May 26, 1976 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 1
@CAL 0
(11) BAL 6
@DET 0 DET 6
BAL 2 MIL 6
BOS 2 NYY 4
CLE 3 MIN 6
@OAK 1 KCR 14
@TEX 2 TEX 5
KCR 4
(10) CHC 4
STL 2 ATL 4
@CIN 3 PHI 5
NYM 0 PIT 6
MON 3 LAD 8
@SDP 0 SFG 11
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,581

Wednesday, May 26, 1976, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Expos

16-20

Lost 1

4th, 10½ GB

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

W: L Demery (2-1), L: D Warthen (1-4), S: J Candelaria (1)

Pirates

23-17

Won 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Mangual LF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .291  .849    0    5   0   
J White CF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .716    0    4   0   3B,HBP
A Thornton RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .754    0    0   0   
G Carter C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .635    0    6   2   IW
L Parrish 3B                  2   0   0   2    0   0  .221  .616    0    1   0   2·SF
T Foli SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .736    0    2   3   
M Jorgensen 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .706    0    5   0   
P Mackanin 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .231  .638    0    1   1   HR
D Warthen P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Morales PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .438    0    0   0   
  C Lang P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Foote PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .668    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    3   7                    24   6

BATTING

3B: J White (1, off L Demery).

HR: P Mackanin (4, off L Demery; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: L Parrish 2 (3, 2 off L Demery).

IBB: G Carter (2, by L Demery).

HBP: J White (2, by L Demery).

TB: P Mackanin 5; J White 4; P Mangual.

RBI: L Parrish 2 (20); P Mackanin (16).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: P Mangual (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .619    0    2   0   2B
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .643    0    7   0   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .331  .877    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .301  .939    0    6   0   HR
R Zisk LF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .307  .832    0    2   0   
B Robinson RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .379 1.034    0    4   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .203  .543    0    1   3   
F Taveras SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .497    0    2   1   
  B Robertson PH              0   0   0   1    1   0  .121  .478    0    0   0   
  M Mendoza PR-SS             0   1   0   0    1   0  .205  .477    0    0   0   CS
L Demery P                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  D Dyer PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .682         0   0   
  D Parker PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .317  .904    0    0   0   
  J Rooker PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .235  .529         0   0   
  J Candelaria P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .411    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   6   9   6    4   5                    27   4

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (9, off W Granger).

HR: W Stargell (6, off C Lang; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: W Stargell 4; R Stennett 2; R Zisk 2; B Robinson 2; D Parker; R Hebner; M Sanguillen.

RBI: R Stennett 2 (16); D Parker 2 (24); W Stargell (18); B Robertson (5).

2-out RBI: R Stennett 2; D Parker 2; B Robertson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Mendoza (1, 2nd base by C Lang/G Carter).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Warthen, L (1-4)             5.2   5   4   4    3   4   0   4.03   26     -       ·  ·      2·11· 1· 5     44    -     1.25   0.13
W Granger, BS (2)              0.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.74    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          3-3    2.66  -0.55
C Lang                         2     2   1   1    1   0   1   1.80    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.20  -0.04
Totals                         8     9   6   6    4   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 9          3-3

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 (2-1)              6     3   3   3    2   5   1   3.04   24     -       ·  ·      3·10· 0· 3     57    -     1.01  -0.09
J Candelaria, S (1)            3     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.40   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 2          0-0    1.06   0.13
Totals                         9     5   3   3    3   7   1          36     -       ·  ·      5·13· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Demery (3; G Carter).

HBP: L Demery (1; J White).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Art Williams.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 6,581.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Mangual            LF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. J White              CF    2. M Sanguillen         C  
3. A Thornton           RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. G Carter             C     4. W Stargell           1B 
5. L Parrish            3B    5. R Zisk               LF 
6. T Foli               SS    6. B Robinson           RF 
7. M Jorgensen          1B    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. P Mackanin           2B    8. F Taveras            SS 
9. D Warthen            P     9. L Demery             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-1  123      29%  57% D Parker        W Granger       Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Hebner Scores; Mendoza to 3B
   b 6   2  3-3  1-3      28%  85% R Stennett      W Granger       Double to CF; Mendoza Scores; Rooker Scores
   t 5   1  0-1  ---     -13%  24% P Mackanin      L Demery        Home Run
   b 6   2  3-0  123      10%  28% B Robertson     D Warthen       Walk; Zisk Scores; Robinson to 3B; Hebner to 2B
   t 6   0  0-2  ---      -7%  13% J White         L Demery        Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Mangual       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  J White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Sanguillen to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  T Foli          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Zisk          Strikeout
          ---      55%  B Robinson      Single to 3B
   O      1--      52%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  F Taveras       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  P Mackanin      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Warthen       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  L Demery        Walk
   O      1--      56%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
          1--      60%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Demery to 2B
   O      12-      55%  A Oliver        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      50%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  P Mangual       Single to RF
          1--      39%  J White         Hit By Pitch; Mangual to 2B
   O      12-      39%  A Thornton      Groundout: SS-1B; Mangual to 3B; White to 2B
          -23      38%  G Carter        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      37%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Mangual Scores
   O      12-      41%  T Foli          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dan Warthen facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  R Zisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      41%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      38%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      1--      35%  F Taveras       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Demery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: SS
   R      ---      24%  P Mackanin      Home Run
   O      ---      25%  D Warthen       Strikeout
   O      ---      26%  P Mangual       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Dan Warthen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      23%  L Demery        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      21%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      20%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
          ---      13%  J White         Triple to RF
          --3      11%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1-3      15%  G Carter        Flyball: RF
   RO     1-3      13%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
   O      1--      14%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dan Warthen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      11%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      10%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      11%  R Zisk          Single to CF
          1--      14%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Zisk to 2B
          12-      18%  R Hebner        Walk; Zisk to 3B; Robinson to 2B
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 8th
   R      123      28%  B Robertson     Walk; Zisk Scores; Robinson to 3B; Hebner to 2B
                  Wayne Granger replaces Dan Warthen pitching and batting 9th; Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Larry Demery batting 9th; Dave Parker pinch hits for Duffy Dyer batting 9th; Mario Mendoza pinch runs for Bob Robertson batting 8th
   RR     123      57%  D Parker        Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Hebner Scores; Mendoza to 3B
                  Jim Rooker pinch runs for Dave Parker batting 9th
   RR     1-3      85%  R Stennett      Double to CF; Mendoza Scores; Rooker Scores
   O      -2-      84%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-5, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
                  John Candelaria replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th; Mario Mendoza moves to SS
   O      ---      87%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: RF
          ---      83%  P Mackanin      Single to LF
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  J Morales       Strikeout
   O      1--      90%  P Mangual       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chip Lang facing 3-4-5
                  Chip Lang replaces Jose Morales pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      95%  W Stargell      Home Run
   O      ---      94%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Robinson      Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-6, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  J White         Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B; White to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      98%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Chip Lang facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  M Mendoza       Baserunner Out Advancing; Hebner out at 2B/C-SS
          ---      98%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Candelaria    Mendoza Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-6, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  T Foli          Lineout: LF
          ---      97%  M Jorgensen     Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Mackanin      Flyball: RF
                  Barry Foote pinch hits for Chip Lang batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  B Foote         Lineout: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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