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Standings
CHW
@BOS		4
8
CLE
@CAL		1
12
BAL
@MIL		3
0
NYY
@MIN		7
8
DET
@OAK		3
1
KCR
@WSA		12
8
PHI
@ATL		2
3
SDP
@CHC		11
3
MON
@CIN		7
4
HOU
@NYM		1
7
SFG
@PIT		2
6
LAD
@STL		7
2
Tuesday, August 18, 1970, 8:05PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 25,325, Time of Game: 2:36
Giants
2
60-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
6
68-55
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Steve Blass (7-10)
L: Skip Pitlock (3-4)
S: Dave Giusti (20)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  0
Pirates         0  0  3   0  0  0   3  0  X    6 10  0

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .305 .884 0.017 0.99 0.082 -0.065 0.3 2 0
Tito Fuentes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .237 .608 -0.074 0.77 0.024 -0.098 -0.8 1 4 GDP
Ken Henderson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .311 .898 0.037 0.82 0.072 -0.034 0.1 2 1
Willie McCovey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .277 1.029 -0.053 1.03 0.025 -0.078 -0.3 8 2
Dick Dietz C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 .984 0.003 1.23 0.071 -0.068 -0.1 3 1
Jim Ray Hart LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .310 .845 -0.010 1.41 0.106 -0.116 -0.1 3 0 HR
Ron Hunt 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .796 -0.063 1.14 0.032 -0.095 -0.6 2 2
Hal Lanier SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .564 -0.005 1.22 0.071 -0.076 -0.2 3 3 GDP
   John Stephenson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .080 .195 0.009 0.22 0.009 0.000 0.3
Skip Pitlock P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .105 .466 0.037 1.13 0.069 -0.032 0.4 0 2 2B
   Bob Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .565 -0.145 2.86 0.000 -0.145 -0.8
   Don Carrithers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .360 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Al Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .715 -0.014 0.40 0.000 -0.014 -0.5 GDP
Team Totals 31 2 8 2 5 4 .258 .748 -0.261 1.08 0.561 -0.821 -2.4 24 16
2B: S Pitlock (1, off S Blass).
HR: J Hart (6, off S Blass; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: J Hart 4; S Pitlock 2; W McCovey; J Stephenson; B Bonds; R Hunt; D Dietz; K Henderson.
GIDP: A Gallagher (8); H Lanier (13); T Fuentes (6).
RBI: B Bonds (54); J Hart (24).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: K Henderson (M Sanguillen at 2nd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matty Alou CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .656 -0.017 0.78 0.074 -0.091 -0.5 1 0 2B
Dave Cash 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .315 .829 -0.021 0.70 0.028 -0.048 -0.2 4 3
Roberto Clemente RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .349 .974 -0.029 0.91 0.052 -0.081 0.1 3 0
Manny Sanguillen C 4 1 3 2 0 0 .313 .764 0.176 1.14 0.198 -0.022 1.5 5 0
Bob Robertson 1B 4 2 2 3 0 2 .309 .979 0.135 0.97 0.189 -0.054 1.9 7 2 HR,3B
Al Oliver LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .778 -0.035 0.79 0.010 -0.045 -0.5 1 0
Jose Pagan 3B 4 0 3 1 0 1 .268 .739 0.106 0.72 0.128 -0.022 1.2 1 0 2B
Gene Alley SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 .249 .668 0.047 0.88 0.050 -0.003 0.4 3 2 HBP,2·IW
Steve Blass P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .172 -0.123 1.66 0.000 -0.123 -1.5 2 2
   Dave Giusti P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .667 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 32 6 10 6 5 4 .312 .952 0.238 0.89 0.729 -0.490 2.1 27 10
2B: M Alou (17, off S Pitlock); J Pagan (10, off S Pitlock).
3B: B Robertson (4, off S Pitlock).
HR: B Robertson (19, off D Carrithers; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: G Alley 2 (7, 2 by S Pitlock).
HBP: G Alley (1, by S Pitlock).
TB: B Robertson 7; J Pagan 4; M Sanguillen 3; M Alou 2; R Clemente.
RBI: B Robertson 3 (63); M Sanguillen 2 (46); J Pagan (21).
2-out RBI: B Robertson; M Sanguillen; J Pagan.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 4. D Cash-B Robertson; G Alley-D Cash-B Robertson; S Blass-B Robertson; B Robertson-G Alley-B Robertson.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: M Alou (1st base by S Pitlock).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Skip Pitlock, L (3-4) 6 6 3 3 4 4 0 4.50 28 48 -0.069 1.06 -0.1
Don Carrithers 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 6.59 4 0 0 -0.177 0.97 -2.8
Rich Robertson 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6 0 0 0.006 0.05 0.7
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 5 4 1 6.75 38 48 0 0 -0.240 1.08 -2.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Blass, W (7-10) 7 6 2 2 4 3 1 3.44 28 56 0.225 1.29 1.4
Dave Giusti, S (20) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.27 8 0 0 0.036 0.36 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 5 4 1 2.00 36 56 0 0 0.261 0.89 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Pitlock (4; G Alley).
IBB: S Pitlock 2 (2; G Alley, G Alley).
Pickoffs: S Pitlock (2; M Alou, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 25,325.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Bobby Bonds CF 1 Matty Alou CF
2 Tito Fuentes 2B 2 Dave Cash 2B
3 Ken Henderson RF 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Manny Sanguillen C
5 Dick Dietz C 5 Bob Robertson 1B
6 Jim Ray Hart LF 6 Al Oliver LF
7 Ron Hunt 3B 7 Jose Pagan 3B
8 Hal Lanier SS 8 Gene Alley SS
9 Skip Pitlock P 9 Steve Blass P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 2-3 0 1-- OO SFG B. Taylor S. Blass 14% 77% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
b3 1-1 2 1-- R PIT B. Robertson S. Pitlock 14% 66% Triple to CF; Sanguillen Scores
b3 0-1 2 --3 R PIT M. Sanguillen S. Pitlock 11% 53% Single to CF; Alou Scores
t4 1-3 1 --- R SFG J. Hart S. Blass -11% 66% Home Run (LF-CF)
b3 2-1 2 1-3 R PIT J. Pagan S. Pitlock 10% 78% Single to LF; Robertson Scores; Oliver to 3B; Pagan to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds S. Blass 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- SFG T. Fuentes S. Blass -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O SFG K. Henderson S. Blass 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- SFG W. McCovey S. Blass -2% 51% Walk; Fuentes to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O SFG D. Dietz S. Blass 4% 55% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Alou S. Pitlock -2% 53% Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Cash S. Pitlock -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- PIT R. Clemente S. Pitlock 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT M. Sanguillen S. Pitlock -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Hart S. Blass 2% 52% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Hunt S. Blass 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O SFG H. Lanier S. Blass 1% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Skip Pitlock facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Robertson S. Pitlock -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver S. Pitlock -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- PIT J. Pagan S. Pitlock 2% 53% Double to LF
b2 0-0 2 -2- PIT G. Alley S. Pitlock 1% 54% Intentional Walk
b2 0-0 2 12- O PIT S. Blass S. Pitlock -4% 50% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- SFG S. Pitlock S. Blass -7% 43% Double (LF-CF)
t3 0-0 0 -2- R SFG B. Bonds S. Blass -8% 35% Single to CF; Pitlock Scores
t3 1-0 0 1-- OO SFG T. Fuentes S. Blass 7% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- SFG K. Henderson S. Blass -1% 41% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey S. Blass 2% 43% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- PIT M. Alou S. Pitlock 7% 51% Double (CF-RF)
b3 0-1 0 -2- O PIT D. Cash S. Pitlock -2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B; Alou to 3B
b3 0-1 1 --3 O PIT R. Clemente S. Pitlock -7% 42% Flyball: 3B
b3 0-1 2 --3 R PIT M. Sanguillen S. Pitlock 11% 53% Single to CF; Alou Scores
b3 1-1 2 1-- R PIT B. Robertson S. Pitlock 14% 66% Triple to CF; Sanguillen Scores
b3 2-1 2 --3 PIT A. Oliver S. Pitlock 1% 67% Walk
b3 2-1 2 1-3 R PIT J. Pagan S. Pitlock 10% 78% Single to LF; Robertson Scores; Oliver to 3B; Pagan to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b3 3-1 2 -23 PIT G. Alley S. Pitlock 1% 78% Intentional Walk
b3 3-1 2 123 O PIT S. Blass S. Pitlock -5% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
t4 1-3 0 --- O SFG D. Dietz S. Blass 3% 76% Flyball: RF
t4 1-3 1 --- R SFG J. Hart S. Blass -11% 66% Home Run (LF-CF)
t4 2-3 1 --- SFG R. Hunt S. Blass -3% 62% Single to CF
t4 2-3 1 1-- OO SFG H. Lanier S. Blass 7% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
b4 3-2 0 --- O PIT M. Alou S. Pitlock -2% 67% Flyball: RF
b4 3-2 1 --- O PIT D. Cash S. Pitlock -1% 65% Flyball: CF
b4 3-2 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente S. Pitlock -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
t5 2-3 0 --- O SFG S. Pitlock S. Blass 3% 68% Strikeout
t5 2-3 1 --- O SFG B. Bonds S. Blass 2% 70% Flyball: CF
t5 2-3 2 --- O SFG T. Fuentes S. Blass 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Skip Pitlock facing 4-5-6
b5 3-2 0 --- PIT M. Sanguillen S. Pitlock 3% 74% Single to LF
b5 3-2 0 1-- O PIT B. Robertson S. Pitlock -3% 71% Strikeout
b5 3-2 1 1-- O PIT A. Oliver S. Pitlock -3% 69% Flyball: LF
b5 3-2 2 1-- O PIT J. Pagan S. Pitlock -2% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
t6 2-3 0 --- SFG K. Henderson S. Blass -6% 61% Single to RF
t6 2-3 0 1-- O SFG W. McCovey S. Blass 6% 66% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-3 1 1-- SFG D. Dietz S. Blass -6% 60% Single; Henderson to 2B
t6 2-3 1 12- O SFG J. Hart S. Blass 7% 67% Flyball: RF
t6 2-3 2 12- O SFG R. Hunt S. Blass 7% 74% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Skip Pitlock facing 8-9-1
b6 3-2 0 --- PIT G. Alley S. Pitlock 3% 78% Hit By Pitch
b6 3-2 0 1-- O PIT S. Blass S. Pitlock -3% 75% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-2 1 1-- O PIT M. Alou S. Pitlock -3% 72% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-2 2 1-- O PIT D. Cash S. Pitlock -2% 70% Alou Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
t7 2-3 0 --- SFG H. Lanier S. Blass -7% 63% Walk
Bob Taylor pinch hits for Skip Pitlock (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 0 1-- OO SFG B. Taylor S. Blass 14% 77% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
t7 2-3 2 --- O SFG B. Bonds S. Blass 2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Don Carrithers facing 2-3-4
Don Carrithers replaces Bob Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- PIT D. Cash D. Carrithers 3% 82% Walk
b7 3-2 0 1-- PIT R. Clemente D. Carrithers 4% 86% Single to LF; Cash to 2B
b7 3-2 0 12- RO PIT M. Sanguillen D. Carrithers 6% 92% Single to RF; Cash Scores; Clemente to 3B; Sanguillen out at 2B/RF-2B-1B-SS-2B
b7 4-2 1 --3 RR PIT B. Robertson D. Carrithers 5% 97% Home Run; Clemente Scores
Rich Robertson replaces Don Carrithers pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver R. Robertson -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b7 6-2 2 --- PIT J. Pagan R. Robertson 0% 97% Single to RF
b7 6-2 2 1-- O PIT G. Alley R. Robertson -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
Dave Giusti replaces Steve Blass pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-6 0 --- O SFG T. Fuentes D. Giusti 1% 98% Flyball: SS
t8 2-6 1 --- O SFG K. Henderson D. Giusti 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t8 2-6 2 --- SFG W. McCovey D. Giusti -1% 98% Single/Bunt
t8 2-6 2 1-- SFG D. Dietz D. Giusti -1% 97% Walk; McCovey to 2B
t8 2-6 2 12- O SFG J. Hart D. Giusti 2% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Giants' Rich Robertson facing 9-1-2
b8 6-2 0 --- O PIT D. Giusti R. Robertson -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 6-2 1 --- O PIT M. Alou R. Robertson -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-2 2 --- O PIT D. Cash R. Robertson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
t9 2-6 0 --- O SFG R. Hunt D. Giusti 1% 99% Flyball: 2B
John Stephenson pinch hits for Hal Lanier (SS) batting 8th
t9 2-6 1 --- SFG J. Stephenson D. Giusti -1% 99% Single to RF
Al Gallagher pinch hits for Rich Robertson (P) batting 9th
t9 2-6 1 1-- OO SFG A. Gallagher D. Giusti 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.

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