July 20, 1976 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 14
@CHW 9
(8) OAK 7
@CLE 4 BAL 10
@KCR 3 MIL 6
CAL 2 DET 8
@MIN 3 BOS 4
@TEX 2 NYM 2
@CIN 1 LAD 3
STL 2 MON 4
ATL 3 PIT 9
HOU 5 HOU 4
@PIT 3 SDP 3
PHI 0 CHC 3
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, July 20, 1976, 6:05PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Astros

47-46

Lost 1

3rd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   3  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  1
Pirates         6  1  0   0  1  0   0  1  X    9 12  1

W: J Candelaria (10-4), L: T Griffin (5-3), S: K Tekulve (2)

Pirates

49-38

Won 1

2nd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Andrews 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .675    0    2   4   
E Cabell 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .696    0    0   3   2B
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .299  .856    0    1   0   2B
B Watson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .766    0    8   1   
L Roberts RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .322  .912    0    5   0   
C Johnson LF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .227  .743    0    0   0   
J Davanon SS                  4   2   2   3    0   0  .359 1.076    0    2   1   HR
S Jutze C                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .159  .451    0    4   2   3B,2B
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .711    0    0   0   
T Griffin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  J Sambito P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  K Boswell PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .289  .676    0    0   0   SF
  G Pentz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         1   1   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .798    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    1   7                    24  14

BATTING

2B: E Cabell (9, off J Candelaria); S Jutze (2, off J Candelaria); C Cedeno (17, off J Candelaria).

3B: S Jutze (3, off J Candelaria).

HR: J Davanon (1, off J Candelaria; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: K Boswell (1, off K Tekulve).

TB: S Jutze 5; J Davanon 5; C Cedeno 3; E Cabell 2; J Cruz; C Johnson; L Roberts.

RBI: J Davanon 3 (14); S Jutze (6); K Boswell (10).

2-out RBI: S Jutze.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Sambito-J Davanon-B Watson.

E: L Roberts (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .260  .609    0    1   4   2·SB,HBP
R Stennett 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .257  .626    0    3   0   SB
A Oliver CF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .351  .937    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .254  .799    0    7   0   2B,SF
R Zisk LF                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .291  .810    0    2   0   
B Robinson RF                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .343 1.003    0    1   0   2B
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .222  .613    0    1   3   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   2   4    0   0  .290  .714    0    9   0   3B,SF,GDP
J Candelaria P                2   0   0   0    1   0  .140  .431    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   9  12   9    4   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Robinson (15, off J Sambito); W Stargell (11, off J Sambito).

3B: M Sanguillen (5, off J Sambito).

SF: W Stargell (2, off G Pentz); M Sanguillen (3, off J Sambito).

HBP: F Taveras (1, by T Griffin).

TB: M Sanguillen 4; W Stargell 3; R Stennett 2; R Zisk 2; B Robinson 2; A Oliver; R Hebner; F Taveras.

GIDP: M Sanguillen (11).

RBI: M Sanguillen 4 (24); R Zisk 2 (50); W Stargell (38); A Oliver (51); R Hebner (24).

2-out RBI: R Zisk.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

E: A Oliver (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Stennett (7, 2nd base off G Pentz/S Jutze); F Taveras 2 (29, 2nd base off G Pentz/S Jutze, 2nd base off T Griffin/S Jutze).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin, L (5-3)             0.1   3   5   5    1   0   0   6.05    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3     24    -     1.32  -0.27
J Sambito                      4.2   7   3   3    2   2   0   5.79   23     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 7          3-3    0.42  -0.16
G Pentz                        3     2   1   1    1   3   0   3.60   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         8    12   9   9    4   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2·12          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
J Candelaria, W (10-4)         5.1   9   5   5    1   4   1   3.02   26     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 1· 9     33    -     0.65  -0.05
K Tekulve, S (2)               3.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   3.20   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 2· 1          2-1    0.63   0.14
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 3·10          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Sambito (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Griffin (1; F Taveras).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Andrews            2B    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. E Cabell             3B    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. B Watson             1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. L Roberts            RF    5. R Zisk               LF 
6. C Johnson            LF    6. B Robinson           RF 
7. J Davanon            SS    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. S Jutze              C     8. M Sanguillen         C  
9. T Griffin            P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  7-1  12-      -9%  84% J Davanon       J Candelaria    Home Run; Roberts Scores; Johnson Scores
   b 1   1  0-3  123       9%  96% M Sanguillen    J Sambito       Triple to CF; Zisk Scores; Robinson Scores; Hebner Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  12-       9%  77% R Zisk          T Griffin       Single to CF; Stennett Scores; Oliver to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-       7%  68% R Stennett      T Griffin       Single to RF; Taveras to 3B
   b 1   1  0-2  123       6%  87% R Hebner        J Sambito       Walk; Oliver Scores; Zisk to 3B; Robinson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      51%  C Cedeno        Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  F Taveras       Hit By Pitch
          1--      61%  R Stennett      Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Single to RF; Taveras to 3B
   R      1-3      73%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Taveras Scores; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      69%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   R      12-      77%  R Zisk          Single to CF; Stennett Scores; Oliver to 2B
          12-      81%  B Robinson      Walk; Oliver to 3B; Zisk to 2B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      87%  R Hebner        Walk; Oliver Scores; Zisk to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   RRR    123      96%  M Sanguillen    Triple to CF; Zisk Scores; Robinson Scores; Hebner Scores
   O      --3      95%  J Candelaria    Fielder's Choice 3B; Sanguillen out at Hm/3B-C-3B-P; Candelaria to 1B
   O      1--      94%  F Taveras       Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  L Roberts       Strikeout
          ---      94%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      95%  J Davanon       Lineout: LF
   R      1--      92%  S Jutze         Triple to RF; Johnson Scores
   O      --3      93%  J Sambito       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Joe Sambito facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  W Stargell      Double to RF
   R      -2-      96%  R Zisk          Single to CF; Stargell Scores
   O      1--      95%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  R Andrews       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  C Cedeno        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  B Watson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Joe Sambito facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  R Hebner        Single to CF
   OO     1--      96%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Candelaria    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  L Roberts       Single to CF
          1--      92%  C Johnson       Single to CF; Roberts to 2B
   RRR    12-      84%  J Davanon       Home Run; Roberts Scores; Johnson Scores
   O      ---      86%  S Jutze         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      87%  J Sambito       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  A Oliver        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Oliver to 1B
          1--      87%  W Stargell      Single to LF; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      86%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  E Cabell        Double to LF
   O      -2-      84%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      87%  B Watson        Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      90%  L Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  B Robinson      Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  R Hebner        Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Robinson to 3B
   RO     --3      94%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Robinson Scores
          ---      94%  J Candelaria    Walk
          1--      94%  F Taveras       Single to CF; Candelaria to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 8.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  C Johnson       Flyball: SS
          ---      93%  J Davanon       Single to CF
          1--      87%  S Jutze         Double to LF; Davanon to 3B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th; Ken Boswell pinch hits for Joe Sambito batting 9th
   RO     -23      90%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Davanon Scores; Jutze to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3      92%  R Andrews       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Gene Pentz facing 3-4-5
                  Gene Pentz replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-8, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  B Watson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Gene Pentz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  R Hebner        Lineout: 1B
          ---      95%  M Sanguillen    Single to 2B
   O      1--      94%  K Tekulve       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-8, Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Davanon       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Gene Pentz facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  F Taveras       Walk
          1--      98%  R Stennett      Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Single to SS; Taveras to 3B
          1-3      99%  A Oliver        Stennett Steals 2B
   O      -23      99%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS unassisted; Taveras stays at 3B; Stennett out at 2B/SS; Oliver to 1B
   RO     1-3      99%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Taveras Scores; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  R Zisk          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Skip Jutze batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  G Gross         Lineout: 2B
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Gene Pentz batting 9th
          ---      99%  J Cruz          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation