April 20, 1968 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 8,156

Saturday, April 20, 1968
Time of Game: 2:39

Giants

6-3

Won 3

1st

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

W: R Sadecki (2-0), L: B Veale (0-2)

Pirates

4-4

Lost 2

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .627    0    0   1   
  H Lanier SS                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .105  .210    0    0   4   
J Davenport 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .431    0    1   2   
W McCovey 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   2  .257  .807    0   10   0   
W Mays CF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .394 1.096    0    4   0   3B
J Hart LF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .286 1.028    0    2   0   SB
J Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .513    0    2   0   GDP
N Oliver SS-2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .611    0    2   2   
B Barton C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    6   1   
R Sadecki P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   GDP
Totals                       30   1   4   0    4   6                    27  11

BATTING

3B: W Mays (2, off B Veale).

TB: W Mays 3; B Barton; J Davenport; H Lanier.

GIDP: R Sadecki (1); J Alou (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Davenport-N Oliver-W McCovey.

E: N Oliver (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Hart (1, 2nd base off B Veale/J May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .506    0    0   1   
G Alley SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .613    0    1   6   SH
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .621    0    3   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .385    0    2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .639    0   10   0   
  G Kolb PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .454    0    5   5   GDP
M Mota CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .588    0    0   0   
J May C                       3   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .700    0    6   0   
B Veale P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .200    0    0   0   
  J Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    2   6                    27  13

BATTING

SH: G Alley (1, off R Sadecki).

TB: J May 2; M Mota; M Wills.

GIDP: B Mazeroski (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Wills-G Alley-B Mazeroski; G Alley-B Mazeroski-D Clendenon.

E: M Wills (1).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sadecki, W (2-0)             9     4   0   0    2   6   0   0.50   33     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 4     83    -     1.58   0.72
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 4           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, L (0-2)               7     3   1   1    4   5   0   1.63   26     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 3     68    -     0.93   0.16
R Face                         2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.06   0.06
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 4           -

Balks: B Veale (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 8,156.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Hunt               2B    1. M Wills              3B 
2. J Davenport          3B    2. G Alley              SS 
3. W McCovey            1B    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. W Mays               CF    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. J Hart               LF    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. J Alou               RF    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. N Oliver             SS    7. M Mota               CF 
8. B Barton             C     8. J May                C  
9. R Sadecki            P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  1-0  1--      17% 100% B Mazeroski     R Sadecki       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% W Mays          B Veale         Triple (LF-CF)
   b 7   2  1-0  12-       9%  79% J Pagan         R Sadecki       Strikeout
   b 9   1  1-0  ---      -9%  83% D Clendenon     R Sadecki       Walk
   b 9   0  1-0  ---       7%  92% W Stargell      R Sadecki       Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      47%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  R Clemente      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  W Mays          Triple (LF-CF)
   R      --3      63%  J Hart          Balk; Mays Scores
          ---      66%  " "             Walk
          1--      69%  J Alou          Hart Steals 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      62%  N Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      59%  B Barton        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      63%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  M Mota          Single
          1--      59%  J May           Single to LF; Mota to 2B
   O      12-      64%  B Veale         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  R Sadecki       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  R Hunt          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      62%  J Davenport     Single to RF
          1--      64%  W McCovey       Walk; Davenport to 2B
   O      12-      60%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      64%  G Alley         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  J Hart          Walk
   OO     1--      62%  J Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  N Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      66%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  B Barton        Single
   OO     1--      64%  R Sadecki       Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B
   O      ---      63%  R Hunt          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
                  Nate Oliver moves to 2B; Hal Lanier replaces Ron Hunt playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---      66%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  J May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Veale         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  J Davenport     Flyball: 2B
          ---      70%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--      68%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      66%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  M Wills         Single
   O      1--      61%  G Alley         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF; Wills to 3B
   O      --3      73%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  N Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  B Barton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
          ---      68%  B Mazeroski     Walk
   O      1--      74%  M Mota          Flyball: LF
          1--      70%  J May           Single to LF; Mazeroski to 2B
                  Jose Pagan pinch hits for Bob Veale batting 9th
   O      12-      79%  J Pagan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Face facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Face replaces Jose Pagan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  R Sadecki       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      79%  H Lanier        Single to LF
          1--      82%  J Davenport     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lanier to 2B
   O      12-      79%  W McCovey       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      75%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Face facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  J Hart          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      85%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  N Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
          ---      83%  D Clendenon     Walk
                  Gary Kolb pinch runs for Donn Clendenon batting 5th
   OO     1--     100%  B Mazeroski     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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