August 24, 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
CHW 0 CAL 2
WSA 1 MIL 6
@CLE 5 MIN 3
@DET 1 KCR 5
BOS 4
(13) NYY 1
@OAK 0 ATL 15
PIT 5 CIN 5
@CHC 4 STL 2
@HOU 1 LAD 6
@MON 4 SFG 3
@NYM 2 SDP 2
@PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 8,478

Tuesday, August 24, 1971, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Pirates

76-55

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  1  0   3  0  0    5 10  1
Braves          3  2  4   2  2  0   2  0  X   15 21  1

W: M McQueen (4-1), L: B Johnson (8-9), S: C Upshaw (16)

Braves

68-65

Won 1

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .309  .686    0    3   1   SF
A Oliver CF                   4   1   1   2    1   0  .276  .737    0    1   1   3B,GDP
R Clemente RF                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .329  .867    0    1   0   2B,GDP
W Stargell LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .304 1.039    0    3   0   
B Robertson 1B                3   0   3   1    1   0  .274  .874    0    9   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .783    0    6   0   
D Cash 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .734    0    0   0   
  L Walker P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .025  .118    0    0   0   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .697    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Hernandez SS                4   1   1   0    0   1  .212  .578    0    1   6   
B Johnson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .051  .229         0   1   
  B Mazeroski PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .589    0    0   0   
  B Veale P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .750         0   0   
  G Alley 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .237  .673    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5  10   5    3   2                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (23, off M McQueen).

3B: A Oliver (6, off M McQueen).

SF: R Stennett (2, off M McQueen).

TB: B Robertson 3; A Oliver 3; R Clemente 2; R Stennett 2; J Hernandez; G Alley; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: A Oliver (10); R Clemente (16).

RBI: A Oliver 2 (45); R Stennett (4); B Robertson (64); R Clemente (72).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Stennett-B Robertson; A Oliver-M Sanguillen.

E: M Sanguillen (5).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Millan 2B                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .310  .735    0    3   3   3B,SF
R Garr LF                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .329  .795    0    4   0   2B,SB
H Aaron 1B                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .322 1.067    0    2   1   HR
  T Aaron 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .575    0    3   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   3   4   2    1   0  .254  .778    0    0   1   2·2B
M Lum RF                      5   2   4   4    0   0  .277  .752    0    7   0   HR,2B
H King C                      4   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .645    0    2   0   
S Jackson CF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .266  .650    0    4   0   
M Perez SS                    5   2   2   3    0   1  .234  .605    0    2   4   HR,GDP
M McQueen P                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .211  .474    0    0   0   SH
  C Upshaw P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       41  15  21  14    2   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Evans 2 (10, 2 off B Veale); M Lum (12, off L Walker); R Garr (21, off L Walker).

3B: F Millan (8, off L Walker).

HR: H Aaron (37, off B Veale; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Lum (10, off B Johnson; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs); M Perez (3, off B Veale; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SF: F Millan (7, off B Johnson).

SH: M McQueen (2, off B Johnson).

TB: M Lum 8; D Evans 6; H Aaron 6; M Perez 5; F Millan 5; R Garr 3; S Jackson 2; M McQueen.

GIDP: M Perez (12).

RBI: M Lum 4 (46); M Perez 3 (23); H Aaron 2 (96); D Evans 2 (29); S Jackson (19); R Garr (38); F Millan (40).

2-out RBI: M Lum 3; R Garr.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 9 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Millan-M Perez-T Aaron; H Aaron-M Perez-H Aaron.

E: H King (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Garr (23, 2nd base off B Johnson/M Sanguillen).

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 Johnson, L (8-9)             2     5   5   5    1   0   1   3.67   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 5     25    -     0.67  -0.33
B Veale                        1     8   6   6    1   2   2   8.74   12     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 8          0-0    0.14  -0.06
L Walker                       4     8   4   4    0   2   0   3.78   18     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 8          2-0    0.01  -0.00
B Miller                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.97    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    21  15  15    2   4   3          45     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·21          2-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M McQueen, W (4-1)             6.1   8   5   4    2   2   0   3.54   29     -       ·  ·      4·13· 0· 8     39    -     0.34   0.11
C Upshaw, S (16)               2.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   3.72   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          1-1    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   4    3   2   0          39     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0·10          1-1

B Veale faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Walker (4); M McQueen (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 8,478.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Stennett           2B    1. F Millan             2B 
2. A Oliver             CF    2. R Garr               LF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. H Aaron              1B 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. D Evans              3B 
5. B Robertson          1B    5. M Lum                RF 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. H King               C  
7. D Cash               3B    7. S Jackson            CF 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. M Perez              SS 
9. B Johnson            P     9. M McQueen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      26%  80% M Lum           B Johnson       Home Run; Aaron Scores; Evans Scores
   t 2   1  3-0  12-       4%  80% D Cash          M McQueen       Flyball: 1B
   t 2   2  3-0  12-       4%  83% J Hernandez     M McQueen       Strikeout
   b 2   2  0-4  --3       4%  92% R Garr          B Johnson       Single; Perez Scores
   t 2   1  3-0  1--      -4%  76% M Sanguillen    M McQueen       Single; Robertson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McQueen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  H Aaron         Single
          1--      54%  D Evans         Walk; Aaron to 2B
   RRR    12-      80%  M Lum           Home Run; Aaron Scores; Evans Scores
   O      ---      79%  H King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike McQueen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
          ---      79%  B Robertson     Walk
          1--      76%  M Sanguillen    Single; Robertson to 2B
   O      12-      80%  D Cash          Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      83%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Johnson facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  S Jackson       Single
          1--      88%  M Perez         Single; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-      88%  M McQueen       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 3B; Perez to 2B
   RO     -23      89%  F Millan        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jackson Scores; Perez to 3B
   R      --3      92%  R Garr          Single; Perez Scores
          1--      93%  H Aaron         Garr Steals 2B; Garr to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      92%  " "             Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 5.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike McQueen facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Mazeroski pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Veale replaces Bill Mazeroski pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  D Evans         Double
          -2-      97%  M Lum           Single; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  H King          Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3      97%  S Jackson       Single; Evans Scores; Lum to 2B
   RRR    12-      99%  M Perez         Home Run; Lum Scores; Jackson Scores
   O      ---      99%  M McQueen       Strikeout
          ---      99%  F Millan        Single
   O      1--      99%  R Garr          Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 9.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-9, Mike McQueen facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  R Clemente      Double
   O      -2-      99%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF; Clemente to 3B
   R      --3      99%  B Robertson     Single; Clemente Scores
   O      1--      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
   R      ---     100%  H Aaron         Home Run
          ---     100%  D Evans         Double
   R      -2-     100%  M Lum           Single; Evans Scores
          1--     100%  H King          Walk; Lum to 2B
                  Luke Walker replaces Dave Cash pitching and batting 7th; Gene Alley replaces Bob Veale playing 3B batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  S Jackson       Flyball: LF
   OO     12-     100%  M Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 11.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-11, Mike McQueen facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  J Hernandez     Single
          1--      99%  G Alley         Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 3B; Alley to 1B
   RO     1-3      99%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores/unER
   OO     1--     100%  A Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-2, Luke Walker facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  M McQueen       Single
          1--     100%  F Millan        Single; McQueen to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Garr          Flyball: LF; McQueen to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  H Aaron         Single; McQueen Scores; Millan to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Evans         Single; Millan Scores; Aaron to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Lum           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Aaron to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  H King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 13.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-13, Mike McQueen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  W Stargell      Walk
          1--     100%  B Robertson     Single; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stargell to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  L Walker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 13.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 13-2, Luke Walker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  S Jackson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  M Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M McQueen       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 13.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-13, Mike McQueen facing 8-9-1
                  Tommie Aaron replaces Hank Aaron playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  G Alley         Single
          1--     100%  R Stennett      Wild Pitch; Alley to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Single; Alley to 3B
   RR     1-3     100%  A Oliver        Triple; Alley Scores; Stennett Scores
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Mike McQueen pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3     100%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver Scores
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 13-5, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  F Millan        Triple
   R      --3     100%  R Garr          Wild Pitch; Millan Scores
          ---     100%  " "             Double
   O      -2-     100%  T Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-     100%  D Evans         Single; Garr Scores
          1--     100%  M Lum           Double; Evans to 3B
   OO     -23     100%  H King          Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 15.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-15, Cecil Upshaw facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  B Robertson     Single
   O      1--     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Luke Walker batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  M May           Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 15-5, Bob Miller facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Miller replaces Milt May pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  S Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Upshaw        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 15.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-15, Cecil Upshaw facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  G Alley         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  R Stennett      Single
          1--     100%  A Oliver        Walk; Stennett to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  R Clemente      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 15.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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