April 8, 1979 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 8,680

Sunday, April 8, 1979, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Expos

2-1

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

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

W: R May (1-0), L: E Romo (0-1), S: D Palmer (1)

Pirates

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Dawson CF                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .214  .696    0    6   0   HR,SB
R Scott 2B                    3   1   2   0    2   1  .400 1.200    0    1   2   2B,SB
W Cromartie LF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .266    0    4   0   
E Valentine RF                5   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .297    0    2   0   
T Solaita 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .250  .750    0    6   1   
  T Hutton PR-1B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         1   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .584    0    5   0   
K Macha 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .200    0    1   0   
C Speier SS                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .222  .633    0    0   2   2B
S Sanderson P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
  R May P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J White PH                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .500 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Palmer P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   5   9   3    4  12                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Scott (2, off B Kison); C Speier (1, off B Kison).

HR: A Dawson (1, off E Romo; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: S Sanderson (1, off B Kison).

TB: A Dawson 5; C Speier 3; R Scott 3; G Carter; W Cromartie; T Solaita.

RBI: A Dawson 3 (5).

2-out RBI: A Dawson 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (1, 2nd base off B Kison/E Ott); R Scott (2, 2nd base off E Whitson/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .462 1.000    0    1   2   2B
O Moreno CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .855    0    2   0   SB
D Parker RF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .273  .930    0    0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .385 1.000    0    6   0   HR
B Robinson LF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .182  .686    0    4   0   SF
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .523    0    2   2   
E Ott C                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.429    0   12   1   2B
P Garner 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .273  .909    0    0   0   3B,2B
B Kison P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Milner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  E Whitson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   3    2   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: P Garner (2, off S Sanderson); E Ott (1, off D Palmer); F Taveras (1, off S Sanderson).

3B: P Garner (1, off S Sanderson).

HR: W Stargell (1, off D Palmer; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: B Robinson (1, off S Sanderson).

TB: P Garner 5; W Stargell 5; F Taveras 3; E Ott 2; D Parker; O Moreno.

RBI: W Stargell 2 (3); B Robinson (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: E Ott (1).

E: O Moreno (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (1, 2nd base off S Sanderson/G Carter).

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 Sanderson                    5.2   5   2   2    2   3   0   3.18   24     -       ·  ·      3·11· 0· 5     52    -     1.06  -0.02
R May, W (1-0)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.62   0.04
D Palmer, S (1)                3     4   2   2    0   1   1   6.00   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 4          0-0    1.97   0.20
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   4   1          38     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0· 9          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Kison                        6.1   5   2   2    2  10   0   2.84   26     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 5     63    -     1.15   0.21
E Romo, BS (1), L (0-1)        0.1   3   2   1    0   0   1   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          1-1    1.35  -0.51
K Tekulve                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.10   0.03
E Whitson                      2     1   1   1    2   2   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.68  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   4    4  12   1          40     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 9          2-1

Balks: S Sanderson (1).

WP: B Kison (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 8,680.

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 Solaita            1B    5. B Robinson           LF 
6. G Carter             C     6. R Stennett           2B 
7. K Macha              3B    7. E Ott                C  
8. C Speier             SS    8. P Garner             3B 
9. S Sanderson          P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-1  1--      40%  66% A Dawson        E Romo          Home Run; White Scores
   b 8   0  5-2  1--     -17%  70% W Stargell      D Palmer        Home Run; Parker Scores
   t 7   2  2-3  1--      15%  82% W Cromartie     E Romo          Single to CF; Scott Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Cromartie to 3B
   t 5   2  1-0  -2-      13%  47% A Dawson        B Kison         Single to LF; Speier Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  ---     -11%  34% P Garner        S Sanderson     Triple to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  R Scott         Double to CF
   O      -2-      49%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Scott to 3B
   O      --3      45%  E Valentine     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  F Taveras       Popfly: 1B
          ---      45%  O Moreno        Single to 2B
          1--      43%  D Parker        Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  T Solaita       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  K Macha         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

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

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  C Speier        Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  S Sanderson     Strikeout
   O      -2-      48%  A Dawson        Strikeout
          -2-      49%  R Scott         Walk
   O      12-      45%  W Cromartie     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 8-9-1
          ---      34%  P Garner        Triple to CF
   R      --3      33%  B Kison         Balk; Garner Scores
   O      ---      35%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      31%  F Taveras       Double to LF
   O      -2-      34%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B-P; Taveras to 3B
   O      --3      37%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  E Valentine     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      32%  T Solaita       Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  G Carter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  B Robinson      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      36%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      33%  K Macha         Strikeout
          ---      36%  C Speier        Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  S Sanderson     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Speier to 2B
   R      -2-      47%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Speier Scores
          1--      48%  R Scott         Dawson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sanderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
          ---      41%  P Garner        Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  B Kison         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      50%  F Taveras       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  W Cromartie     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  E Valentine     Strikeout
          ---      46%  T Solaita       Single to CF
          1--      48%  G Carter        Wild Pitch; Solaita to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sanderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  D Parker        Walk
          1--      32%  W Stargell      Single to CF; Parker to 3B
   RO     1-3      28%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Parker Scores
          1--      26%  R Stennett      Walk; Stargell to 2B
                  Rudy May replaces Scott Sanderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      30%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Kison facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  K Macha         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      31%  C Speier        Walk
                  Enrique Romo replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th; Jerry White pinch hits for Rudy May batting 9th
   O      1--      25%  J White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      66%  A Dawson        Home Run; White Scores
          ---      67%  R Scott         Single to 2B
   R      1--      82%  W Cromartie     Single to CF; Scott Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Cromartie to 3B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Enrique Romo pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      79%  E Valentine     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, David Palmer facing 8-9-1
                  David Palmer replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  John Milner pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  F Taveras       Single to SS
   O      1--      87%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
                  Ed Whitson replaces John Milner pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  T Solaita       Walk
                  Tom Hutton pinch runs for Tony Solaita batting 5th
          1--      93%  G Carter        Single to CF; Hutton to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  K Macha         Passed Ball; Hutton Scores; Carter to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      93%  C Speier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      92%  D Palmer        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, David Palmer facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Hutton moves to 1B
          ---      87%  D Parker        Single to LF
   RR     1--      70%  W Stargell      Home Run; Parker Scores
   O      ---      76%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          ---      74%  E Ott           Double to LF
   O      -2-      84%  P Garner        Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Ott out at 3B/3B; Garner to 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  A Dawson        Popfly: 1B
          ---      84%  R Scott         Walk
          1--      85%  W Cromartie     Scott Steals 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      80%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, David Palmer facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Ed Whitson batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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