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Thursday, October 14, 1971
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 51,377, Time of Game: 2:16
Orioles
0
 at Pirates
4
W: Nelson Briles (1-0)
L: Dave McNally (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Pirates         0  2  1   0  1  0   0  0  X    4  9  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .742 -0.033 0.38 0.003 -0.036 -0.3 1 0
Paul Blair CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .778 -0.051 0.53 0.000 -0.051 -0.8 3 1
Boog Powell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .666 -0.008 0.42 0.015 -0.023 0.0 8 0
Frank Robinson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .861 -0.057 0.64 0.000 -0.057 -0.8 1 0 GDP
Elrod Hendricks C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .955 0.012 0.64 0.039 -0.026 0.0 4 3
Brooks Robinson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .370 .919 -0.066 0.74 0.013 -0.079 -0.7 2 2 GDP
Davey Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .598 -0.033 0.42 0.000 -0.033 -0.4 3 1
Mark Belanger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .613 -0.045 0.61 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 2 3
Dave McNally P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.65 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 1
   Dave Leonhard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Shopay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.009 0.35 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Merv Rettenmund PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .615 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
Team Totals 27 0 2 0 2 2 .074 .212 -0.310 0.52 0.070 -0.379 -4.0 24 11
TB: B Robinson; B Powell.
GIDP: B Robinson (2); F Robinson (1).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
E: B Robinson (2).
Outfield Assists: P Blair (J Pagan at 3rd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .676 0.003 0.42 0.036 -0.033 -0.6 5 2
Gene Clines CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .200 .973 0.101 0.77 0.140 -0.039 1.6 3 0 3B,SB
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .385 .851 -0.025 0.64 0.013 -0.038 -0.2 4 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .500 -0.059 0.59 0.002 -0.061 -0.7 2 0
Bob Robertson 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .303 1.257 0.131 0.51 0.132 -0.001 1.4 9 0 HR
Manny Sanguillen C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .278 .603 0.019 0.63 0.047 -0.028 -0.5 2 0 SB
Jose Pagan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .538 -0.024 0.51 0.014 -0.039 -0.6 0 6
Jackie Hernandez SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 .292 .662 -0.037 0.47 0.006 -0.043 -0.1 2 1 HBP
Nelson Briles P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .500 1.000 0.081 0.45 0.093 -0.012 0.2 0 1 2·SH
Team Totals 31 4 9 3 3 4 .290 .823 0.190 0.54 0.483 -0.294 0.5 27 10
3B: G Clines (1, off D McNally).
HR: B Robertson (6, off D McNally; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
SH: N Briles 2 (2, 1 off T Dukes, 1 off D McNally).
HBP: J Hernandez (1, by T Dukes).
TB: B Robertson 4; G Clines 3; J Hernandez 2; W Stargell; R Clemente; J Pagan; N Briles; M Sanguillen.
RBI: R Clemente (6); N Briles (1); B Robertson (10).
2-out RBI: N Briles.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Pagan-D Cash-B Robertson; J Hernandez-D Cash-B Robertson.
Baserunning
SB: M Sanguillen (3, 2nd base off D McNally/E Hendricks); G Clines (1, 2nd base off D McNally/E Hendricks).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave McNally, L (2-1) 4 7 4 3 2 3 1 2.70 21 35 -0.223 0.81 -2.6
Dave Leonhard 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 0.017 0.32 0.8
Tom Dukes 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 12 0 0 0.015 0.10 1.3
Team Totals 8 9 4 3 3 4 1 3.38 37 35 1 0 -0.191 0.52 -0.5
D McNally faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (1-0) 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 29 83 0.309 0.52 4.0
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 29 83 0.309 0.54 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: D McNally (2).
HBP: T Dukes (1; J Hernandez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ed Sudol, LF - John Rice, RF - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 51,377.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Don Buford LF 1 Dave Cash 2B
2 Paul Blair CF 2 Gene Clines CF
3 Boog Powell 1B 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Frank Robinson RF 4 Willie Stargell LF
5 Elrod Hendricks C 5 Bob Robertson 1B
6 Brooks Robinson 3B 6 Manny Sanguillen C
7 Davey Johnson 2B 7 Jose Pagan 3B
8 Mark Belanger SS 8 Jackie Hernandez SS
9 Dave McNally P 9 Nelson Briles P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 --- R PIT B. Robertson D. McNally 12% 66% Home Run (Deep CF)
b2 1-0 2 -2- R PIT N. Briles D. McNally 9% 75% Single to CF; Sanguillen Scores
t5 0-3 0 1-- OO BAL B. Robinson N. Briles 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 R PIT M. Sanguillen D. McNally 7% 85% Wild Pitch; Clines Scores/unER; Robertson to 2B
t5 0-3 0 --- BAL E. Hendricks N. Briles -4% 82% Walk

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, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford N. Briles 2% 52% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL P. Blair N. Briles 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL B. Powell N. Briles 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Cash D. McNally 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT G. Clines D. McNally -3% 55% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT R. Clemente D. McNally -3% 52% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- PIT W. Stargell D. McNally 1% 53% Clines Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O PIT W. Stargell D. McNally -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL F. Robinson N. Briles 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O BAL E. Hendricks N. Briles 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- BAL B. Robinson N. Briles -1% 53% Single to CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BAL D. Johnson N. Briles 2% 55% Popfly: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- R PIT B. Robertson D. McNally 12% 66% Home Run (Deep CF)
b2 1-0 0 --- PIT M. Sanguillen D. McNally 3% 70% Single to CF
b2 1-0 0 1-- O PIT J. Pagan D. McNally -1% 68% Strikeout, Sanguillen Steals 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- O PIT J. Hernandez D. McNally -3% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 -2- R PIT N. Briles D. McNally 9% 75% Single to CF; Sanguillen Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- O PIT D. Cash D. McNally -1% 73% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger N. Briles 2% 75% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 1 --- O BAL D. McNally N. Briles 2% 77% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-2 2 --- O BAL D. Buford N. Briles 1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- PIT G. Clines D. McNally 2% 80% Walk
b3 2-0 0 1-- O PIT R. Clemente D. McNally -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B; Clines to 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- O PIT W. Stargell D. McNally -2% 77% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 -2- PIT B. Robertson D. McNally 1% 78% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Clines to 3B; Robertson to 1B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 R PIT M. Sanguillen D. McNally 7% 85% Wild Pitch; Clines Scores/unER; Robertson to 2B
b3 3-0 2 -2- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. McNally -2% 83% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O BAL P. Blair N. Briles 2% 86% Flyball: RF
t4 0-3 1 --- O BAL B. Powell N. Briles 1% 87% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-3 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson N. Briles 1% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- PIT J. Pagan D. McNally 1% 89% Single to LF
b4 3-0 0 1-- O PIT J. Hernandez D. McNally -1% 88% Single to CF; Pagan out at 3B/CF-3B
b4 3-0 1 1-- O PIT N. Briles D. McNally -1% 87% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Hernandez to 2B
b4 3-0 2 -2- O PIT D. Cash D. McNally -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- BAL E. Hendricks N. Briles -4% 82% Walk
t5 0-3 0 1-- OO BAL B. Robinson N. Briles 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O BAL D. Johnson N. Briles 1% 90% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- PIT G. Clines D. McNally 4% 94% Triple to CF (Deep CF)
b5 3-0 0 --3 R PIT R. Clemente D. McNally 1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Clines Scores
Dave Leonhard replaces Dave McNally pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 0 1-- O PIT W. Stargell D. Leonhard -1% 94% Popfly: 3B
b5 4-0 1 1-- PIT B. Robertson D. Leonhard 1% 95% Walk; Clemente to 2B
b5 4-0 1 12- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Leonhard -1% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 4-0 2 12- O PIT J. Pagan D. Leonhard -1% 93% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t6 0-4 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger N. Briles 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
Tom Shopay pinch hits for Dave Leonhard (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 1 --- O BAL T. Shopay N. Briles 1% 96% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t6 0-4 2 --- O BAL D. Buford N. Briles 0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orioles' Tom Dukes facing 8-9-1
Tom Dukes replaces Tom Shopay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-0 0 --- PIT J. Hernandez T. Dukes 1% 97% Hit By Pitch
b6 4-0 0 1-- O PIT N. Briles T. Dukes -1% 96% Strikeout
b6 4-0 1 1-- O PIT D. Cash T. Dukes -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B; Hernandez to 2B
b6 4-0 2 -2- O PIT G. Clines T. Dukes -1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t7 0-4 0 --- O BAL P. Blair N. Briles 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 0-4 1 --- BAL B. Powell N. Briles -1% 95% Single (CF-RF)
t7 0-4 1 1-- OO BAL F. Robinson N. Briles 3% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orioles' Tom Dukes facing 3-4-5
b7 4-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente T. Dukes -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-0 1 --- PIT W. Stargell T. Dukes 0% 98% Single to CF
b7 4-0 1 1-- O PIT B. Robertson T. Dukes -0% 98% Groundout: C-1B; Stargell to 2B
b7 4-0 2 -2- O PIT M. Sanguillen T. Dukes -0% 97% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t8 0-4 0 --- O BAL E. Hendricks N. Briles 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 0-4 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson N. Briles 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t8 0-4 2 --- O BAL D. Johnson N. Briles 0% 99% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orioles' Tom Dukes facing 7-8-9
b8 4-0 0 --- O PIT J. Pagan T. Dukes -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 4-0 1 --- PIT J. Hernandez T. Dukes 0% 99% Single to CF
b8 4-0 1 1-- O PIT N. Briles T. Dukes -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Hernandez to 2B
b8 4-0 2 -2- O PIT D. Cash T. Dukes -0% 99% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t9 0-4 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger N. Briles 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Tom Dukes (P) batting 9th
t9 0-4 1 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-4 2 --- BAL D. Buford N. Briles -0% 100% Walk
t9 0-4 2 1-- O BAL P. Blair N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 4.

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