September 4, 1978 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
BOS 3 CAL 8
TEX 7 SEA 4
@MIL 3 MIL 5
SEA 0 MIN 2
CHW 1 NYY 9
DET 1 DET 5
@NYY 4 KCR 5
@OAK 3 CLE 5
@TOR 4 SDP 8
@ATL 4 MON 5
@CHC 3 MON 6
@CHC 5
(10) CIN 6
@HOU 3 LAD 5
SFG 4 PIT 7
NYM 4 PIT 7
NYM 0 STL 3
PHI 2 PHI 10
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 25,765

Monday, September 4, 1978, 4:30PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Mets

55-83

Lost 2

6th, 19 GB

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

W: J Bibby (8-7), L: J Berenguer (0-2)

Pirates

72-64

Won 9

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .667    0    1   1   
J Youngblood 2B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .734    0    3   2   SB
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .779    0    4   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .715    0    6   0   
S Henderson LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .749    0    2   0   
B Boisclair RF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .625    0    1   0   
R Hodges C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .642    0    2   0   
D Flynn SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .552    0    4   1   
  S Ferrer SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282    0    1   2   
J Berenguer P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Bernard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  T Grieve PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .584    0    0   0   
  M Cornejo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .551    0    0   0   
  K Kobel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    1   5                    24   7

BATTING

TB: J Youngblood; S Henderson; L Mazzilli.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Youngblood-D Flynn-W Montanez.

PB: R Hodges (8).

E: L Randle 2 (11); J Youngblood (6).

BASERUNNING

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

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .274  .660    0    1   1   
O Moreno CF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .238  .645    0    5   0   3B,2·SB
D Parker RF                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .314  .911    0    4   0   SB
W Stargell 1B                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .290  .946    0    6   0   HBP
E Ott C                       4   1   3   3    0   1  .276  .746    0    6   0   2B
B Robinson 3B-LF              3   0   1   1    1   0  .241  .689    0    2   0   
J Milner LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .741    0    2   0   GDP
  D Berra 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .558    0    1   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .750    0    0   2   
J Bibby P                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .129  .432    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   7  10   5    5   2                    27   4

BATTING

2B: E Ott (14, off J Berenguer).

3B: O Moreno (7, off M Cornejo).

HBP: W Stargell (7, by J Berenguer).

TB: E Ott 4; O Moreno 4; P Garner 2; F Taveras 2; B Robinson.

GIDP: J Milner (5).

RBI: E Ott 3 (35); W Stargell (74); B Robinson (63).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Parker (16, 2nd base off J Berenguer/R Hodges); O Moreno 2 (61, 2nd base off J Berenguer/R Hodges, 2nd base off D Bernard/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
J Berenguer, L (0-2)           2     4   5   5    5   0   0  18.00   15     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4     23    -     1.10  -0.30
D Bernard                      2     2   1   1    0   2   0   2.95    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          1-0    0.26   0.00
M Cornejo                      3     4   1   0    0   0   0   3.33   14     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 4          0-0    0.05   0.00
K Kobel                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.58    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   6    5   2   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·10          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 (8-7)               9     3   0   0    1   5   0   3.59   31     -       ·  ·      6·16· 0· 3     85    -     0.42   0.20
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   5   0          31     -       ·  ·      6·16· 0· 3           -

J Berenguer faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Berenguer (1; W Stargell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 25,765.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Randle             3B    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. J Youngblood         2B    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. L Mazzilli           CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. W Montanez           1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. S Henderson          LF    5. E Ott                C  
6. B Boisclair          RF    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. R Hodges             C     7. J Milner             LF 
8. D Flynn              SS    8. P Garner             2B 
9. J Berenguer          P     9. J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123      14%  79% E Ott           J Berenguer     Single to P; Taveras Scores; Moreno Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Stargell to 3B
   b 1   1  0-2  123     -10%  71% J Milner        J Berenguer     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   0  0-2  -23       6%  92% E Ott           J Berenguer     Double to 3B; Parker Scores; Stargell Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       5%  64% O Moreno        J Berenguer     Walk; Taveras to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  58% F Taveras       J Berenguer     Single to SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J Youngblood    Single to CF
          1--      48%  L Mazzilli      Youngblood Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      55%  W Montanez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  F Taveras       Single to SS
          1--      64%  O Moreno        Walk; Taveras to 2B
   O      12-      61%  D Parker        Flyball: LF; Taveras to 3B
          1-3      63%  W Stargell      Moreno Steals 2B
          -23      64%  " "             Walk
   RR     123      79%  E Ott           Single to P; Taveras Scores; Moreno Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Stargell to 3B
          1-3      79%  B Robinson      E5 on Foul Ball
          1-3      81%  " "             Walk; Ott to 2B
   OO     123      71%  J Milner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  S Henderson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  R Hodges        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
          ---      76%  J Bibby         Walk
   O      1--      74%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      72%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  D Flynn         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  J Berenguer     Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  L Randle        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Berenguer facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  D Parker        Walk
          1--      82%  W Stargell      Parker Steals 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          12-      87%  E Ott           Passed Ball; Parker to 3B; Stargell to 2B
   RR     -23      92%  " "             Double to 3B; Parker Scores; Stargell Scores
   R      -2-      95%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Ott Scores
                  Dwight Bernard replaces Juan Berenguer pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  P Garner        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      93%  J Bibby         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  J Youngblood    Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  L Mazzilli      Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  W Montanez      Flyball: SS
          1--      93%  S Henderson     Single to 3B; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dwight Bernard facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  F Taveras       Single to LF
          1--      97%  O Moreno        Single to RF; Taveras to 3B
          1-3      98%  D Parker        Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -23      97%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -23      97%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Taveras Scores; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3      97%  E Ott           Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  R Hodges        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Tom Grieve pinch hits for Dwight Bernard batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  T Grieve        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mardie Cornejo facing 6-7-8
                  Mardie Cornejo replaces Tom Grieve pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  P Garner        Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Bibby         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
                  Dale Berra replaces John Milner playing 3B batting 7th; Bill Robinson moves to LF
   O      ---      98%  L Randle        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      99%  J Youngblood    Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mardie Cornejo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  F Taveras       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  O Moreno        Triple to LF
   R      --3      99%  D Parker        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Moreno Scores/No RBI/unER; Parker to 1B
   O      1--      99%  W Stargell      Flyball: SS
          1--      99%  E Ott           Single to SS; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  S Henderson     Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  B Boisclair     Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Hodges        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mardie Cornejo facing 7-8-9
                  Sergio Ferrer replaces Doug Flynn playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  D Berra         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  P Garner        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Bibby         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  S Ferrer        Flyball: CF
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Mardie Cornejo batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Kevin Kobel facing 2-3-4
                  Kevin Kobel replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  O Moreno        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Youngblood    Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation