May 12, 1970 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
BOS 5 CHW 7
@DET 2 NYY 9
@MIL 5 BAL 5
@MIN 4 OAK 5
WSA 3
(11) CHC 4
ATL 3
(11) HOU 8
@LAD 3 NYM 8
MON 4 CIN 5
@PIT 3 SDP 6
SFG 5 STL 9
PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 7,502

Tuesday, May 12, 1970, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Reds

24-9

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Merritt (7-2), L: S Blass (2-5)

Pirates

14-17

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .762    0    0   0   
W Woodward 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .368    0    5   4   
B Tolan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .857    0    2   0   GDP
T Perez 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .378 1.193    0    2   2   SB
J Bench C                     4   2   2   2    0   1  .273  .910    0    4   0   HR
L May 1B                      3   2   2   1    1   0  .307  .998    0   10   1   HR,CS
B Carbo LF                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .315 1.081    0    1   0   
  H McRae PH-LF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .325 1.138    0    0   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   1    0   1  .284  .710    0    3   6   
J Merritt P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .203    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   5   6   5    4   6                    27  14

BATTING

HR: J Bench (10, off D Giusti; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); L May (9, off S Blass; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Bench 5; L May 5; B Carbo; T Perez.

GIDP: B Tolan (4).

RBI: J Bench 2 (28); B Carbo (14); L May (22); D Concepcion (5).

2-out RBI: L May.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-W Woodward-L May.

E: T Perez (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Perez (1, 2nd base off D Giusti/M Sanguillen).

CS: L May (1, Pickoff (CS) Home by L Walker).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .748    0    1   6   
M Alou CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .515    0    2   0   SH
R Clemente RF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .368  .987    0    2   0   HR
B Robertson 1B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .383 1.181    0   11   0   
W Stargell LF                 2   1   1   1    1   1  .227  .758    0    1   0   2B,SF
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .795    0    7   0   GDP
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .323  .866    0    0   4   
J Martinez 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .237    0    3   4   
S Blass P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .115    0    0   1   
  J Jeter PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .751    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933         0   0   
  L Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   1   
Totals                       29   3   4   3    4   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (2, off J Merritt).

HR: R Clemente (2, off J Merritt; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: W Stargell (2, off J Merritt).

SH: M Alou (2, off J Merritt).

TB: R Clemente 4; W Stargell 2; F Patek; J Martinez.

GIDP: M Sanguillen (4).

RBI: R Hebner (9); R Clemente (18); W Stargell (21).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Martinez-F Patek-B Robertson.

E: B Robertson (3).

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
J Merritt, W (7-2)             9     4   3   3    4   3   1   2.88   35     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 3· 4     66    -     1.44   0.32
Totals                         9     4   3   3    4   3   1          35     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 3· 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
S Blass, L (2-5)               7     3   3   1    3   6   1   2.96   26     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 3     66    -     1.01  -0.11
D Giusti                       1.1   3   2   2    0   0   1   1.71    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 3          0-0    0.70  -0.08
L Walker                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.62    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.29   0.01
Totals                         9     6   5   3    4   6   2          35     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Merritt (2).

IBB: None.

PO: L Walker (1; L May, 4th base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 7,502.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               RF    1. F Patek              SS 
2. W Woodward           2B    2. M Alou               CF 
3. B Tolan              CF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. B Robertson          1B 
5. J Bench              C     5. W Stargell           LF 
6. L May                1B    6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. B Carbo              LF    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. D Concepcion         SS    8. J Martinez           2B 
9. J Merritt            P     9. S Blass              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-2  ---      22%  66% L May           S Blass         Home Run
   t 5   1  1-0  12-      20%  62% B Carbo         S Blass         Single to LF; Bench Scores/unER; May to 3B; Carbo to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   0  0-0  ---     -13%  31% R Clemente      J Merritt       Home Run
   t 9   1  2-3  -2-      11%  97% J Bench         D Giusti        Home Run; Perez Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  ---      -6%  55% F Patek         J Merritt       Single to SS

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  W Woodward      Walk
   OO     1--      45%  B Tolan         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  F Patek         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Robertson     Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sanguillen to 1B
          1--      46%  R Hebner        Walk; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Martinez      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  J Merritt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  S Blass         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Alou          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Tolan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      31%  R Clemente      Home Run
   O      ---      33%  B Robertson     Strikeout
          ---      31%  W Stargell      Walk
   OO     1--      36%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      32%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      32%  J Bench         E3 on Foul Ball
          ---      36%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      41%  L May           Walk; Bench to 2B
   R      12-      62%  B Carbo         Single to LF; Bench Scores/unER; May to 3B; Carbo to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      63%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B; May Scores/unER
   O      -2-      59%  J Merritt       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  R Hebner        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      65%  J Martinez      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      67%  S Blass         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  F Patek         Single to SS
   O      1--      58%  M Alou          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Patek to 2B
          -2-      53%  R Clemente      Wild Pitch; Patek to 3B
          --3      49%  " "             Walk
          1-3      44%  B Robertson     Walk; Clemente to 2B
   RO     123      44%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Patek Scores
   O      12-      50%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      66%  L May           Home Run
          ---      67%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      1--      64%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  R Hebner        Lineout: CF
          ---      64%  J Martinez      Single to CF
                  Johnny Jeter pinch hits for Steve Blass batting 9th
   O      1--      70%  J Jeter         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      75%  F Patek         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Giusti replaces Johnny Jeter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  J Merritt       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  W Woodward      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Clemente      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  B Robertson     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  B Tolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      84%  T Perez         Single to RF
          1--      86%  J Bench         Perez Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      97%  " "             Home Run; Perez Scores
          ---      97%  L May           Single to CF
                  Luke Walker replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th; Hal McRae pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 7th
          1--      97%  H McRae         Walk; May to 2B
   O      12-      97%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; May to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  J Merritt       May Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (P-3B-C)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
                  Hal McRae moves to LF
          ---      91%  W Stargell      Double to RF
   O      -2-      95%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
   RO     --3      99%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Stargell Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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