June 9, 1979 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
TEX 3 BOS 12
MIN 6 CAL 9
DET 1 KCR 9
NYY 8
(13) CHW 6
@MIL 2 TOR 5
@OAK 0 CLE 4
@SEA 3
(10) CHC 5
LAD 3 CIN 7
MON 1 NYM 4
HOU 0 PHI 9
ATL 3 SFG 6
@PIT 2 STL 7
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 25,814

Saturday, June 9, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Giants

28-31

Won 1

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: V Blue (7-6), L: B Kison (3-2)

Pirates

28-24

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .696   15    4   0   2B,SB,GDP
L Herndon LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .322  .930   12    0   0   
  T Whitfield PH-LF           2   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .795    2    0   0   
J Clark RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .280  .794   24    2   0   2B,SH
M Ivie 1B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .735    9   11   0   2B
B Madlock 2B                  3   2   2   2    1   0  .252  .710    9    4   1   HR,2B,IW
D Evans 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .251  .693   15    1   2   IW
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .745    9    0   4   
  W McCovey PH                1   1   1   3    0   0  .282  .824    1    0   0   HR
  R Metzger SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .552         0   2   
M Hill C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .175  .496   10    5   1   
V Blue P                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .139  .372   12    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    4   5              118   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Ivie (3, off J Rooker); B North (4, off J Rooker); J Clark (11, off J Rooker); B Madlock (8, off B Kison).

HR: W McCovey (7, off G Jackson; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); B Madlock (7, off J Rooker; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Clark (1, off B Kison).

IBB: D Evans (6, by B Kison); B Madlock (2, by J Rooker).

TB: B Madlock 6; W McCovey 4; B North 2; J Clark 2; M Ivie 2; T Whitfield 2; M Hill; L Herndon.

GIDP: B North (3).

RBI: W McCovey 3 (23); B Madlock 2 (34); J Clark (36).

2-out RBI: W McCovey 3; B Madlock.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Ivie; R Metzger-B Madlock-M Ivie.

BASERUNNING

SB: B North (20, 3rd base off J Rooker/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .320  .798   10    3   0   
P Garner 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .259  .757   15    2   2   
D Parker RF                   2   0   1   2    2   0  .312  .977   19    3   0   2B
B Robinson LF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .274  .912   11    2   0   
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .318 1.003   12    7   0   
S Nicosia C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .786   17    4   1   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .565   11    3   2   
D Berra SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .186  .527   12    3   1   GDP
J Rooker P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .083  .166    8    0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .708    2    0   0   
  B Kison P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .321         0   1   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    5   6              117   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Parker (15, off V Blue).

TB: D Parker 2; J Rooker; D Berra; R Stennett; O Moreno.

GIDP: D Berra (5).

RBI: D Parker 2 (33).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garner-R Stennett-W Stargell.

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, W (7-6)                9     5   2   2    5   6   0   5.63   35  117-69   41·12·16    8·10· 5· 1     70    -     1.12   0.26
Totals                         9     5   2   2    5   6   0          35  117-69   41·12·16    8·10· 5· 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
J Rooker                       7     6   2   2    1   4   1   1.98   28   94-60   38·10·12    3·11· 6· 3     60    -     1.11   0.21
B Kison, L (3-2)               0.2   2   3   3    1   1   0   3.10    5   10-6     3· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.26  -0.24
G Jackson                      1     2   1   1    2   0   1   2.81    6   12-4     4· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.37  -0.22
K Tekulve                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   5   2          40  117-71   46·13·12    6·12· 6· 7          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Rooker (2; B Madlock); B Kison (3; D Evans).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 25,814.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B North              CF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. L Herndon            LF    2. P Garner             3B 
3. J Clark              RF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. M Ivie               1B    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. B Madlock            2B    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. D Evans              3B    6. S Nicosia            C  
7. J LeMaster           SS    7. R Stennett           2B 
8. M Hill               C     8. D Berra              SS 
9. V Blue               P     9. J Rooker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-2  -2-  1   26%  74% B Madlock       B Kison         Double to RF; Whitfield Scores
   t 8   2  2-3  12-  1   22%  96% W McCovey       G Jackson       Home Run; Madlock Scores; Evans Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  12-  7  -16%  30% D Parker        V Blue          Double to CF (Line Drive); Moreno Scores; Garner Scores
   t 4   1  2-1  ---  3   13%  47% B Madlock       J Rooker        Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  6   11%  62% J Clark         J Rooker        Double to LF; Herndon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  B North         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  6   50%  L Herndon       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  6   62%  J Clark         Double to LF; Herndon Scores
   O      -2-  1   59%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   56%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   52%  O Moreno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   46%  P Garner        Walk; Moreno to 2B
   RR     12-  7   30%  D Parker        Double to CF (Line Drive); Moreno Scores; Garner Scores
   O      -2-  1   34%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   37%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5   39%  S Nicosia       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   37%  D Evans         Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   35%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   34%  M Hill          Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   36%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   38%  D Berra         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   38%  J Rooker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   36%  V Blue          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   41%  B North         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   37%  L Herndon       Lineout: CF
          -2-      37%  J Clark         North Steals 3B
   O      --3  7   33%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   35%  O Moreno        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  3   36%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  1   37%  D Parker        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   34%  M Ivie          Flyball: 3B
   R      ---  3   47%  B Madlock       Home Run
   O      ---  4   45%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   44%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  B Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   44%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--  1   47%  S Nicosia       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   50%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  M Hill          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   45%  V Blue          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   43%  B North         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   46%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   43%  J Rooker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   50%  O Moreno        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  L Herndon       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   44%  J Clark         Flyball: 2B
          ---  2   48%  M Ivie          Double to LF
          -2-  4   49%  B Madlock       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   43%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   46%  P Garner        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   42%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--  4   46%  B Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   50%  W Stargell      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   46%  J LeMaster      Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   50%  M Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   45%  V Blue          Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   41%  B North         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   45%  S Nicosia       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   41%  R Stennett      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   36%  D Berra         Single to LF; Stennett to 2B
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Jim Rooker batting 9th
   O      12-  2   43%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   50%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
                  Bruce Kison replaces Lee Lacy pitching and batting 9th; Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Larry Herndon batting 2nd
          ---  1   57%  T Whitfield     Single to CF
   O      1--  1   54%  J Clark         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Whitfield to 2B
   O      -2-  3   47%  M Ivie          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   74%  B Madlock       Double to RF; Whitfield Scores
          -2-  4   74%  D Evans         Intentional Walk
                  Grant Jackson replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th; Willie McCovey pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 7th
   RRR    12-  1   96%  W McCovey       Home Run; Madlock Scores; Evans Scores
   O      ---  1   96%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
                  Roger Metzger replaces Willie McCovey playing SS batting 7th; Terry Whitfield moves to LF
   O      ---  3   97%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   96%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  B Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   99%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   99%  V Blue          Walk
   OO     1--  1   98%  B North         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  1   98%  T Whitfield     Single to RF
          1--  4   99%  J Clark         Walk; Whitfield to 2B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Grant Jackson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   98%  M Ivie          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   96%  S Nicosia       Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  5  100%  D Berra         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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