October 1, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 30,224

Sunday, October 1, 1978
Time of Game: 2:16

Phillies

90-72

Lost 1

1st

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

W: O Jones (2-0), L: K Saucier (0-1), S: K Tekulve (31)

Pirates

88-73

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Dineen LF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .708    0    1   0   2B
B Harrelson 2B                5   0   0   0    0   3  .214  .554    0    2   1   
P Mackanin 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .250  .500    0    7   0   
O Gonzalez RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .414    0    2   0   
J Morrison 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .157  .504    0    2   0   2B,SB
L Smith CF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500    0    2   0   SB
  D Larson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Foote C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .383    0    3   1   
  K Moreland C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
T Cruz SS                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   5   CS
J Kaat P                      1   0   1   0    0   0  .146  .330    0    0   1   
  H Pina P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Saucier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .709    0    0   0   
  D Boitano P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Martin CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .790    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   7                    24   8

BATTING

2B: J Morrison (1, off O Jones); K Dineen (1, off O Jones).

TB: K Dineen 3; J Morrison 2; T Cruz 2; P Mackanin; O Gonzalez; J Kaat; T McCarver.

RBI: T Cruz 2 (2); P Mackanin (1).

2-out RBI: T Cruz 2; P Mackanin.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (4, 2nd base off O Jones/S Nicosia); J Morrison (1, 3rd base off O Jones/S Nicosia).

CS: T Cruz (1, 2nd base by O Jones/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Stargell 1B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .949    0    0   0   
  D Boyland PR-1B             3   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    8   0   
O Moreno CF                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .642    0    1   0   SB
  B Blyleven PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .129  .293         0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D May PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .599    0    0   0   SB
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .231         0   0   
D Parker RF                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .334  .979    0    0   0   
  S Brye RF                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .235  .627    0    0   0   SB
D Berra SS-3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .207  .641    0    2   3   HR
S Nicosia C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    8   1   
K Macha 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .212  .623    0    1   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   2·SB
  P Garner 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .745         1   2   
A Lois LF-CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250 1.000    0    4   0   3B
M Mendoza 2B-SS               4   1   1   0    0   2  .218  .574    0    2   4   
O Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Robinson PH               0   1   0   0    0   0  .246  .707    0    0   0   HBP
  C Gaston LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .515    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   5   7   4    4   7                    27  11

BATTING

3B: A Lois (1, off J Kaat).

HR: D Berra (6, off D Larson; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: B Robinson (5, by K Saucier).

TB: D Berra 4; A Lois 3; D Boyland; W Stargell; S Brye; O Moreno; M Mendoza.

RBI: D Berra (14); D Boyland (1); O Moreno (33); S Brye (9).

2-out RBI: D Boyland; S Brye; O Moreno.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alexander 2 (4, 2nd base off D Larson/K Moreland, 3rd base off D Larson/K Moreland); S Brye (2, 2nd base off K Saucier/K Moreland); O Moreno (71, 3rd base off K Saucier/K Moreland); D May (1, 2nd base off D Boitano/K Moreland).

PO: D Boyland (2nd base by B Foote).

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
J Kaat                         2     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.10    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2     51    -     0.89   0.10
H Pina                         2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.11
K Saucier, BS (1), L (0-1)     2     4   4   4    1   2   0  18.00   12     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          0-0    1.16  -0.49
D Boitano                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.04
D Larson                       1     1   1   1    1   2   1   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.39  -0.06
Totals                         8     7   5   5    4   7   1          35     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 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
O Jones, W (2-0)               5     6   2   2    1   7   0   2.00   21     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 1· 6     53    -     1.18  -0.02
C Carroll, H (1)               2     2   1   1    2   0   0   2.25   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.78   0.03
K Tekulve, S (31)              2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.33    7     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.32   0.19
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 9           -

Balks: K Saucier (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: K Saucier (1; B Robinson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - (none), 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 30,224.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Dineen             LF    1. W Stargell           1B 
2. B Harrelson          2B    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. P Mackanin           1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. O Gonzalez           RF    4. D Berra              SS 
5. J Morrison           3B    5. S Nicosia            C  
6. L Smith              CF    6. K Macha              3B 
7. B Foote              C     7. A Lois               LF 
8. T Cruz               SS    8. M Mendoza            2B 
9. J Kaat               P     9. O Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  -23     -22%  27% T Cruz          O Jones         Single to CF; Morrison Scores; Smith Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   2  2-1  1-3      16%  57% O Moreno        K Saucier       Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Boyland to 3B
   b 5   2  2-0  12-      14%  41% D Boyland       K Saucier       Single to RF; Mendoza Scores; Robinson to 3B
   b 5   2  2-2  1-3      14%  70% S Brye          K Saucier       Balk; Boyland Scores; Moreno to 2B
   b 5   2  2-3  --3      10%  81% S Brye          K Saucier       Single to LF; Blyleven Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  K Dineen        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  P Mackanin      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  W Stargell      Single to CF
                  Doe Boyland pinch runs for Willie Stargell batting 1st
   O      1--      57%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B; Boyland to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  D Parker        Boyland Picked off 2B (C-3B)
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Berra         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Doe Boyland moves to 1B
          ---      46%  O Gonzalez      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Morrison      Lineout: CF
   O      1--      53%  L Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      55%  B Foote         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  S Nicosia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Macha         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      54%  A Lois          Triple to CF
   O      --3      50%  M Mendoza       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  T Cruz          Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  J Kaat          Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      50%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      40%  K Dineen        Double to CF; Kaat to 3B
   O      -23      49%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      -23      55%  P Mackanin      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Horacio Pina facing 9-1-2
                  Horacio Pina replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  O Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Boyland       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  O Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  J Morrison      Double to LF
          -2-      45%  L Smith         Walk
          12-      39%  B Foote         Morrison Steals 3B; Smith Steals 2B
   O      -23      49%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   RR     -23      27%  T Cruz          Single to CF; Morrison Scores; Smith Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      29%  H Pina          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Horacio Pina facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      27%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      25%  D Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  S Nicosia       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Brye replaces Dave Parker playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      25%  K Dineen        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  P Mackanin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Saucier facing 6-7-8
                  Kevin Saucier replaces Horacio Pina pitching and batting 9th; Keith Moreland replaces Barry Foote playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      24%  K Macha         Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  A Lois          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      24%  M Mendoza       Single to RF
                  Bill Robinson pinch hits for Odell Jones batting 9th
          1--      27%  B Robinson      Hit By Pitch; Mendoza to 2B
   R      12-      41%  D Boyland       Single to RF; Mendoza Scores; Robinson to 3B
   R      1-3      57%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Boyland to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  S Brye          Balk; Boyland Scores; Moreno to 2B
          -2-      71%  " "             Moreno Steals 3B
                  Bert Blyleven pinch runs for Omar Moreno batting 2nd
   R      --3      81%  " "             Single to LF; Blyleven Scores
          1--      81%  D Berra         Brye Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
                  Clay Carroll replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 2nd; Cito Gaston replaces Bill Robinson playing LF batting 9th; Alberto Lois moves to CF
   O      ---      82%  O Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  J Morrison      Walk
          1--      73%  L Smith         Walk; Morrison to 2B
   O      12-      79%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Morrison to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  T Cruz          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kevin Saucier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  S Nicosia       Popfly: 2B
          ---      86%  K Macha         Walk
   O      1--      84%  A Lois          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      83%  M Mendoza       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Kevin Saucier batting 9th
          ---      77%  T McCarver      Single to 2B
   O      1--      80%  K Dineen        Groundout: 2B-1B; McCarver to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B; McCarver to 3B
   R      --3      75%  P Mackanin      Single to CF; McCarver Scores
   O      1--      80%  O Gonzalez      Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Boitano facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Boitano replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  C Gaston        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  D Boyland       Flyball: SS
                  Dave May pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 2nd
          ---      78%  D May           Walk
          1--      79%  S Brye          May Steals 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Dave May pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---      81%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Larson facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Larson replaces Lonnie Smith pitching and batting 6th; Jerry Martin replaces Dan Boitano playing CF batting 9th
   R      ---      94%  D Berra         Home Run
   O      ---      94%  S Nicosia       Lineout: 3B
          ---      94%  K Macha         Walk
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Ken Macha batting 6th
          1--      95%  A Lois          Alexander Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Alexander Steals 3B
   O      --3      94%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      93%  M Mendoza       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
                  Phil Garner replaces Matt Alexander playing 2B batting 6th; Dale Berra moves to 3B; Mario Mendoza moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  T Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  K Dineen        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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