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MIL  6
@CAL  2

OAK  4
@KCR  2

KCR 10
OAK  4

MIN  6
CHW  2

DET  5
@WSA  4

PHI  4
@ATL  3

CHC  9
SDP  8

(10)
CHC  6
SDP  4

MON  9
@CIN  3

HOU 12
STL  4

PIT  4
NYM  2
LAD  9
@SFG  6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 18,968

Sunday, May 16, 1971
Time of Game: 2:11
Mets
2
21-11
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  8  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  2  X    4  6  0
W: Dock Ellis (5-3), L: Nolan Ryan (4-1), S: Dave Giusti (8)
Pirates
4
20-14
Won 1
2nd, 2 GB

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .299  .793              4   0   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .331  .841              1   4   
D Marshall RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .338  .928              1   0   
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .749              3   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .851              6   3   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   2   1    0   0  .261  .719              1   0   2B
J Grote C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .337  .867              5   0   CS,GDP
  D Hahn PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .629              0   0   
T Foli 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .828              2   1   2B
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .250              1   0   
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .408              0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.667              0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   0    2   5                         24   8
Batting Events
2B: B Aspromonte (6, off D Ellis); T Foli (7, off D Ellis).
TB: B Aspromonte 3; D Marshall 2; T Foli 2; T Agee; J Grote; C Jones.
GIDP: J Grote (4).
RBI: T Agee (14); B Aspromonte (16).
2-out RBI: T Agee; B Aspromonte.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Harrelson-T Foli-E Kranepool; E Kranepool-B Aspromonte.
E: B Harrelson (4).
Baserunning Events
CS: J Grote (2, 2nd base by D Ellis/M Sanguillen).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .704              3   5   
V Davalillo LF                3   1   0   0    1   1  .310  .730              1   0   2·SB
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .697              0   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .291  .832              1   2   
A Oliver CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .233  .587              0   0   
B Robertson 1B                3   1   2   1    1   0  .229  .744             13   0   2·2B
M Sanguillen C                2   0   1   1    2   0  .302  .720              5   1   2·IW
G Alley SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .664              4   4   GDP
D Ellis P                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .496              0   2   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250              0   0   
Totals                       29   4   6   0    7   5                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: B Robertson 2 (5, 1 off T McGraw, 1 off N Ryan).
IBB: M Sanguillen 2 (4, by T McGraw, by N Ryan).
TB: B Robertson 4; R Hebner 2; A Oliver; M Sanguillen.
GIDP: G Alley (2).
RBI: B Robertson (11); M Sanguillen (16); R Hebner (18).
2-out RBI: R Hebner.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Alley-D Cash-B Robertson.
Baserunning Events
SB: V Davalillo 2 (3, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Grote).

Pitching Stats

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
N Ryan, L (4-1)                7     3   2   1    6   4   0   1.39   30     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 3     63    -     1.23   0.03
T McGraw                       1     3   2   2    1   1   0   1.14    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.44  -0.10
Totals                         8     6   4   3    7   5   0          36     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 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
D Ellis, W (5-3)               8.2   8   2   2    2   5   0   2.04   34     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 8     63    -     1.17   0.36
D Giusti, S (8)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.89    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.91   0.07
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 8          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: T McGraw (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: T McGraw (5; M Sanguillen); N Ryan (2; M Sanguillen).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 18,968.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Tommie Agee                  CF       1. Dave Cash                    2B
2. Bud Harrelson                SS       2. Vic Davalillo                LF
3. Dave Marshall                RF       3. Roberto Clemente             RF
4. Cleon Jones                  LF       4. Richie Hebner                3B
5. Ed Kranepool                 1B       5. Al Oliver                    CF
6. Bob Aspromonte               3B       6. Bob Robertson                1B
7. Jerry Grote                   C       7. Manny Sanguillen              C
8. Tim Foli                     2B       8. Gene Alley                   SS
9. Nolan Ryan                    P       9. Dock Ellis                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b5 2 -2- R 15% 70% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Ryan Single to CF; Davalillo Scores
t5 0 1-- OO 10% 55% 0-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 1 1-- 9% 64% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Ryan Double to RF; Hebner to 3B
t8 2 -2- R -8% 82% 0-2 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Single to CF; Foli Scores
t4 1 1-3 O 8% 50% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Foul Flyball: 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Flyball: SS
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Lineout: LF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 NYM D. Marshall D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 PIT D. Cash N. Ryan Flyball: 1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 PIT V. Davalillo N. Ryan Strikeout
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 NYM B. Aspromonte D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Ryan Walk
b2 0 1-- O -4% 55% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver N. Ryan Flyball: LF
b2 1 1-- 9% 64% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Ryan Double to RF; Hebner to 3B
b2 1 -23 1% 65% 0-0 PIT M. Sanguillen N. Ryan Intentional Walk
b2 1 123 O -8% 57% 0-0 PIT G. Alley N. Ryan Strikeout
b2 2 123 O -7% 50% 0-0 PIT D. Ellis N. Ryan Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Walk
t3 0 1-- O 6% 52% 0-0 NYM T. Foli D. Ellis Grote Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 NYM T. Foli D. Ellis Strikeout
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 NYM N. Ryan D. Ellis Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 PIT D. Cash N. Ryan Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- 3% 56% 0-0 PIT V. Davalillo N. Ryan Walk
b3 1 1-- 2% 58% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Ryan Davalillo Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- O -4% 54% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Ryan Flyball: LF
b3 2 -2- O -4% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Ryan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Walk
t4 1 1-- -8% 41% 0-0 NYM D. Marshall D. Ellis Single to RF; Harrelson to 3B
t4 1 1-3 O 8% 50% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 2 1-3 O 6% 56% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver N. Ryan Walk
b4 0 1-- 7% 67% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Ryan Walk; Oliver to 2B
b4 0 12- O -6% 60% 0-0 PIT M. Sanguillen N. Ryan Flyball: 2B
b4 1 12- O -5% 55% 0-0 PIT G. Alley N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b4 2 12- O -5% 50% 0-0 PIT D. Ellis N. Ryan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 NYM B. Aspromonte D. Ellis Single to CF
t5 0 1-- OO 10% 55% 0-0 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 NYM T. Foli D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 0-0 PIT D. Cash N. Ryan Walk
b5 0 1-- O -4% 57% 0-0 PIT V. Davalillo N. Ryan Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 1 1-- 3% 59% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Ryan Davalillo Steals 2B
b5 1 -2- O -5% 55% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Ryan Strikeout
b5 2 -2- R 15% 70% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Ryan Single to CF; Davalillo Scores
b5 2 1-- O -2% 68% 1-0 PIT A. Oliver N. Ryan Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 4% 71% 0-1 NYM N. Ryan D. Ellis Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-1 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 2 --- O 2% 75% 0-1 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- 6% 81% 1-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Ryan Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Robertson to 2B
b6 0 -2- R 7% 88% 1-0 PIT M. Sanguillen N. Ryan Single to RF; Robertson Scores/unER
b6 0 1-- OO -4% 84% 2-0 PIT G. Alley N. Ryan Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 2 --- O -1% 83% 2-0 PIT D. Ellis N. Ryan Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- -6% 78% 0-2 NYM D. Marshall D. Ellis Single to CF
t7 0 1-- O 5% 83% 0-2 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 1 1-- O 4% 87% 0-2 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Strikeout
t7 2 1-- O 3% 90% 0-2 NYM B. Aspromonte D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -1% 89% 2-0 PIT D. Cash N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O -1% 88% 2-0 PIT V. Davalillo N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O -0% 88% 2-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Ryan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 3% 91% 0-2 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- -6% 85% 0-2 NYM T. Foli D. Ellis Double to LF
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Nolan Ryan (P) batting 9th
t8 1 -2- O 5% 91% 0-2 NYM A. Shamsky D. Ellis Flyball: SS
t8 2 -2- R -8% 82% 0-2 NYM T. Agee D. Ellis Single to CF; Foli Scores
t8 2 1-- O 5% 88% 1-2 NYM B. Harrelson D. Ellis Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
Tug McGraw replaces Art Shamsky (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- 2% 89% 2-1 PIT R. Hebner T. McGraw Single to CF
b8 0 1-- 5% 94% 2-1 PIT A. Oliver T. McGraw Single to CF; Hebner to 3B
b8 0 1-3 R 3% 98% 2-1 PIT B. Robertson T. McGraw Double to LF; Oliver to 3B; Hebner Scores
b8 0 -23 0% 98% 3-1 PIT M. Sanguillen T. McGraw Intentional Walk
b8 0 123 R 1% 99% 3-1 PIT G. Alley T. McGraw Wild Pitch; Sanguillen to 2B; Robertson to 3B; Oliver Scores
b8 0 -23 O -0% 99% 4-1 PIT G. Alley T. McGraw Strikeout
b8 1 -23 OO -1% 97% 4-1 PIT D. Ellis T. McGraw Line Drive Double Play: 1B-3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O 2% 99% 1-4 NYM D. Marshall D. Ellis Strikeout
t9 1 --- -2% 97% 1-4 NYM C. Jones D. Ellis Single to LF
t9 1 1-- O 2% 99% 1-4 NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 2B
t9 2 -2- R -2% 97% 1-4 NYM B. Aspromonte D. Ellis Double to RF; Jones Scores
t9 2 -2- -4% 93% 2-4 NYM J. Grote D. Ellis Single to RF; Aspromonte to 3B
Dave Giusti replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th; Don Hahn pinch runs for Jerry Grote (C) batting 7th
t9 2 1-3 O 7% 100% 2-4 NYM T. Foli D. Giusti Foul Flyball: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

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