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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		7
8
OAK
@CAL		3
7
WSA
@CLE		5
3		 
(12)
BOS
@DET		6
3
CHW
@KCR		8
9
SEP
@MIN		2
3
STL
@CHC		4
1
CIN
@HOU		0
6
PHI
@MON		6
4
PIT
@NYM		4
0
ATL
@SDP		3
2
LAD
@SFG		4
5
Saturday, September 20, 1969,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 38,784, Time of Game: 2:08
Pirates
4
82-70
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Mets
0
91-61
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Bob Moose (12-3)
L: Gary Gentry (11-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  1    4  6  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matty Alou CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .331 .779 0.010 0.38 0.036 -0.026 -0.4 1 0
Dave Cash 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .320 .953 0.147 1.19 0.170 -0.023 1.0 2 5 SB
Willie Stargell LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .315 .953 0.074 1.11 0.123 -0.049 0.5 1 0 SB
   Johnny Jeter LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .872 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Roberto Clemente RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .930 -0.015 0.68 0.029 -0.044 -0.2 2 0
Al Oliver 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .760 -0.002 0.67 0.042 -0.044 -0.1 13 0 CS,HBP
Manny Sanguillen C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311 .757 0.020 0.42 0.035 -0.016 1.0 6 0
Richie Hebner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .802 -0.051 0.43 0.004 -0.055 -0.5 0 1
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .610 -0.058 0.58 0.000 -0.058 -1.2 1 4
Bob Moose P 3 0 0 0 1 2 .065 .222 -0.034 0.35 0.000 -0.034 -0.4 1 1
Team Totals 32 4 6 1 4 5 .188 .485 0.091 0.67 0.439 -0.349 -0.2 27 11
HBP: A Oliver (12, by G Gentry).
TB: M Sanguillen 2; A Oliver; W Stargell; R Hebner; M Alou.
RBI: M Sanguillen (52).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: D Cash (2, 3rd base off G Gentry/J Martin); W Stargell (1, 2nd base off G Gentry/J Martin).
CS: A Oliver (5, 2nd base by G Gentry/J Martin).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .815 -0.068 0.71 0.000 -0.068 -0.8 2 0
Wayne Garrett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .564 -0.059 0.59 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 1 3
Art Shamsky LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .874 -0.055 0.56 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 2 0
Ken Boswell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .723 -0.048 0.64 0.000 -0.048 -0.5 2 2
Ed Kranepool 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .241 .690 -0.007 0.66 0.026 -0.033 -0.1 11 0
Ron Swoboda RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .237 .696 -0.025 0.95 0.028 -0.053 -0.2 1 0
J.C. Martin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .588 -0.069 0.92 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 5 1
Bud Harrelson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .632 -0.054 0.69 0.000 -0.054 -0.5 3 5
Gary Gentry P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .088 .217 -0.017 0.71 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 0
   Jim Gosger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .108 .425 -0.025 1.00 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Tug McGraw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .426 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Rod Gaspar PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .590 0.020 0.39 0.020 0.000 0.4
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 3 6 .000 .100 -0.407 0.70 0.074 -0.481 -4.2 27 13
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Moose, W (12-3) 9 0 0 0 3 6 0 2.99 30 90 0.407 0.70 4.2
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 30 90 0.407 0.67 4.2

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Gentry, L (11-12) 6 4 3 3 3 2 0 3.67 25 51 -0.109 0.90 -0.2
Tug McGraw 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 2.39 12 0 0 0.017 0.16 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 4 5 0 4.00 37 51 0 0 -0.092 0.70 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: G Gentry 2 (9); T McGraw (7).
HBP: G Gentry (5; A Oliver).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 38,784.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Mets
1 Matty Alou CF 1 Tommie Agee CF
2 Dave Cash 2B 2 Wayne Garrett 3B
3 Willie Stargell LF 3 Art Shamsky LF
4 Roberto Clemente RF 4 Ken Boswell 2B
5 Al Oliver 1B 5 Ed Kranepool 1B
6 Manny Sanguillen C 6 Ron Swoboda RF
7 Richie Hebner 3B 7 J.C. Martin C
8 Freddie Patek SS 8 Bud Harrelson SS
9 Bob Moose P 9 Gary Gentry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 0 1-- PIT W. Stargell G. Gentry 7% 61% Single to CF; Cash to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- PIT R. Clemente G. Gentry 6% 67% Cash Steals 3B; Stargell Steals 2B
t4 0-0 0 -23 R PIT R. Clemente G. Gentry 6% 73% Wild Pitch; Cash Scores; Stargell to 3B
t4 1-0 0 123 R PIT M. Sanguillen G. Gentry 6% 85% Wild Pitch; Stargell Scores; Clemente to 3B; Oliver to 2B
t4 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Cash G. Gentry 4% 54% 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, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT M. Alou G. Gentry 4% 54% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Cash G. Gentry -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B; Alou to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT W. Stargell G. Gentry -3% 49% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 -2- O PIT R. Clemente G. Gentry -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee B. Moose 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett B. Moose 1% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYM A. Shamsky B. Moose 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver G. Gentry -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen G. Gentry -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Hebner G. Gentry -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYM K. Boswell B. Moose 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- NYM E. Kranepool B. Moose -3% 45% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O NYM R. Swoboda B. Moose 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O NYM J. Martin B. Moose 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Patek G. Gentry -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Moose G. Gentry -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT M. Alou G. Gentry -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Moose 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O NYM G. Gentry B. Moose 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O NYM T. Agee B. Moose 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Cash G. Gentry 4% 54% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- PIT W. Stargell G. Gentry 7% 61% Single to CF; Cash to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- PIT R. Clemente G. Gentry 6% 67% Cash Steals 3B; Stargell Steals 2B
t4 0-0 0 -23 R PIT R. Clemente G. Gentry 6% 73% Wild Pitch; Cash Scores; Stargell to 3B
t4 1-0 0 --3 PIT R. Clemente G. Gentry 3% 76% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-3 PIT A. Oliver G. Gentry 3% 79% Hit By Pitch; Clemente to 2B
t4 1-0 0 123 R PIT M. Sanguillen G. Gentry 6% 85% Wild Pitch; Stargell Scores; Clemente to 3B; Oliver to 2B
t4 2-0 0 -23 RO PIT M. Sanguillen G. Gentry 1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B; Clemente Scores; Oliver to 3B
t4 3-0 1 --3 O PIT R. Hebner G. Gentry -3% 82% Flyball: RF
t4 3-0 2 --3 O PIT F. Patek G. Gentry -2% 80% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- O NYM W. Garrett B. Moose 2% 83% Flyball: CF
b4 0-3 1 --- O NYM A. Shamsky B. Moose 2% 84% Lineout: 1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell B. Moose 1% 85% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- O PIT B. Moose G. Gentry -1% 84% Strikeout
t5 3-0 1 --- O PIT M. Alou G. Gentry -1% 83% Flyball: LF
t5 3-0 2 --- PIT D. Cash G. Gentry 1% 84% Walk
t5 3-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell G. Gentry -1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 5-6-7
b5 0-3 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Moose 2% 85% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 --- NYM R. Swoboda B. Moose -3% 82% Walk
b5 0-3 1 1-- O NYM J. Martin B. Moose 3% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-3 2 1-- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Moose 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente G. Gentry -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-0 1 --- PIT A. Oliver G. Gentry 1% 88% Single to CF (CF-RF)
t6 3-0 1 1-- O PIT M. Sanguillen G. Gentry -2% 86% Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t6 3-0 2 --- PIT M. Sanguillen G. Gentry 1% 87% Single to CF (LF-CF)
t6 3-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Hebner G. Gentry -1% 86% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
Jim Gosger pinch hits for Gary Gentry (P) batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 --- O NYM J. Gosger B. Moose 3% 88% Strikeout
b6 0-3 1 --- O NYM T. Agee B. Moose 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-3 2 --- O NYM W. Garrett B. Moose 1% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 8-9-1
Tug McGraw replaces Jim Gosger (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- O PIT F. Patek T. McGraw -1% 90% Strikeout
t7 3-0 1 --- O PIT B. Moose T. McGraw -1% 89% Strikeout
t7 3-0 2 --- O PIT M. Alou T. McGraw -0% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 3-4-5
b7 0-3 0 --- O NYM A. Shamsky B. Moose 3% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 0-3 1 --- O NYM K. Boswell B. Moose 2% 93% Lineout: 2B
b7 0-3 2 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Moose 1% 94% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
t8 3-0 0 --- O PIT D. Cash T. McGraw -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-0 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell T. McGraw -0% 93% Flyball: LF
t8 3-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente T. McGraw -0% 92% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
Johnny Jeter replaces Willie Stargell playing LF batting 3rd
b8 0-3 0 --- O NYM R. Swoboda B. Moose 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-3 1 --- O NYM J. Martin B. Moose 1% 96% Strikeout
b8 0-3 2 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Moose 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
t9 3-0 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver T. McGraw -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-0 1 --- PIT M. Sanguillen T. McGraw 0% 97% Single to CF (LF-CF)
t9 3-0 1 1-- PIT R. Hebner T. McGraw 0% 97% Single to CF (LF-CF); Sanguillen to 2B
t9 3-0 1 12- O PIT F. Patek T. McGraw -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanguillen to 3B
t9 3-0 2 1-3 R PIT B. Moose T. McGraw 2% 99% Wild Pitch; Sanguillen Scores; Patek to 2B
t9 4-0 2 -2- PIT B. Moose T. McGraw 0% 99% Walk
t9 4-0 2 12- O PIT M. Alou T. McGraw -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
Rod Gaspar pinch hits for Tug McGraw (P) batting 9th
b9 0-4 0 --- NYM R. Gaspar B. Moose -2% 96% Walk
b9 0-4 0 1-- O NYM T. Agee B. Moose 2% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 0-4 1 1-- O NYM W. Garrett B. Moose 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Gaspar to 2B
b9 0-4 2 -2- O NYM A. Shamsky B. Moose 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0.

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