October 4, 1970 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1970 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
1970 postseason: WS: BAL-CIN / ALCS: BAL-MIN / NLCS: CIN-PIT

Game 1
CIN  3
@PIT  0
(10) Game 2
CIN  3
@PIT  1
Game 3
CIN  3
PIT  2

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 39,317

Sunday, October 4, 1970
Time of Game: 2:10

Reds

Sparky Anderson

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

W: J Merritt (1-0), L: L Walker (0-1), S: D Gullett (1)

Pirates

Danny Murtaugh

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444   11    2   0   
B Tolan CF                    4   3   3   1    0   1  .444 1.222   11    2   0   HR,SB
T Perez 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .375 1.069   19    2   3   2B
  D Concepcion PR-SS          0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   12    5   0   IW
L May 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .555   14   10   0   GDP
H McRae LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    2   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Gullett P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .750    8    3   3   
W Woodward SS-3B              3   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393   15    0   2   IW
J Merritt P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    0   2   
  J Stewart LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   2    2   5              107   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Perez (2, off D Giusti).

HR: B Tolan (1, off L Walker; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: J Bench (2, by D Giusti); W Woodward (1, by L Walker).

TB: B Tolan 6; T Perez 3; L May; W Woodward; T Helms.

GIDP: L May (1).

RBI: B Tolan (1); T Perez (1).

2-out RBI: B Tolan.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: T Perez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Tolan (1, 2nd base off L Walker/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  .286  .873   16    1   0   
D Cash 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .125  .472   14    3   5   2B
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .111  .222   11    2   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   10    6   0   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   10   11   1   2B
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .875   12    1   0   
J Pagan 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   22    0   4   
G Alley SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .125   15    2   4   
L Walker P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Jeter PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       33   1   5   1    2   5              120   27  14

BATTING

2B: D Cash (1, off J Merritt); B Robertson (1, off J Merritt).

TB: D Cash 2; B Robertson 2; R Clemente; J Pagan; M Sanguillen.

RBI: R Clemente (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Alley-D Cash-B Robertson; G Alley-D Cash.

E: M Sanguillen (1); L Walker (1).

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 (1-0)             5.1   3   1   1    0   2   0   1.69   20   67-39   30· 1· 8   11· 4· 1· 2     60    -     1.00   0.26
C Carroll, H (1)               0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-7     5· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.42  -0.10
D Gullett, S (1)               3.1   0   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   12   45-26   17· 4· 5    2· 5· 0· 0          2-0    1.65   0.35
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   5   0          35  120-72   52· 6·14   16· 9· 1· 2          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Walker, L (0-1)              7     5   2   1    1   5   1   1.29   27   78-52   34· 6·12   11· 4· 3· 3     65    -     0.92   0.08
D Giusti                       2     3   1   1    1   0   0   4.50    9   23-15   10· 2· 3    6· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.08
Totals                         9     8   3   2    2   5   1          36  101-67   44· 8·15   17· 5· 4· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Walker (1).

IBB: D Giusti (1; J Bench); L Walker (1; W Woodward).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 39,317.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               RF    1. M Alou               CF 
2. B Tolan              CF    2. D Cash               2B 
3. T Perez              3B    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. J Bench              C     4. M Sanguillen         C  
5. L May                1B    5. B Robertson          1B 
6. H McRae              LF    6. W Stargell           LF 
7. T Helms              2B    7. J Pagan              3B 
8. W Woodward           SS    8. G Alley              SS 
9. J Merritt            P     9. L Walker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  ---  4   13%  73% B Tolan         L Walker        Home Run
   t 8   1  1-2  1--  1   13%  88% T Perez         D Giusti        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tolan Scores
   b 6   1  2-0  -2-  3  -12%  61% R Clemente      C Carroll       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cash Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  3   -9%  45% J Bench         L Walker        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   b 6   1  2-1  12-  1    8%  63% B Robertson     C Carroll       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Sanguillen to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  P Rose          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  B Tolan         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   54%  T Perez         Single to LF; Rose to 2B
   OO     12-  3   45%  J Bench         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  M Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Walker facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  L May           Single to LF
   O      1--  3   50%  H McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   48%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 2B
          -2-  4   49%  W Woodward      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   45%  J Merritt       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   43%  B Robertson     Double to LF
   O      -2-  3   47%  W Stargell      Foul Popfly: 3B
          -2-  4   45%  J Pagan         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Robertson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   50%  B Tolan         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      55%  T Perez         Tolan Steals 2B; Tolan to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3      60%  " "             Wild Pitch; Tolan Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      ---  6   58%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   57%  J Bench         Foul Popfly: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   60%  L Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   62%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   63%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luke Walker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   61%  L May           Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   59%  H McRae         Lineout: CF
          ---  3   60%  T Helms         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   58%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   61%  R Clemente      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   63%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   65%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luke Walker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   62%  J Merritt       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   61%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  4   73%  B Tolan         Home Run
   O      ---  4   73%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   76%  W Stargell      Lineout: RF
          ---  7   72%  J Pagan         Single to LF
   O      1--  5   76%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   79%  L Walker        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luke Walker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   78%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   76%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   76%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   79%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   73%  D Cash          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Clay Carroll replaces Hal McRae pitching and batting 6th; Jimmy Stewart replaces Jim Merritt playing LF batting 9th
   R      -2-  3   61%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cash Scores
          1--  4   55%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clemente to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
                  Don Gullett replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 6th
   O      12-  5   70%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luke Walker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   68%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  J Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   70%  J Pagan         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   73%  G Alley         Strikeout Swinging
                  Johnny Jeter pinch hits for Luke Walker batting 9th
   O      ---  5   76%  J Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Giusti replaces Johnny Jeter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   73%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   76%  B Tolan         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  1   88%  T Perez         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tolan Scores
                  Dave Concepcion pinch runs for Tony Perez batting 3rd
          -2-  4   89%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  4   85%  L May           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
                  Woody Woodward moves to 3B; Dave Concepcion moves to SS
   O      ---  2   89%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   84%  D Cash          Walk
   O      1--  2   89%  R Clemente      Popfly: SS
   O      1--  2   93%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   92%  D Gullett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   92%  W Woodward      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   91%  J Stewart       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Gullett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   96%  B Robertson     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   99%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   96%  J Pagan         Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

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