May 25, 1978 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
DET 1 CAL 6
CHW 0 TEX 7
@MIN 1 NYY 9
CLE 3 KCR 9
@SEA 4 BOS 9
@TOR 5 CHC 5
PHI 1 NYM 3
@PIT 2
(11) SFG 9
HOU 1 MON 11
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 5,766

Thursday, May 25, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:39

Mets

20-23

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: D Murray (2-2), L: K Tekulve (3-3)

Pirates

19-22

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   6   0   2   1    0   1  .228  .709    0    0   0   
  B Valentine PR-3B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .708         0   0   
E Maddox RF                   6   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .705    0    1   0   2B
L Mazzilli CF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .322  .865    0    4   0   SB
S Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    1   2  .256  .710    0    3   0   SB,GDP
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   1   2    1   1  .244  .679    0   10   4   2B
R Hodges C                    5   0   2   0    0   3  .231  .554    0    5   1   SB
T Foli SS                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .438    0    3   4   2B
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .541    0    4   5   
  B Boisclair PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .563         0   0   
  J Youngblood PH-2B          1   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .703    0    0   0   IW
C Swan P                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .454    0    3   0   
  T Grieve PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .613    0    0   0   
  D Murray P                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       43   3  10   3    4   7                    33  14

BATTING

2B: E Maddox (4, off B Blyleven); T Foli (5, off B Kison); W Montanez (10, off B Blyleven).

IBB: J Youngblood (1, by G Jackson).

TB: T Foli 2; L Randle 2; L Mazzilli 2; E Maddox 2; R Hodges 2; W Montanez 2; C Swan.

GIDP: S Henderson (8).

RBI: W Montanez 2 (26); L Randle (7).

2-out RBI: W Montanez 2; L Randle.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Montanez-T Foli-D Flynn.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Henderson (3, 2nd base off K Tekulve/E Ott); L Mazzilli (5, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott); R Hodges (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .657    0    2   3   2B
O Moreno CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .638    0    2   0   CS
D Parker RF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .872    0    5   0   2B
R Stennett 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .675    0    3   3   
W Stargell 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   4  .214  .739    0   11   2   
S Brye LF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .789    0    0   0   2B
E Ott C                       5   0   3   0    0   0  .263  .695    0    8   0   
P Garner 3B                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .236  .663    0    1   0   SB,GDP,2·IW
B Blyleven P                  1   0   0   1    0   1  .083  .203    0    0   5   SH
  J Milner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .581    0    0   0   
  B Kison P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Fregosi PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .540    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       40   2   9   2    3   5                    33  14

BATTING

2B: D Parker (7, off C Swan); S Brye (4, off C Swan); F Taveras (8, off C Swan).

SH: B Blyleven (2, off C Swan).

IBB: P Garner 2 (2, by C Swan, by D Murray).

TB: S Brye 3; E Ott 3; D Parker 2; F Taveras 2; R Stennett; O Moreno.

GIDP: P Garner (7).

RBI: B Blyleven (2); D Parker (27).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-W Stargell.

E: P Garner (10); E Ott (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (5, 3rd base off C Swan/R Hodges).

CS: O Moreno (4, 2nd base by D Murray/R Hodges).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Swan                         8     5   2   2    2   3   0   2.40   31     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 5     65    -     1.11   0.25
D Murray, W (2-2)              3     4   0   0    1   2   0   4.85   13     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4          0-0    3.04   0.45
Totals                        11     9   2   2    3   5   0          44     -       ·  ·     15·12· 0· 9           -

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 Blyleven                     7     6   2   2    1   6   0   3.95   28     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 6     62    -     1.16   0.15
B Kison                        1.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.19  -0.12
G Jackson                      0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.85    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    5.52   0.35
K Tekulve, L (3-3)             2     1   1   0    2   1   0   2.20   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.70  -0.18
Totals                        11    10   3   2    4   7   0          47     -       ·  ·     14·11· 1·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Tekulve (2).

IBB: G Jackson (2; J Youngblood); C Swan (3; P Garner); D Murray (6; P Garner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 3:39.

Attendance: 5,766.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Randle             3B    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. E Maddox             RF    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. L Mazzilli           CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. S Henderson          LF    4. R Stennett           2B 
5. W Montanez           1B    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. R Hodges             C     6. S Brye               LF 
7. T Foli               SS    7. E Ott                C  
8. D Flynn              2B    8. P Garner             3B 
9. C Swan               P     9. B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   2  2-2  -2-      36%  83% L Randle        K Tekulve       Single to CF; Murray Scores/unER
   t 6   2  2-0  12-      28%  48% W Montanez      B Blyleven      Double to CF (CF-RF); Maddox Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   t 9   1  2-2  1--      22%  72% T Foli          B Kison         Double to LF; Hodges to 3B
   b 9   1  2-2  1--     -21%  16% E Ott           D Murray        Single to LF; Brye to 3B; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 9   1  2-2  123     -18%  54% T Grieve        G Jackson       Popfly: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  E Maddox        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  L Mazzilli      Walk
          1--      49%  S Henderson     Mazzilli Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  F Taveras       Double to CF
   O      -2-      40%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B; Taveras to 3B
   RO     --3      38%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P; Taveras Scores
   O      ---      39%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  W Montanez      Strikeout Looking
          ---      39%  R Hodges        Single to RF
          1--      41%  T Foli          Hodges Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      34%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Swan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      37%  S Brye          Flyball: RF
          ---      36%  E Ott           Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  P Garner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  C Swan          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  L Randle        Strikeout Looking
          ---      36%  E Maddox        Double to LF
   O      -2-      33%  L Mazzilli      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  S Henderson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      32%  W Montanez      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      31%  R Hodges        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Swan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      33%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      32%  T Foli          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      30%  D Flynn         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      29%  C Swan          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
          ---      23%  S Brye          Double to LF
   O      -2-      23%  E Ott           Groundout: 1B-P; Brye to 3B
          --3      22%  P Garner        Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      16%  B Blyleven      Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Brye Scores; Garner to 2B; Blyleven to 1B
          12-      13%  F Taveras       Garner Steals 3B
          1-3      12%  " "             Walk; Blyleven to 2B
   O      123      17%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      123      21%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      26%  L Randle        Single to CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      21%  E Maddox        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      27%  L Mazzilli      Single to RF; Maddox to 2B
   O      12-      20%  S Henderson     Strikeout
   RR     12-      48%  W Montanez      Double to CF (CF-RF); Maddox Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   O      -2-      43%  R Hodges        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Brye          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      43%  D Flynn         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      46%  C Swan          Single to LF
   O      1--      41%  L Randle        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
          ---      36%  E Ott           Single to 3B
   OO     1--      48%  P Garner        Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B
                  John Milner pinch hits for Bert Blyleven batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
                  Bruce Kison replaces John Milner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  E Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  L Mazzilli      Single to RF
   OO     1--      40%  S Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      44%  F Taveras       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      42%  D Parker        Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  R Stennett      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  R Hodges        Single to SS
          1--      72%  T Foli          Double to LF; Hodges to 3B
                  Grant Jackson replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th; Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Doug Flynn batting 8th; Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair batting 8th
          -23      72%  J Youngblood    Intentional Walk
                  Tom Grieve pinch hits for Craig Swan batting 9th
   O      123      54%  T Grieve        Popfly: 1B
   O      123      37%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Dale Murray facing 5-6-7
                  Dale Murray replaces Tom Grieve pitching and batting 9th; Joel Youngblood moves to 2B
   O      ---      42%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      37%  S Brye          Single to CF
          1--      16%  E Ott           Single to LF; Brye to 3B; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      17%  P Garner        Intentional Walk
                  Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
   O      123      34%  J Fregosi       Popfly: 1B
   O      123      50%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Fregosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  E Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  S Henderson     Walk
          1--      49%  W Montanez      Henderson Steals 2B; Henderson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
          1-3      51%  R Hodges        Defensive Indifference; Montanez to 2B
   O      -23      37%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Dale Murray facing 2-3-4
          ---      29%  O Moreno        Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  D Parker        Moreno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      47%  " "             Flyball: LF
          ---      44%  R Stennett      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      44%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      40%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  D Murray        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Murray to 1B
          1--      47%  L Randle        Wild Pitch; Murray to 2B
   R      -2-      83%  " "             Single to CF; Murray Scores/unER
                  Bobby Valentine pinch runs for Len Randle batting 1st
   O      1--      81%  E Maddox        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dale Murray facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Valentine moves to 3B
   O      ---      89%  S Brye          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Ott           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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