September 26, 1971 San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
WSA 1 CHW 6
@CAL 5
(10) BAL 5
@CLE 0 NYY 3
@DET 2 MIN 6
@KCR 2 KCR 5
MIN 3 OAK 7
MIL 0 LAD 5
@ATL 2 PHI 5
@CHC 1 SFG 12
@CIN 5 NYM 3
PIT 1 STL 7
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 45,072

Sunday, September 26, 1971
Time of Game: 2:35

Giants

88-71

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  7  4   0  0  1   12 17  2
Reds            1  0  1   0  3  0   0  0  0    5  9  0

W: J Marichal (17-11), L: G Nolan (12-15)

Reds

79-81

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Henderson LF                5   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .799    0    2   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .269  .646    0    1   1   3B,2·2B
W Mays CF                     4   2   1   2    1   2  .274  .914    0    3   0   HR
W McCovey 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .272  .866    0    9   0   2B,IW
  D Kingman PR-1B             0   1   0   0    0   0  .275  .869         0   0   
B Bonds RF                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .290  .874    0    2   0   HR
D Dietz C                     5   1   3   5    0   1  .256  .818    0    5   0   HR,2B,GDP
A Gallagher 3B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .725    0    2   1   
  H Lanier 3B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .560    0    1   1   
C Speier SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .624    0    2   4   2B,SH,GDP
J Marichal P                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .137  .399    0    0   2   2B
Totals                       41  12  17  12    2   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Marichal (5, off G Nolan); C Speier (16, off G Nolan); W McCovey (12, off M Wilcox); T Fuentes 2 (27, 2 off G Nolan); D Dietz (19, off G Nolan).

3B: T Fuentes (6, off S Blateric).

HR: W Mays (18, off S Blateric; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); B Bonds (33, off S Blateric; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); D Dietz (19, off W Granger; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: C Speier (5, off G Nolan).

IBB: W McCovey (18, by G Nolan).

TB: D Dietz 7; T Fuentes 7; B Bonds 6; W Mays 4; W McCovey 3; J Marichal 2; C Speier 2; A Gallagher; K Henderson; H Lanier.

GIDP: D Dietz (8); C Speier (15).

RBI: D Dietz 5 (72); B Bonds 3 (101); W Mays 2 (60); T Fuentes (52); J Marichal (9).

2-out RBI: B Bonds 2; W Mays 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 8 for 15.

FIELDING

E: C Speier (33); W McCovey (15).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   2   4   1    0   0  .306  .800    0    3   0   HR
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .619    0    2   3   
  B Plummer C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
L May 1B                      4   2   2   0    0   1  .282  .874    0   10   0   
T Perez 3B                    4   1   2   3    0   1  .269  .759    0    3   2   HR,SB
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .722    0    7   1   
  D Concepcion 2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .495         0   1   
B Carbo LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .677    0    0   0   
G Foster CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .691    0    0   0   IW
W Woodward SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .597    0    2   5   
G Nolan P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .339    0    0   0   
  J Merritt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .408         0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .821         0   0   
  T Cline PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .539    0    0   0   
  S Blateric P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Chaney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .325    0    0   0   
  M Wilcox P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .455    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   5   9   4    1   5                    27  12

BATTING

HR: T Perez (24, off J Marichal; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); P Rose (13, off J Marichal; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: G Foster (3, by J Marichal).

TB: P Rose 7; T Perez 5; L May 2; T Helms.

RBI: T Perez 3 (90); P Rose (43).

2-out RBI: T Perez 3; P Rose.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Concepcion-W Woodward-L May; T Helms-W Woodward-L May.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Perez (4, 2nd base off J Marichal/D Dietz).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Marichal, W (17-11)          9     9   5   4    1   5   2   3.03   38     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 9     55    -     0.51  -0.20
Totals                         9     9   5   4    1   5   2          38     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 9           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Nolan, L (12-15)             4     8   5   5    2   4   0   3.16   21     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 7     28    -     1.28  -0.31
J Merritt                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.37    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    2.35   0.09
W Granger                      0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   3.33    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          3-3    1.47  -0.31
S Blateric                     0.2   4   4   4    0   0   2  13.50    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.54  -0.17
P Borbon                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
M Wilcox                       2     3   1   1    0   2   0   3.72    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    17  12  12    2   7   3          44     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·16          6-3

G Nolan faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Marichal 2 (6).

IBB: J Marichal (6; G Foster); G Nolan (11; W McCovey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 45,072.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. K Henderson          LF    1. P Rose               RF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. T Helms              2B 
3. W Mays               CF    3. L May                1B 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. T Perez              3B 
5. B Bonds              RF    5. J Bench              C  
6. D Dietz              C     6. B Carbo              LF 
7. A Gallagher          3B    7. G Foster             CF 
8. C Speier             SS    8. W Woodward           SS 
9. J Marichal           P     9. G Nolan              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  2-3  123      19%  95% D Dietz         W Granger       Home Run; Fuentes Scores; Mays Scores; Bonds Scores
   t 5   0  2-1  1-3      16%  70% T Fuentes       G Nolan         Double to RF; Henderson to 3B; Marichal Scores
   b 5   2  7-2  -23     -14%  80% T Perez         J Marichal      Home Run; Rose Scores; May Scores
   t 5   0  2-0  -2-      14%  43% J Marichal      G Nolan         Double (CF-RF); Speier Scores
   t 6   2  5-7  --3      12%  93% W Mays          S Blateric      Home Run; Fuentes Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  K Henderson     Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  T Fuentes       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      49%  W Mays          Strikeout
          -2-      50%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      46%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Helms         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  L May           Single to 1B; May to 2B/Adv on E3
          -2-      46%  T Perez         Wild Pitch; May to 3B
   R      --3      37%  " "             Wild Pitch; May Scores/unER
   O      ---      38%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Nolan facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  D Dietz         Double (CF-RF)
          -2-      49%  A Gallagher     Single to 3B; Dietz stays at 2B
   O      12-      49%  C Speier        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Gallagher to 2B; Dietz to 3B
   O      -23      38%  J Marichal      Fielder's Choice SS; Dietz out at Hm/SS-C-3B; Gallagher to 3B; Marichal to 1B
   O      1-3      33%  K Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Juan Marichal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  G Foster        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Nolan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      32%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      34%  W Woodward      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  G Nolan         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      23%  P Rose          Home Run
          ---      23%  T Helms         Single to RF
   O      1--      24%  L May           Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
          ---      29%  B Bonds         Single (LF-CF)
   OO     1--      20%  D Dietz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  A Gallagher     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Marichal facing 4-5-6
          ---      17%  T Perez         Single to CF
          1--      15%  J Bench         Perez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      18%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      20%  B Carbo         Flyball: 3B
          -2-      19%  G Foster        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      22%  W Woodward      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gary Nolan facing 8-9-1
          ---      30%  C Speier        Double to LF
   R      -2-      43%  J Marichal      Double (CF-RF); Speier Scores
          -2-      54%  K Henderson     Single/Bunt; Marichal to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  T Fuentes       Double to RF; Henderson to 3B; Marichal Scores
          -23      72%  W Mays          Walk
                  Jim Merritt replaces Gary Nolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      64%  W McCovey       Flyball: 2B
                  Wayne Granger replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      76%  B Bonds         Single to LF; Mays to 2B; Fuentes to 3B; Henderson Scores
   RRRR   123      95%  D Dietz         Home Run; Fuentes Scores; Mays Scores; Bonds Scores
   O      ---      95%  A Gallagher     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      95%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
                  Ty Cline pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  T Cline         Flyball: 3B
          ---      95%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
          1--      94%  L May           Single to LF; Rose to 3B; May to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RRR    -23      80%  T Perez         Home Run; Rose Scores; May Scores
   O      ---      81%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-5, Steve Blateric facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Blateric replaces Ty Cline pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  J Marichal      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      79%  K Henderson     Flyball: 1B
          ---      81%  T Fuentes       Triple to RF
   RR     --3      93%  W Mays          Home Run; Fuentes Scores
          ---      93%  W McCovey       Single to RF
   RR     1--      98%  B Bonds         Home Run; McCovey Scores
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Steve Blateric pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Dietz         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-11, Juan Marichal facing 6-7-8
                  Hal Lanier replaces Al Gallagher playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      98%  B Carbo         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Woodward      Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 11-5, Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  H Lanier        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  C Speier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Marichal      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-11, Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  D Chaney        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  P Rose          Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  L May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 11, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 11-5, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
                  Milt Wilcox replaces Darrel Chaney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  K Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-11, Juan Marichal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  J Bench         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Bench to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  B Carbo         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-     100%  G Foster        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 11, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 11-5, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Plummer replaces Tommy Helms playing C batting 2nd; Dave Concepcion replaces Johnny Bench playing 2B batting 5th
          ---     100%  W McCovey       Double to LF
                  Dave Kingman pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   O      -2-     100%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kingman to 3B
   R      --3     100%  D Dietz         Single to LF; Kingman Scores
          1--     100%  H Lanier        Single to LF; Dietz to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  C Speier        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 12, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-12, Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Kingman moves to 1B
   O      ---     100%  W Woodward      Flyball: RF
                  Willie Smith pinch hits for Milt Wilcox batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Smith         Strikeout
          ---     100%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  B Plummer       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 12, Reds 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation