September 4, 1971 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 11
@BOS 9 KCR 3
@CHW 1 MIL 4
CAL 1 OAK 5
@MIN 4 DET 9
@NYY 1 BAL 6
@WSA 2 LAD 2
CIN 1 NYM 6
@PHI 5
(10) NYM 3
@PHI 0 PIT 7
MON 6
(11) ATL 11
@SDP 7 SFG 1
HOU 0 CHC 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,302

Saturday, September 4, 1971, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 3:21

Expos

59-77

Lost 1

5th, 22 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   1  0  2   0  3  0   0  0    6  8  4
Pirates         1  0  1   0  2  0   2  0  0   0  1    7 14  6

W: D Giusti (5-5), L: M Marshall (4-7)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

83-57

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 3B                     5   0   1   1    1   0  .278  .754    0    2   2   IW
B Day CF                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .729    0    2   0   
  R Woods PH-CF               2   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .770    0    0   0   
  D McGinn P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .534         0   0   
  S Swanson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .573    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343         0   1   
R Staub RF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .850    0    5   0   CS,HBP
R Fairly 1B                   6   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .786    0   12   1   
B Bailey LF                   4   2   2   0    2   1  .259  .768    0    0   0   2B,SB,CS
G Sutherland 2B               6   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .683    0    4   6   
J Bateman C                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .234  .601    0    2   1   SF
  C Mashore PR-CF             1   1   0   0    0   1  .186  .509    0    0   0   
  R Brand PH-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .450    0    0   0   
B Wine SS                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .201  .493    0    2   4   
  J Fairey PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .248  .617    0    0   0   
  J Boccabella C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .624    0    1   0   
C Morton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .449    0    0   0   
  D McDonald PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .334    0    0   0   
  J Strohmayer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .470         0   0   
  J Gosger PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .430    0    0   0   
  R Hacker SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .308    0    1   1   SH
Totals                       42   6   8   3    6   6                    31  16

BATTING

2B: B Bailey (18, off B Johnson).

SF: J Bateman (4, off B Johnson).

SH: R Hacker (1, off B Miller).

IBB: R Hunt (1, by B Miller).

HBP: R Staub (7, by B Johnson).

TB: B Bailey 3; G Sutherland 2; J Bateman; R Hunt; R Staub; B Wine.

RBI: J Bateman 2 (54); R Hunt (30).

2-out RBI: R Hunt.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Wine-G Sutherland-R Fairly; R Hunt-G Sutherland-R Fairly.

E: B Wine 2 (10); M Marshall (2); J Strohmayer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bailey (12, 2nd base off D Giusti/M Sanguillen).

CS: R Staub (4, 2nd base by B Johnson/M Sanguillen); B Bailey (5, Home by D Giusti/M Sanguillen).

PO: R Hunt (1st base by B Miller).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 6   2   4   0    0   0  .388  .867    0    4   5   2B
G Clines CF                   5   2   1   0    0   1  .316  .790    0    4   0   2·SB,HBP
V Davalillo RF                5   0   3   3    0   0  .290  .693    0    2   0   2B,SF
W Stargell LF                 3   2   0   0    2   0  .301 1.037    0    3   0   IW
A Oliver 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .273  .723    0    8   1   2B
M Sanguillen C                5   0   2   2    0   0  .331  .799    0    8   3   SB
D Cash 3B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .299  .734    0    1   0   GDP
G Alley SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .674    0    1   1   2B
  M May PH                    1   0   1   2    0   0  .263  .732    0    0   0   
  S Blass PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .270         0   0   
  J Hernandez SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .558    0    1   1   
B Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .045  .205    0    1   0   
  R Hebner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .834    0    0   0   
  B Veale P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  C Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .421    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077         0   0   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .859    0    0   0   GDP
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   1   
Totals                       42   7  14   7    4   4                    33  12

BATTING

2B: G Alley (8, off C Morton); R Stennett (2, off C Morton); V Davalillo (11, off M Marshall); A Oliver (25, off C Morton).

SF: V Davalillo (3, off C Morton).

IBB: W Stargell (17, by C Morton).

HBP: G Clines (3, by M Marshall).

TB: R Stennett 5; V Davalillo 4; M Sanguillen 2; G Alley 2; A Oliver 2; G Clines; M May; D Cash.

GIDP: B Robertson (5); D Cash (9).

RBI: V Davalillo 3 (30); M May 2 (19); M Sanguillen 2 (77).

2-out RBI: M May 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

E: R Stennett (7); D Cash (10); J Hernandez (16); B Johnson 2 (3); B Miller (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Sanguillen (6, 2nd base off C Morton/J Bateman); G Clines 2 (12, 2nd base off C Morton/J Bateman 2).

PO: R Stennett (2nd base by M Marshall); G Clines (1st base by M Marshall).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Morton                       5     8   4   3    2   2   0   4.57   25     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 8     37    -     1.14  -0.22
J Strohmayer                   2     3   2   2    2   1   0   4.58   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    1.08  -0.09
D McGinn                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.98    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.67   0.23
M Marshall, L (4-7)            1.1   3   1   0    0   0   0   4.14    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    2.89  -0.25
Totals                        10.1  14   7   5    4   4   0          48     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2·14           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Johnson                      6     5   3   2    3   1   0   3.58   28     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0· 5     50    -     1.24   0.04
B Veale, H (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.81    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.27   0.09
B Miller, BS (5)               3     3   3   0    2   3   0   1.77   16     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 3          0-0    2.45  -0.09
R Hernandez                    0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.07
D Giusti, W (5-5)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.10    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.70   0.06
Totals                        11     8   6   2    6   6   0          51     -       ·  ·     14·15· 1· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Johnson (4).

IBB: C Morton (10; W Stargell); B Miller (9; R Hunt).

PO: M Marshall 2 (3; R Stennett, 2nd base; G Clines, 1st base); B Miller (0; R Hunt, 1st base).

HBP: B Johnson (6; R Staub); M Marshall (4; G Clines).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 11,302.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Hunt               3B    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. B Day                CF    2. G Clines             CF 
3. R Staub              RF    3. V Davalillo          RF 
4. R Fairly             1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. B Bailey             LF    5. A Oliver             1B 
6. G Sutherland         2B    6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. J Bateman            C     7. D Cash               3B 
8. B Wine               SS    8. G Alley              SS 
9. C Morton             P     9. B Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   1  6-6  -2-      31% 100% V Davalillo     M Marshall      Double; Clines Scores/unER
   t 8   2  6-5  1-3     -23%  52% R Woods         B Miller        Hunt Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Fairey Scores/unER; Hunt to 2B
   b11   0  6-6  12-     -18%  63% V Davalillo     M Marshall      Stennett Picked off 2B (P-2B)
   b 7   2  3-4  123      13%  95% M May           J Strohmayer    Single; Stargell Scores; Oliver Scores; Cash to 2B
   t11   2  6-6  1-3      13%  63% R Brand         D Giusti        Bailey Caught Stealing Hm (C-P-C)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Hunt          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      54%  B Day           Popfly: 2B
          ---      52%  R Staub         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      55%  R Fairly        Staub Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Stennett      Single
          1--      68%  G Clines        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 2B)
          1-3      69%  V Davalillo     Clines Steals 2B
   RO     -23      70%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stennett Scores/unER; Clines to 3B
   O      --3      65%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   O      --3      61%  A Oliver        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  R Fairly        Popfly: C
   O      ---      65%  B Bailey        Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  G Sutherland    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
          ---      70%  M Sanguillen    Single
          1--      72%  D Cash          Sanguillen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Sanguillen to 3B
   O      --3      66%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      62%  B Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  J Bateman       Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  B Wine          Walk
          1--      58%  C Morton        Fielder's Choice P; Wine to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)
   O      12-      63%  R Hunt          Flyball: LF
          12-      59%  B Day           Walk; Wine to 3B; Morton to 2B
   O      123      68%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  R Stennett      Double
   O      -2-      73%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B; Stennett to 3B
   R      --3      78%  V Davalillo     Single; Stennett Scores
   O      1--      76%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      79%  A Oliver        Double; Stargell to 3B
   O      -23      75%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      74%  B Bailey        Walk
          1--      70%  G Sutherland    Single; Bailey to 2B
   R      12-      58%  J Bateman       Single; Bailey Scores; Sutherland to 2B
   O      12-      64%  B Wine          Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      70%  C Morton        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  G Alley         Double
   O      -2-      68%  B Johnson       Strikeout
   O      -2-      65%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Day           Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  R Staub         Single
   O      1--      72%  R Fairly        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  G Clines        Single
          1--      78%  V Davalillo     Clines Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Clines to 3B
          --3      79%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
          1-3      81%  A Oliver        Walk; Stargell to 2B
   RR     123      93%  M Sanguillen    Single; Clines Scores; Stargell Scores; Oliver to 3B
   OO     1-3      88%  D Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Johnson facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  B Bailey        Double
   O      -2-      85%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B; Bailey to 3B
   RO     --3      85%  J Bateman       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bailey Scores
          ---      83%  B Wine          Single
                  Dave McDonald pinch hits for Carl Morton batting 9th
          1--      82%  D McDonald      Wild Pitch; Wine to 2B
   R      -2-      72%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Wine Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      75%  R Hunt          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Strohmayer facing 8-9-1
                  John Strohmayer replaces Dave McDonald pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  G Alley         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Richie Hebner pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  R Stennett      Single
   O      1--      71%  G Clines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Veale replaces Richie Hebner pitching and batting 9th; Ron Woods pinch hits for Boots Day batting 2nd
   O      ---      75%  R Woods         Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Strohmayer facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Woods moves to CF
          ---      85%  V Davalillo     Single to P; Davalillo to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
          -2-      87%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      12-      83%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      80%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
          12-      82%  D Cash          Walk; Stargell to 3B; Oliver to 2B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Gene Alley batting 8th
   RR     123      95%  M May           Single; Stargell Scores; Oliver Scores; Cash to 2B
                  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Bob Veale batting 9th; Steve Blass pinch runs for Milt May batting 8th
   O      12-      94%  C Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-6, Bob Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Miller replaces Carl Taylor pitching and batting 9th; Jackie Hernandez replaces Steve Blass playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  G Sutherland    Single
   R      1--      85%  J Bateman       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Sutherland Scores/No RBI/unER; Bateman to 2B
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Bobby Wine batting 8th; Clyde Mashore pinch runs for John Bateman batting 7th
          -2-      80%  J Fairey        Walk
                  Jim Gosger pinch hits for John Strohmayer batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  J Gosger        Popfly: 1B
   R      12-      76%  R Hunt          Single; Mashore Scores/unER; Fairey to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  R Woods         Hunt Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Fairey Scores/unER; Hunt to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Dan McGinn facing 1-2-3
                  Dan McGinn replaces Ron Woods pitching and batting 2nd; John Boccabella replaces Jim Fairey playing C batting 8th; Rich Hacker replaces Jim Gosger playing SS batting 9th; Clyde Mashore moves to CF
   O      ---      56%  R Stennett      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      52%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  V Davalillo     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 6-6, Bob Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  R Staub         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  B Bailey        Single
   O      1--      63%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Dan McGinn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      57%  W Stargell      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      53%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 6-6, Bob Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  C Mashore       Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Boccabella    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  R Hacker        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Boccabella to 2B
          -2-      52%  R Hunt          Intentional Walk
                  Stan Swanson pinch hits for Dan McGinn batting 2nd
   O      12-      63%  S Swanson       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Marshall facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Marshall replaces Stan Swanson pitching and batting 2nd
          ---      70%  D Cash          Single
   O      1--      63%  J Hernandez     Popfly: 1B
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   OO     1--      50%  B Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 11th, Expos Batting, Tied 6-6, Ramon Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Bob Robertson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  R Fairly        Strikeout
          ---      57%  B Bailey        Walk
                  Dave Giusti replaces Ramon Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
          1--      53%  G Sutherland    Bailey Steals 2B
          -2-      50%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bailey to 3B
                  Ron Brand pinch hits for Clyde Mashore batting 7th
   O      1-3      63%  R Brand         Bailey Caught Stealing Hm (C-P-C)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Brand moves to CF
          ---      70%  R Stennett      Single
          1--      81%  G Clines        Hit By Pitch; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      63%  V Davalillo     Stennett Picked off 2B (P-2B)
          1--      69%  " "             Clines Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Clines to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Double; Clines Scores/unER
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 7.

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