September 19, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@BAL 2 BOS 7
WSA 3 BOS 11
WSA 3 MIN 5
@CHW 3 NYY 7
@DET 6 KCR 4
@MIL 1 OAK 2
CAL 1 CIN 7
@ATL 4 LAD 6
HOU 5 CHC 8
@MON 4 PIT 2
@NYM 1 SFG 3
@SDP 0 PHI 10
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 41,323

Saturday, September 19, 1970, 2:20PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Pirates

81-69

Won 2

1st

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

W: L Walker (14-6), L: G Gentry (9-9), S: J Gibbon (3)

Mets

78-73

Lost 4

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .684    0    2   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .805    0    0   0   CS
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   1    0   3  .357  .976    0    2   0   2B
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .266  .857    0    2   0   
A Oliver 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .274  .752    0    7   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .784    0    8   0   
G Alley SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .635    0    2   5   
D Cash 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .772    0    4   4   GDP
L Walker P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .150  .359    0    0   0   
  J Lamb P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Brunet P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .440         0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .710         0   0   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (21, off G Gentry).

TB: R Clemente 2; M Alou 2; L Walker; W Stargell; R Hebner; G Alley.

GIDP: D Cash (9).

RBI: R Clemente (60); W Stargell (81).

2-out RBI: W Stargell; R Clemente.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 4. G Alley-D Cash-A Oliver 2; A Oliver; D Cash-G Alley-A Oliver.

E: R Hebner (16).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Hebner (3, 2nd base by G Gentry/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .804    0    2   0   GDP
W Garrett 2B-3B               3   0   1   0    1   1  .253  .815    0    3   2   
  L Stanton PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .786    0    2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                3   1   2   0    1   1  .290  .868    0    7   1   
R Swoboda RF                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .228  .725    0    2   0   SH
  D Dyer C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .566         1   0   
J Foy 3B                      0   0   0   0    3   0  .241  .712    0    1   3   
  A Shamsky PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .844    0    0   0   
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .617    0    6   2   GDP
  K Boswell PH-2B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .665    0    0   0   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .645    0    2   2   
  K Singleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .729    0    0   0   
  A Weis SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .569         0   0   
G Gentry P                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .069  .246    0    1   1   
  D Marshall PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .738    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .788         0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .119  .332    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   1   5   0    9   7                    27  11

BATTING

SH: R Swoboda (1, off J Lamb).

TB: D Clendenon 2; W Garrett; T Agee; R Swoboda.

GIDP: T Agee (11); L Stanton (1); J Grote (13).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Gentry-B Harrelson-J Foy; J Grote-W Garrett; J Foy-W Garrett-D Clendenon.

E: W Garrett (10); T Agee (11).

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
L Walker, W (14-6)             5     3   1   1    6   6   0   3.28   24     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 2· 2     57    -     1.61   0.01
J Lamb, H (3)                  2.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   2.08    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          3-1    2.49   0.28
G Brunet, H (4)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.33    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.44   0.10
D Giusti, H (2)                0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.17    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-0    3.64   0.09
J Gibbon, S (3)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.82   0.21
Totals                         9     5   1   1    9   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 3          6-1

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
G Gentry, L (9-9)              7     7   2   2    1   4   0   3.68   27     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 4     58    -     1.01   0.09
T McGraw                       2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.45    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.79   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 4           -

L Walker faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 41,323.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. M Alou               CF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. W Garrett            2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. A Oliver             1B    5. R Swoboda            RF 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. J Foy                3B 
7. G Alley              SS    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Cash               2B    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. L Walker             P     9. G Gentry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  1--      21% 100% L Stanton       J Gibbon        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 7   0  2-1  1--      16%  72% T Agee          J Lamb          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   0  2-0  123      16%  63% J Grote         J Lamb          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Swoboda to 3B; Clendenon Scores/No RBI
   b 8   2  2-1  12-      12%  84% K Singleton     D Giusti        Strikeout Looking
   b 6   0  2-0  12-     -12%  47% J Foy           L Walker        Walk; Clendenon to 3B; Swoboda to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   OO     1--      45%  R Clemente      Double Play: Strikeout, Hebner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  W Garrett       Walk
   OO     1--      50%  C Jones         Line Drive Double Play: Foul 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  W Stargell      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      59%  A Oliver        Walk; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      54%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      49%  G Alley         Strikeout
   O      12-      45%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Walker facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  D Clendenon     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  R Swoboda       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      41%  J Foy           Walk; Swoboda to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Grote         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      50%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  L Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  R Hebner        Groundout: C-1B; Alou to 2B
   R      -2-      60%  R Clemente      Double to CF; Alou Scores; Clemente to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      --3      69%  W Stargell      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente Scores
   O      1--      68%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Luke Walker facing 9-1-2
          ---      63%  G Gentry        Walk
          1--      56%  T Agee          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gentry to 2B
   O      12-      63%  W Garrett       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      68%  C Jones         Lineout: RF
   O      12-      73%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Gentry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  G Alley         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  D Cash          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Luke Walker facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  R Swoboda       Single to RF
          1--      57%  J Foy           Walk; Swoboda to 2B
   O      12-      64%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      70%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      12-      75%  G Gentry        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Gentry facing 9-1-2
          ---      78%  L Walker        Single to LF
          1--      82%  M Alou          Single to 3B/Bunt; Walker to 2B
   OO     12-      73%  R Hebner        Double Play: Bunt Groundout: P-SS-3B
   O      1--      71%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      74%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Luke Walker facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  D Clendenon     Single to RF
          1--      59%  R Swoboda       Walk; Clendenon to 2B
          12-      47%  J Foy           Walk; Clendenon to 3B; Swoboda to 2B
                  John Lamb replaces Luke Walker pitching and batting 9th
   ROO    123      63%  J Grote         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Swoboda to 3B; Clendenon Scores/No RBI
   O      --3      69%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  G Alley         Single to CF
   OO     1--      65%  D Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Lamb          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, John Lamb facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Marshall pinch hits for Gary Gentry batting 9th
          ---      56%  D Marshall      Walk
   OO     1--      72%  T Agee          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      69%  W Garrett       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      75%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
                  Tug McGraw replaces Dave Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, John Lamb facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  D Clendenon     Walk
   O      1--      64%  R Swoboda       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Clendenon to 2B
                  George Brunet replaces John Lamb pitching and batting 9th; Art Shamsky pinch hits for Joe Foy batting 6th
   O      -2-      74%  A Shamsky       Popfly: SS
                  Dave Giusti replaces George Brunet pitching and batting 9th; Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jerry Grote batting 7th
          -2-      72%  K Boswell       Walk
                  Ken Singleton pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 8th
   O      12-      84%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
                  Duffy Dyer replaces Ron Swoboda playing C batting 5th; Ken Boswell moves to 2B; Wayne Garrett moves to 3B; Al Weis replaces Ken Singleton playing SS batting 8th; Art Shamsky moves to RF
   O      ---      82%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      84%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      83%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  T Agee          Single to CF
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th; Leroy Stanton pinch hits for Wayne Garrett batting 2nd
   OO     1--     100%  L Stanton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation