September 30, 1979 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 6
SEA 1 CLE 6
BAL 5
(11) DET 5
BOS 1 OAK 6
@KCR 5 MIN 5
MIL 0 NYY 9
TOR 2 CAL 11
@TEX 5 ATL 7
@CIN 2 HOU 3
@LAD 2 PHI 2
@MON 0 PIT 5
CHC 3 SDP 5
@SFG 3
(10) NYM 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 42,176

Sunday, September 30, 1979
Time of Game: 2:40

Cubs

80-82

Lost 1

5th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  0    3 10  0
Pirates         1  0  0   1  1  0   2  0  X    5 11  0

W: B Kison (13-7), L: L McGlothen (13-14), S: K Tekulve (31)

Pirates

98-64

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .724    0    3   3   
S Thompson CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .695    0    1   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .756    0    8   0   GDP
D Kingman LF                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .288  .956    0    3   0   HR,2B,GDP
L Biittner RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .732    0    0   0   
S Dillard 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .773    0    0   1   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .335  .899    0    0   0   
  S Davis 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
M Kelleher 3B                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .254  .592    0    1   3   GDP
T Blackwell C                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .164  .543    0    5   2   
  K Henderson PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .675    0    0   0   
  K Seibert PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473         0   0   
  J Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .774    0    0   0   
L McGlothen P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .504    0    1   0   GDP
  S Ontiveros PH              0   0   0   1    0   0  .285  .732    0    0   0   SF
  B Kimm C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    2   0   
Totals                       32   3  10   3    3   0                    24  10

BATTING

2B: D Kingman (19, off K Tekulve).

HR: D Kingman (48, off B Kison; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: S Ontiveros (5, off K Tekulve).

TB: D Kingman 7; S Thompson 2; L Biittner; I DeJesus; K Henderson; S Dillard; B Buckner.

GIDP: B Buckner (16); D Kingman (7); L McGlothen (5); M Kelleher (4).

RBI: L Biittner (50); D Kingman (115); S Ontiveros (57).

2-out RBI: L Biittner; D Kingman.

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                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .282  .714    0    0   0   
T Foli SS                     2   2   1   0    1   0  .288  .670    0    3   4   HBP
D Parker RF                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .310  .906    0    1   0   CS
W Stargell 1B                 2   1   1   2    1   0  .281  .904    0   15   0   HR,SF,IW
J Milner LF                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .276  .848    0    2   0   
  B Robinson LF               1   0   1   2    0   0  .264  .806    0    2   0   SB
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .793    0    1   4   CS
E Ott C                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .699    0    0   1   2B
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .800    0    3   7   
B Kison P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .397    0    0   2   
  K Tekulve P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .321    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   5  11   5    3   7                    27  18

BATTING

2B: E Ott (20, off D Tidrow).

HR: W Stargell (32, off L McGlothen; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: W Stargell (6, off L McGlothen).

IBB: W Stargell (12, by D Tidrow).

HBP: T Foli (9, by D Tidrow).

TB: W Stargell 4; D Parker 3; B Madlock 2; E Ott 2; B Robinson; P Garner; T Foli; J Milner.

RBI: B Robinson 2 (75); W Stargell 2 (82); P Garner (59).

2-out RBI: B Robinson 2; W Stargell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 4. B Madlock-P Garner-W Stargell 2; E Ott-T Foli-P Garner; P Garner-T Foli-W Stargell.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robinson (13, 2nd base off D Tidrow/B Kimm).

CS: D Parker (4, 2nd base by L McGlothen/T Blackwell); B Madlock (11, 2nd base by L McGlothen/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
L McGlothen, L (13-14)         6     9   3   3    1   5   1   4.12   26     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 8     46    -     0.84  -0.06
D Tidrow                       2     2   2   2    2   2   0   3.66   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.88  -0.13
Totals                         8    11   5   5    3   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0·10           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Kison, W (13-7)              6     7   1   1    2   0   1   3.19   23     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 7     52    -     1.10   0.26
K Tekulve, S (31)              3     3   2   2    1   0   0   2.75   13     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 3          0-0    1.20   0.05
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   0   1          36     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Tidrow (11; W Stargell).

HBP: D Tidrow (2; T Foli).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 42,176.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-3  123      14%  94% B Robinson      D Tidrow        Single to RF; Moreno Scores; Foli Scores; Stargell to 3B
   t 3   1  1-0  1-3      13%  67% B Buckner       B Kison         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3      11%  55% D Kingman       B Kison         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 4   1  1-0  12-      11%  69% M Kelleher      B Kison         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 5   0  2-0  1--      10%  80% L McGlothen     B Kison         Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  I DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  S Thompson      Single to RF
          1--      43%  B Buckner       Single to LF; Thompson to 3B
   OO     1-3      55%  D Kingman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O Moreno        Strikeout
          ---      55%  T Foli          Walk
          1--      61%  D Parker        Single to LF; Foli to 3B
   RO     1-3      63%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Foli Scores
   O      1--      61%  J Milner        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  L Biittner      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  S Dillard       Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      63%  M Kelleher      Walk
   O      1--      66%  T Blackwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  B Madlock       Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  E Ott           Madlock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      62%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  L McGlothen     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      61%  I DeJesus       Single to SS
          1--      54%  S Thompson      Single to CF; DeJesus to 3B
   OO     1-3      67%  B Buckner       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  B Kison         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  O Moreno        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  T Foli          Single to RF
          1--      67%  D Parker        Single to LF; Foli to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  D Kingman       Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  L Biittner      Flyball: LF
          1--      58%  S Dillard       Single to RF; Kingman to 2B
   OO     12-      69%  M Kelleher      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  J Milner        Single to P/Bunt
          1--      80%  B Madlock       Single to CF; Milner to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  E Ott           Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      1-3      81%  P Garner        Single to 2B; Milner Scores; Madlock to 2B
   O      12-      79%  B Kison         Strikeout
   O      12-      76%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  T Blackwell     Walk
   OO     1--      80%  L McGlothen     Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B
   O      ---      82%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  D Parker        Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  W Stargell      Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---      87%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---      87%  J Milner        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Robinson replaces John Milner playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      89%  S Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      91%  B Buckner       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      84%  D Kingman       Home Run
   O      ---      85%  L Biittner      Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  B Madlock       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      83%  E Ott           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  S Dillard       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  M Kelleher      Walk
                  Ken Henderson pinch hits for Tim Blackwell batting 8th
          1--      72%  K Henderson     Single to LF; Kelleher to 3B
                  Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen batting 9th; Kurt Seibert pinch runs for Ken Henderson batting 8th
   RO     1-3      75%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kelleher Scores
   O      1--      79%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Tidrow facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Kurt Seibert pitching and batting 8th; Bruce Kimm replaces Steve Ontiveros playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  K Tekulve       Strikeout
          ---      79%  O Moreno        Walk
          1--      82%  T Foli          Hit By Pitch; Moreno to 2B
   O      12-      80%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moreno to 3B; Foli to 2B
          -23      81%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   RR     123      94%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Moreno Scores; Foli Scores; Stargell to 3B
          1-3      95%  B Madlock       Robinson Steals 2B
   O      -23      93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  S Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      95%  D Kingman       Double to CF
   R      -2-      91%  L Biittner      Single to CF; Kingman Scores
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Steve Dillard batting 6th
   O      1--      94%  M Vail          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Davis replaces Mike Vail playing 2B batting 6th
          ---      96%  E Ott           Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      94%  K Tekulve       Strikeout
   O      -2-      93%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  M Kelleher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jerry Martin pinch hits for Dick Tidrow batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B Kimm          Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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