April 21, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
NYY 4 BAL 6
@CLE 0 TEX 7
CAL 6 CIN 4
@ATL 3 LAD 12
SDP 2 MON 2
STL 1 NYM 2
CHC 0 PIT 3
@PHI 2
(10) HOU 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, April 21, 1972
Time of Game: 2:31

Pirates

4-2

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    3  6  0
Phillies        1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    2  7  0

W: R Hernandez (1-0), L: C Short (0-1)

Phillies

3-3

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .498    0    2   3   
V Davalillo RF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .200 1.133    0    3   0   HR,HBP
A Oliver CF                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .320  .850    0    2   0   2B
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .468    0    1   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .868    0    0   0   
  J Pagan PH-3B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
B Robertson 1B                3   0   0   0    2   0  .150  .642    0    8   4   
M May C                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   0   
  M Sanguillen PH-C           1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.174    0    2   0   
J Hernandez SS                2   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .423    0    0   3   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  G Alley SS                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .667 1.750    0    2   1   2B
S Blass P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    3   1   2B
  G Clines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Veale P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Clemente PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .598    0    0   0   IW
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3   6   3    6   2                    30  12

BATTING

2B: G Alley (1, off J Hoerner); S Blass (1, off D Selma); A Oliver (2, off D Selma).

HR: V Davalillo (1, off C Short; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

IBB: R Clemente (2, by J Hoerner).

HBP: V Davalillo (1, by D Selma).

TB: V Davalillo 4; A Oliver 3; G Alley 2; S Blass 2; M Sanguillen.

RBI: G Alley (2); V Davalillo (1); A Oliver (2).

2-out RBI: G Alley.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bowa SS                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    1   3   
T McCarver C                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .259  .666    0    2   0   HR
W Montanez CF                 5   0   3   0    0   1  .333 1.010    0    2   0   3·2B
D Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .190  .625    0   17   0   IW
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .735    0    1   1   
  T Harmon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Stone LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         1   0   
D Money 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .158  .620    0    0   2   HR,IW
M Anderson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .536    0    4   0   
D Doyle 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .353  .829    0    2   6   
D Selma P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   5   SH
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Koegel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  C Short P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   2    4   8                    30  17

BATTING

2B: W Montanez 3 (5, 2 off S Blass, off B Veale).

HR: D Money (1, off S Blass; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out); T McCarver (1, off S Blass; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: D Selma (1, off B Veale).

IBB: D Money (1, by S Blass); D Johnson (1, by B Veale).

TB: W Montanez 6; T McCarver 4; D Money 4; L Bowa; D Doyle.

RBI: T McCarver (3); D Money (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Doyle-D Johnson.

BASERUNNING

PO: L Bowa (1st base by S Blass).

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
S Blass                        6     6   2   2    2   5   2   1.38   25     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 6     55    -     0.82   0.04
B Veale                        1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.91  -0.01
B Miller                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.11   0.07
R Hernandez, W (1-0)           2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.34   0.31
Totals                        10     7   2   2    4   8   2          40     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 7          2-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Selma                        7.2   3   1   1    4   1   0   0.71   30     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 3     66    -     1.32   0.40
J Hoerner, BS (1)              1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   8.10    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          1-0    2.83  -0.17
C Short, L (0-1)               0.1   1   1   1    1   0   1  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.39  -0.35
W Twitchell                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.83   0.03
Totals                        10     6   3   3    6   2   1          42     -       ·  ·     15·11· 1· 6          2-0

B Veale faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Blass (1); D Selma (1).

IBB: J Hoerner (1; R Clemente); S Blass (1; D Money); B Veale (2; D Johnson).

PO: S Blass (1; L Bowa, 1st base).

HBP: D Selma (1; V Davalillo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. D Cash               2B    1. L Bowa               SS 
2. V Davalillo          RF    2. T McCarver           C  
3. A Oliver             CF    3. W Montanez           CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. D Johnson            1B 
5. R Hebner             3B    5. G Luzinski           LF 
6. B Robertson          1B    6. D Money              3B 
7. M May                C     7. M Anderson           RF 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. D Doyle              2B 
9. S Blass              P     9. D Selma              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-1  1--      40%  47% G Alley         J Hoerner       Double to CF; Sanguillen Scores
   t10   0  2-2  ---      35%  85% V Davalillo     C Short         Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  ---     -11%  36% T McCarver      S Blass         Home Run
   t 9   2  2-2  12-     -11%  37% D Cash          J Hoerner       Flyball: LF
   t 3   1  2-1  12-     -10%  32% W Stargell      D Selma         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  V Davalillo     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      49%  A Oliver        Double to RF
          -2-      50%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      12-      45%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   R      ---      36%  T McCarver      Home Run
   O      ---      38%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  B Robertson     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      35%  M May           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      25%  D Money         Home Run
   O      ---      26%  M Anderson      Strikeout
          ---      25%  D Doyle         Single (2B-1B)
   O      1--      27%  D Selma         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Selma facing 9-1-2
          ---      34%  S Blass         Double to CF
   O      -2-      32%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B; Blass to 3B
          --3      34%  V Davalillo     Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3      42%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Blass Scores; Davalillo to 2B
   OO     12-      32%  W Stargell      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  L Bowa          Single to SS
   O      1--      34%  T McCarver      Bowa Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      35%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      33%  W Montanez      Double to CF
          -2-      33%  D Johnson       Wild Pitch; Montanez to 3B
          --3      32%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      36%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Selma facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
          ---      37%  B Robertson     Walk
          1--      39%  M May           Wild Pitch; Robertson to 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Robertson to 3B
   O      --3      30%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  D Money         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  M Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Selma facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  S Blass         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      28%  V Davalillo     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  D Selma         Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      32%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      29%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      26%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      25%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
          ---      19%  W Montanez      Double to CF
   O      -2-      23%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      26%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
          -2-      25%  D Money         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      29%  M Anderson      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  B Robertson     Walk
   O      1--      33%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Robertson to 2B
                  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      -2-      26%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Steve Blass batting 9th
   O      -2-      20%  G Clines        Groundout: LF-SS-P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Veale replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 9th; Gene Alley replaces Rennie Stennett playing SS batting 8th
          ---      17%  D Doyle         Walk
   O      1--      18%  D Selma         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Doyle to 2B
   O      -2-      21%  L Bowa          Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      23%  T McCarver      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      18%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      15%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      18%  A Oliver        Walk
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Dick Selma pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      12%  W Stargell      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
          ---       9%  W Montanez      Double to RF
          -2-       8%  D Johnson       Intentional Walk
                  Bob Miller replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th; Terry Harmon pinch hits for Greg Luzinski batting 5th
   O      12-       8%  T Harmon        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Montanez to 3B
   O      1-3      12%  D Money         Flyball: LF
   O      1-3      15%  M Anderson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Hoerner facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Stone replaces Terry Harmon playing LF batting 5th; Jose Pagan pinch hits for Richie Hebner batting 5th
   O      ---       8%  J Pagan         Strikeout
   O      ---       3%  B Robertson     Flyball: RF
                  Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Milt May batting 7th
          ---       7%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   R      1--      47%  G Alley         Double to CF; Sanguillen Scores
                  Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
          -2-      48%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      37%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Ramon Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Roberto Clemente pitching and batting 9th; Manny Sanguillen moves to C; Jose Pagan moves to 3B
   O      ---      43%  D Doyle         Popfly: 3B
                  Pete Koegel pinch hits for Joe Hoerner batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  P Koegel        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Short facing 2-3-4
                  Chris Short replaces Pete Koegel pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      85%  V Davalillo     Home Run
          ---      87%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      85%  W Stargell      Popfly: SS
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Chris Short pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  J Pagan         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      82%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Ramon Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  T McCarver      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  W Montanez      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Johnson       Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation