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Bob Shirley

Game Log for 1978
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Apr 08 L, 0-6 at Giants Start 2.0 4 13 4 4 0 3 0 2 18.00 L (0-1) SDP Apr 10 L, 7-8 at Braves Finish 2.0 2 9 2 2 1 1 0 1 13.50 L (0-2) SDP Apr 16 L, 4-8 vs Giants Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.46 SDP Apr 18 L, 1-5 vs Astros Start 7.0 8 33 2 0 0 4 0 4 4.76 L (0-3) SDP Apr 23 W, 5-4 vs Braves Start 7.2 6 31 3 3 1 2 0 6 4.26 SDP Apr 30 L, 4-11 at Phillies Middle 1.0 2 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 5.40 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP May 03 W, 7-5 at Pirates Start 2.1 6 12 5 4 1 0 0 0 6.45 SDP May 09 L, 5-8 vs Cubs Start 6.1 6 24 4 4 1 1 0 5 6.28 L (0-4) SDP May 13 W, 6-5 vs Pirates Start 2.1 5 14 4 3 0 1 1 2 6.68 SDP May 17 W, 5-2 vs Cardinals Start 6.1 5 26 2 1 1 1 0 3 5.79 W (1-4) SDP May 21 (1) W, 7-2 at Reds Start 1 9.0 7 38 2 2 1 3 0 4 5.05 W (2-4) SDP May 26 L, 1-3 vs Reds Start 8.0 4 29 2 2 0 1 1 8 4.64 L (2-5) SDP May 31 W, 3-1 at Dodgers Start 7.1 7 30 1 1 0 1 0 5 4.23 W (3-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Jun 04 W, 5-2 at Mets Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.21 SDP Jun 06 L, 0-4 at Expos Start 5.1 5 24 2 1 0 2 0 5 4.01 L (3-6) SDP Jun 11 L, 4-7 at Cubs Start 5.1 9 28 6 6 0 3 1 3 4.46 L (3-7) SDP Jun 15 L, 1-3 vs Expos Start 7.0 9 30 3 3 1 0 2 2 4.41 L (3-8) SDP Jun 21 L, 0-2 vs Braves Start 6.2 7 30 2 2 0 4 0 5 4.27 L (3-9) SDP Jun 25 (1) W, 6-1 vs Astros Start 2 9.0 4 31 1 1 0 2 0 8 3.97 W (4-9) SDP Jun 30 W, 5-2 at Astros Start 8.0 6 33 2 2 0 4 0 2 3.83 W (5-9) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Jul 02 W, 6-2 at Astros Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.82 SDP Jul 05 L, 4-5 at Giants Start 5.0 7 24 3 3 0 1 1 3 3.89 SDP Jul 09 L, 2-5 at Braves Start 5.0 7 23 4 4 1 1 1 1 4.04 L (5-10) SDP Jul 13 W, 5-2 at Cubs Middle 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.04 SDP Jul 16 (2) L, 6-10 at Pirates Start 6.0 7 29 6 6 1 5 0 2 4.29 SDP Jul 19 W, 5-3 at Cardinals Finish 1 3.0 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.18 SDP Jul 21 L, 4-5 vs Cubs Middle 2.0 3 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 4.26 L (5-11) SDP Jul 26 W, 6-5 vs Pirates Middle 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.23 SDP Jul 27 W, 6-3 vs Pirates Middle 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.16 W (6-11) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Aug 04 W, 3-2 at Reds Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.13 W (7-11) SDP Aug 08 L, 2-3 at Dodgers Middle 1.2 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.07 SDP Aug 10 W, 15-3 vs Reds Finish 2 3.0 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.98 SDP Aug 12 W, 4-2 vs Reds Middle 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.98 SDP Aug 13 W, 3-2 vs Reds Finish 3 2.2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.90 SDP Aug 21 W, 7-3 at Phillies Finish 4 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.85 SDP Aug 22 L, 3-5 at Phillies Middle 1.2 3 9 2 2 0 1 0 1 3.93 SDP Aug 24 L, 3-6 vs Mets Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.90 SDP Aug 26 W, 2-1 vs Mets Middle 2.0 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.91 SDP Aug 29 L, 5-9 vs Phillies Finish 2.0 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 1 3.92 SDP Aug 30 L, 5-6 vs Phillies Middle 1.0 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.02 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Sep 05 L, 1-8 at Braves Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 SDP Sep 08 W, 3-2 at Reds Middle 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.94 SDP Sep 10 L, 2-3 at Astros Finish 1.2 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.90 SDP Sep 11 L, 2-7 vs Braves Middle 0.2 4 6 3 2 0 0 0 2 4.00 SDP Sep 14 W, 8-1 vs Reds Start 5.2 5 23 1 1 0 2 0 3 3.91 W (8-11) SDP Sep 20 L, 3-6 vs Giants Middle 1.2 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 3.87 SDP Sep 22 W, 12-3 at Dodgers Finish 5 4.0 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.78 SDP Sep 24 L, 0-4 at Dodgers Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.73 SDP Sep 26 W, 4-1 at Giants Middle 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.73 SDP Sep 30 L, 0-7 vs Dodgers Middle 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.69

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter       6   9   3.93   20  20   2   0   0   0  121.1  124   525   59   53   8   41   7   73    9-11  3.80 runs/start
Middle relief    2   1   5.06   20   0   0   0   0   0   21.1   26    97   13   12   1    6   3   15   10-10
As closer        0   1   1.16   10   0   0  10   5   0   23.1   14    86    3    3   1    3   1   14    5-5 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              128   12   20   26   3   0   1   11   4   4    8   0   1   31   0  .156  .203  .212  .415
vs RHB              499   59  144  203  26   3   9   57   6   3   42  11   2   71  14  .289  .407  .356  .763

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             4   6   2.89   24  10   1   4   2   0   87.1   78   357   33   28   4   22   6   60   11-13  3.80 runs/start
Road             4   5   4.58   26  10   1   6   3   0   78.2   86   351   42   40   6   28   5   42   13-13  3.80 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              4   4   4.46   19  10   2   3   1   0   72.2   71   311   37   36   7   22   7   39    9-10  4.00 runs/start
Night            4   7   3.09   31  10   0   7   4   0   93.1   93   397   38   32   3   28   4   63   15-16  3.60 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            0   3   5.40    6   3   0   1   0   0   20.0   22    94   14   12   3   11   1   14    1-5   2.00 runs/start
May              3   2   3.67    7   7   1   0   0   0   41.2   40   173   20   17   4    8   2   27    5-2   4.86 runs/start
June             2   4   3.24    7   6   1   0   0   0   41.2   40   177   16   15   1   15   3   25    3-4   2.67 runs/start
July             1   2   5.55    9   3   0   1   1   0   24.1   27   109   15   15   2    9   2   13    5-4   4.00 runs/start
August           1   0   3.00   11   0   0   5   3   0   18.0   17    73    6    6   0    4   0   12    6-5 
September        1   0   1.33   10   1   0   3   1   0   20.1   18    82    4    3   0    3   3   11    4-6   8.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           2   1   1.04    5   3   1   1   0   0   26.0   20   105    5    3   0   10   1   15    3-2   4.00 runs/start
Braves           0   3   5.09    6   3   0   1   0   0   23.0   27   103   14   13   3    8   1   15    1-5   2.33 runs/start
Cardinals        1   0   0.96    2   1   0   1   1   0    9.1    6    38    2    1   1    2   0    6    2-0   5.00 runs/start
Cubs             0   3   7.90    4   2   0   0   0   0   13.2   19    62   12   12   1    4   1    9    1-3   4.50 runs/start
Dodgers          1   0   0.53    5   1   0   2   1   0   17.0   14    66    1    1   0    1   0   11    2-3   3.00 runs/start
Expos            0   2   2.92    2   2   0   0   0   0   12.1   14    54    5    4   1    2   2    7    0-2   0.50 runs/start
Giants           0   1   7.00    5   2   0   0   0   0    9.0   12    46    7    7   0    5   3    7    1-4   2.00 runs/start
Mets             0   0   2.70    3   0   0   1   0   0    3.1    2    13    1    1   0    1   0    2    2-1 
Phillies         0   0   9.39    5   0   0   2   1   0    7.2   10    36    8    8   1    3   1    4    1-4 
Pirates          1   0   8.56    5   3   0   0   0   0   13.2   19    65   15   13   2    7   1    6    4-1   6.33 runs/start
Reds             3   1   1.45    8   3   1   2   2   0   31.0   21   120    5    5   1    7   1   20    7-1   5.33 runs/start

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