April 9, 1978 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
OAK 2 BOS 5
@CHW 0 KCR 5
@CLE 4 DET 8
TOR 4 MIL 13
BAL 5 MIN 8
@SEA 6 NYY 7
@TEX 1 LAD 7
@ATL 4 CIN 9
HOU 3 NYM 6
MON 5 MON 5
@NYM 0 PHI 12
STL 3 CHC 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,632

Sunday, April 9, 1978, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Cubs

1-2

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: D Moore (1-0), L: B Kison (0-1), S: B Sutter (1)

Pirates

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .417 1.000    0    3   3   
G Clines CF-LF                4   1   1   0    1   0  .100  .282    7    4   0   SB
B Buckner 1B                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .357  .928    0   11   0   HR,2·SB
D Kingman LF                  5   1   1   1    0   4  .167  .648    5    0   0   HR
  J Wallis CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Murcer RF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .077  .220    0    1   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .100  .350    4    2   3   
M Trillo 2B                   5   0   4   1    0   0  .455  .955    0    2   6   
D Rader C                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .364  .819    0    4   0   SB
W Fryman P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  L Biittner PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  D Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Sutter P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       39   4  13   3    5   5               22   27  13

BATTING

HR: B Buckner (1, off B Kison; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); D Kingman (1, off J Reuss; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: W Fryman (1, off J Reuss).

TB: B Buckner 6; D Kingman 4; M Trillo 4; D Rader 3; G Clines; S Ontiveros.

RBI: B Buckner (2); M Trillo (2); D Kingman (1).

2-out RBI: M Trillo; B Buckner.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Fryman-I DeJesus-B Buckner; S Ontiveros-M Trillo-B Buckner; M Trillo-I DeJesus-B Buckner.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Buckner 2 (2, 2nd base off J Reuss/M Sanguillen 2); D Rader (1, 2nd base off G Jackson/M Sanguillen); G Clines (1, Home off J Reuss/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  3   0   1   3    0   0  .167  .404    7    2   2   2B,SB,SF
P Garner 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    6    1   3   
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .891    0    2   0   
B Robinson LF                 2   0   1   0    2   1  .250  .821    0    3   0   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    5   0   2·GDP
  E Ott PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .222    0    0   0   
R Stennett 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    0   3   GDP
  F Gonzalez 2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    8    0   0   
J Fregosi 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    8   0   
  B Kison P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Stargell PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .556    0    0   0   
S Brye CF                     2   2   2   0    0   0 1.000 2.667    0    1   0   2B
  O Moreno PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    0   0   
J Reuss P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Milner PH-1B              2   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    5   0   
Totals                       30   3   7   3    4   4               21   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Brye (2, off W Fryman); F Taveras (1, off W Fryman).

SF: F Taveras (1, off W Fryman).

TB: S Brye 3; F Taveras 2; B Robinson; D Parker; M Sanguillen; J Milner.

GIDP: M Sanguillen 2 (2); R Stennett (1).

RBI: F Taveras 3 (3).

2-out RBI: F Taveras 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (1, 3rd base off W Fryman/D Rader).

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
W Fryman                       6     6   3   3    3   2   0   4.50   24     -       · 4· 1   11· 6· 1· 1     47    -     1.19  -0.05
D Moore, W (1-0)               1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       · 2· 0    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.59   0.19
B Sutter, S (1)                1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   5.40    6     -       · 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    4.82   0.22
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   4   0          35     -     31· 6· 1   16· 9· 1· 1           -

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 Reuss                        5     9   3   3    2   3   1   5.40   26     -       · 8· 0   13· 2· 2· 4     38    -     1.12  -0.12
B Kison, L (0-1)               3     2   1   1    3   2   1   3.00   14     -       · 0· 0    1· 4· 4· 0          0-0    1.67  -0.05
G Jackson                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    5     -       · 2· 0    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.92   0.04
Totals                         9    13   4   4    5   5   2          45     -     40·10· 0   18· 6· 7· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Fryman 2 (2); B Sutter (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 11,632.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 4mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. G Clines             CF    2. P Garner             3B 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. D Kingman            LF    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. B Murcer             RF    5. M Sanguillen         C  
6. S Ontiveros          3B    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. J Fregosi            1B 
8. D Rader              C     8. S Brye               CF 
9. W Fryman             P     9. J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-3  ---      30%  72% B Buckner       B Kison         Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 5   2  3-1  12-     -28%  45% F Taveras       W Fryman        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brye Scores; Milner Scores
   b 9   2  4-3  1-3      19% 100% O Moreno        B Sutter        Strikeout Looking
   b 9   0  4-3  ---     -13%  68% B Robinson      B Sutter        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   b 9   0  4-3  1--      12%  80% E Ott           B Sutter        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  D Parker        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      47%  B Robinson      Wild Pitch; Parker to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      61%  D Kingman       Home Run
   O      ---      59%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  M Trillo        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  D Rader         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Trillo to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  W Fryman        Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Woodie Fryman facing 5-6-7
          ---      52%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   OO     1--      61%  R Stennett      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Fregosi       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  I DeJesus       Lineout: SS
          ---      62%  G Clines        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      69%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clines to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  D Kingman       Clines Steals Hm; Buckner Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   71%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      72%  B Murcer        Walk
   O      12-  4   69%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Woodie Fryman facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  S Brye          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      58%  J Reuss         Wild Pitch; Brye to 3B
   O      --3      64%  " "             Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B
   RO     --3      62%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brye Scores
   O      ---  6   63%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  M Trillo        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      65%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Trillo to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  W Fryman        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Trillo to 3B
          --3      63%  I DeJesus       Walk
   O      1-3  7   58%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Woodie Fryman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  B Robinson      Walk
   OO     1--      65%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 3-4-5
          ---      68%  B Buckner       Single to SS
          1--      71%  D Kingman       Buckner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      63%  B Murcer        Groundout: P-2B-1B
          -2-      65%  S Ontiveros     Single to SS; Buckner to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  M Trillo        Single to RF; Buckner Scores; Ontiveros to 3B
   O      1-3      73%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Woodie Fryman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Fregosi       Popfly: 3B
          ---      76%  S Brye          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  John Milner pinch hits for Jerry Reuss batting 9th
          1--      73%  J Milner        Single to CF (Line Drive); Brye to 2B
   RR     12-      45%  F Taveras       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brye Scores; Milner Scores
          -2-      45%  P Garner        Taveras Steals 3B
          --3      43%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      50%  D Parker        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Kison replaces Jim Fregosi pitching and batting 7th; John Milner moves to 1B; Fernando Gonzalez replaces Rennie Stennett playing 2B batting 6th
   O      ---      47%  W Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  I DeJesus       Walk
          1--      56%  G Clines        Walk; DeJesus to 2B
   O      12-      49%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      43%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Woodie Fryman facing 4-5-6
          ---      38%  B Robinson      Walk
   OO     1--      48%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  8   50%  F Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  B Murcer        Lineout: 1B
          ---      50%  S Ontiveros     Walk
   O      1--      46%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  D Rader         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ontiveros to 2B
                  Larry Biittner pinch hits for Woodie Fryman batting 9th
   O      12-      41%  L Biittner      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Donnie Moore facing 7-8-9
                  Donnie Moore replaces Larry Biittner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  B Kison         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Omar Moreno pinch hits for Steve Brye batting 8th
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
                  Omar Moreno moves to CF
   O      ---      45%  I DeJesus       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      42%  G Clines        Popfly: SS
   R      ---      72%  B Buckner       Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---      71%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Donnie Moore facing 1-2-3
                  Gene Clines moves to LF; Joe Wallis replaces Dave Kingman playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  7   77%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Donnie Moore pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Grant Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Grant Jackson replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      83%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      83%  M Trillo        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      85%  D Rader         Single to RF (Line Drive); Trillo to 3B
          1-3      85%  B Sutter        Rader Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   81%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Bruce Sutter facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  B Robinson      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Ed Ott pinch hits for Manny Sanguillen batting 5th
   O      1--      80%  E Ott           Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: LF; Robinson to 2B
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 7th
          -2-      84%  W Stargell      Wild Pitch; Robinson to 3B
          --3      81%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3     100%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation