August 3, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, August 3, 1979, 6:05PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Phillies

56-51

Lost 2

4th, 6½ GB

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

W: E Romo (7-3), L: T McGraw (3-2)

Pirates

59-46

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .725    0    3   0   
P Rose 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .848    0    7   3   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .276 1.044    0    0   2   HR,GDP
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .813    0    3   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .309  .881    0    3   1   
G Maddox CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .745    0    3   0   SB
M Trillo 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .256  .626    0    1   3   SB
L Bowa SS                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .252  .649    0    1   0   
D Ruthven P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .387    0    1   0   HBP,SH
  D Unser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .830    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         2   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    0   6                    24   9

BATTING

HR: M Schmidt (38, off B Kison; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: D Ruthven (2, off B Kison).

HBP: D Ruthven (2, by B Kison).

TB: M Schmidt 4; G Maddox 2; L Bowa 2; M Trillo; P Rose.

GIDP: M Schmidt (11).

RBI: M Trillo (23); M Schmidt (86); L Bowa (18).

2-out RBI: L Bowa; M Schmidt.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Trillo (3, 2nd base off B Kison/E Ott); G Maddox (21, 2nd base off B Kison/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   3   3   0    0   0  .302  .767    0    2   0   3B,SB
T Foli SS                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .654    0    2   2   
D Parker RF                   4   1   3   4    0   1  .301  .881    0    1   0   HR
W Stargell 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .311  .990    0   12   1   HR
J Milner LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .883    0    0   0   
  B Robinson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .863         1   0   
B Madlock 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .731    0    0   3   CS,SH
  R Stennett 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .593         1   1   
E Ott C                       3   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .670    0    6   0   IW
P Garner 2B-3B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .843    0    1   5   
B Kison P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .328    0    1   1   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .988    0    0   0   
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       32   6  11   6    3   2                    27  14

BATTING

3B: O Moreno (11, off D Ruthven).

HR: D Parker (18, off T McGraw; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF); W Stargell (22, off D Ruthven; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: E Romo (2, off T McGraw); B Madlock (2, off D Ruthven).

IBB: E Ott (5, by D Ruthven).

TB: D Parker 6; O Moreno 5; W Stargell 4; T Foli 2; B Kison; B Madlock.

RBI: D Parker 4 (70); W Stargell 2 (52).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2; D Parker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Foli-P Garner-W Stargell.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (47, 2nd base off D Ruthven/B Boone).

CS: B Madlock (5, 2nd base by D Ruthven/B Boone).

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
D Ruthven                      6     8   3   3    2   2   1   4.33   27     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 8     44    -     1.33   0.02
T McGraw, L (3-2)              2     3   3   3    1   0   1   4.38   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.67  -0.34
Totals                         8    11   6   6    3   2   2          37     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0·11           -

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                        6     7   3   3    0   5   1   3.69   25     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 7     51    -     1.11   0.02
E Romo, W (7-3)                3     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.64    9     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.16
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   6   1          34     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Ruthven (6; E Ott).

HBP: B Kison (3; D Ruthven).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B McBride            RF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. P Rose               1B    2. T Foli               SS 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. B Boone              C     5. J Milner             LF 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. B Madlock            3B 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. E Ott                C  
8. L Bowa               SS    8. P Garner             2B 
9. D Ruthven            P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-0  --3      18%  62% W Stargell      D Ruthven       Home Run; Moreno Scores
   b 7   0  3-3  1--      15%  79% T Foli          T McGraw        Single to RF; Moreno to 3B
   b 7   0  3-3  1-3      15%  94% D Parker        T McGraw        Home Run; Moreno Scores; Foli Scores
   t 2   2  2-1  -2-     -11%  52% L Bowa          B Kison         Single to RF; Trillo Scores; Bowa to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   2  2-2  --3      11%  65% D Parker        D Ruthven       Single to RF; Moreno Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B McBride       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  P Rose          Strikeout
   R      ---      43%  M Schmidt       Home Run
   O      ---      44%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  O Moreno        Single to LF
          1--      51%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3      43%  D Parker        Strikeout
   RR     --3      62%  W Stargell      Home Run; Moreno Scores
   O      ---      61%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  B Boone         Strikeout
          ---      60%  G Maddox        Single to LF
   O      1--      63%  M Trillo        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      62%  L Bowa          Trillo Steals 2B
   R      -2-      52%  " "             Single to RF; Trillo Scores; Bowa to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      51%  D Ruthven       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      55%  B McBride       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Madlock       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Ruthven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Kison         Strikeout Looking
          ---      61%  O Moreno        Triple to RF
   O      --3      54%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      65%  D Parker        Single to RF; Moreno Scores
   O      1--      63%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  G Maddox        Single to CF
          1--      60%  M Trillo        Maddox Steals 2B
   R      -2-      50%  " "             Single to LF; Maddox Scores
          1--      45%  L Bowa          Single to CF; Trillo to 2B
   O      12-      49%  D Ruthven       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Trillo to 3B; Bowa to 2B
   O      -23      56%  B McBride       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  B Madlock       Single to RF
   O      1--      51%  E Ott           Madlock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  P Rose          Single to RF
   OO     1--      55%  M Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  G Luzinski      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  P Garner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      57%  B Kison         Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  O Moreno        Foul Flyball: LF
          1--      56%  T Foli          Single to LF; Kison to 2B
          12-      59%  D Parker        Single to P; Kison to 3B; Foli to 2B
   O      123      50%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Boone         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  G Maddox        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
          ---      63%  J Milner        Walk
   O      1--      61%  B Madlock       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Milner to 2B
          -2-      63%  E Ott           Intentional Walk
   O      12-      56%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Bruce Kison batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  M Easler        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Enrique Romo facing 8-9-1
                  Enrique Romo replaces Mike Easler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Del Unser pinch hits for Dick Ruthven batting 9th
   O      ---      57%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  B McBride       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
                  Tug McGraw replaces Del Unser pitching and batting 9th
          ---      64%  O Moreno        Single to SS
          1--      79%  T Foli          Single to RF; Moreno to 3B
   RRR    1-3      94%  D Parker        Home Run; Moreno Scores; Foli Scores
   O      ---      94%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-6, Enrique Romo facing 2-3-4
                  Rennie Stennett replaces Bill Madlock playing 2B batting 6th; Phil Garner moves to 3B; Bill Robinson replaces John Milner playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      95%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Luzinski      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  E Ott           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      97%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      97%  E Romo          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Garner to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-6, Enrique Romo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Boone         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Trillo        Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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