September 7, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 15
@BOS 3 CAL 7
TEX 6 SEA 5
@CHW 3 TOR 5
MIL 4 ATL 6
SFG 5 PHI 5
@CHC 3 CIN 6
SDP 2 LAD 3
@HOU 2 NYM 9
@MON 4 STL 5
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 7,805

Thursday, September 7, 1978, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Pirates

74-65

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: A Lopez (4-1), L: G Jackson (7-4), S: M Littell (10)

Cardinals

61-79

Won 1

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .662    0    2   2   CS
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .236  .644    0    5   0   2B,SB
D Parker RF                   3   1   2   2    2   0  .317  .920    0    1   0   HR,SB,IW
B Robinson LF                 4   0   1   0    1   3  .245  .693    0    0   0   CS
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .752    0    0   3   GDP
M Sanguillen 1B               4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .633    0   10   1   
D Berra 3B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .187  .606    0    0   2   
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   CS
  M Mendoza 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .580         0   1   
D Dyer C                      3   0   1   1    0   1  .217  .583    0    5   0   
  E Ott PH-C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .751    0    0   0   
B Kison P                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .130  .391    0    1   1   3B
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .667         0   0   
  J Milner PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .272  .734    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4  10   4    9   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: O Moreno (10, off P Falcone).

3B: B Kison (1, off P Falcone).

HR: D Parker (24, off P Falcone; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: D Parker (17, by G Frazier).

TB: D Parker 5; B Kison 3; M Sanguillen 2; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; D Berra; D Dyer; F Taveras.

GIDP: P Garner (15).

RBI: D Parker 2 (94); O Moreno (25); D Dyer (13).

2-out RBI: D Parker 2; D Dyer.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garner-F Taveras-M Sanguillen.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Parker (17, 2nd base off G Frazier/T Simmons); O Moreno (63, 3rd base off G Frazier/T Simmons).

CS: M Alexander (1, 2nd base by A Lopez/T Simmons); B Robinson (9, 2nd base by P Falcone/T Simmons); F Taveras (25, 2nd base by P Falcone/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .690    0    3   5   
J Mumphrey RF-LF              4   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .634    0    0   0   
G Hendrick CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .816    0    0   0   
T Simmons C                   3   1   1   3    0   0  .288  .899    0    6   4   HR,SF
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .741    0   10   0   
W Garrett 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .684    0    4   2   GDP
  K Reitz PH-3B               1   1   1   1    0   0  .247  .642    0    0   1   3B
D Iorg LF                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .150  .359    0    0   2   
  J Morales PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .619    0    0   1   
M Tyson 2B                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .240  .596    0    4   3   SF
P Falcone P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .550    0    0   1   
  G Frazier P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   2   
  R Freed PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .633    0    0   0   
  A Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .933         0   0   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
Totals                       29   5   8   5    1   5                    27  21

BATTING

3B: K Reitz (1, off G Jackson).

HR: T Simmons (21, off G Jackson; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: T Simmons (7, off B Kison); M Tyson (2, off G Jackson).

TB: T Simmons 4; K Reitz 3; J Mumphrey 2; K Hernandez; G Hendrick; G Templeton; D Iorg.

GIDP: W Garrett (4).

RBI: T Simmons 3 (73); M Tyson (23); K Reitz (66).

2-out RBI: T Simmons 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez.

E: W Garrett (4).

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                        6     5   2   2    1   3   0   3.36   23     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 5     56    -     1.07   0.15
G Jackson, BS (3), L (7-4)     2     3   3   3    0   2   1   3.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          1-1    1.63  -0.58
Totals                         8     8   5   5    1   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 8          1-1

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Falcone                      4.1   6   3   3    5   3   1   5.60   21     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 6     37    -     1.02  -0.21
G Frazier                      2.2   2   0   0    2   2   0   3.06   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 2          2-0    1.07   0.12
A Lopez, W (4-1)               1.1   1   1   1    2   1   0   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.88   0.08
B Schultz, H (3)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.75    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.90   0.01
M Littell, S (10)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.91    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.88   0.07
Totals                         9    10   4   4    9   7   1          40     -       ·  ·     12· 1· 1·10          4-1

B Kison faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Falcone (6); G Frazier (1).

IBB: G Frazier (2; D Parker).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 7,805.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Taveras            SS    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. O Moreno             CF    2. J Mumphrey           RF 
3. D Parker             RF    3. G Hendrick           CF 
4. B Robinson           LF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. P Garner             2B    5. K Hernandez          1B 
6. M Sanguillen         1B    6. W Garrett            3B 
7. D Berra              3B    7. D Iorg               LF 
8. D Dyer               C     8. M Tyson              2B 
9. B Kison              P     9. P Falcone            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-3  1--      39%  94% T Simmons       G Jackson       Home Run; Hendrick Scores
   b 7   0  3-1  1--      30%  56% K Reitz         G Jackson       Triple to RF; Hernandez Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  --3     -22%  41% D Parker        P Falcone       Home Run; Kison Scores
   t 4   2  1-2  -2-     -12%  26% D Dyer          P Falcone       Single to LF; Berra Scores; Dyer to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 3   0  1-0  ---     -11%  51% B Kison         P Falcone       Triple to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  F Taveras       Walk
   O      1--      52%  O Moreno        Taveras Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  G Templeton     Single to LF
          1--      68%  J Mumphrey      Single to RF; Templeton to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   RO     1-3      63%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Templeton Scores
   O      1--      61%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  B Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      61%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      64%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      62%  D Berra         Walk; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-      66%  D Dyer          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  W Garrett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  D Iorg          Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B; Iorg to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  P Falcone       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
          ---      51%  B Kison         Triple to LF
   O      --3      57%  F Taveras       Popfly: 3B
   O      --3      64%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   RR     --3      41%  D Parker        Home Run; Kison Scores
          ---      40%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      42%  P Garner        Robinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  J Mumphrey      Single to LF
   O      1--      39%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      36%  T Simmons       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
          ---      33%  P Garner        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garner to 1B
   O      1--      36%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Garner out at 3B/LF-3B
   O      1--      38%  D Berra         Single to LF; Sanguillen out at 3B/LF-2B-3B; Berra to 2B
   R      -2-      26%  D Dyer          Single to LF; Berra Scores; Dyer to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      26%  B Kison         Wild Pitch; Dyer to 3B
   O      --3      29%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
          ---      33%  K Hernandez     Single to CF
   OO     1--      24%  W Garrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  D Iorg          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      24%  F Taveras       Strikeout
          ---      21%  O Moreno        Double to RF
          -2-      20%  D Parker        Walk
                  George Frazier replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
          12-      16%  B Robinson      Single to 2B; Moreno to 3B; Parker to 2B
   OO     123      26%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      23%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  G Frazier       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      20%  G Templeton     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Frazier facing 6-7-8
          ---      18%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--      18%  D Berra         Groundout: P-1B; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      -2-      21%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      -2-      23%  B Kison         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      20%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      18%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      16%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Frazier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      18%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      16%  O Moreno        Walk
          1--      15%  D Parker        Wild Pitch; Moreno to 2B
          -2-      14%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-      11%  B Robinson      Moreno Steals 3B; Parker Steals 2B
   O      -23      16%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      19%  P Garner        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
          ---      26%  K Hernandez     Walk
                  Grant Jackson replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th; Ken Reitz pinch hits for Wayne Garrett batting 6th
   R      1--      56%  K Reitz         Triple to RF; Hernandez Scores
                  Jerry Morales pinch hits for Dane Iorg batting 7th
   O      --3      45%  J Morales       Strikeout Looking
   RO     --3      52%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reitz Scores
                  Roger Freed pinch hits for George Frazier batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  R Freed         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Roger Freed pitching and batting 9th; Ken Reitz moves to 3B; Jerry Mumphrey moves to LF; Jerry Morales moves to RF
   O      ---      54%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Berra         Walk
                  Ed Ott pinch hits for Duffy Dyer batting 8th; Matt Alexander pinch runs for Dale Berra batting 7th
   O      1--      58%  E Ott           Alexander Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Grant Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Ed Ott moves to C; Mario Mendoza replaces Matt Alexander playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      56%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  G Hendrick      Single to LF
   RR     1--      94%  T Simmons       Home Run; Hendrick Scores
   O      ---      94%  K Hernandez     Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Aurelio Lopez facing 9-1-2
                  John Milner pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
          ---      86%  J Milner        Walk
   O      1--      91%  F Taveras       Single to RF; Milner to 3B; Taveras out at 2B/RF-3B-SS
                  Buddy Schultz replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3      97%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-1B; Milner Scores
          ---      93%  D Parker        Single to RF
                  Mark Littell replaces Buddy Schultz pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  B Robinson      Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation