September 19, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYY 2 CAL 7
OAK 6 BOS 3
@DET 1 CHW 7
@KCR 0 MIN 2
SEP 1 CHC 2
STL 1
(10) STL 7
@CHC 2 HOU 3
CIN 2 MON 10
PHI 6 MON 3
PHI 1 PIT 8
@NYM 2 PIT 8
@NYM 0 ATL 12
@SDP 3 SFG 5
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, September 19, 1969
Time of Game: 2:47

Pirates

80-70

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

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

W: B Veale (13-12), L: N Ryan (6-3)

Mets

91-59

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   1   4   3    1   0  .332  .782    0    1   0   3B,2B,CS
  R Davis CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .600         1   0   
D Cash 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .873    0    0   1   SH
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .313  .948    0    1   0   HBP
  J Jeter LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .914         1   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .335  .935    0    6   0   IW
  A Mangual RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
A Oliver 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .763    0    7   0   
  B Robertson PH-1B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .198  .522    0    0   0   2B
M Sanguillen C                5   2   2   1    0   0  .309  .755    0    9   0   SB
R Hebner 3B                   3   2   1   1    2   1  .298  .802    0    1   2   2B
F Patek SS                    1   0   0   1    2   1  .241  .607    0    0   1   SH
  J Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .782    0    0   0   
  J Martinez SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .630         0   0   
B Veale P                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .052  .140    0    0   2   
Totals                       34   8  10   7    8   6                    27   6

BATTING

2B: M Alou (37, off C Koonce); R Hebner (23, off L Rohr); B Robertson (4, off L Rohr).

3B: M Alou (6, off L Rohr).

SH: D Cash (1, off J Dilauro); F Patek (7, off L Rohr).

IBB: R Clemente (15, by J Dilauro).

HBP: W Stargell (6, by C Koonce).

TB: M Alou 7; M Sanguillen 2; R Hebner 2; B Robertson 2; R Clemente; W Stargell.

RBI: M Alou 3 (45); R Hebner (44); W Stargell (86); F Patek (29); M Sanguillen (51).

2-out RBI: M Alou 3.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Sanguillen (7, 3rd base off L Rohr/J Grote).

CS: M Alou (8, 2nd base by N Ryan/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Otis LF                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .136  .359    0    1   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .282  .730    0    2   3   
T Agee CF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .822    0    3   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .716    0    8   2   
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .707    0    2   0   
E Charles 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .197  .581    0    0   2   
J Grote C                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .246  .660    0    9   1   
A Weis SS                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .224  .566    0    1   3   2B
N Ryan P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .214         0   0   
  J Dilauro P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Pfeil PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .515    0    0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .470         1   1   
  D Dyer PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .718    0    0   0   
  L Rohr P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Gaspar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .589    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    4   9                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Weis (9, off B Veale).

TB: A Weis 4; A Otis; K Boswell; T Agee; J Grote; R Swoboda.

RBI: A Otis (3); K Boswell (30).

2-out RBI: A Otis; K Boswell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: J Grote (7); E Charles (7).

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 Veale, W (13-12)             9     8   2   2    4   9   0   3.09   39     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 8     68    -     0.86   0.29
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4   9   0          39     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 8           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, L (6-3)                1.2   3   3   3    3   2   0   3.49   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2     36    -     1.46  -0.25
J Dilauro                      3.1   1   0   0    2   3   0   2.49   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 1          2-0    0.61   0.10
C Koonce                       2     1   1   1    2   1   0   4.99   10     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.49  -0.01
L Rohr                         1.1   5   4   3    1   0   0  20.25   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.18  -0.05
B Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   7    8   6   0          45     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 0· 8          3-0

Balks: L Rohr (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J Dilauro (4; R Clemente).

HBP: C Koonce (3; W Stargell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. M Alou               CF    1. A Otis               LF 
2. D Cash               2B    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. W Stargell           LF    3. T Agee               CF 
4. R Clemente           RF    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. A Oliver             1B    5. R Swoboda            RF 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. E Charles            3B 
7. R Hebner             3B    7. J Grote              C  
8. F Patek              SS    8. A Weis               SS 
9. B Veale              P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  123      16%  79% M Alou          N Ryan          Single to RF; Sanguillen Scores; Hebner Scores; Patek to 3B/Adv on E2
   t 2   1  0-0  123      10%  70% F Patek         N Ryan          Walk; Clemente Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Hebner to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  1--       7%  57% M Sanguillen    N Ryan          Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  123      -7%  63% B Veale         N Ryan          Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  48% D Cash          N Ryan          Alou Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--      48%  D Cash          Alou Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  K Boswell       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Clemente      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
          1--      57%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
          1-3      61%  R Hebner        Walk; Sanguillen to 2B
   R      123      70%  F Patek         Walk; Clemente Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Hebner to 2B
   O      123      63%  B Veale         Strikeout
   RR     123      79%  M Alou          Single to RF; Sanguillen Scores; Hebner Scores; Patek to 3B/Adv on E2
                  Jack Dilauro replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      77%  D Cash          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Swoboda       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  E Charles       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Dilauro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      77%  A Weis          Double to CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      80%  J Dilauro       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      83%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Dilauro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      82%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  F Patek         Walk
   O      1--      80%  B Veale         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  K Boswell       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Dilauro facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  M Alou          Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  D Cash          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
          -2-      85%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      83%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  E Charles       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  J Grote         Walk
          1--      83%  A Weis          Single to CF; Grote to 2B
                  Bobby Pfeil pinch hits for Jack Dilauro batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  B Pfeil         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cal Koonce facing 6-7-8
                  Cal Koonce replaces Bobby Pfeil pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      85%  F Patek         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
          ---      85%  K Boswell       Walk
          1--      80%  T Agee          Single to LF; Boswell to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      12-      91%  R Swoboda       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cal Koonce facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  B Veale         Walk
          1--      95%  M Alou          Double to RF; Veale to 3B
          -23      96%  D Cash          Walk
   R      123      98%  W Stargell      Hit By Pitch; Veale Scores; Alou to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      123      97%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Cash to 3B; Stargell to 2B
   O      123      95%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Stargell to 3B; Clemente to 2B
   O      123      94%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  E Charles       Walk
          1--      85%  J Grote         Walk; Charles to 2B
   O      12-      90%  A Weis          Flyball: RF
                  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Cal Koonce batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   R      12-      89%  A Otis          Single to CF; Charles Scores; Grote to 2B
   O      12-      94%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Les Rohr facing 7-8-9
                  Les Rohr replaces Duffy Dyer pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      94%  F Patek         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hebner to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  B Veale         Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-      97%  M Alou          Triple to CF (CF-RF); Hebner Scores
   R      --3      98%  D Cash          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Alou Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--      98%  W Stargell      Balk; Cash to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Cash out at Hm/1B-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
                  Johnny Jeter replaces Willie Stargell playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  T Agee          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  R Swoboda       Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  E Charles       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Les Rohr facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Al Oliver batting 5th
          ---     100%  B Robertson     Double to CF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-     100%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF; Robertson Scores; Sanguillen to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-     100%  R Hebner        Sanguillen Steals 3B
   R      --3     100%  " "             Double to RF; Sanguillen Scores
                  Bob Johnson replaces Les Rohr pitching and batting 9th; Jose Pagan pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-1B; Hebner to 3B
   O      --3     100%  B Veale         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-8, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Robertson moves to 1B; Jose Martinez replaces Jose Pagan playing SS batting 8th; Ron Davis replaces Matty Alou playing CF batting 1st; Angel Mangual replaces Roberto Clemente playing RF batting 4th
          ---     100%  J Grote         Single to CF
          1--      99%  A Weis          Single to RF; Grote to 2B
                  Rod Gaspar pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  R Gaspar        Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  A Otis          Flyball: LF
   R      12-     100%  K Boswell       Single to RF; Grote Scores; Weis to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Agee          Strikeout
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Mets 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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