April 11, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
NYY 5
(10) CAL 11
MIN 2 KCR 10
DET 3 OAK 14
@SEA 7 TEX 4
CLE 0 CIN 9
@ATL 5 HOU 10
LAD 3 MON 3
@NYM 2
(11) PHI 5
PIT 4 SDP 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 26,281

Wednesday, April 11, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:06

Pirates

1-4

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   1  2  0   0  0  0    4  9  0
Phillies        1  0  0   1  2  0   1  0  X    5 10  0

W: S Carlton (1-1), L: B Blyleven (0-1)

Phillies

2-2

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .727    0    1   1   2B
P Garner 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .316 1.000    0    3   2   HR
D Parker RF                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .176  .686    0    0   1   HBP
B Robinson 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .812    0    7   0   2B
L Lacy LF                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .900    0    2   0   HBP
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .411    0    1   5   
S Nicosia C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .778    0    6   0   GDP
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .594    0    4   0   
B Blyleven P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  M Sanguillen PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    0   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: B Robinson (2, off S Carlton); F Taveras (2, off S Carlton).

HR: P Garner (1, off S Carlton; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: D Parker (1, by S Carlton); L Lacy (1, by S Carlton).

TB: P Garner 5; B Robinson 3; L Lacy 2; F Taveras 2; R Stennett; S Nicosia.

GIDP: S Nicosia (1).

RBI: P Garner 2 (2); L Lacy (1); S Nicosia (2).

2-out RBI: S Nicosia.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .067  .192    0    3   0   SB
L Bowa SS                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .105  .210    0    1   4   SB
P Rose 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .333  .844    0    8   2   
G Luzinski LF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .143  .690    0    2   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   1   2   3    0   0  .357 1.301    0    3   3   HR,SF
G Maddox CF                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .412 1.209    0    4   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .813    0    2   2   
T McCarver C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .476    0    3   0   2B,SF
S Carlton P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    1   1   HBP
Totals                       31   5  10   5    2   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T McCarver (1, off B Blyleven).

HR: M Schmidt (2, off B Blyleven; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: T McCarver (1, off B Blyleven); M Schmidt (1, off B Blyleven).

HBP: S Carlton (1, by B Blyleven).

TB: M Schmidt 5; G Maddox 3; T McCarver 2; L Bowa 2; M Trillo; B McBride.

RBI: M Schmidt 3 (6); G Maddox (3); T McCarver (1).

2-out RBI: M Schmidt 2; G Maddox.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: B McBride (1, 3rd base off B Blyleven/S Nicosia); L Bowa (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/S Nicosia).

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
B Blyleven, L (0-1)            8    10   5   5    2   6   1   4.20   36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 9     46    -     1.35  -0.32
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 9           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, W (1-1)             9     9   4   4    0   3   1   6.46   37     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 9     56    -     1.55   0.18
Totals                         9     9   4   4    0   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Blyleven (1; S Carlton); S Carlton 2 (2; D Parker, L Lacy).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 26,281.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. F Taveras            SS    1. B McBride            RF 
2. P Garner             3B    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. D Parker             RF    3. P Rose               1B 
4. B Robinson           1B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. L Lacy               LF    5. M Schmidt            3B 
6. R Stennett           2B    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. S Nicosia            C     7. M Trillo             2B 
8. O Moreno             CF    8. T McCarver           C  
9. B Blyleven           P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  ---      24%  76% M Schmidt       B Blyleven      Home Run
   t 5   1  2-2  -2-     -22%  26% P Garner        S Carlton       Home Run; Taveras Scores
   b 5   2  4-3  12-      17%  57% G Maddox        B Blyleven      Single to CF; Bowa Scores; Luzinski to 3B
   t 8   1  5-4  1--      13%  87% S Nicosia       S Carlton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   2  1-0  -2-     -11%  52% S Nicosia       S Carlton       Single to RF; Robinson Scores; Nicosia to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B McBride       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  L Bowa          Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  P Rose          Lineout: 2B
          1--      54%  G Luzinski      Walk; Bowa to 2B
   R      12-      64%  M Schmidt       Single to CF; Bowa Scores; Luzinski to 2B
          12-      67%  G Maddox        Single to 3B/Bunt; Luzinski to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
   O      123      61%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Robinson      Double to LF
   O      -2-      59%  L Lacy          Popfly: P
   O      -2-      62%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      52%  S Nicosia       Single to RF; Robinson Scores; Nicosia to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      55%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  T McCarver      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  S Carlton       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  B Blyleven      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  P Rose          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  D Parker        Hit By Pitch
          1--      39%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Parker to 2B
   R      12-      28%  L Lacy          Single to LF; Parker Scores; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      33%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Lacy to 2B
   O      12-      38%  S Nicosia       Popfly: SS
   O      12-      42%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  G Maddox        Single to CF
          1--      51%  M Trillo        Single to LF; Maddox to 3B
   RO     1-3      54%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Maddox Scores; Trillo to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  S Carlton       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
          ---      47%  F Taveras       Double to RF
   RR     -2-      26%  P Garner        Home Run; Taveras Scores
   O      ---      27%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      28%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      33%  B McBride       Single to LF
          1--      41%  L Bowa          Single to RF; McBride to 2B
          12-      48%  P Rose          McBride Steals 3B; Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -23      40%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      42%  G Luzinski      Walk
   RO     123      40%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McBride Scores
   R      12-      57%  G Maddox        Single to CF; Bowa Scores; Luzinski to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  L Lacy          Single to LF
          1--      37%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Lacy to 2B
   O      12-      44%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      51%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      57%  B Blyleven      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  S Carlton       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      54%  B McBride       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      59%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      76%  M Schmidt       Home Run
   O      ---      75%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  L Lacy          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      75%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      87%  S Nicosia       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  T McCarver      Double to RF; McCarver out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
   O      ---      84%  S Carlton       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Bert Blyleven batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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