August 12, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
BOS 2 DET 5
KCR 1 OAK 3
NYY 2 MIL 5
@TEX 1 PIT 7
@CIN 4 NYM 3
LAD 1 PHI 4
SFG 1 STL 6
SDP 5
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 30,327

Monday, August 12, 1974, 8:20PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Pirates

58-58

Won 2

3rd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  2   2  0  0   1  1  0    7 12  0
Reds            0  0  0   1  2  0   1  0  0    4 10  2

W: J Reuss (12-9), L: C Kirby (7-7), S: D Giusti (7)

Reds

70-47

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .659    0    2   9   
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .825    0    0   2   CS,SF
A Oliver CF                   5   1   4   1    0   1  .305  .810    0    3   0   3B
W Stargell LF                 4   1   1   2    1   1  .301  .983    0    3   0   HR
R Zisk RF                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .316  .860    0    1   0   2B
M Sanguillen C                5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .699    0    5   0   
E Kirkpatrick 1B              3   2   1   2    2   0  .253  .675    0   13   0   HR
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .592    0    0   2   
J Reuss P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .497    0    0   0   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .777    0    0   0   
  J Morlan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       36   7  12   7    4   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Zisk (24, off C Carroll).

3B: A Oliver (11, off W McEnaney).

HR: W Stargell (20, off C Kirby; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); E Kirkpatrick (3, off C Kirby; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: R Hebner (5, off C Carroll).

SH: D Giusti (1, off C Carroll).

TB: A Oliver 6; E Kirkpatrick 4; W Stargell 4; M Sanguillen 2; R Zisk 2; R Stennett; R Hebner; F Taveras.

RBI: E Kirkpatrick 2 (22); W Stargell 2 (68); A Oliver (49); R Hebner (45); R Zisk (70).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2; R Zisk.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-E Kirkpatrick.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Hebner (3, Home by C Kirby/B Plummer).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .729    0    2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .298  .912    0    4   3   2·2B
J Bench 3B-C                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .278  .860    0    3   1   2B
T Perez 1B                    2   0   1   1    1   1  .271  .805    0    5   0   SF
D Concepcion SS               3   0   1   2    0   0  .271  .691    0    2   3   SF,GDP
G Foster RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .763    0    2   0   2B
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .802    0    3   0   
B Plummer C                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .245  .619    0    4   1   2B
  D Driessen PH-3B            2   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .716    0    0   0   
C Kirby P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .096  .271    0    2   1   
  M Rettenmund PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .644    0    0   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Griffey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .590    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   1   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .653    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   4  10   4    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Plummer (6, off J Reuss); J Morgan 2 (27, off J Reuss, off J Morlan); G Foster (14, off J Reuss); J Bench (26, off J Reuss).

SF: D Concepcion (4, off D Giusti); T Perez (6, off J Reuss).

TB: J Morgan 4; G Foster 3; J Bench 3; B Plummer 2; D Concepcion; T Perez; C Kirby.

GIDP: D Concepcion (13).

RBI: D Concepcion 2 (54); T Perez (73); B Plummer (10).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Kirby-D Concepcion.

E: C Kirby (9); B Plummer (6).

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 Reuss, W (12-9)              5     8   3   3    3   3   0   3.83   25     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 8     39    -     1.17   0.04
J Morlan, H (2)                1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.24    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.19  -0.10
D Giusti, S (7)                3     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.53    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 0          2-1    1.20   0.23
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2·10          2-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Kirby, L (7-7)               4     6   5   4    1   3   2   3.22   19     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 6     34    -     0.87  -0.28
W McEnaney                     2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.61    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          0-0    0.55   0.05
C Carroll                      2     5   2   2    1   2   0   2.65   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.87  -0.11
T Hall                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.47    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   6    4   6   2          43     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2·12           -

J Morlan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 30,327.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. R Stennett           2B    1. P Rose               LF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. A Oliver             CF    3. J Bench              3B 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. T Perez              1B 
5. R Zisk               RF    5. D Concepcion         SS 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. G Foster             RF 
7. E Kirkpatrick        1B    7. C Geronimo           CF 
8. F Taveras            SS    8. B Plummer            C  
9. J Reuss              P     9. C Kirby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  1--      19%  79% W Stargell      C Kirby         Home Run; Oliver Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  72% A Oliver        C Kirby         Single to RF; Stennett Scores/unER; Hebner to 3B
   b 7   0  6-3  -2-     -10%  72% J Bench         J Morlan        Single to LF; Morgan to 3B
   t 1   0  0-1  1-3     -10%  62% W Stargell      C Kirby         Hebner Caught Stealing Hm (C-P); Oliver to 2B
   b 5   0  5-1  1--      -9%  77% J Bench         J Reuss         Double to CF (LF-CF); Morgan to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Kirby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Stennett      Walk
          1--      59%  R Hebner        Reached on Interference on C; Stennett to 2B; Hebner to 1B
   R      12-      72%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Stennett Scores/unER; Hebner to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  W Stargell      Hebner Caught Stealing Hm (C-P); Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      56%  R Zisk          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  J Morgan        Popfly: 2B
          ---      59%  J Bench         Walk
          1--      57%  T Perez         Single to CF; Bench to 2B
   O      12-      61%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Clay Kirby facing 6-7-8
          ---      65%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: CF
          1--      65%  F Taveras       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Sanguillen to 2B; Taveras to 1B
   OO     12-      57%  J Reuss         Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
          ---      50%  G Foster        Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-      51%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 3B-1B; Foster to 3B
   O      --3      60%  B Plummer       Fielder's Choice 2B; Foster out at Hm/2B-C; Plummer to 1B
          1--      57%  C Kirby         Single to CF; Plummer to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  P Rose          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Clay Kirby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      60%  A Oliver        Single to CF
   RR     1--      79%  W Stargell      Home Run; Oliver Scores
   O      ---      79%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
          ---      72%  J Morgan        Double to RF
   O      -2-      77%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
          -2-      74%  T Perez         Walk
   OO     12-      83%  D Concepcion    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Clay Kirby facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   RR     1--      93%  E Kirkpatrick   Home Run; Sanguillen Scores
   O      ---      93%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  J Reuss         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Stennett      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  G Foster        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
   R      1--      86%  B Plummer       Double to RF (CF-RF); Foster Scores
                  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Clay Kirby batting 9th
   O      -2-      89%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      91%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Will McEnaney facing 2-3-4
                  Will McEnaney replaces Merv Rettenmund pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  R Hebner        Popfly: 2B
          ---      93%  A Oliver        Triple to LF (LF Line)
   O      --3      90%  W Stargell      Fielder's Choice 2B; Oliver out at Hm/2B-C; Stargell to 1B
   O      1--      90%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      77%  J Bench         Double to CF (LF-CF); Morgan to 3B
   RO     -23      79%  T Perez         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores; Bench to 3B
   R      --3      73%  D Concepcion    Single to CF; Bench Scores
   O      1--      77%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      80%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Will McEnaney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: SS
          ---      80%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk
   O      1--      78%  F Taveras       Flyball: LF
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Jerry Reuss batting 9th
   O      1--      76%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, John Morlan facing 8-9-1
                  John Morlan replaces Bob Robertson pitching and batting 9th; Dan Driessen pinch hits for Bill Plummer batting 8th
   O      ---      80%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF
                  Ken Griffey pinch hits for Will McEnaney batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
                  Clay Carroll replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Bench moves to C; Dan Driessen moves to 3B
   O      ---      82%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--      85%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-      83%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   R      12-      91%  R Zisk          Double to LF; Hebner Scores; Oliver to 3B
   O      -23      89%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, John Morlan facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  J Morgan        Double to LF (LF Line)
          -2-      72%  J Bench         Single to LF; Morgan to 3B
                  Dave Giusti replaces John Morlan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      81%  T Perez         Strikeout
   RO     1-3      84%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores
   O      1--      88%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk
          1--      94%  F Taveras       Single to RF; Kirkpatrick to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  D Giusti        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 2B
          -23      92%  R Stennett      Single to 3B; Taveras stays at 2B
   RO     123      94%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kirkpatrick Scores; Taveras to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  C Geronimo      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      96%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  T Crowley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tom Hall facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Hall replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Zisk          Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  P Rose          Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Bench         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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