September 15, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
DET 3 MIL 1
OAK 0 OAK 6
@MIL 5 MIN 7
CAL 5 CAL 5
@MIN 3 NYY 8
BOS 6 NYY 3
BOS 2 BAL 6
@WSA 2 CHC 5
STL 3 HOU 9
CIN 2 LAD 5
SDP 4 MON 5
NYM 4
(10) PIT 8
@PHI 3 SFG 8
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 4,802

Tuesday, September 15, 1970, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Pirates

78-68

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   2  0  0   0  3  0    8 12  0
Phillies        0  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  4  2

W: L Walker (13-6), L: B Lersch (5-3), S: D Giusti (24)

Phillies

66-82

Lost 6

5th, 13 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   2   1   0    2   2  .252  .684    0    1   2   
M Alou CF                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .295  .685    0    2   1   
A Oliver RF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .746    0    2   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   1   2   3    1   1  .266  .865    0    2   0   HR
B Robertson 1B                3   0   2   0    2   1  .292  .947    0    7   0   2B,SB
M Sanguillen C                5   0   1   0    0   1  .321  .790    0    9   0   2B,GDP
R Hebner 3B                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .282  .792    0    1   2   HR,HBP
B Mazeroski 2B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .632    0    3   4   HR,SH
L Walker P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .327    0    0   1   
  G Clines PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .467  .996    0    0   0   
  J Lamb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Kopacz PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .621    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   8  12   7    7   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Sanguillen (18, off G Jackson); B Robertson (16, off B Lersch).

HR: W Stargell (30, off B Lersch; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); B Mazeroski (7, off B Lersch; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Hebner (9, off B Lersch; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: B Mazeroski (5, off B Champion).

HBP: R Hebner (5, by B Laxton).

TB: R Hebner 5; W Stargell 5; B Mazeroski 4; B Robertson 3; M Sanguillen 2; M Alou 2; F Patek; A Oliver.

GIDP: M Sanguillen (14).

RBI: W Stargell 3 (79); A Oliver (79); R Hebner (36); B Mazeroski (39); M Alou (43).

2-out RBI: A Oliver; M Alou.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-F Patek-B Robertson.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robertson (4, 2nd base off B Lersch/T McCarver).

PO: M Alou (1st base by K Reynolds).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bowa SS                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .568    0    3   4   
J Briggs CF                   3   0   2   3    1   0  .274  .790    0    2   1   3B
D Money 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .306  .854    0    1   1   
D Johnson 1B                  1   0   0   0    3   1  .251  .787    0    6   0   
J Lis LF                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .536    0    1   0   
T McCarver C                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .259  .720    0   10   0   GDP
B Browne RF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .240  .755    0    2   0   
  W Montanez PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432    0    0   0   
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .547    0    2   3   
B Lersch P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .040  .151    0    0   0   
  G Jackson P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .098  .238    0    0   1   
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .666    0    0   0   
  B Champion P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  K Reynolds P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
  B Laxton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Reid PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .418    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   3   4   3    8   9                    27  11

BATTING

3B: J Briggs (7, off J Lamb).

TB: J Briggs 4; L Bowa; D Money.

GIDP: T McCarver (3).

RBI: J Briggs 3 (45).

2-out RBI: J Briggs 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Doyle-L Bowa-D Johnson.

E: L Bowa (11); K Reynolds (1).

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 (13-6)             5     2   2   2    7   5   0   3.34   23     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 1     53    -     1.25   0.07
J Lamb, H (2)                  2     2   1   1    0   3   0   1.57    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.23   0.04
D Giusti, S (24)               2     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.27    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
Totals                         9     4   3   3    8   9   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 3           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Lersch, L (5-3)              3.1   6   5   5    2   4   3   3.57   19     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 2· 3     30    -     0.84  -0.36
G Jackson                      3.2   4   0   0    1   2   0   5.48   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 3          1-0    0.59   0.10
B Champion                     0.2   1   3   3    2   1   0  10.80    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.79  -0.06
K Reynolds                     0     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.27  -0.05
B Wilson                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.17    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.24   0.00
B Laxton                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   8    7   8   3          46     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 3· 8          6-2

K Reynolds faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Walker 2 (6).

IBB: None.

PO: K Reynolds (1; M Alou, 1st base).

HBP: B Laxton (1; R Hebner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 4,802.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. F Patek              SS    1. L Bowa               SS 
2. M Alou               CF    2. J Briggs             CF 
3. A Oliver             RF    3. D Money              3B 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. D Johnson            1B 
5. B Robertson          1B    5. J Lis                LF 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. T McCarver           C  
7. R Hebner             3B    7. B Browne             RF 
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. D Doyle              2B 
9. L Walker             P     9. B Lersch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      22%  76% W Stargell      B Lersch        Home Run; Patek Scores; Alou Scores
   b 7   1  5-2  1--     -15%  73% J Briggs        J Lamb          Triple (CF-RF); Bowa Scores
   b 2   2  3-0  123     -11%  62% J Briggs        L Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball); McCarver Scores; Browne Scores; Lersch to 3B; Briggs out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
   t 4   0  2-3  ---      11%  73% R Hebner        B Lersch        Home Run
   b 7   1  5-3  --3       9%  81% D Money         J Lamb          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Lersch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  F Patek         Walk
          1--      59%  M Alou          Single to SS/Bunt; Patek to 2B
   O      12-      54%  A Oliver        Popfly: 3B
   RRR    12-      76%  W Stargell      Home Run; Patek Scores; Alou Scores
          ---      77%  B Robertson     Walk
   O      1--      75%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
          1--      76%  R Hebner        Robertson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  L Bowa          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      78%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  D Money         Single to CF
          1--      75%  D Johnson       Walk; Money to 2B
   O      12-      78%  J Lis           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Barry Lersch facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mazeroski to 1B
   O      1--      78%  L Walker        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      77%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Luke Walker facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  T McCarver      Walk
          1--      66%  B Browne        Walk; McCarver to 2B
          12-      61%  D Doyle         Wild Pitch; McCarver to 3B; Browne to 2B
   O      -23      67%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      65%  B Lersch        Walk
   O      123      73%  L Bowa          Strikeout
   RRO    123      62%  J Briggs        Single to CF (Ground Ball); McCarver Scores; Browne Scores; Lersch to 3B; Briggs out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Barry Lersch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      59%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      60%  B Robertson     Double to CF
   O      -2-      57%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Luke Walker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      59%  D Money         Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  D Johnson       Walk
          1--      55%  J Lis           Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      63%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Barry Lersch facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      73%  R Hebner        Home Run
   R      ---      82%  B Mazeroski     Home Run
   O      ---      81%  L Walker        Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  F Patek         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Grant Jackson replaces Barry Lersch pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      81%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      79%  A Oliver        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Luke Walker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  B Browne        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Doyle         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  G Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Grant Jackson facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  W Stargell      Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      82%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  L Bowa          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  J Briggs        Walk
   O      1--      84%  D Money         Strikeout Looking
          1--      82%  D Johnson       Walk; Briggs to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Lis           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Grant Jackson facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  R Hebner        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      87%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Luke Walker batting 9th
          1--      88%  G Clines        Walk; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      12-      86%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      84%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, John Lamb facing 6-7-8
                  John Lamb replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  T McCarver      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      89%  B Browne        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  D Doyle         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Grant Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  B Robertson     Single to 3B
   O      1--      88%  M Sanguillen    Double to CF (CF-RF); Robertson out at Hm/CF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, John Lamb facing 9-1-2
                  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  O Gamble        Strikeout
          ---      87%  L Bowa          Single to LF
   R      1--      73%  J Briggs        Triple (CF-RF); Bowa Scores
   O      --3      81%  D Money         Strikeout
   O      --3      87%  D Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bill Champion facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Champion replaces Oscar Gamble pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      88%  B Mazeroski     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hebner to 2B
                  George Kopacz pinch hits for John Lamb batting 9th
   O      -2-      86%  G Kopacz        Strikeout
          -2-      86%  F Patek         Walk
   R      12-      93%  M Alou          Single to RF (CF-RF); Hebner Scores; Patek to 3B
                  Ken Reynolds replaces Bill Champion pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      96%  A Oliver        Alou Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Patek Scores; Alou to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  " "             Single to LF; Alou Scores
          1--      98%  W Stargell      Walk; Oliver to 2B
          12-      98%  B Robertson     Walk; Oliver to 3B; Stargell to 2B
                  Bill Wilson replaces Ken Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      98%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-8, Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Giusti replaces George Kopacz pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Lis           Walk
   OO     1--      99%  T McCarver      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Willie Montanez pinch hits for Byron Browne batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bill Laxton facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Laxton replaces Bill Wilson pitching and batting 9th; Willie Montanez moves to RF
          ---     100%  R Hebner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      99%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  D Giusti        Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-8, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF
                  Scott Reid pinch hits for Bill Laxton batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  S Reid          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation