August 24, 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
CHW 5 TEX 3
@BOS 0 TEX 6
@BOS 3 CLE 5
@CAL 3 CAL 5
CLE 2 KCR 4
@MIL 3
(15) NYY 11
MIN 1 OAK 3
DET 1 OAK 6
DET 5
(10) TOR 7
@SEA 0 TOR 9
@SEA 3 ATL 4
CHC 3 CIN 11
NYM 4 HOU 3
PHI 1 LAD 2
@PIT 1
(10) STL 3
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 20,018

Wednesday, August 24, 1977, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Dodgers

75-51

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    2  9  2
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    1 11  0

W: T John (15-5), L: R Gossage (9-9), S: M Garman (7)

Pirates

72-55

Lost 1

2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lacy 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .276  .734    0    1   5   SB
B Russell SS                  5   0   4   0    0   0  .280  .681    0    3   2   
R Smith RF                    4   1   3   2    1   0  .308  .991    0    2   1   HR
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .831    0    0   3   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .791    0   12   1   
R Monday CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .251  .758    0    1   0   
D Baker LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .826    0    0   0   2B
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .764    0    8   1   
  J Oates C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .660    0    3   0   
T John P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .217  .500    0    0   1   
  B Powell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .659    0    0   0   
  M Garman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   2    4   8                    30  14

BATTING

2B: D Baker (19, off K Tekulve).

HR: R Smith (23, off O Jones; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: R Smith 6; B Russell 4; D Baker 2; L Lacy.

RBI: R Smith 2 (69).

2-out RBI: R Smith 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Lacy-S Garvey.

E: S Yeager (17); B Russell (25).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Lacy (2, 2nd base off R Gossage/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .230  .595    0    0   5   2·SB
P Garner 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .759    0    4   4   
D Parker RF                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .342  .940    0    1   1   2B
B Robinson 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .306  .890    0    9   2   
A Oliver LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .809    0    1   0   HBP
F Gonzalez 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .711    0    0   1   GDP
D Dyer C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .702    0   10   0   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .236  .650    0    5   1   3B,SB
O Jones P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .327    0    0   1   
  J Fregosi PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .886    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .546    0    0   1   
  D Berra PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .474         0   0   
Totals                       39   1  11   0    1  10                    30  16

BATTING

2B: D Parker (40, off T John).

3B: O Moreno (6, off T John).

HBP: A Oliver (4, by T John).

TB: O Moreno 4; F Taveras 3; D Parker 2; A Oliver; B Robinson; F Gonzalez; P Garner; K Tekulve.

GIDP: F Gonzalez (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras 2 (47, 3rd base off T John/S Yeager, 2nd base off T John/S Yeager); O Moreno (41, 2nd base off T John/S Yeager).

PO: B Robinson (2nd base by S Yeager).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, W (15-5)               9    11   1   0    1   9   0   2.63   38     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 0·11     71    -     1.63   0.56
M Garman, S (7)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.29    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                        10    11   1   0    1  10   0          41     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 0·11           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Jones                        7     3   1   1    2   7   1   4.76   26     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 3     72    -     1.12   0.32
K Tekulve                      2     4   0   0    1   1   0   3.19    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.96   0.24
R Gossage, L (9-9)             1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.80  -0.30
Totals                        10     9   2   2    4   8   1          39     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: O Jones 2 (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: T John (2; A Oliver).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 20,018.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Lacy               2B    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. B Russell            SS    2. P Garner             2B 
3. R Smith              RF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. B Robinson           1B 
5. S Garvey             1B    5. A Oliver             LF 
6. R Monday             CF    6. F Gonzalez           3B 
7. D Baker              LF    7. D Dyer               C  
8. S Yeager             C     8. O Moreno             CF 
9. T John               P     9. O Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  1-1  1-3      30%  80% R Smith         R Gossage       Single to RF; Lacy Scores; Russell to 3B; Smith out at 2B/RF-3B-2B
   b 7   1  1-1  ---     -14%  31% O Moreno        T John          Triple to RF
   b 6   0  1-1  12-      12%  42% F Gonzalez      T John          Robinson Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   t 3   2  0-0  ---      12%  58% R Smith         O Jones         Home Run
   b 7   1  1-1  --3      12%  43% J Fregosi       T John          Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Russell       Single to RF
          1--      54%  R Smith         Walk; Russell to 2B
          12-      59%  R Cey           Wild Pitch; Russell to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      -23      51%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      45%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  D Parker        Double to CF
          -2-      46%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      12-      50%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--      47%  S Yeager        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  T John          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Russell       Foul Flyball: RF
   R      ---      58%  R Smith         Home Run
   O      ---      57%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  O Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  F Taveras       Single to LF
          1--      54%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 2B
   R      -2-      47%  " "             Taveras Steals 3B; Taveras Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
   O      ---      49%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Odell Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  F Gonzalez      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Dyer          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Odell Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  S Yeager        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      45%  T John          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  L Lacy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
          ---      39%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      35%  O Jones         Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      39%  F Taveras       Single to 3B; Moreno stays at 2B
   O      12-      44%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Odell Jones facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  B Russell       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Smith         Flyball: LF
          1--      53%  R Cey           Wild Pitch; Russell to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      43%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  B Robinson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Robinson to 1B
          1--      30%  A Oliver        Hit By Pitch; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      42%  F Gonzalez      Robinson Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   OO     1--      50%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Odell Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  R Monday        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  S Yeager        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  D Dyer          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      31%  O Moreno        Triple to RF
                  Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Odell Jones batting 9th
   O      --3      43%  J Fregosi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      50%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kent Tekulve facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Fregosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  T John          Strikeout
          ---      50%  L Lacy          Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  B Russell       Single to SS; Lacy out at 3B/SS-2B
   O      1--      39%  R Smith         Single to CF; Russell out at Hm/CF-1B-C
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
                  Johnny Oates replaces Steve Yeager playing C batting 8th
          ---      33%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      39%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      33%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      39%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Parker out at Hm/RF-C; Robinson to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  R Cey           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  R Monday        Walk
   O      1--      36%  D Baker         Double to RF; Monday out at Hm/2B-1B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      42%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      47%  O Moreno        Strikeout
          ---      44%  K Tekulve       Single to CF
                  Dale Berra pinch runs for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
          1--      39%  F Taveras       Single to SS; Berra to 2B
   O      12-      50%  P Garner        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Gossage replaces Dale Berra pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  J Oates         Flyball: CF
                  Boog Powell pinch hits for Tommy John batting 9th
   O      ---      40%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  L Lacy          Walk
          1--      47%  B Russell       Lacy Steals 2B
          -2-      50%  " "             Single to P; Lacy to 3B
   RO     1-3      80%  R Smith         Single to RF; Lacy Scores; Russell to 3B; Smith out at 2B/RF-3B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Garman facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Garman replaces Boog Powell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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