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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 43,444

Monday, September 3, 1979, 4:40PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Phillies

69-68

Lost 1

5th, 13 GB

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

W: J Rooker (3-6), L: R Lerch (7-12), S: K Tekulve (25)

Pirates

82-55

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     5   1   2   2    0   0  .309  .812    0    6   1   HR
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .629    0    4   3   
  D Unser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .816    0    0   0   
  B Harrelson 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .721         2   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .620    0    0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .993    0    0   3   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .800    0    0   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .796    0    7   1   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .713    0    2   0   
M Anderson RF                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .242  .707    0    2   0   GDP
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .753    0    0   0   
L Bowa SS                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .249  .647    0    1   3   3B
R Lerch P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .323    0    0   1   
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Mackanin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Bird P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   2   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633         0   0   
  B McBride PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .720    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   4                    24  14

BATTING

3B: L Bowa (10, off K Tekulve).

HR: P Rose (4, off J Rooker; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: P Rose 5; L Bowa 4; B Boone; M Trillo; B McBride; G Maddox; M Anderson.

GIDP: M Anderson (2).

RBI: P Rose 2 (55); B McBride (49).

2-out RBI: P Rose.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Trillo-L Bowa-P Rose; L Bowa-M Trillo-P Rose.

E: B Boone 2 (7).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .289  .741    0    4   0   2B,SB
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .288  .796    0    1   3   SB,GDP
L Lacy LF                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .256  .782    0    5   0   SB,CS
B Robinson RF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .266  .822    0    2   0   
B Madlock 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .761    0    0   2   GDP
M Sanguillen 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .564    0    6   1   SH
  W Stargell 1B               1   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .951    0    1   1   
D Berra SS                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .202  .600    0    2   2   HR
S Nicosia C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .296  .836    0    4   0   2B
J Rooker P                    0   1   0   0    1   0  .107  .245    0    1   0   SH
  K Tekulve P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .398    0    1   1   SH
Totals                       27   7   9   6    6   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: S Nicosia (16, off D Bird); O Moreno (17, off R Lerch).

HR: D Berra (3, off R Lerch; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: J Rooker (2, off R Lerch); M Sanguillen (3, off R Lerch); K Tekulve (1, off D Bird).

TB: D Berra 5; S Nicosia 3; B Robinson 2; O Moreno 2; B Madlock; P Garner.

GIDP: B Madlock (13); P Garner (4).

RBI: D Berra 3 (13); P Garner 2 (47); O Moreno (62).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Madlock-P Garner-M Sanguillen.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (13, 2nd base off R Eastwick/B Boone); L Lacy (6, 2nd base off D Bird/B Boone); O Moreno (61, 2nd base off D Bird/B Boone).

CS: L Lacy (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Lerch).

PO: J Rooker (2nd base by 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
R Lerch, L (7-12)              4.1   7   5   5    3   3   1   4.31   20     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 7     29    -     1.14  -0.27
R Eastwick                     1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.61    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.27   0.02
D Bird                         1.1   1   2   2    3   0   0   5.20    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.21  -0.00
R Reed                         0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.96    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.07  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    6   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 2· 9          3-1

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, W (3-6)              6.2   6   2   2    3   4   1   4.65   28     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 6     55    -     0.89   0.15
K Tekulve, S (25)              2.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   2.85   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 3· 3          2-0    0.52   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   4   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Lerch (5; L Lacy, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 43,444.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               1B    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. M Trillo             2B    2. P Garner             2B 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. L Lacy               LF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. B Robinson           RF 
5. B Boone              C     5. B Madlock            3B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. M Sanguillen         1B 
7. M Anderson           RF    7. D Berra              SS 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. S Nicosia            C  
9. R Lerch              P     9. J Rooker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-1  ---      15%  69% D Berra         R Lerch         Home Run
   b 5   1  1-2  12-      13%  87% O Moreno        R Lerch         Double to LF; Nicosia Scores; Rooker to 3B
   t 3   0  1-0  ---     -12%  50% P Rose          J Rooker        Home Run
   b 3   0  1-1  12-     -10%  56% P Garner        R Lerch         Rooker Picked off 2B (C-2B)
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% M Anderson      J Rooker        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  M Trillo        Single to SS
          1--      46%  M Schmidt       Walk; Trillo to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF; Trillo to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  P Garner        Strikeout
          ---      52%  L Lacy          Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Robinson      Lacy Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  G Maddox        Single to RF
   OO     1--      54%  M Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      53%  L Bowa          Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Lerch         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Robinson      Single to LF
          1--      64%  B Madlock       Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      64%  M Sanguillen    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Robinson to 3B; Madlock to 2B
   RO     -23      64%  D Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson Scores; Madlock stays at 2B
   O      -2-      62%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      50%  P Rose          Home Run
   O      ---      52%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  J Rooker        Walk
          1--      65%  O Moreno        Walk; Rooker to 2B
   O      12-      56%  P Garner        Rooker Picked off 2B (C-2B)
   OO     1--      50%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Boone         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  G Maddox        Popfly: SS
          ---      53%  M Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      56%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  L Lacy          Strikeout
          ---      56%  B Robinson      Single to RF
   OO     1--      50%  B Madlock       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  R Lerch         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      69%  D Berra         Home Run
          ---      71%  S Nicosia       Single to CF
          1--      75%  J Rooker        Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Nicosia to 2B; Rooker to 1B
   R      12-      87%  O Moreno        Double to LF; Nicosia Scores; Rooker to 3B
   RR     -23      94%  P Garner        Single to LF; Rooker Scores; Moreno Scores
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Randy Lerch pitching and batting 9th
          1--      95%  L Lacy          Garner Steals 2B; Garner to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      93%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      92%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
                  Willie Stargell replaces Manny Sanguillen playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      94%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rawly Eastwick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  B Madlock       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      95%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  M Anderson      Single to 3B
          1--      91%  L Bowa          Single to LF; Anderson to 2B
                  Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  P Mackanin      Flyball: LF
   R      12-      90%  P Rose          Single to RF; Anderson Scores; Bowa to 2B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th; Del Unser pinch hits for Manny Trillo batting 2nd
   O      12-      94%  D Unser         Foul Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Doug Bird facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Bird replaces Pete Mackanin pitching and batting 9th; Bud Harrelson replaces Del Unser playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      96%  S Nicosia       Double to RF
   O      -2-      96%  K Tekulve       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Nicosia to 3B
   O      --3      94%  O Moreno        Fielder's Choice P; Nicosia out at Hm/P-C; Moreno to 1B
          1--      94%  P Garner        Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  M Schmidt       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Luzinski      Lineout: LF
          ---      96%  B Boone         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  G Maddox        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  L Lacy          Walk
   R      1--      99%  B Robinson      Lacy Steals 2B; Lacy Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          ---      99%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  W Stargell      Walk; Madlock to 2B
                  Ron Reed replaces Doug Bird pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-     100%  D Berra         Single to CF; Madlock Scores; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  S Nicosia       Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  K Tekulve       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-7, Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Mike Anderson batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  G Gross         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  L Bowa          Triple to RF
                  Bake McBride pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 9th
   R      --3      99%  B McBride       Single to CF; Bowa Scores
   O      1--     100%  P Rose          Lineout: LF
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Foul Flyball: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation