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Scores
Standings
BOS
@BAL		5
4
STL
@LAD		2
0
NYM
@MON		3
2
CIN
@PHI		1
4
CHC
@SDP		4
3
PIT
@SFG		2
6
Thursday, May 11, 1978, 1:05PM
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 6,071, Time of Game: 2:38
Pirates
2
14-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
6
16-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bob Knepper (4-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Giants          0  0  3   0  2  0   0  1  X    6 10  3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 .592 0.051 1.25 0.111 -0.061 0.5 1 1
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .684 -0.144 1.52 0.000 -0.144 -1.2 1 0
Dave Parker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .318 .919 -0.102 1.13 0.000 -0.102 -1.0 1 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 .694 -0.051 0.90 0.020 -0.071 -0.5 1 2
Willie Stargell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .665 0.006 0.70 0.036 -0.030 -0.1 5 2
Steve Brye LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .804 0.162 1.12 0.192 -0.030 1.8 2 0
Phil Garner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213 .588 -0.060 1.15 0.042 -0.102 -0.8 1 3 GDP
Duffy Dyer C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .730 -0.120 1.09 0.000 -0.120 -1.0 10 0 GDP
John Candelaria P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .528 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 1 0
   Bruce Kison P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.036 0.89 0.036 0.000 0.2 1 0
   Will McEnaney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Bibby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .933 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Sanguillen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .788 0.038 0.77 0.038 0.000 0.4
   Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 6 0 1 6 .182 .388 -0.195 1.07 0.475 -0.671 -1.9 24 8
TB: F Taveras 2; D Parker; R Stennett; M Sanguillen; S Brye.
GIDP: P Garner (5); D Dyer (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Garner-R Stennett-W Stargell.
E: P Garner (5).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Madlock 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .229 .686 0.070 0.69 0.109 -0.039 -0.0 2 3 2B
Darrell Evans 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .238 .682 0.056 0.72 0.076 -0.020 1.1 0 1 2B
Jack Clark RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 .252 .730 0.163 0.99 0.195 -0.031 1.4 4 0 3B
Willie McCovey 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .222 .722 0.045 1.41 0.112 -0.067 0.5 3 0 3B
   Terry Whitfield PR-LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .656 0.004 0.34 0.013 -0.010 0.7 1 0
Mike Ivie LF-1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .324 .775 -0.078 0.96 0.080 -0.159 -1.1 5 0 HBP,GDP
Larry Herndon CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .253 .669 0.110 0.85 0.114 -0.004 1.3 3 1
Marc Hill C 3 0 0 1 1 1 .203 .584 0.027 1.23 0.077 -0.050 0.0 6 0
Johnnie LeMaster SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 .213 .522 -0.011 0.93 0.049 -0.060 0.1 3 3 HBP
Bob Knepper P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .056 .211 -0.081 0.76 0.000 -0.081 -1.5 0 1
Team Totals 33 6 10 6 6 10 .303 .924 0.305 0.90 0.825 -0.521 2.6 27 9
2B: D Evans (6, off J Bibby); B Madlock (3, off J Candelaria).
3B: W McCovey (2, off J Candelaria); J Clark (1, off J Candelaria).
HBP: J LeMaster (1, by B Kison); M Ivie (1, by B Kison).
TB: J Clark 4; W McCovey 3; D Evans 3; B Madlock 2; L Herndon 2; M Ivie; T Whitfield.
GIDP: M Ivie (1).
RBI: M Ivie (7); J LeMaster (3); J Clark (9); M Hill (6); W McCovey (25); T Whitfield (6).
2-out RBI: T Whitfield.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 7 for 20.
Fielding
DP: 2. J LeMaster-B Madlock-W McCovey; B Madlock-J LeMaster-M Ivie.
E: D Evans (5); W McCovey (4); B Madlock (4).
Outfield Assists: L Herndon (D Parker at 2nd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria, L (2-5) 2.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 4.42 14 33 -0.216 1.48 -2.2
Bruce Kison 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 3.00 12 1 0 -0.149 0.96 -2.2
Will McEnaney 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 1 3 0 0.025 0.88 0.8
Jim Bibby 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.87 8 3 0 0.046 0.33 1.6
Grant Jackson 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.40 6 0 0 -0.011 0.10 -0.6
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 6 10 0 6.75 41 33 7 0 -0.305 1.07 -2.6

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Knepper, W (4-1) 9 6 2 0 1 6 0 1.87 34 76 0.195 1.07 1.9
Team Totals 9 6 2 0 1 6 0 0.00 34 76 0.195 0.90 1.9
Balks: B Kison (1).
WP: None.
HBP: B Kison 2 (2; M Ivie, J LeMaster).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 6,071.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         San Francisco Giants
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Bill Madlock 2B
2 Omar Moreno CF 2 Darrell Evans 3B
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Jack Clark RF
4 Rennie Stennett 2B 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Willie Stargell 1B 5 Mike Ivie LF
6 Steve Brye LF 6 Larry Herndon CF
7 Phil Garner 3B 7 Marc Hill C
8 Duffy Dyer C 8 Johnnie LeMaster SS
9 John Candelaria P 9 Bob Knepper P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-3 2 123 RR PIT S. Brye B. Knepper -18% 62% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Parker Scores/No RBI/unER; Stennett Scores/No RBI/unER; Stargell to 3B; Brye to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 OO SFG M. Ivie J. Candelaria -15% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --3 R SFG J. Clark J. Candelaria 12% 73% Triple to CF; Madlock Scores
b3 1-0 1 --3 R SFG W. McCovey J. Candelaria 9% 82% Triple to RF (Deep CF-RF); Clark Scores
t3 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT D. Dyer B. Knepper 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras B. Knepper 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT O. Moreno B. Knepper 1% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker B. Knepper 1% 55% Single to CF; Parker out at 2B/CF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SFG B. Madlock J. Candelaria 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- SFG D. Evans J. Candelaria 6% 64% Walk; Madlock to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- SFG J. Clark J. Candelaria 8% 71% Single to LF; Madlock to 3B; Evans to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 O SFG W. McCovey J. Candelaria -7% 65% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 123 OO SFG M. Ivie J. Candelaria -15% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Knepper 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Knepper 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT S. Brye B. Knepper 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- SFG L. Herndon J. Candelaria 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O SFG M. Hill J. Candelaria -2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B; Herndon to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O SFG J. LeMaster J. Candelaria -4% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 -2- O SFG B. Knepper J. Candelaria -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- PIT P. Garner B. Knepper -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT D. Dyer B. Knepper 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT J. Candelaria B. Knepper 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- SFG B. Madlock J. Candelaria 7% 62% Double to LF
b3 0-0 0 -2- O SFG D. Evans J. Candelaria -1% 61% Groundout: 1B-P; Madlock to 3B
b3 0-0 1 --3 R SFG J. Clark J. Candelaria 12% 73% Triple to CF; Madlock Scores
b3 1-0 1 --3 R SFG W. McCovey J. Candelaria 9% 82% Triple to RF (Deep CF-RF); Clark Scores
b3 2-0 1 --3 SFG M. Ivie J. Candelaria 0% 82% E5 on Foul Ball
b3 2-0 1 --3 R SFG M. Ivie J. Candelaria 4% 86% Single to LF; McCovey Scores
Bruce Kison replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 1 1-- SFG L. Herndon B. Kison 1% 87% Balk; Ivie to 2B
b3 3-0 1 -2- SFG L. Herndon B. Kison 2% 89% Single to 3B; Ivie to 3B
b3 3-0 1 1-3 O SFG M. Hill B. Kison -3% 86% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 3-0 2 1-3 O SFG J. LeMaster B. Kison -2% 84% Strikeout
3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- PIT F. Taveras B. Knepper -4% 80% Single to RF
t4 0-3 0 1-- O PIT O. Moreno B. Knepper 3% 84% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-3 1 1-- O PIT D. Parker B. Knepper 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-3 2 1-- PIT R. Stennett B. Knepper -2% 84% Single to CF; Parker to 2B
t4 0-3 2 12- PIT W. Stargell B. Knepper -4% 81% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Parker to 3B; Stennett to 2B; Stargell to 1B
t4 0-3 2 123 RR PIT S. Brye B. Knepper -18% 62% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Parker Scores/No RBI/unER; Stennett Scores/No RBI/unER; Stargell to 3B; Brye to 2B
t4 2-3 2 -23 O PIT P. Garner B. Knepper 8% 70% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
b4 3-2 0 --- O SFG B. Knepper B. Kison -2% 68% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 3-2 1 --- O SFG B. Madlock B. Kison -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-2 2 --- O SFG D. Evans B. Kison -1% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- O PIT D. Dyer B. Knepper 3% 69% Flyball: CF
t5 2-3 1 --- PIT B. Kison B. Knepper -4% 65% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kison to 1B
t5 2-3 1 1-- O PIT F. Taveras B. Knepper 4% 69% Flyball: CF
t5 2-3 2 1-- O PIT O. Moreno B. Knepper 3% 72% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
b5 3-2 0 --- O SFG J. Clark B. Kison -2% 70% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-2 1 --- SFG W. McCovey B. Kison 2% 72% Walk
b5 3-2 1 1-- SFG M. Ivie B. Kison 3% 76% Hit By Pitch; McCovey to 2B
Terry Whitfield pinch runs for Willie McCovey (1B) batting 4th
b5 3-2 1 12- SFG L. Herndon B. Kison 5% 81% Single to RF; Whitfield to 3B; Ivie to 2B
b5 3-2 1 123 R SFG M. Hill B. Kison 8% 89% Walk; Whitfield Scores; Ivie to 3B; Herndon to 2B
b5 4-2 1 123 R SFG J. LeMaster B. Kison 5% 93% Hit By Pitch; Ivie Scores; Herndon to 3B; Hill to 2B
Will McEnaney replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-2 1 123 O SFG B. Knepper W. McEnaney -3% 91% Strikeout
Jim Bibby replaces Will McEnaney pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-2 2 123 O SFG B. Madlock J. Bibby -2% 89% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
Mike Ivie moves from LF to 1B
Terry Whitfield moves from PR to LF
t6 2-5 0 --- O PIT D. Parker B. Knepper 2% 91% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-5 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Knepper 1% 92% Lineout: 1B
t6 2-5 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Knepper 1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
b6 5-2 0 --- SFG D. Evans J. Bibby 2% 94% Double to LF
b6 5-2 0 -2- O SFG J. Clark J. Bibby -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-2 1 -2- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Bibby -1% 92% Flyball: CF
b6 5-2 2 -2- O SFG M. Ivie J. Bibby -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
t7 2-5 0 --- O PIT S. Brye B. Knepper 2% 93% Foul Flyball: RF
t7 2-5 1 --- O PIT P. Garner B. Knepper 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-5 2 --- O PIT D. Dyer B. Knepper 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
b7 5-2 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon J. Bibby -0% 95% Flyball: RF
b7 5-2 1 --- O SFG M. Hill J. Bibby -0% 94% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-2 2 --- O SFG J. LeMaster J. Bibby -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Jim Bibby (P) batting 9th
t8 2-5 0 --- PIT M. Sanguillen B. Knepper -4% 90% Single to 2B
t8 2-5 0 1-- PIT F. Taveras B. Knepper -7% 83% Single to CF; Sanguillen to 2B
t8 2-5 0 12- O PIT O. Moreno B. Knepper 6% 89% Flyball: LF
t8 2-5 1 12- O PIT D. Parker B. Knepper 5% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2-5 2 12- O PIT R. Stennett B. Knepper 4% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
Grant Jackson replaces Manny Sanguillen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-2 0 --- O SFG B. Knepper G. Jackson -0% 98% Strikeout
b8 5-2 1 --- O SFG B. Madlock G. Jackson -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 5-2 2 --- SFG D. Evans G. Jackson 0% 98% Single to CF
b8 5-2 2 1-- SFG J. Clark G. Jackson 0% 98% Walk; Evans to 2B
b8 5-2 2 12- R SFG T. Whitfield G. Jackson 1% 99% Single to LF; Evans Scores; Clark to 3B
b8 6-2 2 1-3 O SFG M. Ivie G. Jackson -0% 99% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
t9 2-6 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Knepper 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-6 1 --- PIT S. Brye B. Knepper -1% 99% Single to CF
t9 2-6 1 1-- OO PIT P. Garner B. Knepper 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 6.

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