August 29, 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIL 2 MIL 4
@BAL 1 CAL 2
BOS 1 MIN 6
@CLE 5 CHW 6
@DET 2 NYY 10
@KCR 3 OAK 4
WSA 3 OAK 9
WSA 0 ATL 5
@CHC 4 PIT 5
@HOU 2 MON 6
SDP 1 SDP 13
@MON 3 NYM 4
LAD 3 SFG 8
@PHI 3 STL 4
CIN 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 15,723

Sunday, August 29, 1971, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Pirates

79-56

Won 1

1st

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

W: B Johnson (9-9), L: W Blasingame (9-10), S: D Giusti (27)

Astros

64-69

Lost 1

5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .324  .725    0    1   2   3B,SB
G Clines LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .768    0    1   0   2B,SH
  V Davalillo PH-LF           1   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .692    0    0   0   2B
R Clemente RF                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .336  .877    0    2   0   2B
B Robertson 1B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .867    0    5   1   
M Sanguillen C                4   1   1   0    0   1  .325  .783    0    7   1   3B,GDP
D Cash 3B                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .303  .744    0    3   1   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .279  .736    0    4   0   
J Hernandez SS                3   0   0   2    0   2  .214  .574    0    3   0   SF
B Johnson P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .048  .215    0    1   0   
  D Giusti P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   5  13   5    0   9                    27   6

BATTING

2B: V Davalillo (10, off G Culver); R Clemente (25, off W Blasingame); G Clines (9, off W Blasingame).

3B: R Stennett (2, off G Culver); M Sanguillen (5, off W Blasingame).

SF: J Hernandez (2, off W Blasingame).

SH: G Clines (2, off W Blasingame).

TB: R Stennett 4; R Clemente 3; M Sanguillen 3; A Oliver 3; V Davalillo 2; G Clines 2; D Cash 2; B Robertson.

GIDP: M Sanguillen (18).

RBI: J Hernandez 2 (21); R Clemente (74); V Davalillo (26); A Oliver (47).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Stennett (1, 2nd base off J Ray/J Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .689    0    4   0   
R Metzger SS                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .239  .603    0    1   3   2B
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .262  .697    0    2   0   
B Watson 1B                   3   0   1   2    1   1  .299  .758    0    7   0   2B
R Chiles LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .643    0    0   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .685    0    0   2   
J Edwards C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .581    0    9   0   
M Martinez 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .488    0    4   2   
W Blasingame P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .599    0    0   2   
  J Wynn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .627    0    0   0   
  J Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  J Morgan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .772    0    0   0   
  G Culver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    1   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Watson (15, off B Johnson); R Metzger (11, off B Johnson).

TB: R Metzger 4; B Watson 2; C Cedeno 2; J Edwards.

RBI: B Watson 2 (53).

2-out RBI: B Watson 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Rader-M Martinez-B Watson.

E: M Martinez (1).

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
B Johnson, W (9-9)             7.2   7   2   2    1   6   0   3.60   31     -       ·  ·      4·11· 2· 7     62    -     0.88   0.27
D Giusti, S (27)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.09    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.93   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      5·12· 2· 7          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Blasingame, L (9-10)         6     9   3   3    0   7   0   4.17   27     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 9     49    -     0.96  -0.10
J Ray                          2     2   1   0    0   2   0   2.14    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.36  -0.03
G Culver                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.85    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.33  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   5   4    0   9   0          40     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 15,723.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. R Stennett           2B    1. J Alou               RF 
2. G Clines             LF    2. R Metzger            SS 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. B Robertson          1B    4. B Watson             1B 
5. M Sanguillen         C     5. R Chiles             LF 
6. D Cash               3B    6. D Rader              3B 
7. A Oliver             CF    7. J Edwards            C  
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. M Martinez           2B 
9. B Johnson            P     9. W Blasingame         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% M Sanguillen    W Blasingame    Triple
   b 6   2  3-0  123       9%  91% R Chiles        B Johnson       Flyball: SS
   b 8   2  4-0  12-      -8%  89% B Watson        B Johnson       Double; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  1--       7%  71% A Oliver        W Blasingame    Single; Cash to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  --3       6%  62% A Oliver        W Blasingame    Single; Sanguillen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      49%  R Clemente      Double
   O      -2-      45%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Alou          Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  R Metzger       Double
   O      -2-      47%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  B Watson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Blasingame facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  M Sanguillen    Triple
   O      --3      56%  D Cash          Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      62%  A Oliver        Single; Sanguillen Scores
   O      1--      60%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      1--      58%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  R Chiles        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
          ---      60%  J Edwards       Single
   O      1--      63%  M Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  R Stennett      Flyball: SS
          ---      65%  G Clines        Double
   O      -2-      62%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      58%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  W Blasingame    Lineout: SS
   O      ---      63%  J Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      64%  R Metzger       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wade Blasingame facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      64%  D Cash          Single
          1--      71%  A Oliver        Single; Cash to 3B
   RO     1-3      75%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B; Cash Scores; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  B Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  R Chiles        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  R Stennett      Single
   O      1--      79%  G Clines        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Stennett to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      75%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      79%  J Edwards       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      81%  M Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wade Blasingame facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
          ---      81%  D Cash          Single
          1--      85%  A Oliver        Single; Cash to 3B
   RO     1-3      88%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cash Scores; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  B Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Johnson facing 9-1-2
                  Jimmy Wynn pinch hits for Wade Blasingame batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  J Wynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  R Metzger       Single
          1--      87%  C Cedeno        Single; Metzger to 2B
          12-      82%  B Watson        Walk; Metzger to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      123      91%  R Chiles        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Ray replaces Jimmy Wynn pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  R Stennett      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 1B
          1--      94%  G Clines        Stennett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      95%  R Clemente      Single; Stennett Scores/unER
          1--      96%  B Robertson     Single; Clemente to 2B
   OO     12-      95%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Edwards       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  M Martinez      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Ray facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  D Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Johnson facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Morgan pinch hits for Jim Ray batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Morgan        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  J Alou          Flyball: SS
          ---      98%  R Metzger       Single
          1--      97%  C Cedeno        Single; Metzger to 2B
   RR     12-      89%  B Watson        Double; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores
                  Dave Giusti replaces Bob Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      94%  R Chiles        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, George Culver facing 9-1-2
                  George Culver replaces Joe Morgan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  D Giusti        Flyball: 2B
          ---      96%  R Stennett      Triple
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Gene Clines batting 2nd
   R      --3      98%  V Davalillo     Double; Stennett Scores
   O      -2-      97%  R Clemente      Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      97%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
                  Vic Davalillo moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  D Rader         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Edwards       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Martinez      Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197108290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation