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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: B Shirley (6-11), L: E Whitson (3-4), S: R Fingers (22)
Padres
6
50-52
Won 3
4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .672    0    2   4   
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .598    0    2   0   
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .874    0    3   1   
B Robinson LF-3B              4   1   2   1    0   0  .253  .722    0    1   0   HR
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .926    0   11   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .257  .610    0    2   2   2·GDP
E Ott C                       4   1   1   1    0   1  .238  .657    0    3   1   HR
P Garner 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .707    0    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   0   
J Bibby P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .344         0   0   
  E Whitson P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    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  .603    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    2   5                    24  12
BATTING
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
DP: 3. F Taveras-W Stargell; D Parker-F Taveras; E Ott-R Stennett.
E: B Robinson (5).
BASERUNNING
PO: 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   PO   A  Details
G Richards LF                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .802    0    1   0   SF
O Smith SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .266  .633    0    4   4   SB
G Tenace 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .827    0   13   0   
D Winfield CF-RF              3   2   1   2    1   0  .290  .824    0    1   0   SB
O Gamble RF                   3   0   3   1    1   0  .295  .818    0    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  .538    0    0   3   SF
R Sweet C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .577    0    4   0   IW
B Almon 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .258  .635    0    2   3   GDP
E Rasmussen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    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   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   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
Totals                       29   6  10   6    4   3                    27  15
BATTING
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
DP: 2. F Gonzalez-O Smith-G Tenace 2.
PB: R Sweet (7).
BASERUNNING
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

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· 4· 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· 6· 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    1.24   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).
IBB: K Tekulve (13; R Sweet).
PO: E Rasmussen (2; F Taveras, 1st base); B Shirley (6; R Stennett, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

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

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Diego Padres                     
1. F Taveras            SS    1. G Richards           LF 
2. O Moreno             CF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. D Parker             RF    3. G Tenace             1B 
4. B Robinson           LF    4. D Winfield           CF 
5. W Stargell           1B    5. O Gamble             RF 
6. R Stennett           2B    6. F Gonzalez           2B 
7. E Ott                C     7. R Sweet              C  
8. P Garner             3B    8. B Almon              3B 
9. J Bibby              P     9. E Rasmussen          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  3-3  1-3     -17%  55% R Sweet         E Whitson       Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
   t 4   0  3-2  ---     -14%  50% B Robinson      E Rasmussen     Home Run
   b 7   1  3-3  1--      13%  71% J Turner        G Jackson       Single to RF; Almon to 3B
   b 4   0  3-3  1--      12%  72% F Gonzalez      E Whitson       Single to RF; Gamble to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  -23      12%  76% D Winfield      J Bibby         Single to CF; Richards Scores; Smith Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Parker        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  G Richards      Single to 2B
          1--      64%  O Smith         Single to RF; Richards to 2B
   O      12-      64%  G Tenace        Groundout: SS-1B; Richards to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RR     -23      76%  D Winfield      Single to CF; Richards Scores; Smith Scores
          1--      77%  O Gamble        Winfield Steals 2B
   R      -2-      83%  " "             Single to CF; Winfield Scores
                  Ed Whitson replaces Jim Bibby pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      81%  F Gonzalez      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, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  W Stargell      Strikeout, Passed Ball; Stargell to 1B
   OO     1--      85%  R Stennett      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, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  R Sweet         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  E Rasmussen     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      74%  E Ott           Home Run
   R      ---      63%  P Garner        Home Run
   O      ---      66%  E Whitson       Strikeout
          ---      63%  F Taveras       Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  O Moreno        Taveras Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      66%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      68%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  G Richards      Strikeout
          ---      69%  O Smith         Single to RF
          1--      70%  G Tenace        Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      64%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  B Robinson      Home Run
          ---      45%  W Stargell      Walk
                  Mark Lee replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      54%  R Stennett      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  E Ott           Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  O Gamble        Single to LF
          1--      72%  F Gonzalez      Single to RF; Gamble to 3B
   OO     1-3      55%  R Sweet         Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
   O      --3      50%  B Almon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Mark Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  E Whitson       Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  F Taveras       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B; Whitson to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
                  Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Mark Lee batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  B Perkins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  O Smith         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, Bob Shirley facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Shirley replaces Broderick Perkins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Whitson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  G Tenace        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      52%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  O Gamble        Walk
   O      1--      50%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Shirley facing 6-7-8
          ---      44%  R Stennett      Single to CF
   O      1--      54%  E Ott           Stennett Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      56%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  R Sweet         Lineout: 2B
          ---      58%  B Almon         Walk
                  Grant Jackson replaces Ed Whitson pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bob Shirley batting 9th
          1--      71%  J Turner        Single to RF; Almon to 3B
   RO     1-3      80%  G Richards      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Almon Scores; Turner to 2B
   R      -2-      90%  O Smith         Single to LF; Turner Scores; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Phil Garner pitching and batting 8th; Bill Robinson moves to 3B; Steve Brye replaces Grant Jackson playing LF batting 9th
   O      -2-      89%  G Tenace        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Jerry Turner pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  S Brye          Single to RF
          1--      80%  F Taveras       Wild Pitch; Brye to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Brye out at 3B/SS-3B; Taveras to 1B
   O      1--      92%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  D Winfield      E5 on Foul Ball
          ---      96%  " "             Walk
          1--      98%  O Gamble        Single to RF; Winfield to 3B
                  Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Oscar Gamble batting 5th
   RO     1-3      98%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Winfield Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B
          -2-      98%  R Sweet         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      97%  B Almon         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, Rollie Fingers facing 4-5-6
                  Derrel Thomas moves to CF; Dave Winfield moves to RF
          ---      94%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      93%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      97%  E Ott           Flyball: CF
                  John Milner pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  J Milner        Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6.

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