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OAK  7
@CHW  4

BAL  7
@DET  3

KCR  3
SEA  1

MIL  6
CAL  3

MIN  6
TOR  3

NYY 11
CLE  0

CLE 17
@NYY  5

TEX  3
BOS  1

HOU  8
NYM  3

SDP  6
PIT  3
Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 14,076

Thursday, July 27, 1978, 1:00PM
Time of Game: 2:44
Pirates
3
47-49
Lost 5
3rd, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  1
Padres          3  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  X    6 10  0
W: Bob Shirley (6-11), L: Ed Whitson (3-4), S: Rollie Fingers (22)
Padres
6
50-52
Won 3
4th, 11½ GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .672              2   4   
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .598              2   0   
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .874              3   1   
B Robinson LF-3B              4   1   2   1    0   0  .253  .721              1   0   HR
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .926             11   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .257  .610              2   2   2·GDP
E Ott C                       4   1   1   1    0   1  .238  .657              3   1   HR
P Garner 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .707              0   3   HR
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364              0   0   
  J Milner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .798              0   0   
J Bibby P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .345              0   0   
  E Whitson P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444              0   1   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
  S Brye LF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .602              0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   0    2   5                         24  12
Batting Events
HR: B Robinson (7, off E Rasmussen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); P Garner (5, off E Rasmussen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Ott (6, off E Rasmussen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: B Robinson 5; E Ott 4; P Garner 4; R Stennett 2; E Whitson; F Taveras; S Brye.
GIDP: R Stennett 2 (9).
RBI: P Garner (37); B Robinson (43); E Ott (21).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. D Parker-F Taveras; E Ott-R Stennett; F Taveras-W Stargell.
E: B Robinson (5).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: R Stennett (1st base by B Shirley); F Taveras (1st base by E Rasmussen).
San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Richards LF                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .802              1   0   SF
O Smith SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .266  .633              4   4   SB
G Tenace 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .827             13   0   
D Winfield CF-RF              3   2   1   2    1   0  .290  .824              1   0   SB
O Gamble RF                   3   0   3   1    1   0  .295  .818              1   0   CS
  D Thomas PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .587              1   0   
F Gonzalez 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .226  .539              0   3   SF
R Sweet C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .577              4   0   IW
B Almon 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .258  .635              2   3   GDP
E Rasmussen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              0   2   
  M Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  B Perkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .595              0   0   
  B Shirley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .344              0   2   
  J Turner PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .763              0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .571              0   0   
Totals                       29   6  10   0    4   3                         27  15
Batting Events
SF: F Gonzalez (2, off K Tekulve); G Richards (3, off G Jackson).
IBB: R Sweet (7, by K Tekulve).
TB: O Gamble 3; O Smith 3; D Winfield; G Richards; J Turner; F Gonzalez.
GIDP: B Almon (6).
RBI: D Winfield 2 (69); F Gonzalez (16); G Richards (31); O Smith (29); O Gamble (34).
2-out RBI: O Smith.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. F Gonzalez-O Smith-G Tenace 2.
PB: R Sweet (7).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Winfield (15, 2nd base off J Bibby/E Ott); O Smith (26, 2nd base off E Whitson/E Ott).
CS: O Gamble (2, 2nd base by E Whitson/E Ott).

Pitching Stats

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                        0.1   4   3   3    0   0   0   3.13    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4     31    -     1.18  -0.29
E Whitson, L (3-4)             6     3   1   1    2   2   0   2.16   21     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 3          1-0    1.00   0.26
G Jackson                      0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.77    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    2.07  -0.32
K Tekulve                      1.1   1   1   0    2   1   0   2.08    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.33  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   6   5    4   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2·10          3-1 
San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Rasmussen                    3     4   3   3    2   2   3   3.87   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4     39    -     0.86  -0.25
M Lee                          2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.51    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.23   0.16
B Shirley, W (6-11)            2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.16    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.27   0.15
R Fingers, S (22)              2     3   0   0    0   1   0   3.39    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.68   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   5   3          35     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 9          1-0 
E Rasmussen faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Fingers (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Tekulve (13; R Sweet).
Pickoffs: E Rasmussen (2; F Taveras, 1st base); B Shirley (6; R Stennett, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 14,076.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        San Diego Padres                             
1. Frank Taveras                SS       1. Gene Richards                LF
2. Omar Moreno                  CF       2. Ozzie Smith                  SS
3. Dave Parker                  RF       3. Gene Tenace                  1B
4. Bill Robinson                LF       4. Dave Winfield                CF
5. Willie Stargell              1B       5. Oscar Gamble                 RF
6. Rennie Stennett              2B       6. Fernando Gonzalez            2B
7. Ed Ott                        C       7. Rick Sweet                    C
8. Phil Garner                  3B       8. Bill Almon                   3B
9. Jim Bibby                     P       9. Eric Rasmussen                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 0 1-3 OO -17% 55% 3-3 SDP R. Sweet E. Whitson Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
t4 0 --- R -14% 50% 2-3 PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen Home Run
b7 1 1-- 13% 71% 3-3 SDP J. Turner G. Jackson Single to RF; Almon to 3B
b1 1 -23 RR 12% 76% 0-0 SDP D. Winfield J. Bibby Single to CF; Richards Scores; Smith Scores
b4 0 1-- 12% 72% 3-3 SDP F. Gonzalez E. Whitson Single to RF; Gamble to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno E. Rasmussen Groundout: P-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 SDP G. Richards J. Bibby Single to 2B
b1 0 1-- 6% 64% 0-0 SDP O. Smith J. Bibby Single to RF; Richards to 2B
b1 0 12- O -0% 64% 0-0 SDP G. Tenace J. Bibby Groundout: SS-1B; Richards to 3B; Smith to 2B
b1 1 -23 RR 12% 76% 0-0 SDP D. Winfield J. Bibby Single to CF; Richards Scores; Smith Scores
b1 1 1-- 1% 77% 2-0 SDP O. Gamble J. Bibby Winfield Steals 2B
b1 1 -2- R 6% 83% 2-0 SDP O. Gamble J. Bibby Single to CF; Winfield Scores
Ed Whitson replaces Jim Bibby pitching and batting 9th
b1 1 1-- OO -2% 81% 3-0 SDP F. Gonzalez E. Whitson Double Play: Strikeout, Gamble Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- -2% 81% 0-3 PIT W. Stargell E. Rasmussen Strikeout, Passed Ball; Stargell to 1B
t2 1 1-- OO 4% 85% 0-3 PIT R. Stennett E. Rasmussen Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 SDP R. Sweet E. Whitson Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 SDP B. Almon E. Whitson Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -0% 83% 3-0 SDP E. Rasmussen E. Whitson Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- R -9% 74% 0-3 PIT E. Ott E. Rasmussen Home Run
t3 0 --- R -11% 63% 1-3 PIT P. Garner E. Rasmussen Home Run
t3 0 --- O 3% 66% 2-3 PIT E. Whitson E. Rasmussen Strikeout
t3 1 --- -3% 63% 2-3 PIT F. Taveras E. Rasmussen Single to LF
t3 1 1-- O 5% 67% 2-3 PIT O. Moreno E. Rasmussen Taveras Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t3 2 --- -1% 66% 2-3 PIT O. Moreno E. Rasmussen Walk
t3 2 1-- O 3% 68% 2-3 PIT D. Parker E. Rasmussen Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 67% 3-2 SDP G. Richards E. Whitson Strikeout
b3 1 --- 2% 69% 3-2 SDP O. Smith E. Whitson Single to RF
b3 1 1-- 2% 70% 3-2 SDP G. Tenace E. Whitson Smith Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- O -3% 67% 3-2 SDP G. Tenace E. Whitson Flyball: CF
b3 2 -2- O -3% 64% 3-2 SDP D. Winfield E. Whitson Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Padres' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- R -14% 50% 2-3 PIT B. Robinson E. Rasmussen Home Run
t4 0 --- -4% 46% 3-3 PIT W. Stargell E. Rasmussen Walk
Mark Lee replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
t4 0 1-- OO 9% 54% 3-3 PIT R. Stennett M. Lee Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 56% 3-3 PIT E. Ott M. Lee Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- 5% 60% 3-3 SDP O. Gamble E. Whitson Single to LF
b4 0 1-- 12% 72% 3-3 SDP F. Gonzalez E. Whitson Single to RF; Gamble to 3B
b4 0 1-3 OO -17% 55% 3-3 SDP R. Sweet E. Whitson Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
b4 2 --3 O -5% 50% 3-3 SDP B. Almon E. Whitson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Mark Lee facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 3-3 PIT P. Garner M. Lee Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- -3% 50% 3-3 PIT E. Whitson M. Lee Single to CF
t5 1 1-- O 2% 51% 3-3 PIT F. Taveras M. Lee Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B; Whitson to 2B
t5 2 -2- O 5% 56% 3-3 PIT O. Moreno M. Lee Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Mark Lee (P) batting 9th
b5 0 --- O -3% 53% 3-3 SDP B. Perkins E. Whitson Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 3-3 SDP G. Richards E. Whitson Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 50% 3-3 SDP O. Smith E. Whitson Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Bob Shirley facing 3-4-5
Bob Shirley replaces Broderick Perkins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 3-3 PIT D. Parker B. Shirley Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 2% 55% 3-3 PIT B. Robinson B. Shirley Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2 --- O 2% 57% 3-3 PIT W. Stargell B. Shirley Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Ed Whitson facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O -3% 54% 3-3 SDP G. Tenace E. Whitson Popfly: 1B
b6 1 --- O -2% 51% 3-3 SDP D. Winfield E. Whitson Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2 --- 2% 53% 3-3 SDP O. Gamble E. Whitson Walk
b6 2 1-- O -3% 50% 3-3 SDP F. Gonzalez E. Whitson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Bob Shirley facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- -6% 44% 3-3 PIT R. Stennett B. Shirley Single to CF
t7 0 1-- O 10% 54% 3-3 PIT E. Ott B. Shirley Stennett Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t7 1 --- O 2% 56% 3-3 PIT E. Ott B. Shirley Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t7 2 --- O 2% 58% 3-3 PIT P. Garner B. Shirley Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O -4% 54% 3-3 SDP R. Sweet E. Whitson Lineout: 2B
b7 1 --- 4% 58% 3-3 SDP B. Almon E. Whitson Walk
Grant Jackson replaces Ed Whitson pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bob Shirley (P) batting 9th
b7 1 1-- 13% 71% 3-3 SDP J. Turner G. Jackson Single to RF; Almon to 3B
b7 1 1-3 RO 9% 80% 3-3 SDP G. Richards G. Jackson Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Almon Scores; Turner to 2B
b7 2 -2- R 10% 90% 4-3 SDP O. Smith G. Jackson Single to LF; Turner Scores; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Kent Tekulve replaces Phil Garner (3B) pitching and batting 8th; Bill Robinson moves from LF to 3B; Steve Brye replaces Grant Jackson (P) playing LF batting 9th
b7 2 -2- O -1% 89% 5-3 SDP G. Tenace K. Tekulve Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Padres' Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
Rollie Fingers replaces Jerry Turner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- -7% 82% 3-5 PIT S. Brye R. Fingers Single to RF
t8 0 1-- -2% 80% 3-5 PIT F. Taveras R. Fingers Wild Pitch; Brye to 2B
t8 0 -2- O 8% 88% 3-5 PIT F. Taveras R. Fingers Fielder's Choice SS; Brye out at 3B/SS-3B; Taveras to 1B
t8 1 1-- O 4% 92% 3-5 PIT O. Moreno R. Fingers Flyball: CF
t8 2 1-- O 3% 95% 3-5 PIT D. Parker R. Fingers Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
b8 0 --- 0% 95% 5-3 SDP D. Winfield K. Tekulve E5 on Foul Ball
b8 0 --- 1% 96% 5-3 SDP D. Winfield K. Tekulve Walk
b8 0 1-- 2% 98% 5-3 SDP O. Gamble K. Tekulve Single to RF; Winfield to 3B
Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Oscar Gamble (RF) batting 5th
b8 0 1-3 RO 0% 98% 5-3 SDP F. Gonzalez K. Tekulve Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Winfield Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B
b8 1 -2- 0% 98% 6-3 SDP R. Sweet K. Tekulve Intentional Walk
b8 1 12- OO -1% 98% 6-3 SDP B. Almon K. Tekulve Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Padres' Rollie Fingers facing 4-5-6
Derrel Thomas moves from PR to CF; Dave Winfield moves from CF to RF
t9 0 --- -3% 94% 3-6 PIT B. Robinson R. Fingers Single to LF
t9 0 1-- O 3% 97% 3-6 PIT W. Stargell R. Fingers Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 1 1-- -4% 93% 3-6 PIT R. Stennett R. Fingers Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
t9 1 12- O 4% 97% 3-6 PIT E. Ott R. Fingers Flyball: CF
John Milner pinch hits for Kent Tekulve (P) batting 8th
t9 2 12- O 3% 100% 3-6 PIT J. Milner R. Fingers Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6.

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