April 10, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 7
@BAL 6 MIN 8
@CAL 1 TOR 10
@CHW 2 MIL 3
BOS 0 SEA 4
OAK 1 TEX 5
CLE 0 ATL 6
CIN 4 HOU 2
LAD 1 MON 3
@NYM 2
(14) PHI 7
PIT 3 SFG 4
SDP 2 STL 7
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 48,235

Tuesday, April 10, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Pirates

1-3

Lost 2

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  7  1
Phillies        0  2  0   0  0  1   4  0  X    7 12  1

W: D Ruthven (1-0), L: E Romo (0-2)

Phillies

1-2

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .353  .765    0    3   0   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .757    0    1   0   
D Parker RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .782    0    2   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .353  .882    0    7   0   
B Robinson LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .702    0    3   0   2B,GDP
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .388    0    1   5   
E Ott C                       4   0   2   1    0   0  .455 1.273    0    5   0   
P Garner 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .800    0    2   1   
J Candelaria P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Milner PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   3B
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   3   7   2    1   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: B Robinson (1, off D Ruthven).

3B: J Milner (1, off D Ruthven).

TB: J Milner 3; E Ott 2; B Robinson 2; W Stargell; P Garner; O Moreno.

GIDP: B Robinson (1).

RBI: J Milner (1); E Ott (2).

2-out RBI: J Milner.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: O Moreno (2).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
  B McBride PH-RF             1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .083    0    1   0   
L Bowa SS                     5   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
P Rose 1B                     4   1   3   0    1   0  .429 1.071    0    4   0   2·2B
  D Unser PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .703    0    4   0   IW
  G Gross PR-LF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .273 1.065    0    0   2   2B
G Maddox CF                   4   3   3   1    0   0  .308 1.126    0    6   0   3B,2B,SB
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .417  .917    0    2   2   2B
B Boone C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .333 1.111    0    5   0   
D Ruthven P                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    0   2   
Totals                       37   7  12   7    3   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: M Schmidt (1, off J Candelaria); M Trillo (1, off J Candelaria); G Maddox (1, off J Candelaria); P Rose 2 (2, off E Romo, off J Candelaria).

3B: G Maddox (1, off J Candelaria).

IBB: G Luzinski (1, by K Tekulve).

TB: G Maddox 6; P Rose 5; M Trillo 3; M Schmidt 3; B Boone; D Ruthven.

RBI: M Trillo 3 (3); M Schmidt 2 (3); B Boone (3); G Maddox (2).

2-out RBI: M Trillo 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Schmidt-M Trillo-P Rose.

E: G Luzinski (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Maddox (1, 2nd base off K Tekulve/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
J Candelaria                   6     9   3   3    0   5   0   4.50   27     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 9     47    -     0.94  -0.07
E Romo, L (0-2)                0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0  16.20    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.93  -0.15
K Tekulve                      1.2   2   2   2    2   0   0   8.31   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 2          2-2    0.87  -0.23
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3   5   0          40     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1·12          2-2

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ruthven, W (1-0)             9     7   3   3    1   4   0   3.00   35     -       ·  ·      5·17· 1· 7     64    -     1.04   0.05
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      5·17· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Ruthven (1).

IBB: K Tekulve (1; G Luzinski).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Joe Myers, 3B - Tom Telford.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 48,235.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. F Taveras            SS    1. L Smith              RF 
2. O Moreno             CF    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. D Parker             RF    3. P Rose               1B 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. B Robinson           LF    5. M Schmidt            3B 
6. R Stennett           2B    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. E Ott                C     7. M Trillo             2B 
8. P Garner             3B    8. B Boone              C  
9. J Candelaria         P     9. D Ruthven            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-3  123      17%  91% M Schmidt       K Tekulve       Single to LF; Bowa Scores; Rose Scores; Luzinski to 2B
   t 7   2  3-2  --3     -16%  57% F Taveras       D Ruthven       Wild Pitch; Milner Scores
   t 5   0  2-1  1--     -15%  44% P Garner        D Ruthven       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Ott to 3B; Garner to 2B
   b 7   1  3-3  1--      14%  73% P Rose          E Romo          Double to RF; Bowa to 3B
   t 7   2  3-1  1--     -14%  72% J Milner        D Ruthven       Triple to RF; Garner Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--      55%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Bowa          Strikeout
          ---      53%  P Rose          Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
          ---      44%  B Robinson      Double to RF
   O      -2-      45%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 3B
   R      --3      39%  E Ott           Single to RF; Robinson Scores
   O      1--      42%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      44%  J Candelaria    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
          ---      51%  M Schmidt       Double to LF
   R      -2-      61%  G Maddox        Double to RF; Schmidt Scores
   O      -2-      60%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B; Maddox to 3B
   R      --3      66%  B Boone         Single to LF; Maddox Scores
          1--      72%  D Ruthven       Single to RF; Boone to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      1-3      62%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  P Rose          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  G Maddox        Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  M Trillo        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      67%  B Boone         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      64%  D Ruthven       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  E Ott           Single to CF
          1--      44%  P Garner        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Ott to 3B; Garner to 2B
   O      -23      52%  J Candelaria    Foul Flyball: LF
   O      -23      64%  F Taveras       Fielder's Choice P; Ott out at Hm/P-3B-C; Garner to 3B; Taveras to 1B
   O      1-3      71%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  L Bowa          Popfly: 2B
          ---      69%  P Rose          Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  G Luzinski      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Ruthven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  D Parker        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      73%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  M Schmidt       Popfly: 3B
          ---      80%  G Maddox        Triple to CF
   R      --3      86%  M Trillo        Double to LF; Maddox Scores
   O      -2-      85%  B Boone         Flyball: LF; Trillo to 3B
   O      --3      82%  D Ruthven       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  R Stennett      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      88%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  P Garner        Single to LF
                  John Milner pinch hits for John Candelaria batting 9th
   R      1--      72%  J Milner        Triple to RF; Garner Scores
   R      --3      57%  F Taveras       Wild Pitch; Milner Scores
   O      ---      59%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Enrique Romo facing 1-2-3
                  Enrique Romo replaces John Milner pitching and batting 9th; Bake McBride pinch hits for Lonnie Smith batting 1st
          ---      64%  B McBride       Walk
   O      1--      59%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      73%  P Rose          Double to RF; Bowa to 3B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Enrique Romo pitching and batting 9th
          -23      74%  G Luzinski      Intentional Walk
   RR     123      91%  M Schmidt       Single to LF; Bowa Scores; Rose Scores; Luzinski to 2B
                  Greg Gross pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 4th
   O      12-      89%  G Maddox        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gross to 3B
          1-3      90%  M Trillo        Maddox Steals 2B
   RR     -23      97%  " "             Single to RF; Gross Scores; Maddox Scores
   O      1--      97%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
                  Greg Gross moves to LF; Bake McBride moves to RF
          ---      94%  O Moreno        Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
          1--      93%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Moreno to 3B
   OO     1-3      99%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-3, Kent Tekulve facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  D Ruthven       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Ruthven to 1B
   O      1--      99%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  P Rose          Walk; Ruthven to 2B
                  Del Unser pinch runs for Pete Rose batting 3rd
   O      12-      99%  G Gross         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
                  Del Unser moves to 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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