September 11, 1977 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,470

Sunday, September 11, 1977, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Expos

65-77

Lost 1

5th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   1  0  0   1  2  0    4 11  1
Pirates         3  3  0   0  0  3   1  0  X   10 16  1

W: B Kison (8-8), L: F Holdsworth (2-3)

Pirates

82-62

Won 1

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .709    0    2   3   
  P Frias 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .517    0    1   0   
W Cromartie LF                5   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .704    0    2   0   
A Dawson CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .283  .796    0    5   1   
T Perez 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   2  .289  .828    0    4   2   SF,GDP
  T Blackwell C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .367    0    0   0   
E Valentine RF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .306  .880    0    2   0   HR
G Carter C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .839    0    5   1   HR
  B Atkinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  P Mackanin PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .573    0    0   0   
  J Brown P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .275         0   0   
S Papi 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625    0    1   1   
C Speier SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .230  .649    0    1   4   
F Holdsworth P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Landreth P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Unser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .791    0    0   0   
  D Schatzeder P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Alcala P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .250         0   0   
  J Morales PH-C-1B           2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .510    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   4  11   4    2   6                    24  12

BATTING

HR: G Carter (25, off B Kison; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); E Valentine (24, off B Kison; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: T Perez (8, off K Tekulve).

TB: E Valentine 5; G Carter 4; W Cromartie 2; D Cash 2; P Mackanin; A Dawson; C Speier; P Frias.

GIDP: T Perez (12).

RBI: E Valentine (71); P Mackanin (3); T Perez (83); G Carter (68).

2-out RBI: P Mackanin; E Valentine.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Speier-D Cash-T Perez.

PB: G Carter (7).

E: C Speier (21).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .251  .630    0    0   5   2·SB
P Garner 2B                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .254  .750    0    3   2   SF,GDP
D Parker RF                   4   3   3   2    1   1  .348  .955    0    1   0   HR,3B,2B
B Robinson 1B                 4   2   3   2    0   0  .306  .881    0    7   0   HR,2B,SB
  D Berra 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .245    0    0   0   
A Oliver LF                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .302  .813    0    1   0   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .249  .678    0    5   0   
K Macha 3B-1B                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .229  .575    0    4   3   
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .244  .704    0    6   0   
B Kison P                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .617    0    0   0   
  M Edwards PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   1   
Totals                       36  10  16   9    6   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Robinson (27, off D Schatzeder); D Parker (43, off F Holdsworth).

3B: D Parker (7, off B Atkinson).

HR: D Parker (20, off S Alcala; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); B Robinson (25, off F Holdsworth; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: P Garner (2, off F Holdsworth).

TB: D Parker 9; B Robinson 7; F Taveras 3; K Macha 2; A Oliver 2; B Kison; P Garner; O Moreno.

GIDP: P Garner (12).

RBI: P Garner 2 (64); B Robinson 2 (98); D Parker 2 (86); K Macha (2); A Oliver (74); O Moreno (33).

2-out RBI: K Macha.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-P Garner-B Robinson.

E: P Garner (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robinson (10, 3rd base off L Landreth/G Carter); F Taveras 2 (60, 2nd base off L Landreth/G Carter, 2nd base off F Holdsworth/G Carter).

PO: P Garner (2nd base by 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
F Holdsworth, L (2-3)          0.2   4   3   3    1   0   1   4.95    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 4     31    -     0.79  -0.26
L Landreth                     1.1   5   3   3    2   1   0  20.25   10     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 5          2-0    0.63  -0.09
D Schatzeder                   2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.15    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.20   0.02
S Alcala                       2     3   3   2    2   2   1   5.03   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.07  -0.01
B Atkinson                     1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.64    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.02  -0.00
J Brown                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.48    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    16  10   9    6   5   2          43     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1·16          2-0

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, W (8-8)               7     5   2   2    2   5   2   4.78   27     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 5     62    -     0.40   0.15
K Tekulve                      2     6   2   2    0   1   0   3.06   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 6          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   6   2          40     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Atkinson (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 9,470.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

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. O Moreno             CF 
7. S Papi               3B    7. K Macha              3B 
8. C Speier             SS    8. D Dyer               C  
9. F Holdsworth         P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-      13%  80% B Robinson      F Holdsworth    Home Run; Parker Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% P Garner        F Holdsworth    Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E6
   b 2   0  0-3  -2-       5%  90% P Garner        L Landreth      Single to LF; Taveras Scores; Garner to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 1   2  0-3  123      -4%  78% B Kison         L Landreth      Strikeout
   b 2   1  0-4  12-       4%  93% A Oliver        L Landreth      Single to RF; Parker Scores; Robinson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  W Cromartie     Single to 2B
   O      1--      53%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Holdsworth facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  F Taveras       Single to RF
          1--      64%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E6
   RO     --3      63%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Taveras Scores
          ---      66%  D Parker        Double to LF
   RR     -2-      80%  B Robinson      Home Run; Parker Scores
          ---      81%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      80%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
          1--      81%  K Macha         Single to RF; Oliver to 2B
                  Larry Landreth replaces Fred Holdsworth pitching and batting 9th
          12-      82%  D Dyer          Walk; Oliver to 3B; Macha to 2B
   O      123      78%  B Kison         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  E Valentine     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      82%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  S Papi          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Landreth facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  F Taveras       Single to CF
          1--      86%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 2B
   R      -2-      90%  " "             Single to LF; Taveras Scores; Garner to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      87%  D Parker        Garner Picked off 2B (C-2B-1B-SS-3B)
          ---      88%  " "             Walk
          1--      89%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Parker to 2B
   R      12-      93%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Parker Scores; Robinson to 2B
          12-      94%  O Moreno        Robinson Steals 3B
   O      1-3      92%  " "             Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3      95%  K Macha         Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Oliver to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Del Unser pinch hits for Larry Landreth batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  D Cash          Single to 3B
   O      1--      96%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Del Unser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  B Kison         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  A Dawson        Walk
   OO     1--      97%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---      94%  E Valentine     Home Run
   O      ---      95%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan Schatzeder facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  D Parker        Strikeout
          ---      95%  B Robinson      Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  A Oliver        Strikeout
          -2-      95%  O Moreno        Walk
   O      12-      94%  K Macha         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Bruce Kison facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  S Papi          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  C Speier        Walk
                  Jerry White pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  J White         Strikeout
   O      1--      96%  D Cash          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Santo Alcala facing 8-9-1
                  Santo Alcala replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Kison         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  W Cromartie     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Santo Alcala facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  P Garner        Walk
   RR     1--      99%  D Parker        Home Run; Garner Scores
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  A Oliver        Single to SS
          1--      99%  O Moreno        Passed Ball; Oliver to 2B
   RO     -2-     100%  " "             Single to CF; Oliver Scores/unER; Moreno out at 2B/CF-1B-SS
          ---     100%  K Macha         Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Dyer          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 9.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-9, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Macha moves to 1B; Dale Berra replaces Bill Robinson playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  G Carter        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  S Papi          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  C Speier        Single to RF
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Santo Alcala batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Morales       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bill Atkinson facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Atkinson replaces Gary Carter pitching and batting 6th; Jose Morales moves to C
          ---     100%  B Kison         Single to LF
                  Mike Edwards pinch runs for Bruce Kison batting 9th
          1--     100%  F Taveras       Single to CF; Edwards to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Edwards to 3B
   R      --3     100%  D Parker        Wild Pitch; Edwards Scores
          ---     100%  " "             Triple to LF
   O      --3     100%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 10.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-10, Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Mike Edwards pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  D Cash          Single to CF
          1--      99%  W Cromartie     Single to RF; Cash to 2B
   O      12-     100%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Cash to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  T Perez         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cash Scores
          1--     100%  E Valentine     Single to 2B; Dawson to 2B
                  Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Bill Atkinson batting 6th
   R      12-      99%  P Mackanin      Single to LF; Dawson Scores; Valentine to 2B
   O      12-     100%  S Papi          Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-4, Jackie Brown facing 5-6-7
                  Jackie Brown replaces Pete Mackanin pitching and batting 6th; Tim Blackwell replaces Tony Perez playing C batting 4th; Jose Morales moves to 1B; Pepe Frias replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  O Moreno        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  K Macha         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-10, Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  J Morales       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Morales to 1B
          1--     100%  P Frias         Single to CF; Morales to 2B
   O      12-     100%  W Cromartie     Flyball: CF
          12-     100%  A Dawson        Single to RF; Morales to 3B; Frias to 2B
   O      123     100%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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