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Standings
MIL
@BOS		4
9
MIN
@CAL		5
2
MIN
@CAL		15
5
CLE
@DET		1
2
CHW
@KCR		1
2		 
(12)
BAL
@NYY		3
7
TEX
@OAK		6
4		 
(12)
MON
@ATL		1
3
MON
@ATL		6
1
NYM
@CIN		0
2
PHI
@HOU		2
1
LAD
@PIT		2
4
SFG
@STL		2
0		 
(11)
Saturday, May 15, 1976 2:15PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 12,165, Time of Game: 2:15
Dodgers
2
19-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
4
17-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
W: Doc Medich (3-3)
L: Doug Rau (4-2)
S: Bob Moose (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  6  0
Pirates         1  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  X    4  7  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .570 -0.078 0.77 0.000 -0.078 -0.8 3 3
Bill Buckner LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .714 0.016 0.60 0.050 -0.034 0.3 1 0
Dusty Baker CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .665 -0.070 0.75 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 2 0
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .703 0.030 0.82 0.081 -0.051 0.6 10 0 2B
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .325 1.009 0.009 1.13 0.066 -0.057 0.1 0 1
Joe Ferguson RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .185 .641 -0.093 1.30 0.021 -0.115 -0.5 2 0
Steve Yeager C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .824 -0.069 1.30 0.043 -0.112 -0.3 3 0
Bill Russell SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .892 -0.010 0.92 0.030 -0.040 -0.2 3 3
Doug Rau P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .557 -0.058 1.41 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 0 1 GDP
   Henry Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .787 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
   Al Downing P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ed Goodson PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .815 -0.023 1.22 0.000 -0.023 0.1 SF
   Charlie Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 2 1 .194 .461 -0.351 0.95 0.291 -0.643 -2.0 24 9
2B: S Garvey (8, off D Giusti).
SF: E Goodson (1, off D Medich).
TB: S Garvey 3; B Buckner 2; B Russell; R Cey.
GIDP: D Rau (1).
RBI: R Cey (24); E Goodson (7).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .671 -0.071 0.72 0.000 -0.071 -1.0 7 3 SH
Manny Sanguillen C 4 2 2 0 0 0 .265 .632 0.033 0.48 0.056 -0.023 0.1 0 1 2B
Al Oliver CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .333 .908 0.062 0.66 0.109 -0.047 1.0 3 0 HR
Bob Robertson 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .143 .470 0.102 0.49 0.107 -0.005 0.6 10 0
Richie Zisk LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .782 -0.038 0.39 0.002 -0.041 -0.3 5 0
Bill Robinson RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .421 1.071 0.134 0.56 0.137 -0.003 1.2 2 0 HR
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .857 -0.005 0.20 0.000 -0.005 -0.5 0 0 GDP
Richie Hebner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .626 -0.045 0.64 0.000 -0.045 -0.7 0 3
Mario Mendoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .525 -0.035 0.50 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 0 5
Doc Medich P 1 0 0 0 2 1 .077 .277 0.014 0.36 0.021 -0.007 0.5 0 1
   Dave Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Moose P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 7 4 3 2 .241 .795 0.151 0.53 0.432 -0.282 0.5 27 13
2B: M Sanguillen (5, off D Rau).
HR: B Robinson (1, off D Rau; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); A Oliver (4, off D Rau; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: R Stennett (1, off A Downing).
TB: B Robinson 5; A Oliver 4; M Sanguillen 3; R Zisk; B Robertson.
GIDP: E Kirkpatrick (1).
RBI: A Oliver 2 (14); B Robinson (2); B Robertson (4).
2-out RBI: B Robertson.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Mendoza-R Stennett-B Robertson.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Rau, L (4-2) 5 6 4 4 2 1 2 3.97 23 38 -0.167 0.71 -1.8
Al Downing 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.08 7 0 0 0.012 0.10 0.9
Charlie Hough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.82 3 0 0 0.005 0.12 0.4
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 3 2 2 4.50 33 38 0 0 -0.150 0.95 -0.5

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doc Medich, W (3-3) 8 4 2 2 2 1 0 3.51 29 65 0.288 0.73 2.2
Dave Giusti, H (1) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.72 3 1 1 -0.102 1.49 -1.3
Bob Moose, S (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0.165 3.32 1.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 1 0 2.00 34 65 3 1 0.351 0.53 2.0
D Medich faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 12,165.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Davey Lopes 2B 1 Rennie Stennett 2B
2 Bill Buckner LF 2 Manny Sanguillen C
3 Dusty Baker CF 3 Al Oliver CF
4 Steve Garvey 1B 4 Bob Robertson 1B
5 Ron Cey 3B 5 Richie Zisk LF
6 Joe Ferguson RF 6 Bill Robinson RF
7 Steve Yeager C 7 Richie Hebner 3B
8 Bill Russell SS 8 Mario Mendoza SS
9 Doug Rau P 9 Doc Medich P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-0 1 1-- RR PIT A. Oliver D. Rau 11% 94% Home Run; Sanguillen Scores
b4 1-0 0 --- R PIT B. Robinson D. Rau 11% 80% Home Run
b1 0-0 2 --3 R PIT B. Robertson D. Rau 10% 63% Single to CF; Sanguillen Scores
t9 2-4 1 1-3 O LAD J. Ferguson B. Moose 9% 93% Flyball: 2B
t9 2-4 2 1-3 O LAD S. Yeager B. Moose 7% 100% Lineout: 2B

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes D. Medich 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner D. Medich 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O LAD D. Baker D. Medich 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Rau -2% 52% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT M. Sanguillen D. Rau 4% 57% Double to LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT A. Oliver D. Rau -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanguillen to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 R PIT B. Robertson D. Rau 10% 63% Single to CF; Sanguillen Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Zisk D. Rau -2% 61% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey D. Medich 2% 64% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 1 --- O LAD R. Cey D. Medich 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O LAD J. Ferguson D. Medich 1% 66% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- PIT B. Robinson D. Rau 3% 70% Single to LF
b2 1-0 0 1-- O PIT R. Hebner D. Rau -3% 67% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 1 1-- O PIT M. Mendoza D. Rau -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 1-- PIT D. Medich D. Rau 2% 66% Walk; Robinson to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- O PIT R. Stennett D. Rau -4% 62% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager D. Medich 3% 65% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-1 1 --- LAD B. Russell D. Medich -3% 62% Single to 2B
t3 0-1 1 1-- OO LAD D. Rau D. Medich 6% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Rau -2% 66% Flyball: SS
b3 1-0 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver D. Rau -1% 65% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- PIT B. Robertson D. Rau 1% 66% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Zisk D. Rau -2% 64% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes D. Medich 3% 66% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner D. Medich 2% 68% Lineout: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- O LAD D. Baker D. Medich 1% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- R PIT B. Robinson D. Rau 11% 80% Home Run
b4 2-0 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Rau -1% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2-0 1 --- O PIT M. Mendoza D. Rau -1% 78% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 2-0 2 --- O PIT D. Medich D. Rau -1% 77% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
t5 0-2 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey D. Medich 3% 80% Flyball: LF
t5 0-2 1 --- O LAD R. Cey D. Medich 2% 82% Flyball: RF
t5 0-2 2 --- O LAD J. Ferguson D. Medich 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Rau -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- PIT M. Sanguillen D. Rau 1% 83% Single to CF
b5 2-0 1 1-- RR PIT A. Oliver D. Rau 11% 94% Home Run; Sanguillen Scores
b5 4-0 1 --- O PIT B. Robertson D. Rau -0% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 4-0 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk D. Rau -0% 93% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
t6 0-4 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager D. Medich 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- O LAD B. Russell D. Medich 1% 96% Flyball: CF
Henry Cruz pinch hits for Doug Rau (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 2 --- O LAD H. Cruz D. Medich 0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 6-7-8
Al Downing replaces Henry Cruz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-0 0 --- O PIT B. Robinson A. Downing -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner A. Downing -0% 95% Flyball: RF
b6 4-0 2 --- O PIT M. Mendoza A. Downing -0% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
t7 0-4 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes D. Medich 1% 96% Lineout: CF
t7 0-4 1 --- LAD B. Buckner D. Medich -1% 95% Single to 1B
t7 0-4 1 1-- O LAD D. Baker D. Medich 2% 97% Lineout: LF
t7 0-4 2 1-- LAD S. Garvey D. Medich -1% 95% Single to CF; Buckner to 2B
t7 0-4 2 12- O LAD R. Cey D. Medich 2% 98% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 9-1-2
b7 4-0 0 --- PIT D. Medich A. Downing 0% 98% Walk
b7 4-0 0 1-- O PIT R. Stennett A. Downing -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Medich to 2B
b7 4-0 1 -2- O PIT M. Sanguillen A. Downing -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-0 2 -2- O PIT A. Oliver A. Downing -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
t8 0-4 0 --- LAD J. Ferguson D. Medich -2% 95% Walk
t8 0-4 0 1-- LAD S. Yeager D. Medich -4% 91% Walk; Ferguson to 2B
t8 0-4 0 12- O LAD B. Russell D. Medich 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ferguson to 3B
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Al Downing (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 1 1-3 RO LAD E. Goodson D. Medich 2% 96% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ferguson Scores
t8 1-4 2 1-- O LAD D. Lopes D. Medich 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dodgers' Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
Charlie Hough replaces Ed Goodson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- O PIT B. Robertson C. Hough -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- PIT R. Zisk C. Hough 0% 98% Single to SS
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Bill Robinson (RF) batting 6th
b8 4-1 1 1-- OO PIT E. Kirkpatrick C. Hough -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
Ed Kirkpatrick moves from PH to RF
t9 1-4 0 --- LAD B. Buckner D. Medich -3% 94% Single to RF
Dave Giusti replaces Doc Medich pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-4 0 1-- O LAD D. Baker D. Giusti 3% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1-4 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey D. Giusti -7% 90% Double to RF; Baker to 3B
t9 1-4 1 -23 R LAD R. Cey D. Giusti -7% 83% Single to SS; Baker Scores; Garvey to 3B
Bob Moose replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-4 1 1-3 O LAD J. Ferguson B. Moose 9% 93% Flyball: 2B
t9 2-4 2 1-3 O LAD S. Yeager B. Moose 7% 100% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 4.

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