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Series
Results
LAD
@PIT		3
0
LAD
@PIT		5
2
PIT
@LAD		7
0
PIT
@LAD		1
12
Wednesday, October 9, 1974 12:38PM
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 54,424, Time of Game: 2:36
Pirates
1
 at Dodgers
12
W: Don Sutton (2-0)
L: Jerry Reuss (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  3  1
Dodgers         1  0  2   0  2  2   2  3  X   12 12  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .180 -0.076 0.67 0.000 -0.076 -1.1 2 5
Richie Hebner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .231 .795 -0.037 0.38 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 1 3
Al Oliver CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .393 -0.024 0.33 0.000 -0.024 -0.4 0 0
Willie Stargell LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 .400 1.238 -0.028 0.44 0.003 -0.031 0.7 5 0 HR
Dave Parker RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .250 0.006 0.52 0.027 -0.022 -0.1 1 1
Manny Sanguillen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .563 -0.068 0.63 0.000 -0.068 -0.8 3 0 GDP
Ed Kirkpatrick 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .182 0.036 0.45 0.044 -0.008 0.1 8 0
Mario Mendoza SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 -0.040 1.82 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 3 1
   Paul Popovich PH-SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 1.200 0.017 0.17 0.017 0.000 0.3 0 0
Jerry Reuss P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.021 1.41 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Ken Brett P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.71 0.000 -0.016 -0.3 0 1
   Larry Demery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dave Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Juan Pizarro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Art Howe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Team Totals 27 1 3 1 1 8 .111 .365 -0.251 0.54 0.091 -0.343 -3.0 24 12
HR: W Stargell (2, off D Sutton; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: J Reuss (1, off D Sutton).
TB: W Stargell 4; D Parker; P Popovich.
GIDP: M Sanguillen (1).
RBI: W Stargell (4).
2-out RBI: W Stargell.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Hebner-R Stennett-E Kirkpatrick.
E: R Stennett (1).
Outfield Assists: D Parker (D Lopes at 2nd base).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .267 .850 0.047 0.60 0.075 -0.028 1.4 1 2 3B,SB
Bill Buckner LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .389 -0.063 0.43 0.000 -0.063 -1.1 1 0
Jim Wynn CF 2 3 1 1 3 0 .200 .979 0.124 0.37 0.124 0.000 1.5 2 0 2B
Steve Garvey 1B 5 4 4 4 0 0 .389 1.199 0.226 0.45 0.251 -0.025 4.1 9 0 2·HR
Joe Ferguson RF 2 2 1 1 3 0 .231 .675 0.014 0.29 0.016 -0.002 2.0 3 0
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .313 1.109 -0.049 0.40 0.003 -0.052 -0.6 1 1 2B,IW
Bill Russell SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 .389 .810 -0.029 0.27 0.003 -0.031 2.1 1 4
Steve Yeager C 2 1 0 0 3 1 .000 .250 -0.001 0.18 0.013 -0.013 0.2 8 0 IW
Don Sutton P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .762 -0.020 0.23 0.001 -0.021 0.5 1 3 SH
   Manny Mota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -1.5 GDP
   Mike Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 12 12 11 11 2 .364 1.189 0.249 0.36 0.486 -0.235 8.5 27 10
2B: J Wynn (2, off J Reuss); R Cey (3, off K Brett).
3B: D Lopes (1, off L Demery).
HR: S Garvey 2 (2, 1 off J Reuss, 1 off K Brett; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: D Sutton (1, off L Demery).
IBB: R Cey (3, by D Giusti); S Yeager (1, by J Pizarro).
TB: S Garvey 10; D Lopes 4; R Cey 2; B Russell 2; J Wynn 2; J Ferguson; D Sutton.
GIDP: M Mota (1).
RBI: S Garvey 4 (5); B Russell 3 (3); J Wynn (2); J Ferguson (2); D Lopes (3); D Sutton (1).
2-out RBI: S Garvey 2; D Sutton.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Russell-S Garvey; D Sutton-S Garvey.
Baserunning
SB: D Lopes (2, 2nd base off J Reuss/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Reuss, L (0-2) 2.2 2 3 3 4 0 1 3.72 14 38 -0.196 0.86 -1.9
Ken Brett 2.1 3 2 2 2 1 1 7.71 11 1 0 -0.034 0.28 -0.9
Larry Demery 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 36.00 7 0 0 -0.016 0.05 -2.5
Dave Giusti 1.1 5 3 3 2 1 0 21.60 11 2 2 -0.002 0.01 -4.5
Juan Pizarro 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0.000 0.00 1.3
Team Totals 8 12 12 12 11 2 2 13.50 45 38 5 2 -0.248 0.54 -8.5
L Demery faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, W (2-0) 8 3 1 1 1 7 1 0.53 26 78 0.251 0.60 2.5
Mike Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 1 8 1 1.00 29 78 0 0 0.251 0.36 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Giusti (4; R Cey); J Pizarro (1; S Yeager).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Nick Colosi, LF - Paul Pryor, RF - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 54,424.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Rennie Stennett 2B 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Richie Hebner 3B 2 Bill Buckner LF
3 Al Oliver CF 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Dave Parker RF 5 Joe Ferguson RF
6 Manny Sanguillen C 6 Ron Cey 3B
7 Ed Kirkpatrick 1B 7 Bill Russell SS
8 Mario Mendoza SS 8 Steve Yeager C
9 Jerry Reuss P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 1-- RR LAD S. Garvey J. Reuss 18% 84% Home Run; Wynn Scores
b1 0-0 1 -2- R LAD J. Wynn J. Reuss 10% 67% Double to CF; Lopes Scores
b5 3-0 1 1-- RR LAD S. Garvey K. Brett 7% 97% Home Run; Wynn Scores
t2 0-1 1 1-- OO PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton 5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t3 0-1 0 --- PIT E. Kirkpatrick D. Sutton -4% 58% Walk

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 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes J. Reuss 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- LAD B. Buckner J. Reuss 3% 61% Lopes Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O LAD B. Buckner J. Reuss -4% 57% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 -2- R LAD J. Wynn J. Reuss 10% 67% Double to CF; Lopes Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- O LAD S. Garvey J. Reuss -3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B; Wynn to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 LAD J. Ferguson J. Reuss 1% 66% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-3 O LAD R. Cey J. Reuss -4% 61% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 2% 64% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 --- PIT D. Parker D. Sutton -3% 61% Single to SS
t2 0-1 1 1-- OO PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton 5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Reuss -2% 65% Flyball: LF
b2 1-0 1 --- O LAD S. Yeager J. Reuss -1% 63% Popfly: C
b2 1-0 2 --- O LAD D. Sutton J. Reuss -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- PIT E. Kirkpatrick D. Sutton -4% 58% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- O PIT M. Mendoza D. Sutton 4% 62% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 1-- O PIT J. Reuss D. Sutton 2% 64% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kirkpatrick to 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 4% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Reuss -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Reuss -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- LAD J. Wynn J. Reuss 1% 66% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- RR LAD S. Garvey J. Reuss 18% 84% Home Run; Wynn Scores
b3 3-0 2 --- LAD J. Ferguson J. Reuss 1% 85% Walk
Ken Brett replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 2 1-- O LAD R. Cey K. Brett -1% 84% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton 2% 86% Strikeout
t4 0-3 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton 1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-3 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton 1% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell K. Brett -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- LAD S. Yeager K. Brett 1% 88% Walk
b4 3-0 1 1-- O LAD D. Sutton K. Brett -1% 87% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 3-0 2 1-- O LAD D. Lopes K. Brett -1% 86% Single to RF; Sutton to 3B; Lopes out at 2B/RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Sutton 2% 88% Strikeout
t5 0-3 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O PIT E. Kirkpatrick D. Sutton 1% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ken Brett facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- O LAD B. Buckner K. Brett -1% 89% Strikeout
b5 3-0 1 --- LAD J. Wynn K. Brett 1% 90% Walk
b5 3-0 1 1-- RR LAD S. Garvey K. Brett 7% 97% Home Run; Wynn Scores
b5 5-0 1 --- O LAD J. Ferguson K. Brett -0% 96% Flyball: LF
b5 5-0 2 --- LAD R. Cey K. Brett 0% 97% Double to CF
b5 5-0 2 -2- O LAD B. Russell K. Brett -0% 96% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Mario Mendoza (SS) batting 8th
t6 0-5 0 --- PIT P. Popovich D. Sutton -2% 95% Single to LF
t6 0-5 0 1-- O PIT K. Brett D. Sutton 2% 96% Strikeout
t6 0-5 1 1-- OO PIT R. Stennett D. Sutton 2% 98% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 8-9-1
Larry Demery replaces Ken Brett pitching and batting 9th
Paul Popovich moves from PH to SS
b6 5-0 0 --- LAD S. Yeager L. Demery 0% 98% Walk
b6 5-0 0 1-- O LAD D. Sutton L. Demery -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Yeager to 2B
b6 5-0 1 -2- RR LAD D. Lopes L. Demery 1% 99% Triple to RF; Yeager Scores; Lopes Scores/Adv on E4
b6 7-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner L. Demery -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 7-0 2 --- O LAD J. Wynn L. Demery -0% 99% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t7 0-7 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Sutton 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 0-7 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver D. Sutton 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 0-7 2 --- R PIT W. Stargell D. Sutton -0% 99% Home Run
t7 1-7 2 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Sutton 0% 99% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 4-5-6
b7 7-1 0 --- LAD S. Garvey L. Demery 0% 100% Single to CF
b7 7-1 0 1-- LAD J. Ferguson L. Demery 0% 100% Walk; Garvey to 2B
Dave Giusti replaces Larry Demery pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-1 0 12- O LAD R. Cey D. Giusti -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 7-1 1 12- R LAD B. Russell D. Giusti 0% 100% Single to LF; Garvey Scores; Ferguson to 2B
b7 8-1 1 12- O LAD S. Yeager D. Giusti -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 8-1 2 12- R LAD D. Sutton D. Giusti 0% 100% Single to 2B; Ferguson Scores; Russell to 2B
b7 9-1 2 12- O LAD D. Lopes D. Giusti -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-P
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 9.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t8 1-9 0 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Sutton 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-9 1 --- O PIT E. Kirkpatrick D. Sutton 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t8 1-9 2 --- O PIT P. Popovich D. Sutton 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Pirates' Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
b8 9-1 0 --- O LAD B. Buckner D. Giusti 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 9-1 1 --- LAD J. Wynn D. Giusti 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-1 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey D. Giusti 0% 100% Single; Wynn to 2B
b8 9-1 1 12- R LAD J. Ferguson D. Giusti 0% 100% Single to RF; Wynn Scores; Garvey to 3B
b8 10-1 1 1-3 LAD R. Cey D. Giusti 0% 100% Intentional Walk; Ferguson to 2B
b8 10-1 1 123 RR LAD B. Russell D. Giusti 0% 100% Single to RF; Garvey Scores; Ferguson Scores; Cey to 3B; Russell to 2B/Adv on throw
Juan Pizarro replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
b8 12-1 1 -23 LAD S. Yeager J. Pizarro 0% 100% Intentional Walk
Manny Mota pinch hits for Don Sutton (P) batting 9th
b8 12-1 1 123 OO LAD M. Mota J. Pizarro 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 12.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-12, Dodgers' Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
Mike Marshall replaces Manny Mota (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Art Howe pinch hits for Juan Pizarro (P) batting 9th
t9 1-12 0 --- O PIT A. Howe M. Marshall 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-12 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett M. Marshall 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-12 2 --- O PIT R. Hebner M. Marshall 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 12.

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