April 18, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 4
@BOS 1 CLE 6
TEX 4 CAL 11
@MIN 6 NYY 3
BAL 1 OAK 5
SEA 2 CHW 12
@TOR 5 STL 3
@CHC 2
(14) HOU 4
@LAD 0 MON 6
NYM 5 PHI 3
@PIT 2 SDP 7
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,195

Wednesday, April 18, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:11

Phillies

6-3

Won 4

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: R Lerch (1-1), L: D Robinson (1-1)

Pirates

4-7

Lost 3

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .225  .694    0    5   0   HR
L Bowa SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .631    0    2   3   
  P Mackanin SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
P Rose 1B                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .690    0    9   0   
  D Unser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         1   0   
G Luzinski LF                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .313 1.004    0    0   0   HR,2B
  G Gross PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   SB
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .250 1.015    0    0   2   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .432 1.246    0    2   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .361  .822    0    2   2   2B
B Boone C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .560    0    3   0   
R Lerch P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   3   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Luzinski (3, off D Robinson); M Trillo (3, off D Robinson).

HR: G Luzinski (2, off D Robinson; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); B McBride (3, off D Robinson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: G Luzinski 6; B McBride 4; M Trillo 3; G Maddox; P Rose.

RBI: G Luzinski 2 (6); B McBride (7).

2-out RBI: B McBride.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Gross (1, 2nd base off K Tekulve/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .555    0    0   4   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .293  .829    0    2   2   2B
D Parker RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .866    0    3   0   
B Robinson LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .748    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .346  .961    0   10   0   HR
D Berra 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   2   
S Nicosia C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .636    0    5   0   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .763    0    3   0   
D Robinson P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   2   
  M Sanguillen PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   2   9   2    0   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: P Garner (3, off R Lerch).

HR: W Stargell (2, off R Lerch; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: P Garner 4; W Stargell 4; D Parker 2; B Robinson; D Berra; O Moreno.

RBI: W Stargell 2 (5).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

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
R Lerch, W (1-1)               9     9   2   2    0   2   1   2.74   36     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1· 9     63    -     1.32   0.53
Totals                         9     9   2   2    0   2   1          36     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1· 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
D Robinson, L (1-1)            7     7   3   3    1   4   2   2.22   29     -       ·  ·      5·10· 2· 7     54    -     0.76  -0.03
K Tekulve                      2     0   0   0    1   1   0   8.31    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.05
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   5   2          36     -       ·  ·      9·11· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 12,195.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B McBride            RF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. P Garner             2B 
3. P Rose               1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. M Schmidt            3B    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. D Berra              3B 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. S Nicosia            C  
8. B Boone              C     8. O Moreno             CF 
9. R Lerch              P     9. D Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  0-1  1--      17%  87% G Luzinski      D Robinson      Home Run; Rose Scores
   b 8   2  3-0  1--     -14%  81% W Stargell      R Lerch         Home Run; Robinson Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  ---      12%  58% B McBride       D Robinson      Home Run
   b 9   0  3-2  ---       9%  89% S Nicosia       R Lerch         Flyball: LF
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       7%  46% B Robinson      R Lerch         Fielder's Choice 3B; Garner out at Hm/3B-C; Parker to 2B; Robinson to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
          ---      43%  P Garner        Double to LF
          -2-      39%  D Parker        Single to LF; Garner to 3B
   O      1-3      46%  B Robinson      Fielder's Choice 3B; Garner out at Hm/3B-C; Parker to 2B; Robinson to 1B
   O      12-      50%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  G Luzinski      Double to CF
   O      -2-      52%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      -2-      48%  G Maddox        Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-      45%  M Trillo        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  D Berra         Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  S Nicosia       Groundout: SS-1B; Berra to 2B
          -2-      41%  O Moreno        Single to 3B; Berra stays at 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Berra to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  B Boone         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  R Lerch         Strikeout
   R      ---      58%  B McBride       Home Run
          ---      59%  L Bowa          Walk
   O      1--      57%  P Rose          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  D Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      1--      63%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  M Schmidt       Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  G Maddox        Single to CF
          1--      62%  M Trillo        Single to LF; Maddox to 2B
   O      12-      58%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  S Nicosia       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  R Lerch         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      60%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  D Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  P Garner        Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Robinson facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  P Rose          Single to LF
   RR     1--      87%  G Luzinski      Home Run; Rose Scores
   O      ---      86%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  M Trillo        Double to LF
   O      -2-      84%  B Boone         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
          ---      80%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  W Stargell      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      87%  D Berra         Groundout: P-1B; Robinson to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  S Nicosia       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  R Lerch         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  B McBride       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      88%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Don Robinson batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Manny Sanguillen pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      93%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Greg Gross pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 4th
          1--      94%  M Schmidt       Gross Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      92%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
                  Del Unser replaces Pete Rose playing 1B batting 3rd; Pete Mackanin replaces Larry Bowa playing SS batting 2nd; Greg Gross moves to LF
          ---      87%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      81%  W Stargell      Home Run; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      84%  D Berra         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  R Lerch         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  S Nicosia       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Lacy          Lineout: P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation