April 17, 1968 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
CHW 0 NYY 3
@CAL 2 DET 4
CLE 3
(10) MIN 13
WSA 1 BAL 4
@OAK 1 ATL 2
CHC 0 CIN 4
STL 3
(12) NYM 3
SFG 0 PHI 3
LAD 2 PIT 13
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 30,779

Wednesday, April 17, 1968
Time of Game: 3:09

Astros

5-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    4 10  3
Pirates         2  0  6   0  1  2   0  2  X   13 17  0

W: A McBean (2-0), L: D Lemaster (1-1)

Pirates

4-2

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Davis CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .156  .417    0    1   0   
  L Thomas PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    0   0   2B
N Miller RF                   5   0   1   2    0   0  .208  .713    0    1   0   GDP
J Wynn LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .329    0    0   0   CS
R Staub 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .826    0   11   0   2B
H King C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .208  .654    0    7   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .634    0    1   4   
J Gotay 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    2   4   
H Torres SS                   4   1   3   0    0   1  .357  .829    0    1   2   2·2B
D Lemaster P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Buzhardt P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Adlesh PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Wilson PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Dukes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Rader PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Coombs P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Menke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    3   5                    24  12

BATTING

2B: R Staub (4, off A McBean); H Torres 2 (2, 2 off A McBean); L Thomas (1, off A McBean).

TB: H Torres 5; L Thomas 2; R Staub 2; D Adlesh; J Gotay; N Miller; R Davis; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: N Miller (1).

RBI: N Miller 2 (5); R Staub (7); R Davis (3).

2-out RBI: N Miller 2; R Staub.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: B Aspromonte 2 (2); H Torres (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Wynn (2, 2nd base by A McBean/J May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills 3B                    5   2   3   2    1   1  .276  .576    0    0   0   2·SB
G Alley SS                    5   0   2   2    1   1  .214  .624    0    3   6   SB
R Clemente RF                 5   2   1   1    0   0  .200  .579    0    1   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   1   2   0    1   1  .167  .426    0    2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                5   1   2   1    0   2  .259  .703    0   10   1   2B,SB
B Mazeroski 2B                4   2   2   1    1   0  .240  .549    0    1   3   2B,IW
M Mota CF                     5   3   1   1    0   0  .286  .572    0    3   0   SB
J May C                       5   1   3   3    0   1  .292  .679    0    6   1   2B
A McBean P                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    1   3   
Totals                       43  13  17  11    4   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J May (1, off D Lemaster); D Clendenon (2, off D Lemaster); B Mazeroski (1, off T Dukes).

IBB: B Mazeroski (1, by D Lemaster).

TB: J May 4; D Clendenon 3; M Wills 3; B Mazeroski 3; G Alley 2; W Stargell 2; M Mota; R Clemente; A McBean.

RBI: J May 3 (4); G Alley 2 (4); M Wills 2 (7); M Mota (1); D Clendenon (5); R Clemente (2); B Mazeroski (1).

2-out RBI: M Wills 2; B Mazeroski; G Alley; J May.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 10 for 25.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A McBean-G Alley-D Clendenon.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Alley (2, 2nd base off T Dukes/H King); M Wills 2 (4, 2nd base off D Lemaster/H King, 3rd base off T Dukes/H King); D Clendenon (1, Home off D Lemaster/H King); M Mota (2, 2nd base off D Lemaster/H King).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lemaster, L (1-1)            2.2   7   7   7    2   3   0   7.84   17     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 7     17    -     1.11  -0.44
J Buzhardt                     1.1   4   1   1    1   1   0   1.93    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          1-1    0.20  -0.03
T Dukes                        2     4   3   1    1   2   0   4.50   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.13  -0.01
D Coombs                       2     2   2   1    0   1   0   1.80    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  13  10    4   7   0          47     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0·17          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A McBean, W (2-0)              9    10   4   4    3   5   0   2.50   38     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10     53    -     0.45   0.02
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10           -

Balks: T Dukes (1); A McBean (1).

WP: D Coombs 2 (2).

IBB: D Lemaster (2; B Mazeroski).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 30,779.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Davis              CF    1. M Wills              3B 
2. N Miller             RF    2. G Alley              SS 
3. J Wynn               LF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. R Staub              1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. H King               C     5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. B Aspromonte         3B    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. J Gotay              2B    7. M Mota               CF 
8. H Torres             SS    8. J May                C  
9. D Lemaster           P     9. A McBean             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-2  12-      13%  86% D Clendenon     D Lemaster      Double; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -12%  39% R Staub         A McBean        Double; Davis Scores
   b 1   2  1-1  12-      12%  66% B Mazeroski     D Lemaster      Single; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
   b 1   0  1-0  -2-       9%  58% G Alley         D Lemaster      Single; Wills Scores
   t 3   0  2-1  1--       9%  68% N Miller        A McBean        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Al McBean facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Davis         Single
          1--      43%  N Miller        Balk; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      51%  J Wynn          Foul Flyball: C
   R      -2-      39%  R Staub         Double; Davis Scores
   O      -2-      42%  H King          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  M Wills         Walk
          1--      49%  G Alley         Wills Steals 2B
   R      -2-      58%  " "             Single; Wills Scores
   O      1--      55%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      58%  W Stargell      Single; Clemente to 2B
   O      12-      54%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   R      12-      66%  B Mazeroski     Single; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      63%  M Mota          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Al McBean facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Gotay         Strikeout
          ---      64%  H Torres        Double
   O      -2-      68%  D Lemaster      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Denny Lemaster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  J May           Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      65%  A McBean        Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Al McBean facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  R Davis         Walk
   OO     1--      68%  N Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      66%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      69%  R Staub         Wynn Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
          ---      69%  R Clemente      Single
          1--      72%  W Stargell      Single; Clemente to 2B
   R      12-      86%  D Clendenon     Double; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 3B
          -23      86%  B Mazeroski     Intentional Walk
   RO     123      88%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stargell Scores; Clendenon to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  J May           Mota Steals 2B; Clendenon Steals Hm
   R      -2-      95%  " "             Double; Mota Scores
                  John Buzhardt replaces Denny Lemaster pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      96%  A McBean        Single; May to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  M Wills         Single; May Scores; McBean to 2B
   R      12-      99%  G Alley         Single; McBean Scores; Wills to 2B
   O      12-      98%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 8.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Al McBean facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  H King          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-1, John Buzhardt facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  W Stargell      Walk
          1--      99%  D Clendenon     Single; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stargell to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  M Mota          Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3      99%  J May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 8.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Al McBean facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Gotay         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  H Torres        Single
                  Dave Adlesh pinch hits for John Buzhardt batting 9th
          1--      98%  D Adlesh        Single; Torres to 2B
                  Don Wilson pinch runs for Dave Adlesh batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  R Davis         Groundout: P-1B; Torres to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RR     -23      97%  N Miller        Single; Torres Scores; Wilson Scores
   O      1--      98%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tom Dukes facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Dukes replaces Don Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  A McBean        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  M Wills         Single
          1--      98%  G Alley         Balk; Wills to 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Walk
          12-      98%  R Clemente      Wills Steals 3B; Alley Steals 2B
   RO     -23      99%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Wills Scores
   O      -2-      99%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Al McBean facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  H King          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-3, Tom Dukes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Mazeroski     Double
   R      -2-     100%  M Mota          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mazeroski Scores/No RBI/unER; Mota to 3B/Adv on E5
          --3     100%  J May           Single; Mota stays at 3B
   O      1-3     100%  A McBean        Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3     100%  M Wills         Single; Mota Scores/unER; May to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Alley         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 11.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-11, Al McBean facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  J Gotay         Single
          1--      99%  H Torres        Double; Gotay to 3B
                  Doug Rader pinch hits for Tom Dukes batting 9th
   O      -23      99%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   RO     -23     100%  R Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Gotay Scores; Torres to 3B
   O      --3     100%  N Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-4, Danny Coombs facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Coombs replaces Doug Rader pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 11.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-11, Al McBean facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  H King          Walk
          1--     100%  B Aspromonte    Single; King to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Gotay         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-4, Danny Coombs facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mazeroski to 1B
          1--     100%  M Mota          Single; Mazeroski to 2B
   RR     12-     100%  J May           Single; Mazeroski Scores/unER; Mota Scores
          1--     100%  A McBean        Wild Pitch; May to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Wild Pitch; May to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3     100%  M Wills         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3     100%  G Alley         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 13.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-13, Al McBean facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  H Torres        Strikeout
                  Denis Menke pinch hits for Danny Coombs batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Menke         Flyball: LF
                  Lee Thomas pinch hits for Ron Davis batting 1st
          ---     100%  L Thomas        Double
   O      -2-     100%  N Miller        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 13.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation