April 6, 1979 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
CHW 3 MIN 5
@OAK 3 SEA 14
CAL 6 SFG 7
@CIN 2 HOU 2
ATL 1 LAD 10
SDP 1 MON 3
@PIT 2
(10) STL 8
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 36,141

Friday, April 6, 1979, 12:35PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Expos

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: E Sosa (1-0), L: K Tekulve (0-1)

Pirates

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Dawson CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .650    0    2   0   HBP
R Scott 2B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .400    0    4   2   SB
W Cromartie LF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
E Valentine RF                3   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .400    0    3   1   2·SB
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   1   GDP
  T Hutton PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
G Carter C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250    0    9   0   HR
L Parrish 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    2   3   
C Speier SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
S Rogers P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   2   
  T Solaita PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   3   5   2    4   7                    30  11

BATTING

HR: G Carter (1, off B Blyleven; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: A Dawson (1, by K Tekulve).

TB: G Carter 4; L Parrish 2; S Rogers; A Dawson.

GIDP: W Cromartie (1); T Perez (1).

RBI: A Dawson (1); G Carter (1).

2-out RBI: A Dawson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Parrish-R Scott-T Perez.

E: G Carter (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Scott (1, 2nd base off E Romo/S Nicosia); E Valentine 2 (2, 2nd base off K Tekulve/S Nicosia, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott).

PO: A Dawson (1st base by K Tekulve).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    2   3   SB,GDP
  J Milner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
O Moreno CF                   2   0   2   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    5   0   2·SH
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   1   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    8   3   
B Robinson LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   3   
E Ott C                       3   1   2   1    0   0  .667 2.334    0    3   0   HR
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Nicosia C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
P Garner 3B-SS                4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .750    0    1   4   2B
B Blyleven P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Berra 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2  10   2    0   9                    30  15

BATTING

2B: P Garner (1, off S Rogers).

HR: E Ott (1, off S Rogers; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: O Moreno 2 (2, 2 off S Rogers).

TB: E Ott 5; P Garner 2; F Taveras 2; O Moreno 2; W Stargell 2; B Blyleven.

GIDP: F Taveras (1).

RBI: O Moreno (1); E Ott (1).

2-out RBI: O Moreno.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Garner-W Stargell; R Stennett-F Taveras-W Stargell.

E: D Berra (1); D Parker (1); P Garner (1); K Tekulve (1); F Taveras (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (1, 2nd base off S Rogers/G Carter).

PO: M Alexander (1st base by S Rogers); O Moreno (1st base by S Rogers).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Rogers                       8     9   2   2    0   7   1   2.25   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 9     63    -     1.50   0.15
E Sosa, W (1-0)                2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    2.53   0.33
Totals                        10    10   2   2    0   9   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·10           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven                     7     5   2   2    2   3   1   2.57   28     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 5     60    -     1.04   0.10
E Romo                         1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.37   0.05
K Tekulve, L (0-1)             2     0   1   0    0   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.65  -0.17
Totals                        10     5   3   2    4   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Rogers 2 (2; O Moreno, 1st base; M Alexander, 1st base); K Tekulve (0; A Dawson, 1st base).

HBP: K Tekulve (1; A Dawson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Joe Schratz, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Joe Mrvos.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 36,141.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. A Dawson             CF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. R Scott              2B    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. W Cromartie          LF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. E Valentine          RF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. T Perez              1B    5. B Robinson           LF 
6. G Carter             C     6. R Stennett           2B 
7. L Parrish            3B    7. E Ott                C  
8. C Speier             SS    8. P Garner             3B 
9. S Rogers             P     9. B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  2-2  --3      34%  82% E Valentine     K Tekulve       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dawson Scores/unER/No RBI; Valentine to 1B
   b 8   2  2-1  --3     -28%  45% O Moreno        S Rogers        Single to SS; Garner Scores
   b 8   1  2-1  --3      18%  73% J Milner        S Rogers        Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 8   0  2-1  ---     -17%  53% P Garner        S Rogers        Double to RF
   t 5   0  0-0  ---      14%  64% G Carter        B Blyleven      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Dawson        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  R Scott         Walk
   OO     1--      45%  W Cromartie     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  F Taveras       Single to CF
          1--      39%  O Moreno        Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Taveras to 3B
   O      --3      46%  D Parker        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      50%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Ott           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  L Parrish       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  S Rogers        Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      44%  B Blyleven      Single to 2B
   OO     1--      50%  F Taveras       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  R Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  W Cromartie     Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  E Valentine     Walk
          1--      48%  T Perez         Valentine Steals 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  O Moreno        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  D Parker        Moreno Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  W Stargell      Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      64%  G Carter        Home Run
          ---      68%  L Parrish       Single to RF
   O      1--      66%  C Speier        Groundout: 2B-P; Parrish to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  S Rogers        Lineout: 2B
   R      -2-      75%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Parrish Scores; Dawson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      72%  R Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  R Stennett      Strikeout
   R      ---      62%  E Ott           Home Run
   O      ---      65%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  B Blyleven      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  W Cromartie     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cromartie to 1B
   O      1--      69%  E Valentine     Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Cromartie to 2B; Valentine out at 2B/RF-2B-1B-SS
   O      -2-      65%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      61%  G Carter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  F Taveras       Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  O Moreno        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      -2-      70%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  C Speier        Flyball: RF
          ---      67%  S Rogers        Single to RF
   O      1--      64%  A Dawson        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          ---      70%  E Ott           Single to LF
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Ed Ott batting 7th
   O      1--      75%  P Garner        Alexander Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Enrique Romo facing 2-3-4
                  Enrique Romo replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th; Steve Nicosia replaces Matt Alexander playing C batting 7th
          ---      78%  R Scott         Walk
          1--      81%  W Cromartie     Scott Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      78%  E Valentine     Walk
   OO     12-      70%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
          ---      53%  P Garner        Double to RF
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Enrique Romo batting 9th
   O      -2-      55%  M Easler        Groundout: 1B-P; Garner to 3B
                  John Milner pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 1st
   O      --3      73%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      45%  O Moreno        Single to SS; Garner Scores
   O      1--      50%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
                  Kent Tekulve replaces John Milner pitching and batting 1st; Dale Berra replaces Mike Easler playing 3B batting 9th; Phil Garner moves to SS
          ---      58%  G Carter        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      1--      43%  C Speier        Strikeout
                  Tony Solaita pinch hits for Steve Rogers batting 9th
   O      1--      36%  T Solaita       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Elias Sosa facing 4-5-6
                  Elias Sosa replaces Tony Solaita pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      42%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Stargell out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  A Dawson        Hit By Pitch
          1--      67%  R Scott         Dawson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Dawson to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      48%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B-P; Dawson to 3B
   R      --3      82%  E Valentine     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dawson Scores/unER/No RBI; Valentine to 1B
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Tony Perez batting 5th
          1--      83%  T Hutton        Valentine Steals 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Elias Sosa facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Hutton moves to 1B
   O      ---      89%  S Nicosia       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      90%  D Berra         Reached on Interference on C; Berra to 1B
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  L Lacy          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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