September 9, 1977 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
CLE 1 BOS 5
DET 1 BOS 8
DET 6 CHW 4
@CAL 1 KCR 6
@MIN 3 NYY 2
TOR 0 MIL 3
@OAK 1 SEA 8
TEX 3 ATL 8
SDP 6 CHC 10
NYM 8 LAD 4
@CIN 1 HOU 6
SFG 1 PHI 11
STL 4 MON 2
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,628

Friday, September 9, 1977, 8:09PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Expos

64-76

Won 1

5th, 23 GB

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

W: H Dues (1-0), L: O Jones (3-7), S: D Stanhouse (8)

Pirates

81-61

Lost 1

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .287  .713    0    3   3   SB
W Cromartie LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .705    0    1   0   SB
A Dawson CF                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .281  .788    0    3   0   2·2B
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .826    0    8   1   
E Valentine RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .858    0    1   0   
  S Mejias RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .657         1   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .837    0    5   2   
L Parrish 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .704    0    1   2   
C Speier SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .653    0    4   1   CS
H Dues P                      2   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Stanhouse P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .512    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Dawson 2 (21, 2 off O Jones).

TB: A Dawson 4; C Speier 2; G Carter; W Cromartie; D Cash.

RBI: A Dawson 2 (56).

2-out RBI: A Dawson 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Perez-C Speier.

E: L Parrish (19).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Cromartie (8, 2nd base off K Tekulve/E Ott); D Cash (18, 2nd base off G Jackson/E Ott).

CS: C Speier (2, 2nd base by K Tekulve/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  3   0   2   1    0   1  .247  .623    0    2   3   SB,SH
P Garner 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .753    0    3   3   
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .346  .943    0    4   0   
B Robinson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .870    0    7   0   
A Oliver LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .299  .809    0    2   0   CS
E Ott C                       4   0   2   0    0   0  .260  .726    0    4   1   2B
D Berra 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .254    0    3   1   
  M Dilone PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .128  .299    0    0   0   SB
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .248  .674    0    2   0   2B
O Jones P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .315         0   1   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .642    0    0   0   
  G Jackson P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .733    0    0   0   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   8   1    1   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: E Ott (12, off H Dues); O Moreno (18, off H Dues).

SH: F Taveras (8, off H Dues).

TB: E Ott 3; F Taveras 2; O Moreno 2; A Oliver; G Jackson; M Dilone.

RBI: F Taveras (27).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (58, 2nd base off H Dues/G Carter); M Dilone (10, 2nd base off D Stanhouse/G Carter).

CS: A Oliver (16, 2nd base by H Dues/G Carter).

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
H Dues, W (1-0)                6     6   1   1    1   5   0   1.50   25     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 6     60    -     1.32   0.28
D Stanhouse, S (8)             3     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.69   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 2          0-0    2.55   0.45
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 8           -

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, L (3-7)               3     4   2   2    0   1   0   5.09   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 4     44    -     1.09  -0.08
G Jackson                      4     1   0   0    2   2   0   3.71   15     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 2· 1          0-0    0.95   0.21
K Tekulve                      2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.93    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.08   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 3· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 7,628.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Cash               2B    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. W Cromartie          LF    2. P Garner             2B 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. T Perez              1B    4. B Robinson           1B 
5. E Valentine          RF    5. A Oliver             LF 
6. G Carter             C     6. E Ott                C  
7. L Parrish            3B    7. D Berra              3B 
8. C Speier             SS    8. O Moreno             CF 
9. H Dues               P     9. O Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  -2-      28% 100% O Moreno        D Stanhouse     Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 3   2  0-0  -23      19%  70% A Dawson        O Jones         Double to LF; Dues Scores; Cash Scores
   b 9   1  2-1  ---     -10%  79% M Dilone        D Stanhouse     Single to P
   b 9   0  2-1  ---       9%  89% E Ott           D Stanhouse     Flyball: RF
   b 6   1  2-1  1--       7%  68% E Ott           H Dues          Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Cash          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  A Dawson        Double to CF
   O      -2-      45%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Dues facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  P Garner        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  E Valentine     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      46%  G Carter        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Dues facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  A Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  E Ott           Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  D Berra         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  C Speier        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  H Dues          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  D Cash          Single to SS; Dues to 2B
   O      12-      51%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B; Dues to 3B; Cash to 2B
   RR     -23      70%  A Dawson        Double to LF; Dues Scores; Cash Scores
   O      -2-      68%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Hal Dues facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  O Moreno        Double to RF
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Odell Jones batting 9th
   O      -2-      63%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B; Moreno to 3B
   R      --3      56%  F Taveras       Single to LF; Moreno Scores
          1--      54%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      63%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Grant Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Grant Jackson replaces Jerry Hairston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      60%  E Valentine     Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      59%  G Carter        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      60%  L Parrish       Walk
          1--      62%  C Speier        Single to LF; Parrish to 2B
   O      12-      58%  H Dues          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Hal Dues facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  B Robinson      Flyball: 2B
          ---      57%  A Oliver        Single to LF
          1--      52%  E Ott           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 2B; Ott to 1B
   O      12-      58%  D Berra         Strikeout
   O      12-      64%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Grant Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  D Cash          Walk
   O      1--      64%  W Cromartie     Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      61%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
          1--      62%  T Perez         Cash Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Hal Dues facing 9-1-2
          ---      53%  G Jackson       Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  F Taveras       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      66%  D Parker        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Grant Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Carter        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      61%  L Parrish       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Hal Dues facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  B Robinson      Popfly: C
          ---      60%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      68%  E Ott           Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      65%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  D Berra         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Grant Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      67%  C Speier        Lineout: CF
                  Jerry White pinch hits for Hal Dues batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  J White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Stanhouse facing 8-9-1
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      69%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
          ---      70%  F Taveras       Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Mike Easler pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  W Cromartie     Single to 2B
          1--      81%  A Dawson        Cromartie Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      73%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      70%  E Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Stanhouse facing 3-4-5
                  Sam Mejias replaces Ellis Valentine playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      76%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  A Oliver        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  G Carter        Single to 3B
   O      1--      84%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      82%  C Speier        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      80%  D Stanhouse     Speier Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Stanhouse facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
                  Miguel Dilone pinch hits for Dale Berra batting 7th
          ---      79%  M Dilone        Single to P
          1--      72%  O Moreno        Dilone Steals 2B
   OO     -2-     100%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

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