May 6, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
DET 0 CHW 5
@CAL 1 CLE 3
@NYY 2 OAK 2
MIN 1 PIT 2
@ATL 1 CIN 10
PHI 1 HOU 10
SFG 2 STL 2
NYM 1
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 9,131

Monday, May 6, 1968
Time of Game: 2:33

Pirates

11-11

Won 2

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: J Bunning (3-2), L: P Jarvis (2-3), S: R Kline (1)

Braves

11-13

Lost 1

8th, 5 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .649    0    3   2   
G Alley SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .209  .591    0    2   5   GDP
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .232  .654    0    5   0   
D Clendenon 1B                3   1   1   2    1   0  .278  .844    0    8   1   HR
M Mota LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .666    0    1   0   
M Alou CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .753    0    3   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .189  .555    0    0   1   
J May C                       3   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .696    0    4   0   
J Bunning P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       29   2   4   2    2   5                    27  10

BATTING

HR: D Clendenon (4, off P Jarvis; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Bunning (1, off P Jarvis).

TB: D Clendenon 4; R Clemente; M Wills; J May.

GIDP: G Alley (7).

RBI: D Clendenon 2 (14).

2-out RBI: D Clendenon 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Kline-G Alley-D Clendenon.

E: D Clendenon (4).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .347  .958    0    3   0   3B
S Jackson SS                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .192  .486    0    1   3   3B
H Aaron RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .951    0    1   0   
T Francona 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .345  .976    0   13   0   GDP
S Valdespino LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .715    0    2   0   
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .172  .510    0    1   3   
F Millan 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .666    0    1   6   2B
M Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    5   0   
  D Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .371    0    0   0   
P Jarvis P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    2   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: F Millan (4, off R Kline).

3B: S Jackson (1, off J Bunning); F Alou (2, off J Bunning).

TB: F Alou 5; S Jackson 3; F Millan 2; H Aaron.

GIDP: T Francona (1).

RBI: S Jackson (7).

2-out RBI: S Jackson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Jackson-F Millan-T Francona.

E: S Jackson (5).

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
J Bunning, W (3-2)             7     4   1   1    2   4   0   2.64   28     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 4     67    -     1.13   0.19
R Kline, S (1)                 2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.96    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          1-0    3.69   0.38
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 6          1-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Jarvis, L (2-3)              9     4   2   2    2   5   1   2.15   32     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 3     74    -     0.89   0.07
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 3           -

J Bunning faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 9,131.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. M Wills              3B    1. F Alou               CF 
2. G Alley              SS    2. S Jackson            SS 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. D Clendenon          1B    4. T Francona           1B 
5. M Mota               LF    5. S Valdespino         LF 
6. M Alou               CF    6. C Boyer              3B 
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. F Millan             2B 
8. J May                C     8. M Martinez           C  
9. J Bunning            P     9. P Jarvis             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-      26%  75% D Clendenon     P Jarvis        Home Run (Deep LF); Clemente Scores
   b 8   1  2-1  12-      23%  87% T Francona      R Kline         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 5   2  2-0  1--     -16%  64% S Jackson       J Bunning       Triple; Alou Scores
   b 9   2  2-1  -2-      12% 100% D Johnson       R Kline         Groundout: SS-1B
   b 8   0  2-1  ---     -10%  65% F Alou          J Bunning       Single

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Jarvis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      47%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  F Alou          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      43%  S Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Jarvis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  S Valdespino    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Boyer         Strikeout
          ---      48%  F Millan        Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Martinez      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Jarvis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J May           Flyball: SS
   O      ---      45%  J Bunning       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  P Jarvis        Flyball: RF
          ---      38%  F Alou          Triple
   O      --3      46%  S Jackson       Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Jarvis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Alley         Strikeout
          ---      49%  R Clemente      Single to SS; Clemente to 2B/Adv on E6
   RR     -2-      75%  D Clendenon     Home Run (Deep LF); Clemente Scores
   O      ---      74%  M Mota          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  T Francona      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  S Valdespino    Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  C Boyer         Walk
   O      1--      79%  F Millan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Jarvis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  J May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  M Martinez      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  P Jarvis        Flyball: RF
          ---      79%  F Alou          Single
   R      1--      64%  S Jackson       Triple; Alou Scores
   O      --3      69%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Jarvis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  J Bunning       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  M Wills         Single
   OO     1--      65%  G Alley         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  T Francona      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      71%  S Valdespino    Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  C Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Jarvis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  D Clendenon     Walk
   O      1--      71%  M Mota          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      69%  M Alou          Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  M Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  P Jarvis        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Jarvis facing 7-8-9
          ---      81%  B Mazeroski     Walk
          1--      86%  J May           Single/Bunt; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      12-      86%  J Bunning       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 3B; May to 2B
   O      -23      79%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -23      75%  G Alley         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  F Alou          Single
                  Ron Kline replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      73%  S Jackson       Flyball: SS
          1--      64%  H Aaron         Single; Alou to 2B
   OO     12-      87%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Jarvis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  M Mota          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  S Valdespino    Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  C Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  F Millan        Double
                  Deron Johnson pinch hits for Marty Martinez batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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