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CAL
@BAL		3
4		 
(10)
OAK
@BOS		4
8
TEX
@CHW		14
4
TOR
@KCR		2
1
CLE
@MIL		1
0		 
(12)
DET
@MIN		3
7
SEA
@NYY		2
7
CHC
@CIN		0
8
MON
@LAD		4
6
HOU
@PIT		0
10
NYM
@SDP		4
1
PHI
@SFG		6
4
ATL
@STL		4
5
Saturday, April 30, 1977, 2:15PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 6,540, Time of Game: 2:10
Astros
0
9-11
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
10
10-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jim Rooker (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Pirates         2  1  5   0  0  1   1  0  X   10 12  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Gonzalez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .323 .747 -0.005 0.33 0.019 -0.024 0.1 2 2 2B
Jose Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .668 -0.045 0.42 0.000 -0.045 -1.1 0 0
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .459 -0.005 0.17 0.007 -0.012 -0.4 2 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .714 -0.030 0.30 0.000 -0.030 -0.9 9 1
Joe Ferguson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .305 1.016 0.021 0.21 0.026 -0.005 -0.0 4 1
Cliff Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .991 0.036 0.34 0.039 -0.003 -0.3 4 0
Art Howe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .868 -0.094 0.55 0.000 -0.094 -1.5 0 1 GDP
Rob Sperring 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .570 -0.023 0.31 0.000 -0.023 -0.6 2 4
Doug Konieczny P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.014 0.58 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 1 0
   Bo McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.04 0.001 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Leon Roberts PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3
   Dan Larson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 2 2 .188 .454 -0.158 0.32 0.092 -0.250 -4.5 24 10
2B: J Gonzalez (5, off J Rooker).
TB: J Gonzalez 3; J Ferguson 2; C Johnson; L Roberts.
GIDP: A Howe (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: R Sperring (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .637 0.046 0.46 0.060 -0.013 0.2 4 0 SB,SF
Ed Ott C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .668 0.017 0.42 0.029 -0.012 -0.2 2 0
Dave Parker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .394 1.041 0.017 0.55 0.021 -0.004 -0.1 5 0 SB
Al Oliver LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .286 .703 0.127 0.59 0.156 -0.028 1.4 3 0 2B,CS
   Miguel Dilone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .352 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Stargell 1B 3 2 1 1 1 2 .238 .733 -0.002 0.18 0.006 -0.008 0.9 8 0 HR
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .665 -0.025 0.26 0.000 -0.025 -0.5 3 3 SB
Phil Garner 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 .283 .877 0.109 0.37 0.109 0.000 2.3 1 1 3B,2B
   Mario Mendoza 3B-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 1
Frank Taveras SS 2 2 2 2 0 0 .231 .548 0.036 0.29 0.036 0.000 1.8 1 3 2·SB,SF
   Fernando Gonzalez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Jim Rooker P 3 0 2 1 0 0 .400 .855 0.016 0.15 0.016 0.000 0.9 0 0
   Kent Tekulve P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 33 10 12 9 2 4 .364 .954 0.341 0.35 0.433 -0.090 6.0 27 9
2B: P Garner (5, off D Konieczny); A Oliver (4, off D Konieczny).
3B: P Garner (1, off D Konieczny).
HR: W Stargell (1, off B McLaughlin; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: F Taveras (1, off D Konieczny); O Moreno (1, off B McLaughlin).
TB: P Garner 5; W Stargell 4; A Oliver 3; F Taveras 2; J Rooker 2; D Parker; R Stennett; O Moreno.
RBI: F Taveras 2 (5); P Garner 2 (5); A Oliver 2 (7); W Stargell (3); J Rooker (2); O Moreno (4).
2-out RBI: P Garner 2; J Rooker; W Stargell; F Taveras.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-W Stargell.
Baserunning
SB: R Stennett (4, 2nd base off B McLaughlin/J Ferguson); D Parker (4, 2nd base off D Konieczny/J Ferguson); F Taveras 2 (8, 2nd base off B McLaughlin/J Ferguson 2); O Moreno (7, 2nd base off D Konieczny/J Ferguson).
CS: A Oliver (2, 2nd base by D Konieczny/J Ferguson).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Konieczny, L (1-1) 2.2 7 7 6 2 1 0 6.00 16 17 -0.317 0.76 -4.8
Bo McLaughlin 4.1 5 3 3 0 2 1 6.23 18 1 1 -0.024 0.04 -1.7
Dan Larson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 10 9 2 4 1 10.12 37 17 1 1 -0.341 0.32 -6.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker, W (3-1) 7.2 5 0 0 2 0 0 4.01 29 67 0.159 0.37 3.5
Kent Tekulve 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 5 2 0 0.000 0.00 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 34 67 2 0 0.159 0.35 4.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 6,540.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Julio Gonzalez SS 1 Omar Moreno CF
2 Jose Cruz RF 2 Ed Ott C
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Dave Parker RF
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Al Oliver LF
5 Joe Ferguson C 5 Willie Stargell 1B
6 Cliff Johnson LF 6 Rennie Stennett 2B
7 Art Howe 3B 7 Phil Garner 3B
8 Rob Sperring 2B 8 Frank Taveras SS
9 Doug Konieczny P 9 Jim Rooker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 -23 RR PIT A. Oliver D. Konieczny 10% 74% Single to 2B; Moreno Scores; Ott Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
t2 0-2 1 12- OO HOU A. Howe J. Rooker 9% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 4-0 2 -23 RR PIT P. Garner D. Konieczny 6% 96% Double to RF; Oliver Scores; Stargell Scores
b3 3-0 1 -2- R PIT A. Oliver D. Konieczny 5% 90% Double to LF; Parker Scores
b2 2-0 1 --- PIT P. Garner D. Konieczny 5% 79% Triple to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez J. Rooker 2% 52% Lineout: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Rooker 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno J. Rooker 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT O. Moreno D. Konieczny 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- PIT E. Ott D. Konieczny 2% 61% Moreno Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- PIT E. Ott D. Konieczny 3% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- O PIT D. Parker D. Konieczny -0% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moreno to 3B; Ott to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -23 RR PIT A. Oliver D. Konieczny 10% 74% Single to 2B; Moreno Scores; Ott Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
b1 2-0 1 1-- O PIT W. Stargell D. Konieczny -3% 71% Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 2-0 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Konieczny -1% 70% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Rooker 2% 72% Lineout: RF
t2 0-2 1 --- HOU J. Ferguson J. Rooker -3% 70% Single to CF
t2 0-2 1 1-- HOU C. Johnson J. Rooker -4% 66% Single to LF; Ferguson to 2B
t2 0-2 1 12- OO HOU A. Howe J. Rooker 9% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Konieczny -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- PIT P. Garner D. Konieczny 5% 79% Triple to RF
b2 2-0 1 --3 RO PIT F. Taveras D. Konieczny 2% 80% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Garner Scores
b2 3-0 2 --- PIT J. Rooker D. Konieczny 1% 81% Single to RF
b2 3-0 2 1-- O PIT O. Moreno D. Konieczny -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- O HOU R. Sperring J. Rooker 2% 82% Flyball: RF
t3 0-3 1 --- O HOU D. Konieczny J. Rooker 1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- HOU J. Gonzalez J. Rooker -2% 82% Double to LF
t3 0-3 2 -2- O HOU J. Cruz J. Rooker 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Konieczny -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 3-0 1 --- PIT D. Parker D. Konieczny 1% 84% Single to CF
b3 3-0 1 1-- PIT A. Oliver D. Konieczny 1% 85% Parker Steals 2B
b3 3-0 1 -2- R PIT A. Oliver D. Konieczny 5% 90% Double to LF; Parker Scores
b3 4-0 1 -2- PIT W. Stargell D. Konieczny 1% 91% Walk
b3 4-0 1 12- O PIT R. Stennett D. Konieczny -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oliver to 3B; Stargell to 2B
b3 4-0 2 -23 RR PIT P. Garner D. Konieczny 6% 96% Double to RF; Oliver Scores; Stargell Scores
Bo McLaughlin replaces Doug Konieczny pitching and batting 9th
b3 6-0 2 -2- R PIT F. Taveras B. McLaughlin 2% 97% Single to LF; Garner Scores
b3 7-0 2 1-- PIT J. Rooker B. McLaughlin 0% 97% Taveras Steals 2B
b3 7-0 2 -2- R PIT J. Rooker B. McLaughlin 1% 98% Single to CF; Taveras Scores
b3 8-0 2 1-- O PIT O. Moreno B. McLaughlin -0% 98% Flyball: LF
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
t4 0-8 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno J. Rooker -1% 98% Walk
t4 0-8 0 1-- O HOU B. Watson J. Rooker 1% 98% Lineout: RF
t4 0-8 1 1-- O HOU J. Ferguson J. Rooker 0% 99% Lineout: RF
t4 0-8 2 1-- O HOU C. Johnson J. Rooker 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Astros' Bo McLaughlin facing 2-3-4
b4 8-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott B. McLaughlin -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 8-0 1 --- O PIT D. Parker B. McLaughlin -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 8-0 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver B. McLaughlin -0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
t5 0-8 0 --- O HOU A. Howe J. Rooker 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-8 1 --- O HOU R. Sperring J. Rooker 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t5 0-8 2 --- HOU B. McLaughlin J. Rooker -0% 99% Walk
t5 0-8 2 1-- O HOU J. Gonzalez J. Rooker 0% 99% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Astros' Bo McLaughlin facing 5-6-7
b5 8-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. McLaughlin -0% 99% Strikeout
b5 8-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. McLaughlin -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b5 8-0 2 --- O PIT P. Garner B. McLaughlin -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
t6 0-8 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Rooker 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-8 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno J. Rooker 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t6 0-8 2 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Rooker 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Astros' Bo McLaughlin facing 8-9-1
b6 8-0 0 --- PIT F. Taveras B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Single to 3B
b6 8-0 0 1-- PIT J. Rooker B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Taveras Steals 2B
b6 8-0 0 -2- O PIT J. Rooker B. McLaughlin -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Taveras to 3B
b6 8-0 1 --3 RO PIT O. Moreno B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Taveras Scores
b6 9-0 2 --- O PIT E. Ott B. McLaughlin -0% 100% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 9.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-9, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
Mario Mendoza replaces Phil Garner playing 3B batting 7th
t7 0-9 0 --- O HOU J. Ferguson J. Rooker 0% 100% Lineout: LF
t7 0-9 1 --- O HOU C. Johnson J. Rooker 0% 100% Lineout: CF
t7 0-9 2 --- O HOU A. Howe J. Rooker 0% 100% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-0, Astros' Bo McLaughlin facing 3-4-5
b7 9-0 0 --- O PIT D. Parker B. McLaughlin -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 9-0 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Flyball: SS
b7 9-0 2 --- R PIT W. Stargell B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Home Run
b7 10-0 2 --- PIT R. Stennett B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Single to SS
b7 10-0 2 1-- PIT M. Mendoza B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Stennett Steals 2B
b7 10-0 2 -2- O PIT M. Mendoza B. McLaughlin 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 10.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-10, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
Fernando Gonzalez replaces Frank Taveras (SS) playing 3B batting 8th
Mario Mendoza moves from 3B to SS
Miguel Dilone replaces Al Oliver playing LF batting 4th
t8 0-10 0 --- O HOU R. Sperring J. Rooker 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin (P) batting 9th
t8 0-10 1 --- HOU L. Roberts J. Rooker -0% 100% Single to 3B
t8 0-10 1 1-- HOU J. Gonzalez J. Rooker -0% 100% Single to CF; Roberts to 2B
t8 0-10 1 12- O HOU J. Cruz J. Rooker 0% 100% Flyball: CF; Roberts to 3B
Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-10 2 1-3 O HOU C. Cedeno K. Tekulve 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 8-9-1
Dan Larson replaces Leon Roberts (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 10-0 0 --- O PIT F. Gonzalez D. Larson 0% 100% Groundout: P-3B-1B
b8 10-0 1 --- O PIT K. Tekulve D. Larson -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 10-0 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. Larson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 10.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-10, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
t9 0-10 0 --- O HOU B. Watson K. Tekulve 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-10 1 --- HOU J. Ferguson K. Tekulve 0% 100% Single to LF
t9 0-10 1 1-- O HOU C. Johnson K. Tekulve 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 0-10 2 1-- O HOU A. Howe K. Tekulve 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 10.

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