August 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 31,141

Sunday, August 6, 1978, 3:50PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Phillies

59-47

Won 2

1st

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

W: S Carlton (10-11), L: J Bibby (6-6)

Pirates

50-56

Lost 2

3rd, 9 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .267  .676    0    4   0   2B,SB
L Bowa SS                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .698    0    0   4   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .246  .781    0    2   2   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .258  .922    0    4   0   HBP
  J Martin PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .834         0   0   
R Hebner 1B                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .289  .867    0   12   0   2B
G Maddox CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .285  .753    0    2   0   SB,IW
T McCarver C                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .255  .666    0    2   0   IW
T Sizemore 2B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .237  .555    0    1   4   SH
S Carlton P                   2   1   1   1    0   1  .293  .673    0    0   1   2·SH
Totals                       34   5  10   4    5   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B McBride (13, off J Bibby); R Hebner (16, off G Jackson).

SH: T Sizemore (2, off J Bibby); S Carlton 2 (3, off D Hamilton, off J Bibby).

IBB: T McCarver (4, by J Bibby); G Maddox (10, by G Jackson).

HBP: G Luzinski (6, by G Jackson).

TB: R Hebner 3; T Sizemore 2; B McBride 2; S Carlton; L Bowa; T McCarver; G Luzinski; G Maddox.

RBI: B McBride (22); L Bowa (29); G Luzinski (69); S Carlton (6).

2-out RBI: L Bowa; G Luzinski.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Maddox (23, 2nd base off J Bibby/D Dyer); B McBride (19, 2nd base off J Bibby/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .655    0    1   2   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .719    0    5   1   
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .288  .844    0    4   0   
B Robinson CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .690    0    4   0   
M Sanguillen 1B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .684    0    4   2   
J Milner LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .788    0    3   0   2B
D Berra 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .040    0    1   2   
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .626    0    5   0   
J Bibby P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .317    0    0   1   
  D Hamilton P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .596    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    0   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Milner (13, off S Carlton).

TB: J Milner 2; P Garner; M Sanguillen.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, W (10-11)           9     3   0   0    0   2   0   3.10   30     -       ·  ·     11·10· 4· 3     83    -     0.41   0.23
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   2   0          30     -       ·  ·     11·10· 4· 3           -

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, L (6-6)               5     7   5   5    4   1   0   3.81   26     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 7     30    -     0.72  -0.29
D Hamilton                     3     2   0   0    0   3   0   4.41   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.11   0.02
G Jackson                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.72    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   4   0          43     -       ·  ·      8·12· 3·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Bibby (5).

IBB: G Jackson (7; G Maddox); J Bibby (6; T McCarver).

HBP: G Jackson (1; G Luzinski).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 31,141.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B McBride            RF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. P Garner             2B 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. B Robinson           CF 
5. R Hebner             1B    5. M Sanguillen         1B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. J Milner             LF 
7. T McCarver           C     7. D Berra              3B 
8. T Sizemore           2B    8. D Dyer               C  
9. S Carlton            P     9. J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  59% G Luzinski      J Bibby         Single to RF; McBride Scores; Luzinski to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 2   1  0-1  -23       7%  76% S Carlton       J Bibby         Single to RF; Maddox Scores; McCarver to 3B
   t 2   1  0-3  -2-       6%  86% B McBride       J Bibby         Double to CF; Carlton Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  1--       5%  69% T McCarver      J Bibby         Single to LF; Maddox to 2B
   t 2   1  0-2  1-3       4%  80% B McBride       J Bibby         Wild Pitch; McCarver Scores; Carlton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B McBride       Walk
   O      1--      50%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
          1--      52%  M Schmidt       McBride Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      59%  G Luzinski      Single to RF; McBride Scores; Luzinski to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      56%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  F Taveras       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  G Maddox        Single to RF
          1--      69%  T McCarver      Single to LF; Maddox to 2B
   O      12-      69%  T Sizemore      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Maddox to 3B; McCarver to 2B
   R      -23      76%  S Carlton       Single to RF; Maddox Scores; McCarver to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  B McBride       Wild Pitch; McCarver Scores; Carlton to 2B
   R      -2-      86%  " "             Double to CF; Carlton Scores
   O      -2-      85%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      85%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      12-      84%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  B Robinson      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      86%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  D Berra         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  D Dyer          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Bibby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  T Sizemore      Single to SS
   O      1--      90%  S Carlton       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      92%  L Bowa          Single to RF; Sizemore Scores
   O      1--      92%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Parker        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      94%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      94%  T McCarver      Maddox Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      94%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  J Milner        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  D Berra         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Hamilton facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Jim Bibby pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  S Carlton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  D Dyer          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Hamilton      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  F Taveras       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Hamilton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
          ---      97%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  G Maddox        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Hamilton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  T McCarver      Popfly: 2B
          ---      99%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  S Carlton       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  B McBride       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  J Milner        Double to CF
   O      -2-      99%  D Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B; Milner to 3B
   O      --3      99%  D Dyer          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Grant Jackson facing 2-3-4
                  Grant Jackson replaces Dave Hamilton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Bowa          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B-C
          ---      99%  G Luzinski      Hit By Pitch
                  Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 4th
          1--      99%  R Hebner        Double to RF; Martin to 3B
          -23      99%  G Maddox        Intentional Walk
   O      123      99%  T McCarver      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Martin moves to LF; Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---     100%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  P Garner        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation