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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
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: Tom Seaver (1-0), L: Dock Ellis (0-1), S: Tug McGraw (1)
 Mets
4
1-0
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              2   1   GDP
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              3   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              4   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              1   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              7   1   
B Robertson 1B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              3   2   
J Hernandez SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   2   
D Ellis P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              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   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    0   9                         24   8
Batting Events
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  Str   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .667              1   5   SB,SH
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
T Agee CF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833              1   0   SB
R Staub RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833              4   0   IW
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500              1   0   
J Fregosi 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.167              1   0   2B
E Kranepool 1B                2   1   1   3    0   1  .500 2.333              9   1   HR,SF
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              9   0   
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   2   
  T McGraw P                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
Totals                       28   4   7   0    3   7                         27   9
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. T Seaver-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Harrelson (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen); T Agee (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen).
Pickoffs: T McGraw (2nd base by D Giusti).

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 (0-1)               6     6   4   4    2   5   1   6.00   26     -       ·  ·      4·10· 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   0.01
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     -       ·  ·      8·10· 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· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.32   0.05
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   9   0          31     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Ellis (1; R Staub).
Pickoffs: D Giusti (1; T McGraw, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 15,893.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        New York Mets                                
1. Rennie Stennett              2B       1. Bud Harrelson                SS
2. Al Oliver                    CF       2. Ken Boswell                  2B
3. Roberto Clemente             RF       3. Tommie Agee                  CF
4. Willie Stargell              LF       4. Rusty Staub                  RF
5. Richie Hebner                3B       5. Cleon Jones                  LF
6. Manny Sanguillen              C       6. Jim Fregosi                  3B
7. Bob Robertson                1B       7. Ed Kranepool                 1B
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
b2 0 12- R 15% 79% 0-0 NYM J. Fregosi D. Ellis Double to RF; Staub Scores; Jones to 3B
b6 2 1-- RR 10% 96% 2-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Home Run; Fregosi Scores
t5 1 1-- OO 6% 83% 0-2 PIT R. Stennett T. Seaver Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b2 0 1-- 6% 65% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Single to CF; Staub to 2B
t2 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 PIT D. Ellis T. Seaver Groundout: P-1B

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 R. Stennett T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver T. Seaver Single to LF
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente T. Seaver Strikeout
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Strikeout
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis Groundout: 1B-P
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner T. Seaver Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 PIT M. Sanguillen T. Seaver Single to CF
t2 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
t2 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 PIT J. Hernandez T. Seaver Single to RF; Sanguillen to 2B
t2 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 PIT D. Ellis T. Seaver Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 NYM R. Staub D. Ellis Single to LF
b2 0 1-- 6% 65% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Single to CF; Staub to 2B
b2 0 12- R 15% 79% 0-0 NYM J. Fregosi D. Ellis Double to RF; Staub Scores; Jones to 3B
b2 0 -23 RO -1% 78% 1-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
b2 1 -2- O -2% 76% 2-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 2 -2- O -2% 74% 2-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Ellis Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- -4% 70% 0-2 PIT R. Stennett T. Seaver Single to RF
t3 0 1-- O 4% 73% 0-2 PIT A. Oliver T. Seaver Strikeout
t3 1 1-- O 3% 76% 0-2 PIT R. Clemente T. Seaver Flyball: RF
t3 2 1-- O 2% 79% 0-2 PIT W. Stargell T. Seaver Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Groundout: C-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- 1% 77% 2-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b3 2 1-- 1% 78% 2-0 NYM R. Staub D. Ellis Agee Steals 2B
b3 2 -2- 0% 78% 2-0 NYM R. Staub D. Ellis Intentional Walk
b3 2 12- O -3% 76% 2-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 2% 78% 0-2 PIT R. Hebner T. Seaver Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1 --- O 2% 80% 0-2 PIT M. Sanguillen T. Seaver Flyball: RF
t4 2 --- O 1% 81% 0-2 PIT B. Robertson T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -1% 80% 2-0 NYM J. Fregosi D. Ellis Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- O -1% 79% 2-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Strikeout
b4 2 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3% 81% 0-2 PIT J. Hernandez T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- -3% 77% 0-2 PIT D. Ellis T. Seaver Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t5 1 1-- OO 6% 83% 0-2 PIT R. Stennett T. Seaver 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, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -1% 82% 2-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Ellis Strikeout
b5 1 --- 1% 83% 2-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Single to RF
b5 1 1-- O -1% 82% 2-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis Lineout: RF
b5 2 1-- 1% 83% 2-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Harrelson Steals 2B
b5 2 -2- O -2% 81% 2-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 3% 84% 0-2 PIT A. Oliver T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 85% 0-2 PIT R. Clemente T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 87% 0-2 PIT W. Stargell T. Seaver Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O -1% 86% 2-0 NYM R. Staub D. Ellis Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -1% 85% 2-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Lineout: SS
b6 2 --- 1% 85% 2-0 NYM J. Fregosi D. Ellis Walk
b6 2 1-- RR 10% 96% 2-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Home Run; Fregosi Scores
b6 2 --- O -0% 96% 4-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
Tug McGraw replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-4 PIT R. Hebner T. McGraw Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 1% 97% 0-4 PIT M. Sanguillen T. McGraw Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-4 PIT B. Robertson T. McGraw Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
Dave Giusti replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- 0% 98% 4-0 NYM T. McGraw D. Giusti Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b7 0 1-- O -0% 98% 4-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Giusti Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McGraw to 2B
b7 1 -2- O -1% 97% 4-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Giusti McGraw Picked off 2B (P-SS-3B)
b7 2 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Giusti Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-4 PIT J. Hernandez T. McGraw Lineout: 3B
Gene Clines pinch hits for Dave Giusti (P) batting 9th
t8 1 --- O 1% 99% 0-4 PIT G. Clines T. McGraw Strikeout
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-4 PIT R. Stennett T. McGraw Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Ramon Hernandez facing 3-4-5
Ramon Hernandez replaces Gene Clines (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- 0% 99% 4-0 NYM T. Agee R. Hernandez Walk
b8 0 1-- O -0% 99% 4-0 NYM R. Staub R. Hernandez Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1 1-- O -0% 99% 4-0 NYM C. Jones R. Hernandez Strikeout
b8 2 1-- O -0% 99% 4-0 NYM J. Fregosi R. Hernandez Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 0-4 PIT A. Oliver T. McGraw Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-4 PIT R. Clemente T. McGraw Flyball: RF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-4 PIT W. Stargell T. McGraw Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.

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