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TEX
@CLE		8
12
KCR
@DET		2
5
BOS
@MIL		8
6
CAL
@MIN		7
1
BAL
@NYY		5
4
OAK
@SEA		5
3
CHW
@TOR		2
5
STL
@CHC		6
8
SDP
@CIN		1
7
ATL
@HOU		3
4
ATL
@HOU		2
6
SFG
@LAD		3
4		 
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NYM
@MON		3
2
PHI
@PIT		0
4
Saturday, August 4, 1979
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 34,754, Time of Game: 2:28
Phillies
0
56-53
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 6½ GB
 at Pirates
4
61-46
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: John Candelaria (10-7)
L: Nino Espinosa (11-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Pirates         0  0  1   0  3  0   0  0  X    4 10  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .320 .837 -0.026 0.58 0.018 -0.044 -0.4 5 2
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .642 -0.072 0.68 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 2 1
Mike Schmidt 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 1.040 0.066 0.61 0.089 -0.023 0.4 0 1 2B
   Bud Harrelson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .671 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Greg Luzinski LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .255 .798 -0.047 0.73 0.020 -0.067 -0.5 1 0
Bob Boone C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .873 -0.087 0.94 0.008 -0.095 -0.9 7 0
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .291 .746 0.022 0.77 0.045 -0.023 0.4 4 0
Mike Anderson RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .634 -0.065 1.34 0.026 -0.091 -0.7 3 0
   Tim McCarver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .663 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.3
Manny Trillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .612 -0.104 0.81 0.000 -0.104 -1.2 0 3 GDP
Nino Espinosa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .395 -0.048 0.95 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 1 0
   Randy Lerch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .348 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Greg Gross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .861 -0.009 0.35 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Doug Bird P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 3 5 .188 .476 -0.380 0.78 0.206 -0.586 -4.4 24 8
2B: M Schmidt (17, off J Candelaria).
TB: G Maddox 3; M Schmidt 2; B Boone; P Rose.
GIDP: M Trillo (8).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: M Anderson (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .302 .764 -0.006 0.68 0.060 -0.067 -0.1 0 0 2·SB
Tim Foli SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .279 .658 -0.037 0.60 0.030 -0.067 -0.3 2 4
Dave Parker RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .881 0.047 0.85 0.082 -0.034 0.1 4 0 2B
Willie Stargell 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .310 .985 0.061 1.26 0.107 -0.046 0.1 10 0 IW
John Milner LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .273 .891 0.105 1.16 0.133 -0.028 0.8 2 0
   Rennie Stennett 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Bill Madlock 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 .735 -0.087 1.23 0.007 -0.094 -1.0 0 2 IW
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ed Ott C 4 0 1 2 0 2 .255 .667 0.058 0.89 0.104 -0.046 1.1 5 1
Phil Garner 2B-3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 .833 0.016 0.59 0.043 -0.027 -0.4 4 4
John Candelaria P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .137 .370 -0.036 0.62 0.006 -0.042 -0.0 0 1
   Bill Robinson LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .868 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 10 4 4 7 .294 .692 0.120 0.83 0.572 -0.452 0.1 27 14
2B: D Parker (29, off N Espinosa).
IBB: W Stargell (7, by N Espinosa); B Madlock (5, by N Espinosa).
TB: D Parker 3; T Foli 2; W Stargell; P Garner; E Ott; O Moreno; J Candelaria; J Milner.
RBI: E Ott 2 (30); W Stargell (53); J Milner (37).
2-out RBI: E Ott 2; J Milner.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Foli-P Garner-W Stargell.
Baserunning
SB: O Moreno 2 (49, 2nd base off N Espinosa/B Boone, 2nd base off D Bird/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nino Espinosa, L (11-9) 4.2 8 4 4 3 3 0 3.67 25 32 -0.149 1.19 -2.0
Randy Lerch 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6 2 0 0.020 0.28 0.9
Doug Bird 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 5.06 7 0 0 0.009 0.06 1.0
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 4 7 0 4.50 38 32 2 0 -0.120 0.78 -0.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria, W (10-7) 7 5 0 0 3 3 0 3.47 28 67 0.343 0.90 3.5
Kent Tekulve 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.04 7 0 0 0.037 0.28 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 3 5 0 0.00 35 67 0 0 0.380 0.83 4.4
Balks: N Espinosa (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: N Espinosa 2 (7; W Stargell, B Madlock).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 34,754.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Pete Rose 1B 1 Omar Moreno CF
2 Larry Bowa SS 2 Tim Foli SS
3 Mike Schmidt 3B 3 Dave Parker RF
4 Greg Luzinski LF 4 Willie Stargell 1B
5 Bob Boone C 5 John Milner LF
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Bill Madlock 3B
7 Mike Anderson RF 7 Ed Ott C
8 Manny Trillo 2B 8 Phil Garner 2B
9 Nino Espinosa P 9 John Candelaria P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-0 2 1-3 R PIT J. Milner N. Espinosa 11% 82% Single to RF; Moreno Scores; Stargell to 3B/Adv on E9; Milner to 2B
b5 2-0 2 123 RR PIT E. Ott N. Espinosa 10% 93% Single to CF; Stargell Scores; Milner Scores; Madlock to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- R PIT W. Stargell N. Espinosa 10% 67% Single to LF; Parker Scores
t4 0-1 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Candelaria -8% 55% Double to CF
b1 0-0 2 123 O PIT B. Madlock N. Espinosa -7% 50% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI P. Rose J. Candelaria 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Candelaria 2% 54% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Candelaria -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- PHI G. Luzinski J. Candelaria -2% 51% Walk; Schmidt to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O PHI B. Boone J. Candelaria 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno N. Espinosa -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT T. Foli N. Espinosa 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa 4% 59% Single to RF; Foli to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O PIT W. Stargell N. Espinosa -4% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Foli to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 PIT J. Milner N. Espinosa 2% 57% Walk; Stargell to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O PIT B. Madlock N. Espinosa -7% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O PHI G. Maddox J. Candelaria 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- PHI M. Anderson J. Candelaria -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO PHI M. Trillo J. Candelaria 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott N. Espinosa -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- PIT P. Garner N. Espinosa 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- PIT J. Candelaria N. Espinosa 2% 57% Balk; Garner to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O PIT J. Candelaria N. Espinosa -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Garner to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O PIT O. Moreno N. Espinosa -4% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O PHI N. Espinosa J. Candelaria 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PHI P. Rose J. Candelaria 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Candelaria 1% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 2-3-4
b3 0-0 0 --- O PIT T. Foli N. Espinosa -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa 5% 58% Double to RF
b3 0-0 1 -2- R PIT W. Stargell N. Espinosa 10% 67% Single to LF; Parker Scores
b3 1-0 1 1-- O PIT J. Milner N. Espinosa -3% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Madlock N. Espinosa -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Candelaria -8% 55% Double to CF
t4 0-1 0 -2- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Candelaria 5% 60% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 -2- O PHI B. Boone J. Candelaria 4% 65% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 2 -2- PHI G. Maddox J. Candelaria -2% 63% Single to SS; Schmidt to 3B
t4 0-1 2 1-3 O PHI M. Anderson J. Candelaria 6% 69% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 7-8-9
b4 1-0 0 --- O PIT E. Ott N. Espinosa -2% 67% Strikeout
b4 1-0 1 --- O PIT P. Garner N. Espinosa -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- O PIT J. Candelaria N. Espinosa -1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- O PHI M. Trillo J. Candelaria 3% 67% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- O PHI N. Espinosa J. Candelaria 2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- PHI P. Rose J. Candelaria -2% 68% Single to CF
t5 0-1 2 1-- O PHI L. Bowa J. Candelaria 3% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- PIT O. Moreno N. Espinosa 3% 74% Single to 3B/Bunt
b5 1-0 0 1-- PIT T. Foli N. Espinosa 3% 77% Moreno Steals 2B
b5 1-0 0 -2- O PIT T. Foli N. Espinosa -4% 73% Lineout: CF
b5 1-0 1 -2- O PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa -3% 70% Groundout: 1B-P; Moreno to 3B
b5 1-0 2 --3 PIT W. Stargell N. Espinosa 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b5 1-0 2 1-3 R PIT J. Milner N. Espinosa 11% 82% Single to RF; Moreno Scores; Stargell to 3B/Adv on E9; Milner to 2B
b5 2-0 2 -23 PIT B. Madlock N. Espinosa 1% 83% Intentional Walk
b5 2-0 2 123 RR PIT E. Ott N. Espinosa 10% 93% Single to CF; Stargell Scores; Milner Scores; Madlock to 2B
Randy Lerch replaces Nino Espinosa pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 2 12- O PIT P. Garner R. Lerch -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
t6 0-4 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Candelaria 2% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Candelaria 1% 95% Strikeout
t6 0-4 2 --- PHI B. Boone J. Candelaria -1% 94% Single to LF
t6 0-4 2 1-- PHI G. Maddox J. Candelaria -1% 93% Single to LF; Boone to 2B
t6 0-4 2 12- O PHI M. Anderson J. Candelaria 3% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
b6 4-0 0 --- PIT J. Candelaria R. Lerch 1% 96% Single to LF
b6 4-0 0 1-- O PIT O. Moreno R. Lerch -1% 95% Flyball: CF
b6 4-0 1 1-- PIT T. Foli R. Lerch 1% 96% Single to LF; Candelaria to 2B
b6 4-0 1 12- O PIT D. Parker R. Lerch -1% 95% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Candelaria to 3B
b6 4-0 2 1-3 O PIT W. Stargell R. Lerch -1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
t7 0-4 0 --- O PHI M. Trillo J. Candelaria 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
Greg Gross pinch hits for Randy Lerch (P) batting 9th
t7 0-4 1 --- O PHI G. Gross J. Candelaria 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t7 0-4 2 --- O PHI P. Rose J. Candelaria 0% 97% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Doug Bird facing 5-6-7
Doug Bird replaces Greg Gross (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-0 0 --- O PIT J. Milner D. Bird -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-0 1 --- O PIT B. Madlock D. Bird -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 4-0 2 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Bird -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
Kent Tekulve replaces Bill Madlock (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Rennie Stennett replaces John Milner (LF) playing 2B batting 5th
Phil Garner moves from 2B to 3B
Bill Robinson replaces John Candelaria (P) playing LF batting 9th
t8 0-4 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa K. Tekulve 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-4 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt K. Tekulve 1% 99% Groundout: C-1B
t8 0-4 2 --- O PHI G. Luzinski K. Tekulve 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Doug Bird facing 8-9-1
Bud Harrelson replaces Mike Schmidt playing 3B batting 3rd
b8 4-0 0 --- O PIT P. Garner D. Bird -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 4-0 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson D. Bird -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 4-0 2 --- PIT O. Moreno D. Bird 0% 99% Walk
b8 4-0 2 1-- PIT T. Foli D. Bird 0% 99% Moreno Steals 2B
b8 4-0 2 -2- O PIT T. Foli D. Bird -0% 99% Lineout: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
t9 0-4 0 --- O PHI B. Boone K. Tekulve 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 0-4 1 --- PHI G. Maddox K. Tekulve -1% 99% Single to CF
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Anderson (RF) batting 7th
t9 0-4 1 1-- O PHI T. McCarver K. Tekulve 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 0-4 2 1-- O PHI M. Trillo K. Tekulve 0% 100% Groundout: P-3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

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