May 6, 1977 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 16,258

Friday, May 6, 1977
Time of Game: 2:55

Reds

10-13

Lost 2

2nd, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  0    3  8  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  5  0   0  0  X    6 15  0

W: J Candelaria (3-0), L: J Billingham (3-2), S: R Gossage (3)

Pirates

15-7

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   1   2   0    1   1  .357  .962    0    2   1   
K Griffey RF                  5   1   3   0    0   2  .337  .879    0    2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .267  .890    0    3   4   CS
G Foster CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .853    0    1   0   HBP
J Bench LF                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .240  .720    0    1   0   SF
B Bailey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    5   2   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   1    0   1  .256  .549    0    4   2   SF
B Plummer C                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .150  .427    0    6   2   IW
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .539    0    0   0   
J Billingham P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .470    0    0   0   
  M Caldwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  E Armbrister PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.500         0   0   
  D Driessen PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .731    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    4  10                    24  11

BATTING

SF: D Concepcion (1, off J Candelaria); J Bench (1, off J Candelaria).

IBB: B Plummer (1, by J Candelaria).

HBP: G Foster (2, by J Candelaria).

TB: K Griffey 3; J Morgan 2; P Rose 2; B Bailey.

RBI: J Bench (11); J Morgan (16); D Concepcion (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-J Morgan-P Rose.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Morgan (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Candelaria).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .247  .659    0    3   0   2·SB,IW
F Taveras SS                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .233  .574    0    1   1   3B
D Parker RF                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .426 1.142    0    3   0   SB,CS
A Oliver LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .303  .770    0    4   0   
W Stargell 1B                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .308  .998    0    5   1   
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .310  .760    0    0   4   SB,CS
P Garner 3B                   3   1   0   1    1   0  .259  .773    0    0   0   
D Dyer C                      3   1   2   1    1   1  .308  .862    0   10   0   IW
J Candelaria P                2   0   1   2    0   0  .125  .347    0    1   2   SH
  R Gossage P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.000    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   6  15   6    5   5                    27   9

BATTING

3B: F Taveras (2, off J Billingham).

SH: J Candelaria (1, off J Billingham).

IBB: D Dyer (1, by J Billingham); O Moreno (1, by J Billingham).

TB: F Taveras 4; D Parker 3; D Dyer 2; R Stennett 2; O Moreno 2; W Stargell 2; A Oliver; J Candelaria.

RBI: J Candelaria 2 (2); P Garner (7); F Taveras (8); D Dyer (6); D Parker (25).

2-out RBI: D Parker; F Taveras.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Stennett (6, 2nd base off J Billingham/B Plummer); D Parker (5, 2nd base off M Caldwell/B Plummer); O Moreno 2 (11, 2nd base off J Billingham/B Plummer 2).

CS: R Stennett (3, 2nd base by P Borbon/B Plummer); D Parker (8, 2nd base by J Billingham/B Plummer).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham, L (3-2)          4.2  11   6   6    5   1   0   5.31   29     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0·11     14    -     1.59  -0.43
M Caldwell                     0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.65  -0.06
P Borbon                       3     3   0   0    0   3   0   1.17   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.22   0.04
Totals                         8    15   6   6    5   5   0          41     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0·15          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
J Candelaria, W (3-0)          6     7   3   3    3   5   0   2.08   28     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 7     48    -     1.23  -0.12
R Gossage, S (3)               3     1   0   0    1   5   0   1.25   11     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          1-0    0.80   0.16
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4  10   0          39     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 8          1-0

J Candelaria faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Billingham (3).

IBB: J Candelaria (2; B Plummer); J Billingham 2 (3; O Moreno, D Dyer).

PO: J Candelaria (1; J Morgan, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Candelaria (1; G Foster).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 16,258.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               3B    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. F Taveras            SS 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Foster             CF    4. A Oliver             LF 
5. J Bench              LF    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. B Bailey             1B    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. D Concepcion         SS    7. P Garner             3B 
8. B Plummer            C     8. D Dyer               C  
9. J Billingham         P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-1  12-      20%  54% D Dyer          J Billingham    Single to LF; Stargell Scores; Garner to 3B; Dyer to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 5   1  3-2  -23      17%  71% J Candelaria    J Billingham    Single to RF; Garner Scores; Dyer Scores
   b 5   2  3-4  1--      12%  81% F Taveras       J Billingham    Triple to CF (LF-CF); Moreno Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  12-     -10%  41% G Foster        J Candelaria    Hit By Pitch; Griffey to 3B; Morgan to 2B
   t 5   0  1-2  1--      -9%  23% K Griffey       J Candelaria    Single to RF; Rose to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  K Griffey       Strikeout
          ---      53%  J Morgan        Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  G Foster        Morgan Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-P)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      61%  F Taveras       Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      53%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: SS
          -2-      55%  A Oliver        Single to 2B; Moreno to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Foster        Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      53%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--      55%  D Concepcion    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  R Stennett      Single to LF
          1--      61%  P Garner        Stennett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      62%  D Dyer          Single to 3B; Stennett to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  J Candelaria    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Dyer to 2B
          -23      57%  O Moreno        Intentional Walk
   O      123      50%  F Taveras       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  B Plummer       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  J Billingham    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  P Rose          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  D Parker        Single to 2B
   O      1--      53%  A Oliver        Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      56%  " "             Walk
          1--      63%  W Stargell      Single to CF; Oliver to 3B
          1-3      66%  R Stennett      Walk; Stargell to 2B
   RO     123      68%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B; Oliver Scores; Stargell to 3B; Stennett to 2B
          -23      69%  D Dyer          Intentional Walk
   O      123      63%  J Candelaria    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  K Griffey       Single to RF
          1--      51%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Griffey to 2B
          12-      41%  G Foster        Hit By Pitch; Griffey to 3B; Morgan to 2B
   RO     123      45%  J Bench         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffey Scores
          12-      38%  B Bailey        Single to CF; Morgan to 3B; Foster to 2B
   RO     123      36%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores; Foster to 3B; Bailey to 2B
          -23      35%  B Plummer       Intentional Walk
   O      123      42%  J Billingham    Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      47%  O Moreno        Single to 2B
          1--      51%  F Taveras       Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      41%  D Parker        Flyball: RF; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3      36%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
          ---      32%  P Rose          Single to RF
          1--      23%  K Griffey       Single to RF; Rose to 3B
   RO     1-3      24%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rose Scores
   O      1--      27%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      1--      28%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
          ---      34%  W Stargell      Single to RF
          1--      37%  R Stennett      Wild Pitch; Stargell to 2B
   O      -2-      31%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      34%  P Garner        Walk
   R      12-      54%  D Dyer          Single to LF; Stargell Scores; Garner to 3B; Dyer to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23      71%  J Candelaria    Single to RF; Garner Scores; Dyer Scores
   O      1--      69%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      81%  F Taveras       Triple to CF (LF-CF); Moreno Scores
                  Mike Caldwell replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      88%  D Parker        Single to RF; Taveras Scores
          1--      88%  A Oliver        Parker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      91%  D Concepcion    Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      89%  B Plummer       Walk
                  Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Mike Caldwell batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  E Armbrister    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Ed Armbrister pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  W Stargell      Popfly: SS
          ---      91%  R Stennett      Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  P Garner        Stennett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      90%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  P Rose          Single to CF
                  Rich Gossage replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      89%  K Griffey       Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  G Foster        Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pedro Borbon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  R Gossage       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  B Bailey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pedro Borbon facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  F Taveras       Single to LF
          1--      98%  D Parker        Single to SS; Taveras to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  A Oliver        Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B-3B; Oliver to 1B
   O      1--      97%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Bill Plummer batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  M Lum           Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  Dan Driessen pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Driessen      Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      97%  K Griffey       Single to CF; Rose to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Morgan        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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