September 11, 1976 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,509

Saturday, September 11, 1976, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:04

Expos

48-90

Lost 1

6th, 36 GB

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

W: J Reuss (13-8), L: S Rogers (6-15), S: K Tekulve (8)

Pirates

81-59

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Rivera LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .742   22    2   0   
  J White LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .629         0   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .650    8    1   1   2B
E Valentine CF                3   0   0   1    1   0  .260  .713   14    2   0   SB
E Williams 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .223  .663   11    9   4   HR
B Foote C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .572   13    4   1   
L Parrish 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .236  .659    5    0   2   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .713    2    0   0   
P Mackanin 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .608    4    0   4   
  P Scanlon PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .641    4    0   0   
A Dawson RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  J Morales PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .322  .804    2    0   0   
  D Unser RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .648         1   0   
S Rogers P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .123  .259    3    3   0   
  A Thornton PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .699    6    0   0   
  J Kerrigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
Totals                       33   3   5   3    1   4              106   24  12

BATTING

2B: T Foli (31, off J Reuss).

HR: E Williams (12, off J Reuss; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: E Williams 4; T Foli 2; P Mackanin; B Rivera; L Parrish.

RBI: E Williams (43); E Valentine (24); J Morales (34).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: P Mackanin (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Valentine (12, 2nd base off K Tekulve/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .628   15    0   5   3B
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .759   12    2   0   SB
R Zisk LF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .289  .814   14    3   0   
  B Robinson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .854         0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .777   20   13   1   
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .305  .799    8    2   0   SB,CS
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .242  .676   13    1   3   
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .630    9    1   2   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   0   1    0   0  .290  .716   13    4   0   
J Reuss P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .628    8    1   0   
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .629    3    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       30   4   6   3    2   2              115   27  12

BATTING

3B: F Taveras (5, off S Rogers).

TB: F Taveras 3; R Hebner 2; D Parker 2; O Moreno.

RBI: D Parker (74); R Hebner (44); M Sanguillen (36).

2-out RBI: D Parker; R Hebner.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: F Taveras (32).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Parker (15, 2nd base off S Rogers/B Foote); O Moreno (10, 2nd base off S Rogers/B Foote).

CS: D Parker (6, 2nd base by S Rogers/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
S Rogers, L (6-15)             6     6   4   3    1   2   0   3.29   25   82-57   28· 1· 1   11· 5· 0· 6     47    -     0.74  -0.24
J Kerrigan                     2     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.23    7   28-16    9· 0· 0    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.54   0.06
Totals                         8     6   4   3    2   2   0          32  110-73   37· 1· 1   15· 6· 1· 6           -

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 Reuss, W (13-8)              7     5   3   3    0   1   1   3.89   27   78-56   30· 1· 0   12· 7· 2· 5     56    -     1.10   0.06
K Tekulve, S (8)               2     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.58    7   26-18    3· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.05   0.26
Totals                         9     5   3   3    1   4   1          34  104-74   33· 3· 1   14· 8· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Rogers (8); J Reuss (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 7,509.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Rivera             LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. T Foli               SS    2. O Moreno             CF 
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. R Hebner             3B 
7. P Mackanin           2B    7. R Stennett           2B 
8. A Dawson             RF    8. M Sanguillen         C  
9. S Rogers             P     9. J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  4-2  1--  2  -13%  70% P Mackanin      J Reuss         Single to RF; Parrish to 3B; Mackanin to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4  -11%  36% T Foli          J Reuss         Double to LF; Rivera to 3B
   b 1   2  1-1  --3  2   10%  63% D Parker        S Rogers        Single to LF; Zisk Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  -23  1    9%  54% D Parker        S Rogers        Wild Pitch; Moreno Scores; Zisk to 3B
   b 1   2  1-2  -2-  4    9%  73% R Hebner        S Rogers        Single to 2B; Parker Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  B Rivera        Single to 3B
          1--  4   36%  T Foli          Double to LF; Rivera to 3B
   RO     -23  4   38%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B; Rivera Scores
   O      -2-  3   41%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   43%  B Foote         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   41%  F Taveras       Flyball: C
          ---  3   44%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      46%  R Zisk          Moreno Steals 2B
          -2-  5   48%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   45%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-P; Moreno to 3B; Zisk to 2B
   R      -23      54%  D Parker        Wild Pitch; Moreno Scores; Zisk to 3B
   R      --3  2   63%  " "             Single to LF; Zisk Scores
          1--      64%  R Hebner        Parker Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   73%  " "             Single to 2B; Parker Scores
   O      1--  1   72%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   74%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   75%  P Mackanin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  9   76%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   75%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  J Reuss         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   76%  F Taveras       Triple to CF
   O      --3  5   73%  O Moreno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   69%  S Rogers        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rogers to 1B
          1--      66%  B Rivera        Wild Pitch; Rogers to 2B
   O      -2-  6   68%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Rogers to 3B
   O      --3  1   74%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  1   78%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Rogers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   77%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   76%  W Stargell      Groundout: P unassisted
          ---  1   76%  D Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--  2   75%  R Hebner        Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   77%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   79%  B Foote         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   80%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   82%  R Hebner        Single to CF
          1--  4   89%  R Stennett      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hebner to 3B; Stennett to 2B
   RO     -23  2   89%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B; Hebner Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3   87%  J Reuss         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stennett to 3B
   O      --3  5   86%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   88%  P Mackanin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  A Dawson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   90%  S Rogers        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   89%  O Moreno        Flyball: C/Interference called
   O      ---  2   89%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   88%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   90%  B Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  E Valentine     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   92%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   91%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   91%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   84%  E Williams      Home Run
   O      ---  1   87%  B Foote         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  3   83%  L Parrish       Single to CF
          1--  2   70%  P Mackanin      Single to RF; Parrish to 3B; Mackanin to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Andre Dawson batting 8th
   RO     -23  2   73%  J Morales       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Parrish Scores; Mackanin to 3B
                  Andre Thornton pinch hits for Steve Rogers batting 9th
   O      --3  6   80%  A Thornton      Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Kerrigan facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Kerrigan replaces Andre Thornton pitching and batting 9th; Del Unser replaces Jose Morales playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  4   79%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jerry Reuss batting 9th
   O      ---  3   77%  E Kirkpatrick   Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   76%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Ed Kirkpatrick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   82%  B Rivera        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  2   85%  T Foli          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   82%  E Valentine     Walk
          1--      80%  E Williams      Valentine Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Kerrigan facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry White replaces Bombo Rivera playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   87%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   86%  R Zisk          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   86%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--  1   85%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Robinson replaces Richie Zisk playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   92%  B Foote         Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Larry Parrish batting 6th
   O      ---  2   97%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Pat Scanlon pinch hits for Pete Mackanin batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  P Scanlon       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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