May 3, 1978 San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 2
@BAL 1 BOS 11
MIN 9 DET 7
@CAL 4 MIL 4
CHW 0 NYY 6
KCR 5 OAK 11
TOR 3 CLE 10
@SEA 5 LAD 9
@CHC 5 CIN 12
PHI 3 MON 10
HOU 3 SDP 7
@PIT 5 SFG 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 5,052

Wednesday, May 3, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Padres

9-13

Won 2

5th, 5 GB

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

W: J D'Acquisto (1-0), L: J Bibby (3-2), S: R Fingers (5)

Pirates

11-11

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards LF                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .222  .595    0    0   0   SB
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .640    0    4   6   SH
O Gamble RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .732    0    0   0   HR
  G Hendrick RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .595         0   0   
D Winfield CF                 4   1   0   1    1   0  .289  .896    0    1   0   CS,GDP
G Tenace 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .758    0    7   1   2B,HBP
R Sweet C                     2   1   0   1    1   0  .152  .427    0    9   0   SF
B Almon 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .329  .765    0    2   1   2B
M Champion 2B                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .850    0    2   2   
  J Turner PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .207  .775    0    0   0   HR
  C Baker 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .757    0    2   0   
B Shirley P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    0   2   
  D Spillner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .612    0    0   0   
  J D'Acquisto P              2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   7   8   6    5   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Tenace (4, off D Robinson); B Almon (5, off D Robinson).

HR: J Turner (2, off J Bibby; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); O Gamble (2, off D Robinson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: R Sweet (1, off D Robinson).

SH: O Smith (5, off J Bibby).

HBP: G Tenace (2, by K Tekulve).

TB: O Gamble 5; J Turner 4; B Almon 3; G Tenace 2; O Smith; C Baker.

GIDP: D Winfield (4).

RBI: J Turner 2 (4); B Almon (6); D Winfield (18); R Sweet (1); O Gamble (11).

2-out RBI: J Turner 2; B Almon.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-M Champion-G Tenace.

E: M Champion (2); G Tenace 2 (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Richards (8, 2nd base off J Bibby/D Dyer).

CS: D Winfield (1, 3rd base by K Tekulve/D Dyer).

PO: O Smith (1st base by D Robinson).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   2   1   0    0   1  .213  .483    0    0   2   SB
  J Milner PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .458    0    0   0   
  M Mendoza SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .705         0   0   
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .271  .721    0    2   0   
D Parker RF                   5   1   2   4    0   2  .349 1.014    0    1   0   HR
B Robinson LF                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .751    0    3   0   GDP
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   2   0    1   1  .290  .712    0    3   6   2B
M Sanguillen 1B-C             5   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .804    0   13   0   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .197  .559    0    2   2   CS
D Dyer C                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .788    0    2   2   
  E Ott PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .679    0    0   0   
  B Kison P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Robinson P                  2   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .462    0    0   1   
  J Bibby P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   1   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  W Stargell PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .754    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    5   9                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (3, off B Shirley).

HR: D Parker (6, off B Shirley; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Parker 5; R Stennett 3; M Sanguillen 2; D Robinson 2; P Garner; F Taveras; O Moreno.

GIDP: B Robinson (1).

RBI: D Parker 4 (19); P Garner (11).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garner-R Stennett-W Stargell.

E: F Taveras (9); J Bibby (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (5, 2nd base off B Shirley/R Sweet).

CS: P Garner (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Shirley).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Shirley                      2.1   6   5   4    0   0   1   6.45   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 6     27    -     1.08  -0.35
D Spillner                     1.2   4   0   0    0   3   0   2.92    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.35   0.02
J D'Acquisto, W (1-0)          3.1   1   0   0    5   5   0   0.00   16     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.48   0.07
R Fingers, S (5)               1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.27   0.26
Totals                         9    11   5   4    5   9   1          42     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1·11          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
D Robinson                     5.2   5   4   4    4   1   1   2.84   25     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 5     40    -     0.89  -0.00
J Bibby, BS (1), L (3-2)       0.2   1   3   2    1   1   1   4.22    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.52  -0.51
K Tekulve                      1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.55    8     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 1          1-1    0.91  -0.01
B Kison                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9     8   7   6    5   3   2          41     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 3· 8          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Robinson (1; O Smith, 1st base); B Shirley (3; P Garner, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: K Tekulve (1; G Tenace).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 5,052.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Richards           LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. O Smith              SS    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. O Gamble             RF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. D Winfield           CF    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. G Tenace             1B    5. R Stennett           2B 
6. R Sweet              C     6. M Sanguillen         1B 
7. B Almon              3B    7. P Garner             3B 
8. M Champion           2B    8. D Dyer               C  
9. B Shirley            P     9. D Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  5-3  -2-      26%  44% J Turner        J Bibby         Home Run; Almon Scores
   t 7   0  5-5  -2-      16%  77% O Smith         J Bibby         Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Richards Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; Smith to 2B
   b 3   1  1-2  -23     -14%  10% D Parker        B Shirley       Home Run; Taveras Scores; Moreno Scores/unER
   t 2   0  1-0  1--      12%  55% G Tenace        D Robinson      Double to LF; Winfield to 3B
   b 8   1  7-5  12-       9%  85% O Moreno        R Fingers       Lineout: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Richards      Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  O Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  O Gamble        Smith Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  F Taveras       Single to CF
          1--      36%  O Moreno        Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E3
   O      --3      40%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      --3      35%  D Parker        Single to CF; Taveras Scores
   OO     1--      39%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--      55%  G Tenace        Double to LF; Winfield to 3B
   RO     -23      52%  R Sweet         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Winfield Scores
   O      -2-      48%  B Almon         Strikeout Looking
          -2-      49%  M Champion      Walk
          12-      53%  B Shirley       Walk; Tenace to 3B; Champion to 2B
   O      123      45%  G Richards      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Shirley facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  R Stennett      Double to CF
   O      -2-      40%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B; Stennett to 3B
   R      --3      34%  P Garner        Single to CF; Stennett Scores
   O      1--      37%  D Dyer          Garner Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      38%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Robinson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      36%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  O Gamble        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  D Winfield      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Shirley facing 9-1-2
          ---      29%  D Robinson      Single to RF
          1--      29%  F Taveras       E3 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      32%  " "             Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      25%  O Moreno        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Taveras to 3B; Moreno to 2B/Adv on throw
   RRR    -23      10%  D Parker        Home Run; Taveras Scores; Moreno Scores/unER
                  Dan Spillner replaces Bob Shirley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  B Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      10%  R Stennett      Single to LF
          1--      10%  M Sanguillen    Single to 3B; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      11%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      10%  G Tenace        Flyball: RF
   O      ---       9%  R Sweet         Flyball: CF
          ---       9%  B Almon         Single to 2B
   O      1--       8%  M Champion      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       9%  D Dyer          Strikeout
          ---       8%  D Robinson      Single to 2B
   O      1--       9%  F Taveras       Strikeout
          1--       8%  O Moreno        Single to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-       9%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
                  Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Dan Spillner batting 9th
   O      ---       8%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       7%  G Richards      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       6%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, John D'Acquisto facing 4-5-6
                  John D'Acquisto replaces Derrel Thomas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  B Robinson      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---       7%  R Stennett      Strikeout
          ---       7%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--       7%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Robinson facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      13%  O Gamble        Home Run
   O      ---      10%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       9%  G Tenace        Lineout: LF
          ---      10%  R Sweet         Walk
   R      1--      18%  B Almon         Double to LF; Sweet Scores
                  Jim Bibby replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Turner pinch hits for Mike Champion batting 8th
   RR     -2-      44%  J Turner        Home Run; Almon Scores
   O      ---      43%  J D'Acquisto    Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, John D'Acquisto facing 8-9-1
                  Chuck Baker replaces Jerry Turner playing 2B batting 8th
          ---      38%  D Dyer          Walk
   O      1--      42%  J Bibby         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B; Bibby to 2B
          -2-      44%  O Moreno        Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
          ---      56%  G Richards      Walk
          1--      61%  O Smith         Richards Steals 2B
   R      -2-      77%  " "             Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Richards Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  O Gamble        Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 3B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Bibby pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      83%  D Winfield      Fielder's Choice ; Smith Scores; Winfield to 1B
          1--      85%  G Tenace        Hit By Pitch; Winfield to 2B
   O      12-      82%  R Sweet         Winfield Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Tenace to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, John D'Acquisto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  B Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      79%  R Stennett      Walk
   O      1--      84%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      87%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 7-5, Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  B Almon         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  C Baker         Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  J D'Acquisto    Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  G Richards      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); D'Acquisto to 3B; Richards to 2B
   O      -23      85%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, John D'Acquisto facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Ott pinch hits for Duffy Dyer batting 8th
          ---      77%  E Ott           Walk
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  John Milner pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 1st
          1--      76%  J Milner        Walk; Ott to 2B
                  Rollie Fingers replaces John D'Acquisto pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  O Moreno        Lineout: SS
   O      12-      93%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
                  Bruce Kison replaces Ed Ott pitching and batting 8th; Manny Sanguillen moves to C; Willie Stargell moves to 1B; Mario Mendoza replaces John Milner playing SS batting 1st
          ---      94%  O Gamble        Single to RF
   OO     1--      92%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Rollie Fingers facing 4-5-6
                  George Hendrick replaces Oscar Gamble playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      96%  B Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation