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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		7
6
MIN
@CAL		8
1
TOR
@CHW		10
2
BOS
@MIL		0
3
OAK
@SEA		1
4
CLE
@TEX		0
5
CIN
@ATL		4
6
LAD
@HOU		1
2
MON
@NYM		3
2		 
(14)
PIT
@PHI		3
7
SDP
@SFG		2
4
CHC
@STL		0
7
Tuesday, April 10, 1979 7:35PM
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 48,235, Time of Game: 2:39
Pirates
3
1-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 2½ GB
 at Phillies
7
1-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
W: Dick Ruthven (1-0)
L: Enrique Romo (0-2)
 
                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

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .353 .765 -0.194 1.24 0.000 -0.194 -1.5 3 0
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .757 -0.081 1.09 0.023 -0.104 -0.4 1 0
Dave Parker RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .782 -0.058 0.81 0.012 -0.070 -0.6 2 0
Willie Stargell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .353 .882 -0.044 0.89 0.033 -0.076 0.1 7 0
Bill Robinson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .702 -0.028 0.92 0.064 -0.092 -0.8 3 0 2B,GDP
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .388 -0.069 0.87 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 1 5
Ed Ott C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .455 1.273 0.087 0.95 0.113 -0.026 0.7 5 0
Phil Garner 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .800 0.144 0.94 0.171 -0.027 0.8 2 1
John Candelaria P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.099 1.46 0.000 -0.099 -0.8 0 1
   John Milner PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 1.500 0.293 1.90 0.293 0.000 1.9 3B
   Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 34 3 7 2 1 4 .206 .523 -0.049 1.04 0.709 -0.757 -1.4 24 8
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lonnie Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.102 1.12 0.000 -0.102 -1.1 3 0
   Bake McBride PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .083 0.055 0.79 0.056 -0.002 0.0 1 0
Larry Bowa SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.130 1.05 0.000 -0.130 -1.4 1 1
Pete Rose 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 .429 1.071 0.159 0.73 0.179 -0.020 1.2 4 0 2·2B
   Del Unser PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Greg Luzinski LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .702 -0.065 1.29 0.004 -0.069 -0.5 4 0 IW
   Greg Gross PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 0 0
Mike Schmidt 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .273 1.065 0.209 1.56 0.239 -0.030 1.6 0 2 2B
Garry Maddox CF 4 3 3 1 0 0 .308 1.126 0.202 0.90 0.217 -0.015 1.8 6 0 3B,2B,SB
Manny Trillo 2B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .417 .917 0.097 1.23 0.141 -0.044 1.8 2 2 2B
Bob Boone C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 1.111 0.015 0.85 0.060 -0.045 -0.2 5 0
Dick Ruthven P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 0.014 0.68 0.059 -0.045 0.5 0 2
Team Totals 37 7 12 7 3 5 .324 .889 0.452 1.00 0.955 -0.504 3.1 27 7
2B: M Schmidt (1, off J Candelaria); M Trillo (1, off J Candelaria); G Maddox (1, off J Candelaria); P Rose 2 (2, 1 off E Romo, 1 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).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria 6 9 3 3 0 5 0 4.50 27 47 -0.074 0.94 -0.1
Enrique Romo, L (0-2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 -0.147 1.96 -0.9
Kent Tekulve 1.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.31 10 2 2 -0.231 0.87 -2.1
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 3 5 0 7.88 40 47 2 2 -0.452 1.04 -3.1

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Ruthven, W (1-0) 9 7 3 3 1 4 0 3.00 35 64 0.048 1.04 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 1 4 0 3.00 35 64 0.048 1.00 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: D Ruthven (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Tekulve (1; G Luzinski).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Joe Myers, 3B - Tom Telford.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 48,235.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Lonnie Smith RF
2 Omar Moreno CF 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Pete Rose 1B
4 Willie Stargell 1B 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Bill Robinson LF 5 Mike Schmidt 3B
6 Rennie Stennett 2B 6 Garry Maddox CF
7 Ed Ott C 7 Manny Trillo 2B
8 Phil Garner 3B 8 Bob Boone C
9 John Candelaria P 9 Dick Ruthven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-3 1 123 RR PHI M. Schmidt K. Tekulve 17% 91% Single to LF; Bowa Scores; Rose Scores; Luzinski to 2B
t7 2-3 2 --3 R PIT F. Taveras D. Ruthven -16% 57% Wild Pitch; Milner Scores
t5 1-2 0 1-- PIT P. Garner D. Ruthven -15% 44% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Ott to 3B; Garner to 2B
b7 3-3 1 1-- PHI P. Rose E. Romo 14% 73% Double to RF; Bowa to 3B
t7 1-3 2 1-- R PIT J. Milner D. Ruthven -14% 72% Triple to RF; Garner Scores

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' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras D. Ruthven 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. Ruthven 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- PIT D. Parker D. Ruthven -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell D. Ruthven 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHI L. Smith J. Candelaria -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Candelaria -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- PHI P. Rose J. Candelaria 2% 53% Double to RF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Candelaria -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT B. Robinson D. Ruthven -6% 44% Double to RF
t2 0-0 0 -2- O PIT R. Stennett D. Ruthven 1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 R PIT E. Ott D. Ruthven -6% 39% Single to RF; Robinson Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- O PIT P. Garner D. Ruthven 3% 42% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1-0 2 1-- O PIT J. Candelaria D. Ruthven 2% 44% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Candelaria 7% 51% Double to LF
b2 0-1 0 -2- R PHI G. Maddox J. Candelaria 11% 61% Double to RF; Schmidt Scores
b2 1-1 0 -2- O PHI M. Trillo J. Candelaria -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Maddox to 3B
b2 1-1 1 --3 R PHI B. Boone J. Candelaria 6% 66% Single to LF; Maddox Scores
b2 2-1 1 1-- PHI D. Ruthven J. Candelaria 6% 72% Single to RF; Boone to 3B
b2 2-1 1 1-3 O PHI L. Smith J. Candelaria -6% 66% Strikeout
b2 2-1 2 1-3 O PHI L. Bowa J. Candelaria -4% 62% 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, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras D. Ruthven 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t3 1-2 1 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. Ruthven 2% 66% Flyball: RF
t3 1-2 2 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Ruthven 1% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- O PHI P. Rose J. Candelaria -2% 65% Flyball: RF
b3 2-1 1 --- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Candelaria -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Candelaria -1% 63% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Ruthven 3% 66% Flyball: LF
t4 1-2 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson D. Ruthven 2% 68% Flyball: LF
t4 1-2 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Ruthven 1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- PHI G. Maddox J. Candelaria 3% 72% Single to CF
b4 2-1 0 1-- O PHI M. Trillo J. Candelaria -3% 69% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 2-1 1 1-- O PHI B. Boone J. Candelaria -3% 67% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 2-1 2 1-- O PHI D. Ruthven J. Candelaria -2% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- PIT E. Ott D. Ruthven -5% 59% Single to CF
t5 1-2 0 1-- PIT P. Garner D. Ruthven -15% 44% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Ott to 3B; Garner to 2B
t5 1-2 0 -23 O PIT J. Candelaria D. Ruthven 8% 52% Foul Flyball: LF
t5 1-2 1 -23 O PIT F. Taveras D. Ruthven 13% 64% Fielder's Choice P; Ott out at Hm/P-3B-C; Garner to 3B; Taveras to 1B
t5 1-2 2 1-3 O PIT O. Moreno D. Ruthven 7% 71% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- O PHI L. Smith J. Candelaria -2% 69% Flyball: RF
b5 2-1 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Candelaria -2% 68% Popfly: 2B
b5 2-1 2 --- PHI P. Rose J. Candelaria 1% 69% Single to RF
b5 2-1 2 1-- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Candelaria -2% 67% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 3-4-5
t6 1-2 0 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Ruthven 4% 70% Popfly: SS
t6 1-2 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Ruthven 3% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 1-2 2 --- O PIT B. Robinson D. Ruthven 2% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
b6 2-1 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Candelaria -2% 72% Popfly: 3B
b6 2-1 1 --- PHI G. Maddox J. Candelaria 7% 80% Triple to CF
b6 2-1 1 --3 R PHI M. Trillo J. Candelaria 7% 86% Double to LF; Maddox Scores
b6 3-1 1 -2- O PHI B. Boone J. Candelaria -2% 85% Flyball: LF; Trillo to 3B
b6 3-1 2 --3 O PHI D. Ruthven J. Candelaria -2% 82% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
t7 1-3 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Ruthven 3% 86% Lineout: 2B
t7 1-3 1 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Ruthven 2% 88% Flyball: RF
t7 1-3 2 --- PIT P. Garner D. Ruthven -2% 86% Single to LF
John Milner pinch hits for John Candelaria (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 2 1-- R PIT J. Milner D. Ruthven -14% 72% Triple to RF; Garner Scores
t7 2-3 2 --3 R PIT F. Taveras D. Ruthven -16% 57% Wild Pitch; Milner Scores
t7 3-3 2 --- O PIT F. Taveras D. Ruthven 2% 59% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 1-2-3
Enrique Romo replaces John Milner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bake McBride pinch hits for Lonnie Smith (RF) batting 1st
b7 3-3 0 --- PHI B. McBride E. Romo 6% 64% Walk
b7 3-3 0 1-- O PHI L. Bowa E. Romo -5% 59% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 3-3 1 1-- PHI P. Rose E. Romo 14% 73% Double to RF; Bowa to 3B
Kent Tekulve replaces Enrique Romo pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-3 1 -23 PHI G. Luzinski K. Tekulve 0% 74% Intentional Walk
b7 3-3 1 123 RR PHI M. Schmidt K. Tekulve 17% 91% Single to LF; Bowa Scores; Rose Scores; Luzinski to 2B
Greg Gross pinch runs for Greg Luzinski (LF) batting 4th
b7 5-3 1 12- O PHI G. Maddox K. Tekulve -1% 89% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gross to 3B
b7 5-3 2 1-3 PHI M. Trillo K. Tekulve 0% 90% Maddox Steals 2B
b7 5-3 2 -23 RR PHI M. Trillo K. Tekulve 7% 97% Single to RF; Gross Scores; Maddox Scores
b7 7-3 2 1-- O PHI B. Boone K. Tekulve -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
Greg Gross moves from PR to LF
Bake McBride moves from PH to RF
t8 3-7 0 --- PIT O. Moreno D. Ruthven -2% 94% Single to RF
t8 3-7 0 1-- O PIT D. Parker D. Ruthven 2% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 3-7 1 1-- PIT W. Stargell D. Ruthven -3% 93% Single to RF; Moreno to 3B
t8 3-7 1 1-3 OO PIT B. Robinson D. Ruthven 6% 99% 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, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 9-1-2
b8 7-3 0 --- PHI D. Ruthven K. Tekulve 0% 99% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Ruthven to 1B
b8 7-3 0 1-- O PHI B. McBride K. Tekulve -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 7-3 1 1-- O PHI L. Bowa K. Tekulve -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 7-3 2 1-- PHI P. Rose K. Tekulve 0% 99% Walk; Ruthven to 2B
Del Unser pinch runs for Pete Rose (1B) batting 3rd
b8 7-3 2 12- O PHI G. Gross K. Tekulve -0% 99% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
Del Unser moves from PR to 1B
t9 3-7 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Ruthven 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-7 1 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Ruthven 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 3-7 2 --- O PIT P. Garner D. Ruthven 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 7.

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