September 6, 1976 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 41,703

Monday, September 6, 1976, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Phillies

84-52

Lost 2

1st

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

W: L Demery (10-4), L: T Underwood (9-5)

Pirates

79-58

Won 2

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .676    0    1   4   
G Maddox CF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .328  .839    0    2   0   2·2B
J Johnstone RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .336  .870    0    3   0   
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .299  .851    0    1   0   SF
D Allen 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .278  .869    0    6   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .267  .913    0    0   2   
J Oates C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .484    0    7   1   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .571    0    4   2   
T Underwood P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .132  .327    0    0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .621    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .789    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    4   2                    24   9

BATTING

2B: G Maddox 2 (34, 2 off L Demery).

SF: G Luzinski (10, off L Demery).

TB: G Maddox 5; T Underwood.

RBI: G Luzinski (85).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cash-L Bowa-D Allen.

E: D Allen (8); G Luzinski (8).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .620    0    3   6   SB
R Stennett 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .644    0    1   5   
  T Helms PH-2B               2   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .703    0    0   2   
R Zisk LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .290  .819    0    0   0   
  O Moreno CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .781         2   0   
B Robertson 1B                3   0   1   0    1   2  .220  .618    0   16   0   
D Parker RF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .305  .800    0    2   0   GDP
B Robinson CF-LF              4   0   2   2    0   0  .299  .857    0    0   0   3B
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   1    0   0  .288  .710    0    2   0   2B,CS
R Hebner 3B                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .234  .662    0    1   1   HR
L Demery P                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .121  .292    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   5  10   5    4   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: M Sanguillen (15, off T Underwood).

3B: B Robinson (3, off T Underwood).

HR: R Hebner (7, off T Underwood; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: B Robinson 4; R Hebner 4; M Sanguillen 2; D Parker 2; R Zisk; F Taveras; B Robertson; T Helms.

GIDP: D Parker (15).

RBI: B Robinson 2 (54); R Hebner (39); T Helms (12); M Sanguillen (34).

2-out RBI: B Robinson 2; T Helms.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: F Taveras (30).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (52, 2nd base off W Twitchell/J Oates).

CS: M Sanguillen (3, 2nd base by T McGraw/J Oates).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Underwood, L (9-5)           5.2   8   5   5    2   5   1   3.48   28     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 8     36    -     0.75  -0.18
W Twitchell                    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.88    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.27  -0.02
T McGraw                       2     1   0   0    2   2   0   2.57    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8    10   5   5    4   7   1          36     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0·10          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Demery, W (10-4)             9     4   1   1    4   2   0   2.86   36     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 0· 4     73    -     0.74   0.31
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Twitchell (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 41,703.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Cash               2B    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. G Maddox             CF    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. J Johnstone          RF    3. R Zisk               LF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. B Robertson          1B 
5. D Allen              1B    5. D Parker             RF 
6. M Schmidt            3B    6. B Robinson           CF 
7. J Oates              C     7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. L Bowa               SS    8. R Hebner             3B 
9. T Underwood          P     9. L Demery             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  -23      16%  85% B Robinson      T Underwood     Triple to RF; Zisk Scores; Parker Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      13%  68% M Sanguillen    T Underwood     Double to CF; Parker Scores
   t 5   2  3-0  123       8%  90% J Johnstone     L Demery        Flyball: SS
   t 1   1  0-0  ---      -4%  48% G Maddox        L Demery        Double to LF
   t 4   2  3-0  12-       4%  88% M Schmidt       L Demery        Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  G Maddox        Double to LF
   O      -2-      51%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B; Maddox to 3B
   O      --3      55%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  R Stennett      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 1B
   O      1--      52%  R Zisk          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  B Robertson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Allen         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Schmidt       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Underwood facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   R      1--      68%  M Sanguillen    Double to CF; Parker Scores
          -2-      70%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      12-      66%  L Demery        Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      62%  F Taveras       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Demery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  T Underwood     Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  D Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  R Stennett      Flyball: 2B
          ---      68%  R Zisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  B Robertson     Strikeout
          1--      69%  D Parker        Single to LF; Zisk to 3B/Adv on E7; Parker to 2B
   RR     -23      85%  B Robinson      Triple to RF; Zisk Scores; Parker Scores
   O      --3      84%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  G Maddox        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      86%  G Luzinski      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Luzinski to 1B
          1--      84%  D Allen         Walk; Luzinski to 2B
   O      12-      88%  M Schmidt       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  L Demery        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Demery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  J Oates         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  T Underwood     Single to 3B
          1--      86%  D Cash          Walk; Underwood to 2B
          12-      82%  G Maddox        Single to RF; Underwood to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      123      90%  J Johnstone     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
                  Tommy Helms pinch hits for Rennie Stennett batting 2nd
   O      ---      89%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  B Robertson     Single to LF
          1--      90%  D Parker        Single to RF; Robertson to 2B
   O      12-      88%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Demery facing 4-5-6
                  Tommy Helms moves to 2B
   O      ---      90%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Underwood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      96%  R Hebner        Home Run
   O      ---      95%  L Demery        Strikeout
          ---      96%  F Taveras       Single to CF
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Tom Underwood pitching and batting 9th
          1--      96%  T Helms         Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Wild Pitch; Taveras to 3B
   RO     --3      98%  " "             Single to CF; Taveras Scores; Helms out at 2B/2B-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Larry Demery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Tolan         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tug McGraw facing 3-4-5
                  Tug McGraw replaces Bobby Tolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Zisk          Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Robertson     Walk
   OO     1--      99%  D Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Robinson moves to LF; Omar Moreno replaces Richie Zisk playing CF batting 3rd
          ---      97%  G Maddox        Double to CF
   O      -2-      98%  J Johnstone     Flyball: CF; Maddox to 3B
   RO     --3      99%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Maddox Scores
   O      ---      99%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  B Robinson      Single to 3B
   O      1--      99%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  R Hebner        Sanguillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      99%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Demery        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Larry Demery facing 6-7-8
          ---      97%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B; Schmidt to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  L Bowa          Fielder's Choice SS; Schmidt out at 3B/SS-3B; Bowa to 1B
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

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