September 21, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 12
@CAL 2 CLE 4
WSA 3 DET 9
BOS 0 CHW 10
@KCR 2 SEP 4
@MIN 3 CHC 4
STL 3 CIN 4
@HOU 1 MON 7
PHI 6 NYM 5
PIT 3 NYM 6
PIT 1 ATL 8
@SDP 2 SFG 4
LAD 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, September 21, 1969
Time of Game: 2:14

Pirates

82-71

Lost 1

4th, 11 GB

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

W: J Koosman (16-9), L: D Ellis (10-17)

Mets

92-61

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .331  .779    0    1   0   2B
D Cash 2B                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .296  .922    0    2   2   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .315  .950    0    0   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .335  .932    0    1   0   2B
J Pagan 3B                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .291  .801    0    2   0   HR
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .750    0   10   1   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .521    0    4   1   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .606    0    3   3   GDP
  G Alley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .650    0    0   0   
D Ellis P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .092  .211    0    1   0   
  L Marone P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Mangual PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .917         0   1   
  C Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .899    0    0   0   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Jeter PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .833    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    4   7                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (16, off J Koosman); M Alou (38, off J Koosman).

HR: J Pagan (9, off J Koosman; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Pagan 4; R Clemente 3; M Alou 2; W Stargell; B Robertson.

GIDP: F Patek (14).

RBI: J Pagan (39); W Stargell (89); R Clemente (86).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Patek-B Robertson.

E: D Cash (1); M Sanguillen (16); F Patek (26).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .813    0    6   0   
W Garrett 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .558    0    0   2   
A Shamsky LF                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .303  .886    0    0   0   HR
  A Otis LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .131  .356         0   0   
K Boswell 2B                  2   2   1   0    2   1  .281  .728    0    1   0   
  A Weis 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .571         0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .688    0   10   0   
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .240  .700    0    1   0   
D Dyer C                      4   0   1   2    0   1  .246  .705    0    7   0   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    1   1  .241  .634    0    2   5   
J Koosman P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .051  .114    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       32   5   9   5    3   9                    27   9

BATTING

HR: A Shamsky (14, off J Gibbon; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: J Koosman (3, off B Dal Canton).

TB: A Shamsky 5; R Swoboda 2; K Boswell; E Kranepool; T Agee; B Harrelson; D Dyer.

RBI: D Dyer 2 (12); R Swoboda 2 (52); A Shamsky (43).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Koosman-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.

BASERUNNING

PO: T Agee (2nd base by M Sanguillen).

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
D Ellis, L (10-17)             2.1   5   4   3    2   3   0   3.77   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 5     34    -     1.57  -0.33
L Marone                       1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.67    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.77   0.07
B Dal Canton                   2     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.44    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.89   0.07
J Gibbon                       2     2   1   1    0   1   1   2.51    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.41  -0.06
Totals                         8     9   5   4    3   9   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 9          2-0

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
J Koosman, W (16-9)            9     6   3   3    4   7   1   2.30   36     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5     66    -     1.18   0.25
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   7   1          36     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. M Alou               CF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. D Cash               2B    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. W Stargell           LF    3. A Shamsky            LF 
4. R Clemente           RF    4. K Boswell            2B 
5. J Pagan              3B    5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. R Swoboda            RF 
7. B Robertson          1B    7. D Dyer               C  
8. F Patek              SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. D Ellis              P     9. J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-2  1--     -15%  64% R Clemente      J Koosman       Double to RF; Cash Scores
   b 3   1  1-1  123      14%  80% R Swoboda       D Ellis         Single to CF (LF-CF); Shamsky Scores; Boswell Scores; Kranepool to 2B
   b 7   1  3-4  ---      11%  89% A Shamsky       J Gibbon        Home Run
   b 2   0  1-0  12-       9%  63% R Swoboda       D Ellis         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Boswell to 3B; Kranepool to 2B
   t 4   1  4-1  ---      -8%  77% J Pagan         J Koosman       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  M Alou          Double to RF
   O      -2-      45%  D Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alou to 3B
   R      --3      39%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Alou Scores
   O      1--      42%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      44%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  W Garrett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  A Shamsky       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: SS
          ---      39%  B Robertson     Single to LF
   OO     1--      43%  F Patek         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      47%  K Boswell       Walk
          1--      54%  E Kranepool     Single to LF; Boswell to 2B
          12-      63%  R Swoboda       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Boswell to 3B; Kranepool to 2B
   RO     123      59%  D Dyer          Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Boswell Scores; Swoboda to 2B
          12-      65%  B Harrelson     Walk; Swoboda to 3B; Dyer to 2B
   O      123      57%  J Koosman       Strikeout
   O      123      50%  T Agee          Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Ellis         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  D Cash          Walk
   O      1--      55%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      56%  A Shamsky       Single to RF
          1--      60%  K Boswell       Single to CF; Shamsky to 2B
          12-      66%  E Kranepool     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Shamsky to 3B; Boswell to 2B
   RR     123      80%  R Swoboda       Single to CF (LF-CF); Shamsky Scores; Boswell Scores; Kranepool to 2B
   R      12-      87%  D Dyer          Single to CF (LF-CF); Kranepool Scores/unER; Swoboda to 2B
                  Lou Marone replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      83%  J Koosman       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      77%  J Pagan         Home Run
   O      ---      79%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Lou Marone facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  T Agee          Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  W Garrett       Foul Flyball: C; Agee to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      -2-      77%  A Shamsky       Agee Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      77%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
                  Angel Mangual pinch hits for Lou Marone batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  A Mangual       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bruce Dal Canton facing 4-5-6
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Angel Mangual pitching and batting 9th
          ---      84%  K Boswell       Walk
   O      1--      82%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      79%  R Swoboda       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  D Cash          Walk
   O      1--      79%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   R      1--      64%  R Clemente      Double to RF; Cash Scores
          -2-      61%  J Pagan         Walk
   O      12-      68%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      12-      75%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bruce Dal Canton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  D Dyer          Strikeout
          ---      75%  B Harrelson     Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  J Koosman       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  C Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  M Alou          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Gibbon facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Carl Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      89%  A Shamsky       Home Run
   O      ---      88%  K Boswell       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
                  Al Weis replaces Ken Boswell playing 2B batting 4th; Amos Otis replaces Art Shamsky playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      91%  D Cash          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      91%  R Clemente      Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      88%  J Pagan         Walk; Clemente to 2B
   O      12-      94%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joe Gibbon facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  R Swoboda       Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  D Dyer          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  J Koosman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
                  Gene Alley pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
                  Johnny Jeter pinch hits for Joe Gibbon batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Jeter         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 5.

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