April 15, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 1
TEX 0 MIL 5
@CLE 1 DET 3
BOS 2 KCR 2
CHW 1
(11) OAK 4
MIN 3
(11) PHI 4
@CHC 2 LAD 3
@CIN 1 SFG 5
@HOU 0 NYM 4
PIT 0 SDP 6
ATL 5 MON 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 15,893

Saturday, April 15, 1972, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:00

Pirates

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

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

W: T Seaver (1-0), L: D Ellis (0-1), S: T McGraw (1)

Mets

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    2   1   GDP
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    7   1   
B Robertson 1B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   2   
J Hernandez SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   2   
D Ellis P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  G Clines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    0   9                    24   8

BATTING

TB: A Oliver; R Stennett; J Hernandez; D Ellis; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: R Stennett (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   5   SB,SH
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
T Agee CF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    1   0   SB
R Staub RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    4   0   IW
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    1   0   
J Fregosi 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.167    0    1   0   2B
E Kranepool 1B                2   1   1   3    0   1  .500 2.333    0    9   1   HR,SF
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    9   0   
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  T McGraw P                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   4   7   4    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Fregosi (1, off D Ellis).

HR: E Kranepool (1, off D Ellis; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: E Kranepool (1, off D Ellis).

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

IBB: R Staub (1, by D Ellis).

TB: E Kranepool 4; J Fregosi 2; T Agee; B Harrelson; R Staub; T McGraw; C Jones.

RBI: E Kranepool 3 (3); J Fregosi (1).

2-out RBI: E Kranepool 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Seaver-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Harrelson (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen); T Agee (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen).

PO: T McGraw (2nd base by D Giusti).

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 (0-1)               6     6   4   4    2   5   1   6.00   26     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 2· 5     47    -     0.70  -0.15
D Giusti                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
R Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   7   1          33     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 5           -

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 (1-0)              6     5   0   0    0   6   0   0.00   22     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 4     68    -     0.99   0.30
T McGraw, S (1)                3     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.32   0.05
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   9   0          31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Ellis (1; R Staub).

PO: D Giusti (1; T McGraw, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 15,893.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. R Stennett           2B    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. A Oliver             CF    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. T Agee               CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. R Staub              RF 
5. R Hebner             3B    5. C Jones              LF 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. J Fregosi            3B 
7. B Robertson          1B    7. E Kranepool          1B 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. J Grote              C  
9. D Ellis              P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  12-      15%  79% J Fregosi       D Ellis         Double to RF; Staub Scores; Jones to 3B
   b 6   2  0-2  1--      10%  96% E Kranepool     D Ellis         Home Run; Fregosi Scores
   t 5   1  2-0  1--       6%  83% R Stennett      T Seaver        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  65% C Jones         D Ellis         Single to CF; Staub to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-       4%  55% D Ellis         T Seaver        Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  A Oliver        Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      1--      54%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
          1--      50%  J Hernandez     Single to RF; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-      55%  D Ellis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  R Staub         Single to LF
          1--      65%  C Jones         Single to CF; Staub to 2B
   R      12-      79%  J Fregosi       Double to RF; Staub Scores; Jones to 3B
   RO     -23      78%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
   O      -2-      76%  J Grote         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      74%  T Seaver        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  R Stennett      Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      1--      76%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      79%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  B Harrelson     Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      76%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      77%  T Agee          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      78%  R Staub         Agee Steals 2B
          -2-      78%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      76%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      80%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  B Robertson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  J Fregosi       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      77%  D Ellis         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      83%  R Stennett      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  T Seaver        Strikeout
          ---      84%  B Harrelson     Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  K Boswell       Lineout: RF
          1--      83%  T Agee          Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  W Stargell      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  C Jones         Lineout: SS
          ---      85%  J Fregosi       Walk
   RR     1--      96%  E Kranepool     Home Run; Fregosi Scores
   O      ---      96%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
                  Tug McGraw replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Giusti replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  T McGraw        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      98%  B Harrelson     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McGraw to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  K Boswell       McGraw Picked off 2B (P-SS-3B)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Tug McGraw facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  J Hernandez     Lineout: 3B
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Dave Giusti batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  G Clines        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ramon Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      99%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  J Fregosi       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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