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MIN
@BAL		3
9
CAL
@BOS		3
8
DET
@CHW		6
13
CLE
@KCR		7
5
MIL
@NYY		3
6
OAK
@WSA		12
5
CHC
@ATL		2
3
PIT
@CIN		4
6
MON
@LAD		3
1
NYM
@SDP		2
1
PHI
@SFG		1
3
HOU
@STL		9
3
Friday, May 1, 1970,
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 19,470, Time of Game: 2:29
Pirates
4
11-9
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Reds
6
17-6
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Wayne Simpson (4-1)
L: Dock Ellis (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    4 11  0
Reds            0  0  1   3  1  1   0  0  X    6  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matty Alou CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .226 .546 -0.020 0.97 0.087 -0.107 -0.5 0 0 GDP
Richie Hebner 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .852 -0.154 1.00 0.024 -0.178 -1.3 1 1 GDP
Roberto Clemente RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .391 1.028 0.014 0.56 0.054 -0.040 0.4 2 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 1 3 4 1 1 .138 .538 0.167 0.94 0.203 -0.037 4.3 2 1 HR
Manny Sanguillen C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .390 1.049 0.035 1.33 0.090 -0.055 0.2 4 3
Al Oliver 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .164 .499 -0.044 1.38 0.062 -0.106 -0.7 8 0 2B
   Al McBean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Gene Alley SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .148 .430 -0.162 1.47 0.000 -0.162 -1.8 2 5
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .153 .464 -0.168 1.22 0.000 -0.168 -1.6 4 1
Dock Ellis P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .100 0.006 0.76 0.030 -0.024 0.2 0 1
   Chuck Hartenstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Pagan PH-1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .174 .574 -0.008 0.35 0.006 -0.014 0.2 1 0
Team Totals 37 4 11 4 3 5 .297 .755 -0.334 1.03 0.556 -0.891 -0.7 24 13
2B: A Oliver (2, off W Simpson).
HR: W Stargell (3, off W Simpson; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: W Stargell 6; R Clemente 2; M Sanguillen 2; A Oliver 2; M Alou 2; R Hebner.
GIDP: R Hebner (1); M Alou (1).
RBI: W Stargell 4 (11).
2-out RBI: W Stargell 4.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Alley-A Oliver; A McBean-G Alley-J Pagan.
Outfield Assists: W Stargell (T Helms at 2nd base).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .247 .725 -0.034 0.67 0.014 -0.047 0.4 2 0
Tommy Helms 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .224 .513 0.070 0.52 0.088 -0.018 0.3 2 4
Bobby Tolan CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .258 .850 0.041 0.64 0.063 -0.022 0.5 1 0 SB
Tony Perez 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .450 1.406 0.022 0.69 0.054 -0.032 1.0 1 3
Johnny Bench C 3 1 3 3 1 0 .269 .840 0.181 0.69 0.181 0.000 2.7 6 0 HR
Lee May 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 .851 0.007 0.58 0.037 -0.030 -0.9 9 2
Bernie Carbo LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 1.017 -0.105 0.64 0.000 -0.105 -1.6 1 0 GDP
   Don Gullett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 2.083 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Concepcion SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 .254 .683 0.045 0.36 0.049 -0.004 0.8 4 2
Wayne Simpson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .143 -0.045 0.63 0.000 -0.045 -0.8 1 0 SH
   Clay Carroll P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.015 0.34 0.000 -0.015 -0.5 0 0 GDP
   Wayne Granger P-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 6 9 6 6 4 .310 .842 0.167 0.60 0.486 -0.318 1.8 27 11
HR: J Bench (6, off D Ellis; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: W Simpson (2, off C Hartenstein).
TB: J Bench 6; T Helms 2; L May; D Concepcion; T Perez; P Rose.
GIDP: C Carroll (1); B Carbo (2).
RBI: J Bench 3 (19); T Helms (6); P Rose (6); T Perez (27).
2-out RBI: T Perez; P Rose; T Helms.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Helms-D Concepcion-L May; D Concepcion-T Helms-L May.
Baserunning
SB: B Tolan (6, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dock Ellis, L (2-1) 4.2 7 5 5 3 1 1 4.11 22 28 -0.203 0.80 -2.8
Chuck Hartenstein 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 7.00 7 2 0 -0.003 0.19 -0.0
Al McBean 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.50 7 0 0 0.040 0.31 1.0
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 6 4 1 6.75 36 28 2 0 -0.166 1.03 -1.8

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wayne Simpson, W (4-1) 6.2 8 4 4 3 3 1 1.43 31 42 0.166 0.98 -0.4
Clay Carroll, H (2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 6 0 0 0.015 1.04 0.2
Wayne Granger, H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 2 1 0 0.117 1.68 0.7
Don Gullett, S (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.037 1.26 0.2
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 3 5 1 4.00 40 42 2 0 0.335 0.60 0.7
C Carroll faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 19,470.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Cincinnati Reds
1 Matty Alou CF 1 Pete Rose RF
2 Richie Hebner 3B 2 Tommy Helms 2B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Tony Perez 3B
5 Manny Sanguillen C 5 Johnny Bench C
6 Al Oliver 1B 6 Lee May 1B
7 Gene Alley SS 7 Bernie Carbo LF
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Dave Concepcion SS
9 Dock Ellis P 9 Wayne Simpson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 0 12- RRR CIN J. Bench D. Ellis 14% 91% Home Run; Tolan Scores; Perez Scores
t9 4-6 0 1-- OO PIT R. Hebner W. Granger 14% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 0-6 2 123 RRRR PIT W. Stargell W. Simpson -10% 87% Home Run; Pagan Scores; Alou Scores; Clemente Scores
b2 0-0 1 12- OO CIN B. Carbo D. Ellis -9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 -2- RO CIN T. Helms D. Ellis 8% 62% Single to LF; Concepcion Scores; Helms out at 2B/LF-3B-2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Alou W. Simpson 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Hebner W. Simpson -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT R. Clemente W. Simpson 3% 53% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 1-- PIT W. Stargell W. Simpson -2% 51% Walk; Hebner to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O PIT M. Sanguillen W. Simpson 4% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Ellis -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN T. Helms D. Ellis -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan D. Ellis -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT A. Oliver W. Simpson -6% 44% Double to CF
t2 0-0 0 -2- O PIT G. Alley W. Simpson 2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Simpson 7% 53% Fielder's Choice 3B; Oliver out at Hm/3B-C; Mazeroski to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O PIT D. Ellis W. Simpson 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez D. Ellis -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CIN J. Bench D. Ellis 3% 55% Single to LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- CIN L. May D. Ellis 4% 59% Single to CF; Bench to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- OO CIN B. Carbo D. Ellis -9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Alou W. Simpson 3% 53% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner W. Simpson 2% 54% Popfly: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente W. Simpson 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion D. Ellis 4% 60% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O CIN W. Simpson D. Ellis -4% 56% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Interference called; Concepcion stays at 1B
b3 0-0 1 1-- O CIN P. Rose D. Ellis -2% 54% Groundout: C-1B; Concepcion to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- RO CIN T. Helms D. Ellis 8% 62% Single to LF; Concepcion Scores; Helms out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- PIT W. Stargell W. Simpson -5% 58% Single to RF
t4 0-1 0 1-- PIT M. Sanguillen W. Simpson -7% 50% Single to CF; Stargell to 2B
t4 0-1 0 12- O PIT A. Oliver W. Simpson 3% 54% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stargell to 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 O PIT G. Alley W. Simpson 8% 62% Strikeout
t4 0-1 2 1-3 O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Simpson 6% 68% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- CIN B. Tolan D. Ellis 3% 72% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- CIN T. Perez D. Ellis 2% 74% Tolan Steals 2B
b4 1-0 0 -2- CIN T. Perez D. Ellis 2% 77% Walk
b4 1-0 0 12- RRR CIN J. Bench D. Ellis 14% 91% Home Run; Tolan Scores; Perez Scores
b4 4-0 0 --- O CIN L. May D. Ellis -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-0 1 --- O CIN B. Carbo D. Ellis -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-0 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion D. Ellis -0% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 9-1-2
t5 0-4 0 --- PIT D. Ellis W. Simpson -3% 86% Walk
t5 0-4 0 1-- OO PIT M. Alou W. Simpson 6% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- O PIT R. Hebner W. Simpson 1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
b5 4-0 0 --- O CIN W. Simpson D. Ellis -1% 92% Strikeout
b5 4-0 1 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Ellis -0% 92% Groundout: P-1B
b5 4-0 2 --- CIN T. Helms D. Ellis 0% 92% Single to CF
b5 4-0 2 1-- CIN B. Tolan D. Ellis 1% 93% Walk; Helms to 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- R CIN T. Perez D. Ellis 3% 96% Single to 2B; Helms Scores; Tolan to 2B
Chuck Hartenstein replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-0 2 12- CIN J. Bench C. Hartenstein 0% 96% Walk; Tolan to 3B; Perez to 2B
b5 5-0 2 123 O CIN L. May C. Hartenstein -1% 95% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 3-4-5
t6 0-5 0 --- PIT R. Clemente W. Simpson -2% 93% Single to RF
t6 0-5 0 1-- PIT W. Stargell W. Simpson -3% 90% Single to RF; Clemente to 2B
t6 0-5 0 12- O PIT M. Sanguillen W. Simpson 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; Clemente to 3B; Stargell to 2B
t6 0-5 1 -23 O PIT A. Oliver W. Simpson 4% 95% Popfly: 1B
t6 0-5 2 -23 O PIT G. Alley W. Simpson 3% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Chuck Hartenstein facing 7-8-9
b6 5-0 0 --- O CIN B. Carbo C. Hartenstein -0% 97% Strikeout
b6 5-0 1 --- CIN D. Concepcion C. Hartenstein 0% 97% Walk
b6 5-0 1 1-- O CIN W. Simpson C. Hartenstein -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Concepcion to 2B
b6 5-0 2 -2- R CIN P. Rose C. Hartenstein 1% 99% Single to CF; Concepcion Scores; Rose to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 6-0 2 -2- O CIN T. Helms C. Hartenstein -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 6.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 8-9-1
t7 0-6 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Simpson 1% 99% Flyball: CF
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein (P) batting 9th
t7 0-6 1 --- PIT J. Pagan W. Simpson -1% 98% Walk
t7 0-6 1 1-- PIT M. Alou W. Simpson -1% 97% Single to RF; Pagan to 2B
t7 0-6 1 12- O PIT R. Hebner W. Simpson 1% 98% Popfly: SS
t7 0-6 2 12- PIT R. Clemente W. Simpson -1% 97% Fielder's Choice ; Pagan to 3B; Alou to 2B; Clemente to 1B
t7 0-6 2 123 RRRR PIT W. Stargell W. Simpson -10% 87% Home Run; Pagan Scores; Alou Scores; Clemente Scores
Clay Carroll replaces Wayne Simpson pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-6 2 --- PIT M. Sanguillen C. Carroll -2% 85% Single to SS
t7 4-6 2 1-- O PIT A. Oliver C. Carroll 3% 89% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Pirates' Al McBean facing 3-4-5
Al McBean replaces Al Oliver (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Jose Pagan moves from PH to 1B
b7 6-4 0 --- O CIN B. Tolan A. McBean -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b7 6-4 1 --- O CIN T. Perez A. McBean -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b7 6-4 2 --- CIN J. Bench A. McBean 1% 87% Single to CF
b7 6-4 2 1-- O CIN L. May A. McBean -1% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
t8 4-6 0 --- O PIT G. Alley C. Carroll 4% 90% Strikeout
t8 4-6 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski C. Carroll 2% 92% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 4-6 2 --- O PIT J. Pagan C. Carroll 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Pirates' Al McBean facing 7-8-9
b8 6-4 0 --- O CIN B. Carbo A. McBean -1% 93% Popfly: 3B
b8 6-4 1 --- CIN D. Concepcion A. McBean 1% 94% Walk
b8 6-4 1 1-- OO CIN C. Carroll A. McBean -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
t9 4-6 0 --- PIT M. Alou C. Carroll -8% 85% Single to CF
Wayne Granger replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-6 0 1-- OO PIT R. Hebner W. Granger 14% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 4-6 2 --- PIT R. Clemente W. Granger -2% 96% Single to CF
Don Gullett replaces Bernie Carbo (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Wayne Granger moves from P to LF
t9 4-6 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell D. Gullett 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 6.

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