The Pirates picked John Candelaria to pitch the season opener instead of Doc Medich who was the original starter. I have always been a fan of the Candy Man and he was one of my favorite pitchers for the Pirates. I loved how he would sling the ball across his body and he was very deceptive. The Phillies countered with their ace Steve Carlton. This series was played head to head with Brandon Hayes. The game started out with neither pitcher giving an inch and it was a pitchers duel until the 5th inning. The game was scoreless and Manny Sanguillen led off with a sharp single to left for the pirates. Frank Taveras came up with one out and singled up the middle. John Candelaria walked to load the bases. Steve Carlton was in a big jam with Dave Parker up. Carlton was able to strikeout Parker and looked to escape the jam. He lost his control to the next batter Al Oliver and walked in the game's first run. Richie Zisk gounded out to end the inning. The Pirates would strike for more against Carlton in the 6th. Manny Sanguillen started the rally again with 2 outs with a single. Rennie Stennett then stroked a double off the left field wall to score Sanguillen. Frank Taveras singled sharply to drive home Stennett and the Candy man roped a double into the gap to drive home Taveras. The pirates led 4-0 and that was more than enough for the candy man. Candelaria ran into some trouble in the 8th as he loaded the bases with 1 out. I decided to bring in Larry Demery and he struck out Dick Allen. The next batter Bob Boone hit a routine grounder to second and reliable Rennie booted it to give Philly it's first run. Brandon pinch hit for Ollie Brown with Jay Johnstone and I countered with Ramon Hernandez. Johnstone grounded out to end the inning. Kent Tekulve pitched the ninth inning to get his first save of the season. 
I was torn between bringing in Bob Moose or Tekulve and I decided that Tekulve will be my main closer until he starts blowing saves. I will be posting the real life record and the replay record after each game. I will also post the real score and replay score.1976 Real Life 1-0 5-4 (11)
1976 Replay 1-0 4-1
Apr 10, 1976 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1976 Pittsburgh 1-0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 7 1
1976 Philadelphia 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Pittsburgh AB R H BI W K Avg Philadelphia AB R H BI W K Avg
Parker, D RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Bowa SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Oliver CF 3 0 0 1 2 0 .000 Cash 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200
Zisk LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Luzinski LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .500
Stargell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Schmidt 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Robinson,B 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Hebner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Allen, D 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500
Helms 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Sanguillen C 4 2 2 0 0 1 .500 Brown RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Stennett 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Johnstone PH-R 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Taveras SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 .667 Carlton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Candelaria P 2 0 1 1 1 1 .500 Martin, J PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Demery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moreno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 34 1 8 0 3 6 .235
Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
34 4 7 4 4 10 .206
Pittsburgh IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf
Candelaria W(1-0) 7.1 7 1 0 2 5 127 85 42 0.00 30 125 124 -
Demery 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 20 13 7 0.00 4 75 75
Hernandez H(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.00 1 25 24
Tekulve S(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 4 0.00 3 35 38
9.0 8 1 0 3 6 166 111 55 0.00 38
Philadelphia IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Act Stf
Carlton L(0-1) 7.0 7 4 4 3 8 134 94 40 5.14 31 125 133
Garber 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 32 21 11 0.00 7 35 38
9.0 7 4 4 4 10 166 115 51 4.00 38
Pit: Hebner hit for Robinson,B in the 8th
Helms moved to 3B in the 8th
Moreno hit for Hernandez in the 9th
Phi: Martin, J hit for Carlton in the 7th
Johnstone hit for Brown in the 8th
McCarver hit for Garber in the 9th
E-Stennett(1)
2B-Candelaria(1) Stennett(1) Boone(1)
SB-Taveras(1)
SH-Carlton
LOB-Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 9
GWRBI-Oliver
Game MVP:John Candelaria
Veterans Stadium, Time 3:42, 65ø
Apr 10, 1976 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1976 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 7 1
1976 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
1976 Pittsburgh Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Parker, D RF 1>P3 G43 K K SB3 K
2 Oliver CF P3 4>W W,3H,23,12 7>P2 L8
3 Zisk LF K G46/fo,B1 G63 K
4 Stargell 1B 2>S K 6>P3 K
5 Robinson,B 3B Fs7 G54/fo P6
Hebner PH 8>K
Helms 3B
6 Sanguillen C K 5>S S G31
7 Stennett 2B G64/fo L7 D,1H G43
8 Taveras SS 3>G31 S,12 S,23,3H 9>W
9 Candelaria P K W,23,12 D,2H
Demery P
Hernandez P
Moreno PH G53,12
Tekulve P
1976 Philadelphia Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Bowa SS 1>K P4 Fd7 Fs8 G43
2 Cash 2B K Fs9 6>S 8>P6 G63
3 Luzinski LF S 4>Fs7 K S
4 Schmidt 3B L4 P2 G14/fo,B1 W,12
5 Maddox CF 2>G53 P6 F8 S,23,12
6 Allen, D 1B S 5>F8 7>S K
7 Boone C Fd9 S D,13/82 E4,3H,23,12,
8 Brown RF F9 W,12 K
Johnstone PH-RF G63
9 Carlton P 3>K B54,23,12
Martin, J PH W
Garber P
McCarver PH 9>G43
Pittsburgh IN OUT
Candelaria AB1-1 AB4-3
Demery AB4-4 AB4-7
Hernandez AB4-8 AB4-8
Tekulve AB4-9 End
Philadelphia IN OUT
Carlton AB1-1 AB4-4
Garber AB4-5 End
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