September 18, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CLE 3
(11) MIN 5
@CHW 4 NYY 5
@DET 0 MIL 4
KCR 3 OAK 3
CAL 2 CIN 11
@ATL 6 LAD 3
HOU 2 CHC 3
@MON 2 CHC 5
@MON 4
(10) PIT 3
@NYM 2 SFG 3
@SDP 2
(10) PHI 9
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 42,225

Friday, September 18, 1970, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Pirates

80-69

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3 11  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  9  1

W: S Blass (10-12), L: J McAndrew (10-12), S: D Giusti (25)

Mets

78-72

Lost 3

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Clines RF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .542 1.160    0    2   0   CS
M Alou CF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .295  .682    0    3   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .791    0    7   1   SH
W Stargell LF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .266  .861    0    2   0   IW
B Robertson 1B                4   1   1   2    0   2  .289  .948    0    7   0   HR
  G Kopacz PH-1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
J Pagan 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .260  .731    0    3   0   HR
G Alley SS                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .236  .637    0    0   3   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .625    0    3   3   
S Blass P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .121  .281    0    0   1   SH
  D Giusti P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .710    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3  11   3    1   6                    27   8

BATTING

HR: J Pagan (6, off J McAndrew; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Robertson (27, off J McAndrew; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: M Sanguillen (1, off D Frisella); S Blass (2, off J McAndrew).

IBB: W Stargell (10, by D Frisella).

TB: J Pagan 4; B Robertson 4; G Clines 2; G Alley 2; M Alou 2; D Giusti; W Stargell; M Sanguillen.

RBI: B Robertson 2 (78); J Pagan (27).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Alley-B Mazeroski-B Robertson; J Pagan.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Clines (1, 2nd base by J McAndrew/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .280  .807    0    1   0   
W Garrett 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .252  .815    0    1   3   
C Jones LF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .286  .793    0    0   0   2B
A Shamsky 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .306  .846    0   10   1   IW
  M Jorgensen PR-1B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .673         2   0   CS
D Marshall RF                 3   0   0   1    0   2  .258  .734    0    3   0   SF
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .663    0    2   4   
J Grote C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .622    0    6   1   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .648    0    2   4   GDP
  K Singleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .733    0    0   0   
J McAndrew P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .137  .410    0    0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .122  .339    0    0   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .665         0   1   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .863    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   9   2    3   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Jones (23, off S Blass).

SF: D Marshall (1, off D Giusti).

IBB: A Shamsky (13, by S Blass).

TB: C Jones 4; J Grote 2; K Boswell; T Agee; B Harrelson; A Shamsky.

GIDP: B Harrelson (8).

RBI: D Marshall (29); A Shamsky (49).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: W Garrett (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Jorgensen (2, 2nd base by D Giusti/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
S Blass, W (10-12)             7     8   2   2    3   5   0   3.37   30     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2· 5     55    -     1.30   0.27
D Giusti, S (25)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.19    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 1          2-2    3.08   0.26
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3· 6          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 McAndrew, L (10-12)          7     8   3   3    0   4   2   3.48   28     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6     53    -     1.00  -0.02
D Frisella                     2     3   0   0    1   2   0   2.91   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.77   0.05
Totals                         9    11   3   3    1   6   2          39     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0· 9           -

S Blass faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Frisella (11; W Stargell); S Blass (8; A Shamsky).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 42,225.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Overcast, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. G Clines             RF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. M Alou               CF    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. M Sanguillen         C     3. C Jones              LF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. A Shamsky            1B 
5. B Robertson          1B    5. D Marshall           RF 
6. J Pagan              3B    6. K Boswell            2B 
7. G Alley              SS    7. J Grote              C  
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. S Blass              P     9. J McAndrew           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-0  1--      26%  82% B Robertson     J McAndrew      Home Run; Stargell Scores
   b 8   0  3-0  12-     -19%  59% A Shamsky       D Giusti        Single to CF; Jones to 3B; Garrett Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  123      15%  50% W Garrett       S Blass         Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
   b 8   0  3-1  1-3      10%  69% D Marshall      D Giusti        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
   b 8   0  3-0  1--      -9%  78% C Jones         S Blass         Single to P; Garrett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  M Alou          Single to RF
          1--      56%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF; Alou to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      1-3      45%  B Robertson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  T Agee          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
          1--      37%  C Jones         Double to RF; Agee to 3B
          -23      36%  A Shamsky       Intentional Walk
   O      123      43%  D Marshall      Strikeout
   O      123      50%  K Boswell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  J Grote         Single to CF
          1--      36%  B Harrelson     Single to LF; Grote to 2B
   O      12-      41%  J McAndrew      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Harrelson to 2B
          12-      35%  T Agee          Walk; Harrelson to 3B; McAndrew to 2B
   OO     123      50%  W Garrett       Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  S Blass         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  C Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      44%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  D Marshall      Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  K Boswell       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  W Stargell      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      44%  B Robertson     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 7-8-9
          ---      40%  J Grote         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      49%  B Harrelson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J McAndrew      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  G Alley         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      46%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
   O      1--      43%  S Blass         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  G Clines        Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  M Alou          Clines Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      44%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      48%  D Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      46%  K Boswell       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Grote         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  W Stargell      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      82%  B Robertson     Home Run; Stargell Scores
   R      ---      90%  J Pagan         Home Run
          ---      91%  G Alley         Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      89%  S Blass         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Alley to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Jim McAndrew batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Danny Frisella facing 2-3-4
                  Danny Frisella replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  M Alou          Single to SS
   O      1--      94%  M Sanguillen    Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
          -2-      94%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
                  George Kopacz pinch hits for Bob Robertson batting 5th
   O      12-      93%  B Robertson     Strikeout
          12-      94%  J Pagan         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Stargell to 2B; Alou to 3B
   O      123      92%  G Alley         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Blass facing 2-3-4
                  George Kopacz moves to 1B
          ---      87%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      78%  C Jones         Single to P; Garrett to 2B
                  Dave Giusti replaces Steve Blass pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      59%  A Shamsky       Single to CF; Jones to 3B; Garrett Scores
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Art Shamsky batting 4th
   RO     1-3      69%  D Marshall      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
   O      1--      77%  K Boswell       Lineout: RF
   O      1--      84%  J Grote         Jorgensen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Danny Frisella facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B
   O      ---      82%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  D Giusti        Single to LF
          1--      86%  G Clines        Single to P; Giusti to 2B
   O      12-      84%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B; Clines to 2B; Giusti to 3B
   O      -23      80%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
                  Ken Singleton pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
                  Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Danny Frisella batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 2.

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