July 16, 1978 San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
TEX 1
(12) BOS 5
MIN 3 BOS 3
MIN 2 DET 4
@CAL 0 MIL 10
CHW 1 KCR 3
@NYY 1 OAK 8
TOR 5 CLE 8
@SEA 4 PHI 4
@ATL 2 CHC 3
LAD 2 LAD 5
@CHC 3 CIN 9
NYM 2 MON 6
HOU 1 PIT 3
SDP 2
(10) PIT 10
SDP 6 STL 9
SFG 4 SFG 6
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, July 16, 1978, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Padres

44-47

Lost 2

4th, 11½ GB

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

W: E Whitson (3-3), L: R Fingers (4-9)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

42-43

Won 1

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .622    0    2   4   
B Perkins 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .736    0    8   0   
J Turner LF-RF                4   0   0   1    0   1  .256  .746    0    0   0   
D Winfield CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .296  .831    0    3   0   2B,SB
O Gamble RF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .280  .794    0    1   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
F Gonzalez 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .515    0    1   1   SH
  C Baker 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .581    0    3   1   
R Sweet C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .592    0    7   4   IW
  G Tenace PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .811    0    0   0   
T Ashford 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .680    0    2   0   
  G Richards PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .777    0    0   0   GDP
  B Almon 3B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .652    0    1   3   2B
B Owchinko P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .384    0    0   2   
  D Reynolds PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .543    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   5   1    2   7                    28  15

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (14, off J Bibby); B Almon (17, off D Hamilton).

SH: F Gonzalez (5, off J Bibby).

IBB: R Sweet (6, by J Bibby).

TB: D Winfield 3; B Almon 2; O Gamble; O Smith.

GIDP: G Richards (5).

RBI: J Turner (11).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: C Baker (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Winfield (12, 2nd base off J Bibby/D Dyer).

PO: O Smith (1st base by J Bibby).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .663    0    2   3   2B,CS,SH
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .602    0    3   1   SH
  D Parker PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .914    0    0   0   IW
J Milner LF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .320  .842    0    2   0   
B Robinson RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .699    0    1   0   2B
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   2   2    0   2  .289  .945    0   12   0   HR,2B
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .616    0    1   6   SH
  E Whitson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   1   
P Garner 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .244  .664    0    1   0   SB,CS,IW
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .669    0    8   0   
  E Ott PH                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .674    0    0   0   2B
J Bibby P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .295    0    0   3   
  M Sanguillen PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .674    0    0   0   
  D Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Mendoza 2B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .731    0    0   0   IW
Totals                       32   3   9   3    4   7                    30  15

BATTING

2B: B Robinson (17, off B Owchinko); W Stargell (11, off B Owchinko); E Ott (7, off R Fingers); F Taveras (19, off B Owchinko).

HR: W Stargell (14, off B Owchinko; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: R Stennett (1, off B Owchinko); F Taveras (5, off R Fingers); O Moreno (8, off B Owchinko).

IBB: M Mendoza (1, by R Fingers); D Parker (11, by R Fingers); P Garner (4, by B Owchinko).

TB: W Stargell 6; B Robinson 3; F Taveras 3; E Ott 2; J Milner 2.

RBI: W Stargell 2 (42); J Milner (20).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

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

E: O Moreno (4); J Bibby (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (14, 2nd base off B Owchinko/R Sweet).

CS: P Garner (8, 3rd base by B Owchinko/R Sweet); F Taveras (17, 3rd base by B Owchinko/R Sweet).

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 Owchinko                     9     7   2   2    2   7   1   3.19   34     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 5     70    -     1.47   0.42
R Fingers, L (4-9)             0.1   2   1   1    2   0   0   3.30    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.47  -0.37
Totals                         9.1   9   3   3    4   7   1          39     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 7           -

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                        7     4   2   0    2   5   0   3.17   26     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 4     68    -     1.22   0.19
D Hamilton                     2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.61    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.74   0.26
E Whitson, W (3-3)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.69   0.10
Totals                        10     5   2   0    2   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 5          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Fingers 2 (10; M Mendoza, D Parker); B Owchinko (7; P Garner); J Bibby (5; R Sweet).

PO: J Bibby (0; O Smith, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. O Smith              SS    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. B Perkins            1B    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. J Turner             LF    3. J Milner             LF 
4. D Winfield           CF    4. B Robinson           RF 
5. O Gamble             RF    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. F Gonzalez           2B    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. R Sweet              C     7. P Garner             3B 
8. T Ashford            3B    8. D Dyer               C  
9. B Owchinko           P     9. J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-2  123      25%  59% G Richards      J Bibby         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b10   0  2-2  ---      17%  81% E Ott           R Fingers       Double to LF
   b10   1  2-2  123      17% 100% J Milner        R Fingers       Single to RF; Ott Scores; Mendoza to 3B; Parker to 2B
   b 2   0  1-0  -2-      16%  66% W Stargell      B Owchinko      Home Run; Robinson Scores
   b 8   1  2-2  --3     -15%  59% J Milner        B Owchinko      Groundout: C-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  O Smith         Single to LF
          1--      41%  B Perkins       Smith Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      45%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     --3      43%  J Turner        Groundout: SS-1B; Smith Scores/unER
   O      ---      44%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Owchinko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  J Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  O Gamble        Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  F Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  R Sweet         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Owchinko facing 4-5-6
          ---      50%  B Robinson      Double to LF
   RR     -2-      66%  W Stargell      Home Run; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      64%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  P Garner        Walk
          1--      68%  D Dyer          Garner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Garner Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      62%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  T Ashford       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  B Owchinko      Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  O Smith         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Owchinko facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  J Bibby         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  F Taveras       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      63%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  B Perkins       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      68%  J Turner        Strikeout
          ---      66%  D Winfield      Single to CF
          1--      65%  O Gamble        Winfield Steals 2B
          -2-      63%  " "             Single to 2B; Winfield to 3B
   RO     1-3      56%  F Gonzalez      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Winfield Scores/No RBI/unER; Gamble out at Hm/CF-SS-C; Gonzalez to 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Owchinko facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  J Milner        Single to P/Bunt
          1--      67%  B Robinson      Single to SS; Milner to 2B
   O      12-      60%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  R Stennett      Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  P Garner        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Sweet         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  T Ashford       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  B Owchinko      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Owchinko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Dyer          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Bibby         Strikeout
          ---      55%  F Taveras       Double to CF
   O      -2-      50%  O Moreno        Taveras Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  B Perkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Turner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Owchinko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  D Winfield      Double to LF
          -2-      35%  O Gamble        Walk
   O      12-      35%  F Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Winfield to 3B; Gamble to 2B
          -23      34%  R Sweet         Intentional Walk
                  Gene Richards pinch hits for Tucker Ashford batting 8th
   OO     123      59%  G Richards      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Owchinko facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Almon replaces Gene Richards playing 3B batting 8th
          ---      70%  W Stargell      Double to RF
                  Chuck Baker replaces Fernando Gonzalez playing 2B batting 6th
   O      -2-      69%  R Stennett      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Stargell to 3B
          --3      71%  P Garner        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      59%  D Dyer          Strikeout
                  Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Jim Bibby batting 9th
   O      1-3      50%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Hamilton facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Manny Sanguillen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  B Owchinko      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  B Perkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Owchinko facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  F Taveras       Single to 2B/Bunt; Taveras to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-      74%  O Moreno        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 3B
   O      --3      59%  J Milner        Groundout: C-1B
   O      --3      50%  B Robinson      Fielder's Choice 3B; Taveras out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Robinson to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Hamilton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      56%  J Turner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  O Gamble        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Owchinko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  R Stennett      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      50%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 10th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Hamilton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  C Baker         Popfly: SS
                  Gene Tenace pinch hits for Rick Sweet batting 7th
   O      ---      60%  G Tenace        Strikeout
          ---      53%  B Almon         Double to LF
                  Ed Whitson replaces Rennie Stennett pitching and batting 6th; Mario Mendoza replaces Dave Hamilton playing 2B batting 9th; Don Reynolds pinch hits for Bob Owchinko batting 9th
   O      -2-      63%  D Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Rollie Fingers facing 8-9-1
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Oscar Gamble pitching and batting 5th; Gene Tenace moves to C; Don Reynolds moves to LF; Jerry Turner moves to RF; Ed Ott pinch hits for Duffy Dyer batting 8th
          ---      81%  E Ott           Double to LF
          -2-      81%  M Mendoza       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      84%  F Taveras       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Ott to 3B; Mendoza to 2B
                  Dave Parker pinch hits for Omar Moreno batting 2nd
          -23      83%  D Parker        Intentional Walk
   R      123     100%  J Milner        Single to RF; Ott Scores; Mendoza to 3B; Parker to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation