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BAL  4
CAL  3

BOS  7
OAK  6

NYY 12
@CHW  2

CLE  7
SEA  3

TEX  8
@MIL  5

MIN  7
DET  1

KCR  2
@TOR  0

HOU  6
PHI  1

HOU  2
PHI  1

CHC  3
@LAD  1

MON  4
ATL  3

NYM  3
CIN  2

STL  6
@SDP  1

STL  6
@SDP  5

SFG  8
PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 10,738

Saturday, August 29, 1981, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:05
Pirates
3
31-37
Lost 6
4th, 11½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  0   1  1  0    3 12  1
Giants          4  0  3   0  1  0   0  0  X    8  8  1
W: D Alexander (7-5), L: L Tiant (0-3)
Giants
8
38-40
Won 3
5th, 11 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   0   1   1    1   1  .274  .669    0    5   0   
T Foli SS                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .556    0    0   0   
M Easler LF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .293  .792    0    1   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .188  .719    0    4   1   
D Berra 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .720    0    4   1   
T Pena C                      5   0   1   1    0   0  .321  .768    0    6   0   
L Lacy RF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .284  .707    0    3   0   
P Garner 2B                   3   1   2   0    2   1  .264  .674    0    1   1   SB
L Tiant P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  W Montanez PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .175  .414    0    0   0   
  D Robinson P                1   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   
  S Nicosia PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .589    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   3  12   2    6   7                    24   3
BATTING
TB: P Garner 2; J Thompson 2; D Berra 2; D Robinson; W Montanez; L Lacy; T Pena; M Easler; O Moreno.
RBI: T Pena (14); O Moreno (24).
Team LOB: 16.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
FIELDING
E: T Foli (10).
BASERUNNING
SB: P Garner (4, 2nd base off D Alexander/M May).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .243  .774    0    2   2   
  J Pettini 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .321    0    1   2   
D Bergman 1B                  2   1   1   0    3   0  .258  .755    0    6   0   2B
J Clark RF                    5   1   1   1    0   3  .255  .771    0    1   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .745    0    2   2   
J Leonard LF                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .263  .739    0    5   0   
J Martin CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .604    0    2   0   
M May C                       4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .725    0    6   1   
J LeMaster SS                 3   1   1   2    1   1  .244  .582    0    2   2   2B
D Alexander P                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .167  .461    0    0   0   2B
  F Breining P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         0   0   
Totals                       33   8   8   4    8   6                    27   9
BATTING
2B: J LeMaster (6, off L Tiant); D Bergman (8, off L Tiant); D Alexander (3, off D Robinson).
TB: D Alexander 3; M May 2; D Bergman 2; J LeMaster 2; J Clark; J Leonard.
RBI: J LeMaster 2 (16); J Clark (39); D Alexander (2).
2-out RBI: J LeMaster 2; D Alexander.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
FIELDING
E: M May (3).

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
L Tiant, L (0-3)               4     6   7   4    5   5   0   5.60   24     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 0· 6     28    -     0.67  -0.37
D Robinson                     4     2   1   1    3   1   0   7.27   17     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 1· 2          0-0    0.05  -0.00
Totals                         8     8   8   5    8   6   0          41     -       ·  ·      5·13· 1· 8           -  
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
D Alexander, W (7-5)           6.1  11   2   2    2   5   0   2.81   32     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0·11     46    -     0.50   0.10
F Breining                     0.2   0   1   0    3   1   0   3.02    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.43  -0.00
G Minton                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.19    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.53   0.02
A Holland                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.43    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9    12   3   2    6   7   0          46     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·12          5-2 
F Breining faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Robinson 2 (3).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 10,738.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. O Moreno             CF    1. J Morgan             2B 
2. T Foli               SS    2. D Bergman            1B 
3. M Easler             LF    3. J Clark              RF 
4. J Thompson           1B    4. D Evans              3B 
5. D Berra              3B    5. J Leonard            LF 
6. T Pena               C     6. J Martin             CF 
7. L Lacy               RF    7. M May                C  
8. P Garner             2B    8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. L Tiant              P     9. D Alexander          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  123      20%  88% M May           L Tiant         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bergman Scores/No RBI/unER; Clark Scores/No RBI/unER; Leonard Scores/No RBI/unER; May to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-       9%  73% J Clark         L Tiant         Single to LF; Morgan Scores; Bergman to 2B
   b 1   1  0-1  123      -6%  68% J Martin        L Tiant         Strikeout Looking
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% D Bergman       L Tiant         Walk; Morgan to 2B
   b 3   2  0-4  12-       6%  97% J LeMaster      L Tiant         Double to LF; Leonard Scores; May Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O Moreno        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  M Easler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      64%  D Bergman       Walk; Morgan to 2B
   R      12-      73%  J Clark         Single to LF; Morgan Scores; Bergman to 2B
   O      12-      69%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
          12-      74%  J Leonard       Walk; Bergman to 3B; Clark to 2B
   O      123      68%  J Martin        Strikeout Looking
   RRR    123      88%  M May           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bergman Scores/No RBI/unER; Clark Scores/No RBI/unER; Leonard Scores/No RBI/unER; May to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---      84%  J Thompson      Single to 2B
   O      1--      87%  D Berra         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  T Pena          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      90%  L Lacy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  D Alexander     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      89%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  D Bergman       Double to LF
   O      -2-      88%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  P Garner        Single to SS
          1--      84%  L Tiant         Garner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      89%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      91%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  J Leonard       Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
          1--      91%  M May           Single to 2B; Leonard to 2B
   RR     12-      97%  J LeMaster      Double to LF; Leonard Scores; May Scores
   R      -2-      98%  D Alexander     Single to CF; LeMaster Scores
   O      1--      98%  J Morgan        Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  D Berra         Single to 3B
          1--      98%  T Pena          Single to LF; Berra to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  L Lacy          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-0, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  D Bergman       Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Clark         Strikeout
          1--      99%  D Evans         Walk; Bergman to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Leonard       Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  J Martin        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  P Garner        Walk
                  Willie Montanez pinch hits for Luis Tiant batting 9th
          1--      96%  W Montanez      Single to LF; Garner to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  O Moreno        Single to RF; Garner Scores; Montanez to 2B
   O      12-      96%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      97%  M Easler        Strikeout
   O      12-      98%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
                  Don Robinson replaces Willie Montanez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  M May           Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      98%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      98%  D Alexander     Double to CF
          -2-      98%  J Morgan        Wild Pitch; Alexander to 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Wild Pitch; Alexander Scores
          ---      99%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Bergman       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 8.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  D Berra         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  T Pena          Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  L Lacy          Single to LF
          1--      99%  P Garner        Walk; Lacy to 2B
          12-      99%  D Robinson      Single to 2B; Lacy to 3B; Garner to 2B
   O      123     100%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-1, Don Robinson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 8.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Pettini replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  M Easler        Single to LF
          1--      99%  J Thompson      Single to RF; Easler to 2B
          12-      98%  D Berra         Single to LF; Easler to 3B; Thompson to 2B
                  Fred Breining replaces Doyle Alexander pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      99%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Easler Scores; Thompson to 3B
          1-3      98%  L Lacy          Walk; Pena to 2B
   O      123     100%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-2, Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  M May           Single to CF
          1--     100%  J LeMaster      Walk; May to 2B
   O      12-     100%  F Breining      Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; LeMaster to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Pettini       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Fred Breining facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  D Robinson      Walk
          1--      98%  O Moreno        Walk; Robinson to 2B
                  Greg Minton replaces Fred Breining pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 3B; Moreno to 2B
   O      -23      99%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
          -23      99%  J Thompson      Walk
   R      123      98%  D Berra         Reached on Interference on C; Robinson Scores/No RBI/unER; Moreno to 3B; Thompson to 2B
   O      123     100%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-3, Don Robinson facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  D Bergman       Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Al Holland facing 7-8-9
                  Al Holland replaces Greg Minton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Lacy          Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  P Garner        Single to RF
                  Steve Nicosia pinch hits for Don Robinson batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  S Nicosia       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 8.

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