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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		1
5
CAL
@CLE		7
6		 
(10)
OAK
@DET		2
5
BAL
@MIN		3
8
ATL
@CIN		3
5
LAD
@HOU		2
5
MON
@NYM		2
6
PIT
@PHI		5
6
SDP
@SFG		4
2
CHC
@STL		0
6
Tuesday, May 31, 1977 7:35PM
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 23,731, Time of Game: 2:33
Pirates
5
26-17
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
 at Phillies
6
25-19
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
W: Ron Reed (4-2)
L: Kent Tekulve (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    5 12  2
Phillies        1  0  0   3  0  0   2  0  X    6 10  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 1 2 0 1 2 .253 .629 0.052 1.33 0.138 -0.086 0.8 3 7 SB
Phil Garner 3B 3 2 2 1 2 0 .229 .700 0.211 1.95 0.307 -0.095 1.2 1 3 GDP
Dave Parker RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .367 .998 -0.021 2.34 0.213 -0.234 0.0 0 0 GDP
Al Oliver CF-LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .309 .848 0.122 1.95 0.157 -0.036 0.2 0 0 SB,SF
Bill Robinson 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .278 .762 0.006 2.40 0.178 -0.173 0.9 9 1 2B,SF
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .732 -0.296 2.10 0.013 -0.309 -2.0 5 3 GDP
Fernando Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .723 -0.055 0.67 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 1 0
   Omar Moreno CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .628 -0.055 2.16 0.000 -0.055 -0.2 2 0
Duffy Dyer C 1 0 0 0 2 1 .315 .864 0.037 0.84 0.062 -0.025 0.4 1 2
   Ed Ott PH-C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .762 0.062 1.58 0.062 0.000 0.3 0 0
Larry Demery P 2 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .615 -0.054 1.32 0.000 -0.054 -0.6 1 0
   Terry Forster P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.027 0.73 0.027 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .302 1.006 -0.070 2.90 0.000 -0.070 -0.3
   Odell Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 12 5 6 5 .353 .811 -0.034 1.78 1.157 -1.192 0.4 24 16
2B: B Robinson (5, off R Lerch).
SF: B Robinson (2, off T Underwood); A Oliver (2, off T Underwood).
TB: B Robinson 3; P Garner 2; D Parker 2; F Taveras 2; A Oliver 2; T Forster; R Stennett.
GIDP: P Garner (6); R Stennett (3); D Parker (1).
RBI: A Oliver 2 (25); B Robinson 2 (17); P Garner (16).
2-out RBI: B Robinson.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Garner-R Stennett-B Robinson; R Stennett-F Taveras-B Robinson.
E: R Stennett (3); T Forster (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Oliver (6, 2nd base off R Reed/B Boone); F Taveras (20, 2nd base off R Lerch/T McCarver).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Maddox CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .279 .755 0.383 1.80 0.421 -0.038 2.6 3 0 HR,3B
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .734 -0.089 1.13 0.030 -0.119 -0.7 2 5
Jay Johnstone RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .306 .777 -0.081 1.26 0.032 -0.113 -0.9 2 0 GDP
   Jerry Martin PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .713 -0.071 1.31 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 0 0
Richie Hebner 1B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .318 .860 0.009 1.05 0.079 -0.071 0.1 6 2
Bob Boone 3B-C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .302 .753 0.072 1.59 0.195 -0.123 0.5 4 1 2B
Tim McCarver C 0 0 0 0 2 0 .326 .958 0.000 1.21 0.036 -0.036 0.0 1 0 CS
   Tom Underwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Schmidt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .787 -0.051 2.10 0.000 -0.051 -0.3
   Ron Reed P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.2 0 1
Tom Hutton LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .619 -0.010 0.37 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 0 0
   Ollie Brown PH-LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 .212 .479 0.230 1.72 0.237 -0.008 1.8 1 0
Larry Bowa SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .225 .617 -0.061 1.56 0.076 -0.137 -1.1 3 2 GDP
Randy Lerch P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .427 -0.019 0.73 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 2
   Davey Johnson 1B 2 1 2 0 0 0 .388 1.087 0.165 2.21 0.165 0.000 1.0 5 0
Team Totals 31 6 10 6 3 0 .323 .898 0.467 1.40 1.271 -0.806 1.9 27 13
2B: B Boone (6, off L Demery).
3B: G Maddox (4, off K Tekulve).
HR: G Maddox (4, off L Demery; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: G Maddox 7; O Brown 2; D Johnson 2; B Boone 2; T Sizemore; J Johnstone; R Hebner.
GIDP: L Bowa (2); J Johnstone (3).
RBI: G Maddox 3 (24); O Brown 2 (5); B Boone (23).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Sizemore-R Hebner; T Sizemore-D Johnson; R Hebner-L Bowa-R Hebner-L Bowa.
Baserunning
CS: T McCarver (2, 2nd base by L Demery/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Demery 3.1 5 4 4 2 0 1 4.93 15 32 -0.202 1.00 -1.5
Terry Forster 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.80 8 3 2 -0.009 1.88 0.1
Kent Tekulve, BS (4), L (3-1) 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 2.40 6 1 0 -0.380 2.31 -1.9
Grant Jackson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32 2 1 0 0.092 1.02 1.0
Odell Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.54 3 0 0 0.032 0.42 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 3 0 1 6.75 34 32 5 2 -0.467 1.78 -1.9

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Lerch 4 5 4 4 5 1 0 3.76 20 32 -0.195 1.37 -1.3
Tom Underwood 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.94 9 1 1 -0.115 1.38 -0.6
Ron Reed, W (4-2) 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 2.31 13 0 0 0.344 2.64 1.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 6 5 0 5.00 42 32 1 1 0.034 1.40 -0.4
R Lerch faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 23,731.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Garry Maddox CF
2 Phil Garner 3B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Jay Johnstone RF
4 Al Oliver CF 4 Richie Hebner 1B
5 Bill Robinson 1B 5 Bob Boone 3B
6 Rennie Stennett 2B 6 Tim McCarver C
7 Fernando Gonzalez LF 7 Tom Hutton LF
8 Duffy Dyer C 8 Larry Bowa SS
9 Larry Demery P 9 Randy Lerch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 4-5 0 12- RR PHI G. Maddox K. Tekulve 32% 87% Triple to RF; Bowa Scores; Johnson Scores
b4 2-3 1 123 RR PHI O. Brown T. Forster 19% 75% Single to LF; Hebner Scores; Boone Scores; McCarver to 3B
b4 1-3 1 1-3 R PHI B. Boone L. Demery 15% 54% Double to CF; Johnstone Scores; Hebner to 3B
t5 3-4 0 1-- PIT D. Parker T. Underwood -15% 44% Single to RF; Garner to 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t9 5-6 2 12- O PIT R. Stennett R. Reed 14% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted

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, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT F. Taveras R. Lerch -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT P. Garner R. Lerch -2% 44% Taveras Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- PIT P. Garner R. Lerch -3% 41% Walk
t1 0-0 0 12- OO PIT D. Parker R. Lerch 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Taveras to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O PIT A. Oliver R. Lerch 4% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R PHI G. Maddox L. Demery 10% 65% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- PHI T. Sizemore L. Demery 3% 68% Single to SS
b1 1-0 0 1-- OO PHI J. Johnstone L. Demery -6% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- O PHI R. Hebner L. Demery -1% 60% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- PIT B. Robinson R. Lerch -4% 56% Single to RF
t2 0-1 0 1-- OO PIT R. Stennett R. Lerch 8% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B-SS
t2 0-1 2 --- O PIT F. Gonzalez R. Lerch 1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O PHI B. Boone L. Demery -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- PHI T. McCarver L. Demery 2% 66% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- O PHI T. Hutton L. Demery -4% 62% McCarver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 1-0 2 --- O PHI T. Hutton L. Demery -1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- PIT D. Dyer R. Lerch -4% 57% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- O PIT L. Demery R. Lerch 4% 61% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-1 1 1-- PIT F. Taveras R. Lerch -4% 57% Single to P/Bunt; Demery to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- R PIT P. Garner R. Lerch -11% 46% Single to CF; Demery Scores; Taveras to 2B
t3 1-1 1 12- PIT D. Parker R. Lerch -7% 39% Single to 3B; Taveras to 3B; Garner to 2B
t3 1-1 1 123 RO PIT A. Oliver R. Lerch -0% 39% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Taveras Scores; Garner to 3B
t3 2-1 2 1-3 R PIT B. Robinson R. Lerch -11% 28% Double to RF; Garner Scores; Oliver to 3B
t3 3-1 2 -23 O PIT R. Stennett R. Lerch 5% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 8-9-1
b3 1-3 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa L. Demery -3% 30% Lineout: 2B
b3 1-3 1 --- O PHI R. Lerch L. Demery -2% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-3 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox L. Demery -1% 27% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- O PIT F. Gonzalez R. Lerch 2% 29% Flyball: CF
t4 3-1 1 --- PIT D. Dyer R. Lerch -2% 27% Walk
t4 3-1 1 1-- O PIT L. Demery R. Lerch 1% 28% Groundout: SS-1B; Dyer to 2B
t4 3-1 2 -2- O PIT F. Taveras R. Lerch 3% 31% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
b4 1-3 0 --- O PHI T. Sizemore L. Demery -3% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-3 1 --- PHI J. Johnstone L. Demery 3% 31% Single to SS
b4 1-3 1 1-- PHI R. Hebner L. Demery 8% 39% Single to CF; Johnstone to 3B
b4 1-3 1 1-3 R PHI B. Boone L. Demery 15% 54% Double to CF; Johnstone Scores; Hebner to 3B
b4 2-3 1 -23 PHI T. McCarver L. Demery 1% 56% Walk
Terry Forster replaces Larry Demery pitching and batting 9th
Ollie Brown pinch hits for Tom Hutton (LF) batting 7th
b4 2-3 1 123 RR PHI O. Brown T. Forster 19% 75% Single to LF; Hebner Scores; Boone Scores; McCarver to 3B
b4 4-3 1 1-3 OO PHI L. Bowa T. Forster -11% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
Ollie Brown moves from PH to LF
t5 3-4 0 --- PIT P. Garner R. Lerch -5% 59% Walk
Tom Underwood replaces Tim McCarver (C) pitching and batting 6th
Bob Boone moves from 3B to C
Davey Johnson replaces Randy Lerch (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Richie Hebner moves from 1B to 3B
t5 3-4 0 1-- PIT D. Parker T. Underwood -15% 44% Single to RF; Garner to 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t5 3-4 0 -23 RO PIT A. Oliver T. Underwood -0% 44% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Garner Scores; Parker to 3B
t5 4-4 1 --3 RO PIT B. Robinson T. Underwood -3% 40% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Parker Scores
t5 5-4 2 --- PIT R. Stennett T. Underwood -1% 39% Single to RF
t5 5-4 2 1-- O PIT F. Gonzalez T. Underwood 3% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Terry Forster facing 9-1-2
b5 4-5 0 --- PHI D. Johnson T. Forster 5% 47% Single to LF
b5 4-5 0 1-- O PHI G. Maddox T. Forster -3% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Maddox to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
b5 4-5 1 -2- O PHI T. Sizemore T. Forster -5% 39% Popfly: SS
b5 4-5 2 -2- O PHI J. Johnstone T. Forster -5% 34% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
t6 5-4 0 --- O PIT D. Dyer T. Underwood 3% 37% Strikeout
t6 5-4 1 --- PIT T. Forster T. Underwood -3% 34% Single to LF
t6 5-4 1 1-- PIT F. Taveras T. Underwood -4% 30% Single to RF; Forster to 2B
t6 5-4 1 12- OO PIT P. Garner T. Underwood 10% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Terry Forster facing 4-5-6
Al Oliver moves from CF to LF
Omar Moreno replaces Fernando Gonzalez (LF) playing CF batting 7th
b6 4-5 0 --- O PHI R. Hebner T. Forster -4% 36% Flyball: CF
b6 4-5 1 --- PHI B. Boone T. Forster 4% 40% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Boone to 1B
Kent Tekulve replaces Terry Forster pitching and batting 9th
Mike Schmidt pinch hits for Tom Underwood (P) batting 6th
b6 4-5 1 1-- O PHI M. Schmidt K. Tekulve -5% 35% Popfly: 3B
b6 4-5 2 1-- PHI O. Brown K. Tekulve 5% 40% Single to LF; Boone to 3B
b6 4-5 2 1-3 O PHI L. Bowa K. Tekulve -9% 31% Baserunner Out Advancing; Boone out at Hm/C-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
Ron Reed replaces Mike Schmidt (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t7 5-4 0 --- O PIT D. Parker R. Reed 3% 33% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-4 1 --- PIT A. Oliver R. Reed -3% 31% Single to LF
t7 5-4 1 1-- O PIT B. Robinson R. Reed 3% 34% Flyball: RF
t7 5-4 2 1-- PIT R. Stennett R. Reed -1% 32% Oliver Steals 2B
t7 5-4 2 -2- O PIT R. Stennett R. Reed 4% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
b7 4-5 0 --- PHI L. Bowa K. Tekulve 8% 44% Walk
b7 4-5 0 1-- PHI D. Johnson K. Tekulve 11% 55% Single to LF; Bowa to 2B
b7 4-5 0 12- RR PHI G. Maddox K. Tekulve 32% 87% Triple to RF; Bowa Scores; Johnson Scores
b7 6-5 0 --3 O PHI T. Sizemore K. Tekulve -4% 84% Flyball: CF
Grant Jackson replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th
Jerry Martin pinch hits for Jay Johnstone (RF) batting 3rd
b7 6-5 1 --3 O PHI J. Martin G. Jackson -7% 77% Fielder's Choice SS; Maddox out at Hm/SS-C; Martin to 1B
b7 6-5 2 1-- O PHI R. Hebner G. Jackson -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
Jerry Martin moves from PH to RF
t8 5-6 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno R. Reed 6% 80% Groundout: P-1B
Ed Ott pinch hits for Duffy Dyer (C) batting 8th
t8 5-6 1 --- PIT E. Ott R. Reed -6% 74% Walk
Willie Stargell pinch hits for Grant Jackson (P) batting 9th
t8 5-6 1 1-- O PIT W. Stargell R. Reed 7% 81% Strikeout
t8 5-6 2 1-- O PIT F. Taveras R. Reed 6% 87% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pirates' Odell Jones facing 5-6-7
Odell Jones replaces Willie Stargell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ed Ott moves from PH to C
b8 6-5 0 --- O PHI B. Boone O. Jones -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-5 1 --- O PHI R. Reed O. Jones -1% 84% Popfly: 2B
b8 6-5 2 --- O PHI O. Brown O. Jones -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
t9 5-6 0 --- PIT P. Garner R. Reed -12% 72% Single to CF
t9 5-6 0 1-- O PIT D. Parker R. Reed 11% 83% Flyball: CF
t9 5-6 1 1-- PIT A. Oliver R. Reed -11% 72% Single to LF; Garner to 2B
t9 5-6 1 12- O PIT B. Robinson R. Reed 14% 86% Flyball: LF
t9 5-6 2 12- O PIT R. Stennett R. Reed 14% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 6.

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