April 14, 1980 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
DET 1 MIN 5
@CAL 3 SEA 7
@OAK 1 TEX 7
CLE 4 CIN 6
SFG 5 HOU 5
ATL 4 PIT 5
CHC 4
(10) SDP 2
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 44,088

Monday, April 14, 1980
Time of Game: 2:48

Cubs

2-3

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

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

W: K Tekulve (1-0), L: B Sutter (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

4-1

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B-3B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .318    0    3   5   
I DeJesus SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .405    0    1   3   
  L Biittner PH-RF            2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
B Buckner 1B                  5   2   3   2    0   0  .500 1.204    0    8   0   HR
D Kingman LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .286 1.110    0    2   0   
K Henderson RF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .188  .528    0    1   0   
  M Kelleher PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J Martin CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .313 1.234    0    6   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    0   1   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .571 1.285    0    0   0   2B
  M Tyson 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
T Blackwell C                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .453    0    6   0   IW
R Reuschel P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Thompson PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  B Caudill P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Lezcano PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Foote PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .648    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   4   7   4    3   7                    28  11

BATTING

2B: M Vail (1, off K Tekulve).

HR: B Buckner (1, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: T Blackwell (1, by K Tekulve).

TB: B Buckner 6; M Vail 2; L Biittner; D Kingman; K Henderson.

RBI: B Buckner 2 (2); M Vail (2); K Henderson (1).

2-out RBI: B Buckner 2; M Vail.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Kelleher-M Tyson-B Buckner.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .714    0    4   0   SB
T Foli SS                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .150  .440    0    2   1   2B,GDP
D Parker RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .586    0    3   0   HBP
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   1   1    1   2  .188  .659    0    9   1   2B,HBP
J Milner LF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .077  .371    0    0   0   
  B Robinson LF               2   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.750    0    1   0   HR
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
E Ott C                       3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .900    0    7   1   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .753    0    1   4   
B Blyleven P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   3   
  M Easler PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   0   HR
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       37   5  10   5    2   6                    30  11

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (1, off R Reuschel); T Foli (2, off R Reuschel).

HR: B Robinson (1, off B Sutter; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); M Easler (1, off B Caudill; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: D Parker (1, by R Reuschel); W Stargell (1, by B Caudill).

TB: B Robinson 5; M Easler 4; T Foli 3; O Moreno 2; W Stargell 2; D Parker; P Garner.

GIDP: T Foli (1).

RBI: B Robinson (1); T Foli (1); M Easler (1); J Milner (2); W Stargell (1).

2-out RBI: W Stargell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (4, 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                     5     5   3   3    1   2   0   6.10   22     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 5     46    -     0.63  -0.14
B Caudill                      2     3   1   1    1   1   1   3.86   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.70  -0.03
D Tidrow                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
B Sutter, L (0-1)              1.1   2   1   1    0   2   1   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.23  -0.24
Totals                         9.1  10   5   5    2   6   2          41     -       ·  ·     11·10· 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 Blyleven                     7     2   2   2    2   5   1   2.25   25     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 2     68    -     0.85   0.20
G Jackson, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.07
K Tekulve, BS (1), W (1-0)     2     5   2   2    1   1   0   9.00   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5          0-0    3.54  -0.17
Totals                        10     7   4   4    3   7   1          40     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Tekulve (1; T Blackwell).

HBP: B Caudill (1; W Stargell); R Reuschel (1; D Parker).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 44,088.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  4-4  ---      43% 100% B Robinson      B Sutter        Home Run
   t 9   2  4-3  1-3     -35%  49% M Vail          K Tekulve       Double; Kingman Scores; Kelleher to 3B
   b 9   0  4-4  1--     -17%  53% T Foli          B Sutter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  3-0  1--     -17%  73% B Buckner       B Blyleven      Home Run; Thompson Scores
   t 9   2  4-4  123      17%  63% B Foote         K Tekulve       Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  B Buckner       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  D Kingman       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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
   R      -2-      70%  " "             Double; Moreno Scores
   O      -2-      69%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Foli to 3B
          --3      71%  W Stargell      Walk
   RO     1-3      73%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Foli Scores
   O      1--      71%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  K Henderson     Popfly: 1B
          ---      71%  J Martin        Walk
   O      1--      74%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
   O      1--      76%  T Blackwell     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  P Garner        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      73%  B Blyleven      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      75%  R Reuschel      Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  L Randle        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      78%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  D Parker        Hit By Pitch
   R      1--      85%  W Stargell      Double to CF; Parker Scores
   O      -2-      83%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  B Buckner       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  E Ott           Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  P Garner        Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  J Martin        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      89%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  D Parker        Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
                  Scot Thompson pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
          ---      84%  S Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      87%  L Randle        Strikeout
   O      1--      90%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      73%  B Buckner       Home Run; Thompson Scores
   O      ---      75%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Caudill facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Caudill replaces Scot Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  J Milner        Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      73%  E Ott           Walk
   O      1--      71%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Robinson replaces John Milner playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      75%  K Henderson     Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      78%  J Martin        Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      80%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Caudill facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Bert Blyleven batting 9th
   R      ---      90%  M Easler        Home Run
   O      ---      89%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  T Foli          Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      89%  W Stargell      Hit By Pitch; Parker to 2B
          12-      90%  B Robinson      Single to 3B; Parker to 3B; Stargell to 2B
   O      123      88%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Grant Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Grant Jackson replaces Mike Easler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  T Blackwell     Flyball: CF
                  Carlos Lezcano pinch hits for Bill Caudill batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  C Lezcano       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  L Randle        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Carlos Lezcano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  L Lacy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Lee Lacy pitching and batting 9th; Larry Biittner pinch hits for Ivan DeJesus batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  B Buckner       Single to CF
          1--      85%  D Kingman       Single to LF; Buckner to 2B
   R      12-      73%  K Henderson     Single to CF; Buckner Scores; Kingman to 2B
                  Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Ken Henderson batting 5th
   O      12-      84%  J Martin        Flyball: RF; Kingman to 3B
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Steve Ontiveros batting 7th
   R      1-3      49%  M Vail          Double; Kingman Scores; Kelleher to 3B
          -23      46%  T Blackwell     Intentional Walk
                  Barry Foote pinch hits for Dick Tidrow batting 9th
   O      123      63%  B Foote         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Bruce Sutter facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Barry Foote pitching and batting 9th; Mike Tyson replaces Mike Vail playing 2B batting 7th; Len Randle moves to 3B; Mick Kelleher moves to SS; Larry Biittner moves to RF
          ---      70%  O Moreno        Single to RF
   OO     1--      53%  T Foli          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  L Biittner      Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  B Buckner       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Bruce Sutter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      57%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  B Robinson      Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation