September 8, 1975 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
BOS 1 BAL 6
@MIL 2 NYY 3
DET 0 OAK 8
KCR 2 HOU 9
@ATL 6 LAD 4
SFG 0 MON 6
NYM 5 MON 6
NYM 1 PHI 6
STL 3 PIT 4
CHC 1 CIN 3
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,756

Monday, September 8, 1975, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Cubs

67-77

Lost 1

5th, 15½ GB

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

W: D Ellis (8-7), L: W Prall (0-1), S: R Hernandez (5)

Pirates

81-60

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Rosello SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .414    0    2   2   2B
  G Mitterwald PH-C           1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .635    0    1   2   
J Wallis CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .296  .691    0    1   0   2B
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .363  .901    0    3   2   
C Summers LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .653    0    1   0   
  J Tyrone PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Morales RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .691    0    2   0   HBP
  D Kessinger SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .624    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .947    0    8   1   
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .237  .605    0    0   2   GDP
S Swisher C                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .202  .588    0    4   1   
  V Harris PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .447    0    0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  O Zamora P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  T Hosley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .812    0    0   0   
W Prall P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Dettore P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .553         1   0   
  P LaCock PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .685         0   0   
  J Cardenal PH-RF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .812    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    4   7                    24  11

BATTING

2B: D Rosello (1, off D Ellis); J Wallis (2, off D Ellis).

HBP: J Morales (5, by D Ellis).

TB: B Madlock 2; J Wallis 2; D Rosello 2; C Summers; A Thornton.

GIDP: M Trillo (10).

RBI: J Wallis (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Rosello-A Thornton.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .545    0    3   2   
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .280  .692    0    1   2   
A Oliver CF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .281  .770    0    1   0   3B
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .297  .911    0   10   0   GDP
R Zisk LF                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .283  .834    0    0   0   
  M Dilone PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   CS
  B Robinson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .776         0   0   
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .895    0    4   1   2B,CS
M Sanguillen C                2   0   1   1    2   0  .323  .834    0    8   0   CS,IW
A Howe 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .176  .502    0    0   2   IW
D Ellis P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .114  .348    0    0   1   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    0   2   
Totals                       30   4  10   4    5   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Parker (29, off W Prall).

3B: A Oliver (8, off W Prall).

IBB: M Sanguillen (15, by B Schultz); A Howe (3, by O Zamora).

TB: A Oliver 5; R Stennett 2; D Parker 2; R Zisk; W Stargell; F Taveras; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: W Stargell (7).

RBI: W Stargell 2 (81); D Parker (81); M Sanguillen (49).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Ellis-F Taveras-W Stargell; D Parker-W Stargell.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Parker (6, Home by T Dettore/S Swisher); M Sanguillen (3, 3rd base by O Zamora/G Mitterwald); M Dilone (1, 3rd base by O Zamora/G Mitterwald).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Prall, L (0-1)               5     8   4   4    2   3   0   6.75   24     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 1· 3     36    -     1.09  -0.20
T Dettore                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.71    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.56   0.02
B Schultz                      1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.21   0.01
O Zamora                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.16    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   4    5   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 5          4-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ellis, W (8-7)               6     5   1   1    4   4   0   3.64   26     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 3· 2     58    -     1.16   0.12
R Hernandez, S (5)             3     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.91   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          2-0    1.27   0.22
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   7   0          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 4· 3          2-0

W Prall faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
D Ellis faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Schultz (1; M Sanguillen); O Zamora (5; A Howe).

HBP: D Ellis (3; J Morales).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 6,756.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Rosello            SS    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. J Wallis             CF    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. B Madlock            3B    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. C Summers            LF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. J Morales            RF    5. R Zisk               LF 
6. A Thornton           1B    6. D Parker             RF 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. S Swisher            C     8. A Howe               3B 
9. W Prall              P     9. D Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-1  ---      16%  73% A Oliver        W Prall         Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   b 6   0  1-2  12-      10%  93% D Parker        W Prall         Double to CF (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores; Zisk to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-     -10%  34% J Wallis        D Ellis         Double to CF (Line Drive); Rosello Scores
   t 7   0  4-1  1--      -7%  79% V Harris        D Ellis         Walk; Trillo to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  1--       7%  51% A Oliver        W Prall         Single to RF; Stennett to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  D Rosello       Double to RF
   R      -2-      34%  J Wallis        Double to CF (Line Drive); Rosello Scores
   O      -2-      38%  B Madlock       Strikeout
   O      -2-      40%  C Summers       Groundout: 2B-1B; Wallis to 3B
   O      --3      44%  J Morales       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Prall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  R Stennett      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      51%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Stennett to 3B
   RO     1-3      53%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B; Stennett Scores; Oliver to 2B
          -2-      54%  R Zisk          Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Trillo        Strikeout
   O      1--      53%  S Swisher       Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  W Prall         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Willie Prall facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  M Sanguillen    Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Howe          Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  D Ellis         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      50%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Rosello       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Wallis        Lineout: CF
          ---      53%  B Madlock       Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      55%  C Summers       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Willie Prall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  A Oliver        Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  W Stargell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  A Thornton      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      56%  M Trillo        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Willie Prall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
          ---      45%  S Swisher       Walk
   O      1--      50%  W Prall         Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      56%  D Rosello       Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Willie Prall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  D Ellis         Strikeout
          ---      53%  F Taveras       Single to P
   O      1--      50%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Wallis        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  B Madlock       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      54%  C Summers       Single to CF
          1--      51%  J Morales       Hit By Pitch; Summers to 2B
   O      12-      57%  A Thornton      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Willie Prall facing 3-4-5
          ---      73%  A Oliver        Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3      78%  W Stargell      Single to LF; Oliver Scores
          1--      83%  R Zisk          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Stargell to 2B
   R      12-      93%  D Parker        Double to CF (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores; Zisk to 3B
                  Tom Dettore replaces Willie Prall pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      96%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF; Zisk Scores; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  A Howe          Popfly: SS
   O      1-3      92%  D Ellis         Parker Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-P); Sanguillen to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  M Trillo        Walk
                  Vic Harris pinch hits for Steve Swisher batting 8th
          1--      79%  V Harris        Walk; Trillo to 2B
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th; Pete LaCock pinch hits for Tom Dettore batting 9th; Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Pete LaCock batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  J Cardenal      Popfly: SS
                  George Mitterwald pinch hits for Dave Rosello batting 1st
   O      12-      91%  G Mitterwald    Lineout: RF
   O      12-      95%  J Wallis        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Buddy Schultz facing 1-2-3
                  Buddy Schultz replaces Vic Harris pitching and batting 8th; George Mitterwald moves to C; Don Kessinger replaces Jerry Morales playing SS batting 5th; Jose Cardenal moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  F Taveras       Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  R Stennett      Single to SS
   O      1--      94%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Ramon Hernandez facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  B Madlock       Single to CF
                  Jim Tyrone pinch hits for Champ Summers batting 4th
   O      1--      93%  J Tyrone        Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Madlock to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  A Thornton      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Buddy Schultz facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Tyrone moves to LF
          ---      98%  R Zisk          Walk
                  Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Richie Zisk batting 5th
   O      1--      98%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dilone to 2B
          -2-      98%  M Sanguillen    Intentional Walk
                  Oscar Zamora replaces Buddy Schultz pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-      98%  A Howe          Dilone Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Sanguillen to 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  R Hernandez     Sanguillen Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Ramon Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Robinson replaces Miguel Dilone playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  M Trillo        Popfly: 2B
                  Tim Hosley pinch hits for Oscar Zamora batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  T Hosley        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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