April 19, 1966 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 14
WSA 8 BOS 7
DET 0 DET 6
@BOS 4 CHW 3
@CAL 1 CLE 3
NYY 1 KCA 3
MIN 2 SFG 11
@CHC 10 HOU 8
LAD 5 STL 5
@NYM 2 ATL 3
@PHI 1 PIT 7
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 3,750

Tuesday, April 19, 1966
Time of Game: 2:46

Reds

1-4

Lost 3

9th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  7  1
Pirates         0  0  3   0  1  2   0  1  X    7 17  1

W: S Blass (1-0), L: S Ellis (0-1)

Pirates

6-1

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .273  .577    0    2   1   
P Rose 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .522    0    2   2   GDP
V Pinson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .450 1.226    0    1   0   
G Coleman 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .167  .334    0    7   0   
D Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .206    0    3   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .929    0    1   1   
T Helms 2B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .389  .956    0    1   3   HR
J Edwards C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   0   
S Ellis P                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    0   1   
  J Tsitouris P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Queen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B McCool P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   2                    24   8

BATTING

HR: T Helms (1, off S Blass; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: T Helms 5; T Harper 3; G Coleman 2.

GIDP: P Rose (1).

RBI: T Helms 2 (3); G Coleman (2).

2-out RBI: T Helms 2; G Coleman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Rose-G Coleman.

E: P Rose (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     3   2   3   0    2   0  .333 1.067    0    3   0   
G Alley SS                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .321  .867    0    1   2   3B,2·SH
R Clemente RF                 4   2   2   1    1   1  .290  .765    0    5   0   3B
W Stargell LF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .407 1.151    0    1   0   2B
D Clendenon 1B                5   1   4   2    0   0  .296  .813    0   11   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                5   0   2   1    0   0  .276  .566    0    3   8   GDP
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .192  .558    0    0   2   2B
J Gonder C                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .453    0    3   0   IW
  J May PH-C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
S Blass P                     5   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   7  17   7    5   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (1, off S Ellis); B Bailey (3, off S Ellis).

3B: G Alley (1, off S Ellis); R Clemente (1, off S Ellis).

SH: G Alley 2 (2, off S Ellis, off J Tsitouris).

IBB: J Gonder (1, by S Ellis).

TB: R Clemente 4; D Clendenon 4; W Stargell 4; G Alley 3; B Bailey 3; M Alou 3; B Mazeroski 2.

GIDP: B Mazeroski (2).

RBI: D Clendenon 2 (5); B Mazeroski (3); G Alley (2); B Bailey (2); W Stargell (7); R Clemente (4).

2-out RBI: B Bailey.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Blass-G Alley-D Clendenon; G Alley-B Mazeroski-J Gonder.

E: S Blass (1).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ellis, L (0-1)               5    10   4   4    3   2   0   4.15   27     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0·10     30    -     1.15  -0.27
J Tsitouris                    1     3   2   2    1   0   0  18.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.72  -0.09
B McCool                       2     4   1   1    1   4   0   4.50   12     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.15  -0.01
Totals                         8    17   7   7    5   6   0          45     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·17           -

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, W (1-0)               9     7   3   3    2   2   1   3.00   35     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0· 7     61    -     0.93   0.14
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   2   1          35     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Ellis (1); S Blass 2 (2).

IBB: S Ellis (1; J Gonder).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 3,750.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Harper             CF    1. M Alou               CF 
2. P Rose               3B    2. G Alley              SS 
3. V Pinson             RF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. G Coleman            1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. D Johnson            LF    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. L Cardenas           SS    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. T Helms              2B    7. B Bailey             3B 
8. J Edwards            C     8. J Gonder             C  
9. S Ellis              P     9. S Blass              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  3-2  1-3      22%  69% P Rose          S Blass         Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ellis out at Hm/2B-C
   t 2   2  0-0  1--     -21%  32% T Helms         S Blass         Home Run; Coleman Scores
   b 3   0  2-0  1--      19%  54% G Alley         S Ellis         Triple; Alou Scores
   b 3   0  2-1  --3      12%  66% R Clemente      S Ellis         Triple; Alley Scores
   b 5   2  2-3  -2-      11%  82% B Bailey        S Ellis         Double; Clendenon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Harper        Single
   OO     1--      54%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  V Pinson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sammy Ellis facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Alou          Single
   O      1--      57%  G Alley         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
          -2-      58%  R Clemente      Walk
   O      12-      54%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  D Clendenon     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  G Coleman       Single
   O      1--      50%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
   RR     1--      32%  T Helms         Home Run; Coleman Scores
   O      ---      32%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Sammy Ellis facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  B Mazeroski     Single
   O      1--      33%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      30%  J Gonder        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      27%  S Blass         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
          ---      25%  S Ellis         Walk
   O      1--      26%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B; Ellis to 2B
   O      -2-      29%  P Rose          Fielder's Choice 3B; Ellis out at 3B/3B-2B
   O      1--      31%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Sammy Ellis facing 1-2-3
          ---      35%  M Alou          Single
   R      1--      54%  G Alley         Triple; Alou Scores
   R      --3      66%  R Clemente      Triple; Alley Scores
   O      --3      61%  W Stargell      Flyball: SS
   R      --3      68%  D Clendenon     Single; Clemente Scores
   O      1--      65%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
          1--      67%  B Bailey        Single; Clendenon to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Gonder        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      67%  L Cardenas      Walk
          1--      63%  T Helms         Single; Cardenas to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  J Edwards       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sammy Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  S Blass         Strikeout Looking
          ---      70%  M Alou          Walk
          1--      71%  G Alley         Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      65%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
          ---      60%  S Ellis         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  T Harper        Wild Pitch; Ellis to 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Single; Ellis to 3B
   OO     1-3      69%  P Rose          Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ellis out at Hm/2B-C
          1--      67%  V Pinson        Wild Pitch; Rose to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sammy Ellis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  W Stargell      Double to CF; Stargell out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
          ---      72%  D Clendenon     Single
   O      1--      71%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Clendenon to 2B
   R      -2-      82%  B Bailey        Double; Clendenon Scores
          -2-      82%  J Gonder        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      80%  S Blass         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Tsitouris facing 1-2-3
                  John Tsitouris replaces Sammy Ellis pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--      87%  G Alley         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
          -2-      90%  R Clemente      Single; Alou to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  W Stargell      Single; Alou Scores; Clemente to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  D Clendenon     Single; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
   OO     12-      95%  B Mazeroski     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Blass facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mel Queen pinch hits for John Tsitouris batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  M Queen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Billy McCool facing 7-8-9
                  Billy McCool replaces Mel Queen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
                  Jerry May pinch hits for Jesse Gonder batting 8th
          ---      98%  J May           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  S Blass         Strikeout
          1--      98%  M Alou          Single; May to 2B
   O      12-      97%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry May moves to C
          ---      95%  T Harper        Single
   O      1--      96%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harper to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Harper to 3B
   R      --3      96%  G Coleman       Single; Harper Scores
   O      1--      98%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Billy McCool facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  W Stargell      Single
          1--      98%  D Clendenon     Single; Stargell to 2B
   R      12-      99%  B Mazeroski     Single; Stargell Scores; Clendenon to 3B
          1-3      99%  B Bailey        Walk; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      123      99%  J May           Flyball: C
   O      123      99%  S Blass         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Helms         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  J Edwards       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation