May 12, 1979 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 18,745

Saturday, May 12, 1979, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Reds

18-14

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Bibby (3-1), L: F Pastore (1-3), S: G Jackson (4)

Pirates

12-16

Won 1

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Griffey RF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .319  .804    0    3   0   SB
J Kennedy 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .684    0    1   2   
D Concepcion SS               3   1   0   0    1   1  .341  .941    0    1   2   SB
G Foster LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .341  .957    0    2   0   
C Summers 1B                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .268  .862    0    6   1   2B
R Knight 3B                   2   0   1   0    2   1  .304  .747    0    4   2   SB
C Geronimo CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .485    0    4   0   
  J Morgan PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .977         0   0   
  J Bench PH-C                0   0   0   0    1   0  .198  .627    0    0   0   
V Correll C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .292  .768    0    3   1   
  D Collins PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .855    0    0   0   
F Norman P                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .384    0    0   0   
  D Driessen PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .750    0    0   0   
  F Pastore P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Auerbach PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .369    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   2   3   1    8  11                    24   9

BATTING

2B: C Summers (2, off J Bibby).

TB: C Summers 2; K Griffey; R Knight.

RBI: C Summers (11).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Knight-C Summers.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion (9, 2nd base off J Bibby/S Nicosia); K Griffey (9, 2nd base off J Bibby/S Nicosia); R Knight (2, 2nd base off B Kison/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .333  .827    0    3   0   SB
T Foli SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .724    0    0   0   
D Parker RF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .327  .981    0    2   0   2B
B Robinson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .839    0    1   0   
S Nicosia C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .811    0    8   0   
  E Ott PH-C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .709    0    3   0   
M Sanguillen 1B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .667    0   10   0   GDP
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .563    0    0   4   
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .667 2.000         0   0   
  D Berra 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   0   
P Garner 3B-2B                1   2   0   0    2   0  .228  .685    0    0   5   CS
B Kison P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .536    0    0   1   SH
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  J Bibby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  W Stargell PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .345  .999    0    0   0   
  B Blyleven PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .333         0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   3   8   3    3   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Parker (8, off F Norman).

SH: B Kison (4, off F Norman).

TB: D Parker 3; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; W Stargell; R Stennett; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: M Sanguillen (1).

RBI: O Moreno 2 (14); W Stargell (17).

2-out RBI: W Stargell; O Moreno.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: S Nicosia (1).

E: S Nicosia (1); O Moreno (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (16, 2nd base off F Norman/V Correll).

CS: P Garner (2, 2nd base by F Norman/V Correll).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Norman                       6     2   1   1    3   2   0   3.74   22     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 2     63    -     0.92   0.19
F Pastore, BS (1), L (1-3)     0.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.69  -0.23
D Tomlin                       1.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          2-1    1.36  -0.13
Totals                         8     8   3   3    3   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 8          2-1

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                        5     1   0   0    4   4   0   3.94   20     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 1     65    -     1.06   0.28
J Bibby, BS (1), W (3-1)       2     2   2   1    1   4   0   3.86    9     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.59  -0.23
K Tekulve, H (3)               0.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   5.25    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.73   0.01
G Jackson, S (4)               1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.32    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    3.49   0.27
Totals                         9     3   2   1    8  11   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 3          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Schratz, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Harry Smail, 3B - Dick Tremblay.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 18,745.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Griffey            RF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. J Kennedy            2B    2. T Foli               SS 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. C Summers            1B    5. S Nicosia            C  
6. R Knight             3B    6. M Sanguillen         1B 
7. C Geronimo           CF    7. R Stennett           2B 
8. V Correll            C     8. P Garner             3B 
9. F Norman             P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-1  12-      24%  59% W Stargell      F Pastore       Single to RF; Alexander Scores; Garner to 3B
   t 7   2  1-1  1--     -20%  34% J Kennedy       J Bibby         Griffey Steals 2B; Griffey Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/Adv on E8/unER
   b 7   2  2-2  1-3      20%  79% O Moreno        D Tomlin        Single to CF; Garner Scores; Blyleven to 2B
   t 8   2  3-2  123      18%  87% D Collins       G Jackson       Flyball: CF
   t 6   1  1-0  -2-     -16%  47% C Summers       J Bibby         Double to RF; Concepcion Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  K Griffey       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  D Parker        Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Summers       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Knight        Single to RF
          1--      52%  C Geronimo      Knight Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  S Nicosia       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  R Stennett      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  V Correll       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  F Norman        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  K Griffey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      58%  B Kison         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 2B
   R      -2-      67%  O Moreno        Single to RF; Garner Scores
          1--      69%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      67%  D Parker        Walk
   O      12-      63%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  J Kennedy       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      66%  G Foster        Walk
          1--      63%  C Summers       Walk; Foster to 2B
          12-      59%  R Knight        Walk; Foster to 3B; Summers to 2B
   O      123      69%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      67%  V Correll       Strikeout
          ---      64%  F Norman        Walk
   O      1--      68%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      71%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  P Garner        Walk
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Bruce Kison batting 9th
   O      1--      69%  M Easler        Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Bibby replaces Mike Easler pitching and batting 9th
          ---      60%  D Concepcion    Walk
          1--      56%  G Foster        Concepcion Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      47%  C Summers       Double to RF; Concepcion Scores
          -2-      42%  R Knight        Passed Ball; Summers to 3B
   O      --3      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      57%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  V Correll       Strikeout
                  Dan Driessen pinch hits for Fred Norman batting 9th
   O      ---      57%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  K Griffey       Single to RF
   R      1--      34%  J Kennedy       Griffey Steals 2B; Griffey Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/Adv on E8/unER
   O      ---      36%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Pastore facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Pastore replaces Dan Driessen pitching and batting 9th; Ed Ott pinch hits for Steve Nicosia batting 5th
   O      ---      31%  E Ott           Strikeout
          ---      36%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
          1--      44%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Sanguillen to 2B
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Rennie Stennett batting 7th
   O      12-      34%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Alexander to 2B
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Jim Bibby batting 9th
   R      12-      59%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Alexander Scores; Garner to 3B
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Frank Pastore pitching and batting 9th; Bert Blyleven pinch runs for Willie Stargell batting 9th
   R      1-3      79%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Garner Scores; Blyleven to 2B
   O      12-      75%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th; Ed Ott moves to C; Phil Garner moves to 2B; Dale Berra replaces Matt Alexander playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      80%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  G Foster        Strikeout
          ---      81%  C Summers       Walk
          1--      76%  R Knight        Walk; Summers to 2B
                  Grant Jackson replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Bench pinch hits for Joe Morgan batting 7th; Joe Morgan pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo batting 7th
          12-      69%  J Bench         Walk; Summers to 3B; Knight to 2B
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Vic Correll batting 8th
   O      123      87%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Tomlin facing 3-4-5
                  Johnny Bench moves to C; Dave Collins moves to CF
          ---      89%  D Parker        Single to CF
          1--      92%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      89%  E Ott           Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Robinson to 2B
   OO     12-      84%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Dave Tomlin batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  R Auerbach      Popfly: RF
   O      ---      96%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Kennedy       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation