October 12, 1979 World Series Game 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1979 World Series Game 3
1979 postseason: WS: PIT-BAL / ALCS: BAL-CAL / NLCS: PIT-CIN

Game 1
BAL  5
PIT  4
Game 2
PIT  3
@BAL  2
Game 3
BAL  8
@PIT  4
Game 4
BAL  9
@PIT  6
Game 5
PIT  7
BAL  1
Game 6
PIT  4
@BAL  0
Game 7
PIT  4
@BAL  1

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 50,848

Friday, October 12, 1979
Time of Game: 2:51

Orioles

Earl Weaver

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  2   5  0  0   1  0  0    8 13  0
Pirates         1  2  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  9  2

W: S McGregor (1-0), L: J Candelaria (0-1)

Pirates

Chuck Tanner

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Garcia SS                   4   2   4   4    1   0  .800 2.233   18    0   4   3B,2B
B Ayala LF                    2   1   2   2    0   0 1.000 3.500   11    0   0   HR
  A Bumbry PH-CF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .432    9    2   0   HBP
K Singleton RF                5   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .718   12    4   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .444 1.504   17    7   1   
D DeCinces 3B                 5   0   0   1    0   1  .083  .487   19    0   1   
G Roenicke CF-LF              5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   20    5   1   
R Dauer 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .833   10    2   3   2B
R Dempsey C                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .641   17    7   0   2B
S McGregor P                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   20    0   0   
Totals                       40   8  13   8    3   7              153   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Dauer (1, off J Candelaria); K Garcia (1, off J Candelaria); R Dempsey (1, off E Romo).

3B: K Garcia (1, off J Candelaria).

HR: B Ayala (1, off J Candelaria; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: A Bumbry (1, by E Romo).

TB: K Garcia 7; B Ayala 5; R Dempsey 3; R Dauer 2; K Singleton 2; A Bumbry; G Roenicke.

RBI: K Garcia 4 (4); B Ayala 2 (2); D DeCinces (3); K Singleton (1).

2-out RBI: K Garcia.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .214  .571   13    2   1   2·2B
T Foli SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    9    0   6   
D Parker RF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .417  .885   10    2   0   SF
B Robinson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .600   11    4   1   
W Stargell 1B                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .308  .923   14    8   1   2B
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .606    7    0   0   
S Nicosia C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    8    8   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.283    9    2   1   2B
J Candelaria P                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
  E Romo P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    0   6               88   27  11

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (1, off S McGregor); P Garner (2, off S McGregor); O Moreno 2 (2, 2 off S McGregor).

SF: D Parker (1, off S McGregor).

TB: O Moreno 4; W Stargell 3; P Garner 2; B Robinson; S Nicosia; B Madlock; J Candelaria.

RBI: P Garner 2 (4); B Madlock (2); D Parker (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: W Stargell (2); T Foli (3).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McGregor, W (1-0)            9     9   4   4    0   6   0   4.00   35   88-73   47·10·19    7·12· 1· 9     59    -     0.72   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    0   6   0          35   88-73   47·10·19    7·12· 1· 9           -

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 Candelaria, L (0-1)          3     8   6   5    2   2   1  15.00   19   75-51   38· 5· 8    4· 3· 1· 7     21    -     1.32  -0.45
E Romo                         3.2   5   2   2    1   4   0   3.86   18   62-38   22· 9· 7    3· 6· 0· 3          1-1    0.52  -0.06
G Jackson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.34   0.01
K Tekulve                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6    8-5     6· 0· 1    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    13   8   7    3   7   1          44  148-96   67·14·17   11·11· 1·10          2-1

J Candelaria faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: S McGregor (1).

WP: E Romo (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: E Romo (1; A Bumbry).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 50,848.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Garcia             SS    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. B Ayala              LF    2. T Foli               SS 
3. K Singleton          RF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. E Murray             1B    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. D DeCinces           3B    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. G Roenicke           CF    6. B Madlock            3B 
7. R Dauer              2B    7. S Nicosia            C  
8. R Dempsey            C     8. P Garner             2B 
9. S McGregor           P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  3-2  123  5   22%  80% K Garcia        J Candelaria    Triple (CF-RF); Dauer Scores; Dempsey Scores; McGregor Scores/unER
   t 3   1  3-0  1--  6   15%  36% B Ayala         J Candelaria    Home Run (Deep LF); Garcia Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  12-  4  -11%  20% P Garner        S McGregor      Double to CF (LF-CF); Stargell Scores; Nicosia Scores; Garner out at 3B/CF-SS-3B-1B-2B
   t 4   0  3-2  -2-  6    8%  54% R Dempsey       J Candelaria    Single to RF; Dauer to 3B
   t 4   0  3-2  ---  2    7%  45% R Dauer         J Candelaria    Double (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  K Garcia        Double to RF (RF Line)
          -2-  5   62%  B Ayala         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Garcia to 3B
   O      1-3  3   56%  K Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   50%  E Murray        Lineout: 2B
   O      1-3  6   45%  D DeCinces      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   39%  O Moreno        Double to CF
          -2-      36%  T Foli          Balk; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3  2   41%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   RO     --3  2   39%  D Parker        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moreno Scores
   O      ---  3   40%  B Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   37%  G Roenicke      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   35%  R Dauer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   34%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   31%  W Stargell      Single to CF
   O      1--  5   34%  B Madlock       Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   31%  S Nicosia       Single to LF; Stargell to 2B
   RRO    12-  4   20%  P Garner        Double to CF (LF-CF); Stargell Scores; Nicosia Scores; Garner out at 3B/CF-SS-3B-1B-2B
          ---  1   19%  J Candelaria    Single to LF
   O      1--  3   21%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   18%  S McGregor      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  6   21%  K Garcia        Walk
   RR     1--  6   36%  B Ayala         Home Run (Deep LF); Garcia Scores
          ---  2   39%  K Singleton     Single to CF
          1--  8   43%  E Murray        Walk; Singleton to 2B
   O      12-  3   38%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
   O      12-  2   33%  G Roenicke      Single to LF; Singleton out at Hm/LF-C; Murray to 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   35%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   37%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   36%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--  3   38%  W Stargell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   45%  R Dauer         Double (LF-CF)
          -2-  6   54%  R Dempsey       Single to RF; Dauer to 3B
          1-3  2   59%  S McGregor      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Dempsey to 2B; McGregor to 1B
   RRR    123  5   80%  K Garcia        Triple (CF-RF); Dauer Scores; Dempsey Scores; McGregor Scores/unER
                  Enrique Romo replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th; Al Bumbry pinch hits for Benny Ayala batting 2nd
          --3  1   83%  A Bumbry        Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  2   88%  K Singleton     Single to CF; Garcia Scores; Bumbry to 3B
   O      1-3  1   85%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
   RO     1-3  4   86%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bumbry Scores
          1--      87%  G Roenicke      Wild Pitch; DeCinces to 2B
   O      -2-  7   85%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Roenicke moves to LF; Al Bumbry moves to CF
   O      ---  1   88%  B Madlock       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   89%  S Nicosia       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   90%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-3, Enrique Romo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   89%  R Dauer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  R Dempsey       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   89%  S McGregor      Walk
          1--  2   89%  K Garcia        Single to LF; McGregor to 2B
          12-  5   90%  A Bumbry        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); McGregor to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   O      123  2   88%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   90%  E Romo          Flyball: RF
          ---  2   86%  O Moreno        Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   89%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   92%  D Parker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-3, Enrique Romo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   91%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   90%  D DeCinces      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  G Roenicke      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   92%  B Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  W Stargell      Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1   83%  B Madlock       Single to CF; Stargell Scores
   O      1--  3   87%  S Nicosia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   89%  P Garner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-4, Enrique Romo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   88%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   90%  R Dempsey       Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   89%  S McGregor      Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   94%  K Garcia        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Dempsey Scores; Garcia to 2B/Safe on E3 (catch)
                  Grant Jackson replaces Enrique Romo pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   93%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  L Lacy          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   96%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-4, Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Lee Lacy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   96%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-4, Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  R Dauer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Dempsey       Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation