September 1, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 25,551

Saturday, September 1, 1979, 1:00PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Pirates

79-54

Won 4

1st

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

W: B Kison (10-7), L: J Montefusco (3-6), S: G Jackson (13)

Giants

60-75

Lost 2

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .736   10    2   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .803   10    4   2   
J Milner LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .292  .917   12    3   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   2   3   2    0   1  .304  .957   14   10   0   2·HR
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .767   13    2   3   
M Easler RF                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .310  .944   15    0   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .538 1.230         0   0   SB
  B Robinson RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .824    1    0   0   
E Ott C                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .698   12    3   3   
D Berra SS                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .587    8    2   3   HR,SF
B Kison P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .163  .461    6    0   1   
  K Tekulve P-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432    1    1   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    0   3              102   27  12

BATTING

HR: D Berra (2, off J Montefusco; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); W Stargell 2 (26, off J Montefusco, off P Nastu; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: D Berra (2, off G Lavelle).

TB: W Stargell 9; D Berra 4; M Easler 2; B Kison; E Ott; O Moreno; J Milner.

RBI: D Berra 2 (10); W Stargell 2 (66); M Easler (10).

2-out RBI: M Easler.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: P Garner (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alexander (6, 2nd base off G Lavelle/D Littlejohn).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .267  .752   18    3   0   CS
J Strain 2B                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .246  .601   11    4   1   2·SH
J Clark RF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .274  .828    8    3   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .766   13    1   4   
M Ivie 1B                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .314  .978   11   10   0   
T Whitfield LF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .292  .750    7    1   0   2B
R Metzger SS                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .242  .621    9    2   3   2B
D Littlejohn C                2   0   0   0    2   0  .219  .578   13    3   0   
J Montefusco P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .500    5    0   1   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  W McCovey PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .757    3    0   0   
  P Nastu P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .197         0   0   
  G Johnston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .516    1    0   0   
  E Halicki P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .421         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    5   3               99   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Metzger (7, off B Kison); T Whitfield (20, off B Kison).

SH: J Strain 2 (8, 2 off B Kison).

TB: T Whitfield 3; R Metzger 3; J Clark 2; M Ivie; B North.

RBI: M Ivie 2 (76); T Whitfield (40).

2-out RBI: M Ivie 2; T Whitfield.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: B North (21, 2nd base by B Kison/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
B Kison, W (10-7)              7     6   3   0    4   2   0   3.35   31   82-53   32·12· 9    9·10· 2· 4     57    -     1.16   0.04
K Tekulve, H (8)               1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   2.83    8   12-8     6· 3· 0    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.78   0.12
G Jackson, S (13)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.68   0.04
Totals                         9     8   3   0    5   3   0          40   95-62   39·15· 9   14·12· 2· 4          1-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Montefusco, L (3-6)          5.1   8   4   4    0   3   2   4.08   24   91-58   35·10·13    7· 8· 4· 2     39    -     1.13  -0.14
G Lavelle                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.21    3    2-2     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 1          1-1    1.79  -0.12
P Nastu                        2     1   1   1    0   0   1   4.30    7    6-6     7· 0· 0    5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.66  -0.04
E Halicki                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.47    3    3-3     3· 0· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9    10   5   5    0   3   3          37  102-69   48·10·13   13·13· 4· 4          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Kison (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 25,551.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. O Moreno             CF    1. B North              CF 
2. P Garner             2B    2. J Strain             2B 
3. J Milner             LF    3. J Clark              RF 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. D Evans              3B 
5. B Madlock            3B    5. M Ivie               1B 
6. M Easler             RF    6. T Whitfield          LF 
7. E Ott                C     7. R Metzger            SS 
8. D Berra              SS    8. D Littlejohn         C  
9. B Kison              P     9. J Montefusco         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  3-2  ---  5   18%  50% W Stargell      J Montefusco    Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 1   2  0-0  -23  4  -17%  27% M Ivie          B Kison         Single to LF (Line Drive); Strain Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
   t 5   0  3-1  ---  2   12%  35% D Berra         J Montefusco    Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 8   0  3-4  ---      12%  88% W Stargell      P Nastu         Home Run
   b 1   2  0-2  1--  1   -9%  18% T Whitfield     B Kison         Double to CF (CF-RF); Ivie Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  O Moreno        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   52%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B; Moreno to 2B
   O      -2-  5   49%  J Milner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   45%  W Stargell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  B North         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   45%  J Strain        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Strain to 1B
          1--  2   42%  J Clark         Single to LF; Strain to 2B
   O      12-  1   46%  D Evans         Flyball: 1B
          12-      44%  M Ivie          Wild Pitch; Strain to 3B; Clark to 2B
   RR     -23  4   27%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Strain Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
   R      1--  1   18%  T Whitfield     Double to CF (CF-RF); Ivie Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   20%  R Metzger       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   18%  B Madlock       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   17%  M Easler        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   16%  E Ott           Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   17%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   18%  J Montefusco    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   17%  B North         Single to CF
   O      1--  3   18%  J Strain        North Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   16%  D Berra         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   15%  B Kison         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   14%  O Moreno        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   15%  J Strain        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   16%  J Clark         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  3   16%  D Evans         Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, John Montefusco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   14%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   17%  J Milner        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   21%  W Stargell      Single to CF (Line Drive); Milner to 2B
   O      12-  2   16%  B Madlock       Flyball: 2B
   R      12-  5   25%  M Easler        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Milner Scores; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-  6   20%  E Ott           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   21%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   22%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   21%  R Metzger       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   20%  D Littlejohn    Walk; Metzger to 2B
   O      12-  1   23%  J Montefusco    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   35%  D Berra         Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  3   40%  B Kison         Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--  1   35%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   31%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   28%  J Milner        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   25%  B North         Walk
   O      1--  1   26%  J Strain        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; North to 2B
   O      -2-  3   29%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   28%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-  4   32%  M Ivie          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   50%  W Stargell      Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   47%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   50%  M Easler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Gary Lavelle replaces John Montefusco pitching and batting 9th; Matt Alexander pinch runs for Mike Easler batting 6th
          1--      53%  E Ott           Alexander Steals 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             Single to 1B; Alexander to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   65%  D Berra         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alexander Scores
   O      1--  1   63%  B Kison         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Robinson replaces Matt Alexander playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  3   67%  T Whitfield     Flyball: 2B
          ---  3   59%  R Metzger       Double to CF
   O      -2-  1   65%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: SS-1B
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   71%  W McCovey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Philip Nastu facing 1-2-3
                  Philip Nastu replaces Willie McCovey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   69%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   68%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   66%  J Milner        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   59%  B North         Walk
   O      1--  1   62%  J Strain        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; North to 2B
   O      -2-  1   69%  J Clark         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-  1   77%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Philip Nastu facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      88%  W Stargell      Home Run
   O      ---  1   87%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   86%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   86%  E Ott           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   90%  M Ivie          Flyball: CF
          ---  1   85%  T Whitfield     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   90%  R Metzger       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   86%  D Littlejohn    Walk; Whitfield to 2B
                  Greg Johnston pinch hits for Philip Nastu batting 9th
   O      12-  1   94%  G Johnston      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Halicki replaces Greg Johnston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   93%  D Berra         Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   93%  K Tekulve       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   92%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   96%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Strain        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  J Clark         Single to 3B/Bunt
                  Grant Jackson replaces John Milner pitching and batting 3rd; Kent Tekulve moves to LF
   O      1--  1  100%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN197909011

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation