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BAL  6
NYY  1

OAK  5
@CHW  4

(10)
BOS  5
@DET  3

CAL  4
@MIN  1

LAD  6
HOU  5

(10)
NYM  1
PIT  0
ATL  8
@PHI  7

STL  7
@SDP  1

SFG  9
CHC  0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 18,491

Friday, April 16, 1971, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:03
Pirates
0
5-4
Lost 2
2nd, ½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    1  8  0
W: Tom Seaver (2-0), L: Dock Ellis (1-2)
Mets
1
4-2
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .750              3   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .595              0   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .270  .614              3   0   
W Stargell LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .333 1.146              1   0   
A Oliver CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .585              3   0   
B Robertson 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .991              5   2   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .583              8   1   
J Hernandez SS                2   0   0   0    0   2  .406 1.035              0   3   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
  G Alley SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
D Ellis P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .400              1   1   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  N Briles P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500              0   1   
  B Veale P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    0  14                         24   8
Batting Events
TB: A Oliver 2; D Cash.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .549              2   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .333 1.000              1   0   
C Jones LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .822              1   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   1   2   1    0   2  .400 1.000              5   1   HR
K Singleton RF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .786              0   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .604              2   3   
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .556              0   0   
J Grote C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .368  .979             15   0   
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .286              1   2   SH
Totals                       31   1   8   0    1   7                         27   6
Batting Events
HR: D Clendenon (1, off D Ellis; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: T Seaver (1, off D Ellis).
TB: D Clendenon 5; B Harrelson 2; C Jones 2; T Agee; J Grote.
RBI: D Clendenon (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.

Pitching Stats

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 (1-2)               7     6   1   1    1   6   1   2.25   28     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 6     66    -     1.03   0.16
N Briles                       0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.74   0.00
B Veale                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.09   0.02
Totals                         8     8   1   1    1   7   1          33     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 8          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
T Seaver, W (2-0)              9     3   0   0    0  14   0   0.78   30     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 3     95    -     1.13   0.69
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0  14   0          30     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 3           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 18,491.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Overcast.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        New York Mets                                
1. Dave Cash                    2B       1. Tommie Agee                  CF
2. Richie Hebner                3B       2. Bud Harrelson                SS
3. Roberto Clemente             RF       3. Cleon Jones                  LF
4. Willie Stargell              LF       4. Donn Clendenon               1B
5. Al Oliver                    CF       5. Ken Singleton                RF
6. Bob Robertson                1B       6. Ken Boswell                  2B
7. Manny Sanguillen              C       7. Bob Aspromonte               3B
8. Jackie Hernandez             SS       8. Jerry Grote                   C
9. Dock Ellis                    P       9. Tom Seaver                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 1 --- R 15% 68% 0-0 NYM D. Clendenon D. Ellis Home Run
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 0-1 PIT D. Cash T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
b6 2 123 O -6% 72% 1-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis Popfly: 2B
b1 0 1-- 6% 64% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Single to CF; Agee to 2B
b1 0 12- O -5% 58% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Flyball: RF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT D. Cash T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner T. Seaver Popfly: SS
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Single to RF
b1 0 1-- 6% 64% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Single to CF; Agee to 2B
b1 0 12- O -5% 58% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Flyball: RF
b1 1 12- O -4% 54% 0-0 NYM D. Clendenon D. Ellis Strikeout
b1 2 12- O -4% 50% 0-0 NYM K. Singleton D. Ellis Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell T. Seaver Strikeout
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver T. Seaver Single
t2 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson T. Seaver Strikeout
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 PIT M. Sanguillen T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 NYM B. Aspromonte D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT J. Hernandez T. Seaver Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 PIT D. Ellis T. Seaver Strikeout
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 PIT D. Cash T. Seaver Single to RF
t3 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente T. Seaver Lineout: 2B
t4 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver T. Seaver Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- R 15% 68% 0-0 NYM D. Clendenon D. Ellis Home Run
b4 1 --- O -1% 67% 1-0 NYM K. Singleton D. Ellis Strikeout
b4 2 --- O -1% 66% 1-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-1 PIT B. Robertson T. Seaver Popfly: C
t5 1 --- O 2% 71% 0-1 PIT M. Sanguillen T. Seaver Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O 1% 72% 0-1 PIT J. Hernandez T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O -2% 70% 1-0 NYM B. Aspromonte D. Ellis Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --- O -1% 69% 1-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- O -1% 68% 1-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Ellis Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 4% 72% 0-1 PIT D. Ellis T. Seaver Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-1 PIT D. Cash T. Seaver Popfly: 2B
t6 2 --- O 2% 76% 0-1 PIT R. Hebner T. Seaver Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O -2% 74% 1-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- 2% 76% 1-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Single to RF
b6 1 1-- 3% 79% 1-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Single to CF; Harrelson to 2B
b6 1 12- O -4% 75% 1-0 NYM D. Clendenon D. Ellis Strikeout
b6 2 12- 2% 77% 1-0 NYM K. Singleton D. Ellis Walk; Harrelson to 3B; Jones to 2B
b6 2 123 O -6% 72% 1-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 4% 76% 0-1 PIT R. Clemente T. Seaver Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 3% 79% 0-1 PIT W. Stargell T. Seaver Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- -2% 76% 0-1 PIT A. Oliver T. Seaver Single to CF
t7 2 1-- O 4% 81% 0-1 PIT B. Robertson T. Seaver Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O -2% 79% 1-0 NYM B. Aspromonte D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- 2% 81% 1-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Single to CF
b7 1 1-- O -1% 80% 1-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Ellis Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Grote to 2B
b7 2 -2- O -3% 77% 1-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 5% 82% 0-1 PIT M. Sanguillen T. Seaver Strikeout
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez (SS) batting 8th
t8 1 --- O 4% 86% 0-1 PIT V. Davalillo T. Seaver Groundout: P-1B
Milt May pinch hits for Dock Ellis (P) batting 9th
t8 2 --- O 2% 88% 0-1 PIT M. May T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
Nelson Briles replaces Milt May (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Gene Alley replaces Vic Davalillo (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b8 0 --- O -1% 87% 1-0 NYM B. Harrelson N. Briles Groundout: P-1B
b8 1 --- 1% 88% 1-0 NYM C. Jones N. Briles Single to CF
b8 1 1-- 4% 92% 1-0 NYM D. Clendenon N. Briles Single to LF; Jones to 3B
b8 1 1-3 O -4% 88% 1-0 NYM K. Singleton N. Briles Fielder's Choice 1B; Jones out at Hm/1B-C; Clendenon to 2B
Bob Veale replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
b8 2 12- O -2% 86% 1-0 NYM K. Boswell B. Veale Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 0-1 PIT D. Cash T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
t9 1 --- O 5% 97% 0-1 PIT R. Hebner T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 0-1 PIT R. Clemente T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.

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