April 20, 1972 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
DET 0 LAD 11
@ATL 1 PIT 7
CHC 5 SFG 2
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,529

Thursday, April 20, 1972, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Cubs

2-3

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  2    5  7  3
Pirates         0  1  2   0  0  1   3  0  X    7 12  2

W: D Ellis (1-1), L: F Jenkins (0-1), S: D Giusti (1)

Pirates

3-2

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .400  .800    0    4   0   SB
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .325    0    1   1   
B Williams LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .762    0    1   0   
J Pepitone 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .150  .390    0    8   0   2B
R Santo 3B                    3   2   1   2    1   0  .300  .883    0    0   0   HR
J Cardenal RF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .844    0    1   0   
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   2    0   0  .133  .443    0    1   1   2B,GDP
K Rudolph C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    8   0   
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
F Jenkins P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Gura P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Decker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Monday PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .661    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5   7   5    2   6                    24   5

BATTING

2B: J Pepitone (1, off D Ellis); D Kessinger (2, off L Walker).

HR: R Santo (1, off D Ellis; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: R Santo 4; B North 2; J Pepitone 2; D Kessinger 2; K Rudolph; B Williams.

GIDP: D Kessinger (1).

RBI: D Kessinger 2 (3); R Santo 2 (2); J Pepitone (1).

2-out RBI: J Pepitone.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: K Rudolph (1).

E: G Beckert (1); D Kessinger (2); F Jenkins (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B North (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   2   1   1    0   1  .333  .690    0    1   2   SF
A Oliver CF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .682    0    0   0   2B
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .568    0    1   0   
W Stargell LF                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .176  .529    0    3   0   HR
R Hebner 3B                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .308 1.053    0    1   6   2B
M Sanguillen C                5   1   3   2    0   1  .474 1.132    0    8   0   
B Robertson 1B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .176  .675    0   11   1   
J Hernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .481    0    1   2   
  V Davalillo PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Alley PH-SS               1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
D Ellis P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546    0    0   0   
  L Walker P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  12   6    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Hebner (1, off F Jenkins); A Oliver (1, off F Jenkins).

HR: W Stargell (1, off L Gura; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: D Cash (1, off S Hamilton).

TB: W Stargell 4; R Hebner 4; M Sanguillen 3; A Oliver 3; R Clemente; D Cash; G Alley.

RBI: M Sanguillen 2 (3); W Stargell (3); A Oliver (1); G Alley (1); D Cash (1).

2-out RBI: A Oliver; M Sanguillen.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cash-J Hernandez-B Robertson.

E: J Hernandez (2); B Robertson (1).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Jenkins, L (0-1)             6     8   4   2    1   5   0   2.25   30     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 6· 0     48    -     1.03  -0.32
L Gura                         0     1   2   2    1   0   1    inf    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.62  -0.11
J Decker                       0     1   1   1    1   0   0    inf    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.65  -0.05
S Hamilton                     2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 1          3-2    0.26  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   7   5    3   6   1          42     -       ·  ·     13·11· 6· 3          4-2

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 (1-1)               6     6   3   3    0   2   1   5.25   25     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 4· 1     50    -     1.08  -0.10
L Walker, H (1)                2     1   2   2    2   2   0   9.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.85  -0.03
D Giusti, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.09   0.15
Totals                         9     7   5   5    2   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 4· 2          1-0

L Gura faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Decker faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
L Walker faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 6,529.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 46° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B North              CF    1. D Cash               2B 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. A Oliver             CF 
3. B Williams           LF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. J Pepitone           1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. R Santo              3B    5. R Hebner             3B 
6. J Cardenal           RF    6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. D Kessinger          SS    7. B Robertson          1B 
8. K Rudolph            C     8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. F Jenkins            P     9. D Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-1  1--     -27%  53% R Santo         D Ellis         Home Run; Williams Scores
   b 6   2  3-3  1--      21%  75% A Oliver        F Jenkins       Double to RF (Line Drive); Cash Scores
   b 3   2  1-1  1-3      12%  68% R Hebner        F Jenkins       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cash Scores/No RBI/unER; Clemente to 2B; Hebner to 1B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  40% J Pepitone      D Ellis         Double to CF (Line Drive); North Scores
   b 3   2  1-2  12-      11%  79% M Sanguillen    F Jenkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente Scores/unER; Hebner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B North         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  G Beckert       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      51%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted; North to 2B
   R      -2-      40%  J Pepitone      Double to CF (Line Drive); North Scores
   O      -2-      43%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  D Cash          Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
          ---      41%  R Clemente      Walk
   O      1--      38%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      42%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  K Rudolph       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      42%  F Jenkins       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
          ---      50%  R Hebner        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-      59%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hebner Scores
   O      1--      57%  B Robertson     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  D Ellis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  B North         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); North to 1B
   O      1--      48%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B; North to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      55%  J Pepitone      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  D Cash          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cash to 1B
   O      1--      56%  A Oliver        Lineout: SS
          1--      63%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Line Drive); Cash to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3      68%  R Hebner        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cash Scores/No RBI/unER; Clemente to 2B; Hebner to 1B
   R      12-      79%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente Scores/unER; Hebner to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  B Robertson     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  D Ellis         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      79%  D Cash          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cash to 1B
          1--      81%  A Oliver        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cash to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  K Rudolph       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  F Jenkins       Strikeout
          ---      81%  B North         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      80%  G Beckert       North Steals 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  W Stargell      Lineout: 1B
          ---      83%  R Hebner        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      82%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
   O      1--      81%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  B Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      80%  J Pepitone      Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      53%  R Santo         Home Run; Williams Scores
          ---      50%  J Cardenal      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 1B
   OO     1--      57%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  J Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Dock Ellis batting 9th
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  D Cash          Single to 2B (Pop Fly)
   R      1--      75%  A Oliver        Double to RF (Line Drive); Cash Scores
   O      -2-      72%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Luke Walker facing 8-9-1
                  Luke Walker replaces Rennie Stennett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  K Rudolph       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  B North         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Gura replaces Jim Hickman pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      90%  W Stargell      Home Run
          ---      92%  R Hebner        Walk
                  Joe Decker replaces Larry Gura pitching and batting 9th
          1--      94%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF; Hebner to 2B
          12-      96%  B Robertson     Passed Ball; Hebner to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
          -23      96%  " "             Walk
                  Steve Hamilton replaces Joe Decker pitching and batting 9th; Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th; Gene Alley pinch hits for Vic Davalillo batting 8th
   R      123      98%  G Alley         Single to SS; Hebner Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Robertson to 2B
   O      123      97%  L Walker        Strikeout
   RO     123      98%  D Cash          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sanguillen Scores; Robertson to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  A Oliver        Foul Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Luke Walker facing 2-3-4
                  Gene Alley moves to SS
   O      ---      98%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  J Pepitone      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-3, Steve Hamilton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  R Hebner        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Luke Walker facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  R Santo         Walk
          1--      94%  J Cardenal      Walk; Santo to 2B
   RR     12-      85%  D Kessinger     Double to LF; Santo Scores; Cardenal Scores
                  Dave Giusti replaces Luke Walker pitching and batting 9th; Art Shamsky pinch hits for Ken Rudolph batting 8th
   O      -2-      92%  A Shamsky       Foul Flyball: C
                  Rick Monday pinch hits for Steve Hamilton batting 9th
   O      -2-      97%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  B North         Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation