April 14, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
NYY 3 CHW 3
@CAL 1 DET 12
CLE 4 OAK 9
MIL 1 SFG 15
@ATL 11 CHC 5
PHI 4 CIN 6
SDP 1 LAD 3
@HOU 2 PIT 6
@NYM 4
(10) STL 6
MON 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 41,679

Tuesday, April 14, 1970, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Pirates

4-2

Won 3

1st

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

W: C Hartenstein (1-1), L: T McGraw (0-1)

Mets

3-3

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .320  .797    0    4   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .167  .592    0    1   3   2B
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   2    1   2  .435 1.041    0    2   0   
B Robertson LF                5   1   1   1    0   0  .286 1.000    0    0   0   HR,GDP
  J Martinez 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Pagan 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .521    0    2   0   
  R Hebner PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .889    0    0   0   
  D Ricketts C                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
G Alley SS                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .125  .375    0    3   6   HR
A Oliver 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .803    0   12   1   CS,HBP
J May C                       3   1   1   0    1   0  .176  .521    0    4   1   
  J Jeter PR-LF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Ellis P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  F Patek PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Stargell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .087    0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       37   6   9   6    3   7                    30  12

BATTING

2B: B Mazeroski (1, off J Koosman).

HR: G Alley (1, off J Koosman; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out); B Robertson (1, off R Taylor; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: A Oliver (1, by J Koosman).

TB: G Alley 5; B Robertson 4; M Alou 2; B Mazeroski 2; R Clemente; R Hebner; J May.

GIDP: B Robertson (1).

RBI: R Clemente 2 (5); B Robertson (1); M Alou (2); R Hebner (1); G Alley (1).

2-out RBI: R Clemente 2; R Hebner.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-G Alley-A Oliver.

E: B Robertson (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Oliver (1, 2nd base by J Koosman/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .369    0    3   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .697    0    2   1   2B
J Foy 3B                      4   0   1   0    1   1  .115  .287    0    3   1   CS,IW
C Jones LF                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .435 1.101    0    3   1   
A Shamsky 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .368  .903    0    5   0   GDP
R Swoboda RF                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .227  .757    0    1   0   3B
K Boswell 2B                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .800    0    2   2   
  W Garrett 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .730    0   11   1   3B
J Koosman P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  D Marshall PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   4   7   3    7   5                    30   7

BATTING

2B: B Harrelson (1, off D Giusti).

3B: R Swoboda (1, off D Ellis); J Grote (1, off D Ellis).

IBB: J Foy (1, by G Garber).

TB: J Grote 3; R Swoboda 3; B Harrelson 2; A Shamsky 2; C Jones; J Foy.

GIDP: A Shamsky (2).

RBI: R Swoboda (3); C Jones (3); K Boswell (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Harrelson-K Boswell-A Shamsky.

E: T McGraw (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Foy (2, 2nd base by D Ellis/J May).

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                        5     4   2   2    3   2   0   1.93   21     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 4     50    -     0.77  -0.01
D Giusti                       1.1   1   2   1    3   2   0   6.75    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.21  -0.11
G Garber, BS (1)               0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    3.16  -0.20
C Hartenstein, W (1-1)         3     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 1          0-0    1.31   0.26
Totals                        10     7   4   3    7   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 7          2-2

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                      7     5   3   3    1   5   1   2.08   26     -       ·  ·      3·10· 1· 5     59    -     1.15  -0.08
R Taylor, BS (1)               2     2   1   1    0   1   1   1.59    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    1.96  -0.08
T McGraw, L (0-1)              0     1   2   0    2   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.24  -0.44
C Koonce                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          3-1    1.64   0.03
Totals                        10     9   6   4    3   7   2          41     -       ·  ·      5·15· 1· 9          3-1

T McGraw faced 4 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: C Hartenstein (1).

WP: None.

IBB: G Garber (1; J Foy).

HBP: J Koosman (1; A Oliver).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 41,679.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 49° F, Cloudy, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. M Alou               CF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. B Mazeroski          2B    2. B Harrelson          SS 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. J Foy                3B 
4. B Robertson          LF    4. C Jones              LF 
5. J Pagan              3B    5. A Shamsky            1B 
6. G Alley              SS    6. R Swoboda            RF 
7. A Oliver             1B    7. K Boswell            2B 
8. J May                C     8. J Grote              C  
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 9   1  4-3  ---      35%  44% B Robertson     R Taylor        Home Run
   b 7   1  3-2  123     -29%  15% C Jones         G Garber        Single to CF; Foy to 3B; Marshall Scores; Harrelson Scores/No RBI/Adv on E7/unER
   t10   0  4-4  1--      24%  82% C Hartenstein   T McGraw        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Hartenstein to 2B; Jeter to 3B
   t 6   2  2-0  -23      22%  46% R Clemente      J Koosman       Single to CF; Alou Scores; May Scores
   t 7   1  2-2  ---      21%  67% G Alley         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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Alou          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      46%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  J Foy           Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  C Jones         Foy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Robertson     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      46%  J Pagan         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--      45%  A Shamsky       Popfly: SS
   R      1--      30%  R Swoboda       Triple to RF; Jones Scores
   RO     --3      28%  K Boswell       Groundout: SS-1B; Swoboda Scores
   O      ---      29%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  J May           Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      23%  D Ellis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  J Koosman       Strikeout
   O      ---      26%  T Agee          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      27%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      24%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: C
          ---      29%  B Mazeroski     Double to CF
          -2-      32%  R Clemente      Walk
   OO     12-      21%  B Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      23%  J Foy           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      24%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      23%  A Shamsky       Single to RF
          1--      22%  R Swoboda       Walk; Shamsky to 2B
   O      12-      25%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  J Pagan         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      20%  G Alley         Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
          ---      12%  J Grote         Triple to RF
   O      --3      15%  J Koosman       Flyball: CF
   O      --3      19%  T Agee          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          --3      18%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1-3      22%  J Foy           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
                  Wayne Garrett replaces Ken Boswell playing 2B batting 7th
          ---      27%  J May           Single to CF
                  Freddie Patek pinch hits for Dock Ellis batting 9th
   O      1--      22%  F Patek         Strikeout
          1--      28%  M Alou          Single to LF; May to 2B
   O      12-      24%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B; Alou to 2B; May to 3B
   RR     -23      46%  R Clemente      Single to CF; Alou Scores; May Scores
   O      1--      42%  B Robertson     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Giusti replaces Freddie Patek pitching and batting 9th
          ---      37%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--      42%  A Shamsky       Strikeout
          1--      37%  R Swoboda       Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      44%  W Garrett       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      50%  J Grote         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  J Pagan         Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      67%  G Alley         Home Run
          ---      70%  A Oliver        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      65%  J May           Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      64%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Jerry Koosman batting 9th
          ---      56%  E Kranepool     Walk
                  Dave Marshall pinch runs for Ed Kranepool batting 9th
   O      1--      63%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
          1--      45%  B Harrelson     Double to RF; Marshall to 3B
                  Gene Garber replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
          -23      44%  J Foy           Intentional Walk
   RR     123      15%  C Jones         Single to CF; Foy to 3B; Marshall Scores; Harrelson Scores/No RBI/Adv on E7/unER
   OO     1-3      25%  A Shamsky       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Taylor replaces Dave Marshall pitching and batting 9th; Willie Stargell pinch hits for Gene Garber batting 9th
   O      ---      20%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      16%  M Alou          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      13%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chuck Hartenstein facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Willie Stargell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      15%  R Swoboda       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      16%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      16%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Taylor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       9%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      44%  B Robertson     Home Run
   O      ---      40%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  G Alley         Single to RF
   O      1--      36%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Chuck Hartenstein facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      ---      42%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  T Agee          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Harrelson     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Tug McGraw facing 8-9-1
                  Tug McGraw replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th
          ---      58%  J May           Walk
                  Johnny Jeter pinch runs for Jerry May batting 8th
          1--      82%  C Hartenstein   Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Hartenstein to 2B; Jeter to 3B
   R      -23      93%  M Alou          Single to RF; Jeter Scores/unER; Hartenstein to 3B
          1-3      94%  B Mazeroski     Walk; Alou to 2B
                  Cal Koonce replaces Tug McGraw pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      90%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      123      85%  B Robertson     Flyball: RF
                  Richie Hebner pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 5th
   RO     123      91%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Mazeroski to 2B; Hartenstein Scores/unER; Alou out at Hm/LF-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Chuck Hartenstein facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Ricketts replaces Richie Hebner playing C batting 5th; Jose Martinez replaces Bob Robertson playing 3B batting 4th; Johnny Jeter moves to LF
   O      ---      96%  J Foy           Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  A Shamsky       Single to RF
          1--      95%  R Swoboda       Balk; Shamsky to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation