August 26, 1975 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
@BOS 2 KCR 4
BAL 3 BAL 3
@KCR 2 MIN 2
@MIL 1 NYY 7
OAK 1 TEX 3
DET 2
(10) CIN 6
@CHC 5 LAD 8
PHI 1 PIT 8
ATL 2 NYM 7
@SDP 2 SFG 4
MON 3 STL 10
HOU 9
(12) STL 2
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,213

Tuesday, August 26, 1975, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Braves

57-75

Lost 4

5th, 30 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2 10  1
Pirates         6  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  X    8 13  0

W: L Demery (7-3), L: J Easterly (1-7)

Pirates

74-56

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .696    0    0   0   
R Belloir SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .641    0    1   4   
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .242  .761    0    1   0   
D Baker RF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .245  .732    0    3   0   
C Gaston 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .220  .699    0    8   0   
R Office CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .664    0    4   0   
L Blanks 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .601    0    2   3   2B
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .247  .642    0    5   0   
J Easterly P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Sadecki P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .467    0    0   0   
  R Gilbreath PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .675    0    0   0   
  M Leon P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .733         0   0   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .828    0    0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118         0   1   
Totals                       37   2  10   2    3   2                    24   8

BATTING

2B: L Blanks (13, off L Demery).

TB: L Blanks 3; B Pocoroba 2; C Gaston 2; R Office; D Baker; R Sadecki; R Garr.

RBI: D Baker (49); B Pocoroba (15).

2-out RBI: D Baker.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belloir-L Blanks-C Gaston.

E: C Gaston (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .202  .516    0    3   2   3B
R Stennett 2B                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .274  .677    0    3   2   
A Oliver CF                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .279  .758    0    4   0   2B
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .298  .907    0    6   3   
R Zisk LF                     4   2   3   2    0   0  .280  .815    0    5   0   3B
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .317  .910    0    1   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .744    0    1   3   
D Dyer C                      4   0   1   2    0   1  .189  .541    0    3   0   GDP
L Demery P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .455    0    1   1   
Totals                       37   8  13   8    1   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Oliver (30, off M Leon).

3B: F Taveras (3, off J Easterly); R Zisk (2, off R Sadecki).

TB: R Zisk 5; A Oliver 4; F Taveras 3; D Parker 2; W Stargell; D Dyer; R Stennett; R Hebner.

GIDP: D Dyer (4).

RBI: D Parker 2 (73); D Dyer 2 (11); R Zisk 2 (55); R Stennett (55); W Stargell (70).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 13.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Easterly, L (1-7)            0     5   5   5    0   0   0   5.94    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 5     20    -     1.26  -0.37
R Sadecki                      5     6   2   2    0   3   0   4.04   21     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 6          2-2    0.37  -0.09
M Leon                         2     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.70    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.04   0.00
B Dal Canton                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.61    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   8    1   5   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2·13          2-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Demery, W (7-3)              9    10   2   2    3   2   0   2.51   40     -       ·  ·     11·11· 3·10     58    -     0.48   0.05
Totals                         9    10   2   2    3   2   0          40     -       ·  ·     11·11· 3·10           -

J Easterly faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 12,213.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Garr               LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. R Belloir            SS    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. D Evans              3B    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. D Baker              RF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. C Gaston             1B    5. R Zisk               LF 
6. R Office             CF    6. D Parker             RF 
7. L Blanks             2B    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. B Pocoroba           C     8. D Dyer               C  
9. J Easterly           P     9. L Demery             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  1-1  12-      12%  76% W Stargell      J Easterly      Single to RF; Stennett Scores; Oliver to 3B
   b 1   0  1-0  ---      10%  54% F Taveras       J Easterly      Triple to RF
   t 1   2  0-0  --3      -9%  42% D Baker         L Demery        Single to LF; Garr Scores
   b 1   0  1-3  12-       6%  86% D Parker        R Sadecki       Single to LF; Stargell Scores; Zisk to 2B
   b 1   0  1-1  1--       5%  64% A Oliver        J Easterly      Single to RF; Stennett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Garr          Single to 2B
   O      1--      48%  R Belloir       Groundout: 3B-1B; Garr to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B; Garr to 3B
   R      --3      42%  D Baker         Single to LF; Garr Scores
   O      1--      44%  C Gaston        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jamie Easterly facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  F Taveras       Triple to RF
   R      --3      58%  R Stennett      Single to LF; Taveras Scores
          1--      64%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Stennett to 2B
   R      12-      76%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Stennett Scores; Oliver to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  R Zisk          Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Stargell to 2B
                  Ray Sadecki replaces Jamie Easterly pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      86%  D Parker        Single to LF; Stargell Scores; Zisk to 2B
          12-      90%  R Hebner        Single to 1B; Zisk to 3B; Parker to 2B
   RR     123      94%  D Dyer          Single to LF; Zisk Scores; Parker Scores; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-      93%  L Demery        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      92%  F Taveras       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      91%  R Stennett      Flyball: SS
                  6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Larry Demery facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  R Office        Single to LF
          1--      85%  L Blanks        Single to CF; Office to 2B
   O      12-      88%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      91%  R Sadecki       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Office to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  R Garr          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  R Belloir       Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      93%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
          1--      92%  C Gaston        Single to CF; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R Office        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  R Hebner        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  L Demery        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Larry Demery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  L Blanks        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Pocoroba      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      95%  R Sadecki       Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      95%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Belloir       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  W Stargell      Lineout: 1B
          ---      97%  R Zisk          Triple to RF
   R      --3      98%  D Parker        Single to CF; Zisk Scores
          1--      98%  R Hebner        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Parker to 2B; Hebner to 1B
   OO     12-      98%  D Dyer          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Larry Demery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  C Gaston        Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  R Office        Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Blanks        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  B Pocoroba      Single to RF; Blanks to 3B
                  Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Ray Sadecki batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Max Leon facing 9-1-2
                  Max Leon replaces Rod Gilbreath pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Demery        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  F Taveras       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      99%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  R Garr          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  R Belloir       Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Max Leon facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  A Oliver        Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
   R      --3     100%  R Zisk          Single to LF; Oliver Scores
   O      1--     100%  D Parker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--     100%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Larry Demery facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  C Gaston        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Office        Lineout: CF
          1--      99%  L Blanks        Double to CF; Gaston to 3B
   R      -23      99%  B Pocoroba      Single to 1B; Gaston Scores; Blanks to 3B
                  Dave May pinch hits for Max Leon batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  D May           Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Bruce Dal Canton facing 8-9-1
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Dave May pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Dyer          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Demery        Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  F Taveras       Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-8, Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Belloir       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Baker         Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation