September 10, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
@BAL 3 CAL 7
CHW 1 MIL 6
DET 5 MIN 5
TEX 4 CLE 3
@NYY 2 OAK 13
KCR 0 ATL 10
SFG 4 PIT 11
@CHC 3 SDP 5
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 7,255

Monday, September 10, 1973, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Pirates

70-70

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         2  0  3   1  0  3   2  0  0   11 21  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  1    3  7  3

W: J Rooker (8-5), L: R Reuschel (12-15)

Cubs

68-74

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 6   0   2   1    0   1  .245  .624    0    6   2   
R Hebner 3B                   6   1   2   0    0   2  .280  .838    0    0   4   2B
A Oliver CF                   4   3   2   1    2   0  .296  .791    0    4   0   2B
W Stargell LF                 4   3   4   2    1   0  .307 1.048    0    1   0   2B,IW
  D Augustine LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
R Zisk RF                     6   3   5   2    0   0  .333  .907    0    3   0   3B
M Sanguillen C                5   0   2   3    0   1  .284  .723    0    4   0   SF
B Robertson 1B                6   0   3   1    0   1  .244  .725    0    8   0   GDP
D Maxvill SS                  5   1   0   0    1   1  .200  .502    0    1   3   
J Rooker P                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .518    0    0   1   
Totals                       48  11  21  10    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (38, off R Burris); R Hebner (25, off R Reuschel); A Oliver (29, off R Reuschel).

3B: R Zisk (6, off R Burris).

SF: M Sanguillen (7, off R Burris).

IBB: W Stargell (12, by R Reuschel).

TB: R Zisk 7; W Stargell 5; B Robertson 3; R Hebner 3; A Oliver 3; M Sanguillen 2; R Stennett 2; J Rooker.

GIDP: B Robertson (12).

RBI: M Sanguillen 3 (59); W Stargell 2 (105); R Zisk 2 (38); B Robertson (34); R Stennett (53); A Oliver (87).

2-out RBI: R Stennett; B Robertson; M Sanguillen.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 8 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hebner-R Stennett-B Robertson.

E: R Hebner (22).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .634    0    1   2   
R Monday CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .855    0    4   0   
B Williams 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .849    0    4   0   
  L Gura P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .450         0   0   
  J Hickman PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .691    0    0   0   3B
R Carty LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .598    0    0   0   
J Cardenal RF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .835    0    4   0   
  P LaCock RF                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .900    0    0   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .800    0    0   1   GDP
P Popovich 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .578    0    3   6   
K Rudolph C                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .183  .490    0    9   0   HR
R Reuschel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .253         0   0   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D LaRoche P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.417         0   0   
  A Thornton PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .591    0    0   0   
  R Burris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  G Beckert PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .603    0    0   0   
  C Fanzone 1B                1   1   1   1    0   0  .264  .780    0    2   0   HR
Totals                       34   3   7   3    0   3                    27   9

BATTING

3B: J Hickman (2, off J Rooker).

HR: K Rudolph (2, off J Rooker; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); C Fanzone (5, off J Rooker; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: K Rudolph 4; C Fanzone 4; J Hickman 3; G Beckert; P LaCock; R Santo; J Cardenal.

GIDP: R Santo (22).

RBI: C Fanzone (20); P LaCock (3); K Rudolph (14).

2-out RBI: C Fanzone; P LaCock.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kessinger-P Popovich-B Williams.

E: P Popovich (4); R Santo (16); R Carty (2).

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 Rooker, W (8-5)              9     7   3   3    0   3   2   3.01   34     -       ·  ·     12·13· 4· 2     64    -     0.28   0.17
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   3   2          34     -       ·  ·     12·13· 4· 2           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, L (12-15)          2     8   4   3    1   1   0   2.96   15     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 4· 1     26    -     1.01  -0.25
J Aker                         0.2   1   1   0    1   0   0   4.30    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.96  -0.06
D LaRoche                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.65   0.02
R Burris                       3     7   4   4    1   4   0   2.91   17     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 4· 2          0-0    0.15  -0.03
L Gura                         3     5   2   2    1   2   0   4.87   16     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    21  11   9    4   8   0          53     -       ·  ·     18·11· 8· 4          4-1

R Reuschel faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Reuschel (10); R Burris (3).

IBB: R Reuschel (5; W Stargell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 7,255.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Stennett           2B    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. R Monday             CF 
3. A Oliver             CF    3. B Williams           1B 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. R Carty              LF 
5. R Zisk               RF    5. J Cardenal           RF 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. R Santo              3B 
7. B Robertson          1B    7. P Popovich           2B 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. K Rudolph            C  
9. J Rooker             P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  62% A Oliver        R Reuschel      Double to CF; Hebner Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  12-       9%  72% R Zisk          R Reuschel      Single to CF (Line Drive); Oliver Scores; Stargell to 2B
   t 3   0  0-2  12-       7%  85% M Sanguillen    R Reuschel      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores; Zisk to 2B
   t 1   1  0-2  -23      -6%  69% M Sanguillen    R Reuschel      Fielder's Choice 2B; Stargell stays at 3B; Zisk out at 3B/2B-SS; Sanguillen to 1B
   t 3   2  0-3  1-3       6%  86% J Rooker        J Aker          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Zisk Scores/No RBI/unER; Maxvill to 2B; Rooker to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  R Hebner        Double to LF (Pop Fly)
   R      -2-      62%  A Oliver        Double to CF; Hebner Scores
          -2-      63%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   R      12-      72%  R Zisk          Single to CF (Line Drive); Oliver Scores; Stargell to 2B
          12-      76%  M Sanguillen    Wild Pitch; Stargell to 3B; Zisk to 2B
   O      -23      69%  " "             Fielder's Choice 2B; Stargell stays at 3B; Zisk out at 3B/2B-SS; Sanguillen to 1B
   O      1-3      65%  B Robertson     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Rooker        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  R Stennett      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      70%  R Hebner        Single to CF (Line Drive); Stennett to 3B
   O      1-3      67%  A Oliver        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  R Carty         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
          ---      74%  W Stargell      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      79%  R Zisk          Single to CF (Line Drive); Stargell to 2B
   R      12-      85%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores; Zisk to 2B
                  Jack Aker replaces Rick Reuschel pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      79%  B Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Zisk to 3B
          --3      80%  D Maxvill       Walk
   R      1-3      86%  J Rooker        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Zisk Scores/No RBI/unER; Maxvill to 2B; Rooker to 1B
   R      12-      91%  R Stennett      Single to LF; Maxvill Scores/unER; Rooker to 3B/Adv on E7; Stennett to 2B
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Jack Aker pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      90%  R Hebner        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  P Popovich      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      89%  K Rudolph       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rudolph to 1B
                  Andre Thornton pinch hits for Dave LaRoche batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  A Thornton      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  D Kessinger     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ray Burris facing 3-4-5
                  Ray Burris replaces Andre Thornton pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  A Oliver        Walk
          1--      94%  W Stargell      Wild Pitch; Oliver to 2B
   R      -2-      96%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Oliver Scores
   O      1--      95%  R Zisk          Lineout: RF
   O      1--      95%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout Looking
          1--      95%  B Robertson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      95%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Monday        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      96%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ray Burris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  J Rooker        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  R Stennett      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
          ---      94%  J Cardenal      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      97%  R Santo         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ray Burris facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  A Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      99%  W Stargell      Double to CF (CF-RF); Oliver Scores
   R      -2-     100%  R Zisk          Triple to RF; Stargell Scores
   RO     --3     100%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Zisk Scores
          ---     100%  B Robertson     Single to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--     100%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  J Rooker        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Robertson to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      99%  K Rudolph       Home Run
                  Glenn Beckert pinch hits for Ray Burris batting 9th
          ---      99%  G Beckert       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      99%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  R Monday        Popfly: SS
   O      1--     100%  B Williams      Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-1, Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
                  Larry Gura replaces Billy Williams pitching and batting 3rd; Carmen Fanzone replaces Glenn Beckert playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Foul Flyball: C
          ---     100%  W Stargell      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  R Zisk          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Stargell to 2B
   R      12-     100%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores; Zisk to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  B Robertson     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Zisk Scores; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-11, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Augustine replaces Willie Stargell playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Cardenal      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  R Santo         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-1, Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
                  Pete LaCock replaces Jose Cardenal playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  J Rooker        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-11, Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  K Rudolph       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---     100%  C Fanzone       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-2, Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Augustine     Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  R Zisk          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Oliver to 2B
          12-     100%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 3B; Zisk to 2B; Sanguillen to 1B
   O      123     100%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
   O      123     100%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-11, Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Monday        Strikeout
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Larry Gura batting 3rd
          ---     100%  J Hickman       Triple to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      --3     100%  R Carty         Strikeout Looking
   R      --3     100%  P LaCock        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hickman Scores
          1--     100%  R Santo         Single to SS (Ground Ball); LaCock to 2B
   O      12-     100%  P Popovich      Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation