September 5, 1977 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 6
@CAL 5 CLE 4
NYY 3 CLE 5
NYY 4 DET 8
BAL 7
(11) BAL 5
@DET 0 MIN 5
TEX 4 OAK 8
CHW 7 CHW 2
@OAK 1 KCR 8
@SEA 4 BOS 8
@TOR 0 BOS 6
@TOR 0 ATL 4
SFG 0 CHC 4
STL 2 HOU 5
CIN 1 MON 4
@NYM 3 PIT 3
PHI 1 PHI 11
@PIT 1 SDP 1
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 40,423

Monday, September 5, 1977, 4:05PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Phillies

84-52

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  2  1   1  0  5   0  0  2   11 13  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 11  4

W: S Carlton (20-8), L: B Kison (7-8)

Pirates

78-60

Lost 1

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .310  .884    0    5   0   SF
L Bowa SS                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .641    0    0   3   SB
  M Buskey SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .274  .959    0    0   1   
R Hebner 1B                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .290  .870    0    5   1   
  T Harmon 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .684         0   0   
J Johnstone LF                5   3   3   2    0   1  .292  .828    0    1   0   HR,2·2B
G Maddox CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .282  .751    0    5   0   CS,SF
T McCarver C                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .331  .964    0    5   0   2B
  W Brusstar P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .291  .724    0    5   2   IW
  T Hutton PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .688    0    0   0   
S Carlton P                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .268  .699    0    0   1   HR
  B Foote PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .763    0    1   0   
Totals                       39  11  13   9    4   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T McCarver (10, off E Whitson); J Johnstone 2 (16, off G Jackson, off E Whitson).

HR: J Johnstone (11, off B Kison; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); S Carlton (3, off B Kison; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: G Maddox (3, off E Whitson); B McBride (6, off L Demery).

IBB: T Sizemore (18, by G Jackson).

TB: J Johnstone 8; S Carlton 5; G Maddox 3; R Hebner 2; T McCarver 2; T Sizemore; L Bowa.

RBI: S Carlton 2 (14); R Hebner 2 (58); J Johnstone 2 (48); T McCarver (24); B McBride (55); G Maddox (55).

2-out RBI: R Hebner 2; S Carlton.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Bowa-T Sizemore-R Hebner; M Schmidt-T Sizemore-R Hebner.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa (30, 2nd base off B Kison/D Dyer).

CS: G Maddox (4, 2nd base by B Kison/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .615    0    2   1   CS
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .254  .756    0    1   3   
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .348  .946    0    2   0   
B Robinson 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .876    0    7   2   
A Oliver LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .795    0    2   0   
F Gonzalez 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .715    0    0   0   GDP
  D Berra 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .321    0    0   0   
D Dyer C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .707    0    6   1   2B
O Moreno CF                   4   1   4   0    0   0  .251  .682    0    5   0   2·SB
B Kison P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .624         1   0   
  J Hairston PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .221  .659    0    0   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .693         0   0   
  M Dilone PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .233    0    0   0   
  L Demery P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .421         0   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  K Macha PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553    0    0   0   GDP
  E Whitson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .562    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   1  11   1    2   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Dyer (11, off S Carlton).

TB: O Moreno 4; D Dyer 2; B Robinson 2; D Parker; D Berra; P Garner; F Taveras.

GIDP: K Macha (2); F Gonzalez (7).

RBI: P Garner (58).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: L Demery (2); D Berra (1); P Garner (14); F Taveras (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno 2 (43, 3rd base off S Carlton/T McCarver, 2nd base off S Carlton/T McCarver).

CS: F Taveras (16, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Carlton).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, W (20-8)            8     9   1   1    2   3   0   2.74   32     -       ·  ·      6·13· 1· 7     61    -     0.72   0.18
W Brusstar                     1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.90    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   1   1    2   4   0          37     -       ·  ·      6·14· 2· 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
B Kison, L (7-8)               3     5   3   3    0   3   2   4.87   13     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 5     40    -     0.73  -0.17
G Jackson                      2     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.84    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.84  -0.03
L Demery                       1     3   5   1    2   1   0   5.06   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.38  -0.12
A Holland                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
E Whitson                      2     2   2   2    1   1   0   8.10    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  11   7    4   5   2          45     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·13           -

Balks: S Carlton (7).

WP: None.

IBB: G Jackson (7; T Sizemore).

PO: S Carlton (15; F Taveras, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 40,423.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B McBride            RF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. P Garner             2B 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. R Hebner             1B    4. B Robinson           1B 
5. J Johnstone          LF    5. A Oliver             LF 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. F Gonzalez           3B 
7. T McCarver           C     7. D Dyer               C  
8. T Sizemore           2B    8. O Moreno             CF 
9. S Carlton            P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      16%  70% J Johnstone     B Kison         Home Run; Hebner Scores
   t 3   0  0-2  ---       8%  80% S Carlton       B Kison         Home Run
   b 2   0  2-0  1--       8%  70% F Gonzalez      S Carlton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 4   2  1-3  1-3       8%  81% S Carlton       G Jackson       Single to LF; Johnstone Scores; Sizemore to 2B
   t 6   1  1-4  ---       6%  91% G Maddox        L Demery        Single to RF; Maddox Scores/Adv on E6/Adv on E1/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B McBride       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  F Taveras       Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      47%  P Garner        Taveras Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  D Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Hebner        Single to LF
   RR     1--      70%  J Johnstone     Home Run; Hebner Scores
          ---      73%  G Maddox        Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  T McCarver      Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  T Sizemore      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
          ---      62%  A Oliver        Walk
   OO     1--      70%  F Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
                  Dale Berra replaces Fernando Gonzalez playing 3B batting 6th
   R      ---      80%  S Carlton       Home Run
   O      ---      79%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  L Bowa          Single to CF
          1--      81%  M Schmidt       Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      77%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  O Moreno        Single to CF
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Bruce Kison batting 9th
          1--      71%  J Hairston      Moreno Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Moreno Steals 3B
          --3      63%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      68%  F Taveras       Foul Flyball: C; Hairston to 2B
   RO     -23      70%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B; Moreno Scores
   O      -2-      73%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Grant Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Grant Jackson replaces Jerry Hairston pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  J Johnstone     Double to RF
   O      -2-      77%  G Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnstone to 3B
   O      --3      73%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          --3      73%  T Sizemore      Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      81%  S Carlton       Single to LF; Johnstone Scores; Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-      79%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  B Robinson      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      83%  A Oliver        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      84%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Grant Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  M Schmidt       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  R Hebner        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  D Dyer          Strikeout
          ---      81%  O Moreno        Single to 1B/Bunt
                  Miguel Dilone pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
          1--      80%  M Dilone        Balk; Moreno to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      87%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Larry Demery facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Demery replaces Miguel Dilone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
   R      ---      91%  G Maddox        Single to RF; Maddox Scores/Adv on E6/Adv on E1/No RBI
          ---      92%  T McCarver      Walk
          1--      93%  T Sizemore      Single to RF; McCarver to 2B
          12-      95%  S Carlton       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McCarver to 3B; Sizemore to 2B; Carlton to 1B
   RO     123      95%  B McBride       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McCarver Scores/unER
   R      12-      97%  L Bowa          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Sizemore Scores/No RBI/unER; Carlton to 2B; Bowa to 1B
          12-      98%  M Schmidt       Walk; Carlton to 3B; Bowa to 2B
   RR     123      99%  R Hebner        Single to CF; Carlton Scores/unER; Bowa Scores/unER; Schmidt to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  J Johnstone     Strikeout
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 4 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 9, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  P Garner        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 9, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 9-1, Al Holland facing 6-7-8
                  Al Holland replaces Larry Demery pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  G Maddox        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  S Carlton       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 9, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Berra         Popfly: 2B
          ---     100%  D Dyer          Double to LF
          -2-      99%  O Moreno        Single to RF; Dyer to 3B
                  Ken Macha pinch hits for Al Holland batting 9th
   OO     1-3     100%  K Macha         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 9, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 9-1, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
                  Ed Whitson replaces Ken Macha pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 9, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  F Taveras       Flyball: C
          ---     100%  P Garner        Single to 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Garner to 2B
   O      12-     100%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 9, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 9-1, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  R Hebner        Walk
          1--     100%  J Johnstone     Ground-rule Double; Hebner to 3B
   RO     -23     100%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hebner Scores; Johnstone to 3B
   R      --3     100%  T McCarver      Double to RF; Johnstone Scores
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Ted Sizemore batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  T Hutton        Flyball: CF
                  Barry Foote pinch hits for Steve Carlton batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  B Foote         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 11, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-11, Warren Brusstar facing 6-7-8
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 7th; Barry Foote moves to C; Tom Hutton moves to 1B; Terry Harmon replaces Richie Hebner playing 2B batting 4th; Mike Buskey replaces Larry Bowa playing SS batting 2nd
          ---     100%  D Berra         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Dyer          Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  O Moreno        Single to LF; Berra to 2B
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Ed Whitson batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  B Tolan         Lineout: CF
   O      12-     100%  F Taveras       Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 11, Pirates 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation