1   SB
L Randle 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .156  .504              2   1   
D Flynn SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .605              2   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .687              0   0   
  S Ferrer PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   SH
C Swan P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200              0   4   
  E Maddox PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Lockwood P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  R Hodges PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .413              0   0   
  B Myrick P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       36   0   6   0    4   8                         33  14
Batting Events
2B: L Mazzilli (5, off B Blyleven).
SH: S Ferrer (1, off B Blyleven); B Valentine (1, off B Blyleven).
TB: L Mazzilli 3; J Stearns; E Kranepool; L Randle; S Henderson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. L Randle-W Montanez.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Stearns (3, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott).

Pitching Stats

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 (1-1)           11     6   0   0    4   8   0   2.90   42     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 6     89    -     1.94   0.93
Totals                        11     6   0   0    4   8   0          42     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 6           -  
New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Swan                         7     2   0   0    1   5   0   1.24   23     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 2     77    -     1.08   0.41
S Lockwood                     3     1   0   0    1   3   0   3.71    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.15   0.34
B Myrick, L (0-2)              1     1   1   1    0   1   1   2.13    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.02  -0.33
Totals                        11     4   1   1    2   9   1          36     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: C Swan (1; B Robinson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Joe West, 2B - (none), 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 6,506.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        New York Mets                                
1. Frank Taveras                SS       1. Lee Mazzilli                 CF
2. Omar Moreno                  CF       2. Bobby Valentine              2B
3. Dave Parker                  RF       3. Bruce Boisclair              RF
4. Bill Robinson                LF       4. Steve Henderson              LF
5. Willie Stargell              1B       5. Willie Montanez              1B
6. Ed Ott                        C       6. John Stearns                  C
7. Phil Garner                  2B       7. Len Randle                   3B
8. Jim Fregosi                  3B       8. Doug Flynn                   SS
9. Bert Blyleven                 P       9. Craig Swan                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t11 0 --- R 36% 86% 0-0 PIT E. Ott B. Myrick Home Run
t10 1 -2- OO -18% 38% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell S. Lockwood Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B
b11 2 --3 O 15% 100% 0-1 NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
b11 0 --- -13% 69% 0-1 NYM B. Boisclair B. Blyleven Walk
b10 2 -23 O 13% 50% 0-0 NYM B. Valentine B. Blyleven Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras C. Swan Bunt Popfly: 1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno C. Swan Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 PIT D. Parker C. Swan Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven Strikeout
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 NYM B. Valentine B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 NYM B. Boisclair B. Blyleven Walk
b1 2 1-- -3% 45% 0-0 NYM S. Henderson B. Blyleven Single to RF; Boisclair to 3B
b1 2 1-3 O 5% 50% 0-0 NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 PIT B. Robinson C. Swan Groundout: P-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell C. Swan Flyball: RF
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 PIT E. Ott C. Swan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 NYM L. Randle B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 NYM D. Flynn B. Blyleven Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 PIT P. Garner C. Swan Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 PIT J. Fregosi C. Swan Flyball: 3B
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 PIT B. Blyleven C. Swan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 NYM C. Swan B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- -5% 42% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven Double to RF
b3 1 -2- O 3% 46% 0-0 NYM B. Valentine B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B; Mazzilli to 3B
b3 2 --3 O 4% 50% 0-0 NYM B. Boisclair B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras C. Swan Flyball: 2B
t4 1 --- 5% 53% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno C. Swan Double to LF
t4 1 -2- O -4% 49% 0-0 PIT D. Parker C. Swan Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moreno to 3B
t4 2 --3 O -5% 44% 0-0 PIT B. Robinson C. Swan Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 NYM S. Henderson B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- 5% 55% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell C. Swan Walk
t5 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 PIT E. Ott C. Swan Strikeout
t5 1 1-- O -4% 47% 0-0 PIT P. Garner C. Swan Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 2 1-- O -3% 44% 0-0 PIT J. Fregosi C. Swan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 NYM L. Randle B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 NYM D. Flynn B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 NYM C. Swan B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 PIT B. Blyleven C. Swan Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras C. Swan Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- O -1% 43% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno C. Swan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- -5% 38% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O 2% 39% 0-0 NYM B. Valentine B. Blyleven Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Mazzilli to 2B
b6 1 -2- O 5% 45% 0-0 NYM B. Boisclair B. Blyleven Strikeout
b6 2 -2- O 5% 50% 0-0 NYM S. Henderson B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O -4% 46% 0-0 PIT D. Parker C. Swan Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- 4% 50% 0-0 PIT B. Robinson C. Swan Single to 3B
t7 1 1-- O -5% 46% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell C. Swan Foul Flyball: C
t7 2 1-- O -4% 42% 0-0 PIT E. Ott C. Swan Robinson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 4% 45% 0-0 NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B-P
b7 1 --- -4% 42% 0-0 NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven Single to LF
b7 1 1-- -4% 38% 0-0 NYM L. Randle B. Blyleven Stearns Steals 2B
b7 1 -2- -2% 36% 0-0 NYM L. Randle B. Blyleven Walk
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Doug Flynn (SS) batting 8th
b7 1 12- O 6% 42% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool B. Blyleven Single to LF; Stearns out at Hm/LF-C; Randle to 3B
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Craig Swan (P) batting 9th; Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ed Kranepool (PH) batting 8th
b7 2 1-3 O 8% 50% 0-0 NYM E. Maddox B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 6-7-8
Skip Lockwood replaces Elliott Maddox (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Sergio Ferrer moves from PR to SS
t8 0 --- O -4% 46% 0-0 PIT E. Ott S. Lockwood Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 5% 50% 0-0 PIT P. Garner S. Lockwood Walk
t8 1 1-- O -8% 43% 0-0 PIT J. Fregosi S. Lockwood Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 2 --- O -2% 40% 0-0 PIT J. Fregosi S. Lockwood Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 4% 44% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O 3% 48% 0-0 NYM B. Valentine B. Blyleven Strikeout
b8 2 --- O 2% 50% 0-0 NYM B. Boisclair B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
t9 0 --- O -5% 45% 0-0 PIT B. Blyleven S. Lockwood Strikeout
t9 1 --- O -4% 41% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras S. Lockwood Strikeout
t9 2 --- O -3% 38% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno S. Lockwood Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 5% 43% 0-0 NYM S. Henderson B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 --- O 4% 47% 0-0 NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
b9 2 --- O 3% 50% 0-0 NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
t10 0 --- 8% 58% 0-0 PIT D. Parker S. Lockwood Single to LF
t10 0 1-- O -2% 56% 0-0 PIT B. Robinson S. Lockwood Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Parker to 2B
t10 1 -2- OO -18% 38% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell S. Lockwood Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b10 0 --- -8% 30% 0-0 NYM L. Randle B. Blyleven Single to RF
b10 0 1-- O 1% 31% 0-0 NYM S. Ferrer B. Blyleven Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Randle to 2B
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Skip Lockwood (P) batting 9th
b10 1 -2- -1% 30% 0-0 NYM R. Hodges B. Blyleven Walk
b10 1 12- O 7% 37% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B; Randle to 3B; Hodges to 2B
b10 2 -23 O 13% 50% 0-0 NYM B. Valentine B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Bob Myrick facing 6-7-8
Bob Myrick replaces Ron Hodges (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t11 0 --- R 36% 86% 0-0 PIT E. Ott B. Myrick Home Run
t11 0 --- O -1% 84% 1-0 PIT P. Garner B. Myrick Flyball: CF
t11 1 --- O -1% 83% 1-0 PIT J. Fregosi B. Myrick Strikeout Looking
t11 2 --- O -1% 83% 1-0 PIT B. Blyleven B. Myrick Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 11th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
Mario Mendoza replaces Jim Fregosi (3B) playing 2B batting 8th; Phil Garner moves from 2B to 3B
b11 0 --- -13% 69% 0-1 NYM B. Boisclair B. Blyleven Walk
b11 0 1-- O 5% 74% 0-1 NYM S. Henderson B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B; Boisclair to 2B
b11 1 -2- O 11% 85% 0-1 NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B; Boisclair to 3B
b11 2 --3 O 15% 100% 0-1 NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

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