April 17, 1969 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
@BOS 5 DET 7
@CLE 6 NYY 7
WSA 3
(10) WSA 5
@NYY 2 ATL 9
@HOU 3 MON 7
@PHI 0 PIT 4
NYM 0 SFG 5
SDP 4 CHC 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 8,097

Thursday, April 17, 1969
Time of Game: 2:12

Mets

3-7

Lost 2

5th, 6 GB

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

W: J Bunning (1-1), L: D Cardwell (0-2), S: R Kline (1)

Pirates

7-3

Won 2

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .640    0    1   0   
  R Swoboda PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .375  .850    0    0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Gaspar RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .589    0    0   0   CS
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .938    0    1   2   
C Jones LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .385  .945    0    0   0   2B,CS
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .860    0   16   0   
A Otis 3B-CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .357  .714    0    1   2   
J Martin C                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .804    0    1   0   
A Weis SS                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .125    0    3   4   
  W Garrett PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .929    0    0   2   
D Cardwell P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   8   
  K Collins PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    4   9                    24  19

BATTING

2B: C Jones (2, off J Bunning).

TB: C Jones 2; R Gaspar; J Martin.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: R Gaspar (1); A Otis (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Gaspar (1, 2nd base by J Bunning/M Sanguillen); C Jones (2, 3rd base by J Bunning/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .738    0    4   0   
R Hebner 3B                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .357  .812    0    2   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .661    0    2   0   SB
W Stargell LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .361 1.132    0    1   0   2B,IW
A Oliver 1B                   3   1   2   3    1   0  .400 1.028    0    8   0   HR,SB,IW
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .400    0    1   2   HBP
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.100    0    9   2   2B
F Patek SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .294  .709    0    0   1   IW
J Bunning P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  R Kline P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       29   4   6   3    5   1                    27   6

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (4, off D Cardwell); M Sanguillen (1, off C Koonce).

HR: A Oliver (1, off C Koonce; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SH: J Bunning (1, off D Cardwell).

IBB: W Stargell (1, by C Koonce); A Oliver (2, by D Cardwell); F Patek (1, by C Koonce).

HBP: B Mazeroski (1, by D Cardwell).

TB: A Oliver 5; M Sanguillen 2; W Stargell 2; F Patek; R Hebner.

RBI: A Oliver 3 (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Clemente (1, 3rd base off D Cardwell/J Martin); A Oliver (1, 2nd base off D Cardwell/J Martin).

PO: F Patek (2nd base by D Cardwell).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cardwell, L (0-2)            7     4   1   1    2   1   0   1.13   28     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 0· 4     64    -     1.10   0.17
C Koonce                       1     2   3   3    3   0   1   8.53    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.46  -0.11
Totals                         8     6   4   4    5   1   1          36     -       ·  ·     19· 4· 0· 6           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, W (1-1)             6     3   0   0    2   9   0   5.63   21     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 2     73    -     0.97   0.35
R Kline, S (1)                 3     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.71   11     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.22
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4   9   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Cardwell 2 (2).

IBB: C Koonce 2 (2; W Stargell, F Patek); D Cardwell (2; A Oliver).

PO: D Cardwell (2; F Patek, 2nd base).

HBP: D Cardwell (1; B Mazeroski).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 8,097.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Agee               CF    1. M Alou               CF 
2. R Gaspar             RF    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. K Boswell            2B    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. C Jones              LF    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. E Kranepool          1B    5. A Oliver             1B 
6. A Otis               3B    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. J Martin             C     7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. A Weis               SS    8. F Patek              SS 
9. D Cardwell           P     9. J Bunning            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  0-1  12-       9%  99% A Oliver        C Koonce        Home Run; Hebner Scores; Stargell Scores
   t 7   0  1-0  ---      -7%  64% C Jones         R Kline         Walk
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-       7%  55% E Kranepool     J Bunning       Jones Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   t 6   1  1-0  1--       7%  74% K Boswell       J Bunning       Gaspar Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 7   0  1-0  1--       7%  70% E Kranepool     R Kline         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Agee          Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Gaspar        Walk
   O      1--      52%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      50%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  A Otis          Strikeout
          ---      53%  J Martin        Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W Stargell      Popfly: 1B
          ---      55%  A Oliver        Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Cardwell      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Agee          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Gaspar        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  F Patek         Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  J Bunning       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Patek to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  M Alou          Patek Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  C Jones         Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  E Kranepool     Jones Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      56%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  R Hebner        Walk
          1--      63%  R Clemente      Wild Pitch; Hebner to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Hebner to 3B
   R      --3      68%  W Stargell      Wild Pitch; Hebner Scores
          ---      71%  " "             Double to LF
   O      -2-      68%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      70%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Stargell to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  J Martin        Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      72%  D Cardwell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Bunning       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  M Alou          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  T Agee          Strikeout
          ---      67%  R Gaspar        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      74%  K Boswell       Gaspar Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      75%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-1B; Clemente to 2B
          -2-      75%  A Oliver        Intentional Walk
          12-      76%  B Mazeroski     Oliver Steals 2B; Clemente Steals 3B
          -23      77%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      123      71%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Kline replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
          ---      64%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--      70%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      76%  A Otis          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      80%  J Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  F Patek         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      77%  R Kline         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Kline facing 8-9-1
                  Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Al Weis batting 8th
   O      ---      82%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
                  Kevin Collins pinch hits for Don Cardwell batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  K Collins       Flyball: CF
                  Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Tommie Agee batting 1st
          ---      82%  R Swoboda       Walk
   O      1--      88%  R Gaspar        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cal Koonce facing 2-3-4
                  Cal Koonce replaces Ron Swoboda pitching and batting 1st; Kevin Collins moves to 3B; Wayne Garrett moves to SS; Amos Otis moves to CF
          ---      89%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      89%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B; Hebner to 2B
          -2-      90%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-      99%  A Oliver        Home Run; Hebner Scores; Stargell Scores
   O      ---      99%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Double to RF; Sanguillen to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw)
          --3      99%  F Patek         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      99%  R Kline         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Ron Kline facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  K Boswell       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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