September 28, 1979 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
SEA 1 BAL 14
@CLE 6 BOS 7
@DET 4 KCR 13
OAK 1 MIL 10
@MIN 1 NYY 7
TOR 3 TEX 5
CAL 0 CIN 3
ATL 0 LAD 6
HOU 5 PHI 3
@MON 2
(11) PIT 6
CHC 1 SDP 2
@SFG 0 NYM 6
@STL 2 NYM 7
@STL 6
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 14,778

Friday, September 28, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Cubs

79-81

Lost 3

5th, 18 GB

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

W: J Bibby (12-4), L: R Reuschel (18-12)

Pirates

97-63

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .285  .729    0    2   2   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .751    0    8   0   
D Kingman LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .951    0    1   0   2B
L Biittner RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .747    0    1   0   2B
J Martin CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .780    0    3   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .283  .727    0    0   3   
T Blackwell C                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .168  .543    0    7   0   
  S Dillard PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .789    0    0   0   
M Kelleher 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .564    0    2   1   2B
R Reuschel P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .165  .448    0    0   0   
  S Thompson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .697    0    0   0   
  D Capilla P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  K Henderson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .669    0    0   0   
  D Geisel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   0    4  11                    24   7

BATTING

2B: L Biittner (13, off J Bibby); D Kingman (18, off J Bibby); M Kelleher (4, off J Bibby).

TB: L Biittner 2; D Kingman 2; M Kelleher 2; B Buckner.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Kingman (10); L Biittner (6).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .285  .719    0    3   0   SB
T Foli SS                     2   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .665    0    2   1   SH
  D Berra PR-SS               2   0   1   1    0   0  .211  .597    0    1   1   
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   3    0   1  .302  .895    0    1   0   HR
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .906    0    6   0   
J Milner LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .858    0    0   0   
  B Robinson LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .806    0    0   0   
B Madlock 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .788    0    2   2   2B
E Ott C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .693    0   10   1   
P Garner 2B                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .294  .804    0    2   3   
J Bibby P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .529    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       33   6  10   5    3   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Madlock (24, off D Geisel).

HR: D Parker (25, off R Reuschel; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: T Foli (18, off R Reuschel); J Bibby (6, off D Capilla).

TB: D Parker 5; B Madlock 2; T Foli 2; O Moreno 2; D Berra; P Garner; E Ott.

RBI: D Parker 3 (94); T Foli (65); D Berra (15).

2-out RBI: D Berra.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (75, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Blackwell).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, L (18-12)          4     6   5   5    3   4   1   3.62   22     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 1· 6     31    -     0.77  -0.29
D Capilla                      2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.37    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.13  -0.00
D Geisel                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.68    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 2          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    3   6   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2·10           -

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 Bibby, W (12-4)              9     4   1   1    4  11   0   2.81   35     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 3· 4     82    -     0.49   0.21
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4  11   0          35     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 3· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Capilla (1); J Bibby (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 14,778.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. B Buckner            1B    2. T Foli               SS 
3. D Kingman            LF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. L Biittner           RF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. J Martin             CF    5. J Milner             LF 
6. S Ontiveros          3B    6. B Madlock            3B 
7. T Blackwell          C     7. E Ott                C  
8. M Kelleher           2B    8. P Garner             2B 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-      15%  84% T Foli          R Reuschel      Single to LF; Garner Scores; Moreno Scores/Adv on E7; Foli to 2B
   b 2   1  0-3  -2-       8%  92% D Parker        R Reuschel      Home Run; Foli Scores
   t 2   0  1-0  ---      -7%  54% L Biittner      J Bibby         Double to RF
   b 1   2  0-1  123      -6%  61% E Ott           R Reuschel      Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  --3       6%  65% D Parker        R Reuschel      Single to RF; Moreno Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      61%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Moreno to 3B
   R      --3      65%  D Parker        Single to RF; Moreno Scores
   O      1--      63%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          1--      65%  J Milner        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Parker to 3B; Milner to 1B
          1-3      67%  B Madlock       Walk; Milner to 2B
   O      123      61%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  L Biittner      Double to RF
   O      -2-      59%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      62%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
          -2-      61%  T Blackwell     Walk
   O      12-      66%  M Kelleher      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      66%  J Bibby         Flyball: C/Interference called
          1--      69%  O Moreno        Walk; Garner to 2B
   RR     12-      84%  T Foli          Single to LF; Garner Scores; Moreno Scores/Adv on E7; Foli to 2B
   RR     -2-      92%  D Parker        Home Run; Foli Scores
   O      ---      91%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      91%  J Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  R Reuschel      Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  I DeJesus       Popfly: SS
          ---      93%  B Buckner       Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  B Madlock       Lineout: LF
          ---      94%  E Ott           Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  J Bibby         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  L Biittner      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      95%  J Martin        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      95%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      95%  T Foli          Single to RF
                  Dale Berra pinch runs for Tim Foli batting 2nd
   O      1--      95%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  W Stargell      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
                  Dale Berra moves to SS
   O      ---      95%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
          ---      93%  M Kelleher      Double to CF
                  Scot Thompson pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
   O      -2-      95%  S Thompson      Strikeout
          -2-      94%  I DeJesus       Walk
   O      12-      96%  B Buckner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Capilla facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Capilla replaces Scot Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Milner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Madlock       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Ott           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Robinson replaces John Milner playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Biittner      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  J Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Capilla facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  P Garner        Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  J Bibby         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 2B
          -2-      98%  O Moreno        Wild Pitch; Garner to 3B
   O      --3      97%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      99%  D Berra         Single to LF; Garner Scores
   O      1--      98%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  S Ontiveros     Walk
   O      1--      98%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  M Kelleher      Lineout: 3B
                  Ken Henderson pinch hits for Doug Capilla batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  K Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Geisel facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Geisel replaces Ken Henderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Madlock       Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  I DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Buckner       Strikeout
          1--      98%  D Kingman       Double to LF; DeJesus to 3B
   R      -23      98%  L Biittner      Wild Pitch; DeJesus Scores; Kingman to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  J Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Geisel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Bibby         Lineout: SS
          ---     100%  O Moreno        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  D Berra         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Steve Dillard pinch hits for Tim Blackwell batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  S Dillard       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Kelleher      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation