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Standings
MIN
@CAL		5
9
TOR
@CHW		4
5
BOS
@CLE		6
3
BAL
@KCR		2
5
NYY
@MIL		3
5
SEA
@OAK		3
4
DET
@TEX		3
2
SFG
@CIN		3
12
LAD
@HOU		10
11
CHC
@NYM		4
2
MON
@PHI		8
7
PIT
@STL		1
5
Wednesday, April 12, 1978 7:39PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 12,294, Time of Game: 2:15
Pirates
1
2-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 1 GB
 at Cardinals
5
3-2
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Bob Forsch (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  2
Cardinals       0  1  0   1  0  1   2  0  X    5 10  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .440 -0.064 0.72 0.005 -0.068 -0.4 0 2
Ed Ott C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .243 -0.073 0.74 0.000 -0.073 -0.7 5 0
Dave Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .671 0.002 0.53 0.037 -0.035 -0.2 4 1
Bill Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .921 -0.092 0.90 0.015 -0.107 -0.7 1 0 CS
Willie Stargell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .578 -0.076 0.82 0.003 -0.078 -0.4 7 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .077 .220 0.012 0.58 0.043 -0.031 0.2 1 3
Phil Garner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .384 0.012 1.09 0.074 -0.062 -0.2 3 1
Omar Moreno CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .494 0.044 1.22 0.120 -0.077 0.2 3 0 CS
John Candelaria P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.078 1.58 0.000 -0.078 -0.5 0 1
   Steve Brye PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.405 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.1
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 3 9 .129 .335 -0.319 0.86 0.297 -0.615 -3.0 24 8
TB: O Moreno 2; W Stargell; F Taveras.
RBI: O Moreno (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: F Taveras (1); O Moreno (1).
Outfield Assists: D Parker (G Templeton at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: B Robinson (1, 2nd base by B Forsch POCS); O Moreno (1, 2nd base by B Forsch/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Scott CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .563 0.043 0.79 0.085 -0.042 0.3 1 0 SB,HBP
Garry Templeton SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .609 -0.018 0.65 0.059 -0.077 0.6 2 3 2·2B
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .558 -0.062 0.65 0.000 -0.062 -0.9 2 0
Ted Simmons C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .278 .707 0.006 0.98 0.071 -0.065 0.6 9 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .526 1.433 0.105 0.72 0.131 -0.026 1.6 8 1 2B,SB,HBP
Roger Freed LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.072 0.90 0.000 -0.072 -0.9 2 0
   Jim Dwyer LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.4 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .316 .789 0.120 0.70 0.143 -0.022 0.4 0 0
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 2 1 1 1 .438 1.158 0.159 0.82 0.160 -0.001 1.1 0 1 2B,IW
Bob Forsch P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .429 .857 -0.094 0.91 0.001 -0.095 -0.9 2 3
Team Totals 34 5 10 4 2 5 .294 .780 0.183 0.77 0.650 -0.466 1.5 27 9
2B: G Templeton 2 (2, 2 off J Candelaria); M Tyson (1, off J Candelaria); K Hernandez (3, off J Candelaria).
IBB: M Tyson (1, by J Candelaria).
HBP: K Hernandez (1, by J Candelaria); T Scott (1, by J Candelaria).
TB: G Templeton 4; M Tyson 3; K Hernandez 3; T Simmons 2; K Reitz; B Forsch.
RBI: T Simmons (4); K Hernandez (5); K Reitz (4); M Tyson (6).
2-out RBI: K Reitz; M Tyson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 17.
Fielding
E: K Hernandez (1); G Templeton (2).
Baserunning
SB: K Hernandez (2, 2nd base off J Candelaria/E Ott); T Scott (1, 2nd base off J Candelaria/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria, L (1-1) 7 9 5 4 2 3 0 2.25 34 42 -0.185 0.85 -1.9
Kent Tekulve 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 4 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.4
Team Totals 8 10 5 4 2 5 0 4.50 38 42 0 0 -0.183 0.86 -1.5

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, W (2-0) 9 4 1 1 3 9 0 1.10 34 81 0.317 0.86 3.0
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 3 9 0 1.00 34 81 0.317 0.77 3.0
Balks: J Candelaria (1); B Forsch (1).
WP: J Candelaria (1).
HBP: J Candelaria 2 (2; T Scott, K Hernandez).
IBB: J Candelaria (1; M Tyson).
Pickoffs: B Forsch (1; B Robinson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 12,294.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Tony Scott CF
2 Ed Ott C 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Jerry Morales RF
4 Bill Robinson LF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Willie Stargell 1B 5 Keith Hernandez 1B
6 Rennie Stennett 2B 6 Roger Freed LF
7 Phil Garner 3B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Omar Moreno CF 8 Mike Tyson 2B
9 John Candelaria P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 2 -2- R STL M. Tyson J. Candelaria 14% 68% Double to LF (LF-CF); Reitz Scores/unER
b2 0-0 2 --3 R STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria 10% 64% Single to CF; Hernandez Scores
t3 0-1 0 -2- R PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch -9% 46% Single to CF; Garner Scores
b6 2-1 0 -2- R STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 7% 88% Single to RF; Simmons Scores
t3 1-1 0 1-- O PIT J. Candelaria B. Forsch 7% 52% Moreno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

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, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras B. Forsch 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT E. Ott B. Forsch 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker B. Forsch 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Scott J. Candelaria -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria -1% 51% Double to RF; Templeton out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Morales J. Candelaria -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Robinson B. Forsch 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Forsch 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Forsch 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 4% 57% Double to RF (CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 -2- O STL R. Freed J. Candelaria -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hernandez to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 R STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria 10% 64% Single to CF; Hernandez Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- STL M. Tyson J. Candelaria 1% 65% Balk; Reitz to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- STL M. Tyson J. Candelaria 1% 67% Single to RF; Reitz to 3B
b2 1-0 2 1-3 O STL B. Forsch J. Candelaria -4% 62% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- PIT P. Garner B. Forsch -4% 58% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch -3% 55% Balk; Garner to 2B
t3 0-1 0 -2- R PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch -9% 46% Single to CF; Garner Scores
t3 1-1 0 1-- O PIT J. Candelaria B. Forsch 7% 52% Moreno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 1-1 1 --- O PIT J. Candelaria B. Forsch 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t3 1-1 2 --- O PIT F. Taveras B. Forsch 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- STL T. Scott J. Candelaria 4% 59% Walk
b3 1-1 0 1-- STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria 3% 62% Scott Steals 2B
b3 1-1 0 -2- O STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria -5% 58% Flyball: RF
b3 1-1 1 -2- O STL J. Morales J. Candelaria -3% 54% Flyball: RF; Scott to 3B
b3 1-1 2 --3 O STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria -4% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
t4 1-1 0 --- O PIT E. Ott B. Forsch 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 1 --- O PIT D. Parker B. Forsch 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-1 2 --- PIT B. Robinson B. Forsch -1% 53% Walk
t4 1-1 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell B. Forsch 3% 56% Robinson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria -3% 53% Popfly: 3B
b4 1-1 1 --- O STL R. Freed J. Candelaria -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 2 --- STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria 3% 54% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Reitz to 2B
b4 1-1 2 -2- R STL M. Tyson J. Candelaria 14% 68% Double to LF (LF-CF); Reitz Scores/unER
b4 2-1 2 -2- O STL B. Forsch J. Candelaria -3% 65% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
t5 1-2 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Forsch 3% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-2 1 --- PIT R. Stennett B. Forsch -4% 65% Walk
t5 1-2 1 1-- O PIT P. Garner B. Forsch 4% 69% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 1-- PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch -3% 66% Single to LF; Stennett to 2B
t5 1-2 2 12- O PIT J. Candelaria B. Forsch 6% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- O STL T. Scott J. Candelaria -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria -1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-1 2 --- O STL J. Morales J. Candelaria -1% 68% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras B. Forsch 4% 71% Flyball: RF
t6 1-2 1 --- O PIT E. Ott B. Forsch 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-P
t6 1-2 2 --- PIT D. Parker B. Forsch -4% 70% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Parker to 2B
t6 1-2 2 -2- O PIT B. Robinson B. Forsch 5% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria 3% 78% Single to LF
b6 2-1 0 1-- STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 3% 81% Wild Pitch; Simmons to 2B
b6 2-1 0 -2- R STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 7% 88% Single to RF; Simmons Scores
b6 3-1 0 1-- STL R. Freed J. Candelaria 2% 89% Hernandez Steals 2B
b6 3-1 0 -2- O STL R. Freed J. Candelaria -2% 87% Flyball: RF
b6 3-1 1 -2- O STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria -2% 85% Strikeout
b6 3-1 2 -2- STL M. Tyson J. Candelaria 0% 86% Intentional Walk
b6 3-1 2 12- O STL B. Forsch J. Candelaria -2% 84% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
Jim Dwyer replaces Roger Freed playing LF batting 6th
t7 1-3 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Forsch 3% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-3 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Forsch 2% 89% Strikeout
t7 1-3 2 --- O PIT P. Garner B. Forsch 1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
b7 3-1 0 --- STL T. Scott J. Candelaria 1% 91% Hit By Pitch
b7 3-1 0 1-- R STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria 6% 97% Double to CF; Scott Scores/Adv on E8; Templeton to 3B
b7 4-1 0 --3 O STL J. Morales J. Candelaria -1% 96% Groundout: P-1B
b7 4-1 1 --3 R STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria 1% 98% Single to LF; Templeton Scores
b7 5-1 1 1-- STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 0% 98% Hit By Pitch; Simmons to 2B
b7 5-1 1 12- O STL J. Dwyer J. Candelaria -0% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 5-1 2 12- O STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
t8 1-5 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno B. Forsch 1% 98% Flyball: CF
Steve Brye pinch hits for John Candelaria (P) batting 9th
t8 1-5 1 --- O PIT S. Brye B. Forsch 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 1-5 2 --- PIT F. Taveras B. Forsch -0% 98% Single to P/Bunt
t8 1-5 2 1-- O PIT E. Ott B. Forsch 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
Kent Tekulve replaces Steve Brye (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-1 0 --- O STL M. Tyson K. Tekulve -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 5-1 1 --- STL B. Forsch K. Tekulve 0% 99% Single to SS
b8 5-1 1 1-- O STL T. Scott K. Tekulve -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-1 2 1-- O STL G. Templeton K. Tekulve -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
t9 1-5 0 --- O PIT D. Parker B. Forsch 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1-5 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson B. Forsch 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 1-5 2 --- PIT W. Stargell B. Forsch -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 1-5 2 1-- PIT R. Stennett B. Forsch -1% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stargell to 2B; Stennett to 1B
t9 1-5 2 12- O PIT P. Garner B. Forsch 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

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