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@BAL		9
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2
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2
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4
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@PHI		3
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@STL		2
4
Saturday, May 6, 1972, 2:15PM
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 12,284, Time of Game: 2:14
Pirates
8
7-10
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Reds
1
8-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Steve Blass (2-1)
L: Pedro Borbon (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  5   0  0  0   1  0  0    8 15  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .388 .980 0.079 0.55 0.105 -0.026 0.0 4 1 GDP
Al Oliver CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .356 .842 -0.012 0.40 0.025 -0.036 -0.6 1 0
Roberto Clemente RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .292 .761 -0.001 0.37 0.026 -0.028 0.3 1 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .246 .745 0.019 0.48 0.041 -0.022 0.3 2 0 2B
   Gene Clines PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .450 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Richie Hebner 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .317 .898 0.027 0.48 0.052 -0.024 1.0 1 5
Manny Sanguillen C 5 2 3 2 0 0 .400 .968 0.105 0.36 0.107 -0.002 2.0 3 0 2·2B,SB
Bob Robertson 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .098 .466 0.006 0.41 0.043 -0.037 1.4 13 0 2B,IW
Gene Alley SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 .370 .944 0.128 0.33 0.129 -0.001 1.9 1 5
Steve Blass P 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .583 0.022 0.16 0.024 -0.002 -1.7 0 2
Team Totals 42 8 15 7 3 6 .357 .852 0.373 0.38 0.552 -0.178 4.3 27 13
2B: W Stargell (5, off W Simpson); M Sanguillen 2 (4, 1 off P Borbon, 1 off R Grimsley); B Robertson (2, off E Sprague).
IBB: B Robertson (1, by R Grimsley).
TB: M Sanguillen 5; W Stargell 3; R Clemente 2; R Hebner 2; G Alley 2; B Robertson 2; A Oliver; R Stennett; S Blass.
GIDP: R Stennett (4).
RBI: M Sanguillen 2 (11); G Alley 2 (7); R Stennett (9); B Robertson (4); S Blass (1).
2-out RBI: R Stennett; G Alley.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Blass-R Stennett-B Robertson.
Baserunning
SB: M Sanguillen (1, 2nd base off W Simpson/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .630 -0.029 0.30 0.000 -0.029 -0.7 0 0
Joe Morgan 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .236 .748 0.021 0.19 0.025 -0.004 1.0 6 6 HR
Bobby Tolan CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .423 1.202 0.069 0.35 0.073 -0.003 0.4 1 0
Johnny Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .778 -0.124 0.58 0.000 -0.124 -1.5 6 0 GDP
Tony Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .690 -0.029 0.29 0.000 -0.029 -0.7 10 0
Bernie Carbo RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .542 -0.011 0.20 0.005 -0.016 -0.2 3 0
Denis Menke 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 .810 0.009 0.17 0.014 -0.006 0.0 0 1
Dave Concepcion SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .667 0.018 0.35 0.023 -0.005 -0.2 1 6
Pedro Borbon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.045 1.88 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 0
   Ed Sprague P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Simpson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
   George Foster PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .724 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Ross Grimsley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 4 2 .133 .469 -0.126 0.34 0.140 -0.266 -2.7 27 13
HR: J Morgan (2, off S Blass; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Morgan 4; B Carbo; D Menke; B Tolan.
GIDP: J Bench (3).
RBI: J Morgan (7).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Morgan-D Concepcion-T Perez.
E: W Simpson (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Blass, W (2-1) 9 4 1 1 4 2 1 4.01 34 73 0.125 0.34 2.7
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 2 1 1.00 34 73 0.125 0.38 2.7

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pedro Borbon, L (0-1) 2 8 5 5 0 0 0 4.96 14 20 -0.267 1.03 -3.0
Ed Sprague 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 5.00 2 3 3 -0.104 1.04 -2.7
Wayne Simpson 5 3 1 0 2 3 0 0.00 20 2 2 -0.005 0.05 0.5
Ross Grimsley 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.8
Team Totals 9 15 8 7 3 6 0 7.00 45 20 5 5 -0.376 0.34 -4.3
P Borbon faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
E Sprague faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Grimsley (1; B Robertson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 12,284.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Cincinnati Reds
1 Rennie Stennett 2B 1 Pete Rose LF
2 Al Oliver CF 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Richie Hebner 3B 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 Manny Sanguillen C 6 Bernie Carbo RF
7 Bob Robertson 1B 7 Denis Menke 3B
8 Gene Alley SS 8 Dave Concepcion SS
9 Steve Blass P 9 Pedro Borbon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-3 OO CIN J. Bench S. Blass 12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- R PIT G. Alley P. Borbon 11% 60% Single to SS; Sanguillen Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-3 R PIT R. Stennett P. Borbon 10% 73% Single to RF; Alley Scores; Blass to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- CIN B. Tolan S. Blass -7% 38% Single to RF; Morgan to 3B
t3 2-0 0 123 RR PIT M. Sanguillen E. Sprague 6% 92% Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Stargell Scores; Hebner to 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' Pedro Borbon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett P. Borbon -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT A. Oliver P. Borbon 2% 50% Single to SS
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT R. Clemente P. Borbon -3% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell P. Borbon -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose S. Blass 2% 48% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN J. Morgan S. Blass -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- CIN B. Tolan S. Blass -7% 38% Single to RF; Morgan to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 OO CIN J. Bench S. Blass 12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner P. Borbon -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- PIT M. Sanguillen P. Borbon 5% 52% Double to CF (LF-CF)
t2 0-0 1 -2- O PIT B. Robertson P. Borbon -4% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- R PIT G. Alley P. Borbon 11% 60% Single to SS; Sanguillen Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- PIT S. Blass P. Borbon 2% 62% Single to RF; Alley to 3B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 R PIT R. Stennett P. Borbon 10% 73% Single to RF; Alley Scores; Blass to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O PIT A. Oliver P. Borbon -3% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O CIN T. Perez S. Blass 2% 72% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-2 1 --- O CIN B. Carbo S. Blass 1% 73% Popfly: SS
b2 0-2 2 --- CIN D. Menke S. Blass -1% 72% Single to LF
b2 0-2 2 1-- CIN D. Concepcion S. Blass -2% 70% Walk; Menke to 2B
b2 0-2 2 12- O CIN P. Borbon S. Blass 5% 74% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- PIT R. Clemente P. Borbon 3% 77% Single to RF
t3 2-0 0 1-- PIT W. Stargell P. Borbon 4% 81% Single to LF; Clemente to 2B
t3 2-0 0 12- PIT R. Hebner P. Borbon 5% 86% Single to RF; Clemente to 3B; Stargell to 2B
Ed Sprague replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
t3 2-0 0 123 RR PIT M. Sanguillen E. Sprague 6% 92% Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Stargell Scores; Hebner to 2B
t3 4-0 0 12- R PIT B. Robertson E. Sprague 4% 96% Double to LF; Hebner Scores; Sanguillen to 3B
Wayne Simpson replaces Ed Sprague pitching and batting 9th
t3 5-0 0 -23 R PIT G. Alley W. Simpson 1% 98% Single to LF; Sanguillen Scores; Robertson to 3B
t3 6-0 0 1-3 RO PIT S. Blass W. Simpson -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Robertson Scores
t3 7-0 1 1-- OO PIT R. Stennett W. Simpson -0% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
b3 0-7 0 --- O CIN P. Rose S. Blass 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-7 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan S. Blass 0% 98% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b3 0-7 2 --- CIN B. Tolan S. Blass -0% 98% Walk
b3 0-7 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench S. Blass 0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 2-3-4
t4 7-0 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver W. Simpson -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 7-0 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente W. Simpson -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t4 7-0 2 --- PIT W. Stargell W. Simpson 0% 98% Double to LF
t4 7-0 2 -2- O PIT R. Hebner W. Simpson -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
b4 0-7 0 --- O CIN T. Perez S. Blass 0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-7 1 --- CIN B. Carbo S. Blass -1% 98% Single to CF
b4 0-7 1 1-- O CIN D. Menke S. Blass 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b4 0-7 2 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion S. Blass 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 6-7-8
t5 7-0 0 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen W. Simpson -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
t5 7-0 1 --- O PIT B. Robertson W. Simpson -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t5 7-0 2 --- O PIT G. Alley W. Simpson -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
b5 0-7 0 --- O CIN W. Simpson S. Blass 0% 99% Strikeout
b5 0-7 1 --- O CIN P. Rose S. Blass 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-7 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan S. Blass 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 9-1-2
t6 7-0 0 --- O PIT S. Blass W. Simpson -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 7-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett W. Simpson -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t6 7-0 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver W. Simpson -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
b6 0-7 0 --- O CIN B. Tolan S. Blass 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-7 1 --- O CIN J. Bench S. Blass 0% 99% Strikeout
b6 0-7 2 --- O CIN T. Perez S. Blass 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 3-4-5
t7 7-0 0 --- PIT R. Clemente W. Simpson 0% 100% Single to P
t7 7-0 0 1-- O PIT W. Stargell W. Simpson -0% 100% Strikeout
t7 7-0 1 1-- PIT R. Hebner W. Simpson 0% 100% Walk; Clemente to 2B
t7 7-0 1 12- O PIT M. Sanguillen W. Simpson -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Clemente to 3B
t7 7-0 2 1-3 PIT B. Robertson W. Simpson 0% 100% Sanguillen Steals 2B
t7 7-0 2 -23 PIT B. Robertson W. Simpson 0% 100% Walk
t7 7-0 2 123 R PIT G. Alley W. Simpson 0% 100% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Clemente Scores/No RBI/unER; Sanguillen to 3B; Robertson to 2B; Alley to 1B
t7 8-0 2 123 O PIT S. Blass W. Simpson -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-8, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
b7 0-8 0 --- O CIN B. Carbo S. Blass 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-8 1 --- CIN D. Menke S. Blass -0% 100% Walk
b7 0-8 1 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion S. Blass 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
George Foster pinch hits for Wayne Simpson (P) batting 9th
b7 0-8 2 1-- O CIN G. Foster S. Blass 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
Ross Grimsley replaces George Foster (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Grimsley -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 8-0 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Grimsley -0% 100% Strikeout
t8 8-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente R. Grimsley 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-8, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
b8 0-8 0 --- O CIN P. Rose S. Blass 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-8 1 --- R CIN J. Morgan S. Blass -0% 100% Home Run
b8 1-8 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan S. Blass 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b8 1-8 2 --- O CIN J. Bench S. Blass 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-1, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
Gene Clines pinch hits for Willie Stargell (LF) batting 4th
t9 8-1 0 --- O PIT G. Clines R. Grimsley 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 8-1 1 --- PIT R. Hebner R. Grimsley 0% 100% Single to LF
t9 8-1 1 1-- PIT M. Sanguillen R. Grimsley 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive); Hebner to 3B
t9 8-1 1 -23 PIT B. Robertson R. Grimsley 0% 100% Intentional Walk
t9 8-1 1 123 O PIT G. Alley R. Grimsley -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 8-1 2 123 O PIT S. Blass R. Grimsley -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-8, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
Gene Clines moves from PH to LF
b9 1-8 0 --- O CIN T. Perez S. Blass 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
b9 1-8 1 --- O CIN B. Carbo S. Blass 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-8 2 --- O CIN D. Menke S. Blass 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1.

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