September 18, 1967 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
NYY 0 CAL 3
CHW 2 BOS 6
@DET 5
(10) MIN 2
@KCA 0
(10) CIN 4
@ATL 0 HOU 14
PIT 4 NYM 7
LAD 2 STL 5
@PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 6,327

Monday, September 18, 1967
Time of Game: 2:34

Pirates

75-76

Lost 1

6th, 20 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  2    4 13  4
Astros          3  0  1   0  5  2   1  2  X   14 15  0

W: D Giusti (11-15), L: T Sisk (12-13)

Astros

62-88

Won 6

9th, 32½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .342  .788    0    0   0   
G Alley SS                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .283  .721    0    1   2   2B
M Mota RF                     5   1   2   3    0   2  .315  .777    0    3   0   3B
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .283  .871    0    1   0   
B Robertson 1B                5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    9   1   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .660    0    4   3   
J Pagan 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .691    0    0   2   2B
M Sanguillen C                4   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .639    0    5   0   
T Sisk P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .109  .245    0    0   1   
  M Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .657    0    0   0   GDP
  J Shellenback P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  M Wills PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .695    0    0   0   
  J Gelnar P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   1   
  A Luplow PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .510    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   4  13   4    3   7                    24  11

BATTING

2B: G Alley (25, off D Giusti); J Pagan (6, off D Giusti).

3B: M Mota (8, off D Giusti).

TB: M Mota 4; J Pagan 3; G Alley 3; M Alou 3; M Sanguillen 2; W Stargell; B Robertson.

GIDP: M Jimenez (4).

RBI: M Mota 3 (54); W Stargell (68).

2-out RBI: M Mota 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: M Sanguillen (4).

E: G Alley (25); M Alou (3); J Pagan (6); B Robertson (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Jackson SS                  6   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .570    0    3   2   
J Morgan 2B                   5   2   2   0    1   0  .277  .788    0    3   3   SB
J Wynn CF                     4   4   3   0    1   0  .257  .850    0    3   0   SB
R Staub RF                    3   3   1   3    1   0  .333  .871    0    2   0   2B,SF
H King C                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .606    0    7   1   
D Rader 1B                    4   2   4   4    1   0  .340  .858    0    7   0   3B,IW
B Aspromonte 3B               4   2   2   2    1   1  .300  .761    0    0   1   
R Davis LF                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .257  .715    0    2   0   2B
D Giusti P                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .157  .465    0    0   0   
Totals                       40  14  15  12    6   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Staub (42, off T Sisk); R Davis (19, off J Gelnar).

3B: D Rader (4, off J Shellenback).

SF: R Staub (5, off J Gelnar).

IBB: D Rader (1, by J Shellenback).

TB: D Rader 6; J Wynn 3; R Davis 2; J Morgan 2; B Aspromonte 2; R Staub 2; D Giusti; S Jackson.

RBI: D Rader 4 (23); R Staub 3 (72); B Aspromonte 2 (52); R Davis (34); D Giusti (10); S Jackson (25).

2-out RBI: D Rader 3; D Giusti.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 21.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Morgan-S Jackson-D Rader; J Morgan-D Rader.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wynn (15, 2nd base off T Sisk/M Sanguillen); J Morgan (28, 2nd base off T Sisk/M Sanguillen).

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
T Sisk, L (12-13)              4     5   4   4    2   3   0   3.33   19     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     37    -     0.71  -0.27
J Shellenback                  2     6   7   5    3   2   0   7.50   16     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 6          0-0    0.14  -0.05
J Gelnar                       2     4   3   2    1   0   0   8.05   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  14  11    6   5   0          47     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0·15           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Giusti, W (11-15)            9    13   4   4    3   7   0   4.28   41     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1·13     49    -     0.40   0.17
Totals                         9    13   4   4    3   7   0          41     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1·13           -

Balks: D Giusti (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J Shellenback (1; D Rader).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 6,327.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. M Alou               CF    1. S Jackson            SS 
2. G Alley              SS    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. M Mota               RF    3. J Wynn               CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. R Staub              RF 
5. B Robertson          1B    5. H King               C  
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. D Rader              1B 
7. J Pagan              3B    7. B Aspromonte         3B 
8. M Sanguillen         C     8. R Davis              LF 
9. T Sisk               P     9. D Giusti             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      18%  77% R Staub         T Sisk          Double; Morgan Scores; Wynn Scores
   t 5   0  4-0  12-       8%  93% M Jimenez       D Giusti        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Pagan to 3B
   b 3   2  0-3  -2-       5%  91% D Rader         T Sisk          Single; Wynn Scores
   t 5   0  4-0  1--      -5%  85% M Sanguillen    D Giusti        Single; Pagan to 2B
   b 1   1  0-2  1-3       5%  85% D Rader         T Sisk          Single; Staub Scores; King to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Alou          Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  G Alley         Single
   O      1--      52%  M Mota          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      54%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommie Sisk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  S Jackson       Flyball: 2B
          ---      55%  J Morgan        Single
          1--      57%  J Wynn          Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-      77%  R Staub         Double; Morgan Scores; Wynn Scores
          -2-      80%  H King          Walk, Passed Ball; Staub to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  D Rader         Single; Staub Scores; King to 2B
   O      12-      83%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
   O      12-      81%  R Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  B Robertson     Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 2B
          ---      82%  J Pagan         Double
   O      -2-      85%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tommie Sisk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  D Giusti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  S Jackson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      83%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  T Sisk          Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  M Alou          Single
   OO     1--      86%  G Alley         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tommie Sisk facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  J Wynn          Single
          1--      89%  R Staub         Wynn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      86%  H King          Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      91%  D Rader         Single; Wynn Scores
   O      1--      90%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  M Mota          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      92%  B Robertson     Single
   O      1--      93%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tommie Sisk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  R Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  D Giusti        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  J Pagan         Single
          1--      85%  M Sanguillen    Single; Pagan to 2B
                  Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Tommie Sisk batting 9th
   OO     12-      93%  M Jimenez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Pagan to 3B
   O      --3      95%  M Alou          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Shellenback facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Shellenback replaces Manny Jimenez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  J Morgan        Single
          1--      96%  J Wynn          Single; Morgan to 2B
   R      12-      99%  R Staub         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Morgan Scores/No RBI; Wynn to 3B; Staub to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23      98%  H King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23      98%  D Rader         Intentional Walk
   RRR    123     100%  B Aspromonte    Single; Wynn Scores; Staub Scores; Rader Scores/Adv on E3/unER/No RBI; Aspromonte to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  R Davis         Strikeout
   R      -2-     100%  D Giusti        Single; Aspromonte Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  S Jackson       Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 9.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-9, Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  G Alley         Double
   R      -2-      99%  M Mota          Triple; Alley Scores
   R      --3      99%  W Stargell      Single; Mota Scores
   O      1--      99%  B Robertson     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      99%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: C-1B; Stargell to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jim Shellenback facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  J Wynn          Single
          1--     100%  R Staub         Walk; Wynn to 2B
   O      12-     100%  H King          Strikeout Looking
   RR     12-     100%  D Rader         Triple; Wynn Scores; Staub Scores
          --3     100%  B Aspromonte    Walk
   O      1-3     100%  R Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 11.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-11, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Maury Wills pinch hits for Jim Shellenback batting 9th
          ---     100%  M Wills         Walk
          1--     100%  M Alou          Single; Wills to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3     100%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-2, John Gelnar facing 9-1-2
                  John Gelnar replaces Maury Wills pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Giusti        Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  S Jackson       Single
          1--     100%  J Morgan        Walk; Jackson to 2B
          12-     100%  J Wynn          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 3B; Morgan to 2B
   RO     123     100%  R Staub         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jackson Scores/unER; Morgan to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  H King          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 12.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-12, Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-2, John Gelnar facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  D Rader         Single
          1--     100%  B Aspromonte    Single; Rader to 2B
   R      12-     100%  R Davis         Double; Rader Scores; Aspromonte to 3B
   O      -23     100%  D Giusti        Groundout: P-1B
   RO     -23     100%  S Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B; Aspromonte Scores; Davis to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 14.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-14, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Pagan         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Single
                  Al Luplow pinch hits for John Gelnar batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  A Luplow        Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  M Alou          Single; Sanguillen to 2B
          12-     100%  G Alley         Balk; Sanguillen to 3B; Alou to 2B
          -23     100%  " "             Walk
   RR     123     100%  M Mota          Single; Sanguillen Scores; Alou Scores; Alley to 3B
          1-3     100%  W Stargell      Walk; Mota to 2B
   O      123     100%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 14.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196709180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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