September 26, 1979 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 13
DET 2 BOS 6
TOR 4 KCR 4
@CAL 0 SEA 8
@MIL 1 CHW 6
@MIN 5
(10) NYY 6
CLE 3 TEX 5
OAK 2 ATL 9
HOU 4 NYM 8
@CHC 3 CIN 4
SDP 3 PHI 11
STL 5 PIT 10
MON 1 LAD 8
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 42,043

Wednesday, September 26, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Expos

94-63

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0
Pirates         1  0  0   2  0  4   3  0  X   10 14  1

W: B Kison (12-7), L: S Rogers (13-11)

Pirates

96-62

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Cromartie LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .707    0    3   1   
R Scott 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .238  .614    0    3   3   
A Dawson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .780    0    1   0   SB
R Staub 1B                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .244  .744    0    8   0   
E Valentine RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .772    0    0   0   GDP
L Parrish 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .915    0    2   0   
C Speier SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .225  .648    0    1   4   HR
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .690    0    6   2   
  J Tamargo PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .697    0    0   0   
S Rogers P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .369    0    0   1   
  T Hutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .670    0    0   0   
  S Bahnsen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .357         0   0   
  B Atkinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Fryman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .819    0    0   0   
  B James P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Gullickson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    3   4                    24  12

BATTING

HR: C Speier (7, off B Kison; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: C Speier 5; R Scott 2; W Cromartie; R Staub; A Dawson.

GIDP: E Valentine (23).

RBI: C Speier (26).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Speier-R Scott-R Staub; W Cromartie-R Scott; D Dyer-L Parrish.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (33, 2nd base off B Kison/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .281  .713    0    1   0   SB
T Foli SS                     4   0   2   3    0   0  .282  .659    0    1   3   CS,SH
D Parker RF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .300  .883    0    0   0   2B,CS
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .921    0   12   1   IW
J Milner LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .868    0    3   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .538 1.230         0   0   SB
  B Robinson LF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .811    0    0   0   
B Madlock 3B                  3   3   3   0    2   0  .296  .788    0    0   5   2B
E Ott C                       4   1   1   2    1   1  .271  .698    0    4   0   2B
P Garner 2B                   3   3   2   3    1   0  .293  .803    0    4   6   HR,2B,GDP,IW
B Kison P                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .151  .412    0    2   0   
Totals                       34  10  14  10    8   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: D Parker (45, off S Rogers); P Garner (32, off B Atkinson); E Ott (19, off B Atkinson); B Madlock (23, off S Rogers).

HR: P Garner (11, off S Rogers; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: T Foli (17, off W Fryman).

IBB: P Garner (14, by B James); W Stargell (11, by S Rogers).

TB: P Garner 6; B Madlock 4; D Parker 3; E Ott 2; T Foli 2; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; B Kison.

GIDP: P Garner (6).

RBI: T Foli 3 (62); P Garner 3 (57); E Ott 2 (51); O Moreno (68); B Kison (6).

2-out RBI: T Foli 2; B Kison.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

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

E: O Moreno (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alexander (12, 2nd base off S Bahnsen/D Dyer); O Moreno (73, 2nd base off S Rogers/D Dyer).

CS: D Parker (3, 2nd base by S Bahnsen/D Dyer); T Foli (5, 3rd base by S Rogers/D Dyer).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Rogers, L (13-11)            4     7   3   3    2   4   1   3.03   19     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 7     38    -     1.00  -0.12
S Bahnsen                      1     0   2   2    3   1   0   3.15    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.01
B Atkinson                     0     2   2   2    0   0   0   1.98    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.25  -0.05
W Fryman                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.06   0.00
B James                        1     2   3   3    3   0   0  13.50    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.04  -0.00
B Gullickson                   1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    14  10  10    8   5   1          43     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0·14          4-3

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, W (12-7)              9     7   1   1    3   4   1   3.25   36     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 1· 7     70    -     0.63   0.32
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 1· 7           -

S Bahnsen faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
B Atkinson faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Rogers (9).

IBB: S Rogers (8; W Stargell); B James (1; P Garner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 42,043.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W Cromartie          LF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. R Scott              2B    2. T Foli               SS 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. R Staub              1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. E Valentine          RF    5. J Milner             LF 
6. L Parrish            3B    6. B Madlock            3B 
7. C Speier             SS    7. E Ott                C  
8. D Dyer               C     8. P Garner             2B 
9. S Rogers             P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  1--      16%  85% P Garner        S Rogers        Home Run; Madlock Scores
   b 1   0  0-1  12-      -9%  63% W Stargell      S Rogers        Double Play: Strikeout, Foli Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Parker to 2B
   b 2   0  0-1  12-      -9%  65% P Garner        S Rogers        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Madlock to 3B
   t 6   0  3-0  1--       8%  91% E Valentine     B Kison         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   0  1-0  ---      -8%  55% R Staub         B Kison         Single to CF; Staub to 2B/Adv on E8

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Cromartie     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  R Scott         Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  A Dawson        Single to RF
          1--      52%  R Staub         Dawson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  O Moreno        Single to RF
          1--      61%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Wild Pitch; Moreno to 3B
   R      --3      68%  " "             Single to CF; Moreno Scores
          1--      72%  D Parker        Single to RF; Foli to 2B
   OO     12-      63%  W Stargell      Double Play: Strikeout, Foli Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Parker to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  L Parrish       Popfly: 2B
          ---      63%  C Speier        Single to SS
   O      1--      66%  D Dyer          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
          ---      71%  B Madlock       Double to LF
          -2-      74%  E Ott           Walk
   OO     12-      65%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Madlock to 3B
   O      --3      62%  B Kison         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  S Rogers        Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  R Scott         Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  D Parker        Double to RF
          -2-      67%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      63%  J Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  R Staub         Single to CF; Staub to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      60%  E Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      65%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      69%  C Speier        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  B Madlock       Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  E Ott           Strikeout
   RR     1--      85%  P Garner        Home Run; Madlock Scores
   O      ---      85%  B Kison         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  D Dyer          Strikeout
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Steve Rogers batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  T Hutton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  W Cromartie     Single to RF
          1--      85%  R Scott         Single to CF; Cromartie to 2B
   O      12-      89%  A Dawson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 2-3-4
                  Stan Bahnsen replaces Tom Hutton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--      87%  W Stargell      Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      87%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  R Staub         Walk
   OO     1--      91%  E Valentine     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  J Milner        Walk
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for John Milner batting 5th
          1--      94%  B Madlock       Alexander Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
                  Bill Atkinson replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-      99%  E Ott           Double to LF; Alexander Scores; Madlock Scores; Ott to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3      99%  P Garner        Double to LF; Ott Scores
          -2-      99%  B Kison         Fielder's Choice ; Garner to 3B; Kison to 1B
                  Woodie Fryman replaces Bill Atkinson pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3     100%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Garner Scores; Kison to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Foli          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kison to 3B; Moreno to 2B
   O      -23      99%  D Parker        Fielder's Choice 2B; Kison out at Hm/2B-C; Moreno to 3B; Parker to 1B
   O      1-3      99%  W Stargell      Popfly: 3B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Bruce Kison facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Robinson replaces Matt Alexander playing LF batting 5th
   R      ---      98%  C Speier        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  D Dyer          Popfly: 2B
                  Jerry White pinch hits for Woodie Fryman batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bob James facing 5-6-7
                  Bob James replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  B Madlock       Walk
   O      1--      99%  E Ott           Groundout: SS-1B; Madlock to 2B
          -2-      99%  P Garner        Intentional Walk
   R      12-     100%  B Kison         Single to CF; Madlock Scores; Garner to 3B; Kison to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23     100%  O Moreno        Walk
   RR     123     100%  T Foli          Single to RF; Garner Scores; Kison Scores; Moreno to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-10, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Scott         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---     100%  A Dawson        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--     100%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-1, Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Gullickson replaces Bob James pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  B Robinson      Single to LF
          1--     100%  B Madlock       Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  E Ott           Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-10, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  L Parrish       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  John Tamargo pinch hits for Duffy Dyer batting 8th
          ---     100%  J Tamargo       Walk
                  Randy Bass pinch hits for Bill Gullickson batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  R Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation