June 6, 1978 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,914

Tuesday, June 6, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Braves

19-31

Lost 1

6th, 12½ GB

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

W: J Bibby (5-2), L: A Devine (2-3), S: K Tekulve (6)

Pirates

24-28

Won 1

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .692    0    3   2   SB
  J Maddox 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .413    0    0   0   
B Beall 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .550    0   12   0   
R Office CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .615    0    4   0   2B,HBP
J Burroughs LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .325  .954    0    0   0   
G Matthews RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .269  .966    0    2   0   
D Murphy C                    4   1   1   2    0   2  .202  .584    0    1   0   HR
D Chaney SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .784    0    2   5   
R Gilbreath 3B-2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .584    0    0   3   
A Devine P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Skok P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  B Pocoroba PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .639    0    0   0   
  E Solomon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   2   
  J Nolan PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .660    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   2    1   7                    24  13

BATTING

2B: R Office (2, off J Bibby).

HR: D Murphy (4, off J Bibby; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: R Office (1, by J Bibby).

TB: D Murphy 4; R Office 2; G Matthews 2; J Royster; D Chaney; J Nolan.

RBI: D Murphy 2 (21).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: A Devine (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Royster (14, 2nd base off J Bibby/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Garner 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .232  .657    0    0   1   
J Milner LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .683    0    1   0   
  O Moreno CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .588    0    3   0   SH
D Parker RF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .283  .803    0    1   0   3B,SB
B Robinson CF-LF              4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .707    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .228  .750    0    9   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .620    0    2   2   
E Ott C                       3   1   2   0    1   0  .239  .644    0    7   1   2B
M Mendoza SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .713    0    1   6   HBP
J Bibby P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .384    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   4   7   4    3   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: E Ott (5, off A Devine).

3B: D Parker (3, off A Devine).

SH: O Moreno (4, off E Solomon).

HBP: M Mendoza (2, by E Solomon).

TB: D Parker 4; E Ott 3; B Robinson; W Stargell; M Mendoza.

RBI: M Mendoza (3); W Stargell (20); D Parker (30); B Robinson (20).

2-out RBI: B Robinson; W Stargell; M Mendoza.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: E Ott (4).

E: W Stargell (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Parker (8, 2nd base off A Devine/D Murphy).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Devine, L (2-3)              4.2   6   4   4    1   1   0   7.27   22     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 2· 6     36    -     0.87  -0.24
C Skok                         1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.61   0.04
E Solomon                      2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.67    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.42   0.03
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   1   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 2· 7          1-0

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 Bibby, W (5-2)               7     6   2   2    1   5   1   2.29   30     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 6     61    -     1.12   0.11
K Tekulve, S (6)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.68    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.50   0.23
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 7          1-0

J Bibby faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Solomon (1; M Mendoza); J Bibby (1; R Office).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 4,914.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Royster            2B    1. P Garner             3B 
2. B Beall              1B    2. J Milner             LF 
3. R Office             CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. J Burroughs          LF    4. B Robinson           CF 
5. G Matthews           RF    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. D Murphy             C     6. R Stennett           2B 
7. D Chaney             SS    7. E Ott                C  
8. R Gilbreath          3B    8. M Mendoza            SS 
9. A Devine             P     9. J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  2-0  1--     -17%  50% D Murphy        J Bibby         Home Run; Matthews Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      14%  69% D Parker        A Devine        Triple to RF; Garner Scores
   b 4   2  2-2  -2-      13%  67% M Mendoza       A Devine        Single to RF; Ott Scores
   b 5   2  2-3  -2-      10%  81% B Robinson      A Devine        Single to LF; Parker Scores
   t 8   0  4-2  ---      -9%  78% R Office        J Bibby         Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Royster       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      54%  B Beall         Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  R Office        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      55%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Adrian Devine facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
   R      1--      69%  D Parker        Triple to RF; Garner Scores
   O      --3      64%  B Robinson      Popfly: SS
   R      --3      72%  W Stargell      Single to 1B; Parker Scores
   O      1--      71%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  G Matthews      Single to CF
   RR     1--      50%  D Murphy        Home Run; Matthews Scores
   O      ---      52%  D Chaney        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Devine        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Adrian Devine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Mendoza       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  J Bibby         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Bibby to 1B
   O      1--      50%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  J Royster       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Beall         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  R Office        Flyball: CF
          1--      52%  J Burroughs     Royster Steals 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      55%  G Matthews      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Adrian Devine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  D Chaney        Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      56%  A Devine        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Adrian Devine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Stennett      Lineout: 2B
          ---      54%  E Ott           Double to RF
   R      -2-      67%  M Mendoza       Single to RF; Ott Scores
   O      1--      65%  J Bibby         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  B Beall         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Beall to 1B
   O      1--      68%  R Office        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      71%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Adrian Devine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  P Garner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  J Milner        Lineout: 2B
          ---      69%  D Parker        Single to CF
          1--      70%  B Robinson      Parker Steals 2B
   R      -2-      81%  " "             Single to LF; Parker Scores
                  Craig Skok replaces Adrian Devine pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      79%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Robinson moves to LF; Omar Moreno replaces John Milner playing CF batting 2nd
          ---      74%  G Matthews      Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      83%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Craig Skok facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  E Ott           Walk
   O      1--      85%  M Mendoza       Groundout: 3B-1B; Ott to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  J Bibby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Bibby facing 9-1-2
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Craig Skok batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Beall         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eddie Solomon facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Solomon replaces Biff Pocoroba pitching and batting 9th; Rod Gilbreath moves to 2B; Jerry Maddox replaces Jerry Royster playing 3B batting 1st
          ---      91%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      90%  O Moreno        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Garner to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  D Parker        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      87%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
          ---      78%  R Office        Double to LF
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Bibby pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      85%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
   O      -2-      90%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      90%  D Murphy        Passed Ball; Office to 3B
   O      --3      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eddie Solomon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      94%  E Ott           Single to CF
          1--      94%  M Mendoza       Hit By Pitch; Ott to 2B
   O      12-      93%  K Tekulve       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: P-C-1B
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Eddie Solomon batting 9th
          ---      97%  J Nolan         Single to CF
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Jerry Maddox batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  C Gaston        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

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