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@BOS		5
6		 
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@CHW		2
3
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@CLE		1
7
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@DET		10
5
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@KCR		0
1
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@TEX		7
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@MON		6
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@SDP		3
2
Friday, June 9, 1972, 8:00PM
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 35,078, Time of Game: 2:16
Pirates
5
31-16
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
 at Dodgers
1
30-20
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Steve Blass (7-1)
L: Don Sutton (8-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  3  3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .347 .874 0.038 0.28 0.046 -0.008 0.1 3 4
Vic Davalillo LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .379 .950 0.046 0.44 0.061 -0.014 -0.1 1 0
Roberto Clemente RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .324 .848 0.151 0.54 0.156 -0.005 2.1 2 0
Willie Stargell 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .311 1.026 0.014 0.60 0.048 -0.034 -0.9 11 0 GDP
Al Oliver CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .323 .790 0.056 0.51 0.070 -0.015 0.7 2 0
Richie Hebner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 .867 -0.034 0.38 0.004 -0.038 -0.7 1 1
Manny Sanguillen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .335 .798 0.023 0.38 0.034 -0.011 -0.0 5 0
Jackie Hernandez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .217 .563 0.053 0.44 0.058 -0.005 0.8 2 4
Steve Blass P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .459 -0.018 0.17 0.000 -0.018 -0.9 0 0 SH
Team Totals 38 5 11 4 0 6 .289 .579 0.329 0.41 0.477 -0.148 1.2 27 9
SH: S Blass (3, off D Sutton).
TB: R Clemente 3; V Davalillo 2; A Oliver 2; W Stargell; R Stennett; J Hernandez; R Hebner.
GIDP: W Stargell (3).
RBI: J Hernandez (7); W Stargell (44); R Clemente (22); A Oliver (36).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Hernandez-R Stennett-W Stargell.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Valentine 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .715 0.001 0.36 0.023 -0.022 -0.1 1 5
Bill Buckner 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .324 .713 0.040 0.47 0.055 -0.015 0.5 13 2
Willie Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .664 -0.068 0.70 0.000 -0.068 -1.2 1 0
Frank Robinson RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .293 .900 0.009 0.51 0.040 -0.031 0.7 2 0 HR
Willie Crawford LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 .234 .755 0.037 0.65 0.060 -0.023 0.5 0 0
Steve Garvey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .710 -0.108 1.01 0.000 -0.108 -1.9 0 3 GDP
Duke Sims C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .543 -0.033 0.33 0.000 -0.033 -0.6 7 0
Bill Russell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .701 -0.026 0.35 0.000 -0.026 -0.4 3 3
Don Sutton P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .161 .373 -0.015 0.30 0.000 -0.015 -0.3 0 0
   Billy Grabarkewitz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .493 -0.008 0.34 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 5 5 .103 .442 -0.171 0.53 0.178 -0.349 -2.8 27 14
HR: F Robinson (8, off S Blass; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: F Robinson 4; W Crawford; B Buckner.
GIDP: S Garvey (3).
RBI: F Robinson (30).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Valentine-B Russell-B Buckner.
E: S Garvey (10); B Russell (11); B Valentine (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Blass, W (7-1) 9 3 1 1 5 5 1 2.88 34 77 0.172 0.53 2.8
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 5 5 1 1.00 34 77 0.172 0.41 2.8

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, L (8-1) 7 10 5 2 0 5 0 1.25 32 48 -0.336 0.49 -2.0
Hoyt Wilhelm 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 7 0 0 0.008 0.08 0.8
Team Totals 9 11 5 2 0 6 0 2.00 39 48 0 0 -0.328 0.53 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 35,078.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Rennie Stennett 2B 1 Bobby Valentine 2B
2 Vic Davalillo LF 2 Bill Buckner 1B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Willie Stargell 1B 4 Frank Robinson RF
5 Al Oliver CF 5 Willie Crawford LF
6 Richie Hebner 3B 6 Steve Garvey 3B
7 Manny Sanguillen C 7 Duke Sims C
8 Jackie Hernandez SS 8 Bill Russell SS
9 Steve Blass P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 12- R PIT R. Clemente D. Sutton 13% 73% Single to CF; Stennett Scores/unER; Davalillo to 3B
t1 2-0 0 12- R PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton 7% 84% Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT V. Davalillo D. Sutton 6% 60% Single to 3B; Stennett to 2B
t1 3-0 1 123 RRO PIT J. Hernandez D. Sutton 5% 90% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Stargell Scores/unER; Oliver Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Hernandez to 2B
t1 1-0 0 1-3 R PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 5% 77% Single to SS; Davalillo Scores; Clemente 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, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 4% 54% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 1B
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT V. Davalillo D. Sutton 6% 60% Single to 3B; Stennett to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- R PIT R. Clemente D. Sutton 13% 73% Single to CF; Stennett Scores/unER; Davalillo to 3B
t1 1-0 0 1-3 R PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 5% 77% Single to SS; Davalillo Scores; Clemente to 2B
t1 2-0 0 12- R PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton 7% 84% Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
t1 3-0 0 12- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton -3% 81% Strikeout
t1 3-0 1 12- PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton 3% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Stargell to 3B; Oliver to 2B; Sanguillen to 1B
t1 3-0 1 123 RRO PIT J. Hernandez D. Sutton 5% 90% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Stargell Scores/unER; Oliver Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Hernandez to 2B
t1 5-0 2 -2- O PIT S. Blass D. Sutton -1% 89% Strikeout
5 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- LAD B. Valentine S. Blass -2% 87% Walk
b1 0-5 0 1-- LAD B. Buckner S. Blass -4% 83% Walk; Valentine to 2B
b1 0-5 0 12- O LAD W. Davis S. Blass 4% 86% Strikeout
b1 0-5 1 12- O LAD F. Robinson S. Blass 3% 89% Flyball: 3B
b1 0-5 2 12- LAD W. Crawford S. Blass -2% 87% Walk; Valentine to 3B; Buckner to 2B
b1 0-5 2 123 O LAD S. Garvey S. Blass 5% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t2 5-0 0 --- PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 1% 92% Single to LF
t2 5-0 0 1-- O PIT V. Davalillo D. Sutton -1% 92% Strikeout
t2 5-0 1 1-- PIT R. Clemente D. Sutton 2% 93% Single to SS; Stennett to 3B; Clemente to 1B
t2 5-0 1 1-3 O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton -2% 92% Strikeout
t2 5-0 2 1-3 O PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 7-8-9
b2 0-5 0 --- O LAD D. Sims S. Blass 1% 91% Lineout: CF
b2 0-5 1 --- O LAD B. Russell S. Blass 1% 92% Flyball: SS
b2 0-5 2 --- O LAD D. Sutton S. Blass 0% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t3 5-0 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton -0% 92% Foul Flyball: C
t3 5-0 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 5-0 2 --- O PIT J. Hernandez D. Sutton -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
b3 0-5 0 --- O LAD B. Valentine S. Blass 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-5 1 --- LAD B. Buckner S. Blass -1% 91% Single to LF
b3 0-5 1 1-- O LAD W. Davis S. Blass 2% 93% Flyball: LF
b3 0-5 2 1-- LAD F. Robinson S. Blass -1% 92% Walk; Buckner to 2B
b3 0-5 2 12- O LAD W. Crawford S. Blass 2% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
t4 5-0 0 --- O PIT S. Blass D. Sutton -0% 94% Strikeout
t4 5-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton -0% 93% Flyball: 1B
t4 5-0 2 --- PIT V. Davalillo D. Sutton 0% 94% Single to 2B
t4 5-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente D. Sutton -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
b4 0-5 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey S. Blass 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-5 1 --- O LAD D. Sims S. Blass 1% 95% Lineout: RF
b4 0-5 2 --- O LAD B. Russell S. Blass 0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t5 5-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 5-0 1 --- PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton 0% 95% Single to RF
t5 5-0 1 1-- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton -0% 95% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 5-0 2 1-- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
b5 0-5 0 --- O LAD D. Sutton S. Blass 1% 96% Strikeout
b5 0-5 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine S. Blass 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-5 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner S. Blass 0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
t6 5-0 0 --- PIT J. Hernandez D. Sutton 0% 97% Single to RF
t6 5-0 0 1-- O PIT S. Blass D. Sutton -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hernandez to 2B
t6 5-0 1 -2- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; Hernandez to 3B
t6 5-0 2 --3 O PIT V. Davalillo D. Sutton -1% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
b6 0-5 0 --- O LAD W. Davis S. Blass 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-5 1 --- R LAD F. Robinson S. Blass -3% 94% Home Run
b6 1-5 1 --- LAD W. Crawford S. Blass -2% 92% Walk
b6 1-5 1 1-- O LAD S. Garvey S. Blass 2% 94% Lineout: 2B
b6 1-5 2 1-- O LAD D. Sims S. Blass 1% 96% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
t7 5-1 0 --- PIT R. Clemente D. Sutton 1% 96% Single to RF
t7 5-1 0 1-- OO PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton -1% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 5-1 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
b7 1-5 0 --- O LAD B. Russell S. Blass 1% 96% Flyball: CF
Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Don Sutton (P) batting 9th
b7 1-5 1 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz S. Blass 1% 97% Strikeout
b7 1-5 2 --- O LAD B. Valentine S. Blass 0% 97% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 6-7-8
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Billy Grabarkewitz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-1 0 --- PIT R. Hebner H. Wilhelm 0% 98% Single to 2B
t8 5-1 0 1-- O PIT M. Sanguillen H. Wilhelm -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t8 5-1 1 1-- O PIT J. Hernandez H. Wilhelm -0% 97% Strikeout
t8 5-1 2 1-- O PIT S. Blass H. Wilhelm -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 2-3-4
b8 1-5 0 --- O LAD B. Buckner S. Blass 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-5 1 --- O LAD W. Davis S. Blass 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 1-5 2 --- O LAD F. Robinson S. Blass 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
t9 5-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett H. Wilhelm -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-1 1 --- O PIT V. Davalillo H. Wilhelm -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-1 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente H. Wilhelm -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
b9 1-5 0 --- LAD W. Crawford S. Blass -2% 97% Single to CF
b9 1-5 0 1-- OO LAD S. Garvey S. Blass 3% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 1-5 2 --- O LAD D. Sims S. Blass 0% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

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