August 31, 1980 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CAL 0 BOS 5
OAK 1 CHW 10
@CLE 8 CHW 8
@CLE 7 MIL 11
@DET 6 KCR 4
TEX 3 SEA 1
@NYY 0 TOR 7
MIN 1 CHC 8
HOU 7 LAD 2
MON 0 LAD 7
MON 2 CIN 5
@PIT 4 SDP 10
PHI 3 SFG 11
NYM 4 SFG 9
NYM 4 ATL 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 21,774

Sunday, August 31, 1980
Time of Game: 2:49

Reds

71-59

Won 4

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: M LaCoss (8-10), L: B Blyleven (7-10), S: M Soto (2)

Pirates

70-61

Lost 7

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins CF                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .294  .728    0    2   0   
  M Soto P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
R Oester 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .283  .734    0    1   4   
D Concepcion SS               5   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .658    0    3   2   
G Foster LF                   4   2   3   1    1   0  .267  .831    0    2   0   HR,3B
D Driessen 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .274  .837    0    5   1   
J Bench C                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .839    0    7   1   SF
R Knight 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .732    0    1   2   
P Householder RF              4   1   1   1    0   1  .231  .462    0    2   0   
M LaCoss P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .080  .215    0    0   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .253  .729    0    0   0   
  C Geronimo CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .658    0    3   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   5    3   8                    27  10

BATTING

3B: G Foster (3, off B Blyleven).

HR: G Foster (21, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: J Bench (3, off B Blyleven).

TB: G Foster 8; R Oester 2; H Spilman; D Driessen; P Householder; J Bench; R Knight.

RBI: J Bench (57); G Foster (76); P Householder (2); H Spilman (13); D Collins (28).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Knight (11).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   2   1   0   0    3   0  .259  .655    0    2   0   2·SB
T Foli SS                     2   1   1   1    0   0  .277  .660    0    0   5   SF
  D Berra SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .673    0    1   1   
B Madlock 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .712    0    0   1   
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .789    0    4   0   
M Easler LF                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .336  .976    0    0   0   
J Milner 1B                   2   0   0   1    1   2  .245  .745    0    8   0   SB,SF
E Ott C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .692    0    8   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .667    0    4   2   3B,SB,CS
B Blyleven P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .136    0    0   1   
  B Robinson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .783    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  K Bevacqua PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .701    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   4   5   4    5   6                    27  10

BATTING

3B: P Garner (5, off M LaCoss).

SF: T Foli (6, off M LaCoss); J Milner (1, off M LaCoss).

TB: P Garner 3; B Madlock 2; D Parker; T Foli.

RBI: J Milner (26); B Madlock (38); T Foli (35); M Easler (56).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Parker (8); P Garner (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (26, 2nd base off M LaCoss/J Bench); J Milner (2, 2nd base off M LaCoss/J Bench); O Moreno 2 (79, 2nd base off M LaCoss/J Bench 2).

CS: P Garner (5, Home by M LaCoss/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M LaCoss, W (8-10)             5     5   4   4    5   2   0   4.82   25     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 5     38    -     0.99  -0.23
M Soto, S (2)                  4     0   0   0    0   4   0   3.59   12     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 0          0-0    1.82   0.51
Totals                         9     5   4   4    5   6   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 5           -

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, L (7-10)           6     9   5   3    2   5   1   3.85   30     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 9     41    -     1.26  -0.35
K Tekulve                      3     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.64   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.73   0.13
Totals                         9    10   5   3    3   8   1          41     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 21,774.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Collins            CF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. R Oester             2B    2. T Foli               SS 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. D Parker             RF 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. M Easler             LF 
6. J Bench              C     6. J Milner             1B 
7. R Knight             3B    7. E Ott                C  
8. P Householder        RF    8. P Garner             2B 
9. M LaCoss             P     9. B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-3  1-3      16%  61% H Spilman       B Blyleven      Single to RF; Knight Scores/unER; Householder to 3B
   t 6   1  4-2  1--      12%  33% R Knight        B Blyleven      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Driessen to 3B; Knight to 2B
   t 6   1  4-2  -23      11%  44% P Householder   B Blyleven      Single to LF; Driessen Scores; Knight to 3B
   t 2   0  2-0  ---       9%  38% G Foster        B Blyleven      Triple to RF
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      -9%  27% B Madlock       M LaCoss        Single to LF; Moreno Scores; Foli to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Oester        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  O Moreno        Walk
          1--      39%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
          -2-      36%  " "             Single to 3B; Moreno stays at 2B
   R      12-      27%  B Madlock       Single to LF; Moreno Scores; Foli to 2B
   O      12-      29%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Foli to 3B
   RO     1-3      27%  M Easler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Foli Scores
   O      1--      29%  J Milner        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      38%  G Foster        Triple to RF
   O      --3      33%  D Driessen      Groundout: P-1B
   RO     --3      35%  J Bench         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Foster Scores
          ---      37%  R Knight        Single to 2B; Knight to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-      34%  P Householder   Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike LaCoss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
          ---      34%  P Garner        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garner to 1B
          1--      32%  B Blyleven      Garner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Garner to 3B
          --3      34%  O Moreno        Walk
   O      1-3      38%  T Foli          Garner Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  M LaCoss        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Collins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike LaCoss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  T Foli          Popfly: SS
          ---      32%  B Madlock       Single
          1--      29%  D Parker        Single to CF; Madlock to 2B
          12-      24%  M Easler        Walk; Madlock to 3B; Parker to 2B
   RO     123      23%  J Milner        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Madlock Scores
   O      12-      26%  E Ott           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      23%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      26%  G Foster        Single to LF
          1--      31%  D Driessen      Single to RF; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      26%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Foster to 3B
   O      1-3      20%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
          ---      14%  P Garner        Triple to CF (LF-CF)
   O      --3      17%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
          --3      16%  O Moreno        Walk
          1-3      15%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   RO     -23      13%  " "             Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Garner Scores; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3      15%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  P Householder   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  M LaCoss        Strikeout
          ---      12%  D Collins       Walk
          1--      15%  R Oester        Single to LF; Collins to 3B
   O      1-3      10%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      11%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
          ---      11%  J Milner        Walk
          1--      11%  E Ott           Milner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      12%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
                  Dale Berra replaces Tim Foli playing SS batting 2nd
   R      ---      21%  G Foster        Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      26%  D Driessen      Walk
   O      1--      21%  J Bench         Strikeout
          1--      33%  R Knight        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Driessen to 3B; Knight to 2B
   R      -23      44%  P Householder   Single to LF; Driessen Scores; Knight to 3B
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
   R      1-3      61%  H Spilman       Single to RF; Knight Scores/unER; Householder to 3B
   RO     1-3      65%  D Collins       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Householder Scores/unER
          1--      67%  R Oester        Single to RF; Collins to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
                  Mario Soto replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 1st; Cesar Geronimo replaces Harry Spilman playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---      66%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  Bill Robinson pinch hits for Bert Blyleven batting 9th
   O      ---      69%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bill Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      68%  G Foster        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
          ---      68%  J Bench         Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  D Berra         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  D Parker        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  P Householder   Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  M Soto          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Mario Soto facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  M Easler        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      82%  J Milner        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  R Oester        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  D Concepcion    Popfly: 2B
          ---      83%  G Foster        Walk
   O      1--      81%  D Driessen      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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