September 2, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIN 1 TEX 7
@BOS 6
(11) MIL 7
@CHW 2 CAL 5
@CLE 2 OAK 5
@DET 4 NYY 6
KCR 5
(10) TOR 8
SEA 5 PHI 2
@ATL 1
(10) NYM 5
@HOU 4 LAD 6
CHC 2 MON 13
CIN 1 STL 2
@SDP 1 PIT 5
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 15,663

Sunday, September 2, 1979, 1:00PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Pirates

81-54

Won 6

1st

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

W: J Candelaria (13-8), L: V Blue (10-13)

Giants

60-77

Lost 4

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .290  .742   12    4   0   2B,SB
P Garner 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .803   11    0   1   3B
L Lacy LF                     4   0   0   0    1   3  .261  .789   10    2   0   SB
B Robinson RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .265  .822    3    5   0   SB
B Madlock 3B                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .285  .768   16    1   0   
M Sanguillen 1B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .573    3    2   0   
  W Stargell 1B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .956    0    2   0   IW
D Berra SS                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .196  .574   12    0   2   
S Nicosia C                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .288  .817    7    9   0   2·2B,GDP
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .538 1.230         0   0   
  E Ott C                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .698         2   0   
J Candelaria P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .362    4    0   1   2·SH
Totals                       31   5   7   5    6   9               78   27   4

BATTING

2B: S Nicosia 2 (14, off E Halicki, off V Blue); O Moreno (16, off V Blue).

3B: P Garner (8, off G Lavelle).

SH: J Candelaria 2 (7, off E Halicki, off V Blue).

IBB: W Stargell (9, by E Halicki).

TB: S Nicosia 4; P Garner 3; O Moreno 3; B Robinson; D Berra.

GIDP: S Nicosia (4).

RBI: S Nicosia 2 (13); B Robinson (65); P Garner (45); O Moreno (61).

2-out RBI: S Nicosia 2; B Robinson; P Garner; O Moreno.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robinson (11, 2nd base off V Blue/D Littlejohn); L Lacy (5, 2nd base off E Halicki/D Littlejohn); O Moreno (60, 2nd base off V Blue/D Littlejohn).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .748    0    3   0   
J Strain 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .590    0    3   3   
L Herndon RF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .688    0    1   0   HR
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .972    0    8   0   2B
T Whitfield LF                3   1   3   0    1   0  .295  .761    0    2   0   3B
R Andrews 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .540    0    1   2   SF
J LeMaster SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .638    0    0   2   2B
D Littlejohn C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .560    0    9   0   
V Blue P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .130  .388    0    0   2   
  M Sadek PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .613    0    0   0   
  E Halicki P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .421         0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  D Evans PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .769    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    1  10                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J LeMaster (10, off J Candelaria); M Ivie (15, off J Candelaria).

3B: T Whitfield (4, off J Candelaria).

HR: L Herndon (7, off J Candelaria; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: R Andrews (4, off J Candelaria).

TB: T Whitfield 5; L Herndon 4; M Ivie 2; J LeMaster 2; R Andrews; D Evans; B North.

RBI: B North (29); L Herndon (27); R Andrews (7).

2-out RBI: B North.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J LeMaster-J Strain-M Ivie.

E: J LeMaster (17).

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 Candelaria, W (13-8)         9     9   3   3    1  10   1   3.22   37    0-0    26· 0· 0    7·13· 2· 4     66    -     1.35   0.30
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1  10   1          37     -     26· 0· 0    7·13· 2· 4           -

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
V Blue, L (10-13)              7     5   4   4    4   5   0   5.18   29   76-49   35· 9· 7    9· 7· 1· 3     52    -     0.96  -0.18
E Halicki                      1.1   1   1   1    2   2   0   4.50    7    0-0     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.21   0.00
G Lavelle                      0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.20    3    0-0     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.04  -0.03
Totals                         9     7   5   5    6   9   0          39   76-49   39· 9· 7   10· 8· 2· 4          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Halicki (7; W Stargell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 15,663.

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. L Lacy               LF    3. L Herndon            RF 
4. B Robinson           RF    4. M Ivie               1B 
5. B Madlock            3B    5. T Whitfield          LF 
6. M Sanguillen         1B    6. R Andrews            3B 
7. D Berra              SS    7. J LeMaster           SS 
8. S Nicosia            C     8. D Littlejohn         C  
9. J Candelaria         P     9. V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  2   22%  71% S Nicosia       V Blue          Double to RF; Madlock Scores; Berra Scores; Nicosia to 3B/Adv on E6
   b 7   2  4-2  -2-     -14%  69% B North         J Candelaria    Single to LF (Ground Ball); LeMaster Scores; North to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 7   2  2-3  -2-  5   13%  83% O Moreno        V Blue          Double to LF; Nicosia Scores
   b 4   1  3-1  ---     -12%  62% L Herndon       J Candelaria    Home Run
   b 7   0  4-2  ---     -10%  71% J LeMaster      J Candelaria    Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  O Moreno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   45%  L Lacy          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B North         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  J Strain        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  B Madlock       Walk
   O      1--  2   49%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B; Madlock to 2B
          -2-  7   50%  D Berra         Walk
   RR     12-  2   71%  S Nicosia       Double to RF; Madlock Scores; Berra Scores; Nicosia to 3B/Adv on E6
   O      --3  1   68%  J Candelaria    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  T Whitfield     Triple to CF
   RO     --3      61%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitfield Scores
   O      ---      62%  J LeMaster      Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   66%  O Moreno        Single to SS
          1--      69%  P Garner        Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   68%  " "             Flyball: CF; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3  3   62%  L Lacy          Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1   71%  B Robinson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Moreno Scores
          1--      72%  B Madlock       Robinson Steals 2B
          -2-  5   73%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      70%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  V Blue          Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  B North         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   78%  D Berra         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   72%  S Nicosia       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   72%  J Candelaria    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  J Strain        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      62%  L Herndon       Home Run
   O      ---      64%  M Ivie          Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  T Whitfield     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      60%  R Andrews       Single to LF (Line Drive); Whitfield to 2B
   O      12-      65%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   63%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  2   61%  L Lacy          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  D Littlejohn    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  V Blue          Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   66%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   64%  B Madlock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   63%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
                  Willie Stargell replaces Manny Sanguillen playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      67%  J Strain        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
          ---      65%  M Ivie          Double to CF
          -2-      64%  T Whitfield     Walk
   O      12-      71%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   69%  D Berra         Lineout: 1B
          ---  4   72%  S Nicosia       Walk
   O      1--      70%  J Candelaria    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Nicosia to 2B
   R      -2-  5   83%  O Moreno        Double to LF; Nicosia Scores
   O      -2-  1   81%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
          ---      71%  J LeMaster      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      78%  D Littlejohn    Flyball: LF
                  Mike Sadek pinch hits for Vida Blue batting 9th
   O      -2-      84%  M Sadek         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      69%  B North         Single to LF (Ground Ball); LeMaster Scores; North to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      77%  J Strain        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ed Halicki facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Halicki replaces Mike Sadek pitching and batting 9th
          ---      80%  L Lacy          Walk
          1--      83%  B Robinson      Lacy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      76%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
          -2-      76%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      72%  D Berra         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      78%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  M Ivie          Strikeout
          ---      79%  T Whitfield     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  R Andrews       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  S Nicosia       Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Steve Nicosia batting 8th
   O      -2-      89%  J Candelaria    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Alexander to 3B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Ed Halicki pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      85%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   R      --3      93%  P Garner        Triple to LF; Alexander Scores
   O      --3      92%  L Lacy          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
                  Ed Ott replaces Matt Alexander playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout Looking
                  Darrell Evans pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
          ---      96%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B North         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation