September 10, 1976 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CLE 3 DET 1
@BOS 0
(5) CAL 3
@CHW 2 MIN 18
KCR 3 NYY 6
MIL 4 TEX 5
OAK 4
(10) CHC 3
@PHI 2 MON 4
@PIT 2 CIN 4
@SFG 1 NYM 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,032

Friday, September 10, 1976, 8:46PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Expos

48-89

Won 1

6th, 36 GB

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

W: W Fryman (12-10), L: J Candelaria (14-6)

Pirates

80-59

Lost 1

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Rivera LF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .278  .747   19    3   0   
  J White LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .629    8    3   0   
T Foli SS                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .649   11    4   2   GDP
E Valentine CF                3   0   0   0    2   1  .264  .720   19    1   0   
E Williams 1B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .656   19    7   1   
B Foote C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .216  .581   15    3   1   2B,GDP
L Parrish 3B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .235  .659   10    1   1   2B
P Mackanin 2B                 3   0   3   1    0   0  .229  .607    5    2   1   
  P Frias 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .434    4    0   0   
D Unser RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .648   11    2   0   
W Fryman P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .226   12    1   4   SH
Totals                       34   4   9   3    5   5              133   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Foote (8, off J Candelaria); L Parrish (24, off J Candelaria).

SH: W Fryman (9, off D Medich).

TB: L Parrish 3; P Mackanin 3; B Foote 2; E Williams 2; D Unser.

GIDP: T Foli (12); B Foote (8).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (56); P Mackanin (31).

2-out RBI: L Parrish.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Foote-T Foli; W Fryman-T Foli-E Williams.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .260  .625   13    2   6   2B,GDP
  A Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .331  .859    3    0   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .633    7    6   6   
R Zisk LF                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .290  .817   15    0   0   SF
  O Moreno PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .772         0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   2  .258  .782   19    9   2   
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .797   15    2   0   
B Robinson CF-LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .854   12    1   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   2   1    0   0  .293  .721    9    5   0   CS
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .671   18    0   2   
J Candelaria P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .543    2    0   0   
  B Moose P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273 1.000         0   0   
  T Helms PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .718    5    0   0   
  M Dilone PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Medich P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .089  .252         0   1   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .612    3    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         2   0   
  D Dyer PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .702    8    0   0   
  C Reynolds PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   9   2    3   3              129   27  17

BATTING

2B: F Taveras (8, off W Fryman).

SF: R Zisk (5, off W Fryman).

TB: M Sanguillen 2; F Taveras 2; W Stargell 2; D Parker; D Dyer; R Hebner; T Helms.

GIDP: F Taveras (11).

RBI: R Zisk (81); M Sanguillen (35).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Taveras-R Stennett-W Stargell 2.

E: W Stargell (12); F Taveras (31).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Sanguillen (4, 2nd base by W Fryman/B Foote).

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
W Fryman, W (12-10)            9     9   2   2    3   3   0   3.18   37  129-76   36· 3· 0    8·13· 1· 9     61    -     1.52   0.37
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   3   0          37  129-76   36· 3· 0    8·13· 1· 9           -

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, L (14-6)         3     6   4   4    2   2   0   3.15   17   54-36   17· 2· 0    5· 1· 1· 6     31    -     0.92  -0.30
B Moose                        2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.36    6   15-8     6· 0· 0    4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.65   0.07
D Medich                       2     2   0   0    2   1   0   3.73   10   30-16    7· 1· 0    4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.91   0.06
D Giusti                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.68    7   34-20    8· 1· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.04
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   5   0          40  133-80   38· 4· 1   16· 4· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 12,032.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Rivera             LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. T Foli               SS    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. E Valentine          CF    3. R Zisk               LF 
4. E Williams           1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. B Foote              C     5. D Parker             RF 
6. L Parrish            3B    6. B Robinson           CF 
7. P Mackanin           2B    7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. D Unser              RF    8. R Hebner             3B 
9. W Fryman             P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-2  1--  2   20%  80% L Parrish       J Candelaria    Double to LF; Williams Scores; Parrish Scores/Adv on E6
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  4   11%  67% L Parrish       J Candelaria    Single to RF; Foote Scores; Parrish to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   0  4-2  1--  2   10%  79% F Taveras       W Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 8   1  4-2  12-  7    9%  86% W Stargell      W Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   2  4-2  1-3  3    9% 100% A Oliver        W Fryman        Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  B Rivera        Walk
   OO     1--  3   46%  T Foli          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   48%  E Valentine     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Valentine to 1B
   O      1--  3   45%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  F Taveras       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  2   49%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  R Zisk          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   57%  B Foote         Double to LF
   R      -2-  4   67%  L Parrish       Single to RF; Foote Scores; Parrish to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-  3   74%  P Mackanin      Single to CF; Parrish Scores
   O      1--  1   73%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B; Mackanin to 2B
   O      -2-  2   71%  W Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B; Mackanin to 3B
          --3 10   72%  B Rivera        Walk
   O      1-3  3   68%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Woodie Fryman facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   64%  W Stargell      Single to RF
          1--  4   57%  D Parker        Single to CF; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stargell to 3B
   R      1-3  2   53%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Stargell Scores; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-  1   58%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   62%  J Candelaria    Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   60%  E Valentine     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   63%  E Williams      Single to CF
   O      1--  2   60%  B Foote         Lineout: 2B
   RR     1--  2   80%  L Parrish       Double to LF; Williams Scores; Parrish Scores/Adv on E6
          ---  1   80%  P Mackanin      Single to CF
   O      1--  4   79%  D Unser         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   73%  F Taveras       Double to CF
   O      -2-  1   75%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF; Taveras to 3B
   RO     --3  3   74%  R Zisk          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Taveras Scores
          ---  2   72%  W Stargell      Single to CF
   O      1--  3   75%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Moose replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   73%  W Fryman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   72%  B Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   74%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   71%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   OO     1--  6   77%  R Hebner        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Sanguillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Moose facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   76%  E Valentine     Flyball: RF
          ---  4   77%  E Williams      Single to LF
   OO     1--  3   74%  B Foote         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 9-1-2
                  Tommy Helms pinch hits for Bob Moose batting 9th
          ---  5   68%  T Helms         Single to CF
                  Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Tommy Helms batting 9th
   OO     1--  2   79%  F Taveras       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   80%  R Stennett      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
                  Doc Medich replaces Miguel Dilone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   79%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
          ---  1   80%  P Mackanin      Single to CF
          1--  3   82%  D Unser         Single to LF; Mackanin to 2B
   O      12-  3   81%  W Fryman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mackanin to 3B; Unser to 2B
   O      -23  3   77%  B Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 3-4-5
                  Jerry White replaces Bombo Rivera playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  6   80%  R Zisk          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   82%  W Stargell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   82%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   84%  E Valentine     Walk
   O      1--  5   82%  E Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   83%  B Foote         Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-  2   81%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 6-7-8
                  Pepe Frias replaces Pete Mackanin playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---  2   84%  B Robinson      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: LF
          ---  6   84%  R Hebner        Walk
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Doc Medich batting 9th
   O      1--  3   88%  B Robertson     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Giusti replaces Bob Robertson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  P Frias         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   86%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   86%  W Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   78%  F Taveras       Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
          1--  5   77%  R Zisk          Walk; Taveras to 2B
                  Omar Moreno pinch runs for Richie Zisk batting 3rd
   O      12-  7   86%  W Stargell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   94%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Robinson moves to LF; Omar Moreno moves to CF
   O      ---  8   93%  J White         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   92%  T Foli          Flyball: RF
          ---  7   93%  E Valentine     Walk
   O      1--  6   92%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   96%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   99%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  5   96%  R Hebner        Single to CF
                  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Dave Giusti batting 9th
          1--  8   91%  D Dyer          Single to CF; Hebner to 3B
                  Al Oliver pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 1st; Craig Reynolds pinch runs for Duffy Dyer batting 9th
   O      1-3  3  100%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation