April 21, 1968 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
@BOS 0 BAL 11
@CAL 4 DET 4
@CHW 1 DET 4
@CHW 2 MIN 5
NYY 2 WSA 2
@OAK 0 ATL 5
@CIN 2 LAD 7
@NYM 6 LAD 3
@NYM 2 PHI 8
HOU 0 PIT 10
SFG 0 STL 9
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 17,337

Sunday, April 21, 1968
Time of Game: 2:43

Giants

6-4

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  3
Pirates         0  3  0   7  0  0   0  0  X   10 16  0

W: A McBean (3-0), L: M McCormick (0-2)

Pirates

5-4

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF-1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    1   2   
N Oliver 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .500    0    4   4   
J Davenport 3B                1   0   0   0    1   0  .189  .439    0    2   0   
  F Johnson 3B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .747    0    5   0   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Sadecki PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Hart LF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .289 1.068    0    2   0   3B
J Alou RF                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .487    0    1   0   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Brown PH-CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
H Lanier SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .136  .272    0    2   9   GDP
B Barton C                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    3   0   
  D Marshall PH-RF            2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   0   
M McCormick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   SH
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Herbel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Dietz PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    2   3                    24  15

BATTING

3B: J Hart (2, off A McBean).

SH: M McCormick (1, off A McBean).

TB: J Hart 3; B Barton; F Johnson; H Lanier; D Marshall.

GIDP: H Lanier (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Oliver-H Lanier-W McCovey 2.

E: H Lanier 2 (2); J Hart (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .268  .554    0    0   1   
  G Kolb RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
G Alley SS                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .275  .710    0    1   2   2B,GDP
R Clemente RF                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .250  .836    0    0   0   HR,3B,IW
  J Pagan 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
W Stargell LF-1B              4   1   1   1    1   1  .167  .500    0    1   0   HR,GDP
D Clendenon 1B                3   2   2   0    1   1  .270  .767    0    7   1   3B
  M Alou CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .802    0    7   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   1   1   0    1   1  .194  .478    0    4   2   
M Mota CF-LF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .333  .666    0    3   0   
J May C                       4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .676    0    3   0   
A McBean P                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .455  .955    0    0   2   
Totals                       37  10  16   8    5   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: G Alley (2, off M McCormick).

3B: R Clemente (2, off M McCormick); D Clendenon (1, off M McCormick).

HR: W Stargell (1, off L McDaniel; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Clemente (2, off L McDaniel; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

IBB: R Clemente (1, by M McCormick).

TB: R Clemente 7; G Alley 4; D Clendenon 4; W Stargell 4; M Mota 2; A McBean 2; M Wills 2; B Mazeroski; J May.

GIDP: G Alley (2); W Stargell (2).

RBI: M Mota 2 (3); R Clemente 2 (4); G Alley (5); W Stargell (2); M Wills (8); A McBean (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Alley-B Mazeroski-D Clendenon.

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
M McCormick, L (0-2)           3.1   7   6   6    4   2   0   3.63   19     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 7     20    -     0.81  -0.30
L McDaniel                     0     4   4   4    1   0   2    inf    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4          2-2    0.17  -0.04
R Herbel                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.03   0.00
J Gibbon                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
B Henry                        2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  10  10    5   4   2          42     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0·16          4-3

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 (3-0)              9     5   0   0    2   3   0   1.67   33     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0· 5     78    -     0.40   0.16
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   3   0          33     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0· 5           -

L McDaniel faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M McCormick 2 (2).

IBB: M McCormick (2; R Clemente).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 17,337.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Cline              CF    1. M Wills              3B 
2. N Oliver             2B    2. G Alley              SS 
3. J Davenport          3B    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. J Hart               LF    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. J Alou               RF    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. H Lanier             SS    7. M Mota               CF 
8. B Barton             C     8. J May                C  
9. M McCormick          P     9. A McBean             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  66% D Clendenon     M McCormick     Triple (LF-CF)
   b 2   0  0-1  -2-       9%  82% M Mota          M McCormick     Single to LF; Mazeroski Scores; Mota to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      -8%  50% W Stargell      M McCormick     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  1--       5%  55% H Lanier        A McBean        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   1  0-3  12-       5%  96% M Wills         M McCormick     Single to RF; McBean to 3B; May Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Al McBean facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Cline         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      53%  N Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  J Davenport     Walk
   O      1--      54%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  G Alley         Double to LF
          -2-      58%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      50%  W Stargell      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Al McBean facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  J Hart          Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Alou          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      55%  H Lanier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  D Clendenon     Triple (LF-CF)
          --3      69%  B Mazeroski     Walk
   R      1-3      73%  M Mota          Wild Pitch; Mazeroski to 2B; Clendenon Scores
   R      -2-      82%  " "             Single to LF; Mazeroski Scores; Mota to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      86%  J May           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mota to 3B
   RO     1-3      87%  A McBean        Single to RF; Mota Scores; May to 2B; McBean out at 1B/2B-3B
   O      -2-      86%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B; May to 3B
   O      --3      84%  G Alley         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Al McBean facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  B Barton        Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--      82%  M McCormick     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Barton to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  T Cline         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Barton to 3B
   O      --3      87%  N Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  R Clemente      Triple to CF; Clemente out at Hm/CF-SS-C
          ---      88%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      87%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Al McBean facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  W McCovey       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Hart          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  M Mota          Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  J May           Single to LF
          1--      90%  A McBean        Wild Pitch; May to 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      96%  M Wills         Single to RF; McBean to 3B; May Scores
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Mike McCormick pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3      99%  G Alley         Single to LF; McBean Scores; Wills Scores/Adv on E7; Alley to 3B
   RR     --3      99%  R Clemente      Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Alley Scores
   R      ---     100%  W Stargell      Home Run
          ---     100%  D Clendenon     Walk
          1--     100%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF; Clendenon to 2B
                  Ron Herbel replaces Lindy McDaniel pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-     100%  M Mota          Single to CF; Mazeroski to 2B; Clendenon Scores
   O      12-     100%  J May           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-     100%  A McBean        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Al McBean facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  H Lanier        Single
                  Dave Marshall pinch hits for Bob Barton batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  D Marshall      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lanier to 2B
                  Dick Dietz pinch hits for Ron Herbel batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  D Dietz         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Joe Gibbon facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Jesus Alou pitching and batting 6th; Dick Dietz moves to C; Frank Johnson replaces Jim Davenport playing 3B batting 3rd; Dave Marshall moves to RF
          ---     100%  M Wills         Single
   OO     1--     100%  G Alley         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Al McBean facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Pagan replaces Roberto Clemente playing 3B batting 3rd; Gary Kolb replaces Maury Wills playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  T Cline         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  N Oliver        Strikeout
          ---     100%  F Johnson       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Joe Gibbon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Clendenon     Single to SS; Clendenon to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-     100%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Al McBean facing 5-6-7
                  Willie Stargell moves to 1B; Manny Mota moves to LF; Matty Alou replaces Donn Clendenon playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  J Hart          Strikeout
                  Ollie Brown pinch hits for Joe Gibbon batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  O Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  H Lanier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Bill Henry facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Henry replaces Willie McCovey pitching and batting 4th; Ty Cline moves to 1B; Ollie Brown moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  J May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  A McBean        Single
   O      1--     100%  G Kolb          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  G Alley         Single to LF; Kolb to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Al McBean facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  D Marshall      Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Dietz         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  T Cline         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  N Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Bill Henry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Al McBean facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  F Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  Ray Sadecki pinch hits for Bill Henry batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  R Sadecki       Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  J Hart          Triple to CF
   O      --3     100%  O Brown         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation