April 7, 1978 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 1
OAK 0 CHW 6
BOS 5 DET 6
TOR 2 MIL 11
BAL 3 SEA 6
MIN 3 LAD 13
@ATL 4 CIN 5
HOU 4 NYM 3
MON 1 STL 5
@PHI 1 PIT 1
CHC 0 SDP 3
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 39,028

Friday, April 7, 1978, 12:35PM
Time of Game: 1:52

Cubs

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

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

W: J Candelaria (1-0), L: R Reuschel (0-1)

Pirates

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .750 1.750    0    1   2   2B,CS
G Clines CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   GDP
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    9   2   
B Murcer RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
D Kingman LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    2   0   CS
S Ontiveros 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   
D Rader C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    3   1   2B,GDP
R Reuschel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  H Cruz PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  W Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   7   0    1   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Rader (1, off J Candelaria); I DeJesus (1, off J Candelaria); H Cruz (1, off J Candelaria).

TB: I DeJesus 4; H Cruz 2; D Rader 2; D Kingman; M Trillo.

GIDP: G Clines (1); D Rader (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Kingman (1, 2nd base by J Candelaria/E Ott); I DeJesus (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Candelaria).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    4   3   
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   SH
D Parker RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .333 1.167    0    4   0   2B,IW
B Robinson LF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   
W Stargell 1B                 2   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .333    0    5   1   IW
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   2   
E Ott C                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   1   
F Gonzalez 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  M Mendoza 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Candelaria P                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       26   1   3   1    3   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Parker (1, off R Reuschel).

SH: O Moreno (1, off R Reuschel).

IBB: D Parker (1, by R Reuschel); W Stargell (1, by R Reuschel).

TB: D Parker 2; F Gonzalez; F Taveras.

RBI: W Stargell (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Stennett-F Taveras-W Stargell 2.

E: W Stargell (1).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, L (0-1)            7     3   1   1    3   2   0   1.29   27     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 3· 0     66    -     1.22   0.18
W Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     3   1   1    3   3   0          30     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 3· 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
J Candelaria, W (1-0)          9     7   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   32     -       ·  ·      8·13· 5· 1     76    -     1.49   0.71
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   4   0          32     -       ·  ·      8·13· 5· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Reuschel (1).

IBB: R Reuschel 2 (2; W Stargell, D Parker).

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

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 1:52.

Attendance: 39,028.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. G Clines             CF    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. B Murcer             RF    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. D Kingman            LF    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. S Ontiveros          3B    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. E Ott                C  
8. D Rader              C     8. F Gonzalez           3B 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  1-0  1--      18%  85% D Rader         J Candelaria    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  0-0  1-3      18%  57% G Clines        J Candelaria    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   0  0-0  ---     -10%  40% D Rader         J Candelaria    Double to CF (Line Drive)
   t 9   1  1-0  1--       9%  92% B Murcer        J Candelaria    Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 8   0  1-0  ---      -9%  67% M Trillo        J Candelaria    Single to RF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  I DeJesus       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      48%  G Clines        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      51%  B Buckner       Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  B Murcer        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  O Moreno        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      54%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  R Reuschel      Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  I DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  G Clines        DeJesus Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  F Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      53%  J Candelaria    Lineout: LF
   O      1--      50%  F Taveras       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  G Clines        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  B Buckner       Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  B Murcer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  O Moreno        Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      58%  D Parker        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      54%  B Robinson      Popfly: 2B
          -2-      55%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      1--      53%  S Ontiveros     Kingman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  M Trillo        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  E Ott           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Candelaria    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
          ---      40%  D Rader         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      47%  R Reuschel      Bunt Popfly: C
          -2-      40%  I DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive); Rader to 3B
   OO     1-3      57%  G Clines        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  F Taveras       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  O Moreno        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 2B
          -2-      63%  D Parker        Intentional Walk
          12-      70%  B Robinson      Wild Pitch; Taveras to 3B; Parker to 2B
          -23      71%  " "             Walk
   RO     123      75%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Taveras Scores; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  B Murcer        Popfly: 2B
          ---      75%  D Kingman       Single to RF
   O      1--      80%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  E Ott           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      77%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Candelaria    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  M Trillo        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      85%  D Rader         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Hector Cruz pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
          ---      79%  H Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      87%  I DeJesus       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Hernandez facing 1-2-3
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Hector Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  O Moreno        Popfly: CF
   O      ---      85%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
                  Mario Mendoza replaces Fernando Gonzalez playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      92%  G Clines        Lineout: LF
          ---      84%  B Buckner       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Buckner to 1B
   O      1--      92%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Kingman       Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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