April 13, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 12
NYY 2 MIL 9
BAL 3 CAL 10
@OAK 1 MIN 8
@SEA 2 TEX 5
DET 4 TOR 4
KCR 1
(6) ATL 2
@LAD 1 PIT 7
STL 6 CIN 4
@SDP 2 SFG 8
HOU 7

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,395

Friday, April 13, 1979, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Cardinals

3-2

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Bibby (1-0), L: B Schultz (0-1), S: G Jackson (1)

Pirates

3-4

Won 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .167  .583    0    2   0   
G Templeton SS                5   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .408    0    1   4   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.201    0    6   1   
T Simmons C                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .318  .893    0    8   1   2B
G Hendrick CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .211  .739    0    2   0   
T Scott RF                    4   1   3   1    0   1  .545 1.318    0    3   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.246    0    0   1   SF
M Tyson 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .077  .342    0    1   1   2B
  B Carbo PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Freed PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Phillips 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Vuckovich P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .333 1.167    0    0   0   2B
  T Bruno P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  K Oberkfell PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Grieve PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  M Dimmel PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   CS
Totals                       35   6  10   5    2   9                    24   8

BATTING

2B: D Iorg (1, off B Kison); T Simmons (2, off J Bibby); M Tyson (1, off B Kison).

SF: K Reitz (1, off B Kison).

TB: T Simmons 3; T Scott 3; D Iorg 2; M Tyson 2; K Reitz 2; G Hendrick.

RBI: D Iorg 2 (2); T Scott (6); M Tyson (2); K Reitz (5).

2-out RBI: T Scott.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: G Templeton (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Dimmel (1, 2nd base by G Jackson/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .667    0    1   3   
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .536    0    1   0   
D Parker RF                   3   2   1   0    0   1  .250  .879    0    2   0   2B,HBP
J Milner 1B                   3   2   2   4    1   0  .636 2.212    0    8   1   2·HR
B Robinson LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .192  .626    0    2   0   
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .160  .450    0    3   1   
E Ott C                       4   0   0   0    0   1  .368  .947    0    9   1   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .885    0    0   1   CS
B Kison P                     1   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   1   2B
  J Bibby P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Jackson P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   7   9   5    2   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Parker (1, off B Schultz); B Kison (1, off P Vuckovich).

HR: J Milner 2 (2, off P Vuckovich, off B Schultz; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: D Parker (2, by T Bruno).

TB: J Milner 8; B Kison 2; D Parker 2; F Taveras 2; J Bibby; P Garner; O Moreno.

RBI: J Milner 4 (6); F Taveras (1).

2-out RBI: J Milner 2; F Taveras.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Ott-F Taveras.

E: D Parker (3); B Kison (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Garner (1, 2nd base by P Vuckovich/T Simmons).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Vuckovich                    3     5   5   1    0   2   1   2.25   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 5     39    -     0.94  -0.40
T Bruno                        3     2   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.63   0.20
B Schultz, L (0-1)             2     2   2   2    0   3   1   9.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.84  -0.25
Totals                         8     9   7   3    2   8   2          36     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 9           -

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                        3.1   7   5   4    1   5   0   5.59   18     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 7     32    -     1.01  -0.46
J Bibby, W (1-0)               4.1   2   1   1    0   3   0   2.08   15     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 2          1-0    1.23   0.29
K Tekulve                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   8.31    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    2.06  -0.06
G Jackson, S (1)               1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.33   0.28
Totals                         9    10   6   5    2   9   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2·10          4-0

K Tekulve faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Vuckovich 2 (2); T Bruno (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Bruno (1; D Parker).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Schratz, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Harry Smail.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 4,395.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 49° F.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Brock              LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. G Templeton          SS    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. J Milner             1B 
5. G Hendrick           CF    5. B Robinson           LF 
6. T Scott              RF    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. E Ott                C  
8. M Tyson              2B    8. P Garner             3B 
9. P Vuckovich          P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  5-5  -2-      26%  88% J Milner        B Schultz       Home Run; Parker Scores
   t 9   0  7-6  1--      24%  96% L Brock         G Jackson       Double Play: Strikeout, Dimmel Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 3   2  2-1  1-3      22%  66% D Parker        P Vuckovich     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Taveras Scores/No RBI/unER; Moreno Scores/No RBI/unER; Parker to 2B
   t 4   1  5-3  -23     -19%  44% D Iorg          B Kison         Double to RF; Reitz Scores; Tyson Scores; Iorg to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 3   2  2-3  --3      16%  83% J Milner        P Vuckovich     Home Run; Parker Scores/unER; Milner Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  T Simmons       Single to CF
          1--      40%  G Hendrick      Single to RF; Simmons to 2B
   R      12-      27%  T Scott         Single to P; Simmons Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI; Hendrick to 3B; Scott to 2B
   RO     -23      28%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hendrick Scores/unER
   O      -2-      31%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      -2-      33%  P Vuckovich     Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Vuckovich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      31%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  L Brock         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      31%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      30%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      32%  T Simmons       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Vuckovich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      29%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
          ---      32%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      28%  B Kison         Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      30%  " "             Double to LF
          -2-      31%  F Taveras       Wild Pitch; Kison to 3B
   R      --3      40%  " "             Single to CF; Kison Scores
          1--      43%  O Moreno        Single to RF; Taveras to 3B
   RR     1-3      66%  D Parker        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Taveras Scores/No RBI/unER; Moreno Scores/No RBI/unER; Parker to 2B
          -2-      66%  J Milner        Wild Pitch; Parker to 3B
   RR     --3      83%  " "             Home Run; Parker Scores/unER; Milner Scores/unER
   O      ---      82%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
          ---      82%  T Scott         Single to 1B
          1--      78%  K Reitz         Single to RF; Scott to 2B
   R      12-      63%  M Tyson         Double to CF; Scott Scores; Reitz to 3B
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich batting 9th
   RR     -23      44%  D Iorg          Double to RF; Reitz Scores; Tyson Scores; Iorg to 3B/Adv on E9
                  Jim Bibby replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      51%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      --3      56%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Tom Bruno facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Bruno replaces Dane Iorg pitching and batting 9th
          ---      60%  R Stennett      Walk
   O      1--      56%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
   O      1--      53%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  J Bibby         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  T Simmons       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      57%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Tom Bruno facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  F Taveras       Single to CF
          1--      65%  O Moreno        Wild Pitch; Taveras to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      61%  D Parker        Hit By Pitch
          12-      69%  J Milner        Walk; Taveras to 3B; Parker to 2B
   O      123      59%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      123      50%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Tyson         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Tom Bruno facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  E Ott           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      52%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      54%  J Bibby         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Bibby facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Tom Bruno batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Buddy Schultz facing 2-3-4
                  Buddy Schultz replaces Ken Oberkfell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  D Parker        Double to CF
   RR     -2-      88%  J Milner        Home Run; Parker Scores
   O      ---      87%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
          ---      84%  T Simmons       Double to RF
   O      -2-      90%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      81%  T Scott         Single to LF; Simmons Scores
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Bibby pitching and batting 9th
          1--      75%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Scott to 3B
                  Grant Jackson replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th; Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th; Roger Freed pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 8th
   O      1-3      87%  R Freed         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Buddy Schultz facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Phillips replaces Roger Freed playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      86%  E Ott           Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  G Jackson       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Grieve pinch hits for Buddy Schultz batting 9th
          ---      72%  T Grieve        Walk
                  Mike Dimmel pinch runs for Tom Grieve batting 9th
   OO     1--      96%  L Brock         Double Play: Strikeout, Dimmel Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---     100%  G Templeton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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