April 12, 1978 Montreal Expos at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 9
MIN 5 CHW 5
TOR 4 BOS 6
@CLE 3 KCR 5
BAL 2 MIL 5
NYY 3 OAK 4
SEA 3 DET 3
@TEX 2 CIN 12
SFG 3 HOU 11
LAD 10 CHC 4
@NYM 2 MON 8
@PHI 7 STL 5
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 19,110

Wednesday, April 12, 1978
Time of Game: 3:00

Expos

2-3

Won 2

5th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   2  2  3   0  0  1    8 11  2
Phillies        0  0  0   1  2  0   2  0  2    7 13  0

W: S Rogers (1-1), L: J Lonborg (0-1), S: B Atkinson (1)

Phillies

2-2

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Valentine RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .850    0    1   0   
  W Cromartie PH-LF           4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    5   0   
D Cash 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .364  .936    0    1   3   2·2B
  P Frias 2B                  1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    1   0   2B
A Dawson CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .200  .504    0    4   0   CS,HBP
G Carter C                    5   1   1   2    0   2  .300 1.041    0    3   0   HR,GDP
T Perez 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .523    0    6   0   2B,IW
  S Mejias PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Parrish 3B                  4   1   3   2    0   1  .538 1.307    0    1   2   2B
D Unser LF-RF-1B              2   0   0   0    1   0  .357  .795    0    0   0   SH,IW
C Speier SS                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .400 1.050    0    5   3   HR
S Rogers P                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .250  .650    0    0   1   
  S Bahnsen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Atkinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   8  11   8    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Perez (1, off R Reed); P Frias (1, off G Garber); D Cash 2 (2, off W Brusstar, off J Lonborg); L Parrish (3, off J Lonborg).

HR: G Carter (2, off J Lonborg; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); C Speier (1, off J Lonborg; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: D Unser (1, off J Lonborg).

IBB: T Perez (1, by W Brusstar); D Unser (1, by W Brusstar).

HBP: A Dawson (1, by W Brusstar).

TB: L Parrish 4; D Cash 4; C Speier 4; G Carter 4; P Frias 2; T Perez 2; A Dawson 2.

GIDP: G Carter (1).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (5); G Carter 2 (5); C Speier 2 (4); S Rogers (1); A Dawson (3).

2-out RBI: G Carter 2; S Rogers.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cash-C Speier-T Perez.

E: C Speier (3); T Perez (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Dawson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .353  .860    0    0   0   2B
L Bowa SS                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .313  .764    0    1   4   SB,GDP
  D Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Harrelson SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .353 1.015    0    0   5   SF
G Luzinski LF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .746    0    0   0   2B
R Hebner 1B                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .538 1.523    0   14   1   
G Maddox CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .882    0    2   0   
B Boone C                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .111  .844    0    8   2   SF
T Sizemore 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .125  .364    0    2   3   
J Lonborg P                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  W Brusstar P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Cardenal PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  13   6    4   1                    27  17

BATTING

2B: G Luzinski (1, off S Bahnsen); B McBride (2, off S Bahnsen).

SF: B Boone (1, off B Atkinson); M Schmidt (1, off S Rogers).

TB: B McBride 3; G Luzinski 3; G Maddox 2; R Hebner 2; M Schmidt 2; L Bowa; J Lonborg; T McCarver.

GIDP: L Bowa (1).

RBI: R Hebner 2 (4); M Schmidt 2 (6); L Bowa (1); B Boone (4).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-T Sizemore-R Hebner.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa (2, 2nd base off S Rogers/G Carter).

PITCHING

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, W (1-1)              5.1   6   3   3    4   1   0   4.76   25     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 6     41    -     1.34  -0.11
S Bahnsen, H (1)               2.2   6   4   3    0   0   0   7.20   15     -       ·  ·      1· 8· 0· 6          2-0    1.47  -0.08
D Knowles                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    3.48  -0.15
B Atkinson, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          2-1    4.66   0.35
Totals                         9    13   7   6    4   1   0          44     -       ·  ·      9·16· 1·13          6-2

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lonborg, L (0-1)             5     4   4   4    0   4   2   7.20   19     -       ·  ·     11· 0· 0· 4     47    -     0.82  -0.25
W Brusstar                     1     2   3   3    3   2   0  13.50    9     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.40  -0.25
R Reed                         2     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.59   0.03
G Garber                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.28  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   8   8    3   7   2          40     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 0·11           -

S Bahnsen faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
D Knowles faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Brusstar 2 (2; T Perez, D Unser).

HBP: W Brusstar (1; A Dawson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 19,110.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. E Valentine          RF    1. B McBride            RF 
2. D Cash               2B    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. G Carter             C     4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. T Perez              1B    5. R Hebner             1B 
6. L Parrish            3B    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. D Unser              LF    7. B Boone              C  
8. C Speier             SS    8. T Sizemore           2B 
9. S Rogers             P     9. J Lonborg            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-      24%  72% G Carter        J Lonborg       Home Run; Cash Scores
   b 9   0  8-5  -23     -15%  65% R Hebner        D Knowles       Single to LF; Schmidt Scores; Luzinski to 3B
   b 9   0  8-6  1-3      15%  80% G Maddox        B Atkinson      Lineout: 3B
   t 6   1  3-4  123      14%  92% L Parrish       W Brusstar      Single to RF; Cash Scores; Dawson Scores; Perez to 3B; Parrish to 2B
   t 5   1  1-2  --3      14%  84% C Speier        J Lonborg       Home Run; Parrish Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B McBride       Walk
   OO     1--      49%  L Bowa          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Carter        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  C Speier        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      45%  S Rogers        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
          ---      47%  J Lonborg       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
                  Warren Cromartie pinch hits for Ellis Valentine batting 1st
   O      ---      47%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
          ---      52%  D Cash          Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  A Dawson        Strikeout
   RR     -2-      72%  G Carter        Home Run; Cash Scores
   O      ---      71%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
                  Warren Cromartie moves to LF; Del Unser moves to RF
          ---      66%  L Bowa          Walk
   O      1--      71%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
          1--      66%  G Luzinski      Single to RF; Bowa to 2B
   R      12-      53%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Bowa Scores; Luzinski to 2B
   O      12-      59%  G Maddox        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      65%  B Boone         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Lonborg facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  L Parrish       Double to LF
   O      -2-      71%  D Unser         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Parrish to 3B
   RR     --3      84%  C Speier        Home Run; Parrish Scores
   O      ---      84%  S Rogers        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
          ---      79%  T Sizemore      Walk
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Jim Lonborg batting 9th
          1--      72%  T McCarver      Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-      76%  B McBride       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sizemore to 3B; McBride to 1B
   R      1-3      64%  L Bowa          Single to LF; Sizemore Scores; McBride to 3B
   RO     1-3      64%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McBride Scores
          1--      62%  G Luzinski      Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-3, Warren Brusstar facing 2-3-4
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th
          ---      74%  D Cash          Double to LF
          -2-      77%  A Dawson        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      77%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B; Cash to 3B; Dawson to 2B
          -23      77%  T Perez         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      92%  L Parrish       Single to RF; Cash Scores; Dawson Scores; Perez to 3B; Parrish to 2B
          -23      92%  D Unser         Intentional Walk
   O      123      89%  C Speier        Strikeout
   R      123      94%  S Rogers        Walk; Perez Scores; Parrish to 3B; Unser to 2B
   O      123      92%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  G Maddox        Single to CF
          1--      88%  B Boone         Walk; Maddox to 2B
                  Stan Bahnsen replaces Steve Rogers pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      92%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Warren Brusstar batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  J Johnstone     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-3, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Reed replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  A Dawson        Single to LF
   OO     1--      94%  G Carter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-7, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
                  Pepe Frias replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      90%  B McBride       Double to CF
   O      -2-      93%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      89%  M Schmidt       Single to CF; McBride Scores
   O      1--      92%  G Luzinski      Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      89%  R Hebner        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Schmidt to 2B; Hebner to 1B
   R      12-      80%  G Maddox        Single to 2B; Schmidt Scores/No RBI/unER; Hebner to 3B; Maddox to 1B/Adv on E6
   O      1-3      88%  B Boone         Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 5.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-5, Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  T Perez         Double to CF
                  Sam Mejias pinch runs for Tony Perez batting 5th
          -2-      94%  L Parrish       Single to RF; Mejias to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  D Unser         Popfly: SS
   O      1-3      88%  C Speier        Fielder's Choice P; Mejias out at Hm/P-C; Parrish to 2B; Speier to 1B
   O      12-      85%  S Bahnsen       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-7, Stan Bahnsen facing 8-9-1
                  Del Unser moves to 1B; Sam Mejias moves to RF
   O      ---      89%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
                  Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  J Cardenal      Popfly: SS
          ---      90%  B McBride       Single to RF
                  Davey Johnson pinch hits for Larry Bowa batting 2nd
   O      1--      93%  D Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Phillies 5.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-5, Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
                  Gene Garber replaces Jose Cardenal pitching and batting 9th; Bud Harrelson replaces Davey Johnson playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      93%  W Cromartie     Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  P Frias         Double to LF
   R      -2-      97%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Frias Scores
   O      1--      97%  G Carter        Dawson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (C-1B-2B)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-8, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  M Schmidt       Single to LF
          1--      80%  G Luzinski      Double to LF; Schmidt to 3B
                  Darold Knowles replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      65%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Schmidt Scores; Luzinski to 3B
                  Bill Atkinson replaces Darold Knowles pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      80%  G Maddox        Lineout: 3B
   RO     1-3      91%  B Boone         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Luzinski Scores
   O      1--     100%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 8, Phillies 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation