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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		3
2
DET
@CAL		3
5
KCR
@CLE		4
2
NYY
@MIN		2
5
MIL
@OAK		2
5
BAL
@TEX		6
7
LAD
@CHC		8
3
PIT
@CIN		5
7
HOU
@NYM		7
1
SFG
@PHI		6
2
SDP
@STL		0
5
Friday, May 31, 1974, 8:05PM
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 40,205, Time of Game: 2:35
Pirates
5
17-27
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
7
27-19
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
W: Pedro Borbon (3-2)
L: Jim Rooker (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  3  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    5 11  1
Reds            1  1  0   1  0  0   4  0  X    7  7  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .733 -0.154 1.23 0.000 -0.154 -1.5 5 1
Richie Hebner 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .293 .859 0.045 0.98 0.121 -0.076 0.5 1 2
Al Oliver CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .749 -0.107 0.85 0.000 -0.107 -1.1 3 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .286 .862 0.022 0.74 0.079 -0.058 0.2 4 0 2B
Richie Zisk RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .309 .877 -0.039 0.73 0.034 -0.073 -0.2 3 0
Bob Robertson 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .220 .825 0.254 1.04 0.312 -0.057 1.9 5 0 2·HR
Manny Sanguillen C 4 0 3 0 0 0 .268 .654 0.016 0.57 0.044 -0.028 0.1 3 1
Frank Taveras SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 .295 .643 0.014 0.96 0.065 -0.051 0.3 0 2
Jim Rooker P 3 0 1 1 0 1 .360 .825 0.046 1.07 0.113 -0.067 0.3 0 0 2B
   Ramon Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Gene Clines PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .545 0.059 1.41 0.059 0.000 0.4
   John Morlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 11 5 3 5 .289 .841 0.156 0.93 0.827 -0.671 0.9 24 7
2B: J Rooker (2, off J Billingham); W Stargell (10, off J Billingham).
HR: B Robertson 2 (6, 1 off P Borbon, 1 off J Billingham; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: B Robertson 8; M Sanguillen 3; R Hebner 2; F Taveras 2; J Rooker 2; W Stargell 2.
RBI: B Robertson 3 (16); J Rooker (2); R Hebner (22).
2-out RBI: J Rooker; R Hebner; B Robertson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Hebner-R Stennett-B Robertson.
E: M Sanguillen (4).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .279 .758 0.265 1.20 0.291 -0.027 1.6 4 0
Joe Morgan 2B 2 2 1 1 3 0 .331 .958 0.209 1.20 0.249 -0.040 1.6 2 3 SB,CS
Johnny Bench C 4 1 1 3 1 0 .279 .916 0.259 1.85 0.371 -0.112 1.2 5 0 3B
Tony Perez 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 .273 .855 0.036 1.02 0.063 -0.027 0.6 6 0
   Darrel Chaney PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .669 -0.006 0.21 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 1 0
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .256 .708 0.045 1.28 0.132 -0.087 0.9 1 1 GDP
Merv Rettenmund RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .750 -0.079 0.98 0.002 -0.081 -0.8 1 1 SH
George Foster CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .247 .710 0.096 1.00 0.119 -0.022 0.8 3 0 2B
   Hal King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.033 0.66 0.000 -0.033 -0.8
   Mike McQueen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Dan Driessen 3B-1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .750 -0.101 1.20 0.004 -0.105 -0.7 3 4 IW
Jack Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 .091 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Andy Kosco PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .185 .526 -0.030 1.30 0.000 -0.030 -0.3
   Tom Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Phil Gagliano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .756 -0.043 1.59 0.000 -0.043 -0.3
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Cesar Geronimo PH-CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .297 .805 0.039 1.32 0.067 -0.028 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 28 7 7 7 11 3 .250 .819 0.657 1.21 1.298 -0.641 3.4 27 12
2B: G Foster (6, off J Rooker).
3B: J Bench (1, off D Giusti).
SH: M Rettenmund (1, off K Tekulve).
IBB: D Driessen (3, by K Tekulve).
TB: J Bench 3; G Foster 2; D Concepcion 2; P Rose 2; J Morgan.
GIDP: D Concepcion (7).
RBI: J Bench 3 (29); D Concepcion 2 (26); P Rose (13); J Morgan (17).
2-out RBI: J Morgan; D Concepcion; P Rose.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
E: D Driessen (7).
Outfield Assists: M Rettenmund (R Zisk at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (21, 2nd base off J Rooker/M Sanguillen).
CS: J Morgan (7, 2nd base by J Morlan/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker, L (2-4) 6 5 6 6 7 2 0 2.93 29 33 -0.307 1.34 -2.1
Ramon Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Dave Giusti, BS (4) 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.70 3 3 3 -0.417 2.14 -3.1
Kent Tekulve 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.38 4 2 0 0.055 0.83 1.4
John Morlan 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.15 4 0 0 0.012 0.19 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 7 7 11 3 0 7.88 40 33 5 3 -0.657 0.93 -3.3
J Rooker faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
D Giusti faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Billingham 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 4.06 10 37 -0.243 0.82 -2.1
Tom Hall 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 1.10 11 0 0 -0.031 1.21 -0.1
Pedro Borbon, W (3-2) 3 4 1 1 0 3 1 1.85 13 0 0 -0.019 0.55 0.4
Mike McQueen, H (1) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.69 7 0 0 0.135 1.29 0.9
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 5 2 5.00 41 37 0 0 -0.158 1.21 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: M McQueen (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Tekulve (2; D Driessen).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 40,205.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Cincinnati Reds
1 Rennie Stennett 2B 1 Pete Rose LF
2 Richie Hebner 3B 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Al Oliver CF 3 Johnny Bench C
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Tony Perez 1B
5 Richie Zisk RF 5 Dave Concepcion SS
6 Bob Robertson 1B 6 Merv Rettenmund RF
7 Manny Sanguillen C 7 George Foster CF
8 Frank Taveras SS 8 Dan Driessen 3B
9 Jim Rooker P 9 Jack Billingham P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-5 0 123 RRR CIN J. Bench D. Giusti 37% 88% Triple to LF; Geronimo Scores; Rose Scores; Morgan Scores
t2 0-1 1 -2- RR PIT B. Robertson J. Billingham -18% 41% Home Run; Stargell Scores
b7 3-5 0 1-- CIN P. Rose J. Rooker 16% 43% Single to RF; Geronimo to 3B
t5 4-3 2 --- R PIT B. Robertson P. Borbon -13% 26% Home Run
b2 1-3 2 12- R CIN J. Morgan J. Rooker 11% 43% Single to RF; Kosco Scores; Rose to 3B

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' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett J. Billingham 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner J. Billingham 1% 54% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver J. Billingham 1% 55% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Rooker -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN J. Morgan J. Rooker 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CIN J. Bench J. Rooker -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- CIN T. Perez J. Rooker 1% 54% Morgan Steals 2B; Morgan to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b1 0-0 2 --3 CIN T. Perez J. Rooker 1% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R CIN D. Concepcion J. Rooker 10% 65% Single to LF; Morgan Scores; Perez to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- O CIN M. Rettenmund J. Rooker -4% 61% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- PIT W. Stargell J. Billingham -7% 54% Double to CF (LF-CF)
t2 0-1 0 -2- O PIT R. Zisk J. Billingham 5% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 1 -2- RR PIT B. Robertson J. Billingham -18% 41% Home Run; Stargell Scores
t2 2-1 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen J. Billingham 1% 42% Lineout: SS
t2 2-1 2 --- PIT F. Taveras J. Billingham -1% 41% Single to CF
t2 2-1 2 1-- R PIT J. Rooker J. Billingham -11% 30% Double to CF (CF-RF); Taveras Scores
t2 3-1 2 -2- O PIT R. Stennett J. Billingham 2% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
b2 1-3 0 --- CIN G. Foster J. Rooker 4% 36% Walk
b2 1-3 0 1-- O CIN D. Driessen J. Rooker -4% 33% Flyball: LF
Andy Kosco pinch hits for Jack Billingham (P) batting 9th
b2 1-3 1 1-- O CIN A. Kosco J. Rooker -3% 30% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-3 2 1-- CIN P. Rose J. Rooker 2% 32% Walk; Kosco to 2B
b2 1-3 2 12- R CIN J. Morgan J. Rooker 11% 43% Single to RF; Kosco Scores; Rose to 3B
b2 2-3 2 1-3 O CIN J. Bench J. Rooker -5% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Tom Hall facing 2-3-4
Tom Hall replaces Andy Kosco (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t3 3-2 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner T. Hall 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-2 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver T. Hall 1% 41% Flyball: LF
t3 3-2 2 --- PIT W. Stargell T. Hall -1% 40% Walk
t3 3-2 2 1-- PIT R. Zisk T. Hall -2% 38% Walk; Stargell to 2B
t3 3-2 2 12- O PIT B. Robertson T. Hall 4% 42% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
b3 2-3 0 --- O CIN T. Perez J. Rooker -3% 40% Lineout: RF
b3 2-3 1 --- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Rooker -2% 38% Popfly: 2B
b3 2-3 2 --- O CIN M. Rettenmund J. Rooker -1% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
t4 3-2 0 --- PIT M. Sanguillen T. Hall -4% 33% Single to 3B
t4 3-2 0 1-- PIT F. Taveras T. Hall -5% 28% Single to CF; Sanguillen to 2B
t4 3-2 0 12- O PIT J. Rooker T. Hall 5% 33% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Taveras to 2B
t4 3-2 1 12- O PIT R. Stennett T. Hall 4% 37% Flyball: CF
t4 3-2 2 12- R PIT R. Hebner T. Hall -11% 26% Single to CF; Taveras Scores; Rooker to 2B
t4 4-2 2 12- O PIT A. Oliver T. Hall 3% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
b4 2-4 0 --- CIN G. Foster J. Rooker 8% 37% Double to CF
b4 2-4 0 -2- O CIN D. Driessen J. Rooker -5% 31% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Tom Hall (P) batting 9th
b4 2-4 1 -2- O CIN P. Gagliano J. Rooker -4% 27% Strikeout
b4 2-4 2 -2- R CIN P. Rose J. Rooker 11% 38% Single to RF; Foster Scores
b4 3-4 2 1-- O CIN J. Morgan J. Rooker -3% 35% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 4-5-6
Pedro Borbon replaces Phil Gagliano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 4-3 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell P. Borbon 2% 37% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t5 4-3 1 --- O PIT R. Zisk P. Borbon 2% 39% Popfly: 2B
t5 4-3 2 --- R PIT B. Robertson P. Borbon -13% 26% Home Run
t5 5-3 2 --- PIT M. Sanguillen P. Borbon -1% 25% Single to SS
t5 5-3 2 1-- O PIT F. Taveras P. Borbon 2% 27% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
b5 3-5 0 --- O CIN J. Bench J. Rooker -3% 24% Flyball: LF
b5 3-5 1 --- CIN T. Perez J. Rooker 4% 27% Walk
b5 3-5 1 1-- OO CIN D. Concepcion J. Rooker -7% 20% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 9-1-2
t6 5-3 0 --- O PIT J. Rooker P. Borbon 2% 22% Strikeout
t6 5-3 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett P. Borbon 1% 23% Lineout: RF
t6 5-3 2 --- PIT R. Hebner P. Borbon -1% 22% Single to RF
t6 5-3 2 1-- O PIT A. Oliver P. Borbon 2% 24% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
b6 3-5 0 --- O CIN M. Rettenmund J. Rooker -3% 20% Lineout: CF
b6 3-5 1 --- O CIN G. Foster J. Rooker -2% 18% Lineout: CF
b6 3-5 2 --- O CIN D. Driessen J. Rooker -1% 17% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 4-5-6
t7 5-3 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell P. Borbon 1% 18% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-3 1 --- PIT R. Zisk P. Borbon -1% 17% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Zisk to 1B
t7 5-3 1 1-- O PIT B. Robertson P. Borbon 2% 18% Strikeout
t7 5-3 2 1-- O PIT M. Sanguillen P. Borbon 1% 20% Single to RF; Zisk out at 3B/RF-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Pedro Borbon (P) batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 --- CIN C. Geronimo J. Rooker 7% 27% Walk
b7 3-5 0 1-- CIN P. Rose J. Rooker 16% 43% Single to RF; Geronimo to 3B
Ramon Hernandez replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th (change occurred mid-batter)
b7 3-5 0 1-3 CIN J. Morgan J. Rooker 9% 51% Walk; Rose to 2B
Dave Giusti replaces Ramon Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 123 RRR CIN J. Bench D. Giusti 37% 88% Triple to LF; Geronimo Scores; Rose Scores; Morgan Scores
b7 6-5 0 --3 CIN T. Perez D. Giusti 2% 90% Walk
Darrel Chaney pinch runs for Tony Perez (1B) batting 4th
b7 6-5 0 1-3 R CIN D. Concepcion D. Giusti 3% 93% Single to LF; Bench Scores; Chaney to 2B
Kent Tekulve replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-5 0 12- O CIN M. Rettenmund K. Tekulve 0% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Chaney to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
Hal King pinch hits for George Foster (CF) batting 7th
b7 7-5 1 -23 O CIN H. King K. Tekulve -3% 90% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-5 2 -23 CIN D. Driessen K. Tekulve 0% 90% Intentional Walk
b7 7-5 2 123 O CIN C. Geronimo K. Tekulve -3% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Reds' Mike McQueen facing 8-9-1
Mike McQueen replaces Hal King (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Dan Driessen moves from 3B to 1B
Darrel Chaney moves from PR to 3B
Cesar Geronimo moves from PH to CF
t8 5-7 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras M. McQueen 3% 91% Strikeout
Gene Clines pinch hits for Kent Tekulve (P) batting 9th
t8 5-7 1 --- PIT G. Clines M. McQueen -4% 87% Walk
t8 5-7 1 1-- PIT R. Stennett M. McQueen -2% 85% Wild Pitch; Clines to 2B
t8 5-7 1 -2- O PIT R. Stennett M. McQueen 5% 90% Flyball: LF
t8 5-7 2 -2- O PIT R. Hebner M. McQueen 4% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-5, Pirates' John Morlan facing 1-2-3
John Morlan replaces Gene Clines (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-5 0 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Morlan -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 7-5 1 --- CIN J. Morgan J. Morlan 1% 95% Walk
b8 7-5 1 1-- O CIN J. Bench J. Morlan -1% 94% Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 7-5 2 --- CIN J. Bench J. Morlan 0% 94% Walk
b8 7-5 2 1-- O CIN D. Chaney J. Morlan -1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Reds' Mike McQueen facing 3-4-5
t9 5-7 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver M. McQueen 4% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 5-7 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell M. McQueen 2% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 5-7 2 --- O PIT R. Zisk M. McQueen 1% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 7.

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