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

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 3, 1979, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Phillies

69-67

Won 4

5th, 13 GB

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

W: S Carlton (14-11), L: B Blyleven (11-5), S: T McGraw (14)

Pirates

81-55

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .269  .717    0    1   0   
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .628    0    2   1   SH
P Rose 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .308  .807    0    9   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .998    0    0   2   HBP
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .808    0    2   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .626    0    7   2   GDP
  B Boone C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .800    0    1   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .715    0    3   0   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .637    0    2   3   
S Carlton P                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .215  .494    0    0   1   GDP
  M Anderson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .691         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   8   1    1   5                    27  10

BATTING

SH: M Trillo (4, off E Romo).

HBP: M Schmidt (3, by B Blyleven).

TB: G Maddox 2; B McBride 2; L Bowa; G Luzinski; M Trillo; P Rose.

GIDP: T McCarver (7); S Carlton (4).

RBI: M Trillo (35).

2-out RBI: M Trillo.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .739    0    6   0   CS
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .798    0    3   3   
D Parker RF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .298  .884    0    1   0   
B Robinson LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .816    0    2   0   
W Stargell 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .301  .952    0    8   0   
B Madlock 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .764    0    0   2   
D Berra SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .558    0    2   3   
S Nicosia C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .826    0    4   0   2B
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .538 1.230         0   0   
  E Ott C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .696    0    1   0   
B Blyleven P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .306    0    0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .784    0    0   0   
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         0   1   
  T Foli PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .657    0    0   0   
Totals                       26   0   1   0    2   9                    27   9

BATTING

2B: S Nicosia (15, off S Carlton).

TB: S Nicosia 2.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Romo-D Berra-W Stargell; P Garner-D Berra-W Stargell.

BASERUNNING

CS: O Moreno (21, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Carlton).

PO: M Alexander (2nd base by T McCarver).

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
S Carlton, W (14-11)           7     1   0   0    2   8   0   3.60   22     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 1     81    -     1.02   0.48
T McGraw, S (14)               2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.40    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.27   0.18
Totals                         9     1   0   0    2   9   0          28     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 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 Blyleven, L (11-5)           6     6   1   1    0   4   0   3.48   24     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 6     60    -     1.00   0.18
E Romo                         3     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.58   11     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 2          0-0    1.10  -0.02
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8           -

Balks: E Romo (6).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Carlton (7; O Moreno, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: B Blyleven (5; M Schmidt).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-0  12-      16%  65% M Trillo        B Blyleven      Single to LF; Carlton Scores; McBride to 3B; Trillo to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   0  1-0  -2-      15%  65% L Lacy          S Carlton       Alexander Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   t 8   2  0-1  1-3      11%  86% G Luzinski      E Romo          Balk; McBride Scores; Rose to 2B
   b 6   0  1-0  ---     -11%  50% S Nicosia       S Carlton       Double to LF
   t 5   2  0-1  -23      -6%  59% P Rose          B Blyleven      Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B McBride       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M Trillo        Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Luzinski      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      46%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  G Maddox        Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      48%  B Madlock       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      50%  D Berra         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  S Carlton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B McBride       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  S Nicosia       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  G Luzinski      Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  T McCarver      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  L Bowa          Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  S Carlton       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  B McBride       Single to RF; Carlton to 2B
   R      12-      65%  M Trillo        Single to LF; Carlton Scores; McBride to 3B; Trillo to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      59%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  D Berra         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      70%  M Schmidt       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      67%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      61%  T McCarver      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
          ---      50%  S Nicosia       Double to LF
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Bert Blyleven batting 9th; Matt Alexander pinch runs for Steve Nicosia batting 8th
   O      -2-      65%  L Lacy          Alexander Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      68%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      66%  O Moreno        Walk
   O      1--      70%  P Garner        Moreno Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Enrique Romo facing 7-8-9
                  Enrique Romo replaces Lee Lacy pitching and batting 9th; Ed Ott replaces Matt Alexander playing C batting 8th
          ---      73%  G Maddox        Single to 2B
   O      1--      70%  L Bowa          Popfly: 2B
   OO     1--      64%  S Carlton       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Enrique Romo facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  B McBride       Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  M Trillo        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; McBride to 2B
          -2-      78%  P Rose          Walk
   O      12-      75%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF; McBride to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  G Luzinski      Balk; McBride Scores; Rose to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
                  Tug McGraw replaces Greg Luzinski pitching and batting 5th; Bob Boone replaces Tim McCarver playing C batting 6th; Mike Anderson replaces Steve Carlton playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Enrique Romo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  B Boone         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tug McGraw facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
                  Tim Foli pinch hits for Enrique Romo batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Moreno        Lineout: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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