April 14, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@CHW 5 MIL 11
BAL 10 CAL 9
@OAK 3 MIN 6
@SEA 5 TEX 7
DET 5 TOR 8
KCR 6 LAD 6
ATL 5 MON 2
CHC 0 PIT 7
STL 4 SDP 3
CIN 2 SFG 2
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 10,940

Saturday, April 14, 1979, 2:28PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Cardinals

3-3

Lost 3

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  1  1   0  0  1    4  6  1
Pirates         2  0  1   0  0  2   0  2  X    7 11  2

W: E Whitson (1-0), L: B Forsch (0-1), S: G Jackson (2)

Pirates

4-4

Won 3

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                3   1   1   1    1   0  .185  .455    0    2   3   SF
T Scott RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.074    0    2   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   2    0   0  .320 1.090    0    9   0   
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .813    0    4   2   IW
G Hendrick CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .217  .743    0    4   0   2B
D Iorg LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .536    0    1   0   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .429 1.099    0    0   3   
  K Oberkfell PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .188  .513    0    1   2   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .654    0    0   0   
B Forsch P                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .400    0    1   1   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Carbo LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Grieve PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   3    4   2                    24  11

BATTING

2B: G Hendrick (2, off E Whitson).

SF: G Templeton (1, off G Jackson).

IBB: T Simmons (2, by E Whitson).

TB: G Hendrick 2; M Tyson 2; K Hernandez; G Templeton; L Brock.

RBI: K Hernandez 2 (8); G Templeton (1).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: G Templeton (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .324  .736    0    3   6   2B
O Moreno CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .641    0    2   0   SB,CS
D Parker RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .259  .913    0    3   1   2B,HBP
J Milner 1B                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .643 1.982    0   10   1   SB,SF
B Robinson LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .609    0    2   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .172  .457    0    3   5   
E Ott C                       4   1   2   4    0   1  .391 1.174    0    2   0   HR,3B
P Garner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .767    0    1   3   
E Whitson P                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   7  11   7    1   5                    27  18

BATTING

2B: D Parker (2, off B Forsch); F Taveras (3, off B Forsch).

3B: E Ott (1, off D Knowles).

HR: E Ott (2, off B Forsch; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: J Milner (1, off B Forsch).

HBP: D Parker (3, by B Forsch).

TB: E Ott 7; F Taveras 3; J Milner 2; D Parker 2; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; R Stennett.

RBI: E Ott 4 (6); J Milner 2 (8); D Parker (3).

2-out RBI: E Ott 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Stennett (1); J Milner (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Milner (1, 2nd base off B Forsch/T Simmons); O Moreno (2, 2nd base off B Forsch/T Simmons).

CS: O Moreno (2, 2nd base by B Forsch/T Simmons).

PO: F Taveras (1st base by B Forsch).

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
B Forsch, L (0-1)              6.2   8   5   5    1   4   1   5.40   29     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 8     41    -     0.93  -0.34
D Knowles                      0.2   3   2   2    0   1   0  10.80    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          1-0    0.36  -0.04
M Littell                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    11   7   7    1   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·11          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
E Whitson, W (1-0)             8     6   4   2    4   2   0   2.70   35     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0· 6     56    -     1.32   0.05
G Jackson, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.06   0.08
Totals                         9     6   4   2    4   2   0          38     -       ·  ·     17· 9· 0· 6          2-1

E Whitson faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Whitson (1; T Simmons).

PO: B Forsch (1; F Taveras, 1st base).

HBP: B Forsch (1; D Parker).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 10,940.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Templeton          SS    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. T Scott              RF    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. D Iorg               LF    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. E Ott                C  
8. M Tyson              2B    8. P Garner             3B 
9. B Forsch             P     9. E Whitson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-3  -2-      27%  83% E Ott           B Forsch        Home Run; Milner Scores
   t 6   1  3-2  -2-     -14%  50% D Iorg          E Whitson       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hendrick Scores/No RBI/unER
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      11%  66% D Parker        B Forsch        Double to RF; Moreno Scores
   t 3   2  2-1  123       9%  67% G Hendrick      E Whitson       Strikeout Looking
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-       7%  74% J Milner        B Forsch        Single to RF; Parker Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  G Templeton     Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Scott         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      52%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Templeton to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  T Simmons       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  F Taveras       Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  O Moreno        Taveras Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      55%  " "             Single to 2B
   R      1--      66%  D Parker        Double to RF; Moreno Scores
   R      -2-      74%  J Milner        Single to RF; Parker Scores
   O      1--      72%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  D Iorg          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  E Whitson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
          ---      68%  M Tyson         Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  B Forsch        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      67%  G Templeton     Single to LF; Forsch to 2B
          12-      60%  T Scott         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Forsch to 3B; Templeton to 2B; Scott to 1B
   RO     123      60%  K Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B; Forsch Scores/unER; Templeton to 3B; Scott to 2B
          -23      58%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   O      123      67%  G Hendrick      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  F Taveras       Double to LF
          -2-      78%  O Moreno        Single to SS; Taveras to 3B
          1-3      80%  D Parker        Moreno Steals 2B
          -23      81%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RO     123      82%  J Milner        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Taveras Scores; Moreno to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  B Robinson      Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Moreno out at Hm/P; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      73%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  D Iorg          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  M Tyson         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  E Ott           Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  E Whitson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
          ---      71%  B Forsch        Walk
   O      1--      75%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      78%  T Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B; Templeton to 2B
   RO     -2-      71%  K Hernandez     Single to RF; Templeton Scores; Hernandez out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-1B-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  O Moreno        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      67%  D Parker        Moreno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      66%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  G Hendrick      Double to RF
   R      -2-      50%  D Iorg          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hendrick Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      54%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      51%  M Tyson         Single to LF; Reitz to 2B
   O      12-      57%  B Forsch        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  J Milner        Single to RF
          1--      67%  B Robinson      Milner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  R Stennett      Strikeout
   RR     -2-      83%  E Ott           Home Run; Milner Scores
   O      ---      82%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  G Templeton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  T Scott         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  E Whitson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  F Taveras       Popfly: SS
          ---      88%  O Moreno        Walk
                  Darold Knowles replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      93%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  D Iorg          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Darold Knowles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  B Robinson      Single to RF
          1--      95%  R Stennett      Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
   RR     12-      99%  E Ott           Triple to RF; Robinson Scores; Stennett Scores
                  Mark Littell replaces Dane Iorg pitching and batting 6th; Bernie Carbo replaces Darold Knowles playing LF batting 9th
   O      --3      99%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      99%  E Whitson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  K Reitz         Walk
                  Lou Brock pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th; Ken Oberkfell pinch runs for Ken Reitz batting 7th
          1--      92%  L Brock         Single to CF; Oberkfell to 3B
                  Grant Jackson replaces Ed Whitson pitching and batting 9th; Tom Grieve pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 9th
   O      1-3      96%  T Grieve        Flyball: RF
   RO     1-3      99%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Oberkfell Scores
   O      1--     100%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT197904140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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